Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Explore online

It is impossible to list every free resource available and this list already threatens to become unwieldy but there are many exciting things, places, and ideas to explore here! We are in a unique position to visit and learn right from home so I hope you find something of interest to click on in the list below.

Know of a great virtual tour, online learning resource, entertainment venue streaming content, etc?

Let us know in the comments!

For more information on library services while Emmet O'Neal Library is closed, visit our FAQ page:
https://www.eolib.org/faq

Your friendly local librarian,
Holley W.

Museum Virtual Tours

The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources https://bit.ly/2J8DEJH
Museum Coloring Books https://bit.ly/2Uux4lX
Natural History Museum, London https://www.nhm.ac.uk/
National Gallery, London https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York https://g.co/arts/b2jkmCwmm74zsnVt7
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. https://g.co/arts/YxW17seMWRwsXUQT6
Musee d’Orsay, Paris https://g.co/arts/DkN8Ti62DevN632y7
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea https://g.co/arts/r9KH2Q54Dpsf3FqD7
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam https://g.co/arts/fgmgvVWaT5K4t51o6
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles https://g.co/arts/aesJvFTmdi9WSaDw6
Uffizi Gallery, Firenze, Italy https://g.co/arts/8MtoP1GTPhSoGqzQA
MASP (Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo Assis Chateaubriand) Sao Paulo, Brazil https://g.co/arts/mmWxExXMiz3BF7iB7
The National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City https://g.co/arts/fHgdR72YMcH74WSZA
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/vt3/NMNH/
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid https://www.museothyssen.org/en/thyssenmultimedia
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum https://g.co/arts/tFvVBZ1GiAXm8fY6A
Detroit Institute of Arts https://g.co/arts/sMbwCveHqy1LafVM6
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Virtual-Tour/
MoMA (Museum of Modern Art), New York https://g.co/arts/92oopbmZ7RzWFcaX7
Museum of Fine Art, Boston https://g.co/arts/fXYpyR1wwoKbnxbK7
The Google Art Project https://artsandculture.google.com/
The Frick Collection, Pittsburg https://bit.ly/3drH8ES

Theater, Film, Symphonies, and Operas

Montreal Jazz Festival 50 concerts to stream https://bit.ly/3aomdAF
Live Concerts, ongoing https://n.pr/2UfVroO
Sidewalk Cinema Streaming film recommendations, search their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/sidewalkfilm/
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center https://www.chambermusicsociety.org/watch-and-listen/
BroadwayHD (one week free trial, then $8.99/mo) https://www.broadwayhd.com/
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Youtube channel https://bit.ly/39a770x
Metropolitan Opera https://www.metopera.org/
Philadelphia Orchestra https://bit.ly/2wwMdeG
The Philharmonie Berlin: With plans to be closed until April 19, this symphony opened its library of digital performances to the public. More than 600 shows will be available for free for 30 days if you use the code BERLINPHIL by March 31.
Shakespeare’s Plays, Globe Theatre https://globeplayer.tv/
Environmental Film Festival, Washington DC https://dceff.org/2020online/
Folk Cloud global folk music archive https://folkcloud.com/
Concert films & music documentaries https://bit.ly/2UaYgHs

U.S. National Parks and Other Worldwide Cultural Sites

Google Earth National Park Tours https://bit.ly/3bma9jM
Tower Bridge, England https://bit.ly/2UbplKO
The Gardens of Versailles, France https://g.co/arts/ME5URnSkLXBHz8ht6
Doge’s Palace, Italy https://g.co/arts/aH3i4DRAWLwrFour7
Galapagos Islands https://youtu.be/x8hwt3Tg-mA
Great Barrier Reef, Australia http://attenboroughsreef.com/
Google Tour of the World https://bit.ly/3dmSlGV

Zoos and Aquarium Webcams and Live Feeds

Cincinnati Zoo 3pm daily Home Safari https://www.facebook.com/cincinnatizoo/
Atlanta Zoo Panda Cam https://zooatlanta.org/panda-cam/
Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Florida https://marinelife.org/seaturtles/rehab/turtlecam/
Volunteer Park Conservatory, Seattle (Instagram Live) https://www.instagram.com/vpconservatory/?hl=en

Other Places of Interest

NASA Langley Research Center https://oh.larc.nasa.gov/oh/
NASA Glenn Research Center https://www.nasa.gov/glennvirtualtours
Houston Space Center https://spacecenter.org/app/

Free Learning Opportunities

100 Activities for Kids https://bit.ly/3afAMXo
Free Educational subscriptions https://bit.ly/3afbZCS
General Interest all ages https://bit.ly/2wy9v3F
JoVE Science Education https://bit.ly/33HZwow
Free Science Stuff https://bit.ly/2WFFrhg
Virtual Field Trips https://bit.ly/3bkscGR
Loggerhead Marine Life Center Learn at Home https://marinelife.org/homelearn/
Ocean’s Initiative Marine Biology Camp http://oceansinitiative.org/blog/
Yale University “The Science of Well-Being” https://bit.ly/39cTVrH
Puzzles, quizzes, and brainteasers https://bit.ly/39hzM3E
Delish weekly kid-friendly cooking classes (Instagram) https://bit.ly/39aal49
Khan Academy curriculums https://bit.ly/33I2wSc
Storytimes/Readalouds https://bit.ly/33EzGlm
Walt Disney/Khan Academy “Imagineering in a Box” https://bit.ly/39fKpns
Free Public Domain Books https://bit.ly/2UJAEJl
Some JSTOR content https://bit.ly/2JchsOK
NASA Media Library https://bit.ly/2J6MeZx
Free exercise https://bit.ly/2WK8alj
Online synth apps for musicians https://engt.co/2J6qgG2
Time Magazine for Kids https://time.com/tfk-free/
Minecraft Education https://bit.ly/2WDFQkf
School Choice Week resources https://schoolchoiceweek.com/keep-learning/
The Journal free resources https://bit.ly/33Jv4KW



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