Art museums and A Guide - Resources and Review

Geographical and alphabetical listings of international institutions with material relating to the performing arts (theatre, opera, music, ballet, film, circus, radio, television, cabaret, and pantomime). Contact information and details of special collections held by each institution is provided.
 
Home of the national collections of British art, including works by Hogarth, Gainsborough, Reynolds, Stubbs, Blake, Palmer, Constable, Sargent and Whistler, and international modern art, including works by artists such as Picasso, Matisse, Duchamp, Epstein, Spencer, Mondrian, Gabo, Nicholson, Hepworth, Moore, Magritte, Dalí, Giacometti, Dubuffet, Bacon, Pollock, Rothko, Warhol and Beuys.
 
Information and news about the Frick museum, its educational programmes, library holdings, events and a virtual tour (which requires IPIX Virtual Reality plug
in).
 
Houses the UK national collection of Western European painting, dating from 1260 to 1900. Site provides news, information on collections, exhibitions, special events, general information and a number of electronic images.
 
Research and reference library based at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Includes information on the library, its collections, services, catalogues, publications and exhibitions.
 
A museum dedicated to the decorative arts. The Victorian and Edwardian buildings house 145 galleries containing some of the world's greatest collections of sculpture, furniture, fashion and textiles, paintings, silver, glass, ceramics, jewellery, books, prints and photographs.
 
Collection of East Asian masterpieces from the Kyoto National Museum Collection in Japan. Images are arranged into categories including archaeology, ceramics, sculpture, paintings, calligraphy, textiles, lacquerware and metalwork. Also features a searchable image database of the collection.
 
Brief guide to the history and highlights of the El Prado Museum in Madrid, Originally built to be a science museum at the end of the 17th century, El Prado became one of the world's first public art museums when it opened in 1819 to house the Royal art collection. There are now more than 1,500 works of art are on display, though not online.
 
A museum of science, art, and human perception with over 650 interactive exhibits. Includes a digital library, web cameras and a learning studio.
 
Established in 1793 by the French Republic, the Louvre Museum, is one of the earliest European museums. Information about collections, including details and commentaries from major works, exhibitions and computerised databases.
 
The National Museum of American Art of the Smithsonian Institution is the first federal art collection in the United States. The museum's history spans more than 160 years, beginning as a private collection in Washington, DC. Provides public access to museum research and educational materials.
 
A collection of Anglo
French eighteenth century pictures, porcelain and furniture.
 
Collections include more than two million works of art, several hundred thousand of which are on view at any given time, spanning more than 5,000 years of world culture, from prehistory to the present. The site is designed to give visitors an overview of the collections on display in the Museum's galleries.
 
An interactive museum housing examples of Uruguayan art, providing access to work in artists' studios and private collections. A zoom facility enables work to be viewed at close range or from a distance, and information is given about each artist and exhibit. Spanish version available.
 
A national museum of modern art housing collections viewable by gallery, artist, and by work in chronological order. Provides information about events in and around Paris such as shows, debates, and educational events.
 
Situated in Aberdeenshire, this gallery is dedicated to the work of Scottish contemporary artists. Background information accompanies images of selected works from the featured artists such as Peter Goodfellow, Hector McNeil, Nael Hanna, Susan White
Oates, and Pat Semple. Additional works are represented by outdoor or indoor sculpture, and paintings by other housed artists.
 
Collection of paintings, drawings, miniatures, sculptures, engravings, silhouettes, and photographs, all of which depict famous British men and women. Works can be searched for by entering the name of an artist, a sitter, the title of a piece, or a National Portrait Gallery (NPG) number.
 
Dedicated to the Bauhaus school of art and architecture (1919
1933), this resource presents information on the Bauhaus Archive/Museum of Design in Berlin. Housed within a building designed by Walter Gropius, who founded the Bauhaus, the archive includes examples of painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, photography, and documentation such as political discussion about the school, official contracts, and the curriculum.
 
Gallery based in Washington DC. Holds national collections of European and American paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, and selected temporary exhibitions of art from countries and cultures throughout the world.
 
Provides details of exhibition programs, and displays a collection of Van Gogh's work. Includes sketches and studies, lesser known paintings, drawings, watercolours, and digitised letters related to each piece. Also features an illustrated biography.
 
Offers details of the palace's location, people such as Louis XIV, Napoleon I, and Charles de Gaulle, life at the Court, and masterpieces on display at Versailles including paintings, sculptures, and furniture. Also provides visitor information along with an online ticket ordering service. Available in English, French, and Spanish.
 
Museum devoted to the American pop artist, housing displays of contemporary art and popular culture. Gives a tour of the eight floors, with examples of portraiture, details of special exhibitions, and information about the underground studio.
 
Online version of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, housing displays and exhibitions of modern and contemporary artists such as Warhol, Picasso, and Cezanne. Contains information about the museum collections, holdings, and future exhibitions.
 
Annotated links to selected Internet resources covering museums, collections and exhibits, conservation, preservation, and restoration.
 
Gateway to arts and culture information. Headings include Artists, Art Museums, Art Exhibitions, Commercial Arts, Art Education, Art History, Crafts, Dance, Opera, Theatre, Antiques, Architecture, Film and Literature.
 
Museum representing culture throughout the world with examples of art from a variety of civilisations. Sections include prehistoric art, antiquity, Western European art, the arsenal, Oriental art, Russian culture, numismatics such as banknotes, medals, decorations, orders, seals and coins, the Golden Rooms, the Palace of Peter I, and the Menshikov Palace. Available in English and Russian.
 
Exhibition of art work designed for incorporation into Web pages. Exhibits include a set of brightly coloured navigational buttons, images related to the time of day, graphics for online magazines and images which can be manipulated through mouseovers and clicks.
 
Online representation of the African Art museum based within the Smithsonian Institution. An 'exhibition' section contains permanent features such as 'Images of Power and Identity', 'The Art of the Personal Object ', and 'The Ancient West African City of Benin, A.D. 1300
1897', with details of past exhibitions also available. An 'education' section provides information on museum tours, films, lectures, and workshops taking place, while a 'resources' section documents library facilities, photographic archives, and the work of the conservation department.
 
Art museum of the University of Cambridge. Provides information on collections which relate to antiquities of Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, Cyprus and the Ancient Near East, applied arts from around the world, ancient and modern coins and medals, manuscripts and printed books, and paintings, drawings, and prints. An OPAC is provided, with images displayed where available.
 
Explores the Capitol building in Washington DC with narratives on both the building itself and the events represented in its art and architecture. American history and culture are depicted through images of paintings of the landing of Columbus and the discovery of the Mississippi, information on Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington, and links to national resources such as the Arlington National Cemetery, and the Holocaust Memorial Museum. A search engine and an archive of graphics arranged by artist and subject are provided.
 
The purpose of the art in context web site is to preserve and increase the availability of information important for research, education, public awareness and understanding in fine art. Includes indexes of galleries and dealers, museums, artists and current exhibitions.
 
Collection of wildlife and wilderness paintings by Canadian and other international artists, being arranged into a permanent museum showcase.
 
Project by a consortium of art museums in North America aiming to create a digital library of images. Offers a thumbnail catalogue of museum images, searchable by creator name, date, nationality, museum or keyword.
 
Database of international museum and gallery catalogues published from the 1960s to the present and American trade and university press art books published since 1992, including forthcoming titles. Orders for titles can be placed electronically.
 
Internet resources for the arts, including links to galleries, museums and artists. Internet GalleryWalk allows searching by artist name, location, type of medium, or any combination of these.
 
An extensive index to the art collections of Great Britain and Ireland. Art Guide is organised by artist, by museum, and geographically. For each artist there is a list of their works and where they can be found; for each museum a list of outstanding works in the collection, contact details and links to other museums in the same region.
 
Gives an overview of the history and evolution of multimedia, highlighting its impact on art, technology, and culture. Intended for students, teachers, artists, and critics, the resource includes essays and sections on pioneers.
 
Directory of annotated links to online exhibits, covering topics as diverse as the biosphere, frogs, Rembrandt, and Freud. Resource is searchable and browsable by subject.
 
Canadian national art museum. Includes online art exhibitions, collections of contemporary Canadian, European, American and Asian art, and a virtual tour of the gallery. Also features slide kits on various artists providing information on their works, comments by the artist and suggested topics for discussion. Information available in English and French.
 
An interactive system offering details of research resources held by the Institution's libraries, archives, and research units. Provides access to the Freer Gallery of Art Library with examples of Asian art, photographic archives comprising the Peter A Juley and Son Collection, and Smithsonian Chronology listing significant events in the history of the Smithsonian Institution.
 
Information on the Fogg Art Museum, the Busch
Reisinger Museum, the Arthur M. Sackler Museum and the Straus Center for Conservation.
 
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