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Washington, D.C.
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Freer and Sackler Galleries: Online Exhibitions 
 This is a portal to a series of online exhibitions, most featuring Asian art. Includes exhibits about art from Japan, China, the Islamic world, and the Himalayas. From the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online.htm Topics: Art by Region, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Jul 20, 2005 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
This site provides access to holdings that have been previously inaccessible online. In addition to the searchable collection of over 4,000 records (not all have images) of objects in the museum, highlights include a rotating display of individual artworks; an exciting interactive component where users can create sculptures using a palette of shapes, colors, and effects; and an historical cinematic slide show of the Hirshhorn, the Smithsonian's museum of modern and contemporary art. http://hirshhorn.si.edu/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Schools of Art Last updated Apr 3, 2002 History Explorer: A Timeline of Stories From Our Exhibits, Collections, and Programs
This interactive timeline from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History allows users to browse events by historical era or trace historical developments by themes such as "Art and Culture," "Politics and Reform," "Home, Family, and Community," and "Science, Medicine, and Technology." Images of objects from the museum's online collections and links to online exhibits entice the user to learn more about the shaping of America. http://americanhistory.si.edu/explorer/ Topics: History, Museums by Place: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated May 2, 2005 HistoryWired: A Few of Our Favorite Things
Here, images of objects in the National Museum of American History "include famous, unusual, and everyday items with interesting stories to tell." Pop-up page instructions guide users through the main map, which is divided into broad categories. Ten theme buttons and era searching disclose special collections. Visitors using slower Internet connections may browse a text version of the site. http://historywired.si.edu/index.html Topics: Museums by Place: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated Apr 12, 2004 Insights: National Museum of African Art
This exhibition "features the work of nine contemporary artists from the ... [Smithsonian National Museum of African Art's] collection. By displaying ensembles rather than individual works, the exhibition reveals the artistic process and play of experimentation, continuity and change in each artist's chosen subjects and materials." Comments from artists and curators accompany the images. Also includes brief biographical information. http://www.nmafa.si.edu/exhibits/insights/ Topics: Art by Region, Black Resources, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Jan 19, 2005 Marian Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences
Information about the museum, which opened in April 2004 in Washington, D.C. "Best enjoyed by visitors ages 13 and older, the museum will explore current scientific issues at the core of many of the nation's public policy decisions." The site features online exhibits, activities, and related information on subjects such as applications of DNA research and global warming. Searchable. http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/ Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Science, Science Last updated Apr 28, 2004 The National Academies
Congress mandated that the Academy will, upon request by government departments, "investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art." Subsections at this site include online books, periodicals, news, and project descriptions in the social sciences, education, earth and life sciences, engineering, physical science, transportation, medicine, policy, and global studies. Browse via site map. Searchable. http://www.nationalacademies.org/ Topics: Art, Museums by Place: United States, Science Last updated Jan 5, 2002 National Academies Publications
This site provides links to publications from the National Academies. In addition to National Academy Press reports; there are National Research Council periodicals; papers on engineering and science, issues reports in the sciences and technology, and the Annual Report to Congress . Browsable and searchable. http://www.nationalacademies.org/publications/ Topics: Art, Museums by Place: United States, Science Last updated Jan 6, 2002 National Gallery of Art
A presentation of over 4,000 paintings, sculpture, prints, and decorative art objects, providing essays, magnified details, provenances, exhibitions, histories, audio narrations, and bibliographies. Features tours of galleries focusing on a specific time period or artist. Describes and illustrates current and upcoming exhibitions. The online tours of selected groups of works makes it easy to find the most famous paintings, sculpture, or artists. The collection of more than 100,000 objects is also searchable. See their Help page to get the most out of this comprehensive collection. http://www.nga.gov/ Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Dec 12, 2000 National Museum of African Art
Information about the museum includes tours, educational programs, and photos of permanent and current exhibitions, as well as links to the library, photographic archives, and conservation information. One of the Smithsonian Institution museums. http://www.nmafa.si.edu/ Topics: Art by Region, Black Resources, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Jan 21, 2008 National Museum of Health and Medicine
"Established during the Civil War as the Army Medical Museum, this museum served as a center for the collection of specimens for research in military medicine and surgery." Today it houses such "anatifacts" as President Garfield's vertebrae (complete with his assassin's bullet), the evolution of the microscope, and early medical instruments. Features ongoing and past online exhibits as well as a browsable guide to the museum's historical, anatomical, and neuroanatomical collections. Searchable. Includes general information about the museum. http://nmhm.washingtondc.museum/ Topics: Health, Health, Health & Medical Disciplines, Medical Treatments & Devices, Military, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Oct 6, 2003 National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)
This portion of the Smithsonian Institution located in New York, Maryland, and, as of September 2004, Washington, D.C., "is the only national museum dedicated to the Native peoples of North, South, and Central America." The site features numerous online exhibitions on subjects such as ancient Mexican art, basketry, and works of contemporary artists. Also includes information about the collection and the NMAI outreach and education programs, and images of the three museums. Searchable. http://www.nmai.si.edu Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Native Americans Last updated Sep 1, 2004 National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA)
This institution "brings recognition to the achievements of women artists of all periods and nationalities by exhibiting, acquiring, and researching art by women and by educating the public concerning their accomplishments." The Web site provides a calendar of events, artists' statements about exhibits, and a list of exhibitions of the work of women artists elsewhere in the country. http://www.nmwa.org/ Topics: Artists, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Apr 9, 2004 National Portrait Gallery's Portrait Search
A growing image database of over 80,000 "paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, and photographs [that] document the diversity of individuals who have made significant contributions to the history and culture of the United States." Searchable and browsable. From the Smithsonian Institution. http://npgportraits.si.edu/eMuseumNPG/code/emuseum.asp Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections: History, The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 18, 2008 National Women's History Museum (NWHM)
NMWH's site leads with an online exhibit that defines the "political culture and imagery of American woman suffrage." A timeline covering the period leading to the passage of the 19th amendment (1840-1919), images of icons and slogans, a bibliography, information on The National Women's History Museum Act of 2003, and a quiz are some of the additional resources. http://www.nwhm.org/ Topics: History, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Women Last updated Feb 29, 2004 Smithsonian Institution
Site of the national museum of the United States, which comprises several history, science, and technology museums; art galleries; the National Zoo; numerous research facilities; libraries; and outreach programs. Features information about exhibitions, museum events, and membership. Includes lesson plans and other resources for educators. Searchable. http://www.si.edu/ Topics: Education, Lesson Plans, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Dec 10, 2004 Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Behring Center
This website offers access to some of the collections of this museum (located in Washington, D.C.) that "collects artifacts of all kinds -- from gowns to locomotives -- to preserve for the American people an enduring record of their past." View exhibits, and browse collection items grouped in broad categories from advertising to work. Includes sections for children and teachers. http://americanhistory.si.edu/ Topics: Museums by Place: United States, United States History Last updated Jun 13, 2006 Textile Museum
The Textile Museum in Washington, D.C. is dedicated to the study, preservation, interpretation, and exhibition of over 5,000 years of the textile arts of non-Western cultures. Its Web site provides an artful taste of the museum's collection, featuring online versions of current exhibitions, a calendar of events, an overview of the museum's Textile Learning Center, and annotated links. An additional resource is the" Care and Display" section with information about conservation consultations and four complete pamphlets which cover pest control and also the care, storage, and hanging of textiles. http://www.textilemuseum.org/ Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jan 23, 2001 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Exhibits, photographs, history, about the museum, located in Washington D.C. http://www.ushmm.org/ Topics: History, Judaism, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Dec 21, 2000 |
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