International Museum Day: Around the world in 10 tours

The Identity Installations at Phansi Museum DurbanFounded by architect and activist Paul Mikula this museum houses a collection of traditional craftworks as well as artefacts like pots spoons platters headrests beaded clothes and accessories that mark important developments among indigenous communities of South Africa The most fascinating of them are the skirts and aprons of Nguni women each colour pattern and shape holds a meaning denoting a stage in the wearerrsquos lifeLog on to Phansi Museum on YouTubeAppearances Can Be Deceiving Exhibition at the Frida Kahlo Museum MexicoFrida Kahlorsquos wheelchair exhibited at the museum in MexicoThe exhibition curated by Circe Henestrosa takes visitors across the wardrobe of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo It shows Kahlorsquos handpainted as well as plaster corsets her jewellery custommade shoes wooden crutches jar of bandages back support It throws light on her personal choices and political beliefs and opens dialogue on body clothing and disability Couple this with a tour around her home Casa AzulLog on to museofridakahloorgmxvirtualFurusiyya Exhibition at the Louvre Abu DhabiInside Louvre Abu DhabiSpanning between the fifth and 15th centuries the Middle Ages come under spotlight here The exhibition compares the culturally social elites of the East and the West For instance a seal shows the Persian and the Roman emperors in combat We also get a detailed view of the armour of the knights Books and art on display depict a transfer of knowledge and ideas between the Islamic East the Levant Central Asia Near East and Middle East and the cultures in the west like those of the French English and Germanic kingdomsLog on to louvreabudhabiaeenExploreexhibitionsFuture Memory Tour at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum JapanA broken watch marking the time of the 1945 bombings showcased at the museumThis tour presents a walk through the corridors that hold memories of a broken Japan in the form of testimonies of survivors and remains like clothes shoes etc patches from the 1945 atomic bombing in Hiroshima Each story is heartbreaking One display for instance shows a caught shadow of a person who had been sitting on the steps outside the Hiroshima Branch of Sumitomo Bank possibly waiting for it to open when the bomb ended it allLog on to 1futurejpfuture_memory3dportraitofamuseumVeiled Rebecca tour at the Salar Jung Museum IndiaVeiled Rebecca at the Salar Jung MuseumIt is best known for the marble statue Veiled Rebecca acquired by Salar Jung III A tour takes us around neoclassical sculptor Giovanni Maria Benzonirsquos Rebecca standing in her skilfully sculpted translucent attire which looks so delicate as though it were made of a light cloth not stone Several other masterpieces from around the world preserved by the Salar Jung family can be found hereLog on to salarjungmuseuminVirtualTourshtmlMaple Viewers at the Tokyo National Museum JapanTokyo National MusemThe museum consists of a number of national treasures and houses perhaps one of the largest collections of art objects from Japan One such marvel is the Maple Viewing at Takao painting a guided closeup of which points enthusiasts to its details the arrival of winter a cup of matcha tea for a penny children relaxing by the Kiyotaki river the flautists the Buddhist monks a sake party It was painted by the artistKanocirc HideyoriLog on to artsandculturegooglecomstoryugVx66zJs5sLQThe Listiesrsquo Guide to the Melbourne Museum AustraliaA Triceratops fossil at the Melbourne MuseumThis is a funny quirky and fantastic tour inside the museum Beginning with a basic map Matt and Rich the listies take us around the Blue Whale skeleton and the dinosaur skeletons sharing information like when they lived what they ate etc We then head to see other fascinating creatures like the bugs the diprotodon displays bowers and eels along with thecolourful sandstonesLog on to museumsvictoriacomaumelbournemuseumwhatsonStories in Light Exhibition at National Gallery SingaporeIn the 1950s photography was being recognised as an independent art form in Singapore where photographers began using the camera to imagine a new landscape and identity for the country after the Second World War The exhibition Stories in Light introduces us to four modern photographers who played an important role in this development carrying an intent to show the urban changes but retaining the freedom to experiment artisticallyLog on to storiesinlight nationalgallerysgThe Frans Hals Tour at Rijksmuseum AmsterdamThis is the national museum of The Netherlands which is dedicated to Dutch masters like Frans Hals An audio tour of his work and life introduces the artist as the first in the country to use ldquofree and loose brushworkrdquo His quick and deft strokes added fluidity and life to his paintings It made them seem almost like photographs Look out for the renaissance elbow poses and the Rommelpot playerLog on to rijksmuseumnlenfranshalsAmerican Fashions from 1740 to 1895 National Gallery of Art Washington DCThe Index of American Design collection here is worth checking out It contains renderings of objects from the colonial period until 1900s These include sketches of fine dresses with lace trims and ruffles silk shoes with brocade work silk waistcoat for men mdash each marking interesting developments in American societyLog on to artsandculturegooglecomstorymgVBDunxd5wXLwhlenCelebrate in the city Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu SangrahalayaExplore the museum in a walkthrough of ongoing exhibitions including Ancient Sculptures India Egypt Assyria Greece Rome or take your pick from seven handson educational workshopsTIME 11 am onwards AT Kala Ghoda Fort Entry R35 children R150 adults museum tickets apply Dr Bhau Daji Lad MuseumJoin a guided walkthrough of F Baltazard Solvynsrsquo People of Bengal Coloured Etchings In a separate workshop inspired by the same exhibition learn about the science behind music and how waves travel from scientist Vinod Kumar SonawaneTIME 11 am onwards AT Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Road Byculla East LOG ON TO bdlmuseumAlso check out Dali Theatre and MuseumLog on to salvadordaliorgenmuseumsdalitheatremuseuminfigueresvisitavirtual Sistine Chapel at VaticanLog on to museivaticanivacontentmuseivaticaniencollezionimuseitourvirtualielencohtml Smithsonian National Museum of Natural HistoryLog on to naturalhistorysieduvisitvirtualtournarratedvirtualtours