Art at home

Your starter guide to art at home Published Wednesday, 25th March 2020 From exploring virtual museums to finding inspiration on Instagram, here are a few ways to get your fix of art from home. We know that art can have a positive impact on our sense of wellbeing – so at a time of social distancing and self-isolation, we want to offer you some alternative ways to enjoy art and the wonderful work of museums and galleries, safely from your own home. Here are just a few ways you can stay inspired without having to leave the house. And remember, you can stay connected to your #WeAreArtful community by following @studentartpass on Instagram. Explore museum collections online You’re spoilt for choice when it comes to delving into the UK’s museum collections online. With the opportunity to view collections, resources and even take part in learning opportunities digitally, you can soak up the breadth of these impressive archives without putting a foot outside. Not sure where to begin? Check out the likes of Tate, Pitt Rivers Museum, Surgeons’ Hall Museums, the National Justice Museum and the V&A for starters. And follow @artfund on Twitter where we’ll be retweeting the digital activity of museums across the country. And, if you have some downtime and you’ve run out of boxsets to binge, we’d also recommend checking out the Secrets of the Museum series on BBC iPlayer – a unique look behind the curtain of one of the world’s most iconic museums, the V&A. Get inspiration from Instagram We’ve picked a few of our favourite Instagram accounts that celebrate

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