As all of you know, the world is currently undergoing the pandemic health crisis of the COVID-19/ Coronavirus. There are devastating news by the minute on TV and the Internet. In order to relieve tension from the news, What’s Up New York is bringing you a quick roundup of online events promoted by popular New York institutions and try to give some solace in such an uncertain time.
The Metropolitan Opera
For a period of 23 hours every day, The Metropolitan Opera will be streaming on its website a free series of Live HD of past presentations throughout the period it will be closed. The schedule is available on a weekly basis and its performances are also available on demand through its app on various streaming devices. Here’s the link to The Metropolitan Opera:
American Museum of Natural History
For lovers of science and everyone else, this museum has a plethora of actives the visitor can explore. Besides their research collection databases and online courses, other resources include virtual tours, talks, behind the scenes of past exhibits, and other video series. Science has really no limits.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The museum is celebrating its 150th anniversary. While celebrations are on hold, visitors can access from anywhere their Met 360° Project, which includes virtual tour of 6 iconic spaces in the museum.
The Museum of Modern Art
Besides of its vast catalog of online art courses, YouTube Channel, magazine, and audio archive, Moma is sharing part of its collection on a weekly basis online. There’s no shortage of things to see while we get ready for its reopening.
The Frick Collection
Frick’s Fifth Avenue Garden, Garden Court, Fragonard Room are among the virtual tours in the museum’s website.
Solomon R. Guggenhein Museum
The resources this museum offers are interview with artists previously featured on its YouTube channel as well access to 200 online books available in the museum’s archive. There’s also virtual tours of the museum and the viewers can also access some of the artworks from its collection.
The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation
New York Public Library
Over 300,000 e-books and audio books, databases, 800,000 items in digital collection, and several of other online tolls are available for the library card holders.
https://www.nypl.org/about/remote-resources
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
With large gatherings banned for the time being, this iconic church will be live streaming services Monday through Saturday at 7 am, and 10:15 on Sundays. On its website, church goers can find the proper channels through which they can access the stream.
https://saintpatrickscathedral.org
I hope this guide can take your mind off this terrible virus, while you’re practicing social distancing. Stay home, wash your hands frequently, check on your family and together we will beat this!
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