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Art a GoGo

http://www.artagogo.com/

"Art over easy" -- this site provides links to museums, events, exhibitions, and ways to learn about art in an easy-to-read, jargon-free style.

Author: Kathleen & Doug Lang (kathleen@artagogo.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Visual Arts

Arts & Humanities--Museum Studies

Keywords: Image; Exhibition; Review; Painting; Sculpture; Criticism; Career; Conservation

The Guide to Museums and Cultural Resources

http://www.lam.mus.ca.us/webmuseums/

"The Guide to Museums and Cultural Resources provides a comprehensive index for information about museums, aquaria, historical parks and other cultural institutions. It is also designed to accommodate information about a variety of resources of interest to the arts/cultural/scientific/educational community." Organized by geographic area, this site also provides a search engine.

Author: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (www@lam.mus.ca.us)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Museum Studies

Keywords: Museums; Aquaria; Cultural Institutions

MuseumNetwork.com

http://www.MuseumNetwork.com/

"Museumnetwork.com is a unique online offering. It gives consumers the reach of the Internet to visit museums and other cultural institutions throughout the world. They can take a virtual tour, make a purchase in the museum shop, and then effortlessly move on to the next museum or gallery they are interested in. In similar fashion, museum professionals now have access to literally millions of consumers worldwide. Suddenly, a museum in St. Petersburg can reach a consumer in San Francisco, for free."Museumnetwork.com is, however, much more than just a consumer portal site. It also has a strong commitment to providing information, assistance, and online infrastructure to the museum professional community; to creating an environment in which educators have easy access to museums' curriculum and other teaching materials; and providing museums access to new or increased revenue streams through content licensing, product development, fundraising, and the raising of capital."

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Subjects:

Arts & Humanities

Arts & Humanities--Museum Studies

Science & Technology

National Museum of American Art (NMAA)

http://www.nmaa.si.edu/

This site contains selected collections and exhibitions, a study center, and an education center with tools for teachers.

Author: Smithsonian Institution (webmaster@si.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--Museum Studies

Smithsonian Guidelines for Accessible Exhibition Design

http://www.si.edu/opa/accessibility/exdesign/start.htm

"This web site is the online version of a Smithsonian Institution publication about access for disabled people in museums. It gives extensive guidelines and examples, with illustrations, covering all aspects of museum exhibition design. It includes a resource list and glossary."

Author: Smithsonian Institution (webmaster@si.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Museum Studies

Keywords: Museum; Design; Disabilities

WebMuseum

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/

The WebMuseum is a non-profit collaborative effort on the part of many museums and galleries worldwide to provide access to visual images tht are out of copyright. Images, exhibitions, an index of artists, and a glossary of art terms may be found here.

Author: Nicolas Pioch

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Visual Arts

Arts & Humanities--Museum Studies

Keywords: Gallery; Image; Painting; Sculpture; International; Artists; Exhibition

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