| Internet Sources
ArtMusem.Net
http://www.ArtMuseum.net
ArtMuseum.net is the digital extension of the Whitney Museum’s "American Century" exhibit. With more than 100 works representing art and culture, this site is what online excellence is all about.
Art Museum Network
http://www.amn.org/
The official web site of the world's leading art museums.
ArtStar.com
http://www.artstar.com
A comprehensive site for all level users that provides worldwide coverage in many genres. Searches available by region, style, medium, period, name and movement. Provides color illustrations of important works, biographical information and related web sites.
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.
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.
Artlex
http://www.artlex.com/
The links section of this site provides an extensive list of art sites covering aesthetics, architecture, art education, images, visual literacy, libraries, art reference resources, art from specific countries.
The Costume Page
http://users.aol.com/nebula5/costume.html
Site provides a database of costuming ranging from historical information to Halloween patterns available for downloading. Most of the site is devoted to the study of costuming and the history of fashion. Site also includes links to related sites and museum collections.
VADS: The Visual Arts Data Service
http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/index.php
Contains images from over 40 British collections. Searching is by theme or collection and includes fashion, war posters, women's suffrage banners, Romanesque sculpture, 20th century crafts, portraits and more. VADS has links to other useful web sites. Its free Lightbox feature allows users to assemble their own collections for educational purposes.
World Wide Arts Resources
http://www.wwar.com/
This site offers searchable databases on a variety of topics in the visual, performing, and other arts, services such as classified ads, electronic postcards, resume posting, and discussions on art-related topics. | 