Art Museums

Internet Resources
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Art Guide: The Art Lover's Guide To Britain  And Ireland This site provides a guide to the art collections of Great Britain and Ireland and is organized by museum, artist, exhibitions, and location. There are over 650 museums listed. Information about each museum includes a list of outstanding works in the collection, an address, telephone number, and links to other museums in the same region.
http://www.artguide.org/uk/

Art Museum Network The Association of Art Museum Directors maintains this list of major art museums in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Information may also be found on current museum exhibitions.
http://www.amn.org/

Artcyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine Includes an index to the online exhibits of thousands of artists, searchable by artist's name and by movement, medium, subject of art, and nationality of artist. Links to museum sites and image archives also.
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/

WebMuseum, Paris Includes online museums, many famous paintings, an artist index with profiles of artists, a glossary about art and techniques, and a themes index featuring many types of artwork including gothic painting, the Renaissance, Baroque, Impressionism, 20th century art, and Japanese art.
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/

The American Museum of Photography Web page for the American Museum of Photography offers a virtual exhibition of specimens illustrating the history of photography in the United States. The pieces comprising the various exhibitions are drawn from the private collection of Wm. B. Becker. Provides the user with a history of photographic techniques and styles. http://www.photographymuseum.com/

Birmingham Museum of Art Web site for Birmingham, Alabama's art museum. Includes exhibit information, activities, and educational programs.
http://www.artsbma.org/index.htm

Guggenheim Museum Covers the museums in New York City, Bilbao, Venice, Berlin, and Las Vegas.
http://www.guggenheim.org/

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Presents the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Includes an events calendar and information on the collections housed at the museum.
http://www.metmuseum.org/

MoMA: The Museum of Modern Art Provides information on the museum and its collections, examples of art reproductions, and news on upcoming events
http://www.moma.org/

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Links to information about the museum's collections, exhibitions, and more
http://www.mfa.org/

National Gallery of Art Describes the National Gallery of Art, which houses one of the finest collections in the world illustrating Western European and American achievements in painting, sculpture, and the graphic arts from the late Middle Ages to modern times.
http://www.nga.gov/

National Museum of Women in the Arts Presents the National Museum of Women in the Arts located in Washington, D.C., the only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to recognizing the contributions of women artists. Offers a virtual tour of the Museum and more. http://www.nmwa.org/

Smithsonian American Art Museum Web site for the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the home of the largest collection of American art in the world. Its holdings represent the most inclusive collection of American art of any general museum today, reflecting the nation's ethnic, geographic, cultural, and religious diversity. http://www.nmaa.si.edu/

Tate Home page for the Tate Gallery offers information on the collections and the British national galleries in London, Liverpool and St Ives.
http://www.tate.org.uk/