17.10.21 ЗАЙМИ СЕБЯ НА КАРАНТИНЕ: ИЗУЧАЙ КУЛЬТУРУ СТРАН И НАРОДОВ.

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Музеи и театры

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Хорошая новость для тех, кто очень долго собирался в музей, но так и не дошёл туда до вспышки коронавируса: по лучшим музеям мира сейчас проводятся онлайн-туры. Всё, что понадобится, — установить Flash Player.

Google Arts & Culture — здесь вы можете прогуляться по музеям мира, не выходя из дома.

Большой театр — организует трансляции своих спектаклей онлайн. Для просмотра требуется регистрация.

«Одноклассники» — запустили бесплатные онлайн-экскурсии по Третьяковской галерее, Эрмитажу, Русскому музею и другим известным российским музеям.

Нью-Йорк­ская Метрополитен-опера — ежедневно показывает свои архивные спектакли. Трансляции начинаются в 02.00 по Москве, но доступны еще 20 часов.

Венская опера — также запустила онлайн-трансляции спектаклей

Баварская опера — открыла бесплатный доступ к своим спектаклям

Берлинская филармония — открыла доступ к своему Цифровому концертному залу, для просмотра следует ввести промокод BERLINPHIL.

Виртуальные экскурсии проводит Лувр, Сикстинская капелла в Ватикане, Эрмитаж, Третьяковская галерея, а также тот самый Национальный музей естественной истории в Вашингтоне, который стал главным героем популярного фильма «Ночь в музее».

Ещё можно посмотреть Коллекцию Фрика в Нью-Йорке, посетить онлайн музей Галилео, Государственный русский музей, музей изобразительных искусств в Будапеште и многие другие выставки по всему миру.

Просмотр и прослушивание театральных постановок онлайн

Бесплатные онлайн-трансляции своих спектаклей начинает Венская опера. Для просмотра и прослушивания необходимо зарегистрироваться вот здесь (кнопка регистрации — в верхнем правом углу), а затем нажать кнопку «FREE».

Также запускает онлайн-трансляции с операми из архива и Metropolitan opera. Расписание можно посмотреть по этой ссылке. Для просмотра оперы нужно зарегистрироваться на сайте с помощью кнопки «login/register» в правом верхнем углу.

Баварская опера тоже даёт бесплатный доступ к спектаклям. Уже сейчас можно послушать и посмотреть «Трубадура». Дальнейшие выступления будут выходить в прямых трансляциях, расписание стримов — здесь.

Бесплатный доступ к архивным концертам предоставит Берлинская филармония. По промокоду BERLINPHIL смотреть спектакли можно бесплатно до 31 марта.

Entertainment-related services

Staythef*ckhome.bar

Get a glass of wine and join a video conference with English speaking people from anywhere around the globe. It’s a perfect fit for those who are missing a person-to-person communication.

Special offer: An opportunity to feel like you went to the bar while sitting in your best chair.

KIDS: Audible has released a number of kids audiobooks for free. Additionally, Penguin Random House is providing free daily book readings as well as sing-a-longs for kids.

"Frozen" actor Josh Gad is reading to kids on Twitter each night. You can watch the ones you have missed by clicking here.

CONCERTS: The New York Metropolitan Opera is offering free daily encore performances. The Seattle Symphony is also providing free live shows. The Cleveland Orchestra also has educational videos, concert rehearsals and more on their YouTube channel.

THEATER: Broadway HD currently has a free 7-day preview featuring some of the biggest shows on Broadway. The Globe Theatre is also offering free videos featuring adaptations of scenes from various Shakespeare plays as well as additional content.

Vienna State Opera House

Dreaming of attending one of the operas in Vienna? Well, here you are: Vienna State Opera House is offering people from all over the world a chance to see live-streams.

Special offer: Vienna Opera State House offers free live-streams.

Google Arts and Culture

Google Arts and Culture features content from over 1,200 leading museums and archives that have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world’s treasures online. You’ve got an opportunity to see all those amazing galleries for free from right from your sofa!

Special offer: Free content from over 1,200 leading museums around the world.

Berlin Philharmonie

The Berlin Philharmonie is closed, but they found a way out. So, now the Digital Concert Hall is free for everyone. People from all over the world have a chance to enjoy the concerts online.

Special offer: Redeem the voucher code BERLINPHIL by 31 March and receive free access to all concerts and films in the Digital Concert Hall.

MUSEUMS

Museums around the world are closing because of the coronavirus outbreak. But, you can explore hundreds of them virtually thanks to Google Arts & Culture.

FREE EBOOKS AND AUDIOBOOKS: Featuring works in dozens of languages and including a number of classics from Dickens to Plato, you can download works for free from Project Gutenberg. If you are a fan of classic choose-your-own adventure books, head over to Project Aon. For fans of Comics, Comixology has extended their free preview to 60 days.

Libby (formerly OverDrive) offers a selection of free ebooks and audiobooks.

Scibd is offering unlimited books, audiobooks, magazines and more for 30 days

Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press publishes research monographs, academic reference books, textbooks, books for professionals, and books for graduate students. Cambridge University Press is making over 700 higher education textbooks free to access online during the coronavirus outbreak.

Special offer: The Press has made all Academic higher education textbooks free to access online until the end of May 2020. They also support distance learning by publishing free materials, and there is a free Cambridge Elevate 90-day digital trial.

New York Public Library

The New York Public Library has closed its physical doors. Luckily, they have access to so many ebooks, and they are ready to share them with people.

Special offer: NYPL offers an opportunity to download 300,000+ eBooks to SimplyE, their app.

Scribd

Scribd is a reading subscription service that gives its users access to eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, and news. And they have something nice for people on quarantine, too.

Special offer: Free 30-day access.

FREE MAGAZINES

There are many free magazines that you can get through RBDigital through your local library if they offer it

Vogue Italia

For those who enjoy leafing through fashion magazines, Vogue is offering an opportunity to check out all the Vogue Italia editions from 1964 to 2020. Enjoy!

Special offer: To see the Vogue collection, go to the Vogue Italia website and use the promo code VARCHIVE4YOU. Voila!

Foam Magazine

Foam is an internationally operating organization in the field of photography, based in Amsterdam. Foam informs and inspires the widest possible audience by showing all facets of contemporary photography.

Special offer: Free access to 50+ magazine editions digitally including many sold-out issues. Expires in 30 days.

VIDEO GAMES: The Internet Archive is a great location for lots of content. In particular, they offer access to hundreds of classic PC and DOS video games that you’ve probably been unable to play since you updated to Windows XP. Parental warning, a handful of games do have adult themes.

Epic Games is offering a trio of free games worth $48.

STREAMING SERVICES: A number of free services exist. However, a number of paid services have also extended free options or extended their free trial periods.

The WWE has unlocked a large amount of content online including all prior Wrestlemanias, past live shows and loads of original content.

CBS is making ‘Star Trek: Picard’ available to those with a free trial by using the code GIFT.

Amazon Prime has unlocked a number of TV shows and movies geared towards young children and families. Amazon membership not required.

Kanopy: This free service is available for access. All you need is your library card.

SLING is currently offering a free experience providing access to some family-friendly movies and shows as well as live news from ABC News.

Showtime is currently offering a free 30 day trial to new subscribers.

Acorn TV is offering 30 days free for access to many popular British shows. Use pass code FREE30.

For fans of the horror genre, Shudder is offering 30 days free with the code SHUTIN.

You can also get 30 days of Sundance Now by using the code SUNDANCENOW30.

STARS ONLINE: A number of celebrities have begun to reach out to fans on their social media platforms as well. You can watch Patrick Stewart recite Shakespeare on his Facebook page while Andrew Lloyd Weber is taking requests from fans on songs from his musicals.

Almost all of the streaming services offer a free 7-day trial period. Check the details before signing up.

Hulu is $5.99 per month (with ads).

Sling TV starts at $20 per month.

Amazon Fire TV Stick is currently $49.99. Service is $14.99 per month.

Disney + is normally $6.99 per month.

Apple TV is $4.99 per month.

Netflix starts at $8.99 per month.

And, of course, don't forget that you can watch KTNV-TV Channel 13 on your mobile device and television. Click here to find out how.

FREE TV SHOWS AND MOVIES

Hoopla is a web and mobile library. You can borrow movies, TV shows, comics and more for free.

Kanopy is now providing Las Vegas-Clark County Library District cardholders with a collection of films that are available for unlimited viewing. They are also allowing unlimited access to Kanopy Kids so you can stream quality educational content like Sesame Street, Arthur, plus you can enjoy the benefits from their language learning series. These collections will not deduct from your 10 checkouts for the next 30 days.

MUSIC

Stingray Quello is described as the Netflix of music streaming services. It is easily browsed by genre. Available through Amazon Prime and Roku. Cost is $7.99 per month.

StageIt is a platform with well-known songwriters, rappers, bands and solo musicians to present performances from their homes. Available on StageIt.com. Price varies.

AXS TV Concerts features an abundance of music programming. Heavy on classic rock and country music. Free with subscription to Sling TV, Spectrum, DirectTV Now and others.

Software and progams

Zoom

Zoom is an online conference software. During this time of isolation and remote work, they provide free software and webinars about all the opportunities their software offers, and tips and tricks for working from home.

Special offer: Free software and webinars to help people successfully adapt to remote work.

Google Hangouts Meet

Google is giving their G Suite and G Suite for Education customers free access to their advanced Hangouts Meet video-conferencing features. This opportunity will allow you to keep the business and education processes going with ease.

Special offer: Meetings for up to 250 participants per call, live streaming for up to 100,000 viewers within a domain, the ability to record meetings and save them to Google Drive until July 1.

Microsoft

Everyone has used Microsoft Word or Excel so there’s no need to explain who they are. And there’s no doubt Microsoft wants to help. So, they’ve got a special offer, too.

Special offer: No user limit on its free version; a basic version of their Office 365 enterprise suite of productivity tools such as Word and Excel is free for six months for organizations, which gives users access to the premium version of Microsoft Teams.

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Cisco Webex

Cisco Webex is software for video conferencing, online meetings, and screen sharing. They realize that the number of people working remotely is growing exponentially every day. So, they want to help businesses connect and keep them afloat.

Special offer: They are providing free 90-day licenses to businesses who are not Webex customers; they offer extended features to their existing customers.

Adobe

When Adobe states that they’re supporting their community, they mean it. Adobe supports everyone impacted by COVID-19 and helps their license owners stay creative.

Special offer:

• Students now have free, personal in-home access to Adobe Creative Cloud in place of their schools’ in-classroom licenses through May 31, 2020.
• Adobe web-based PDF services on Adobe.com are free through May 31, 2020.
• For Creative Cloud and Document Cloud customers in Value Incentive Plan (VIP), the renewal grace period has been extended to 60 days.
• For Creative Cloud and Document Cloud enterprise term license agreement (ETLA) customers, there are no additional license charges for 60 days.

Zoho

Zoho Remotely will enable people to do their work remotely by offering a complete suite of web and mobile apps to help them communicate, collaborate, and stay productive. They’ve got apps that will help companies track their processes and progress online, too.

Special offer: Remotely will remain free until July 1, 2020.

TripIt

TripIt is a service that gives users a single view of all their trips, helps keep it all straight — even if a person is planning one trip while still on another. It is helpful in the time of coronavirus when more and more flights are canceled or delayed. This way people can keep up to date with the latest travel developments.

Special offer: If you don’t have an account, sign up between March 13 and March 31 to get free access to TripIt Pro for six months. If you have an account, update it by March 31 to extend your plan for six months.

Dropbox

Dropbox is a file storage and a workspace that helps teams organize their business processes, even when they work remotely.

Special offer: Dropbox Business and HelloSign Enterprise are offering free subscriptions for a three-month period for nonprofits and NGOs that are focused on fighting COVID-19.

Slack

Slack is the collaboration hub that brings the right people, information, and tools together to get work done.

Special offer: Slack offers free upgrades to paid plans for organizations working on coronavirus research, response, or mitigation.

Sports-related services

While all the major sports leagues have currently shut down, that doesn’t mean you can’t relive some of the highlights from prior seasons.

BASEBALL: In addition to being able to watch all of last season’s games on MLB.tv, you can also watch plenty of great classic games on MLB’s YouTube channel. Additionally, PBS has added Ken Burn’s “Baseball” to their list of online viewing options.

FOOTBALL: NFL Game Pass is offering free access until the end of May. Watch original programing and games from 2009 - 2019.

BASKETBALL: NBA League Pass is offering a free preview until April 22nd. Watch full and condensed games and additional programing.

HOCKEY: The NHL is providing access to games played this season before the shutdown as well as additional classic games and content from prior seasons.

SOCCER: Enjoy World Cup action from FIFA TV on YouTube featuring full games and original content.

Peace of Mind

Headspace

Headspace is a meditation app that helps people make their lives healthier, happier, and more well-rested. As they know everything about reducing stress, Headspace has a little something for all of us.

Special offer: free meditations, sleep, and movement exercises.

Stop, Breathe & Think

Stop, Breathe & Think app offers guided meditations. They realize people’s anxiety so they created “Calm Coronavirus Anxiety” meditations in order to help people handle the stress.

Special offer: “Calm Coronavirus Anxiety” meditations are available for free.

Endel

Endel is an app that creates personalized environments that help users focus and relax by making a list of music and sounds that fit the person.

Special offer: Use the promo code STAYCHILL for a free one-month subscription.