Italy from your home (and more…)
Due to the current Coronavirus outbreak, museums and theatres were forced to shut down worldwide; But don’t worry! While you’re at home, you can enjoy the beauty of Italian art and culture online, for free! (and more…)
Here’s a link of Italian museums and exhibitions that can be seen online:
Cappella Sistina – Virtual tour
Virtual Museum – Italian art in 3D
International museums and exhibitions:
Enjoy Museum – An art exhibition on Divisionism (in Italian)
Russia Beyond – A tour of the Hermitage (in Italian)
Faces of Frida – Retrospective on Frida Kahlo
Here’s a list of Italian Theatres and platforms that are uploading free content:
Piccolo Teatro – Online shows
Teatro alla Scala – Online shows
Auditorium Parco della Musica – Multimedia
Quinte Parallere – Online concerts
…And some international ones:
Radio Garden – Radios from all around the world
Berliner Philharmoniker – Digital concert hall
Free E-Books and Audiobooks:
Radio Rai – Audiobooks in Italian
DigitaMI – Ebooks from the Sormani library
Biblioteca Europea – Digital library with books in various languages
Il Saggiatore – One ebook a day (Italian)
Amazon – Free must-read classics in various languages
LiberLiber – Various ebooks (Italian)
Mondadori – Free ebooks (Italian)
Strade Bianche – Almost all Millelire books in PDF
Lessons and courses online IN ITALIAN:
History lessons from Professor Alessandro Barbero
Lezioni sul sofà – Lessons for children
Scienza Express – Lessons for children
La Cucina Italiana – Cooking lessons online
Accademia Italiana Medici – Course for doctors on Covid-19
Udemy – Various free online courses
Università Federico II (Napoli) – Online courses
Lessons and courses in ENGLISH:
Free Code Camp – Online courses
Fender Play – Guitar lessons
Roger Taylor – Drum lessons
For children (IN ITALIAN):
Museo Bambini – Milano – Guide to Coronavirus in Ita and Eng
L’Arcolaio – Fiabe al Telefono (ITALIAN)
labibliodivespri – Online story (ITALIAN)
The Colouring Book – Art to Colour
Save the Children – Activities for children (ITALIAN)
Associazione Solletico – ‘Fiabe al telefono’ (ITALIAN)
Bartolomeno – Online games in Italian
Italian Television and Cinema:
Raiplay – films, tv shows, documentaries…
Dirette Rai – Rai channels streaming
Ludanta Studios – Short films
Shore Scripts – Free original screenplays to download
Sky Arte – Art and documentaries
Andrea Mangoni – The Venice canal during Coronavirus
International:
Shore Scripts – Free original screenplays to download
NHK World – 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki
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