Virtual Museum Tours

The eleven universities of IARU collectively manage more than 50 museums, and host some of the the finest university collections in the world. Visiting these museums has, of course, become much more difficult over the last eighteen months. The Virtual Museum Tours initiative, initiated by Peking University, provides support to the efforts of IARU museums to make more of their collections accessible to our university communities and the wider world, through online virtual tours of exhibits, the translation of exhibition materials, and pre-recorded lectures by subject experts. Through this initiative, IARU members can share more of the extraordinary objects we care for, and the stories they have to tell, with as many people as possible.

We are delighted to share the virtual tours from ETH Zurich and the University of Copenhagen, and we look forward to sharing new videos and tours soon. 

ETH ZURICH: MARS PART 1 - GOOD TO KNOW

ETH Zurich's focusTerra museum presents the first of a three-part video tour of Mars, exploring what we know about the structure and dynamics of a planet with many similarities to our own.

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ETH ZURICH: MARS PART 2 - EXPLORING THE RED PLANET

In part 2 of our Mars tour, focusTerra guide Léon Frey delves into the history of the observation and study of Mars, exploring where our knowledge of the red planet comes from.

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ETH ZURICH: MARS PART 3 - INSIGHT MISSION

Let's go to Mars! The focusTerra guide Léon Frey takes you on a journey to the red planet in part 3 of the online tour.

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ETH ZURICH: INSIGHT WEBVIDEO

Let's go to Mars with InSight! In this video we will feel Mars' pulse. IARU is proud to have supported the translation of this web video, which came second place in FastForwardScience 2020, an international science communication contest.

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ETH ZURICH: MARS INSIGHT LECTURE

ETH senior researcher Dr Simon Stähler explains the most recent findings of the NASA InSight Mission.

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UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN: LETTER TO A CYCAD

‘Letter to a Cycad’ is a 360° digital experience of the living botanical collections in Copenhagen. You can navigate 360° around in the historical Palmhouse using the controls on Youtube or moving your mobile device – Enjoy!

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PEKING UNIVERSITY: DELACROIX PRINT EXHIBITION

A collection of the French master Eugene Delacroix's prints and drawings donated to Peking University, highlighting Delacroix's influences, his critical views on social issues and interest in Eastern cultures.

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PEKING UNIVERSITY: THE AUSPICIOUS TREASURES

The University presents its 2022 virtual tour of its special exhibition of Shanxi Bronze Civilization to share China’s boutique exhibition resources and promote cross-cultural communication.

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