- Art Museum Network
Leading art museums provide access to their websites and online collections through this one centralized site.
- Artcyclopedia
Subtitled "The Guide to Museum-Quality Art on the Internet", this site serves as a comprehensive index to the online exhibits of thousands of artists. Search by artist's name or browse the A to Z listing.
- Brooklyn Museum of Art
Official site of the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
- Corning Museum of Glass
Museum of glass in Corning, New York.
- Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
Includes a searchable "ImageBase" with over 80,000 pictures.
- The Frick Collection
Site of the Frick Museum in Philadelphia.
- The Getty
Images from collection and special exhibitions plus special Getty Education and Explore Art sections for students and teachers.
- Heritage Key
Online virtual 'tours' of museum exhibits and sites of historical and archeological interest (like King Tut's Tomb). Includes information, photos, videos, blog, quizzes, and more.
- Louvre
Official site of the Louvre Museum in Paris.
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City's Metropolitan Museum.
- MoMA
The Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
- Museums Around the World
Look here for directories of all types of museums.
- MuseumStuff.com
"Links to museum websites and virtual exhibits, educational and entertaining games and activities, and extensive learning resources concerning topics typically promoted through art, science and history museums."
- National Gallery of Art
National art gallery in Washington, D.C.
- National Gallery of Art: Videos and Podcasts
Video, audio, music, and spoken casts from the NGA.
- National Portrait Gallery (London)
"The collection is the most comprehensive of its kind in the world."
- Science, Art and Technology
"Wide-ranging topics, from the physics of light and color to careers in science, art, and technology. ... This Web site is designed for all teachers, who are invited to make use of its contents as points of departure for their own explorations with their students of science, art, or technology."
- Smithsonian Institution
-- Smithsonian Archives of American Art
-- Smithsonian American Art Museum
-- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Entry points for the various Smithsonian Museums and special collections on display online.
- Vatican Museums
Online access to the Vatican's famous collection.
- WebExhibits.org
Hundreds of online exhibits available for free viewing.
- Web Gallery of Art
"A virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism and Romanticism periods (1100-1850)."
- WebMuseum Famous Paintings Exhibition
An Artists Index, a Themes Index and a Glossary are found at this classic location.
- Yale University Art Gallery
Views of the collection of the Yale Art Museum, plus information about art and art appreciation.
