Virtual Tour of the People’s History Museum Main Galleries

Carmel Smickersgill, Tours & Activities Editor

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Take a 3D tour of PHM's main galleries

6 November-31 December 2020

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Virtual Tour of the PHM's Main Galleries
People's History Museum
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By now I feel well adjusted to digesting my museum and art gallery visits through a screen. The Virtual tour of PHM’s main galleries (PHM is the the People’s History Museum), however, is one of my most enjoyable experiences yet. This thoroughly well constructed interactive online museum is filled with things to watch, read and listen to as well as a very well chosen visual path. From the virtual walkway, you manage to see most of the exhibits as well as you would if standing in the room.

you have to ‘walk’ through the galleries with inquisitive mouse clicks

The People’s History Museum is the national museum of Democracy. With exhibitions detailing the history of unions, activist groups and partisan politics. See for yourself, the artefacts left behind in the wake of the centuries of social revolutions. Hear stories from the fight for workers rights, see banners from the women’s rights movement as well as merchandise produced to support the liberation of LGBTQIA+ communities. The collections are uplifting proof that activism and cooperation can lead to change. Something we will always need as the world and our society evolves.

As far as replacements go, this tour does a very good job of providing you with an inspiring experience. I’m not sure exactly what it is that makes this virtual tour feel more connected than others. Maybe it’s hearing directly from the people who’ve curated it, or maybe it’s the way you have to ‘walk’ through the galleries with inquisitive mouse clicks. Whatever the reason, this virtual tour of PHM’s main galleries will definitely scratch that political itch and make you feel impassioned about democracy.

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