Goethe-Institut
German Design and Fashion From Goethe Institut
The Goethe-Institut provides a wonderful resource leading to many German design and fashion sites on the web. Sites include current national topics in German design and fashion, home and furniture designs from Germany, German designs of...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Last Jews in the Last Months of the German Reich
As WWII drew to a close and a loss seemed imminent for the Germans, the SS were ordered to clear the concentration camps so no witnesses would be left. The Jews were led on extreme marches which culminated in 200,000-250,000 deaths. Read...
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Kunstmuseum Basel ( Fine Art Museum of Basel, Switzerland)
This is the home page of the Fine Art Museum in Basel, Switzerland. You can browse through the artworks in the collection online. Among the paintings on exhibit are ones by such renowned artists as Picasso, Gauguin, Monet, and Van Gogh....
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Adam and Eve
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the German Renaissance engraving "Adam and Eve" by Albrecht Durer, with a description and images from the book.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Coming to Terms With the Past
Young scholars will examine the work of German artist Anselm Kiefer and discuss how art might be a means of understanding and coming to terms with history. Students will follow in Kiefer's practice by creating their own works of art that...
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: The German Bauhaus School
The biography of the German Bauhaus school founded in 1919 by Walter Gropius. Use this site out for more information, artist links and images.
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Cincinnati Arts Association: Wwi German Soldier [Pdf]
This study guide in pdf was originally designed to accompany a specific artist-in-the-schools outreach program. The guide covers the causes of WWI, the course of the war, Germany during WWI, the treaty of Versailles, the armor of a...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Neoclassicism
A description of Neoclassicism in Europe during the latter half of the 18th century. Explore the artwork of 13 artists and descriptive paragraphs.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Poster Art of World War I
In this American Experience site about Woodrow Wilson and his tenure as president, find a gallery of posters published to encourage the public's support for entry into World War I. The posters were produced as part of the Committee on...
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Kids Web Germany
This site was designed by a mother, Claudia Buchczik, for young Internet users. It includes games, arts and crafts ideas, a quiz and book suggestions. Very kid-friendly: kids can contribute their own ideas. Site is in German.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Telling Time in German
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart goes along with chapters 2 and 3 of Deutsch Aktuell 1. Students learn how to tell time using hours, half hours, minutes past and minutes until. There are also links to two German websites...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: German Animals
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students will learn German terms for animals.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: German Clothing
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students will learn basic terms from German clothing.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: German Hobbies
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students will learn basic German terms for hobbies.
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Class Flow: German Restaurant
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will learn basic German terms for restaurants.
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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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French Government Site: The Cave at Lascaux
This official government site for the Cave at Lascaux can be viewed in English, French, German and Spanish. This site provides a virtual tour, fun facts, a timeline, and more.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Sfmoma: Making Sense of Modern Art: Gerhard Richter
A multimedia in-depth look at the artist Gerhard Richter.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Holbein, Hans the Younger
This resource provides a biography of Hans Holbein the Younger with links to some of his works and to other artists of his time.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: The Northern Renaissance
Centered in Germany and the Netherlands during 1400 and 1500s, the northern European tradition of Gothic Art was greatly affected by the technical and philosophical advancements of the Renaissance in Italy. While less concerned with...
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Florida International University: Wolfsonian
This collection contains artifacts of North American and European origin from 1885 - 1945. Includes sections of: British Arts & Crafts Movement, Dutch & Italian Art Movement, American Industrial Design, World's Fairs & Expos,...
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Southern Methodist University: Bridwell Library: Works of Albrecht Durer
This exhibition of seventy prints by German-born artist Albrecht Durer demonstrates his skill as an artist and engraver. With many examples of his religious subjects and portraits.
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Germany's Sculptor
Hitler used art and images as propaganda during WWII. Students will use these primary sources to recognize the manipulation used by the Nazi regime. They will learn how to analyze and recognize the propaganda techniques used by...
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: 14 June 1940
The first transport of 728 Poles, political prisoners, was brought to the German Nazi Auschwitz camp from the Tarnow prison.