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ICOM Virtual Library: International Museums
http://www.icom.org/vlmp/international.html
A list of links to internationally-important museums, including those with collections of art and archaeology.

http://www.elsas.demon.nl/linkmu_e.htm
This gives you is an easy-to-use directory of links to more than 10,000 museums worldwide.

Webmuseum, Paris:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/
The Webmuseum Network is an excellent source of information on artists, art movements and periods. It offers a wonderful exhibition of many well known artists at

Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO)
http://www.amico.org/
The AMICO digital library will initially be distributed in the academic year 1998/1999 as a university test bed project. Currently, anyone can search the "Thumbnail Catalog" of nearly 20,000 works of art to locate images by keyword, category, or date.

Famous Paintings:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/.
You should also check out What's New: http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/about/whatsnew.html
for the latest editions. If you'd like to find out more about the offerings at Webmuseum simply type in Webmuseum + Key Word (example: an artist's name, period name or movement name) at Yahoo, or any other search engine.

OCAIW: Art Images on the Web:
http://www.ocaiw.com/indexing.htm
This excellent site provides visual examples of architecture, sculpture, paintings and photography by some of the world's greatest artists. A brief biography is also provided. Artists are listed alphabetically, according to medium.

Galleries and Museums

Calvin Photographic Collection
http://www.uiowa.edu/~calvin/
This site reproduces the photographic collection of Samuel Calvin, a professor of natural sciences at the University of Iowa (1873-1911) and a state geologist, who along with his colleagues, produced some 10,000 gelatin dry plates and glass plate negatives which were used to illustrate specific geological features for class instruction, public lectures, and publications. These photos document Iowa's geological landscapes and features, including mines, quarries, mills, and other buildings.

Panoramas: The North American Landscape in Art
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Landscapes/home-e.html
This online exhibition explores the landscapes of North America using these broad categories: Evolving, Social, Mythic, and Personal. The show includes paintings, drawings, textiles, and photographs from the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

Use the websites below to find out what's happening at galleries and museums around the world, as well as to discover virtual holdings that may be of interest to you.

Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture
http://libtext.library.wisc.edu/DLDecArts/
This site is a work-in-progress. It aims to digitize primary materials significant to the decorative arts and material culture of Early America. Included are electronic texts and facsimiles, image databases, and Web resources. Produced by the University of Wisconsin, Madison General Library System.

What is a Print? - Museum of Modern Art
http://www.moma.org/whatisaprint/flash.html
" What is a Print?" is a Museum of Modern Art produced Web site devoted to the craft and art of woodcuts, etchings, lithographs, and screenprints. An animated graphics program takes the visitor through the printing process for each form and is accompanied by examples drawn from the collection. Accompanying text describes the history of each form and provides background on each print offered in the galleries. A glossary of related terms as well as a brief bibliography of recommended readings is also posted.

Leaves of Gold [Shockwave]
http://www.leavesofgold.org/
Produced by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, this online exhibit highlights illuminated manuscripts from Philadelphia collections. The manuscripts are divided into five categories: Bibles, Books of Hours, Literary Manuscripts, Liturgical Manuscripts, and Psalters, and images are presented with descriptions.

The Internet Gallery Walk:
http://artresources.com/guide/gallerywalk.html-ssi
You can access websites of private and public galleries, on-line exhibitions and an index of artists on the internet with this excellent web tool. The site provides links to articles and reviews on the internet as well as a helpful search mechanism.

The Virtual Library Museums Page:
http://www.icom.org/vlmp/
Over 2 million visitors can't be wrong!! This comprehensive resource provides access to museums throughout the world, along with information on new exhibits and recent additions to the index.

Over the Line: The Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence
http://www.dia.org/jacoblawrence/pages/gallery.html
This site offers access to a small number of images by Jacob Lawrence along with information about the artist.

World Art Treasures:
http://sgwww.epfl.ch/BERGER/
Masters of European Art from the Berger Foundation are accessible here in a series of virtual exhibitions. The site also includes a number of on-line presentations related to Europe and Asia. The section on China is particularly informative, providing timelines and historic overviews of the major time periods as they relate to the artifacts exhibited.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art-New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/site_map.htm?HomePageLink=site_l
An invaluable resource for those planning a visit to this enormous museum, the Met's website offers floor plans, gallery listings, images of the kinds of work visitors will find in each gallery, and brief overviews of the works and/or artists who created them.

Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMa)
http://www.moma.org/
This comprehensive guide to a premiere modern art collection features a host of resources, including an overview of current special exhibits, online projects sponsored in part by the museum, research resources, and brief summaries and images of the permanent collection. Other valuable tools include a listing of publications to read for further information, and an intriguing look at the museum's expansion plans.

Whitney Museum of American Art
http://www.whitney.org/
Visit this site to see what's new at this mecca of American art, including an online review of special exhibits, previews and reviews of special exhibits, links to a network of art museums, and links to further information about educational programs, research, and image consortiums.

The Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/index.html
The best part of this beautiful site is the virtual tour of some of the permanent galleries, complete with overviews of various parts of the display which can easily be accessed by clicking on the piece of art. In addition to the virtual tour, the site also offers a wealth of information including links to the libraries and archives for research, overviews of the permanent collection, and a search feature, to name a few.

Gothic Painting:
http://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/wm/paint/tl/gothic/
Italian Renaissance:
http://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/wm/paint/tl/it-ren/
Northern Renaissance:
http://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/wm/paint/tl/north-ren/
La Renaissance:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/glo/renaissance/

Jacques-Louis David:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/auth/david/
Revolution and Restoration in England:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/theme/revolution.england.html
Revolution and Restoration in Other Countries:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/theme/revolution.other-countries.html

Revolution and Restoration in Germany:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/theme/revolution.germany.html
Classicism:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/glo/classicism/
Romanticism:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/glo/romanticism/

Chavannes:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/auth/puvis/
Redon:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/auth/redon/
Moreau:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/auth/moreau/
Rosseau:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/auth/rousseau/
Rodin:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/auth/rodin/
Munch:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/auth/munch/

Realism:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/glo/realism/
Impressionism:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/glo/impressionism/

Central, Latin, and South American Art Internet Guides:
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/arx/LATINAM.HTM
A guide to on-line materials for all aspects of Latin American art (including indigenous art), featuring links to museums and galleries.

The Virtual Museum of Art
http://www.diarioelpais.com/muva2/
The Virtual Museum of Art has been conceived as a dynamic, interactive museum bringing together the most renowned works of contemporary Uruguayan art, an important contributor to Latin American art.

The Diego Rivera Mural Project
http://www.riveramural.com/
Maintained by the City College of San Francisco, this site focuses on the large-scale fresco painted by Mexican artist Diego Rivera during the 1940 Golden Gate International Exposition. The site also provides an archival collection of historical letters, photos, and memorabilia relating to the making of the mural, and a brief background history of its theme and artist. Note: the Work in Progress section is only accessible to those working within the Project.

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