| Art is a means of recording the emotional and
physical climate of society. Each person perceives art based a unique
perspective. Virutal Art Museums provide an opportunity to journey
through the great art collections of the world.
WebMuseum
http://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/wm/
This museum provides more than 10 million documents
and receives thousands of visitors each week. This vast collection
brings the greatest artists of the world to us all.
J. Paul
Getty Museum
http://www.getty.edu/museum/useum
The J.
Paul Getty Museum is an international cultural and philanthropic
institution devoted to the visual arts and the humanities that includes
a tour of the permanent collections and temporary and special exhibits.
The
National Gallery of Art
http://wwww.nga.gov/collection/
One of the finest art collections in the world
is found at the National Gallery of Art. The museums enables the
user to search for a collection by artist, title, or medium. Special
exhibits are also available.
Le
Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm
Take a virtual tour of Le
Louvre in France through QuckTime. The museum, divided into
7 departments, houses collections that incorporate works dating from the
birth of the great antique civilisations right up to
the first half of the XIXth century.
Oriental
Institut
http://www.oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/QTVR96/QTVR96_Tours.htmle
Virtual Museum
The Oriental
Institute Virtual Museum makes use of a series of Apple QuickTime
VR panoramic movies to take you on an alcove by alcove tour of each of
the Museum's galleries, accompanied by descriptions of each alcove and
their artifacts. Where appropriate, links to related materials on our server,
such as the Museum's Highlights From The Collections, the Photographic
Archives, and relevant Oriental Institute Archaeology and Philology projects
will elaborate on the most significant objects in greater detail.
Royal Ontario Museum
http://www.rom.on.ca/
One of the best online museums, the Royal
Ontario Museum offers tours of the latest exhibits, an online quiz,
and special features for students. The museum has discovery galleries
and web activities.
Metropolitan
Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/
One of the most extensive art collections in
the world is housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The virtual
traveler can move from floor to floor or gallery to gallery viewing exciting
works of art spanning 5,000 years.
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