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Virtual tour of the?British Museum, London - The British Museum is the OG national museum. When it opened in 1759 it was the first of its kind to open to the public in the whole world, and they’re still showing us how it’s done today. The graphics on this tour are crazy; think an intergalactic guitar fretboard. Tap through a musical guide to Africa, the Americas, Asia, Oceania and Europe – and play a little tune along the way.Virtual tour of the?Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York - Thousands visit the Gugg every day just?to explore its epic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building, and thanks to this Google Street View tour you can still wander its halls from your couch. Peruse the museum’s most significant offerings of postmodern, conceptual and installation art, then head to the homepage for a bumper database of its entire collection.Virtual tour of the?Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam - Over in the Netherlands, the Rijksmuseum is an oasis of classical Dutch art, Asian artefacts and 17th-century silver and porcelain. The Street View-style tour is fine, but better to stick to the brilliant online exhibitions, like the interactive guide to the master of throwing shade, Rembrandt. You can even?get up close and personal with ‘The Night Watch’.Virtual tour of the? HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" Musée d’Orsay, Paris - Fancy a trip to Paris??Oui oui!?This grand museum holds the largest collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist works in the world, and you can click your way through the?very best among them thanks to interactive galleries featuring van Gogh, Cézanne, Degas and more. HYPERLINK "" \t "_self" Virtual tour of?‘Infinite Mirrored Room’ at the Broad, Los Angeles -Forty-five seconds. That’s how long you normally have to bathe in the twinkling, reflective abyss of Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Infinite Mirrored Room’ at the Broad. But now you can?spend as much time with its signature piece as you’d like – virtually, at least. As part of its Broad from Home initiative,?you can watch a video of Kusama’s artwork set to a?spacey soundtrack.Virtual tour of the?Uffizi Gallery, Florence - You can scroll?through more than 300,000 works in the digital archives of the Uffizi, Florence’s treasure chest of Renaissance art. Botticelli, Titian and Canaletto – all the big boys are here. Click on the HyperVisions tab for thoughtfully curated tours around themes such as angels, epiphany and ‘intercultural vision’. Deep.Virtual tour of?MASP, S?o Paulo - The Museu de Arte de S?o Paulo has a?very particular way of displaying artwork in their galleries: paintings are hung on crystal easels that make them look like they’re floating mid-air. Check it out on their virtual gallery, which also features online exhibits of art from Brazil and beyond.Virtual tour of the?National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne - Like most museums around the world, the National Gallery of Victoria has temporarily closed its doors. But those who missed out on its big-hitting ‘Keith Haring | Jean-Michel Basquiat: Crossing Lines’ show (plus other curious art fans around the world) are in luck: the exhibition is now available as a free virtual tour led by the curator.Virtual tour of?Picasso Museum, Barcelona - As well as a vast online catalogue of Pablo’s best bits, this temple to all things Picasso offers a 360-degree tour of some of the best-preserved Medieval architecture in Barcelona. When you’re done snooping around the building, check out their Twitter hashtag #MuseuPicassoVirtual to break up your newsfeed with daily doses of art.Atlanta Zoo:?The Georgia zoo keeps a "Panda Cam" livestream on its website.Georgia Aquarium:?Sea-dwellers like African penguins and Beluga Whales are the stars of this aquarium's?live cam.Houston Zoo:?There are plenty of different animals you can check in on with this?zoo's live cam, but we highly recommend watching the playful elephants.San Diego Zoo:?With what may be the most?live cam options, this zoo lets you switch between koalas, polar bears, and tigers in one sitting.Monterey Bay Aquarium:?It can be Shark Week every week thanks to live online footage of?Monterey Bay's Habitat exhibit.National Aquarium:?Walk through tropical waters to the icy tundra in this?floor-by-floor tour?of the famous, Baltimore-based aquarium.Walt Disney World:?Set aside some time, because there's plenty to see here.?Virtual tours?you can take include Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, and Epcot, just to name a few. There are also unofficial YouTube videos that feel just like you're on famous rides like the?Frozen?Ever After ride,?It's a Small World,?Monsters, Inc.?Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!, and?Pirates of the Caribbean.LEGOLAND Florida Resort:?The Great Lego Race and Miniland USA are just two of the attractions you can check out in a?virtual tour of the park.Take a virtual tour of the Houses of Parliament, London - Fancy a trip to the Palace of Westminster? Created in partnership with Aardvark 360, this remains one of London's most impressive virtual tours. Explore fourteen spectacular rooms, including the House of Commons chamber, St Stephen's Hall and the Royal Gallery. The Central Lobby, with its magnificent vaulted ceilings, is especially well-rendered.Take a virtual tour of the National Gallery, London - Take in panoramic views of the National Gallery on a Google Street View tour. Created back in 2016, this tour covers Rooms 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15 in the gallery, as well as its Central Hall. This gives you access to over 300 Renaissance masterpieces, along with description on individual art works.Take a virtual tour of the Natural History Museum, London - While not as slick as some of the other tours we've included, this Google Arts and Culture tour of the Natural History Museum is nevertheless a great way to keep kids entertained — and educated — during the lockdown, thanks it part to its large range of animal exhibits. Each room featured on the tour comes with links to trivia about select specimens,?and?you'll get even a glimpse of Dippy the Dinosaur, who left the museum for a national tour back in 2018.Take a virtual tour of the RAF Museum, London - Here's one for the aviation buffs. Explore the Royal Airforce Museum's Bomber Hall, Historic Hangers, and former airfield controller — AKA Grahame White Watch Office — from the comfort of your own home.Take a virtual tour of Sensing Spaces at the Royal Academy of Arts. London - This beautifully-rendered virtual tour by Eye Revolution allows you to revisit the acclaimed 2014 architecture exhibition, Sensing Spaces at the RA. This highly ambitious architecture exhibition featured work by Pezo von Ellrichshausen, Kengo Kuma, and many more. Step back in time and discover it for yourself, alongside detailed descriptions of each installation.Phoenix Leicester - Home Drive-in, online drawing tools and more!?- A hub of recommendations for things to watch, read, listen and create. There are also special offers from the likes of MUBI and Curzon with access to discounted to films online. To see?everything they have to offer check out the?Phoenix websiteBack to Basics - With time on our hands why not get involved with? HYPERLINK "" Graffwerks ‘Bring the Pens’?where a number of artists have come together to bring downloadable colouring sheets for bored and frustrated kids. ?Artists including Brett Murphy, Street Scholar, Kontakt and many others. The colouring sheets are available to download from the? HYPERLINK "" Graffwerk website.Twycross Zoo - Downloadable lesson plans - The award-winning Education Team at Twycross have put together a wide range of free resources for students which are available?to download. The lesson plans are directly linked to the National Curriculum, so head over to? HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" Twycross Zoo websiteLeicester Libraries - stories online - Leicester Libraries will be posting 2 new stories every week?via social media and the city council's own website. Stories to be published include The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Little Ducks, Anansi and the Tiger plus many more.?The stories will be posted online at on the?Leicester City Council’s YouTube channelHistory at Home -?Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre?are offering a helping hand with videos, challenges and other resources about the War of Roses, Battle of Bosworth, King Richard III, Henry Tudor and much more. Be sure to check their website regularly!Leicester Gallery - Leicester Gallery are trying new ways to share their work from virtual tours of their exhibitions to activity pages for children.?Further details of online events & activity packs available from?pg/LeicesterGallery/eventsNational Space Centre - The National Space Centre have been busy compiling digital content to keep adults and children alike entertained. So far they have streamed "We Are Stars" - an immersive documentary which answers those questions you've always wanted to ask like "what are we made of?" Online content is available?hereOnline Library, Crown Hills Community College – Why not work your way through some books that you have always wanted to read in the online library! From Divergent, to Noughts and Crosses, to The Color Purple, to A Thousand Splendid Suns, there definitely is something for everyone!60 ideas for families in the garden: . Educational Shows on NetflixBBC Earth Series (PG)?- David Attenborough narrates a close-up look?at life for animals in the toughest climates on earth. Recent series include environmental segments with shocking, real life evidence of the effects of climate change. Series such as?Frozen Planet,?Blue Planet, '?Our Planet'?and?Africa?are all available to stream on Netflix. Secrets of Great British Castles - if your history syllabus covers knights, castles and the like, then this documentary would be helpful in giving students an overview of the history they are studying. Presented by Dan Jones,?each episode delves into the history of British castles?to discover the secrets they hold.Islands of the Future - This? HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" docu-series?discovers how smalls islands off the coast of Europe such as Madeira are fighting back against rising oil prices and diminishing resources by rethinking the way they produce energy – helpful for any lessons considering renewable energy resources and how we, as humans, are impacting the planet.Daily VICE: Top Stories of 2015 - Black Lives Matter - Vice's biggest stories of 2015 continues as we join Wilbert Cooper to talk about the Black Lives Matter movement. In reaction to the highly publicized and frequent deaths of young black men at the hands of police, Opal Tometi co-founded a movement that swept the nation with powerful force.Black Lives Matter: How a Hashtag Defined a Movement - In this exclusive interview, the three founders of #BlackLivesMatter sat down with documentary filmmaker Sabrina Schmidt Gordon to discuss the origin of the hashtag, and their vision about the movement for Black lives.Black Lives Matter & The Question of Violence | Gary Younge - “Riots are often justified, what’s the French Revolution but a riot blessed by history”Fantasy Wings - Fantasy Wings will be funding the cost of training and Private Pilots Licenses for 3 BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) Young People on their 20/21 programme which commences this October. 50 additional BAME students of their 20/21 programme will receive a trial flying lesson fully funded by Fantasy Wings. Young people must be between the ages of 13 and 25. Please visit fantasywings.co.uk for more programme information and go to the sign up page to reserve your space for the 20/21 programme. ................
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