Museums
Art Museum Network
http://www.amn.org/
The official web site of the world's leading art museums.
The Frick Collection and the Frick Art Reference Library
http://www.frick.org
Site includes a virtual tour of the Frick Galleries, updates on current exhibitions, a link to the reference library homepage, membership information, recent news about or concerning the Frick Museum and general information. The site also includes tour information and a calendar of events.
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Art images from museums around the world.
The Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
Site includes a virtual tour of several of the Louvre's galleries, information on the history of the museum and its collections, visitor's information, and a link to recent and/or current activities such as temporary exhibitions and lectures, films and other activities to be held in the auditorium. Some of the information is available in French only.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/
Site includes information on collection, special exhibitions, events and programs, educational resources, a "create your own virtual Met" site, an online collection, a virtual tour of selected galleries, information on membership, tours, lectures and concerts to be held at the Met and resources on Art History, the Provenance Research Project and news of or related to the museum and its collections. Also, the site includes access to the museum store, a calendar of events, and new in the fall of 2004 the Timeline of Art History.
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/
A fledgling site of a very important museum, this Hermitage museum site is available in Russian or English and includes an excellent Quick Search feature.
Tate Gallery
http://www.tate.org.uk/
Site provides links to various Tate collections and affiliated museums. Also, the site makes a collection of paintings of selected painters available online. A search engine allows users to search the database by collection or subject. An archive, a library of resources and a picture library are also available. A link to "Tate Connections," which includes an Art Projects Online site is also included.