Editor's Note: We've been going to Museums for all of our lives ... from the East Coast to the West Coast. Some museums are very open to the public (you don't have to be a member) to explore their collections and exhibits online. 

Let us know if you'd like to recommend some museums and galleries whose websites you've visited by sending an email to: tammgray@gmail.com; we can add them to our list.

Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn (1825–1860), Princesse de Broglie, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (French, Montauban 1780–1867 Paris), 1851–53,Robert Lehman Collection, 1975, Metropolitan Museum of Art; from Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, the neo-classical French artist par excellence, painted this masterpiece toward the end of his life when his reputation as a portraitist to prominent citizens and Orléanist aristocrats had been long established. Pauline de Broglie sat for the artist’s final commission. Ingres captures the shy reserve of his subject while illuminating through seamless brushwork the material quality of her many fine attributes: her rich blue satin and lace ball gown, the gold embroidered shawl, and silk damask chair, together with finely tooled jewels of pearl, enamel, and gold. The portrait was commissioned by the sitter’s husband, Albert de Broglie, a few years after their ill-fated marriage. Pauline was stricken with tuberculosis soon after completion of the exquisite portrait, leaving five sons and a grieving husband. Through Albert’s lifetime, it was draped in fabric on the walls of the family residence. The portrait remained in the de Broglie family until shortly before Robert Lehman acquired it. 

The American Museum of Natural History, New York City

Although onsite programs and access have been suspended, the Museum is continuing to provide online programs and online access, including to:

• Research collections databases
• Professional learning for educators
  • Seminars on Science  
  • Coursera (three courses for educators)
• Learn-at-home resources for families and students 
  • OLogy, the science website for kids
  • Four Museum courses at Khan Academy
  • Museum quizzes through Kahoot
  • Curriculum collections
  • Grade-specific educator guides and activity sets based on the latest exhibitions, including
    • T. rex: The Ultimate Predator
    • The Nature of Color
    • Butterfly Conservatory
    • The Space Show Worlds Beyond Earth
  • Coursera 
• Ways to visit the #MuseumFromHome 
  • Find additional videos, blog posts, and interactive content on amnh.org/explore
  • Learn more about your favorite exhibits by downloading our free app Explorer 
  • See Museum highlights at Google Arts and Culture or visit via a virtual tour 
  • Follow the Museum on social media
    • Facebook: Each day at 2 pm, the Museum is featuring previously recorded tours with tour guides on Facebook Live 
    • Instagram 
    • Twitter 
    • YouTube channel 

Please continue to refer to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health) for the latest information and safety guidelines. The Museum is following the guidance of New York City on closures and will be keeping visitors updated as additional guidance is issued.

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