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Museum Links

Guide to Museums and Cultural Resources in the United States ; SEARCHABLE by keyword

Musee Online: An interactive directory to museums' collections online, including art, science, history, zoos, archaelogy and acquariums, etc; provides links to their educational, entertaiment, archives, and shopping features

MuseumLand ;Museumland is the worldwide portal to museums and cultural heritage, linking to more than 11000 museums and cultural heritage web site, sorted in 80 categories, in 142 nations. SEARCHABLE by keyword

Museum Spot: A collection of the best museum-related resources on the Web in one user-friendly spot. Designed for art enthusiasts, families, students, teachers, curators, historians, librarians and anyone who enjoys exploring cultural, historical, scientific and natural attractions from around the world, MuseumSpot.com simplifies the search for the best and most useful sites. From MuseumSpot.com, quickly and easily locate museums by city, state, country and name; find exhibit dates, virtual collections, offbeat attractions, ndustry resources and much MORE

Online Exhibits: Something interesting every day for you to learn about. Explore subjects ranging from the ancient world to science and technology

Virtual Museums: A collection of WWW services connected with museums, galleries, and archives

World Wideweb Virtual Library:Museum listings


Specific Museums
American History

National Civil Rights Museum: Sights, sounds, photographs of the Civil Rights era

Smithsonian National Museum of American History: Museum and research center, resources and links to Smithsonian publications and photographs


Archaelogy and Anthropologu

Museum of Archaelogy and Anthropology: Colorful exhibits and games; Wander around the site a bit to learn what archaeologists and anthropologists study


Art Museums

Art History Research Center: Considered the best research tool for art historical research and other arts research

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: 65,00 works of art in a digital database, the LARGEST collection of SEARCHABLE art on the web

The Louvre: Take a virtual trip to Paris and visit the Louvre; famous images of several of the world's greatest works of art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Education Section: Educational experiences with images of works of art; kids' section; looking at art; exhibits; resources

National Gallery of Art: Houses one of the finest collections in the world illustrating major achievements in painting, sculpture, and graphic arts from the Middle Ages to the present - SEARCHABLE by artist, title

National Gallery of Art for Kids

National Museum of American Art: Information about the museum and its collections -- images and captions, brief texts, in-depth feature articles, research databases, and even sound and video footage

National Museum of African Art: Information about the museum and its collections -- images and captions, brief texts



Robert C. Williams American Museum of Papermaking: Internationally renowned resource on the history of paper and paper technology; a remarkable collection of over 10,000 watermarks, papers, tools, machines, and manuscripts

Sackler and Freer Galleries: Information about the museum and its collection of Asian art

Virtual Ceramics Exhibit: An exhibition of contemporary ceramics utilizing the with brief photos of the selected work

WebMuseum: Bienvenue: Famous paintings and artwork; one of the largest digital collections of famous paintings


Science Museums

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Fun On-line- This site is loaded with fun activities and exhibits; watch videos of how Kinetosaurs (giant metal sculptures of dinosaurs that move) are made and see them in action; make your own multimedia puppet show; design your own space station online and learn about our solar system

Chicago Museum of Science and Industry: A visit to this site is a real treat. The museum has over 800 exhibits and over2,000 interactive units. Get an overall view by clicking first on the Site Map

Franklin Institute Science Museum: Explore exhibits on astronomy, bioscience, the changing earth, electricity, aviation, mathematics, the weather, and a current feature exhibit

Library of Congress: American Treasures Exhibit: A close look at the America's Historical Treasures; photographs of original historical items, facts, information

Museum of Unnatural Mystery: A science museum for all ages. Are there really flying saucers? What killed the dinosaurs? Is there something ancient and alive in Loch Ness? This Museum takes a scientific look at these, and other, questions.

National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution: Articles and photographs about flight and space travel

Orlando Science Museum

Science Museums of the Internet: An extensive list of science museums

San Francisco Exploratorium Museum: Online interactive exhibits, offers over 1000 pages of information and links to most any topic - SEARCHABLE by keyword



...the word "museum" comes from the Greek work mouseion which means "temple of Muses?"
...in the times of Greece, "The Muses" were goddesses of the arts who did not participate in everyday activities?
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...one of the first museums was located in Alexandria, Egypt, in the third century B.C.?
...museums are places where collections of valuable objects are preserved and displayed?
...you will find collections of art work, historical objects, and scientific discoveries at a museum?
...a curator is a museum worker who works for the director of a museum, and is charge of a specific museum collection?
...a conservator is a museum worker who is responsible for cleaning valuable objects, repairing them, and making certain that they are safely stored?
...a permanent museum collection is always displayed, but a temporary museum collection moves from one museum to another?
...many museums prepare traveling exhibits that are set up in schools or community buildings?
...there are many types of museums: art, children's, industry and technology, science, and natural history?
...the worldwide web allows you to stay at home and visit a museum?

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