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WebMuseum: La Renaissance
The term Renaissance, describing the period of European history from the early 14th to the late 16th century, is derived from the French word for rebirth, and originally referred to the revival of the values and artistic styles of classical antiquity during that period, especially in Italy.
http: //sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/glo/renaissance/ -
Los Angeles National History Museum
http: //nhm.org/ -
Museum Index
This page offers the most comprehensive collection of online museums in the
world. The resources have been divided into over 160 different categories.
http: //wwar.com/museums.html -
Virtual Museums
A list of virtual museums found on the internet.
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The National Museum of Women in the Arts
The National Museum of Women in the Arts is the only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to the exhibition, preservation, and acquisition of works by women artists of all nationalities and periods. NMWA conducts research and offers education programs.
http: //nmwa.org/ -
Smithsonian
Smithsonian-wide List of New Exhibitions
http: //si.edu/activity/exhibits/start.htm -
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art and its collections belong to the people of the United States, its holdings include European and American paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, and selected works on paper. Full-screen views of whole paintings and details allow close study, includes information on artists and on the museum's facilities and services.
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Welcome to MUSEE
An interactive directory to museums' collections including art, science, history, zoos, archaeology and aquariums, etc. providing links to their educational, entertainment, archive and shopping features.
http: //musee-online.org/ -
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the largest and finest art museums in the world. Its collections include more than two million works of art—several hundred thousand of which are on view at any given time—spanning more than 5,000 years of world culture, from prehistory to the present.
http: //metmuseum.org/
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