Virtual Work Experience, Insights, Tours
In the virtual world, you can experience what it would be like to work for a company, see behind the scenes and gain an industry insight and visit exhibitions at museums, all from the comfort of your own home.
Industry
Speakers for Schools- Join virtual talks and Q&A with inspirational speakers from industry
Salesforce– Cutting Edge Tech Company - Sign up to their Education Portal
Barclays Life Skills- take part in exciting projects, solve problems and complete real-life tasks
NASA Virtual Tours Commercial Crew Program 360-Degree VR Tour - immersive videos sharing the story of innovation at NASA Go for Flight - a tour of NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Centre, including the main administration building, a view of an aircraft hangar, a control room and the back-ramp area where aircraft final preparations for flight begin Next Stop: The Stratosphere - explore inside SOFIA, NASA's flying observatory, a Boeing 747SP aircraft modified to carry a 106-inch telescope Hubble Space Telescope mission operations center- a tour of the Hubble Space Telescope’s home for mission operations, the Space Telescope Operations Control Centre (STOCC) at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre in Greenbelt, Maryland
Zoo
Museums/Exhibitions
· The Louvre: You don't have to book a ticket to Paris to check out some of the famous pieces in the world's largest art museum. The Louvre has free online toursof three famous exhibits, including Egyptian Antiquities.
· Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: The works of Pablo Picasso, Piet Mondrian, Jeff Koons, and Franz Marc are just some of the 625 artists whose work are a part of the Guggenheim's Collection Online.
· Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: Move at your own pace through the 360-degree room-by-room tour of every exhibit in the museum.
· Van Gogh Museum: You can get up close and personal with the impressionist painter's most famous work thanks to Google Arts & Culture. · Getty Museum: Los Angeles's premiere gallery has two virtual tours, including "Eat, Drink, and Be Merry," which is a closer look at food in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
· The Vatican Museum: The Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, and Raphael's Room, are just some of the sites you can see on the Vatican's virtual tour.
· Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum: Madrid's must-see art museum has the works of some of the continent's most celebrated artists like Rembrandt and Dali available online. · Georgia O’Keeffe Museum: Six virtual exhibits are available online from this museum named for the "Mother of American modernism."
· National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City: Dive into the pre-Hispanic history of Mexico with 23 exhibit rooms full of Mayan artifacts.
· British Museum, London: The Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies are just a couple of things that you're able to see on a virtual tour of the museum.
· National Women's History Museum: Have a late International Women's Day celebration with online exhibits and oral histories from the Virginia museum.
· Metropolitan Museum of Art: Though the Met Gala was cancelled this year, you can still have a peak at The Costume Institute Conversation Lab, which is one of the institution's 26 online exhibits. · High Museum of Art, Atlanta: This museum's popular online exhibits include "Civil Rights Photography" — photos that capture moments of social protest like the Freedom Rides and Rosa Park's arrest.
· Detroit Institute of Arts: Mexican art icon Frida Kahlo is the focal point of two of the four available online exhibits.
· Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam: The Golden Age of Dutch art is highlighted in this museum which includes the work of Vermeer and Rembrandt.
· National Museum of the United States Air Force: You can't take a ride in Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidential airplane, but you can check it out, in addition to other military weapons and aircraft, online in the Air Force's official museum. · MoMA (The Museum of Modern Art): New York's extensive collection is available for view online. · Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The 16 virtual exhibits include a special section on 21st Century Designer Fashion.
