Museums
Indexes | Mega-Museums | Art Museums | Children's Museums
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Mega-Museums
Smithsonian Institution
Includes information on 16 museums such as the National Air and Space
Museum and the National Museum of American History. The "Where do
I find?" section is helpful with an alphabetical index of FAQs and
subjects.
Berkeley Art Museum
and Pacific Film Institute
Worth an upgrade to your streaming software, has digital viewing of sculpture
in the Kids section, Hans Hoffman permanent exhibit, impressive film database,
more, in a highly maneuverable site.
Art Museums
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Easy to navigate with educational resources, thumbnails of the works and
a keyword search feature.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Online presentation link yields high-end digital art for computers equipped
for streaming.
National Gallery of Art
Well-organized, with an online tour of the museum and a section of educational
resources.
Museum of Modern Art
High-end design and presentation, quick loading thumbnail enlargements,
searchable "DATABASE"--one of the largest collections of modern
and contemporary art.
Guggenheim
Museums
Visit collections in 4 locations: New York, Venice, Bilbao (Spain), and
Berlin.
Louvre Museum
International site in English, also available in French, Spanish, and
Japanese. Thumbnails of work including the infamouse Mona Lisa.
Uffizi Gallery
One of the oldest museums, founded by the De Medicis. Full-screen images
available to members only.
The Virtual Uffizi
"The complete catalogue," bigger than the thumbnails at the
above site. Sponsor info somewhat intrusive, indexed by artist, painting
and museum room. Some missing images.
Kimbell Art Museum
Fort Worth, Texas. Selected works of artists such as Monet, Rembrandt,
and El Greco. Also Asian, African, and Mesoamerican pieces.
Whitney Museum of Modern Art
Letterbox frame format distracting.
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