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Art Museums

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The American Museum of Photography
http://www.photography-museum.com/: "A Museum Without Walls...for an Art Without Boundaries", this virtual museum exhibits photographs from the collection of Wm. B. Becker. Find out more about creating and preserving photographs.
The Art Institute of Chicago Museum
http://www.artic.edu/aic/: The Art Institute of Chicago is one of America's premier art museums. Their web site contains information on their collections, libraries, and shops, as well as information about visiting the museum.
ArtsConnectEd
http://www.artsconnected.org/: With an Art Gallery, Archive, and Playground, this is a way-cool art site. Teachers, you'll find a section titled "For Your Classroom" that can be searched lots of different ways, including by grade level.
Chateau de Versailles
http://en.chateauversailles.fr/homepage: This museum is located near Paris and includes many masterpieces. This website describes the history of the chateau through the buildings, gardens and famous royalty that have lived there. Take a tour with the interactive map.
Detroit Insitute of Arts
http://www.dia.org/: The Detroit Institute of the Arts is the fifth-largest art museum in the United States, and has over 60,000 works of art. Come take a look inside!
DISCOVERIES: The Ateneum for Children
http://www.fng.fi/fng/html4/en/ateneum/children/cont/: Take a tour of historical Finnish art collections covering the themes of Joy, Sorrow, Solitude, Companionship, and Compassion.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/: "The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the largest and finest art museums in the world. Its collections include more than two million works of art -- several hundred thousand of which are on view at any given time -- spanning more than 5,000 years of world culture, from prehistory to the present."
National Gallery of Art
http://www.nga.gov/: Take a look at the paintings, sculpture, and other art exhibits in our country's national art gallery. Learn about special programs and events the museum offers, or visit the gift shop!
NGA Kids Adventures with Art
http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm: The National Gallery of Art's web site for kids has lots of interactive activities, including a tour of the Gallery's famous Sculpture Garden.
Show Me UK
http://www.show.me.uk/: This site will show you the "cool, crazy, fun, scary and wild stuff" from museums in the United Kingdom. Visit online exhibits for everything from bones to Viking artifacts to famous paintings. There are games and fun activities. Definitely check this out!

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