Can’t Make It to The Met? Take a VR Tour Instead

Image: Still from Oceania: A New Horizon of Space and Time. Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Article by Isa Farfan. Hyperallergic – November 10, 2025. Press release: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Launches New Immersive Virtual Reality and Online Feature with Iconic Works from Its Collection.

Ever wanted to touch the artwork at the Metropolitan Museum of Art? You’re in luck. Today, November 10, the museum launched two digital exhibitions that allow visitors to walk through its galleries using a virtual reality headset or a standard computer via a link on the institution’s website. The Met selected one of its most iconic exhibits, the 1st-century BCE Egyptian Temple of Dendur, and a selection of Oceanic artworks displayed in its newly renovated Michael C. Rockefeller Wing for the institution’s first forays into virtual reality. […]

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Video: Exhibition Tour—Arts of Oceania | Michael C. Rockefeller Wing – The Met