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Art Exhibits and Museums
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art

http://www.albrecht-kemper.org/

One of the Midwest's finest American art museums is in St. Joseph, Missouri. The Albrecht-Kemper is home to an extraordinary group of colonial portraits, rich holdings of American landscapes as well as distinguished examples of American Impressionism and post-Impressionist artists of the Boston School. The museum also features work by important 20th century artists and a growing contemporary collection.

The Andy Warhol Museum

http://www.clpgh.org/warhol/

One of the most famous artists of the late 20th century, Andy Warhol's work has influenced an entire generation of fine artists. This site is part of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburg, and features Warhol images and biographical information.

ArtCity

http://www.artcity.com/

ArtCity is a fine arts multimedia production company that provides Web space to various galleries. Their diverse collection includes glass-blowing, tattooing, sculpture, and more.

The Art Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/firstpage.html

Everything you always wanted to know about this museum. Includes information about exhibits and collections, the history and layout of the museum site, publications and press releases, gift shop items, and Institute membership information.

Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

http://sfasian.apple.com/

The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is the largest museum in the western world devoted to the arts and cultures of Asia. The Asian's world-class permanent collections represent over 40 Asian countries spanning 6,000 years of history.

The Electric Art Gallery

http://www.egallery.com/

Features the work of over 200 artists (mostly contemporary) divided into categories such as Haitian, Southwest, Amazon, and Folk. Nicely designed and easy to navigate.

Hot Art Links

http://www.big.com/ae/lnk4.html

Hundreds of diverse links to art-related Web sites.

The Indianapolis Museum of Art

http://web.ima-art.org/ima/

A thorough overview of this Indianapolis museum, its programs, its special events, and its art offerings.

Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains the mind through the eye, and the eye through the mind. As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life.

—John Lubbock

Museum of American Folk Art

http://www.folkartmuse.org/

The Museum of American Folk Art, located in New York City, is dedicated to exploring the diversity of American culture as expressed through folk art. At their site you'll find scanned images of art and artist information, and you can learn about the museum's educational programs and subscribe to Folk Art Magazine.

National Gallery of Canada

http://national.gallery.ca/

With text descriptions in both French and English, this well-designed site showcases this large gallery housing the Canadian national art collection.

The National Portrait Gallery

http://www.npg.si.edu/

A fascinating look at history through portraiture. This site features many scanned images of portraits of famous individuals and groups, including portraits of all 41 United States presidents.

The Smithsonian Institution

http://www.si.edu/newstart.htm

Whether you're interested in its museums, tours, events, or shops, you'll find lots of Smithsonian information at this site. Very well organized!

Smithsonian Photographs Online

http://photo2.si.edu/

This site makes the photographic offerings of the Smithsonian available online. Browse the contents, or search a huge library of photographs by keyword.

Viewtopia Online Art Gallery

http://www.viewtopia.com/

This site has lots of scanned images of modern artwork from many different galleries (mostly in Texas) available to view online. You can search by artist, gallery, or category.