Art Institute of Chicago
View selected works from the museum's collections; explore the museum's gallery spaces using QuickTime VR technology; check out Art Access which examines objects from various areas of the museum's collection in more detail and offers a variety of online educational resources; or play one of the online art games,

Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Search the MFA online collections database that include some 15,000 objects from ancient Egyptian sculptures to European paintings, or check out the guide to the collection that includes over 500 highlights.

California Museum of Photography
The CMP's collections include images by over 1000 photographers, both contemporary and historical. Check out the First Sundays program and the collection of Webworks.

Cleveland Museum of Art
Explore the museum's collections, take an online tour, or check out the
Fun for Kids area.

CyberMuse
A virtual museum that aims to offer “a new dimension in interpreting, understanding and enjoying Canada's visual arts heritage.”

Dia Center for the Arts
See the index for a list of artists represented on the Dia website. Also, check out Dia's educatioal projects with schools.

Electronic Museum of Mail Art (EMMA)
The nonprofit credo at EMMA is: You don't make a living out of mail art, you make an art out of living.

The Getty Museum
Search or browse the Getty's collections by artists’ last name, collection types, or by subject themes. There is also a Video Gallery that provides streaming videos on a number of topics.

Guggenheim Museum of New York
Search the museum's online collection or browse by artist, media, concept, movement, title, or date. Also, don't miss Guggenheim.com for a collection of dynamic online exhibitions.

International Museum of Collage, Assemblage and Construction
Check out the IMCAC's Bakers Dozen International Collage Exchanges.

Joslyn Art Museum
Browse the permanent collections or select from an index of artists.

Kyoto National Museum of Japan
Browse one of the most comprehensive collections of East Asian Art images on the Internet. Also, see the Museum Directory for Kids.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Search the online collections of LACMA by keyword or date as well as browse by artist, by type of artwork, or by subject matter. Limited information is provided on each object.

Metropolitan Museum of Art
Browse the Met’s collections that span more than 5,000 years of world culture or search for artists, periods, or styles. Check out the Explore and Learn area for lesson plans and kids' activities.

Museum of Modern Art (NYC)
See the collection highlights, Art Safari, and Making Choices - A Guide for Looking.

National Gallery of Art (Washington DC)
The NGA site offers a searchable database, a number of online tours; in-depth analyses of selected artists, themes, and works of art; an extensive collection of teacher materials and other educational resources; and a special NGA Kids area that features online activities for young viewers.

National Gallery of Australia
Browse the museum's collections, view a nmber of children's exhibitions, or check out the educational materials.

National Museum of the American Indian
See Conexus for special online exhibitions and other programs devoted to Native artists and cultures.

National Museum of Women in the Arts (in Washington DC)
View over 250 works by women artists from around the world from the museum's permanent collection.

P.S.1. - Contemporary Art Center
Check out PS1's online projects, including the collaboration between local high school students and Lynne Yamamoto.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
A smartly designed museum website with a number of interactive educational programs including Ansel Adams at 100, Bill Viola, Making Sense of Modern Art. Check out eSchool, an online resource for educators and students, and eSpace, devoted to exhibiting innovative works produced with digital media.

Smithsonian American Art Museum
Browse or search over 5000 works from the museum’s permanent collections, view 17 online versions of past and traveling exhibitions, visit Helios, an online photography center, and much more.

State Hermitage Museum
The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia has created an impressive online presence with this Web site that includes a wide range of features such as an exceptional digital collection showcasing much of the museum's permanent collection.

Tate Gallery of London
The Tate houses the national collections of British Art and of international modern art. Don't miss the Tate Learning page.

Van Gogh Museum (in Amsterdam)
Includes an illustrated timeline of the van Gogh's life and workin the museum's permanent collection and an innovative multimedia program on the relationship of Van Gogh and Gauguin.

Virtual Museum of Contemporary African Art (VMCAA)
The VMCAA consists of an e-zine that offers critical art reviews and articles; virtual projects specifically created for the Web; and a large database of links to Web sites on contemporary African Art.

Virtual Museum of Japanese Arts
This online museum, sponsored by Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, covers all types of traditional Japanese art forms.

Walker Art Center
Selected as Winner of the 1999 Best Overall Site Award from the Museums and the Web Competition, this site provides access to over 2000 works in the Walker’s collections that cover contemporary and modern works in the visual and performing arts. Also check out Gallery 9 which features Web-based art.

Whitney Museum of American Art
Take the American Voices audio tour which introduces many of the art works in the Whitney's permanent collection and check out artport, the Whitney's portal to net art.

Museum Search Tools

Australian Museums On-Line
AMOL is a comprehensive website site designed to help Australian museums and galleries make information about their collections available to a world-wide audience.

The Museum of Online Museums (MoOM)
MoOM includes listings of links to hundreds of Web sites organized by topic.

MuseumSpot
Search for museum websites around the world by city, county name or specialty.

Art Museum Network
This site points to many of the world’s major art museums along with selected exhibition and collection highlights.