Life has taken a very strange turn in 2020. Most of us are staying at home (#stayhome) or in #quarantine, because of the coronavirus pandemic. April was the cultural month of the 20/20 Travel Project, so we shared as many virtual cultural and travel events as we could find. We'll continue to do that as long as the travel restrictions are in place. Here is a list of all of the events we've covered so far (as links). There are more than we remembered, so we've organized them by category (sort of).
We hope some of these have helped you. If you know of any you think we should share, tag us on Twitter. We'll keep sharing for as long as we #stayhome and we'll post another round-up at the end of May.
Literature
The 87 Greatest Travel Books of All Time, According to Authors
The California Road Trip All Book Lovers Should Take (bookmark this one for when it's safe to travel)
Travel Stories From Award-Winning Women Writers
Harry the Dirty Dog read by Betty White
Eric Carle reads The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Angry Elephants and Mysterious Stenches: AFAR Editors Remember Embarrassing Travel Stories
Music and Dance
The CDC says to wash your hands for 20 seconds. 9 Atlanta songs to help you keep time.
John Legend Free Concert From Home
Fender Offering Three Months of Free Guitar Lessons So You Can Learn in Lockdown
Nature
HERE’S 33 NATIONAL PARK TOURS YOU CAN TAKE VIRTUALLY FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME
The National Space Centre is streaming a free planetarium show for families
Ten virtual garden tours to do from home
A Soothing Tour Of The Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Cherry Blossoms
Art
Stuck at Home? These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch (Video)
Artist Tightly Rolls Newspaper to Craft Incredibly Detailed Animal Sculptures
Download Free Coloring Books from 113 Museums
6 Beautiful Italian Museums to Visit for Free Online
Illustrator Rob Biddulph offers #DrawwithRob sessions.
Pop-Up Book Tutorials from Matthew Reinhart
DC Kids Draw Batman with Todd McFarlane! | DC Kids Show
Quarantined Couple Builds Art Museum to Entertain Pet Gerbils
Paris Museums Put 100,000 Images Online for Unrestricted Public Use
5 free online MoMA courses to help you become an art expert in isolation
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is offering a free online drawing class you can take from home
Kevin-John Jobczynski offered drawing lessons on Facebook Live and I can't link directly to those, so the link is to his website. If you search his name on Facebook and scroll down the results, you'll find the posts of his drawing sessions.
Theatre/Theater
Metropolitan Opera, After Shutting Its Doors, Will Offer Free Streams From Live in HD Catalog
15 Broadway Plays and Musicals You Can Watch On Stage From Home
The Paris Opera is screening its performances online for free
National Theatre Live: full schedule of plays streaming on Youtube each Thursday for free
Andrew Lloyd Webber will stream his musicals for free online, starting with Joseph
Film Treasures, Streaming Courtesy of the Library of Congress
Disney Broadway stars perform ‘Go the Distance’ on ‘GMA’ for ABC’s ‘Day of Hope’
How Sicily’s Last UNESCO-Recognized Puppeteers Are Fighting to Save Their Tradition
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s biggest musicals are streaming free on YouTube for a limited time
Classes/Courses
HERE’S THE ENTIRE LIST OF EDUCATION COMPANIES OFFERING FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS DUE TO SCHOOL CLOSINGS
Here are 450 Ivy League courses you can take online right now for free
Gucci Osteria’s Massimo Bottura is offering free virtual cooking classes on Instagram
Walt Disney Imagineering Partners With Khan Academy To Bring You ‘Imagineering in a Box’
Here's How You Can Make a Face Mask for Hospitals, Thanks to Joann Fabrics (Video)
Nikon Is Streaming Free Photography Classes Through April
You Can Now Take Moz Academy Courses for Free
Walt Disney Family Museum Offers Online Courses
Travel (Planning)
Put a New Twist on Route 66—Make It an American Whiskey Road Trip
Virtual Tour of the Faroe Islands
19 Bookstores We Love Around the World
13 Virtual Train Rides From Around the World That You Can Experience Right Now (Video)
https://www.cntraveler.com/story/best-travel-documentaries
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/7-libraries-you-can-visit-from-home
History
12 historic sites you can virtually tour from the couch during the coronavirus outbreak
Family Fun
Cards Against Humanity: Family Edition
Trekking the World by Underdog Games
Sports
https://m.twitch.tv/thepennrelays/profile