Platform: WINDOWS 95/98/ME/2000/XP
Publisher: TOPICS
Packaging: MINI RETAIL BOX Step behind the velvet rope to examine some of the most treasured collections of antiquities, art, and invention. TOPICS Presents Museums of the World spirits you across the globe in an exploration of the greatest museums of our time, from the Louvre in Paris to The Great Palace Museum in China. Discover African art, American history, and marvels of air, space and more within all 16 of the renowned Smithsonian museums. Offering 3D digital replicas, virtual tours, interactive video, narrations and insightful commentary, these 5 CD-ROMs reveal the breathtaking and historical beauty of the world's finest creations.
Includes the following:
The Louvre, Virtual Visit (3 CD-ROMs)
From fine oriental antiquities to exquisite objets d'art, the Louvre houses some of the world's most treasured artistic masterpieces. With unfettered access to 25 of the grand museum's rooms, over 400 works will be revealed to you from Egyptian relics and Etruscan treasures to famous paintings, sculptures and more. This virtual, interactive experience allows you to select works, makes notes on the detailed Louvre map, and print out tour pages.
Features include:
- 25 rooms in full-screen, interactive video
- Detailed map of the Louvre
- Index with over 1,000 artistic works
- Take guided museum tours
- Print-out map and tour programs
The Smithsonian Museum Collection
Discover each of the Smithsonian's 16 museums, encompassing topics from African art, sculpture and design to zoological parks, space and air marvels. View 3D digital replicas of artifacts and exhibits from the comfort of your home
16 Smithsonian Museums
- National Museum of African Art
- National Museum of American History, Behring Center
- Anacostia Museum
- National Portrait Gallery
- National Air and Space Museum
- National Museum of Natural History
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery
- Office of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
- Freer Gallery of Art
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- National Postal Museum
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- National Zoological Park
The National Palace Museum Experience:
Discover 5,000 years of culture with unprecedented access to the amazing National Palace Museum. Collecting and preserving the arts and crafts from Chinese royalty, The National Palace Museum showcases collected works of porcelain, jade, embroideries, ceramics, paintings and other realms of Chinese art that are without comparison throughout the world.
- Virtual tours
- Thematic tours
- Detailed historical timeline
System Requirements:
Win95/98/2000/ME/XP: Pentium 166 MMX or better, 32 MB RAM 20 MB of Hard disk space, 640 * 800 display, thousands of colors, 4X CD-ROM drive, Sound card, mouse, Printer (optional)
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