American Museum of Natural History
http://www.amnh.org
Collections include more than 30 million items; dinosaur
fossils, a 63 foot-long canoe carved by the Haida Indians, a
slice of a giant sequoia tree, the costume of an African
spirit dancer.
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Museum
of Modern Art
http://www.moma.org
Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org
The Morgan Library
http://www.morganlibrary.org/
Research, concert, and lecture center whose gallery
includes illuminated, literary, and musical manuscripts, rare
children's books, and various forms of art. Formerly the
private library of Pierpont Morgan.
Critical Review
http://www.creview.com/
Reviews current, local and national art exhibitions with
no ideology other than a desire to present well-written
reviews and to provide a meaningful context for discourse.
Whitney Museum of American Art
http://www.whitney.org
Collection of world-renowned 20th-century American art.
International Center of Photography
http://www.icp.org/
Established to collect, preserve, and exhibit notable
twentieth-century works, with a special emphasis on
documentary photography; to teach photography at all levels;
and to provide a forum for the exchange of critical ideas and
information.
Museum of Television & Radio
http://www.mtr.org/
Art Institute
of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/index.html
Comprises both a museum and art school.
Museum of Contemporary Art
http://www.mcachicago.org/
Explore the museum's permanent
collection, current exhibitions and other facilities.
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
http://www.asianart.org/
Devoted to the arts and cultures of
Asia. The permanent collections represent over 40 Asian
countries spanning 6,000 years of history.
ArtMuseum.net
http://www.artmuseum.net/
Designed to expand access to great
art exhibitions and foster a deeper understanding of the story behind
the art through the use of personal computers and the Internet.
The
Virtual Museum
http://www.jinjapan.org/museum/
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USS Intrepid Sea, Air & Space
Museum
The Museum features a range of interactive exhibits and events
providing a snapshot of heroism, education, and excitement. Children and
adults alike find themselves immersed in and inspired by the Museum’s
exhibits.
http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/
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Long Island Children's
Museum
LICM is a hands-on museum for kids and their grown-ups. You’ll
find places to play, learn and have fun.
http://www.licm.org/
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Cold Spring Harbor Whaling
Museum
The Cold
Spring Harbor Whaling Museum collects, preserves, and exhibits objects
and documents pertinent to whaling, especially the regional whaling
history of Long Island, whale conservation, and the history of Cold
Spring Harbor as a maritime port.
http://www.cshwhalingmuseum.org/
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Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium
A unique combination of mansion, marine and natural history
museum, planetarium and park — is dedicated to the education and
enjoyment of the people of Long Island and beyond.
http://www.vanderbiltmuseum.org/
FREE PASS CAN BE RESERVED
Visit
to the Sistine Chapel in Vatican
http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/tours/sistina/index.html
From the Web Gallery of Art, with
information on the architecture, and paintings of the Vatican
landmark.
National Museum of the Bargello
http://www.arca.net/db/musei/bargello.htm
One of the oldest building in
Florence, the Bargello is now a setting mainly for works of
sculpture and many examples of the decorative arts.
Artcyclopedia
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
Guide to museum-quality fine art on the Internet, with
directory of both artist and museums.
MuseumNetwork.com
http://www.museumnetwork.com/
Topically organized directory of museums worldwide. Also
provides information to museum professionals, and aims to give
educators easy access to museums' curriculum and other
teaching materials.
24 Hour Museum
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk
National gateway to UK museums, galleries and heritage.
Art Museum Network
http://www.amn.org/
A directory of museums and galleries
by region.
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