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| Brooklyn Museum of Art 
Website has info on museum's objects & collections, exhibition schedule, map & directions. Brooklyn, NY.............................................................................................................................Tel: 718-638-5000 Fax:..................................................... 718-638-3731; E-mail:............................. bklynmus@echonyc.com Internet:................................................................................................................................ www.brooklynart.org | |
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| Cloisters Current exhibits and upcoming events.
Fort Tryon Pk......................................................................................................................... Tel: 212-923-3700 E-mail:.................................................................................................................... cloisters@metmuseum.org Internet:.................................................................................. www.metmuseum.org/collections/department | |
| Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
A branch of the Smithsonian Institute, dedicated to design & decorative art. $8 adults, $5 Seniors & students. Website has info on programs, collections, exhibitions & design museum store. 2 E. 91st St......................................................................................................................General Info:849-8400 Internet:...................................................................................................................................... www.si.edu/ndm | |
| Detroit Institute of Arts
Visit with Frankenthaler, Willem de Kooning, Kline, Motherwell, Rothko and Stella . Detroit, MI..............................................................................................................................Internet: www.dia.org | |
| Dia Center for the Arts
A space for exhibitions in addition to the location at 548 W. 22nd St. An admission of $6/$3 students & senior citizens will get you into both buildings. Admission for members is free. 545 W. 22nd St. (near 11th Av.)...................................................................................... Information:989-5566 Fax:..............................................................989-4055; Internet:....................................... www.diacenter.org | |
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| Galleria degli Uffizi This museum site is very novice friendly.
Beautifully designed with world-class art. Internet:................................................................................................................................... www.uffizi.firenze.it | |
| International Center of Photography
Admission for adults $6: Students and senior citizens $4: Members free. 20th-century photographers such as Man Ray and Henri Cartier-Bresson. Ongoing schedule of classes and exhibitions going on .  1130 Fifth Ave. (94th St.)............................................................................................................... Tel: 860-1777 E-mail:.................................. membership@icp.org; Internet:................................................... www.icp.org 1133 Ave. of Americas (at 43rd St.)....................................................................General Info:212-768-4682 This location closed for renovations until Sept. 2000. Classes and exhibitions continue at Fifth Ave. location. ; Map | |
| J. Paul Getty Museum This site makes you feel like you're in the museum.
The image bank is lean but worth a view. Los Angeles, CA..............................................................................................Internet: www.getty.edu/museum | |
| Louvre Click to 600 images housed by this world famous museum.
Paris, France.......................................................................................................................Internet: www.louvre.fr | |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art One of the greatest museums in the world.
It is impossible to "do" the entire museum in one day or describe everything you can see here. Go to the museum & spend some time in the Great Hall where you will find all types of help in many languages for planning your visit. If you can, get a guide before your visit or look at their website*** where you can plan well & learn about their many special exhibitions & programs. Fee: $10 adults, $5 students & seniors, under 12 with adult free. Click here to see a picture & here to see a close-up picture.. Click here for a Location..........................................................................................................Tel: 535-7710 Library:........................................................879-5500; Reservations ( Dining ):........................... 570-3964 Tours:......................................................... 570-3711; Visitor Center:............................................ 650-2987 E-mail:............. visitorservices@metmuseum.org; Internet:................................ www.metmuseum.org | |
| Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Online tour of the MFA's permanent collection.
Check out the Exhibitions section. Boston, MA...........................................................................................................................Internet: www.mfa.org | |
| Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
MoMA as it is known in NYC houses an outstanding collection of American & European paintings & sculptures from late 19th C. to present. Innovative in its definition of "art", it was a pioneer in exhibiting film, photography, and industrial design. Its retrospectives can draw record breaking attendance. A happy place to take small children, as strollers are allowed. $10 for adults, $6.50 for Seniors & students, children under 16 with an adult are free. Website provides information on all that you will find here. 11 W. 53rd St..................................................................................................................General Info:708-9400 General Info:..............................................708-9480; Program Info:............................................. 708-9781 Tour Info:.................................................... 708-9685; E-mail:................................ comments@moma.org Internet:........................................................................................................................................ www.moma.org | |
| National Gallery London
2,300 paintings which range from the years 1260 to 1900. Focuses on its permanent collection. London, England | |
| National Gallery of Art Virtual exhibitions that are very interactive.
You can move from one gallery to another. You can get an art education without paying for it. Washington, DC,.................................................................................................................Internet: www.nga.gov | |
| National Museum of American Art 4,000 works online.
Huge databases of American art and sculpture. Washington, DC......................................................................................................... Internet: www.nmaa.si.edu | |
| Rose Center for Earth and Space
Earth and Science exhibits of the American Museum of Natural History. Central Park W. (at 79th St.).........................................................................................................Tel: 769-5100 Internet:................................................................................................................................ www.amnh.org/rose | |
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| Tate Gallery
London, Liverpool, and St. Ives, England.......................................................................Internet: www.tate.org.uk | |
| The Roerich Museum
Devoted to the work of Russian-born painter Nicholas Roerich who believed in peace through culture. Internet:....................................................................................................................................... www.roerich.org | |
| Walker Art Center
Winner of the 1999 Best Overall Site award, you can view and zoom into over 2,000 images. Minneapolis, MN........................................................................................................Internet: www.walkerart.org | |
| Whitney Museum of American Art
Site focuses on exhibits that are not permanent but of limited duration. Click to "The American Century", organized by the Whitney and presented by Intel. 945 Madison Ave. (At E.75th St.)............................................................................24 Hours:1-877-944-8639 General Info:..............................................570-3676; Internet:.......................................... www.whitney.org | |
