Art: Websites

An internationally renowned art museum and one of the most significant architectural icons of the 20th century, the Guggenheim Museum is at once a vital cultural center, an educational institution, and the heart of an international network of museums.

With extraordinary exhibitions and the world's finest collection of modern and contemporary art, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is dedicated to the conversation between the past and the present, the established and the experimental.

The mission of the National Gallery of Art is to serve the United States of America in a national role by preserving, collecting, exhibiting, and fostering the understanding of works of art at the highest possible museum and scholarly standards.

Founded in 1846, the Smithsonian is the world's largest museum and research complex, consisting of 19 museums and galleries, the National Zoological Park, and nine research facilities.

Explore 58,573,202 artworks, artefacts, books, films and music from European museums, galleries, libraries and archives.

Introducing students to the richness and diversity of works of art in selected collections of the Museum, these comprehensive and fully illustrated guides provide useful background information and ideas for engaging students.

OpenLearn aims to break the barriers to education by reaching millions of learners around the world, providing free educational resources and inviting all to sample courses that their registered students take--for free!

A leading resource for the study of art and cultural heritage, whose growing collection of videos and essays are designed to be engaging and conversational and cover art that ranges from the paleolithic to the present across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.

The World Digital Library makes it possible to discover, study, and enjoy cultural treasures and significant historical documents on one site, in a variety of ways, with content that includes books, manuscripts, maps, newspapers, journals, prints and photographs, sound recordings, and films.