Pollard Memorial Library

Art Links on the Web

Sites with a checkmarkare highly recommended by the Library.

Note: These pages contain links to Internet sites maintained and controlled by third parties. The Pollard Memorial Library does not operate or control the content of these sites. While they are included for their informational value and the convenience of our users, inclusion does not constitute any endorsement by The Pollard Memorial Library.

Architecture

• Architecture Webliography - A collection of architecture websites and books selected by the Library.
• Digital Archive of American Architecture - Digitized images of American Architecture from the 17th century to the present.
• The Great Buildings Collection - World architecture with 3D models, images, and architectural drawings.

Art Appraisal

• Ask Art - Art prices, apprisals, valuation, and auction prices.

Art History

• Artcyclopedia - Search for artists, artwork, museums, or browse by movement, medium, subject, and more.
• New York Public Library Digital Gallery - Over 275,000 images from the library's collection.
• Timeline of Art History - From the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• Web Gallery of Art - Digital reproductions of European paintings and sculptures.

Art Museums--Lowell

• American Textile History Museum - View and learn about the practical art of textiles.
• Brush Art Gallery and Studios - Artists' programs, gallery and gift shop.
• New England Quilt Museum - Pictures from the current exhibit and more. Reserve a Pass at the library.
• Whistler House Museum of Art - View late-19th and early-20th century art with particular emphasis on Lowell and New England artists. Reserve a Pass at the library.

Art Museums--Regional

• Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA. - See some of the collection online.
• Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, MA - Learn more about the museums and get exhibit schedules.
• Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA - Includes photos of current exhibitions and a brief biography of the museum's creator.
• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA - Online collection to view, as well as information for visitors to the museum. Reserve a Pass at the library.
• Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA - Renowned for its Maritime, American Decorative Arts, and Asian Decorative Arts collections. View some of the collection online.

Art Museums--Worldwide

• Galleria degli Uffizi - The Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy
• The Getty - The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
• Hermitage Museum - The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
• Hong Kong Museum of Art, China - View Chinese art and antiquities
• Kyoto National Museum, Japan - Japan's national museum; view & learn about over 100 masterpieces in the collection.
• The Louvre, Paris, France - Take a peek at the treasures during a virtual tour (you may need to download some free plug-ins for some of the viewing).
• Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY - Check out the "Explore & Learn" section, and view selected parts of the collection.
• Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY - View modern and contemporary art, as well as film & video, photography and illustrated books.
• National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. - Visit our national art museum with and online tour and a peek at the collections.
• Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain - Visit online and learn more about one specific work of art each month.
• Tate Galleries, Great Britain - View some pieces from Great Britain's national collections of British art.
• Web Gallery of Art - A virtual art museum and searchable database.
• WebMuseum - A virtual museum displaying art from worldwide museums.

Art Technique & Study

• The Alphabet of Art - Introduction to art terms & concepts.