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Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
A great museum with a wonderful collection. See works of art, schedule tours for students, and see current (and past) exhibitions. Located in Hartford, Connecticut.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Islamic Art, Geometric Design: Learning Activities
Examine the principles of geometric design that are the basis for the beautiful and intricate patterns in the art of the Islamic world.
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
At the online home of Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art find a variety of ways to view and experience the museum's collections and exhibitions, which focus on visual art from 1945 to the present. Interactive content includes podcasts,...
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Allied Works: Museum Architecture and Design
Architectural firm Allied Works showcases its designs for art museums. See photographs and cross-sections of the designs for the Seattle Art Museum, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, and similar commissions, along with project...
National Museums Liverpool
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
A fantastic museum with many well known works of art. Their website provides an opportunity to view the collection. Young artists can find a section of fun and games for people their size.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Guggenheim Museum
Gain access to three Guggenheim locations in Bilbao, Venice, and New York, and take a virtual tour of the art available.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Kids Art Zone
The National Gallery of Art has created this impressive gateway to make its vast collections accessible to children. Colorful, fun, and interactive. With links to an "Art Zone," where kids can make art online, to downloadable guides for...
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Allen Memorial Art Museum Oberlin College
Located at Oberlin College in Ohio. The museum highlights 17th century Dutch, Japanese prints, Renaissance and Baroque prints, modern European and contemporary American art.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Lacma Collections Online
This Los Angeles museum offers online exhibits of international art. Focuses include contemporary art and collections from Asia, Europe, Africa and North America.
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Art in the Picture an Introduction to Art History
Get to know some of the most well known names, paintings, styles, and museums within the world of art. Perfect for any art enthusiast or art student. Don't miss this fantastic art history site that even includes an art video of the week!
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Art Project
Art Project is a part of the Google Cultural Institute. View individual pieces of art in detail with the close-up tool. View collections from museums around the world, and even get 360 degree views of artworks within those museums....
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North Carolina Museum of Art
At the North Carolina Museum of Art, the collection of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, with works by van Dyck, Brueghel, and Raphael, is internationally recognized. American painters John Singleton Copley, Winslow Homer, and Georgia...
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
At the online home of the Art Institute of Chicago, browse the full scope and focus of the museum's collections of French impressionism, photography, architectural drawing, European decorative arts, American art, textiles, African art,...
University of Southern Mississippi
The University of Southern Mississippi: Usm Art Museum Digital Collection
The University of Southern Mississippi Art Museum Digital Collection contains a selection of artwork from the permanent collection at the art museum on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Van Gogh Museum
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam houses the largest collection of artworks by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) in the world. The permanent collection includes over 200 paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 500 drawings, and more than 750 letters....
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Museums
Wikipedia article about museums categorizes different types of museums and explains how they are managed, funded, and designed.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Art to Zoo the Museum Idea 1976
Some ideas for you to try before making a visit to a museum of any kind. Also included are a worksheet for students to research various museum careers and a fun article about abstract art.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Art to Zoo the Museum Idea 1978
A lesson plan in which students take on the work of museum professionals: each student creates a ?Museum of Me? and the entire class builds exhibition on a subject relevant to the curriculum. The issue also includes an article on student...
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Bauhaus Archive and Museum of Design (Berlin)
A museum dedicated to the history and art stemming from the influential Bauhaus school founded by Walter Gropius in Germany in 1919. Extensive historical information. To switch languages from German to English, click on De for German or...
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Musee D'orsay
A beautiful collection of primarily European art which includes a vast selection of impressionist pieces. Wonderful teacher resources that can be used as valuable background information in any art classroom.
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Discovery Media: Museum Stuff
MuseumStuff is a search engine and a web-based guide to art, history, and science museums and to museum-related informational resources, exhibits, educational and entertaining games, and activities.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The History of Museums
Museums have been a part of human history for over 2,000 years- but they weren't always like the ones we visit today. J.V. Maranto uncovers the evolution of museums, from the first museum in 530 BC (curated by a princes) to PT Barnum's...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Building a Museum of Museums on the Web
Imagine being able to see artwork in the greatest museums around the world without leaving your chair. Driven by his passion for art, Amit Sood tells the story of how he developed Art Project to let people do just that. [5:35]
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Digital Palace Museum
Situated at the heart of Beijing this museum offers a look at various types of Chinese art throughout ancient history.