A wonderful illustrated article that describes various glass forms created over the years, from ancient times through the eleventh century A.D. Intriguing videos on ancient glassmaking techniques accompany the article, making this an...

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the sculpture "Adam" by the impressionist sculptor Auguste Rodin, is discussed in a brief description accomanied by a large image of the piece. Links to related topics and pieces are also included.

A booklet that accompanied a museum art exhibit on Medieval and Renaissance food. The exhibit looked at how food was portrayed in manuscript art from those times.

This website from the Pilgrim Hall Museum contains a collection of various history paintings depicting the pilgrims. Each image is annotated with a brief summary of what event the painting is depicting and general information about the...

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum has partnered with the New York City Department of Education and the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to develop a robust set of 9/11 lessons for K-12 classrooms. Each lesson is...

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum has partnered with the New York City Department of Education and the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to develop a robust set of 9/11 lessons for K-12 classrooms. Each lesson is...

Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems offers an opportunity to explore a variety of ores, metals, gems, and other specimens displayed at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. This resource offers an excellent collection of photos for...

The Jewish Museum of New York City presents the "Jewish and Muslim Connection" a curriculum guide for the study of cultural and historical connections between two religions.

This site features historic quilts from the State Museum of Pennsylvania. Also available are links to quilting resources, a glossary of quilting terms, and tools used for quilting.

The Getty's multimedia-rich exploration of the life and career of French realist Gustave Courbet, whose innovative approach to landscape painting inspired many artists who came after him, including Monet, Cezanne, and Pissarro. Along...

Online exhibition site includes video demonstration of gem-carving techniques, side-by-side comparison of intaglios and cameos, and examples of gemstones carved by ancient Greeks, some of which have been set into jewelry.

Biography of artist Paul Klee whose paintings combine surrealism, cubism, and abstract styles. Examines "The Golden Fish" and Klee's representation of fear and death in his work. Also features examination of "Ad Parnassum."

From the Philadelphia Museum of Art, a companion to a 2006 exhibit of the works of American artist Andrew Wyeth, who died in January 2009. Features include a biography, overview of the exhibit, a five part podcast from a museum curator,...

These word searches and puzzles are best used in conjunction with a visit to the Geffrye Museum in London. However, you can print and use at home or at school regardless.

This resource provides information about Friday Kahlo. It includes a biography and selected bibliography.

Media-rich module examines a highly ornate French-made cabinet from the seventeenth century. Accompanying commentaries and animations demonstrate skilled craftsmanship, decorative style, and unique combinations of materials. Additional...

A media-rich examination of Leonardo's work that includes a timeline of the artist's life, animations of his drawings that attempt to unlock something of the genius in his thinking, up-close details from his notebooks, thematic looks at...

Examples and explanatory notes of Tudor art, armor, and decorative objects from the Metropolitan's collections.

More than 85,000 works of art comprise the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art, including American paintings and decorative arts, especially period rooms from Maryland historic homes and miniature rooms, sculpture gardens with...

"Painting and Illumination in Early Renaissance Florence" was a show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. This is a review of the show. It mostly addresses Illuminated manuscripts.

This site from the Canadian Museum of Nature, a natural history museum, provides short information blurbs and fun facts on over 240 different common animals categorized by type (mammals, fish, reptiles, invertebrates, amphibians,...

Russian artists and poets working during a turbulent decade in Russian history, the 1910s, produced books that combined visuals with short poems as an expression of their uncertainty about Russia's past, present, and future.

Beautiful images of exotic animals painted by Jean-Baptiste Oudry. See and listen to details about the 18th century paintings.

Excellent site about Latin America from the Brooklyn Children's Museum. Explore ancient beliefs and rituals, celebrations, culture, the land, animals, and the history of Latin America.