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Watch an artwork video

Some pieces have a little movement to go with the stillness.

Let’s take it step by step

  1. Open an artwork with a Video thumbnail, then select that thumbnail to open the video in the carousel.
  2. The carousel attempts to play the video with sound muted. Use the video controls to turn sound on if the video includes audio.
  3. If your browser does not allow autoplay, select the play control yourself.
  4. Use Next, Previous or Close to leave the video. You can also play an embedded video on the artwork page; open Video transcript if one is supplied.

What to expect

The video plays using normal browser controls. Leaving the main carousel video stops its playback.

A few things to know

  • Not every artwork has a video, audio or transcript.
  • Autoplay depends on your browser. A member-gallery video may require you to press play.

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