Museum of Modern Art
Mo Ma: Destination Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art invites young readers interactively learn about Vincent van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, and Umberto Boccioni using sound, simple language, and engaging animations.
Museum of Modern Art
Mo Ma: "The Starry Night" by Vincent Van Gogh
Van Gogh's "Starry Night" is featured here, with background on the painting that conveys its emotional content.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Unexpected Math Behind Van Gogh's "Starry Night"
Physicist Werner Heisenberg said, "When I meet God, I am going to ask him two questions: why relativity? And why turbulence? I really believe he will have an answer for the first." As difficult as turbulence is to understand...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Van Gogh, the Starry Night
Van Gogh's canvas "The Starry Night" is an exceptional work of art, not only in terms of its quality but also within the artist's collection, since in comparison to favored subjects like irises, sunflowers, or wheat fields, night...
Mark Harden's Artchive
The Artchive: The Starry Night
Find an excerpt from a larger work about Van Gogh that discusses "The Starry Night."
NASA
Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day: "The Starry Night" by Vincent Van Gogh
Discover why the scientists at NASA awarded Van Gogh's famous painting of the night sky, "The Starry Night," a spot on its astronomy-picture-of-the-day site.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Van Gogh's Painting Style in "The Starry Night"
A lesson plan from KinderArt that investigates Van Gogh's technique as exhibited in "The Starry Night."
Van Gogh Gallery
Van Gogh Gallery: The Starry Nights
An essay that discusses three interpretations of Van Gogh's "The Starry Night."