Whether it be enjoying ‘drinks’ with your friends via Zoom, hanging out on House Party, or doing sit-ups alongside an Instagram live workout, almost half the world has gone virtual.
The ongoing global pandemic has meant that most of us are stuck indoors with not a lot to do – but there are ways to make lockdown more enjoyable. From this year’s online Chelsea Flower Show to the Urban Virtual Fete, these virtual events and tutorials are here to keep you entertained.
Visit the Chelsea Flower Show (from home)
RHS / Luke MacGregor
The world-famous Chelsea Flower Show has taken place every year since 1913 – bar two gaps for World War I and World War II. Sadly the show was cancelled this year due to coronavirus lockdown measures, but it was recently announced that a virtual version will take place this May for the first time ever. Between 18 and 23 May, the Royal Horticultural Society will host a range of free content online, including garden tours, school gardening clubs and online floristry displays. Each day will begin with a video of a private garden tour by a leading designer, florist or gardener, alongside ‘potting bench’ demonstrations showing techniques for growing and maintaining plants. 18 – 23 May, Content will be available at rhs.org.uk. By Ellie Smith
Curator Tour of Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk
Christian Dior, Haute Couture Spring Summer 2007, image courtesy of Getty Images
If you didn’t manage to catch the V&A’s kimono-dedicated exhibition – the first of its kind in Europe – before the gallery closed, have no fear. The V&A has launched a 30-minute behind-the-scenes tour of the retrospective, now available to watch on YouTube. View the five-part series here.
Urban Virtual Fete
This year’s Urban Village Fete – a free family-friendly festival which takes place annually at Greenwich Peninsula – will be taken online for the first time ever. Taking place on 31st May, the online extravaganza is set to feature a live-streamed performance from DJ Gilles Peterson, a Sunday Service concert from the Powerhouse Gospel choir, an eccentric 80s-inspired exercise class with House of VOGA, as well as a wide range of interactive workshops and panel talks for all the family to get involved. 31 May, greenwichpeninsula.co.uk
The Assembly at Heckfield Place
In light of the pandemic, Heckfield Place is aiming to bring its long-established community together digitally. The Assembly – the country hotel’s events initiative which ‘cultivates a space to unearth, reconnect and rediscover’ – will instead take place online and over Instagram throughout the upcoming months. Viewers will be presented with an eclectic range of virtual events, from a ‘walk in the woods’ with renowned craftsman and furniture designer Sebastian Cox, to a discussion over the philosophical nature of lockdown with Dr Julian Baggini, as well as botanical painting, quintissential tea-making and more. heckfieldplace.com / @heckfield_place
Take a Virtual Tour of Arundel Castle’s Allium Extravaganza
Steve Parsons
Whilst Arundel Castle is currently closed to the public, the historic West Sussex venue’s floral-filled grounds continue to bloom. For those who wish they could witness the castle’s Allium Extravaganza firsthand – in which over 35,000 alliums are set to bloom through May and early June – you’ll be pleased to know that there is a virtual tour available, led by head gardener Martin Duncan. Watch part one and part two now.
Somerset House: I Should Be Doing Something Else Right Now
Whilst Somerset House is temporarily closed, the art hub’s new online programme ‘I Should Be Doing Something Else Right Now’ ensures culture vultures can still get their fix. Comprising an array of ‘live streams, long reads, deep listens and a weekly ‘Pause’ series’, the virtual initiative revolves the themes of connection and commonality, encouraging and supporting artists whilst maintaining a sense of cultural cohesiveness throughout these unprecedented times. A virtual tour of the are centre’s Mushrooms: The Art, Design And Future Of Fungi exhibition will also be available to explore from 18 May, in celebration of International Museum Day. Find out more here. somersethouse.org.uk
Experience ‘Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams’
© Adrien-Dirand
If you didn’t get the chance to visit the spectacular Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition at the V&A last summer, you can now experience the enchanting showcase from home. Dior has released an hour-long film available to watch for free via YouTube detailing the curation of the retrospective hosted at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, from the elaborate dress tailoring to the comprehensive exhibition construction and glamorous opening night (attended by the likes of Karlie Kloss and Jennifer Lawrence). Watch now via the Christian Dior YouTube channel.
Explore the V&A’s collections
The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A)
For anyone missing a visit to ‘the world’s leading museum of art and design’, you can now log onto the V&A website and delve into an array of the gallery’s eclectic collections, from The Raphael Cartoons to ‘the golden age of couture’. vam.ac.uk
Look Forward: What’s On at The V&A?
Tour the world
Nad Hemnani on Unsplash
Who knows when we’ll next be able to get on a plane? For now, feed your travel bug with virtual tours of culture hotspots around the world. You can have the Sistine Chapel all to yourself with a tour of the Vatican, take in the view from the Acropolis of Athens with You Go Culture or explore the history of Machu Picchu – without getting stuck in Peru. By Sofia Tindall
10 European Museums You Can Visit From Home
‘Visit’ The New Generation Festival
What better way to wake up than to the sound of music? Organisers behind The New Generation Festival – a yearly music and opera extravaganza which takes place in the gardens of Florence – have launched ‘The Action Station’, a brand-new digital concept aiming to digitally showcase the talents of young performers, lifting spirits and supporting the fight against coronavirus. Tune in daily via Instagram at 9am to delight in a recorded concert, then at 4pm for a live talk with the artist and presenter. Expect everything from opera to jazz, drag acts and more. Watch via @new_generation_festival where’ll you also get the chance to donate to the festival’s chosen charities throughout the performances.
Virtual Festivals to Tune Into
Ensure #Goodtimesathome with Bali beach club Potato Head
Sunset beach club, hotel and bar Potato Head in Bali has launched a brand-new #Goodtimesathome campaign to introduce a little Indonesian-inspired creativity into people’s homes amidst the coronavirus emergency. From ‘explorative films’ to digital yoga classes, art exhibitions and ‘morning music rituals’, the club will be inspiring and entertaining through an array of virtual arts and activities. Tune in via Instagram, Facebook and potatohead.co
Behind the scenes
Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura), by Artemisia Gentileschi
Catch a glimpse of the Hayward Gallery’s Among the Trees through a video interview with artist Hugh Hayden. Learn more about the National Gallery’s Artemisia exhibition with a YouTube lecture by art historian Jesse Locker, and watch Julianne Moore and Alec Baldwin star in Candice Breitz’s video installation exploring the refugee crisis. By Sofia Tindall
The Best Virtual Theatre Shows to Watch Now
On the airwaves
The BBC has launched its new series Culture in Quarantine, promising a ‘virtual festival of the arts’ across television, radio and online. The programme is wide-ranging, from a new series of Front Row Late hosted by Mary Beard, featuring unusual arts like puppet shows by Margaret Atwood, to theatre and dance performances available on demand from the BBC Archive. These include Deluxe, BalletBoyz’s cancelled 20th anniversary tour and Emma Rice’s 2019 production of Wise Children. bbc.co.uk. By Sofia Tindall
The Best Virtual Theatre Shows to Watch Right Now
Explore Zhuang Hong Yi’s virtual exhibition
Experience contemporary artist Zhuang Hong Yi’s bold and beautiful ‘flowerbed’ pieces via Mayfair fine art gallery HOFA’s brand-new virtual experience. Nova, Hong Yi’s latest exhibition – originally set to launch with the opening of the gallery’s new Bruton Street space – has been given a digital transformation to enable art lovers and collectors to experience the works in light of the unprecedented circumstances. thehouseoffineart.com
The Best Virtual Art Exhibitions
See Raffaello Sanzio’s spectacular works on-screen
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Art enthusiasts will be pleased to know they can still get their High Renaissance culture fix thanks to Musement. The online platform has cleverly introduced a brand-new virtual exhibition in light of the 500th anniversary of artist Raffaello Sanzio’s (or Raphael’s) death. Peruse an array of the Italian painter’s spectacular works via the website now. musement.com
Audible Art
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None of us can leave our homes to enjoy the multitude of galleries and museums available across the UK. However, we can still enjoy them in our ears with Art Fund’s excellent Meet Me at the Museum podcast series. You can tour the new V&A Dundee with Kirsty Wark, visit Charleston, the Sussex home of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, with author Jessie Burton or laugh your way around the Fashion and Textile Museum with comedian Cariad Lloyd. By Sofia Tindall
Lend your voice to Mark De Lisser’s world choir
Put your shower singing to good use by joining vocal coach Mark De Lisser’s virtual choir of voices. The renowned choral director – also the choral arranger for Harry and Meghan’s wedding – is collating renditions of ‘Lean On Me’ to record an uplifting new version of the song. Add your voice at singologychoirs.wufoo.com
Join The Arts Society’s new digital platform
UK arts education charity The Arts Society has launched a brand-new digital platform inviting both Arts Society members and the public to join an array of fortnightly art lectures, screenings, live author Q&As and more. Aiming to keep members and the greater population connected and entertained through tough times of isolation, the platform will also provide a community forum accessible to all. ‘We believe the arts have the power to bring people together, and we will not let this virus stop communities from enjoying the arts with each other,’ said chief executive of The Arts Society, Florian Schweizer. connected.theartssociety.org
Featured image: Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams, © Adrien-Dirand
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