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National Museum of Australia: Oscar's Sketchbook
In this interactive museum exhibit, flip through the pages of this aboriginal man's sketchbook from Queensland, Australia in the 1880s.
Museums Victoria
Melbourne Museum: Dinosaur Walk
This is an excellent, high-quality resolution, virtual tour of the dinosaur exhibits at the Melbourne Museum in Australia. Provides information about seventeen dinosaurs, a coloring fact sheet for each, and videos of scientists talking...
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New Britain Museum of American Art
New Britain Museum of American Art main page. Three Centuries of American art broken out into six era's. Under Education teachers can get lesson plans and learning activities for students like ABCs, puzzles and printable coloring book...
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: The Oceans
This online exhibit from the Natural History Museum is home to ten units covering various aspects of the world's oceans including frozen oceans, deep oceans, barnacles, coral reef, deep-sea fish, sponges, vents, and more.
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: Reptiles, Amphibians and Fishes
This online exhibit from the Natural History Museum branches out in many fields to cover the broad topics of reptiles, amphibians and fishes. Thirteen subtopics are provided including several videos and informative articles.
The Field Museum
Field Museum: George Washington Carver
The online companion to past Field Museum exhibit on the life and scientific contributions of George Washington Carver, this resource includes a biography, photo gallery, an overview of Carter's goal-oriented research, an educator's...
Mariners' Museum and Park
Mariners' Museum: Captive Passage: The Transatlantic Slave Trade
Online exhibition from the Mariners' Museum chronicles the plight of African slaves from the beginning of their journey when they are torn from their homeland all the way to the shores of the Americas. Caught up in the lucrative...
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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....
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The National World War Ii Museum
The National WWII Museum tells the story of the American experience in the war that changed the world so that all generations will understand the price of freedom and be inspired by what they learn. This site includes teacher resources,...
Science Museum, London
Science Museum: Energy Hall: The Story of Steam
A virtual exhibition on the history of steam power, with animated images of the first steam engines. Covers the history of coal mining and engine building by millwrights and engineers, and gives biographical information about early...
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Islamic Art: Late Medieval Period: History
A solid introduction to Islamic art of the late medieval period (approximately A.D. 1250 to A.D. 1450) that relates historical events to the art production of the time. With informative descriptions and wonderful reproductions that...
Museum of the Moving Image
Museum of the Moving Image: 1956 Eisenhower vs. Stevenson
"Peace, Prosperity, and Progress". "Vote Democratic, the Party for You, and Not Just a Few". This online exhibition features presidential television campaign commercials from the 1956election. Includes video clips, information about...
Museum of the Moving Image
Museum of the Moving Image: 1972 Nixon vs. Mc Govern
"President Nixon. Now More Than Ever"."McGovern. Democrat. For the People". This online exhibition features presidential television campaign commercials from the 1972 election. Includes video clips, information about thecandidates, and...
Museum of Science
Museum of Science, Boston: Leonardo Da Vinci: Scientist, Inventor, Artist
Archived exhibition about Leonardo lets visitors explore his many dimensions, as scientist, inventor, and artist.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Whatever Happened to Polio?
Online exhibit commemorates the discovery of the polio vaccine. Includes a timelined history of the disease, beginning with the first clinical description of polio by British physician Michael Underwood. Inquiries into the research to...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: How Van Gogh Made His Mark
An exhibition that focuses primarily on Van Gogh's drawings. Includes many illustrations and tools to help learners develop a deep level of understanding of "how Van Gogh made his mark." Helpful extras include a glossary, interactive...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Little Brick Plant in the Middle of Nowhere
The Claybank Brick Plant is in the Dirt Hills of south-central Saskatchewan and the only complete example of such a plant in North America. Its equipment and structures are intact and functional, preserved as they would have been in the...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Mother's War
Clara Hawker was a mother who sent two sons to fight in the First World War. While they were away she kept diaries of her family's daily life so they could read it when they returned. Accompanied by photographs and audio files in this...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Alberton: A Typical but Unique Small Town
This exhibit portrays the history and evolution of the town of Alberton, PEI. People who went on to gain renown in their fields are profiled. The paintings of a local artist, Hubert Rogers, show the beauty of the area and the...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Arnprior Through the Eyes of a Tourist's Postcard
This exhibit of early postcards about Arnprior, Ontario give a glimpse into life there in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The postcards show what people there considered notable - the buildings, the places, the industries, the activities.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Arrival of the Mounted Police
Through photos, documents, and audio and video files, this exhibit tells the story of the North West Mounted Police from its creation in 1873 and then its bases at Roche Percee, Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Century Settlers of the Edison Westlock Area
As the population continued to spread through northern Alberta in the early 1900s, communities were established to provide services for the surrounding areas. Edison was one of these service communities, established just north of...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Twentieth Century Todmorden
This exhibit looks at the twentieth century history of the Don Valley, which is located in central Toronto and has played a key role in its development and sense of place. Todmorden Mills is frequented by school groups, tourists, Toronto...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: War Years Remembered
Here, an exhibit entitled "The War Years Remembered" reflects upon the experiences of Wetaskiwin, Alberta during the Second World War. A plethora of photographs, documents, and personal anecdotes overwhelmingly tell the story of a small...