COLLECTIONS and EXHIBITS

18th Century French Enlightenment Painters ('E' 'M' 'H')
Paintings selected from 18 national museums throughout France. Organized by the French Ministry of Culture and INRIA. Full site in English includes a brief discussion of the history, literature, music and science backgrounds with a short genealogy, discussion of painting and link to site in French.
mistral.culture.fr/lumiere/documents/files/imaginary_exhibition.html

Art de Voir ('M' 'H')
Interesting entrance to the site. Beautiful collection of photographs taken at the Paris World Fair in 1899, and in 1900. Includes 3D pictures, viewable if you have those red and blue glasses.
expo89.free.fr/

Artsednet's Virtual Exhibitions and Galleries ('M' 'H')
Exrensive collection of individual artists, exhibits, and more. Easily searched.
www.getty.edu/artsednet/images/index.html

Cutting to the Essence, Shaping for the Fire ('M' 'H')
Yoruba and Akan / Asante art in wood and metal. An exhibit first presented at the Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, 1994. Gives history of the peoples of the area, development of the crafts, much more, including good pictures of artifacts.
www.fa.indiana.edu/~conner/africart/home.html
Teaching resources: www.fa.indiana.edu/~conner/africart/teach.html

Edo No Iki Gallery ('M''H')
Beautiful collection of Japanese prints, most from the 18th and 19th centuries. This table of contents page is organized both by subject matter and names of artists.
www.bahnhof.se/~secutor/ukiyo-e/edonoiki.html

Exploration of Modern Art ('H')
Imaginative and informative, this interactive online exhibit explores 'making sense of modern art.' It inquires into the work of ten artists. From the SFMOMA.
www.sfmoma.org/wattis/content_web.html

Explore Art ('E' 'M' 'H')
Wonderful collections sorted by artist, type of art, subjects, theme and topic. From the J.P.Getty Museum.
www.getty.edu/art/

Fractal Images ('H')
Following an explanation of fractal geometry, some fabulous images.
www.cosmiclight.com/imagegalleries/fractals.htm

Le Louvre ('E' 'M' 'H')
The Louvre's official Web site includes stunning QuickTime virtual reality tours of the galleries, and close looks at some of the major items in their collection. Admission to the Louvre is free on the first Sunday of each month; this site will placate you for a while if you currently can't afford the plane ticket either.
English version: www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm

Museum of Modern Art ('M' 'H')
This is the official site of New York's Museum of Modern Art. Offers images of selected works of art from the MoMA's collections of paintings, drawings, prints, architecture, photography, film and video.
www.moma.org/menu.html
The collection: www.moma.org/collection/index.html

National Gallery of Art ('E' 'M' 'H')
The paintings of Washington, D.C.'s National Gallery are lovingly presented in this exhaustive (in a good way) overview of the gallery's holdings.  You can search for works by your favorite artists through their excellent search engine. Includes a special kids section featuring imaginative activities and projects.
www.nga.gov/home.htm
NGA Kids: www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm

WebMuseum, Paris ('E' 'M' 'H')
Huge collections available online, some of which can no longer be seen any other way. Plenty of commentary as well. "The WebMuseum was not made as part of any official or supported project."
www.ibiblio.org/louvre/