Show HN: A map of the world's virtual museums

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Post by mektrik » Sat, Apr 04, 2020, 9:58 AM UTC

Show HN: A map of the world's virtual museums
virtualmuseums.io

Re: Show HN: A map of the world's virtual museums

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Post by mektrik » Sun, Apr 05, 2020, 2:50 PM UTC

Hey folks, I’m the creator of virtualmuseums.io

I built it after seeing a bunch of articles listing virtual museums around the world. I felt like part of the point of touring these virtual museums was to capture just a tiny bit of the fun of travelling, but that this is lost when you just scroll through articles.

I thought that it’d be more fun to put all the museums on a map, and let you track your progress as you visit them, as this helps to recreate a tiny part of what’s fun about travelling.

Would love to hear your thoughts/suggestions :)

Re: Show HN: A map of the world's virtual museums

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Post by nicthesailor » Sun, Apr 05, 2020, 3:08 PM UTC

Just playing with it now, and I love the idea.

Have you thought about adding the zoos and aquariums that are live-streaming their animals?

Re: Show HN: A map of the world's virtual museums

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Post by mektrik » Sun, Apr 05, 2020, 3:19 PM UTC

nicthesailor wrote: post #3

Just playing with it now, and I love the idea. Have you thought about adding the zoos and aquariums that are live-streaming their animals?

Thanks!

Yeah I've definitely been tempted with adding more ideas like these. The one question I've struggled with, and would be super keen for your thoughts on, is whether it'd look okay to have them on the virtualmuseums.io domain, or whether you think it's worth starting again and trying to capture all the best 'virtual attractions' on a single map?

Re: Show HN: A map of the world's virtual museums

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Post by nicthesailor » Sun, Apr 05, 2020, 3:24 PM UTC

mektrik wrote: post #4

nicthesailor wrote: post #3

Just playing with it now, and I love the idea. Have you thought about adding the zoos and aquariums that are live-streaming their animals?

Thanks! Yeah I've definitely been tempted with adding more ideas like these. The one question I've struggled with, and would be super keen for your thoughts on, is whether it'd look okay to have them on the virtualmuseums.io domain, or whether you think it's worth starting again and trying to capture all the best 'virtual attractions' on a single map?

That's a really good question: where to stop.

Would it be possible to filter them by type? Put them all on the site, tag them, and let people choose to display particular tags or categories.

Re: Show HN: A map of the world's virtual museums

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Post by severine » Sun, Apr 05, 2020, 3:38 PM UTC

mektrik wrote: post #2

Hey folks, I’m the creator of virtualmuseums.io I built it after seeing a bunch of articles listing virtual museums around the world. I felt like part of the point of touring these virtual museums was to capture just a tiny bit of the fun of travelling, but that this is lost when you just scroll through articles. I thought that it’d be more fun to put all the museums on a map, and let you track your progress as you v…

The submission form only lets me add one item until review, so here are some from Spain:

- Museo del Prado de Madrid:https://www.museodelprado.es/

Virtual tour: https://visitavirtual.info/museo-del-prado-de-madrid/

- Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza de Madrid: http://www.museothyssen.org/thyssen/home

Virtual tour: https://visitavirtual.info/museo-thyssen-bornemisza/

- Museo Arqueológico Nacional de Madrid: http://www.man.es/man/home.html

Virtual tour: https://visitavirtual.info/museo-arqueologico-nacional/

- Museo Dalí de Figueres: http://www.salvador-dali.org/museus/teatre-museu-dali/

Virtual tour: http://www.salvador-dali.org/media/visita-virtual-dali/figue...

- Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao: https://www.museobilbao.com/

Virtual tour: https://www.museobilbao.com/visita-virtual/anonimo_catalan.h...

- Museo del Traje (CIPE) de Madrid: http://museodeltraje.mcu.es/

Virtual tour: http://www.mcu.es/visitavirtualmuseos/museo-del-traje

- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía: http://www.museoreinasofia.es/

Virtual collection: http://www.museoreinasofia.es/coleccion

- Museo Picaso de Málaga: http://www.museopicassomalaga.org/

Virtual tour: http://www.malagavirtual.com/mpicassom/visitans.htm

Great job!

Sources: https://sincopyright.com/museos-virtuales/

Re: Show HN: A map of the world's virtual museums

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Post by mektrik » Sun, Apr 05, 2020, 3:38 PM UTC

nicthesailor wrote: post #5

mektrik wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks! Yeah I've definitely been tempted with adding more ideas like these. The one question I've struggled with, and would be super keen for your thoughts on, is whether it'd look okay to have them on the virtualmuseums.io domain, or whether you think it's worth starting again and trying to capture all the best 'virtual attractions' on a single map?

That's a really good question: where to stop. Would it be possible to filter them by type? Put them all on the site, tag them, and let people choose to display particular tags or categories.

100% possible! There's still the question of whether you'd put them on the existing site, or make a new (more general) site to host all the links on. Definitely keen for thoughts as I'm torn between the two

Re: Show HN: A map of the world's virtual museums

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Post by mektrik » Sun, Apr 05, 2020, 3:43 PM UTC

severine wrote: post #6

mektrik wrote: post #2

Hey folks, I’m the creator of virtualmuseums.io I built it after seeing a bunch of articles listing virtual museums around the world. I felt like part of the point of touring these virtual museums was to capture just a tiny bit of the fun of travelling, but that this is lost when you just scroll through articles. I thought that it’d be more fun to put all the museums on a map, and let you track your progress as you v…

The submission form only lets me add one item until review, so here are some from Spain: - Museo del Prado de Madrid: https://www.museodelprado.es/ Virtual tour: https://visitavirtual.info/museo-del-prado-de-madrid/ - Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza de Madrid: http://www.museothyssen.org/thyssen/home Virtual tour: https://visitavirtual.info/museo-thyssen-bornemisza/ - Museo Arqueológico Nacional de Madrid: http://www.man.es…

This is incredible, thank you!

Also thanks for flagging the issue on the submission form, I've just fixed it :)

Re: Show HN: A map of the world's virtual museums

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Post by samizdis » Sun, Apr 05, 2020, 4:12 PM UTC

mektrik wrote: post #2

Hey folks, I’m the creator of virtualmuseums.io I built it after seeing a bunch of articles listing virtual museums around the world. I felt like part of the point of touring these virtual museums was to capture just a tiny bit of the fun of travelling, but that this is lost when you just scroll through articles. I thought that it’d be more fun to put all the museums on a map, and let you track your progress as you v…

British Museum online collections:

https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_onlin...

BM prints and drawings virtual gallery:

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/galleries/prints-an...

Re: Show HN: A map of the world's virtual museums

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Post by B1FF_PSUVM » Sun, Apr 05, 2020, 4:16 PM UTC

mektrik wrote: post #7

nicthesailor wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's a really good question: where to stop. Would it be possible to filter them by type? Put them all on the site, tag them, and let people choose to display particular tags or categories.

100% possible! There's still the question of whether you'd put them on the existing site, or make a new (more general) site to host all the links on. Definitely keen for thoughts as I'm torn between the two

There are Unix programs where a single executable answers to different names, and behaves accordingly (e.g. busybox works as ls or cat or ..., I think).

You could have a single site, with different names, where the filter is preset by the URL used.