 January 2007
Vatican Museums Online
Catholicism HQ has some of the most amazing museums in the world.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
http://mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/MV_Musei.html
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CONTENT:
The Vatican’s Museums Online offers visitors the opportunity to explore the Sistine Chapel, the Gregorian Egyptian and Etruscan Museums, the Pinacoteca, and Ethnological Missionary Museum right from their desktop. |
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SITE DESIGN:
A simple table of contents leads users to the various museum tours of the site. The top navigation bar affords access to other areas and more information. |
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REVIEW:
Take your students on a tour of the Vatican Museums without leaving the classroom. These five hundred year old art collections are visited by more than three million people a year and this site has put them at the fingertips of many more. Online visitors can now explore the Sistine Chapel, the Gregorian Egyptian and Etruscan Museums, the Pinacoteca, and Ethnological Missionary Museum through high quality photographs and 360 degree tours. Visitors to the site can view each of the museum’s rooms and the contents in detail by following the menu on the main page. A brief history of the museum is given as well as a summary of each room and each artifact. A virtual 360 degree tour of each room is also available for viewing the objects in context. For example, one may visit the Sistine Chapel by taking the virtual 360 degree tour to see the whole picture and then go back and study each of the frescos in detail. |
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