Over the past three weeks, I’ve gathered some websites that are interesting, engaging, and fun. I’ve assembled a list of some of these sites- taken mostly from the arts, with a few other subjects thrown in for good measure. I’ve also included a few links to some artists that I know, others recommended to me. And of course a few links to graphic literature and comix sites (as well as my dissertation).
Activities
Free coloring books from 113 museums
The National Emergency Library is a gift to readers everywhere
10 University Art Classes You Can Take for Free Online
Use your new indoor free time transcribing rare documents for the Library of Congress
This Virtual Tour of the Carlsbad Caverns Will Entertain You (and Your Kids) for Hours (Video)
Comix & Graphic Literature
Frederick Luis Aldama, Professor Latinx
Drawn and Quarterly (publishes some of my favorite authors)
Graphic Novels and Comics from a Jewish Perspective
Sarah Lightman, artist, writer, editor
Spin and Weave, the website of Nick Sousinis
Teaching a course on Arabic graphic novels
50 essential Jewish graphic novels from abe books
Museums & Artists
A 5-Hour, One-Take Cinematic Tour of Russia’s Hermitage Museum done on an iPhone
A museum dedicated entirely to words and language is opening in Washington, DC
Art and Architecture: THE SHAPE OF LIGHT
Judy Gelles.com, Florida family portrait
Museum challenges people in self-quarantine to recreate favorite works of art with objects at home
NASA makes entire media library publicly accessible copyright free
Paris Museums Put 100,000 Images Online for Unrestricted Public Use
Felicia Rice, Moving Parts Press
World-Class Museums Offering Virtual Tours Right From Your Laptop
Music & Theater & Dance
1,000 Jewish, Christian and Muslim strangers sing Bob Marley’s “One Love” in Jerusalem
Austin City Limits opens up video archives for free during COVID-19 pandemic
Beethoven, Symphony No.9, 4th movement sung by a 10000 voice choir in Japan
David Broza – YiHye Tov (Things will Get Better)
The great opera classics available online for free
You Can Stream Shakespeare Plays Recorded At The Globe Theatre, Online