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 Websites presented in alphabetical order Albright-Knox Artgames 
 This appealing site provides activities "designed to engage children in playful interactive learning about works of art in the collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York." Includes a games gallery, the opportunity to create art online, and a link to an illustrated index to the collections at Albright-Knox. Available in English and Spanish. http://www.albrightknox.org/artgames/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Internet Guides & Search Tools, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Aug 18, 2003 American Museum of Natural History
General information about the New York City museum and the Rose Center for Earth and Space, home of the Hayden Planetarium. Find out about the current exhibits and programs, including those for children; collections in the research areas of anthropology, zoology, paleontology, and physical sciences; the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation; and past and present expeditions. Includes online courses and resources for educators. Searchable. http://www.amnh.org/ Topics: Environment, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Science, Science Last updated Nov 13, 2007 American Museum of Natural History, Division of Paleontology
This museum "has one of the largest and most significant paleontology collections in the world. This collection contains an estimated five million fossil specimens, including over three hundred thousand fossil vertebrates, collected over 125 years." This site features more than 8,000 images of the specimens and more than a thousand images of old photographs, letters, and field notebooks. http://research.amnh.org/paleontology/ Topics: Animals, Correspondence, Environment, Geology, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Science Last updated Oct 26, 2009 Corning Museum of Glass
The website for this Corning, New York, museum features highlights from its collections of art and historical glass, articles (on topics such as Islamic glassmaking and medieval glassmaking), and images from and descriptions of exhibits such as "Glass Behind the Iron Curtain" and "Animals in Glass." Also includes an international calendar of glass exhibitions, a glass glossary, and a guide to glass for teachers. http://www.cmog.org Topics: Museums by Place: United States Last updated Jul 13, 2005 Hudson River Maritime Museum
This museum is "dedicated to the preservation of the maritime history of the Hudson River." In addition to museum information, this site has a wealth of information (and links) on Hudson River museums, steamships, Rondout and other historic districts, Rockefeller's Kykuit estate and other historic mansions, Hudson River research, Hudson Valley prehistory and archaeology, and Hudson River geography. There is also detailed information about explorer Henry Hudson and his ship Half Moon . http://www.ulster.net/~hrmm/ Topics: Geography, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Transportation, U.S. History By Place, Water Last updated Aug 22, 2004 Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Website for this museum complex, located in downtown Manhattan, that centers around the USS Intrepid aircraft carrier, which "was commissioned for service in World War II and went on to serve as a primary recovery vessel for NASA and then in Vietnam." The site features general information about the museum and its exhibits as well as details about the Intrepid. http://www.intrepidmuseum.org Topics: Military, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Transportation Last updated Jan 23, 2009 Metropolitan Museum of Art
Information about this New York City museum, floor plans detailing what type of art is located where, a calendar of events and exhibitions, and a sampling of the museum's collection. http://www.metmuseum.org/home.asp Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Dec 20, 2000 MoMA : The Museum of Modern Art
Examples from the collections of this New York City museum: painting and sculpture, drawings, prints, illustrated books, architecture, design, photography, film, video, and much more. http://www.moma.org/ Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated May 8, 2002 Museum of Arts & Design
Official website for this New York museum, formerly the American Craft Museum, that "collects, displays, and interprets objects in ceramic, glass, fiber, metal and wood that honor innovation in art, craft and design." The site features images of selected works from the permanent collection and from exhibitions. Includes teacher resource packets for selected exhibits, such as for "Radical Lace & Subversive Knitting" and "Contemporary Netsuke: Masterful Miniatures." http://www.madmuseum.org Topics: Crafts, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Jun 4, 2007 The Museum of the City of New York
This museum "holds more than 1.5 million paintings, prints, photographs, costumes, toys, rare books, manuscripts, sculptures, decorative arts objects, and other artifacts that comprise a treasury of New York City history." The site features an overview of the collection with selected images, and virtual exhibits on subjects such as Work Projects Administration (WPA) photographs of New York, Al Hirschfeld's New York, and 18th century women's shoes. Searchable. http://www.mcny.org Topics: Fashion, Holidays & Observances, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated Sep 1, 2004 National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Cooperstown, New York, site dedicated to "collecting, through donation, baseball artifacts, works of art, literature, photographs, memorabilia and related materials which focus on the history of the game over time, its players, and those elected to the Hall of Fame." Visitor information, historical data, online exhibits, and educational resources are featured. http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/ Topics: Baseball, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 17, 2009 National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY, this museum seeks to interpret and share the history of American thoroughbred horse racing. The site provides information on Hall of Fame horses, trainers, and jockeys. Also includes information about the museum, photographs, events, news, visitor information, and children's activities. http://www.racingmuseum.org/ Topics: Mammals, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Sep 19, 2006 National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)
This portion of the Smithsonian Institution located in New York and Washington, D.C., "is the first national museum dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native Americans." The site features numerous online exhibitions on subjects such as ancient Mexican art, basketry, and works of contemporary artists. Also includes classroom materials and information about the collection and the NMAI outreach and education programs. http://www.nmai.si.edu Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Native Americans Last updated Oct 28, 2009 National Toy Hall of Fame at Strong Museum
This collection at the Strong Museum in Rochester, New York, recognizes "toys that have achieved longevity and national significance in the world of play and imagination." The site features images and information about the more than 30 toys in the collection, including Barbie, the bicycle, hula hoop, jacks, Legos, roller skates, and Silly Putty. G.I. Joe, the rocking horse, and Scrabble were the inductees for 2004. http://www.strongmuseum.org/NTHoF/NTHoF.html Topics: Hobbies, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Nov 17, 2004 National Women's Hall of Fame
Portraits and profiles of over 200 notable women of the United States. Includes Helen Keller, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Maria Tallchief, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Edith Wharton, and Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias. Nominees are women "whose contributions to the arts, athletics, business, education, government, the humanities, philanthropy and science, have been the greatest value." Searchable. http://www.greatwomen.org/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, History, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Women Last updated Feb 20, 2005 The Susan B. Anthony House
The official site of the Susan B. Anthony House in Rochester, New York, provides a biography and timeline of the American civil rights leader, abolitionist, suffragist, and temperance worker. The virtual and online tours provide exterior and interior views of the house, which is a National Historic Landmark; the entire neighborhood is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There is also brief information on the Anthony dollar. http://www.susanbanthonyhouse.org/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Museums by Place: United States, Notable People: Women, Women Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Tenement Museum
New York's Lower East Side Tenement Museum is the first in the United States to preserve a tenement building. Between the years 1870 and 1915, 97 Orchard Street was home to over ten thousand people, mostly new immigrants. The site includes a history of the building, dioramas of individual rooms, photographs by Arnold Eagle, and the opportunity to peel away thirteen layers of wallpaper from just one wall. Public television station WNET has done a masterful job of creating a Web tour of this stunning re-creation of tenement life. http://www.thirteen.org/tenement/ Topics: Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Jan 10, 2003 Whitney Museum of American Art
Site of this New York museum includes information on exhibitions, programs, and events; an audio tour of selections from the permanent collection; features on Louise Nevelson and Edward Hopper; and a searchable catalog of materials on art from the Frances Mulhall Achilles Library. http://whitney.org/index.php Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Sep 24, 2009 Whitney Museum of American Art: Works Available Online
This site "introduces many of the art works in our renowned Permanent Collection. The tour features the voices of notable artists, authors, and scholars as well as our own curators." Includes images and brief written commentary on works in areas such as early 20th century urban realism, modernism, industry and consumer culture, abstraction, surrealism, and abstract expressionism. From the Whitney Museum of American Art. http://www.whitney.org/Collection Topics: Art by Region, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Nov 19, 2009 Works of Art: The Costume Institute
"The world-renowned Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum [in New York] possesses more than 75,000 costumes and accessories from seven centuries and five continents." This site provides a brief overview of the collection and images of 50 specially selected items. Also includes images and information about exhibits on topics such as fashion and furniture in the 18th century, rock-and-roll style, and "Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed" (about items such as corsets, bustles, and lotus shoes). http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_Of_Art/department.asp?dep=8 Topics: Fashion, History, Holidays & Observances, Museums by Place: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated Feb 17, 2005 |
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