Written for the French Honor Society Newsletter. I wanted to collect working links from all sorts of famous French museums and sites. Its a great way to spend time, especially now when we are encouraged to stay at home. Virtual tours of colleges may help you grasp the feel of a campus from afar, but, most of the time, they cannot shed light on the beauty and majesty of renowned artworks and sites. France contains a multitude of famous museums, artworks, and buildings, all highly inaccessible from Hudson County. While we continue to spend most of our time at home, below find the ability to tour some of France’s most famous sights. Musée des impressionnismes Giverny This museum focuses on the history of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism around the world. The location of the museum was chosen by Claude Monet himself. Multiple exhibitions are available at artsandculture.google.com. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon in Lyon, France Housed in an 11th century abbey and the surrounding cloisters, the museum is a common site for internationally renowned exhibitions. Virtual thematic tours covering hundreds of artworks housed in the museum can be found at: artsandculture.google.com. These tours provide descriptions as well as audio components to supplement the artworks themselves. Lascaux Caves in Montignac, France Complete 3D rendered tour of the famous Lascaux cave Palaeolithic cave paintings is available at archeologie.culture.fr. These paintings are estimated to be around 20,000 years old, and are of exceptional size and quality. The original caves are closed for conservation reasons, but three identical replicas (Lascaux II, III, and IV) are usually open for visitors. Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, France Mont Saint-Michel is a tidal island made famous for the abbey constructed there between the 11th and 16th centuries. Traditionally only accessible by a trek in the mud during low tide, the commune has held cultural, strategic, and religious value since it was under the command of the Merovingians. A detailed 3D map of the Mont Saint-Michel Abbey and the surrounding town can be found at historyview.org. The Louvre Museum in Paris, France Virtual tours of multiple exhibitions exploring a wide variety of topics are currently available at www.louvre.fr. Each one includes photos and detailed descriptions of the artworks on display. Centre Pompidou in Paris, France Virtual reality tours are available of the building and its artworks at: www.youvisit.com. Audio supplements to the collection can be found at www.centrepompidou.fr. Musée de l'Orangerie - Monet’s Water Lilies in Paris, France Claude Monet’s iconic set of artworks (totalling about 100 meters across) can be seen in stunning detail at www.musee-orangerie.fr. Musée d’Orsay in Paris, France The museum here was installed in the former Orsay train station, built in 1900. The museum houses collections of art from 1848 to 1914. A virtual exhibition on the history of the Musée d’Orsay is available at artsandculture.google.com. Chȃteau de Versailles in Versailles, France Chȃteau de Versailles is the former hunting lodge of Louis XIII. The chȃteau was extended by Louis XIV. Exhibits are available at artsandculture.google.com. Explore archeological sites from all over France at archeologie.culture.fr. The site includes multiple interactive maps and detailed timelines of the sites. June 2020, 11th Grade
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