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The
British Museum
The British
Museum holds in trust for the nation and the
world a collection of art and antiquities from
ancient and living cultures. Housed in one of
Britain's architectural landmarks, the
collection is one of the finest in existence,
spanning two million years of human history.
Access to the collections is
free.
The British Museum: COMPASS
Ancient
India - The British Museum
Explore the
people, culture, beliefs, and history of ancient
India using animations, 3D models and objects
from the British Museum's collections.
Department of Egyptian Antiquities
The Department of
Ancient Egypt and Sudan at The British Museum
houses an important collection of objects which
illustrate every aspect of the cultures of the
Nile Valley, from the Neolithic period (c. 10
000 BC) until Coptic (Christian) times (12th
century AD).
Mesopotamia - The British Museum
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Museum of London
The London Museum's
galleries use artefacts and images to display London's rich and diverse
history and their site gives a taster of the real experience of a visit
with its virtual tour of some of the exhibits. There's information about
the many galleries, the admission fees, an events diary, and a list of
services, including its well-stocked bookshop and an email service.
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The Victoria and Albert
Museum
If you can't visit the
museum in person, why not sample the inspirational alternative of an
online exhibition? The V & A is planning to make its site a fully
interactive experience and already there are a couple of small
exhibitions as a taster. Home to 145 galleries, this site successfully
informs, guides and educates.
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Armitt Museum and
Gallery
The Armitt is a unique
place combining Library and Museum, scholarship and fun, art and
entertainment. It encapsulates all that is
best about Lakeland and
its people and preserves that essence for future generations to enjoy.
Web Gallery
of Art
The Web Gallery of Art
contains over 11,600 digital reproductions of European paintings and
sculptures created between the years 1150 and 1800. A considerable
number of the pictures are commented and biographies of the significant
artists are given.
Art Guide
A comprehensive, no-fuss
guide to the public art collections of Great Britain and Ireland. There
are 1,900 named artists and 650 museums, all listed alphabetically, so
there's no problem finding what you want. The site is updated regularly
to keep up with exhibitions and new acquisitions to existing
collections.
Art
History Resources on the Web
This is an exceptional
educational resource for the enquiring art student. The home page
categorises the different eras in history from prehistoric to modern,
creating a comprehensive timeline. Each link from here will take you to
a vast collection of the best sites on the web. A definite bookmark for
anyone interested in the history of art.
Art Museum
This new online art
museum opened with Van Gogh's Van Goghs: Masterpieces from the Van Gogh
Museum, Amsterdam. As well as the paintings, the exhibition includes
letters which Vincent wrote to his brother Theo about specific paintings
and other links which reveal much about his life. The site is soon to
launch another major exhibition: Part 1 of The American Century, Art and
Culture 1900-2000, and will also add art news and information services
Art of the
First World War
Commemorating the 80th
anniversary of the 1918 Armistice, this beautiful website avoids
reviewing the facts of the war but highlights its horrors. The
informative foreword leads on to galleries containing 110 paintings,
each with excellent commentary.
The Ashmolean Museum
of Art and Archaeology
The world-famous home of
some fascinating and internationally unique art collections has designed
a site with its own virtual tour. There's also a news page, a comments
box and information on the education programmes, exhibitions and
lectures the museum organises.
A superb site for an outstanding museum.
British Arts
Festivals Association
Your A-Z online guide to
British Arts Festivals throughout the year. This is a bright and
colourful site, with clear and easily accessible navigation. Each
festival page has a short explanation paragraph complete with location
details and website address if applicable. There's a related links page
and an image map for a general overview.
Contemporary Art
Exhibitions
New exhibitions and
artists currently on show in contemporary art galleries in London and
the regions, the Channel Islands, Scotland, Ireland and Wales are listed
here and can be searched alphabetically.
Cornucopia
Comprehensive information
on the 50 museums in England with designated collections (that is,
pre-eminent collections outside the national museums) is provided in
this new project from the Museums and Galleries Commission. The full
Cornucopia will go online in 2000 and will cover the collections of all
1,700 MGC registered museums in the UK. Users will be able to explore
many types and sizes of museums and discover which museums have
collections which can help with research, studies or school projects.
English
Heritage
This is a well laid-out
site from the national body charged with the protection of historic
England. There's regional information on places to visit, things to buy
and details of conservation projects.
Georges Pompidou
Centre
The world-famous Parisian
centre for 20th-century art, architecture and design has a slick,
contemporary-looking site. Special sections offer some good image
reproduction and background information. There's also a gallery plan,
location details, opening times, an online public information library, a
kids' page and some good links to other modern and contemporary art
sites.
The Getty
Los Angeles - 'Explore
Art' gives on-line access to the museum's collections and exhibitions
Guggenheim Museums
The first Guggenheim
Museum of Modern Art was established 60 years ago in New York. There are
now five museums including three in Europe; the most recent additions
being in Berlin and Bilbao. At this tastefully designed site, you can
find out what exhibitions and programmes are on at each museum.
Hayward Gallery,
London
This attractive website
lists current exhibitions and events at the Hayward Gallery in London
and those touring round the country.
Hermitage Museum
Over 2,000 masterpieces
are displayed on this state-of-the art website which allows you to zoom
in on images for closer detail and conduct searches by subject, area of
origin and genre.
The
Hunterian Museum & Gallery, Glasgow
The Hunterian offers a
virtual tour of its art and coin collections, an online Whistler
exhibition and a visit to Charles Rennie Makintosh's house.
Islamic and Arabic Arts and
Architecture
From Mesopotamian coins
to Moorish palaces, this educational website offers a fascinating
introduction to the Muslim world. It's run by a non-profit organisation
and marries beautiful images with an explanation of their cultural
significance. Highlights include the oriental rugs and calligraphy.
The
Louvre
France's world-famous art
gallery and museum has gone for a clear, informative and navigable site
for its electronic visitors. Viewable in English, it gives a
comprehensive brief on opening times, exhibitions, and ticket prices, as
well as providing a thorough background to its own history. As you would
expect, there are many images, which can take time to download, but it's
worth the wait.
Madame Tussauds
London's most famous tourist attraction has
come to life. See your favourite celebrity waxworks at this
amazing day out in London.
Monet in
the 20th Century
Here's your chance to go
on a virtual Monet tour, courtesy of Boston's Museum of Fine Art. As
well as the paintings themselves, there's a light-hearted tour of the
artist's life. Of course nothing can compete with seeing the canvases in
person, but at least there are no heads here to get in the way of your
view.
Museumnet
More than 100 British
museums are listed and linked to, with an alphabetical or regional
search facility. General information is provided for each entry, which
includes location details, telephone numbers and museum genre.
The Museum of
Costume
Journey through the
fashion ages, starting from 1660, at this site with its own online tour.
Find out about the research centre's work and discover the extensive
reference library, with its many fashion-related books dating back to
the medieval period. There's also information for teachers about
education programmes, including details on Bath's other museums.
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Set off on an art safari
for families, sample the museum's online projects or visit their
wonderful collection in this impressive website.
National
Gallery, London
The National Gallery
houses the national collection of western European art, spanning a
period from about 1260 to 1900. Their website includes a listing of
current exhibitions and events and a tour round the collection.
National Gallery
in Ireland
A well designed site
listing current exhibitions and events at the National Gallery in
Dublin. It is also possible to visit the collection of paintings,
sculpture, objets d'art and works on paper.
The National
Trust
An attractive site with
details on how to join the National Trust, places to visit, things to
buy, news and events. There's also a great site for kids.
National Gallery of Art
This impressive
Washington collection houses everything from Byzantine altarpieces to
modern graphic design and you're free to browse at any time of day.
National Maritime Museum
As we gear up for the
millennium, the world-famous Greenwich museum has a busy time ahead. The
countdown clock is ticking and plans are afoot to mark this historic
occasion with specially organised exhibitions and events. Find out the
full agenda at this splendid site, which also includes some excellent
fact files, features on their education services, and feedback and
enquiry sections. This is beautifully designed and a joy to navigate.
National Museum of
Photography, Film and Television
Based in Bradford, this
national museum is due to reopen in spring 1999, telling the story of
photography, film and television in the digital age. Until then its
Cinema Pictureville is showing films and staging exhibitions at the
Museum of Exile. There's a search facility, museum history and a latest
news section.
National Museums
and Galleries of Wales
All aspects of Welsh life
are represented here with eight museums and galleries. This is an
intelligently displayed site, which is available in both Welsh and
English. You can email them for more information on specific topics,
plus there's an events calendar and details about their education
programmes.
National Museums and
Galleries on Merseyside
An excellent no-fuss site
to guide you through some of the many attractions on Merseyside,
including the Liverpool Museum and the Walker Art Gallery. There's an
events page and location maps.
National Museums of
Scotland
For a potted guide to
3,000 years of Scottish history, this is a very good resource. There are
direct links to a range of Scottish museums covering aviation, period
costumes, natural history and the new Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh
which officially opened on St Andrew's Day 1998. Easy to navigate and
full of information, this site offers a thorough and comprehensive
information service.
National Portrait Gallery
A basic information
service for the home of nearly 10,000 artistic works, all of which are
catalogued here in the index section. Although it can be slow to
download at times and is artistically unimaginative, it does have useful
information, including a floor plan, a chronological list of all the
different galleries, admission prices and forthcoming events.
Natural
History Museum
The Natural History
Museum is an international leader in the scientific
study of the natural world. Our science describes
the present diversity of nature, promotes
understanding of the critical importance of its
past, and develops knowledge that supports
anticipation and management of the impact of human
activity on the environment.
On-line Picasso
Project
This comprehensive site
provides a detailed biography and chronological art gallery for every
year of Picasso's life from 1881 to 1973. In addition, you'll find
further links to information on cubism, reviews of the great artist from
around the world, plus a selection of other masters including Cézanne,
Dégas, Matisse, Rembrandt and Vermeer. Navigation could be improved, but
this is a fascinating website and the gallery of his works is a true
online treasure.
Science Museum
The Science Museum's web site offers
information on the history of science, industry and medicine and how
their impact on our lives. Online exhibitions, view the collections,
special events and information for visitors.
Sir John Soane Museum
The magnificent house and collection on
the famous architect. One of London's best kept secrets!
Tate Gallery
The national collection
of 20th-century art is held at the Tate Gallery, as is the national
collection of British Art. This is an extremely good site, clearly laid
out and easy to navigate. Choose London, Liverpool or St Ives for
details of each of the galleries, including exhibitions and events, or
browse the collection.
Virtual Library Museums
This directory of online
museums and museum-related resources is the international version of
Museums around the UK. It provides an eclectic collection of web
services connected with museums, galleries and archives.
William Morris Gallery
This website includes an
online exhibition, links to other sites of interest, and even some
William Morris designs for you to use as desktop wallpaper on your PC.
24 Hour Museum
The new round-the-clock
gateway website offers internet users access to the resources of all
museums and galleries in the UK. In the first stage, there is a register
of museums which can be searched regionally, by town, by postcode and by
collections. In time, it will offer a magazine, resource packs and
trails, a gazetteer, and a scrapbook where visitors can keep their own
material.
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