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Massachusetts
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Textile History Museum 
 Website for this Massachusetts museum with a mission of "[telling] America's story through art, science, and history of its textiles." Features overviews of exhibits and collections (such as costumes and machinery) and a growing database of items from the museum's permanent collection. http://www.athm.org/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Crafts, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Dec 11, 2007 Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Founded by author and illustrator Eric Carle, this Amherst, Massachusetts, museum is "the first full-scale museum in this country devoted to international picture book art, conceived and built with the aim of celebrating the art that we are first exposed to as children and that we carry with us throughout our lives." In addition to information about museum programs and exhibits, the site features children's literature resources and subject bibliographies of children's books. http://www.picturebookart.org/ Topics: Children's Literature, Literature & Books, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Sep 10, 2003 Hoophall.com
The official site of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Contains biographical information, including statistics and photos, about the individuals (players, coaches, contributors, and referees) and teams enshrined as basketball's best. The history section contains a biography of James Naismith and some of his stories and speeches, origins of the Hall, and information on other milestones of the sport. http://www.hoophall.com/ Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections, Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 21, 2005 John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library and Museum
This site is dedicated to the "study and understanding of President Kennedy's life and career and the times in which he lived; and to America's political and cultural heritage, the process of governing and the importance of public service." The Reference Desk serves as a "gateway to speeches, sound files, photographs, documents and other online resources." Find current information about awards programs, analyses, and exhibits. Browse using the site map. Searchable. http://www.jfklibrary.org/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections: History, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Feb 1, 2005 Museum of Afro American History Boston
This institution is "dedicated to preserving, conserving and accurately interpreting the contributions of African Americans during the colonial period in New England." The site features information about museum exhibits, the African Meeting House and Abiel Smith School, and the Black Heritage Trail (a "walking tour encompassing the largest collection of historic sites in the country relating to the life of a free African American community prior to the Civil War"). Includes links to related sites. http://www.afroammuseum.org Topics: Black Resources, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Outdoor Recreation, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Jan 19, 2005 Museum of Bad Art (MOBA)
MOBA "is the world's only museum dedicated to the collection, preservation, exhibition, and celebration of bad art in all its forms." The site exhibits some of MOBA's portraits, landscapes, and portrayals of "unseen forces"; the collection is composed of works with "a special quality that sets them apart in one way or another from the merely incompetent." The commentary and staff interviews about these treasures (many from thrift stores and trash heaps) cleverly spoof gallery-speak. http://www.museumofbadart.org Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Humor, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Nonfiction by Genre, Philosophy, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Nov 23, 2004 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Website of a museum devoted to displaying art "from ancient Egyptian to contemporary." Contains visitor information, an events calendar, profiles of exhibits, hundreds of thousands of images from the collections, and more. http://www.mfa.org/ Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Sep 12, 2005 The Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge
"The Norman Rockwell Museum is a testament to the life, art, and enduring spirit of Norman Rockwell, as well as a celebration of his chosen field of illustration." The site includes a brief biography of Rockwell and examples of his artwork, as well as a description of current exhibits, teaching resources, and some materials about other illustrators. http://www.nrm.org/ Topics: Literature & Books, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Old Sturbridge Village
This living history center in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, depicts village life in early 19th century New England. The "Learning Lab" section of the site provides annotated images of objects, historic documents, papers and articles, and graphics of the period. The site also features materials for children (such as craft instructions, games and puzzles, and articles), lesson plans, a quilt exhibit, and a virtual tour of the center. Searchable. http://www.osv.org Topics: Lesson Plans, Museums by Place: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated Dec 26, 2004 Orchard House
Orchard House in Concord, Massachusetts, "was the Alcott family's most permanent home (from 1858 to 1877). Louisa May Alcott wrote her classic work, 'Little Women,' here in 1868." This site features a virtual tour of the house, and brief biographical information about Louisa May Alcott, her mother, her three sisters, and her father Amos Bronson Alcott (a transcendental philosopher and teacher). Also includes ideas for planning a birthday party around a "Little Women" theme. http://www.louisamayalcott.org Topics: Home & Housing, Home & Housing, Literary Movements and Periods, Museums by Place: United States, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Nov 30, 2004 Peabody Essex Museum
This is museum "America's oldest continuously operating museum," located in Salem, Massachusetts. It encompasses American decorative arts; Asian, Oceanic, and African arts and culture; Asian export art; early American architecture;maritime art and history (including scrimshaw and folk art, a section on signal flags systems, and ship riggings); Native American art and archaeology; and natural history. The museum also includes the Phillips Library, which is one of New England's largest research libraries. http://pem.org/ Topics: Archaeology, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Transportation Last updated Jun 13, 2008 Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Includes general information about the museum, online exhibits, finding aids to the museum's photographic paper archives, and special projects by the museum's staff and faculty. Available in Spanish. http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/ Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Science, Science, Social Science Last updated Jul 16, 2003 |
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