Bringing the Arts Home

     Arts-focused non-profits will find it challenging to survive the current pandemic and economic catastrophe. Not only are they unable to garner income through ticket sales and public events, but all the companies on whom they tend to rely for donations are going to be tightening their belts.
     Nevertheless! Arts organizations are doing their best to provide the public with the best cultural experiences they can under the circumstances.
     We can't go to the museums, but they are eager to come to us. From the comfort of home we can walk the spiral of the Guggenheim, take a virtual tour of the Louvre en ligne, and see the collections of the Met Museum in their 360-degree glory (starting with the lobby, of course).

     For the first time in nearly six decades, there will be no free Shakespeare in Central Park. Never fear! The Globe Theater, on the very patch of English ground where the Bard's plays were first performed, is making some of its fine productions freely available online.

     Letting the lights of Broadway go dark is a big hit for NYC, both culturally and economically. Still, when it came time to celebrate the 90th birthday of Stephen Sondheim, a massive array of stage talent got together to make sure a tribute show was able to go on (the internet). And you know it was live because there was a video glitch.

    
     Oh, and plenty of alcohol, as you can see. That's one advantage of enjoying live performance at home: easier access to the bar.