Art Museums

Akron Art Museum
www.akronartmuseum.org
Our local, top-quality museum! In Akron, Ohio.

American Photography Museum
www.photographymuseum.com
"A Museum Without Walls... For An Art Without Boundaries." (No physical location) Exhibits, history of photography and preservation tips.

Art Museum Network
www.amn.org
"Official web site of the world's leading art museums."

Butler Institute of American Art
www.butlerart.com
"America's Museum." Located in Youngstown, Ohio.

Canton Museum of Art
www.neo.rr.com/cma/
Exhibits, classes and events. Located in Canton, Ohio.

Cleveland Museum of Art
www.clemusart.com
A virtual exhibit of thousands of pieces of art, from northeast Ohio's largest art museum. Classes, events, etc.

The Hermitage
www.hermitage.ru/html_En/index.html
St. Petersburg, Russia. Take panoramic tours inside and out of the six magnificent buildings. They hold 3,000,000 items, from the Stone Age to the present.

The Louvre
www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm
Historic French palace houses world-renowned art. Selected works on view here.

Metropolitan Museum of Art
www.metmuseum.org
New York's famous "Met." Many images on view, including the medieval branch, The Cloisters.

Museum of Modern Art
www.moma.org
In New York, "one of the world's largest collections of modern art."

National Gallery (London)
www.nationalgallery.org.uk
Western European paintings from 1250-1900. Rembrandt, daVinci, Van Gogh, Monet and many others.

National Gallery of Art (Washington DC)
www.nga.gov
Illustrating major achievements in painting, sculpture and graphic arts from the Middle Ages to the present.

Other Sites Recommended

Museums

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
www.thinker.org/
82,000 art works searchable by key words. Can create a sub-collection called "Your Virtual Gallery."

Victoria & Albert Museum (London)
www.vam.ac.uk/
"The greatest museum of applied and decorative arts in the world…including fashion…, sculpture, ceramics and glass, metalwork, silver and jewelry, furniture, photography and paintings." Selected images online; may be printed.

Art History and Research

Art History Resources on the Web
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
Maintained by an art history professor; very well organized by eras and regions of the world. Even includes "21st century art."

Artcyclopedia
http://artcyclopedia.com/index.html
Search for artists by name, movement, medium or subject.

World Wide Arts Resources Corporation
www.wwar.com
A multipurpose site: research contemporary artists, view historical art works, purchase art posters, read art news, and link to sellers of art materials.

Making Art

Sanford-A Lifetime of Color
www.sanford-artedventures.com/index.html
From the manufacturer of many drawing media, how to create almost any type of art by drawing. For adults and children. Lesson plans and art games, too.

Painting Lessons… by "Knowledge Hound"
www.knowledgehound.com/topics/painting.htm
A collection of sites with many tips and techniques illustrated and explained. Oils, acrylics, watercolors, etc.

Art Lessons, Tips, Tutorials by "Knowledge Hound"
www.knowledgehound.com/topics/art.htm
Learn animation, cartooning, carving, drawing, pottery and more.