Find Delight In Your World

As we all come together during the coronavirus outbreak, many organizations, publishers, and groups have been opening their virtual doors so you can explore the web if you can't visit in-person. We will continue to update this page.

• Art Institute Chicago: Explore thousands of pieces from the museum's wide-ranging collection.
• Google Arts & Culture: Tour the great museums of the world through Google's partnership with leading cultural organizations.
• Watercolour World: Their tagline is "Explore the world before photography."
• Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors: What will you feel if you had infinite space?

• Bookpage: Stay up to date on the latest in publishing.
• Goodnight with Dolly: Let Dolly Parton read your child a bedtime story on Thursdays at 7 p.m. EST.
• Library of Congress: Shares ways to engage with their resources.
• Project Gutenberg: Download and keep forever over 60,000 public domain books.
• Project Muse: Scholarly books from top academic publishers.

• The Austin 100: NPR's picks from musicians that were scheduled to perform at SXSW Music Fest. (Listener discretion may be advised)
• Stamford Symphony: Watch videos from our local musicians.
• Vancouver Symphony: BeethovenFest Finale with his Piano Concerto No. 4 and Symphony No. 6 "Pastorale."

• ChickFlicks.com: Movie reviews and recommendations aimed at women.
• Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project: Great for genealogists and history lovers.
• Darien Library's Tumblr: Mia has brought us out of hibernation! Send her some asks.
• Monterey Bay Aquarium's Webcams: Feel the stress melt away while watching animals swim and play.
• Photography Life: They've made all their online classes available for free.

• 13 Meditation Apps to Help You Relax: You got this.
• Gifs to Help You Destress: They're known for the guided breathing gifs.

• NYPL Building Inspector: Help identify NYC buildings on old maps.
• Transcribe Rare Items: Help share the treasures of the Library of Congress.

• MoMA Audio: Snippets of audio from artists, curators, and others.
• MoMA Courses: Enjoy free art classes from MoMA on Coursera.
• MoMA Magazine: Discover "ideas that shape culture today."
• MoMA Podcast: In collaboration with the BBC.
• MoMA YouTube: "Passionate perspectives on art."

• Andrew Lloyd Webber: Each week, a new show is shown for free.
• Broadway HD: They're offering a seven-day free trial of 300+ shows. Be sure to cancel before the week is up.
• Nightly Met Opera Streams: Enjoy encore presentations of favorite Met concerts.
• Royal Opera House: London: Offering selections from their shows.
• Vienna State Opera: Watch some of their latest performances.

• Bryce Canyon National Park: Visit Sunset Point's certified Dark Sky located in Utah.
• Carlsbad Caverns National Park: Go 750 ft underground in New Mexico.
• Dry Tortugas National Park: Explore the world's third largest coral reef located in Florda.
• Kenai Fjords National Park: Check out the remote beauty of Alaska glaciers.
• Louvre Museum: Get away to Paris to see the heart of France.
• Met 360° Project: Break out your Google Cardboard (or just enjoy on YouTube) to explore the Met Museum.
• Middleton Place: Explore the home of the "oldest landscaped gardens in America."
• Nahuku Lava Tubes: A tour of the world's most active volcano located in Hawaii.
• Sissinghurst Castle: Go virtually abroad to an English castle in Kent.

Hat tip to Travel and Leisure for the National Parks