Large Scale Events and Immersive Experiences to Take Part in During Lockdown
Who said lockdown has to be boring? You can still be part of something big from your sofa.
Join NASA for a space themed concert or Lady Gaga for a world-shaking virtual event. Find yourself in Lapland watching Aurora Borealis live or lose yourself within the red rocks of Petra in a virtual guided tour.
The best part is: All FREE
One World: Together At Home
#TogetherAtHome
When: 18th April 2020 (you have to sign up to be part of it)
Where to click to participate: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/connect/togetherathome/
Together At Home is a series of virtual concerts, curated in collaboration with Lady Gaga. It’s aim is to inspire people to stay at home and to support healthcare workers and WHO during these difficult unprecedented times.
Celebrities who take part in:
Andrea Bocelli, Adam Lambert, Alicia Keys, Rita Ora, Samuel L Jackson, Jack Black, Jennifer Lopez, Camila Cabello and the list goes on.
National Symphony Orchestra’s Space-Themed Concert with NASA
#NASAatHome #Apollo50th #NASA60th
When: Friday, April 24, 2020 at 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM EDT
Where to click to participate: https://www.facebook.com/events/251105446292207/
Participate in National Symphony Orchestra’s space-themed concert. The large-scale concert will be taken place in collaboration with NASA at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Meet (virtually) such stars like will.i.am, Natasha Bedingfield or astronaut Michael Collins.
The concert will include Apollo 50th and NASA 60th celebrations.
Visit the Museo Ferrari
#MuseoFerrari
Museo Ferrari takes visitors on a magnificent journey. Discover the most famous and successful F1 cars, legendary prototypes and GTs, and, the road cars that have set the benchmark for the entire car industry.
Where to click to discover: Museo Ferrari
Admire Aurora Borealis from Lapland Live
#AuroraBorealis #LightsOverLapland
When: any time between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time, although active time can be any time during dark hours
Where to click to discover:
LIVE Webcam: https://lightsoverlapland.com/aurora-webcam/
VR Experiences: https://lightsoverlapland.com/virtual-aurora-tours/
Admire Aurora Borealis through live webcam in Lapland. Catch the beauty of Aurora from Northwest or Northeast.
Or
How about watching the lights in virtual reality? Get the 360-degrees view of Aurora or go for a VR dog sledding adventure.
Discover the City of Stone – Petra
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#CityOfPetra
Where to click to discover:
https://www.google.com/maps/about/behind-the-scenes/streetview/treks/petra/
Discover every corner of the rose-red city through a narrated online tour. Visit all the destinations on the map and enjoy a 360-degrees view while listening about interesting facts about Petra.
Churchill’s War Rooms
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#ChurchillWarRooms #IWMLondon
Where to click to discover: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=xJJGeY51FeQ
Since you cannot go and visit Churchill’s war rooms these days, the museum goes to your living room. Enjoy an amazing VR experience and explore Churchill’s secret war rooms, he used during WWII. If you have seen The Darkest Hour movie, Churchill’s war rooms will definitely be familiar.
Click “play” button on the button left corner for an automated tour or discover the rooms by yourself using “dollhouse” or “floorplan” mode.
VR Tour in National Gallery, London
#NationalGallery
Where to click to discover: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/virtual-tours
18 gallery rooms and more than hundreds of paintings to be discovered virtually at National Gallery. Use a VR head set and lose yourself in the gallery’s unique collection or simply take 360-degrees VR tour using smartphone, laptop or desktop.
Go Behind the Scenes with Laika Studios
#InsideLAIKA
Where to click to discover: https://www.laika.com/videos
Go behind the scenes and discover why the creatures of Kubo and the Two Strings were a huge challenge for the team, how they designed miniature costumes for the puppets in Box Trolls, how stop-motion technique actually works and learn fascinating little-known facts about Coraline.
Live Streams from Around the World: African Animals, the Maldives, the Northern Lights, Alaska and More
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Where to click to start my journey: Holiday Pirates
Holiday Pirates collected 21 fab live streams from around the world to keep you entertained during lockdown.
Check a choice of beach in the Maldives, join the elephants in Africa, admire snow covered mountains in Alaska, see how a polar bear family lives in Denmark or lose yourself under the Northern Lights in Canada.
Discover more cool activities and events during lockdown.