Arts & Culture
Below are information about arts and cultural activities including online free entertainment and activities for kids.
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The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, offers 20 virtual exhibits, over 15,000 photographed works, and a virtual walkthrough tour for free via Google Arts & Culture. The museum features art dating from 900 BC to the twenty-first century....
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
The Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, features the largest collection of works by Vincent van Gogh. Through Google Arts & Culture, they offer 2 virtual exhibits, hundreds of photographed pieces, and a virtual walkthrough of all 4 floors for free....
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, offers a virtual walkthrough of the museum full of art from the Dutch Golden Age, including works from Rembrandt and Vermeer, for free via Google Arts & Culture....
Pergamon Museum, Berlin
The Pergamon Museum, Berlin, is one of Germany's oldest museum. They offer virtual photographs of ancient artifacts from ancient Greek and Babylonian times for free via Google Arts & Culture. Website: https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/pergamon/m05tcm?hl=en
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, offers 5 virtual exhibits, hundreds of photographed pieces, and virtual tours of all 6 floors and 2 outdoor locations for free via Google Arts & Culture....
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
The National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., has two virtual exhibits, as well as thousands of photographed pieces, including works by Vermeer and van Gogh, available for free via Google Arts & Culture....
Musée d’Orsay, Paris
The Musée d’Orsay, Paris, has a virtual exhibit entitled "From Station to the Renovated Musée d'Orsay," as well as hundreds of photographed pieces, including works by Manet and van Gogh, available for free via Google Arts & Culture....
Free E-Pass for kid-friendly Victoria activities
Anyone with a Greater Victoria Public Library membership can check out an E-Pass for free entry to kid-friendly locations throughout Victoria including the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Craigdarroch Castle, the Royal BC Museum, and Victoria Butterfly Gardens. While...
James Bay Market remains a summer tradition thanks to volunteers
James Bay Market has reopened on Saturdays thanks to ongoing support from the public. Due to COVID-19, the market looks different this year, but volunteers insisted on finding a way to keep it alive as the market provides a livelihood to local artisan and is a local...