Home Alone - New Generation (i.e.Self Isolation) ideas

[KinkyOne]

I'm sure many of you have plenty of ideas how to spend all the "spare" time now when restricted to go outside and around like we were used to until just few hours ago. But I still want to give you some more ideas which were compiled by Directors Guild of Slovenia. All of this is completely free to use:

- http://www.openculture.com/ (1150 movies, language courses, audio books and many more),

- https://zippyframes.com/ (cartoons and animations, not just for kids ),

- https://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/en...is-closed-but-continues-to-play-daily-online/ (everyday new opera from Vienna Staatsoper - older editions),

- virtual museums and galleries:
The British Museum, London: https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/

Guggenheim, New York: https://artsandculture.google.com/s...fnUmHRyOSzMtY3vtYU05g&sv_z=0.9645743015259166

Musee d'Orsay, Paris: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/musee-dorsay-paris?hl=en

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/van-gogh-museum?hl=en

Uffizi, Florence: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/uffizi-gallery?hl=en

The National Museum of Anthropology, New Mexico: https://artsandculture.google.com/a...n-dijk-wikimedia-commons/bAGSHRdlzSRcdQ?hl=en
- 360° shots of many cities all over the world: https://www.airpano.com/360photo_list.php?region_id=103795

- Project Guttenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Category:Bookshelf (many on-line books of all genres in English, German, French, Italian and Portugues).


But you can as well entertain your kids and grandkids

Enjoy!

 

[Anniesantiago]

My son asked,"What will everyone do if the internet goes down from being so stressed... people working from home, children and college students doing online class, bored people streaming movies."
It was an interesting question.

 

[KinkyOne]

My son asked,"What will everyone do if the internet goes down from being so stressed... people working from home, children and college students doing online class, bored people streaming movies."
It was an interesting question.

Plenty of things to do in and around the house if everything E-related goes down. I still have about 5 meters of books I didn't read yet in my library

 

[CdnDreamer]

I ran out and bought paint. I intend on painting my bathroom, living room and kitchen. I may need to be quarantined for more than 2 weeks!

 

[trecile]

I tend to spend most of my days alone anyway. The only difference now is that I'm not going to the store whenever I feel like it. I can always find lots of things to do to waste spend my time.

 

[Molly Cassidy]

I'm going to start writing a journal.

 

[NorthernLight]

Starting my garden from seeds. I stopped at the outdoor store last week and picked up my garden supplies while everyone else was buying toilet paper. I have a bean sprouting already.

Spring cleaning is nearly unavoidable this year.

 

[Former member 49149]

I'm sure many of you have plenty of ideas how to spend all the "spare" time now when restricted to go outside and around like we were used to until just few hours ago. But I still want to give you some more ideas which were compiled by Directors Guild of Slovenia. All of this is completely free to use:

- http://www.openculture.com/ (1150 movies, language courses, audio books and many more),

- https://zippyframes.com/ (cartoons and animations, not just for kids ),

- https://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/en...is-closed-but-continues-to-play-daily-online/ (everyday new opera from Vienna Staatsoper - older editions),

- virtual museums and galleries:
The British Museum, London: https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/

Guggenheim, New York: https://artsandculture.google.com/s...fnUmHRyOSzMtY3vtYU05g&sv_z=0.9645743015259166

Musee d'Orsay, Paris: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/musee-dorsay-paris?hl=en

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/van-gogh-museum?hl=en

Uffizi, Florence: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/uffizi-gallery?hl=en

The National Museum of Anthropology, New Mexico: https://artsandculture.google.com/a...n-dijk-wikimedia-commons/bAGSHRdlzSRcdQ?hl=en
- 360° shots of many cities all over the world: https://www.airpano.com/360photo_list.php?region_id=103795

- Project Guttenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Category:Bookshelf (many on-line books of all genres in English, German, French, Italian and Portugues).


But you can as well entertain your kids and grandkids

Enjoy!

Thank you for such a treasure trove! I hope I never get to the end of the list...

 

[naplesdon]

Yes and no, it was information gathered by a British writer who works for the FT, his name is John Burn-Murdoch.

 

[KinkyOne]

More possibilities. I just got this from my Russian (Syberian to be exact) colleagues. It's already Google translated:

Hello.
Everyone already knows that for safety reasons, many cultural events are canceled. However, at the same time, it became possible to visit many museums online. There was also the opportunity to watch online many canceled video shows \ ballets \ operas- (which were scheduled to be broadcast in movie theaters) and all this, completely free ...

I share with all the links:



☑ Hermitage

https://bit.ly/33nCpQg

Путешествие Five-hour trip to the Hermitage, shot on iPhone 11 Pro with one take in 4K

Эрмитаж. Снято на iPhone 11 Pro – кинопутешествие по великому музею

Отправляйтесь в пятичасовое кинопутешествие по одному из величайших музеев мира: 45 залов и 588 шедевров мирового искусства в сопровождении чарующей музыки. ...

bit.ly

☑ Metropolitan Opera has announced free Live in HD streams from next week every day, on Monday Carmen, on Thursday La Traviata, on the 22nd Eugene Onegin

Met launches “Nightly Met Opera Streams,” a free series of encore Live in HD presentations streamed on the company website during the coronavirus closure

bit.ly

☑ Vienna Opera also conducts free broadcasts for the period of quarantine

Vienna State Opera to Offer Daily Live Streams From its Opera Archives - OperaWire

Despite being closed for public performances, the Wiener Staatsoper has resolved to open up its streaming service to provide audiences with daily opera. Starting on Sunday, March 15, 2020, the company will start to stream operas from its archives for free on www.staatsoperlive.com. The online...

bit.ly

☑Till April 15, free subscription to Arzamas Radio
by promo code QUARANTINE

Личный кабинет

История культуры в видео, текстах и фотографиях

arzamas.academy

☑Translations of the Bolshoi Ballet, March 29, "Romeo and Juliet" by Prokofiev

Трансляции

О нас

www.bolshoi.ru

☑ Google project Arts and Culture

Google Arts & Culture

Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online.

artsandculture.google.com

☑ Amsterdam Van Gogh Museum with google street view function:

The Bedroom, Amsterdam, Netherlands — Google Arts & Culture

Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online.

bit.ly

☑ Tretyakov Gallery

https://artsandculture.google.com/.../the-state-tretyakov-gal

...

☑ Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna, Austria - Google Arts & Culture

The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna is one of the foremost museums in the world, with rich holdings comprising artworks from seven millennia - from Anci...

bit.ly

☑ Uffizi digital archives

The new Digital Archive of the Uffizi Galleries

All the on-line tools of the Uffizi Galleries for scholars and art lovers

www.uffizi.it

☑ Louvre

Online tours - Enjoy the Louvre at home!

bit.ly

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www.louvre.fr

☑ State Russian Museum (St. Petersburg)

The State Russian Museum, Interior, St. Petersburg, Russia — Google Arts & Culture

Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online.

bit.ly

☑ British Museum, one of the largest online collections, over 3.5 million exhibits

British Museum

Welcome to the British Museum - discover two million years of human history and culture.

www.britishmuseum.org

☑ British Museum, virtual tours of the museum and exhibits on the official YouTube channel

The British Museum

Discover over two million years of human history and culture. Some of the world-famous objects include the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures and Egypti...

www.youtube.com

☑ Prado, photos of more than 11 thousand works, search by artists (with alphabetical index) and thematic search

Museo Nacional del Prado

Página web oficial del Museo Nacional del Prado (Madrid, España)

www.museodelprado.es

☑ Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel

Sistine Chapel

☑ Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org

☑ online collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), about 84 thousand works

The Collection | MoMA

Our evolving collection contains almost 200,000 works of modern and contemporary art. More than 84,000 works are currently available online. Caption: The Museum of Modern Art, designed by Yoshio Taniguchi. Entrance at 53rd Street. Photo © 2011 Timothy Hursley

www.moma.org

...

☑ online collection of the Guggenheim Museum

Collection Online | The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation

Explore nearly 2,000 modern and contemporary artworks by artists from around the globe in the Guggenheim’s famed art collection.

www.guggenheim.org

☑ Salvador Dali Museum

Visit the museum as you have never done before! | Fundació Gala - Salvador Dalí

Fundació Gala - Salvador Dalí

bit.ly

NAS NASA video gallery, short high-resolution videos https://www.nasa.gov/co.../ultra-high-definition-video-gallery

☑ Smithsonian Museum

Online Exhibitions | Smithsonian Institution

Learn more about Online Exhibitions

www.si.edu

☑ National Museum in Krakow

The Erazm Ciołek Palace - Art of Old Poland. The 12th - 18th century, Kraków, Poland — Google Arts & Culture

Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online.

bit.ly

☑ Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest

Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Budapest, Hungary — Google Arts & Culture

Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online.

bit.ly

☑ New York museums - virtual collections and excursions, archives of lectures and stories of artists themselves
https://34travel.me/post/nyc-museums "

 

[chinacat]

Wow, Kinky!!
Thank you!!!

 

[KinkyOne]

Wow, Kinky!!
Thank you!!!
❤

De nada!

 

[lovingkindness]

Fabulous!!!!

 

[Sue127]

Brilliant, thank you.

 

[trecile]

I dyed some silk today that I will make sleep sacks out of

 

[K Turner]

Thank you everyone for the excellent resources!

I checked out several e-books from my local library and found some downloads on Amazon. Time to catch up on my reading!

I also plan to work on languages and crochet a few items.

 

[Mark Day]

Off to buy some paint this weekend. Start some decorating around the house, might as well do it now why we can't get out and about.

 

[Purky]

For those of you who can knit, making baby socks might be the right idea. Come December a baby boom of 'Coronials' is gonna hit!

 

[VNwalking]

Meditate.


(No, seriously...)

 

[Paladina]

Plenty of things to do in and around the house if everything E-related goes down. I still have about 5 meters of books I didn't read yet in my library

Another good reason for resisting the current obsession with decluttering: I love my home library!

 

[Camino Chrissy]

I'd love to go take a wander on the beach next to my building but there are hordes of mindless fools here in Florida for spring break. You simply have to start believing.View attachment 71067

I know! I'm visiting a relative in Pompano Beach who lives on the ocean. Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Lauderdale by the Sea, and now Pompano have all closed their beaches to the spring breakers. Today is our first day to not be able to walk the beach here. The beach closures are moving north every day.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

I dyed some silk today that I will make sleep sacks out of

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Beautiful, Trecile! You are so artistically creative!

 

[jalluisi]

I know! I'm visiting a relative in Pompano Beach who lives on the ocean. Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Lauderdale by the Sea, and now Pompano have all closed their beaches to the spring breakers. Today is our first day to not be able to walk the beach here. The beach closures are moving north every day.

I live in Raleigh, NC and our restaurants and bars are closed. They can do take out, delivery or have a drive thru.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

I live in Raleigh, NC and our restaurants and bars are closed. They can do take out, delivery or have a drive thru.

Yep, same here. We fly home tomorrow to Illinois after ten days of perfect weather. I think we will be self quarantining for the 15 days. I will have no good excuse to procrastinate on projects I've been ignoring.

 

[lt56ny]

I keep my pandemic reading to a minimum just to keep up to date. I am lucky enough to live in an area where I can walk in solitude every day. I read books and when I watch tv I watch YouTube and old Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart, Barney Miller and All in the Family shows. On Netflix I am binge watching Gilmore Girls. My daughters find it hysterical that I am watching that. But I want ZERO stress now.

 

[jpflavin1]

I have been working on preparing my garden. My seedlings for radishes and peas are already beginning to sprout.

Very odd being home at this time of year. Still hill training daily on my treadmill and looking forward to my first Fall Camino.

 

[C clearly]

I have removed an interesting graph and several follow-up posts from this thread. Let's keep the thread on the topic of things to do during self-isolation. There are several other threads where the graphs and statistics can be discussed.

 

[Marc S.]

The IDFA (International Documentary Festival Amsterdam) has put more documentaries online which are free to watch - there is now a total of 302. Lots of interesting things to keep us busy.

Documentaries | IDFA

Watch hundreds of IDFA documentary films and projects online

www.idfa.nl

 

[KinkyOne]

Adding even more possibilities:

A list of free, online, boredom-busting resources!

Click on any of the underlined headings/links below to find out more. (last updated - 08/01/2021) Hello everyone! I just wanted to say THANK YOU for all of your messages, emails, and comments. It means the world to me to know how many people from all over the world are benefitting from this...

chatterpack.net

 

[TaraWalks]

I have LOTS of wool at the moment so I will be finishing crochet projects (including one started 30 years ago by my grand aunt - bless her soul!)

My partner Dave and I are working out how to create a skate spot in our basement so we can skateboard indoors.

I have decided to relearn functional anatomy with an anatomy colouring book (so relaxing) as despite using it every day in my job, you can never be too precise in knowing origins, insertions and innervations.

My partner Dave loves origami. He will be folding and listening to podcasts.

We'll probably be doing home workouts to stop us both from going stir crazy.

I have a Kindle (my favourite possession in the whole world) - plus a stack of books too.

We have just resubscribed to STAN too - the new season of Better Call Saul is beckoning and then there is playing Red Dead Redemption on our PlayStation. (Best. Game.Ever.)

There are also all the fantastic suggestions and links provided on this thread We are well and truly set up and it's like we are kids during a rainy day.

Sadly, these temptations will be right by us as we will likely be working from home!

 

[MTtoCamino]

Kitchen re-model great way to de-stress after work at the hospital. Just take your time!
Keith

 

[Anamiri]

I've always been an avid reader, knitter, baker and general crafter. I used to look forward to time alone to indulge in my hobbies. So far a week working in isolation by myself and my dogs has me wanting to get out!

 

[Delphinoula]

Das Deutsche Museum virtuell erleben

Erkunden Sie das Deutsche Museum virtuell und lassen Sie sich von unseren interaktiven Audioguides durch die Ausstellungen führen.

digital.deutsches-museum.de

I enjoy my free kindle app and read or with OverDrive an audio book for free from my local library. I enjoy being read to.

OverDrive: Free ebooks, audiobooks & movies from your library.

Thousands of libraries & schools offer free digital content thru OverDrive's suite of products/services. Learn more about Libby, Kanopy, Sora & Teaching Books.

www.overdrive.com

Here a one hour work out it’s in German but I think one can follow it

I started to dust off my guitar and practice. When it’s good enough I’ll open my window.

since my physical therapy got cancelled I am now proud owner of an indoor bike and can train for the next Camino.

With excess wool making mittens for next winter.

Virtual tour through the Pergamon Museum | Artefacts

www.artefacts-berlin.de

The Royal Opera House launches a programme of free online content for the culturally curious at home

We're offering a schedule of free broadcasts and live content that audiences can access for free anywhere, anytime.

www.roh.org.uk

 

[Deputy Dan]

Thought I'd pass this one along:

Coronavirus forces millennials indoors to play video games and connect with others via social media. Oh the irony!

 

[Icacos]

A finally located copy of the out of print book The Cypresses Believe in God, recommended by @Rebekah Scott, is waiting for me in our library, closed now due to the current situation. I found the notice - that this inter-library load had come through - in my junk mail two days after the library closed. A used copy of The Basque History of the World, by Mark Kurlansky, which I found on ThriftBooks, seems to be hung up at the border. So frustrating . Still, there are lots of other good books to read, ... and exercises, and walks, knitting and crocheting (for charity) ... and now visits to museums, etc. Thank you @KinkyOne.

 

[peregrina2000]

I'm sure many of you have plenty of ideas how to spend all the "spare" time now when restricted to go outside and around like we were used to until just few hours ago. But I still want to give you some more ideas which were compiled by Directors Guild of Slovenia. All of this is completely free to use:

- http://www.openculture.com/ (1150 movies, language courses, audio books and many more),

- https://zippyframes.com/ (cartoons and animations, not just for kids ),

- https://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/en...is-closed-but-continues-to-play-daily-online/ (everyday new opera from Vienna Staatsoper - older editions),

- virtual museums and galleries:
The British Museum, London: https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/

Guggenheim, New York: https://artsandculture.google.com/s...fnUmHRyOSzMtY3vtYU05g&sv_z=0.9645743015259166

Musee d'Orsay, Paris: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/musee-dorsay-paris?hl=en

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/van-gogh-museum?hl=en

Uffizi, Florence: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/uffizi-gallery?hl=en

The National Museum of Anthropology, New Mexico: https://artsandculture.google.com/a...n-dijk-wikimedia-commons/bAGSHRdlzSRcdQ?hl=en
- 360° shots of many cities all over the world: https://www.airpano.com/360photo_list.php?region_id=103795

- Project Guttenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Category:Bookshelf (many on-line books of all genres in English, German, French, Italian and Portugues).


But you can as well entertain your kids and grandkids

Enjoy!

Thanks, Kinky, I was so excited to get these links. My first “trip” was to be a return to the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City (the list says ”New Mexico” but it is in the “real” Mexico). But when I click on the link, I only get a picture of the exterior of the museum. Is there a virtual tour somewhere that I am missing? I am not an anthropologist or archaeologist, but I think this is one of the most spectacular museums in the world.

 

[KinkyOne]

Thanks, Kinky, I was so excited to get these links. My first “trip” was to be a return to the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City (the list says ”New Mexico” but it is in the “real” Mexico). But when I click on the link, I only get a picture of the exterior of the museum. Is there a virtual tour somewhere that I am missing? I am not an anthropologist or archaeologist, but I think this is one of the most spectacular museums in the world.

You need to click through few links etc but here it is a direct link:

Museo Nacional de Antropología, México, Mexico,D.F., Mexico - Google Arts & Culture

La sede actual del Museo Nacional de Antropología fue inaugurada el 17 de septiembre de 1964 y, por más de cinco décadas, ha cumplido la misión de investig...

artsandculture.google.com

Scroll down a bit and there are categories.

 

[KinkyOne]

Geez, we just had a minor earthquake minutes ago (06:24 CET).
All we need now is major flooding and no link will be needed anymore...

PS (And Kenny Rogers died.

)

 

[Delphinoula]

And here the current music piece I am working on.
I remember about 50 years ago we heard it on TV and I thought how great is this?
this is for all my neighbors In Europe and around the world.

 

[KinkyOne]

You can also have some fun researching through Wikiloc trails and maybe find new ideas for your walks in the future:

Wikiloc | Rutas del Mundo

Encuentra las mejores rutas al aire libre para excursiones de senderismo en la montaña, itinerarios de tours en bici, vueltas en MTB y hasta 80 tipos de actividades. Descubre los lugares más bonitos del mundo, descarga tracks GPS y sigue el itinerario de los senderos más top desde un mapa. Graba...

es.wikiloc.com

 

[Bella2017]

If you can get bbc2 you can watch the new pilgrimage program on now

 

[Former member 49149]

I'm sure many of you have plenty of ideas how to spend all the "spare" time now when restricted to go outside and around like we were used to until just few hours ago. But I still want to give you some more ideas which were compiled by Directors Guild of Slovenia. All of this is completely free to use:

- http://www.openculture.com/ (1150 movies, language courses, audio books and many more),

- https://zippyframes.com/ (cartoons and animations, not just for kids ),

- https://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/en...is-closed-but-continues-to-play-daily-online/ (everyday new opera from Vienna Staatsoper - older editions),

- virtual museums and galleries:
The British Museum, London: https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/

Guggenheim, New York: https://artsandculture.google.com/s...fnUmHRyOSzMtY3vtYU05g&sv_z=0.9645743015259166

Musee d'Orsay, Paris: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/musee-dorsay-paris?hl=en

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/van-gogh-museum?hl=en

Uffizi, Florence: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/uffizi-gallery?hl=en

The National Museum of Anthropology, New Mexico: https://artsandculture.google.com/a...n-dijk-wikimedia-commons/bAGSHRdlzSRcdQ?hl=en
- 360° shots of many cities all over the world: https://www.airpano.com/360photo_list.php?region_id=103795

- Project Guttenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Category:Bookshelf (many on-line books of all genres in English, German, French, Italian and Portugues).


But you can as well entertain your kids and grandkids

Enjoy!

I have been waiting to find time to explore at least one of these links. I copied them, and pasted them, and shared them with some friends. However, it is only today that I gave myself permission to sit down and go slowly through at least one link and hey presto! I am sitting at my laptop thoroughly enjoying A Spanish Night, conducted by Placido Domingo in 2001, in the Berlin Waldbühne. Wonderful!
Thanks ever so much, KinkyOne, for this treasure. I didn't imagine how long it would take me to get the time to do this!
Of all the posts I have read since this all began, I am going to cheat to mention one here now that just tugs at the heart: on the "Humor in .. round two thread today there is a photo with a little boy kneeing by his bed, hands joined in presumably fervent prayer. By his side equally fervent... his dog.
Oh, this concert is such a delight! Maybe this is what retirement is meant to be? Maybe I will retire when this is all over? II will want to go outside again though. For sure!