-- Paintings from the Museum of Art at Brigham Young University, "This exhibition of seventy-three outstanding American paintings includes many of the finest works of art from the university collection. Collected over the last half century, they represent fifty-six significant American artists."
- "...enter the palace and meet your guide who will take you on
a tour of the private family wing of the Alexander Palace in Tsarskoe Selo, just outside St. Petersburg in Russia."
- One of the premier art institutions in the world, its permanent collection includes more than one and a half million objects, from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art, and represents almost every culture.
- "Coons Gallery, a fine art gallery located beneath the towering Sierra Nevada Mountains, specializes in the finest California Impressionist and Plein Air oil paintings."
Home page for the Sacramento Art Museum housed in the old Edwin Crocker family gallery which is situated next to the Sacramento River and near the historic Old Sacramento area. Their collection includes European art works as well as examples of native California artists. They also have a small collection of Rodin sculptures.
An online version of the Danish Museum with text and pictures of their collection and links to other online resources. There's also information about the Museum itself, its hours and exhibition calendar.
-- "The European Museum Guide is a comprehensive guide to the most important museums and their
exhibitions in twelve countries of Europe. The present edition describes some 1500 exhibitions planned for the period May 1997 - May 1998."
-- Ambitious attempt to mount digital imagebase on the Internet for all, I repeat ALL, of the works of art in 2 San Francisco Art Museusm! Over 60,000 images have been captured! Many of the images are for works held in storage at the museums and thus unavailable for viewing upon visiting the actual buildings. A great site!
-- Home page for the new monument dedicated to the 32nd President of the United States on May 1st and 2nd in Washington, D.C. The site includes also information about the life and times of Franklin Delano Roosevelt as well as the artists and commissioners who collaborated on the construction of the Memorial.
-- A fine index for the online world of art. There are sub-directories for artists, museums, the movies, design, photography, experimental sites, culture, history and travel, plus links to other directories, indices and hotlists.
With text by Gloria Chiarini, this site "... explore(s) the monuments, historic periods, artists and art works that have made Florence such a wonderful city."
-- "The Uffizi Gallery, founded in Florence in 1581, by the De Medici family, is one of the oldest museums in the world. Many important works of Italian and other schools, dating from between the fourteenth and eighteenth centuries, are kept here, including the largest existing collection of Tuscan Renaissance paintings. The Web guide contains dozens of high resolution colour pictures, comments, biographies and a glossary of artistic movements and techniques." FREE registration is required to download their high-resolution images.
Recently opened, this new art and cultural center houses "... the Getty Center is the new home of the organizations of the J. Paul Getty Trust--the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Research Institute for the History of Art and the Humanities, the Getty Conservation Institute, the Getty Education Institute for the Arts, the Getty Information Institute, and the Getty Grant Program." On these pages, you'll find out how to get to the impressive new L.A. museum and what you will see.
- A visit to the Historical Museum of Crete will bring to life for you the history and culture of Crete, from the first centuries of the Christian era to our present time.
-- Home Page for the Kansas City Museum includes information and pictures for their permanent and temporary exhibitions as well as a special section on the Images of Georgia O'Keeffe's Canyon Suite.
- "Painter of Light", Placerville born painter with an national reputation. This gallery presents some of his works. We've also found a page listing links to Other Galleries
"One of the newest museums in Washington, DC, the Kreeger houses 19th and 20th century art in a breathtaking building designed by Philip Johnson. Highlights of the collection include works by Monet, Picasso, Miró, Moore, and Stella."
-- Official site for the famous French museum. Included on their pages are online reproductions for many of the more famous sculptures and paintings in the museum's collection.
- "Ice and snow carvers from Japan, the United States, the Netherlands, Australia, France, Italy and Canada gather in Ottawa each year to compete at Winterlude - Ottawa's midwinter fun-fest designed to cure us of cabin fever."
-- Home page for the Minnesota museum contains examples of their permanent collection as well as online information and displays for their current exhibitions.
-- Online page for the New York Museum with online representations for their art, photography, architectural and film collections as well as information about the Museum, its location and hours.
-- Online home for the famous Spanish museum of art in Madrid includes information about the museum as well as a quick tour of the buildings and of some of the paintings housed in the Museum.
Home page for the British museum in Bath. You can take an online tour of the building or visit the Fashion Research Center or visit the Gallery which has pictures of the costumes and the various galleries from the Museum. There's also a link to another Bath treasure, The Roman Baths Museum and Pump Room.
- What would it have been like to have lived during the Jurassic period? This Museum attempts to provide you with the information about the technology of that time.
- "... a non-profit, private educational organization established in 1923 to collect, preserve and present original cultural materials related to the history of New York City."
-- "This page includes an eclectic collection of World Wide Web sites connected with museums, galleries and archives in the United States. The USA has the most developed set of on-line museum information of all the countries in the world."
Information about the "most important archaeological museum" in Greece and its sculpture, pottery and bronze collections. Site is maintained by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture.
-- Main menu for several museums in Singapore: the National Archives of Singapore, the Asian Civilizations Museum, the Singapore History Museum, and the Singapore Art Museum.
-- Home page for the San Francisco-based nonprofit organization with information about the USS Pampanito and the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
-- Home page for the Museum situated just outside London. Info about exhibitions, their historic buildings, events, educational projects, their research, and membership.
Online page for the Museum which is a part of the larger Smithsonian Institution contains virtual exhibitions from the Museums collection as well as a special section entitled "Not Just for Kids" and one called "The Music Room" with online samples of classical and traditional American music from their collection.
-- Museum devoted to recognizing the contributions of women artists. Pages include a video tour of the Museum, samples from their exhibitions, membership and bookstore info, artist profiles and corresponding biographies.
"The Museum of African Arts" Site features information about this virtual Museum as well as text and graphics for the art works in both the Museum's online collection and its exhibitions.
- This site contains information about the North Carolina Museum of Art including selections from the permanent collection (American art, European art, Egyptian art, African art,Judaica).
"The Oriental Institute Museum is a showcase of the history, art and archaeology of the ancient Near East. An integral part of the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute, which has supported research and archaeological excavation in the Near East since 1919, the Museum exhibits major collections of antiquities from Egypt, Mesopotamia, Iran, Syria, Palestine, and Anatolia." The Museum has been closed since 1996 for renovations (it will reopen in 1998/99), so this is the only way you can "visit" until then.
-- Online page for the U.C., Berkeley film institute features their daily movie calendar and show times plus information about the Archive and its activities.
-- "The Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio shaped the world that surrounds us today. Some of his most influential villas survive in the Veneto region around Venice, Italy."
-- Online page for the Penn State University Museum with pictures, a virtual picture tour of the Museum's paintings, a description of the Museum's architecture and pages for the Museums current exhibition.
- Consolidate effort of the Peabody Museum of Salem and the Essex Institute which feature nearly half a million objects collected over the last two centuries, and 30 galleries of permanent and changing exhibitions.
-- Web page with marketplace and gallery information about collecting photographic works as well as listings for professional photographic services and classifieds. There's also links to other photographic web sites.
-- Online display for the show mounted at the San Diego Museum of Art in 1996 contains online representations for works created between 1891 and 1899 by the French artist, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
-- Online page for the famous Russian Museum in Moscow. Page includes history and pictures of the Museum as well as information and reproductions of some of its more famous art works.
- Online exhibitions, a postcard collection, artists, print collections, and Singapore history, with information on their famous citizen, Sir Stamford Raffles.
- Local artist's on-line gallery. The Artist has donated a painting to 2 of our Libraries and you can see these works at our Placerville and South Lake Branch Libraries!
- "This exhibition presents the work of 16 former students of Sonoma State University, located about 50 miles north of San Francisco in Northern California."
- Information about the New York City landmark; pictures of their historic ship collection, info about the museum; gallery and exhibit displays; info about their harbour excursions.
-- Information and pictures about the history of the Kremlin Cultural Museum in Russia. Site also includes information about the current exhibitions, the gift shop, and how to contact the museum.
-- Web page from "... a small but growing, privately funded institution associated with Casper College in Casper, Wyoming. The museum specializes in activities and displays that
emphasize the rich paleontological heritage of Wyoming and the western United States."
An online museum with links to several online exhibitions and articles on art theory and criticism. There's also an artchive with "Over 2,000 scans from more than 200 artists," for artists from Albrecht Altdorfer to Andrew Wyeth. An online treat!
Home page for the famous Turkish museum situated in Istanbul with links to the history of the Palace and the Museum as well as text and pictures for many of the items in the Museum's collection.
-- To celebrate the 200th anniversary of its construction, the USS Constitution will set sail on July 21st into open waters for the first time in over 116 years. She will sail out from her permanent berth in Boston harbor into Massachusetts Bay and then back to her berth in the Charleston Navel Shipyards. Happy Birthday, Constitution!
-- "The Victoria and Albert Museum is the largest museum of the decorative arts in the world. It was founded in 1852 as the South Kensington Museum, and in 1899 it was renamed the Victoria and Albert Museum in honour of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert."
Online web page for the famous gallery in Florence, Italy combines information about the museum with online reproductions of many of its artists' works.
-- Home page for the Railroad museum located in Rio Vista Junction in Solano County, California. Here you'll find news and photos about the museum and The Bay Area Electric Railroad Association the group who restore the trains and maintain the grounds for this great museum.
-- Presenting a unique approach to Internet art, this site incorporates "...100,000 slides belonging to the Jacques-Edouard Berger Foundation, all of them devoted to art, and including the main civilizations, such as Egypt, China, Japan, India, Europe, its purpose is to offer a different approach to art through INTERNET via the World Wide Web. Taking advantage of the specificity of a multidimensional and multilevel network, it is an attempt to shed a new light on art and a new way to contemplate it."