Virtual Museum Tour – Collection Highlights from the Prado Museum

Join us for an immersive virtual museum tour exploring famous artworks from the Prado Museum in Spain. Step inside MAP mima’s extraordinary 360-degree Projection Cube and be transported into the heart of one of the world’s most celebrated art museums. This guided immersive experience offers a unique opportunity to explore highlights from the renowned collection of Madrid’s Prado Museum, bringing centuries of artistic achievement to life on an epic scale. Discover the stories, symbolism and techniques behind some of the most iconic works in European art history. Home to one of the largest and most significant collections in the world, the Prado Museum houses thousands of drawings, paintings, prints and sculptures that trace the development of European artistic traditions across more than 400 years. Featuring masterpieces by some of history’s most influential artists—including Hieronymus Bosch, Artemisia Gentileschi, Diego Velázquez, Peter Paul Rubens, Francisco Goya and Pieter Bruegel the Elder—the experience reveals how art has reflected changing ideas about religion, power, society and human nature. Visitors will encounter some of the Prado’s most famous treasures in remarkable detail. Wander through the strange and captivating world of Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights, a masterpiece filled with fantastical creatures, symbolic imagery and timeless questions about temptation and morality. Stand before Velázquez’s enigmatic Las Meninas, widely regarded as one of the most complex and influential paintings in Western art, and explore the artist’s innovative use of perspective, light and narrative. Experience the emotional intensity of Goya’s haunting Black Paintings, created in the final years of his life, which continue to fascinate audiences with their dark psychological depth and raw expression. With the Prado’s vast collection, this experience offers a captivating introduction to one of the world’s great museums. Combining art, history and cutting-edge digital technology, the Projection Cube creates an unforgettable encounter with some of humanity’s most treasured works of art—inviting audiences to see familiar masterpieces from entirely new perspectives and inspiring a deeper appreciation of their beauty, complexity and enduring relevance. Image (left to right): Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, The Immaculate Conception, 1767–1768; Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights, 1503–1515; Diego Velázquez, Las Meninas, 1656; Sofonisba Anguissola, Portrait of Philip II of Spain, 1565 Accessibility MAP mima is located in Speers Point Park, off Park Street, on the edge of Lake Macquarie. MAP mima is accessible by ramp with accessible toilets. MAP can be reached easily from the lake foreshore cycleway, the water, or by public transport. There is plenty of parking for cars, and buses with accessible spaces available, onsite and in the surrounding parklands.