Spark 001 (DePrano): Museum Websites

A collection of 18,000+ Asian artworks spanning ancient and contemporary time periods. Located in San Francisco. Search or looks for Collections to access online objects.

A collection of 300,000 works of art ranging from ancient to contemporary art and from plaster casts to installation art. Search at upper right or select The Collection to view online items.

Over 4 million object available for viewing in its online collection including artwork from around the world.

Includes collections European modern and contemporary art from 1905 to the present with over 1000,000 works. Search at upper right or see Collections > The Works > Search in the Collection.

Collection of Old Master paintings and some European sculpture and decorative arts housed in a Gilded Age mansion in NYC. Search at upper right or click Art to view Collecting Areas including paintings, ceramics and enamels.

Collects modern and contemporary art. The collection includes 7,000 artworks, 1,700 of which are viewable online. Search at left or click Art and Collections Online.

Part of The Getty -- an organization dedicated to presenting, conserving and interpreting visual arts. The collection includes antiquities, drawings, manuscripts, paintings, photographs, and sculpture & decorative arts. Search at upper right or use the Advanced Search. Browse via Collecting Areas.

Contains a large collection of 142,000 objects ranging across 6,000 years including contemporary jewelry and So Cal design. Search at upper right or see Art & Events > Collection.

The collection is grouped into eight departments: Paintings, Egyptian Antiquities, Greek Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities, Near Eastern Antiquities, Sculptures, Decorative Arts, Islamic Art, and Print & Drawings. Look for magnifying glass at right to Search the Collection.

With over two million works of art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art has an "encyclopedia collection"; 400,000 of these works are viewable online. Search at upper right or select Art > The Met Collection.

Located a Emory's Atlanta campus. Browse the Carlos Collection Online with ~2,300 objects from the Renaissance to the present from various regions of the world.

The Museum of Modern Art features modern and contemporary art with approximately 200,000 works from the last 150 years; ~80,000 artworks are viewable online. Search at top of screen or select Art & Artists > The Collection.

Includes major 19th and 20th century European art. Collections include painting, sculpture, art objects, photographs, graphics arts, and architecture. Select Search at middle right.

Objects across six centuries related to art and design from the 15th century forward. Items include - but are not limited to - ceramics, furniture, watches, and textiles. The site includes collections beyond those acquired by Franz Mayer.

Focused on design and art with 150,000 objects and more being added. Four major collections include: design, graphics, decorative arts, and posters. Located in Zurich, Switzerland. Select Collections to start exploring and to bring up a search option.

A comprehensive art museum with ~500,000 works of arts. Collections range from the ancient world to contemporary art from the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Africa & Oceania. Search at upper right or select Collections to view all works within a specific collection.

An object and archival collection. Over 20,000 of its 60,000 air and space objects (artifacts) are searchable. Search or Browse featured objects or object groups.

Collection includes over 2,000 Old Master paintings from artists including Rembrandt and Renoir from the 1300s to 1900. Search at upper right or select Art & Artists > Explore the Paintings.

Documents African American life, history and culture with over 36,000 artifacts. The museum is making more of its images available for viewing, downloading, and sharing. Search (upper right), Explore, or Browse.

A museum of ~9,000 pieces of art from ancient Mexico to the present, located in Chicago. Search or browse Collections.

at Harvard University; landing page for Browse; Search options may be buggy

This Museum is a department of the University of Oxford with more than 500,000 objects, photographs, and manuscripts from multiple locations. Search or view Online Collections.

Functions as the Spanish national art museum (Museo Del Prado). European art from 12th to 19th centuries; excellent collection of Spanish art. Includes drawings, paintings, prints, sculptures and more. Search at upper right or select Collections.

Includes 19 museums, galleries, and a zoo. At this page, select a museum and then Search (upper right) or Explore. The scope of objects in Smithsonian collections is HUGE!

A collection of over 3 million works of art and world culture artifacts. Search at upper right or Menu > Explore to choose Collection Online.

British art from 1500 forward and international modern and contemporary art including 78,000 artworks from more than 4,000 artists. Search at upper right or click Art & Artists to reach the "Discover Art" page.

Known for collections of sculptures and paintings. Western paintings from the 13th through 20th centuries. Sculptures include those from ancient times. Three museums comprise The Uffizi Galleries. Search at upper right or select Artworks.

A leading collection of art and design. Search over 1 million objects and 800,000 images spanning 5,000 years. Housed in Britain.

Artwork from around the world. Browse in a variety of ways or view Featured Categories including Arms and Armor.

Artworks and photography primarily acquired by Sir Henry Wellcome and his agents between 1890 and 1936. Located in London. Search the catalogue or discovery collections through topics such as botany, optics, or paintings.

An extensive collection of 20th and 21st century American art; ~24,000 items from more than 3,500 artists. Search at upper right or select Art & Artists > Collection.