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Art History

  • Ancient Art: Egypt - The works here demonstrate the basic principles of Egyptian sculpture in its symbolic formality.
  • Art History for Kids - The Art History Teacher on the Net will show you how to look at art through a series of art clues.
  • Eyes on Art - Activities for beginning art students.
  • How to Read a Painting - How to critiquing an art work to discover its substance and meaning. The structure for "reading a painting" involves four distinct steps: Describe; Analyze; Interpret; and Judgment.
  • Texas Museum of Art's "Artchive" - Biographies and pictures of the works of famous fine artists throughout history.
  • Medieval Art and Architecture - Images and plans for Medieval buildings and ornamentation in England and France, and elsewhere in Europe.

Art Museums and Galleries

  • Butler Institute of American Art - Get information on visiting and what you'll see when you get there.
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art - This world-famous museum has a distinguished collection of art from many cultures and periods. Especially renowned for its Western paintings, medieval European, and Oriental art, the Museum maintains an extensive schedule of special exhibitions, lectures, films, and musical programs.
  • Davis Museum - Organized by The Museum for African Art in New York City, this critically acclaimed exhibition of exceptionally beautiful art works explores for the first time in an American museum exhibition the intricate and fascinating culture of the Luba of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
  • Hands on Children's Museum - In Olympia, Washington, take an Ocean Odyssey without getting wet or look at pictures of animals.
  • Krannert Art Museum - Features a selection of hypermedia displays from our permanent collections for the Internet public. Currently we are presenting "Frans Hals: An Exploration in Painting and Fashion", "Science in the Art Museum" and our "Virtual Gallery" tour.
  • Kohl Children's Museum on the Web - Be sure to check in often at the Kohl Web Site! We're here so you can find out what's happening at the Museum right from your mousepad. Check our Monthly Activities page.
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art - Explore & Learn - Learn about an artist; Explore a Work of Art; Try an activity; study a theme or culture; Bring art into your classroom.
  • Paris Pages Musee du Louvre - This is the online version of the famous Paris Museum the Louvre. The site also contains links to other art resources.
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art - Today the Museum houses over 300,000 works of art encompassing some of the greatest achievements of human creativity, and offers a wealth of exhibitions and education programs for a public of all ages.
  • The State Hermitage Museum - The official web site of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, one of the largest museums in the world. Browse their Digital Collection for everything from prehistoric artifacts to armour to textiles and costumes.

Artists

  • Biography of Claude Monet - A timeline biography of this Impressionist painter.
  • Picasso - Museo Picasso Virtual - Browse a digital archive of scanned images of Picasso's work, learn more about the man, through biographical references to events in his lifetime, and read the first Comprehensive Bibliography on Picasso on the Web.
  • Salvador Dali Museum - The Salvador Dali Museum is the permanent home to the world's most comprehensive collection of works exclusively by the late Spanish surrealist, Salvador Dali. The collection includes 94 original oils, over 100 watercolors and drawings, holograms, objects of art and photographs.
  • The Vincent van Gogh Information Gallery - Biography and chronology, paintings gallery, sketches and watercolors, portraits, photo gallery, and more. All you could want to know about van Gogh and his works.

Crafts

  • Craft Finder - Hundreds of crafts to choose from. Search by holiday, occasion, or type of craft.
  • Ann Fearrington - The website includes children's stories, travel, art & crafts, music, animation, cartoons, opportunity to correspond with author/illustrator, encouragement to post writing and artwork.
  • Aunt Annie's Crafts - Aunt Annie's Crafts takes the craft how-to book one step further by putting it in the computer and taking advantage of the flexibility that the computer offers.
  • Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream - The web site of the popular ice cream manufacturer features information about their products and flavors (current and past) and an extensive fun page of games, puzzles, and crafts on seasonal and ice cream themes.
  • ChildFun Activities - Coloring pages, books, fun crafts, songs, fingerplays, poems, science projects, games and more. They are perfect for preschool and elementary teachers, childcare providers and parents just looking for a way to fill a rainy day!
  • Crafts for Kids Project Index - Use this convenient index to browse through all the Crafts for Kids projects that have been posted on this Web site. New ideas are added often!
  • Download-a-Dinosaur - Easy-to-make paper dinosaurs designs that you print from this site, cut, fold, and paste.
  • Kid's Domain Craft Exchange - Almost 300 projects and ideas shared by almost 250 people! This is a by-month-featured index of all the projects and tips in the Craft Exchange.

Dance

  • Breakdancing - This site briefly talks about the history of breakdancing (also known as b-boying) and includes a few freeze shots of moves.
  • What is Ballet Dancing? - Ballet is a form of dance that requires a special technique that dancers train for many years to learn. Read on to enter the world of the ballet dancer.

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