Many museum sites are non-profit organizations and therefore use the top-level domain of .org for their websites.
Sometimes a museum site may provide references/publications related to the object. Example: Mummy Portrait of Woman with Earrings at Harvard Art Museum
More on Top-Level Domains (TLD) by Chad Bryant (Technopedia)
Links to extensive resources for the study of art history.
Combines 300 chronologies, close to 1,000 essays, and over 7,000 works of art to create a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of global art history through The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.
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