which you could Tour The British Museum On Periscope

if you would like a lunchtime distraction these days, tune into the British Museum’s live broadcast of its ancient Greek artifacts. The live video of the tour might be available starting around 1:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. London time) throughout the live-streaming app Periscope. British television presenter and historian Dan Snow will narrate the tour and reply to viewers’ questions.

it can be a smart use of the Periscope app, which Twitter launched for iOS in March and for Android previous this week. The app allows users to stream are living video from a smartphone to the internet. Viewers of the printed can remark in actual time (the feedback appear over the published for all to look) and tap their screens to ship hearts, or “likes.” The app is most ceaselessly used to share non-public scenes, like pets or individuals speaking, but probably the most interesting announces are people who embrace a narrator who interacts with viewers and compelling visuals—like historic Greek sculptures of bare people, for example.

you will find the circulate by using following @BritishMuseum on Twitter, on the way to add the museum to your checklist of Periscope contacts. the broadcast will likely be available for replay for about 24 hours after it ends.

this is hoping that more museums (whats up, Louvre!) will movement their collections this fashion.