This online exhibition features heroes, writers, statesmen, inventors, educators, musicians, artists, and scientists of America's past.
Age of Enlightenment in the Paintings of France's National Museums
A historical exhibiton presented by the French Ministry of Culture.
African Art, Aesthetics and Meaning
The objects selected for this online exhibit were chosen from the Bayly Art Museum's collection to exemplify African aesthetic and moral principles.
American Portraits of the Late 17th & Early 18th century
An on-line tour of selected American portraits at the National Gallery of Art.
The Armory Show
Take a virtual tour of the 1913 Armory Show, one of the most influential events in the history of American art.
Eternal Egypt
An extraordinary guide to 7000 years of Egyptian culture and history.
Exploring
Themes in American Art
This teaching resource from the National Gallery of Art consists of ten illustrated essays, image pages, a list of featured artists, a glossary, and a bibliography containing suggested references.
Find Yourself (Face to Face)
This site offers several resources based on an assortment of faces in art from around the world found in the collections of The Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Curriculum materials are available in PDF format.
Finland Dialogues
This site explores the Western habit of mediating/re-presenting other people's cultures.
The First Impressionist Exhibit, 1874
Thanks to Mark Harden, you can now virtually experience the first Impressionist art exhibition.
The Floating World of Ukiyo-E
An online exhibition of the Library's of Congress' holdings of Japanese prints, books, and drawings from the 17th to the 19th centuries, with related works created by Japanese and Westerns artists into the 20th century.
Forgotten Marriage, The Painted Tintype & The Decorative Frame
View painted tintype portraits which were popular during the 19th century.
A multifaceted portrait of this masterwork by Johannes Vermeer.
Images of Power and Identity
This exhibition introduces the visual arts of Africa south of the Sahara.
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Visit the new sculpture garden at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC.
Masterworks from the History of Photography
An exhibition that covers from the first photograph printed on paper to the work of Ansel Adams.
Panoramas
- the North American Landscape in Art
This online exhibition at the Virtual Museum of Canada offers an in-depth look at ways that artists have interpreted the North American landscape.
Perspectives - Women Artists
This online exhibition at the Virtual Museum of Canada celebrates the important contributions of women in the arts from Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America.
Ruins of the Future
Don’t believe everything you click.
Tour of the Sistine Chapel
A virtual tour with over 300 images.
Watson and the Shark
Explore John Singleton Copley’s famous painting of “Watson and the Shark” that was inspired by an event that took place in Havana, Cuba, in 1749.
Web Exhibits
WebExhibits produces novel exhibits, to help improve cultural literacy, by promoting online exhibits and interesting the public in links between art with science.
Wild Things
A look at the role that animals have played in art, from the Amarillo Museum of Art.
Woman Holding a Balance
An in-depth study of Johannes Vermeer's "Woman Holding a Balance," painted in 1664.