Arts and culture organizations are

part of the global effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. As they close the doors to their buildings, many are finding new ways to open their virtual doors to the online public. We have a rich opportunity to tour virtual exhibits, watch livestreamed performances, and take online classes.

People around the world are engaging in physical distancing. Arts and culture can help shorten that feeling of distance and bring us a measure of joy. Even more importantly, culture lovers can help maintain the vitality of our sector during this time, paving the way allowing artists, performers, curators, and more to return to action as soon as we turn toward recovery. 

Share the experiences you’re enjoying and be generous with your likes, thanks, and donations. Wherever you can, we hope you’ll support the long-term strength of the arts and culture industry around the globe.

We’ve gathered a list of online cultural experiences, including organizations in the Tessitura community as well as their peers in the broader arts and cultural sector. We’ll update the list as we’re able.

 

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Online exhibits, virtual tours, and live animal cams

American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY: Explore online and Ology (website for kids)  

California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA: Academy @ Home

Cheltenham Festivals, Cheltenham, UK: Cheltenham Science Festival @ Home

Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio: Online collections

Cooper Hewitt, New York: Online collection

Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY: Online collection

Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA: Virtual tours

The Field Museum, Chicago, IL: The Brain Scoop

Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC: Remembering Lincoln Interactive online exhibit

The Henry Ford, Michigan: Digital Collections

The Frick, Pittsburgh, PA: Virtual tours, online collections, activities 

George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Mt Vernon, VA: Virtual tours and more

Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, GA: Live webcams and animal guide

Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, PA: Virtual battlefield tour

Google Arts & Culture

Liberty Science Center, Jersey City, NJ: LSC in the House

Lincoln Center, New York, NY: Video Library

Melbourne Theatre Company, Melbourne, Australia: MTC Now

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY: Open Access at the Met

MFA, Boston, MA: Virtual tours & conversations with artists

MONA, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia: Live streaming SPECTRA each night; COVID-19 diary

Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA: Live Animal Cams

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, OK: Exhibit tidbits on Twitter

National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON: Online collection 

National Museum of African American History & Culture, Washington, DC: Open Access Initiative

National Museum of Canada: Online Exhibitions

National Zoo, Washington, DC: Animal webcams

North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC: NCMA Learn (collections, videos, curriculum)

Oakland Museum of California: Online collection

Royal Academy, London, UK: Virtual tours of two exhibits plus family activities

San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA: Live animal cams and videos

The Science Museum, London, UK: Shipping Galleries Virtual Tour

Science North, Sudbury, ON, Canada: Science Fun Days

The Tech Interactive, San Jose, California: Virtual Field Trip featuring scientists in fun fields across Silicon Valley

Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Richmond, VA:  Virginia History at Home 

Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN: Visual, performing, media arts

Westminster Abbey, London: Virtual Tour

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton,VA: Online collection

 

Activities, classes and more

Balboa Park Cultural Partnership, San Diego, CA: Balboa Park TV

Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, ON: Coloring pages, Arctic, Garden, Dinosaurs

Center for Puppetry Arts, Atlanta, GA: Workshops, museum tours and puppet shows

Chicago Shakespeare, Chicago, IL: Shakes@Home

Coloring books from 113 museums

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR: Coloring pages

Dallas Zoo, Dallas, TX: Bring the Zoo to You

Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA: Science Experiment “Snacks”

First Stage Theatre, Milwaukee, WI: First Stage at Home education programs 

Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans, LA: History from Home

ICA Boston, Boston, MA: Art Lab at Home

The James Museum, St. Petersburg, FL: The James Museum from Home

Kennedy Center, Washington, DC: Mo Willems invites YOU into his studio every day for his Lunch Doodle. New episodes posted each weekday at 1pm EDT. 

KERA, Dallas, TX: At-Home Learning Programs and Toolkit

Maryland Hall, Annapolis, MD: Maryland Hall at Home

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY: MetKids & Make Art Anywhere

Miami City Ballet, Miami, FL: Free online dance classes

Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, MI: Make Art Virtual

Museum of Science, Boston, MA: MOS at Home (STEM Resources)

National Ballet of Canada, Toronto, ON: Live classes on Instagram and Virtual museum

National Geographic Society, Washington, DC: Learn at Home plus daily broadcasts

National Museum of Australia, Canberra: “Fun at Home” DIY activities

New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA: Online programs, talks, research templates, and more

The New Victory Theater, New York, NY: New Victory Arts Break

The Old Globe, San Diego, CA: The Old Globe Arts Engagement and Online theatre programs 

Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA: Curiosity at Home

Perot Museum of Nature & Science, Dallas, TX: Amaze Your Brain at Home

Pittsburgh Children’s Museum, Pittsburgh, PA: The MAKESHOP Show (Makerspace Blog)

Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON: Activities and Resources

Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL: Sea Curious — Kid Questions, Animal Answers (YouTube)

Smithsonian Learning Lab: Distance Learning Resources

Sydney Dance Company, Sydney, Australia: Virtual Dance Studio

Virtual Museum Resources

 

Live and on-demand streams

Rather than duplicate the phenomenal efforts of others who are compiling links to specific performances, we are pleased to link to those compilations.  

Creative Distance

Live Music Project Seattle

Live Stream Project

Livestreamed concert database

National Public Radio (US) listings

Social Distancing Festival

Streaming Theater: A virus downtime guide 

WQXR Must-see concerts to stream

 

In addition, numerous individual performing arts organizations are offering livestreams, videos, and other online programming. 

92Y, New York, NY: 92Y@Home and Archives page

A.C.T., San Francisco, CA: Stream recorded performances of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Gloria and Lydia R. Diamond’s Toni Stone

Alley Theatre, Houston, TX: Watch their production of 1984

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta, GA: Listen & Watch

Auckland Philharmonia, Auckland, New Zealand: Beethoven 250

Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL: At Home with the Auditorium and #AudTalk

Austin Opera, Austin, TX: Inside Indy Terrace (new content every Friday)

Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sydney, Australia: ACO HomeCasts

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore, MD: BSO OffStage 

Beth Morrison Projects, Brooklyn, NY: Opera of the Week

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston, MA: BSO Encores Nightly@8 & BSO at Home

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Buffalo, NY: BPO Broadcasts

Canadian Opera Company, Toronto, ON: Opera at Home

Carnegie Hall, New York, NY: Live with Carnegie Hall

Center for Puppetry Arts, Atlanta, GA: Digital Learning platform live streaming for free

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, New York, NY: Daily releases of archival videos with Watching & Listen

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago, IL: CSO from Home

Children’s Theater of Madison, Madison, WI: Celebrate a Story, Theater Thursdays, and more

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati, OH: Stream past concerts on CSO in Concert and American Soundscapes or listen to playlists inspired by their seasons.

The Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland, OH: Radio broadcasts

Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas, TX: Watch & Listen

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Detroit, MI: Live from Orchestra Hall

The Florida Orchestra, St. Petersburg, FL: TFO at Home

Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, Kalmazoo, MI: Virtually Gilmore: A series of streaming and archived performances

Goodman Theater, Chicago, IL: Streaming  School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

Hampstead Theatre, London, UK: Streaming I and You the week of 23 March

Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH: Hop@Home

Jacksonville Symphony, Jacksonville, FL: Online broadcasts

Jazz Journalists Association: Jazz on Lockdown

The Kennedy Center, Washington, DC: Digital Stage

La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA: The Staging Area

LA Opera, Los Angeles, CA: LAO at Home recital series on Facebook

Malmö Opera, Malmö, Sweden: Daily performances via Facebook Live

Marquee.tv: Streaming dance, theatre, and more from Glyndebourne, Royal Shakespeare Company, and more

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne, Australia: Concerts on the MSO YouTube channel 

The Metropolitan Opera, New York, NY: Streamed encore presentations from the Live in HD series, free

Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee, WI: Streaming their production of Eclipsed and one-person performances on YouTube

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee, WI: Live recording of their March 14 program streaming on demand

Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA: Ten live cams bringing the wonder of the ocean online.

George Washington’s Mount Vernon, VA: Mount Vernon Digital Experiences

Oklahoma Contemporary, Oklahoma City, OK: New Light

Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA: Audio broadcast of Breaking the Waves 

Oregon Symphony, Portland, OR: Minute for Music 

Philadelphia Orchestra, Philadelphia, PA: Experience the Philadelphia Orchestra On Demand

Pittsburgh Public Theater, Pittsburgh, PA: Playtime (new live online reading series)

Royal Court Theatre, London UK: To mark World Theatre Day, releasing the filmed version of Cyprus Avenue on 27 March at 12 noon GMT

Royal Opera House, London, UK: Free online content for the culturally curious at home 

San Diego Repertory Theatre, San Diego, CA: Streaming a recording of House of Joy 

Scottish Ballet, Glasgow, Scotland: Scottish Ballet TV

Seattle Opera, Seattle, WA: Opera at Home

Seattle Symphony, Seattle, WA: Sharing performances via YouTube and Facebook

Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago, IL: Half Hour: A Steppenwolf Theatre Podcast

Strathmore Center, North Bethesda, MD: Saturday Family Jam Sessions

Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney, Australia: New online video series, STC Virtual

Tasmania Symphony Orchestra, Tasmania, Australia: TSO Daily Dose on YouTube 

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Palo Alto, CA: Watch They Promised Her the Moon on demand

UMS at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI: Playlist of Hélène Grimaud’s recital program with program notes

Utah Opera, Salt Lake City, UT: Talks before each Met: Live in HD stream 

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver, BC: BeethovenFest Streaming “Virtual Finale” performance

Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AR: heARTS to Home

Wigmore Hall, London, UK: Livestream Room