The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles challenged art lovers to post photos of themselves recreating their favourite masterpieces – including Picasso’s 'Dora Maar' – from home earlier this year. Photo: AFP Museum doors may be shut for the time being, but that doesn’t mean that culture has ground to a halt. Faced with the pandemic, and in the absence of visitors, museums and cultural institutions have turned to technology to reinvent their roles and missions digitally. Strolling alone through the Paris Louvre’s Richelieu wing, without the crowds of tourists and school trips, was a dream that was previously out of reach for most of us... unless you happen to be Beyonce.