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Joan Irvine, Canadian teacher and author of pop-up books, shares here the story of her work, pictures and descriptions of her books, and great step-by-step illustrated directions for making your own pop-up card. Her clear, relaxed, and friendly style is a joy!

Quality images from both their permanent collections and their temporary collections fill this site. Works include those by Frank Stella, Nancy Graves, and Georgia O'Keefe.

From the Museum of Science in Boston, this is an excellent Leonardo da Vinci site. See QuickTime movies of the Leonardo ("Scientist, Inventor, Artist") exhibit the museum hosted in the summer of 1997 and use multimedia presentations to learn about the Renaissance and this multi-talented genius.

The is the site for the Louvre museum in Paris. You can browse some of the collections, learn about the structure and read about the renovations, such as the addition of the Pyramid. And, if you can read French, read the magazine.

This is a Virtual Museum of Uruguayan and other Latin American art, available in English and Spanish. Step into the impressive building and see outstanding works of art, complete with commentary and biographical information. More exhibits are being added. Impressive graphics: can be slow to load.

Actual lessons to help you draw with depth! From Mark Kistler of "The Imagination Station," popular PBS TV art show for kids.

This museum of contemporary art has developed a beautiful site displaying images from their current exhibition, permanent collection, and past works. You can even order some items online from this "research and development lab for artists."

This art museum in New York has more than 2 million works of art, and you can view a number of them online. The site itself is also well laid out and clean; they make it easy to browse the different floors.

This site splits into two exhibits. The first is of an artificial artist, a computer vision system "that describes its visual experiences in scupture." The second is of human artist, Matthew Brand, trying to stay one step ahead of the machine. Beautiful site.

Extensive information about MoMA and excerpts from the famed museum's collections are showcased on this beautifully designed page.

This site includes information on the art collections, tours, and activities of the Canadian National Gallery, as well as information on its library and resources for teachers and students.

Part of the Smithsonian Institution, NMAA displays the arts of the United States from colonial times to the present. On this comprehensive site, the museum offers a sampling of its huge collection, accompanying historical information, and summaries of its publications, research programs, and education aids.

This online home of the National Museum of Women in the Arts offers lots of information for the potential visitor. There is an online tour with the musuem's founder, Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, and great examples of the permanent collections. Another wonderful feature is the artist profiles which offer an example of work, a biography, and a selected bibliography.

Dozens of animated gifs showcasing the works on the walls in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. There are some new works here as well.

This site offers a wealth of photography information to the amateur or professional photographer. Tips on equipment and technique, photo contests, a compendium of recent topics, information on home-study courses available at NYI, and more. Nicely put together.

This is a terrific site where you can learn all you need to know to make your own oatmeal box camera, take pictures with it, and develop them. It's very well organized, with great directions and lots of pictures of kids making and using their cameras, plus a gallery of oatmeal box pictures, and descriptions of other pinhole photo sites.

This extensive site does a good job of creating a virtual "tour" of the Palmer Museum. Check out the 19th century and African art collections on this extensive site.

This site is definitely for the fine art photography enthusiast. The "Gallery" offers current and archived exhibitions and is almost as much fun as going to a real gallery. Pages load nicely and the photographs are given the attention they deserve. The "Journal" section also has a lot to offer!


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