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Looking for things to view or listen to or even to take a virtual field trip somewhere new?
From podcast recommendations to virtual museum tours to even LIVE Zoo cams, see the list below to get started exploring:
Virtual Museums:
The Field Museum has a front-row seat to stories, their collection, hands-on science, research, and people.
Many fine art museum apps are offering 360 tours for free. Here's a list of them.
Explore The Art Institute's thousands of artworks in the museum’s wide-ranging collection — from world-renowned icons to lesser-known gems from every corner of the globe— as well as books, writings, reference materials, and other resources.
Moma, The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, has posted their ever-evolving collection. View the nearly 85,000-piece collection here.
Explore the Whitney's collection of over 25,000 works, created by more than 3,500 American artists during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Virtually visit The Guggenheim by connecting with their curators, artists, and exhibitions here.
Check out Georgia O'Keefe's collection of 294 paintings here.
Virtual Park and Garden Tours:
Google's The Hidden World of Natural Parks: A new Google Arts & Culture Exhibit -- in The Hidden World of Natural Parks -- where a local ranger will guide viewers through each park. The virtual tours are available here.
Are you a budding scientist? Explore K-12 STEAM activities, resources, and super cool videos here.
Movies, Music, & Theater:
The Met: Streaming now for free are encore presentations of its "Live in HD" series.
Playbill has a list of fifteen (15) Broadway shows and where to stream them here
The Seattle Symphony will livestream performances; see this link for scheduling details.
Explore Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood -- meet the puppets, explore the set, and watch five new episodes each week. Click here to get started!
Ravinia's "From the Vault" Videos and the "Keep Summer Alive At Home" series will release past concerts; exclusive, never-before-seen performances from their vault; and many other family-friendly videos, including original charts from unique jazz combos, chamber music featuring piano and strings, and collections of songs from classical to musical theater. Click here to view their Youtube account.
Feeling like you've streamed everything on Netflix? Check out 50 of the best family documentaries to watch together on a Sunday night.
Podcasts for Kids:
Kids Science Podcasts
Stories of Adventure
Music & Moving
Story Time Podcasts!
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls *recommended*
A list of 26 podcasts recommended by teachers for all grade levels!
Coding, Activities, and Boredom Busters (click on any words in bold to be redirected to those links):
Scholastic Learn at Home will "support virtual learning plans" with an online hub and a curriculum covering English language arts, STEM, social studies, and social-emotional learning.
Science Buddies STEM Activities is a collection of 160+ hands-on STEM activities & videos for K-12 that can be done in an hour or less.
Girls Who Code: Code at Home is making CS educational activities available for download free of charge, to anyone who wants to access them. Girls Who Code will release activities weekly!
Photographer Louise Lawler has transformed her photographs into black-and-white tracings available to download for free as coloring sheets. You can view, print, and access them here.
The Field Museum has posted a mix of lessons and games across a wide range of science topics. Get started exploring dinosaurs, bugs, or world cultures here.
Science at Home, from the Museum of Science and Industry, is packed with science experiments, videos, and games. Check them out here.
50 Brain Breaks for Kids is a great way to re-energize, re-focus, and give your mind a boost!
The Center for Puppetry Arts has a mix of free events and streaming videos to rent, which include a variety of puppet shows and workshops.
Enjoy this list of art makers, storytellers, writing workshops, and more. Discover a new artist sharing their talents!
The New York Public Library has many adaptable Day of Play recipes for busy hands, including:
See Animals LIVE at the Zoo:
Explore a variety of animal, weather, and science-related LIVE cams here, including bald eagles, kitten rescue sanctuaries, and even the Northern Lights!
Watch piranha, beluga whales, and more on the GEORGIA AQUARIUM WEBCAMS
FarmFood 360 brings you everything from mink, pigs, cows, apples, and eggs during their VIRTUAL TOURS OF FARMS
Tour the tundra and watch POLAR BEAR VIDEOS
Sharks, penguins, and more await you on the AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC WEBCAMS
Experience the wonders of the ocean:
The Shedd Acquarium's Sea Curious series, along with their underwater 360 tour, takes viewers on a virtual swim-alongside experience with the ocean's ecosystem.
Take a Virtual Field Trip (click on the bold words to "travel" there)
Explore Mud Volcano, Mammoth Hot Springs, and so much more on a VIRTUAL TOUR OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
Explore the surface of MARS ON THE CURIOSITY ROVER
Take a virtual visit to the U.S. Space and Rocket Museum in Huntsville, Alabama, and see the SATURN 5 ROCKET
Blast off to the Johnson Space Center with the INNOVATING THE FUTURE VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP
Travel to Paris, France to see AMAZING ARTWORK AT THE LOUVRE
Take a virtual trip to THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
Take a virtual journey through gorgeous PANORAMAS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Go on a virtual tour of THE VATICAN
Explore the BRITISH MUSEUM
Explore everything from Manet to Easter Island, and Bauhaus to Hieroglyphs with ARTS AND CULTURE WITH GOOGLE
From Street Art Tours and the Taj Mahal, from Volcanoes National Park to deep dives below the sea, check out these 20 AMAZING PLACES TO VISIT
Explore the house of an heiress who built it to confuse the ghosts she was convinced were haunting her, featuring staircases that go nowhere, rooms you have to enter by climbing through windows, and more. TOUR WINCHESTER MYSTERY HOUSE
SEE HOW CENSUS DATA IS COLLECTED AND USED
Explore Vienna, New Orleans, Cleveland, and Bristol, the BIRTHPLACES OF MUSIC
Expand your knowledge of civics. Take a VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER and dive into the INTERACTIVE CONSTITUTION
Learn about immigration during a VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP TO ELLIS ISLAND
For the first time ever, this 4-D tour of historic Egyptian sites, including a peak into the 5,000-year-old tomb of Queen Meresankh III, is available for free to the public.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, check out 50 engaging activities to make a more meaningful difference for our planet.
Like to mindful color? Print a variety of pages for free here or here.
Curious about the stars and all things astronomy? Smithsonian Education is hosting "AstroChats" as a way for us to see our invisible universe up close; the running series is posted on their Youtube channel here.
Everyday the wonderful folks at the Lincoln Center are showcasing artists and their work -- vocal, instrumental music, opera, theatre, dance, even sculpture (yep!), etc. There are also daily concerts for kids! Don't miss these incredible lineups all for free!
Learning in the Making: LIVE has a series of videos designed to support hands-on learning, from sewing tutorials for kids to cooking classes!
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