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Andy Warhol MuseumGeneral information about the museum, a virtual tour, with sample works arranged in chronological order, current exhibit information, and a calendar of special events are included.
Art Museum Network Links to art museums in North America.
ArtStudio ChalkboardRalph Larmann, University of Evansville. Technical fundamentals of perspective, shading, color and painting. Links.
Australian Museums and Galleries On-lineAustralian Cultural Ministers Council. Guide to museums, images of objects discussion lists, conservation resources, and museum publications.
Bauhaus Archiv Museum of DesignArticles and images related to the Bauhaus movement, 1919-1933, including the manifesto, a chronology, and biographies.
Carnegie Museum of ArtGeneral information about collections, exhibits, and programs, as well as a sampling of the collection in the areas of architecture, decorative arts, film and video, paintings sculpture, works on paper, and items new to the collection, with images and descriptions of each that often includes a short history of the artist. The timeline includes more art works for viewing and studying.
Kyoto National MuseumMore than 10,000 images.
Metropolitan Museum of Art 
MoMaEssays, images, links, etc.
Musée du LouvreIncludes images of the Louvre including some artwork.
Museum of Fine Arts Boston 
Museums of the World Directory to all types of museums, with links and news.
National Gallery of Art Collection illustrates major achievements in painting, sculpture, and graphic arts from the Middle Ages to the present.
Exploring Themes in AmericanArt Essays, images, bibliographies, etc. about Abstraction, The Figure, Historical Subjects, Landscape Painting, Marine Painting, Portraiture, Narrative Art, Scenes from Everyday Life, Still Life, and Topographical Views.
National Museum of Women in the ArtsCalendar of events, a tour providing artist and period information, details on what's in the Library and Research Center, and information on NMWA's partnership with the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.
National Palace Museum Taipei, TaiwanCalligraphy, books and documents, bronzes, porcelains, jades, lacquer ware, carvings and information on the history of the museum and the exhibitions on display, images.
New Zealand Glass MuseumCollection of material on all kinds of glass. Includes a developing Glass Encyclopedia with pages (including pictures) on more than sixty types of glass, articles by collectors on many kinds of collectible glass, and an online bulletin board for questions and answers about glass.
Isamu Noguchi Garden MuseumExtensive information on Noguchi's life and work. Articles by and about Noguchi, exhibition history, catalog of his public projects and set and costume designs, etc.
Rembrandt House MuseumInformation arranged in six areas: general; new wing; present exhibitions; permanent collections; future collections; news on the restoration and rooms of the original house.
Rijksmuseum AmsterdamVirtual tour, information on recently acquired objects, and access to over 1200 past, present, and future exhibits. Searchable.
San Francisco Fine Arts Museum Thinker Imagebase Over 70,000 images of paintings, drawings, etchings, porcelain, sculpture, silver, glass, furniture, textiles and more.
Smithsonian Institution Online CollectionsMore than 15,000 images have been digitized and described. The collection is browsable by department and searchable by keyword, artist/maker, department, or year. Additional fields include medium, object name, title, and culture/region.
State Hermitage MuseumHistory of the museum, descriptions and images of the various collections including Painting, Prints and Drawings; Sculpture; Jewelry; Machinery and Mechanisms; Arms and Armour; Furniture and Carriages; Ceramics and Porcelain; Applied Arts; Numismatics and Glyptics; Costume; Archaeological Artifacts; and Textiles. Searchable.
Tate GalleryNational collection of British art from the 16th century to the present, as well as the national collection of international modern art. Approximately 8000 images and their display captions are online. The works are arranged alphabetically by artist. Includes FAQ about holdings, exhibitions history, Turner Prize, etc.; an online shop; and information about the museum's three locations and future plans.
The Textile Museum Washington, D.C. Exhibits, annotated inventory of bookstore, conservation information, links, etc.
Van Gogh Museum, AmsterdamInformation about the artist's life and works, about 100 paintings in The Collection, with descriptions and histories, ordered chronologically and alphabetically by title. Also featured is information on a few works by contemporaries of Van Gogh. Additionally there is a schedule of temporary exhibitions and a selection of the museum's press releases.
Virtual Library Museums Pages Virtual Library. A comprehensive directory of on-line museums and museum-related resources.
Visual Resources Art Image DatabaseDetroit Institute of Arts. Search, or browse by geographic area and type of art, and view a database of over 1000 images from the DIA's permanent collection or obtain reproduction licenses with the online application form. There is a Diego Rivera archive of images of some of his Detroit fresco murals.
Watercolor OnlineDesigned to enlighten and aid the aqua media artist with information on technique, exhibitions, materials, etc.
Web Museum Nicolas Picoh (Louvre). Thousands of online artworks arranged by artist, period, and style.
Web Gallery of ArtEmil Kren and Daniel Marx. Over 2,800 digital paintings done between 1200 and 1700 AD. Complete listing of artists with biographies.