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Why Museums Are Embracing Virtual Tours and Digital Exhibitions

Theoretically, museums have always operated under one simple limitation; the physical aspect means not everyone can travel to see a collection in person who wants to. Museum virtual tours have altered that and now allow inquisitive visitors from another city or another country to freely explore galleries, exhibits and historic hall fully online at their own pace. Such kinds of virtual accessibility lend themselves particularly well to institutions housing fragile or historically relevant objects, since online visitors can magnify fine detail without ever risking physical contact or wearing out the artwork. While a rope barrier in the physical gallery would almost certainly prevent us from seeing an entire body of works, as ceramics, manuscripts, or textiles can take myriads of forms that could never receive equal scrutiny up close by all engaged viewers, now on screen each viewer can explore closely what they please. Finer brushstrokes in a painting or engravings on old pottery become...