Kids Art: Top Ten Online Art Museums for Kids Visit an art museum on the Internet. KidsArt brings you links to favorite children's web presentations from museums around the U.S.

• National Gallery of Art                                          [TOP OF PAGE]
  Collections:  Online exhibitions and images of the collection
  Exhibitions:  Online exhibitions of Calder, Van Gogh, more
  Free - Loan Program for teachers - over 120 resources - learn how you can borrow them. Lesson Plans

National Museum of American Art  Smithsonian American Art Museum

National Museum of the American Indian
Features: Online exhibitions and articles about Native American art

The National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery is dedicated to the exhibition and study of portraits of people who have made significant contribution to American history and art. George Washington feature - Civil War collection

National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole Wyoming. 
Excellent selection of images online and fun online games for kids.

Peabody Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology Cambridge, MA. Resources about anthropological art from Native American,
South American, and other world cultures. Online exhibits

• Smithsonian Institute see listing of museums to the right

Freer Gallery of Art - Asian art at the Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

• Utah Museum of Fine Art- Lesson Plans  Educational resources
  
  
• Whitney Museum of American Art New York. NY
  
  
• Artcyclopedia - Link to World Museums                     [TOP OF PAGE] 
  
  
• British Museum See World Cultures Use Compass to search the collection (enter culture in search) - for high quality images. Teacher Resources
  
  National Museums Liverpool Explore this Portrait Interactive. Learn about Wedgwood ceramics.
  
  
• Hermitage Museum St. Petersburg, Russia
  The State Hermitage Museum has an excellent online collection. 
  See the online teaching programs.
  
  
• Kyoto National Museum, Japan      
  Guided tour of collection with explanations written for kids

Kunst Haus Wien Vienna, Austria

• Louvre, Paris The museum that has the Mona Lisa on display.

Musee-d' Orsay Paris, France. 

Museum National d'Histroire Naturelle in Paris, France. See link to Musée de l'Homme.

• National Gallery of England - houses one of the greatest collections of European painting in the world. Artists at a Glance
  Biographies of twelve of the Gallery's most famous artists. Explore this Portrait Interactive at the National Museum, Liverpool. Collection Online
  
  
  National Portrait Gallery of England

  National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Australia

  The Sistine Chapel, Rome, Italy. Vatican Museums Online
  
  Tate Museum, England  Tate Modern, London England NEW! See Ideas Factory - an innovative art and literacy project for children. Tate helps put art in public schools. Read all about it. See Tate In Focus.  Resources for Teachers

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• The Vatican Museums at the Vatican. Virtual online tours and online collections. Contains high definition images and virtual visits for Sistine Chapel, Raphael’s Rooms, Pinacoteca, Egyptian Museum, Etruscan Museum and Ethnological Missionary Museum in 5 languages. Worth exploring!
  
  
• Virtual Museums of Canada (VMC Exhibits)         [TOP OF PAGE]  
  Features: Online exhibitions of Canadian art and culture
  
  
• Pace Prints Features: Online exhibit of prints from Contemporary, Old Master, and Modern Master artists. See the list of artists.
  
  
• Web Gallery of Art Features: Over 11,600 digital reproductions of European paintings and sculptures created between the years 1150 and 1800 -  with some biographical material
  
  
• Web Museum Online "Museum". Medieval art (Book of Hours)- paintings organized by artist - by time period.
  
  
• Virtual Library Museum Pages Online museums from around the world. Features: Searchable database of museums and collections throughout the world 
  
  Expo: Edgar Degas - online exhibit. Visit the other Expo Museums:   Cezanne / Monet / Renoir / Gauguin (1848-1903) / Van Gogh  / Klimt /  Magritte   
  
  
• World Art Treasures Slide collection of art form Egypt, China, Japan, India, and Europe. Jacques-Edouard Berger Foundation.
  
  
• E-Museum Minnesota State University. Student projects - not  authoritative - but a good place to start to give you brief information on cultures around the world, history, music and more.

MUSEUMS AROUND THE WORLD - FROM ARTCYCLOPEDIA

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