MUSEUMS & EXHIBITS

• Museum of Science and Industry
  Take a virtual tour of the U-505 submarine, visit Colleen Moore's fairy castle,discover LEGO Mindstorms intelligent robots, explore the Pioneer Zephyr, and more!

• Louvre Museum
  Established in 1793 by the French Republic, the Louvre Museum, in the company of the Ashmolean Museum (1683), the Dresden Museum (1744) and the Vatican Museum (1784) is one of the earliest European museums.

• Smithsonian Institution Online Collections
  Collections of the Smithsonian are starting to be cataloged online with digitized images. You can browse in the Highlights area or Search for images and catalog listings. A small percentage of the Smithsonian Collections are digitized at this point, so keep your search topics general, such as space or Mexico.

   

• Smithsonian American Art Museum
  See all of the treasures the American Art Museum has to offer. View the FAQ file or ask a new question.

• Perseus Project: Online Coin Catalog
  The Perseus Project and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston are pleased to announce the second illustrated Web catalog of ancient art from the MFA. Over 775 ancient coins from the MFA's celebrated collection are now illustrated, with 1,500 pictures, in the Perseus coin catalog.

• Thomas Jefferson
  This exhibition focuses on the extraordinary written legacy of Thomas Jefferson--founding father, farmer, architect, inventor, slaveholder, book collector, scholar, diplomat, and the third president of the United States.

• Sue at the Field Museum
  Discovered in South Dakota in 1990, Sue was purchased by the Chicago Field Museum in 1997 and went on display this week. At the site, visitors can learn about Sue and her history, how the skeleton was prepared for display, some quick facts, a FAQ, and an image gallery.

• Fighting Dinosaurs
  This site comes from the American Museum of Natural History and serves as a companion to a new exhibit highlighting recent discoveries from Mongolia, including one of the most famous finds ever: a Velociraptor that was apparently buried alive by a sand flow while attacking a Protoceratops.

• Revealing Things
  This site is the first Smithsonian exhibition to be created specifically for the internet. It uses common, everyday objects to tell stories about people, their cultures, and the meanings they associate with their possessions.

• Make a Splash with Color
  A site about light and color. Very detailed information is provided about the nature of color, forms of light, the eye and how we see. There are activities to participate in as you follow a guided path through the site.

• American Museum of Natural History
  This link will take you to the science section of the museum. Try the links to scientific expeditions or biodiversity from the main page. The exhibitions are worth an online visit. Infectious diseases to diamonds, giant squid to the solar system, there's something for everyone.

• Welcome to the Intel Museum
  The Intel Museum takes you through an interactive history of the invention of the microprocessor in the 1960s. Find out how microprocessors are made, how they and transistors work, and how a chip is put together.

• Computer History Museum
  Take a guided tour through the history of the computer from its humble beginnings in the counting devices of the ancient world, through Pascal's adding machine in the 1600s and Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, to Bill Gates and the rise of Microsoft.

• The National Portrait Gallery
  A public museum for the exhibition and study of portraiture and statuary depicting men and women who have made significant contributions to the history, development, and culture of the people of the United States, and the artist who created such portraiture and statuary.

• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  Discover some of the great works of art through an online museum tour.

• Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum
  The LBJ Library and Museum was established to preserve and make available for research and public viewing the papers and memorabilia of President Lyndon Baines Johnson.

• The Dwight D. Eisenhower Museum
  The Dwight D. Eisenhower Museum commemorates the spirit of the Allied Expeditionary Forces of World War II, as well as the administration of the thirty-fourth president of the United States.

• Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum
  The Gerald R. Ford Museum presents an ambitious program of exhibits and special events.

• John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
  The JFK Library and Museum is dedicated to the memory of our nation's thirty-fifth president and to all those who through the art of politics seek a new and better world.

• The Endurance: Shackleton's Antartic Expedition
  This on-line exhibit from the American Museum of Natural History documents Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 voyage to the Antartic, one of the greatest expedition tales ever told.

• Art Safari
  This site prompts kids to explore paintings and sculptures from the Museum of Modern Art. A series of questions guides children to write about what they see. Kids are encouraged to submit their own art.

• CINEMA: How are Hollywood films made?
  Explore the creative process of filmmaking from the screenwriter's words to the editor's final cut. Includes interactive activities from writing dialog for a scene to managing the production of a film.

• fineArt forum resource directory: Museums and Art History
  This alphabetical listing of museums on the Web includes annotations.

• The Exploratorium
  The Exploratorium has over 650 interactive "hands-on" exhibits on science, art, and human perception.

• Kids Web
  Kids Web contains links to museums on the Internet.

• The Johnson Museum of Art
  Cornell University's Johnson Museum has one of the finest collections of art in New York State and is recognized as one of the most important university museums in the country.

• Old Sturbridge Village
  Old Sturbridge Village is a place where early America comes alive. Explore an 1830s village by taking an on-line tour of the historic exhibits of Old Sturbridge Village.

• Mystic Seaport
  Mystics Seaport is an outdoor maritime museum that tells the stories of America and the sea. The museum preserves examples of commercial and recreational watercraft related to America's maritime history, primarily focusing on the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

• The Schooner Ernestina
  The Schooner Ernestina is an official vessel of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The vessel's educational programs and seminars are tailored to meet the specific needs of schools, colleges, and other educational organizations. This Tall Ship has a direct working relationship with Rhode Island College and a direct historical connection with Providence, RI (India Point).

• Amistad America
  Amistad America, Inc. has "laid the keel" of the freedom schooner Amistad at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut. When complete, Amistad will ply the nation's waterways as an educational ambassador, teaching lessons of history, cooperation, and leadership to Americans of all ages.

• Plimoth (Plymouth) Plantation
  Plimoth (Plymouth) Plantation was the first permanent European settlement in southern New England (AD 1620). Today, this area is the site of a living museum, dedicated to recreating 17th century lifeways in the New World.

• Salem Witch Museum 1692
  A comprehensive and informational history lesson giving an overview of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.

• Memphis Institute of Egyptian Art & Archaeology
  Take a tour of over a dozen different ancient Egyptian sites along the Nile River. Connectivity to other World-Wide Web sites that provide additional information about Egypt.

• Museums Index
  This page offers the most comprehensive collection of online museums in the world. The resources have been divided into over 160 different categories arranged by areas and time periods.

• World Wide Arts Resources
  Helps you find arts on the internet. Select from categories such as art exhibitions, art history, and children's art resources.

• MuseumLink's "Museum of Museums"
  Starting with the United States, MuseumLink's Museum of Museums will eventually provide links to every museum on the planet, from the world's largest to the most obscure. Ultimately, museums will also be grouped by broad categories such as Art, History, Science, etc., and you will also able to search for specific museums.

• Smithsonian Education
  Smithsonian educational materials emphasize inquiry-based learning with primary sources and museum collections.

• The Franklin Institute Science Museum
  The Franklin Institute Science Museum is a member of the Science Learning Network and other outreach projects.

• WebMuseum Network
  Provides links to sites in North America, South America, Oceania, Asia, and Europe.