TASC Online Academic Resources

Linksto Online Museums

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  • A. A. Art  - Classical Art Gallery of Oil Paintings, Digital Illustration and Art Education

  • American Museum of Natural History – NYC. Houses the Rose Center for Earth and Space, opening Feb. 2000

  • Art Institute of Chicago Museum - The museum houses more than 300,000 works of art within its 10 curatorial departments. Among its great treasures are the legendary masterpieces A Sunday Afternoon on La Grand Jatte--1884 by Georges Seurat, American Gothic by Grant Wood, Nighthawks by Edward Hopper, and 33 paintings by Claude Monet

  • ArtMuseum – From Intel “we seek to collaborate with the world's leading museums and exhibitors and in so doing, enhance and extend the art museum experience by presenting major exhibitions online, offering a content-rich, interactive environment that encourages individual and group exploration and learning” Good interactivity

  •  Franklin Institute – Science museum in Philadelphia, PA

  • J. Paul Getty Museum – Los Angeles, CA

  •  Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center – “The Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, a new state-of-the-art, tribally owned-and-operated complex, brings to life the story of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, and serves as a major resource on the history of the Tribe, the histories and cultures of other tribes, and the region's natural history” in CT

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art – NYC

  • MFA – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

  • Museum Hotlist – Very complete posting from the Franklin Institute. Science centers, natural history, and cultural museums

  • Museums on the WebFrom Linkaway 2. Very large listing, mostly U.S. museums

  • Mystic Seaport – Museum of America and the Sea. Mystic, CT

  • National Air and Space Museum – Smithsonian, Washington, D.C. Check out the Weekly Skywatchers Report

  • San Diego Zoo – Take an online safari at this world famous institution

  • Science and Technology Museums – U.S. museums reviewed and posted by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers)

  • Smithsonian Institution - The Smithsonian is composed of sixteen museums and galleries and the National Zoo and numerous research facilities in the United States and abroad. Nine Smithsonian museums are located on the National Mall between the Washington Monument and the Capitol, Washington, D.C.

  • Techno-Impressionism Museum  Good visual presentations and exhibits, an art world designed and presented by Tony Karp

  • The Louvre – Paris, France

  • VL Museums – International listing of online museums.  Very comprehensive

  • WebMuseum – Paris. Online exhibits, and connections to the Louvre

  • Whitney Museum of American Art – NYC. Great online presentations. Check out the 3D Van Gogh exhibit; it takes a while to download and run, but it’s worth it!

  • Yahoo Museums and Exhibits – A huge variety of topics and sites

  • Library of Congress Exhibitions

 

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