Art, culture, heritage, history and science to discover and visit online plus FUN and ‘silly’ information
IDEAS…..
Discover inspiring European cultural heritage | Europeana – an amazing link to essays and images on every subject from great European museums and galleries
Free eBooks | Project Gutenberg – over 60,000 free out of copyright books, from classic novels to obscure research
Shakespeare’s Globe – YouTube – updates, history and much more including a short version of Macbeth in BSL
Welcome to Open Library | Open Library – you will need to register to access most titles, those still in copyright
Moyses Hall – no excuse not to visit when it is so close, but a good site for studying local history
The Fitzwilliam Museum | (cam.ac.uk) – wonderful objects, art and history
Collection | British Museum – objects, essays and virtual tours
V&A · The World’s Leading Museum Of Art And Design (vam.ac.uk) – virtual tours and collections to explore online
Home | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk) – natural wonders
Imperial War Museums (iwm.org.uk)
Tate Britain | Tate – British art through the centuries
Tate Modern | Tate – modern art
Vatican Museums – Official Website (museivaticani.va) – much more than the Sistine Chapel alone; tours and online exhibitions
Louvre Museum Official Website – miss the crowds and take a virtual tour
Lessons Worth Sharing | TED-Ed – short video lessons about a wide variety of topics
FUN FACTS………
Discover: fun facts for kids | National Geographic Kids (natgeokids.com)
HowStuffWorks – Learn How Everything Works!
Puzzles – The best free online puzzles and jigsaws for kids – CBBC – BBC
Horrible Histories – CBBC – BBC
50 Random Facts that you Won’t Believe are True
45 Fun and Random Facts For Kids! | Cool Kid Facts
KS1, KS2, 11-Plus, KS3 and GCSE Quizzes | Aged 5 to 17 (educationquizzes.com)