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European Museum Guide
http://www.europeanmuseumguide.com
Perfect for planning a trip or doing research in Europe, this searchable website lists over six hundred museums and exhibits. Each entry gives contact information, hours of operation, admissions, and descriptions of permanent collections and exhibits.
Subjects:   Museums & Galleries  

Queens Museum of Art
http://www.queensmuseum.org/
Experience fine art in Queens at the Queens Museum of Art in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Known for the Panorama of New York City, the website also contains information on current and past exhibitions and descriptions and images of permanent collections.
Subjects:   Museums & Galleries  Cultural Institutions & Events  

Brooklyn Museum
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org
Experience the second largest art museum in New York. Searchable by keyword, the Brooklyn Museum website contains basic visitor information in addition to features on current and past exhibitions. There is also an excellent digital collection and access to the museum's library catalog.
Subjects:   Museums & Galleries  

Museum of Online Museums (MoOM)
http://www.coudal.com/moom/
Can’t make to Florence, Paris, or even the Met? Check out this website containing the best art collections online, hosted by real or digital museums. Content is updated regularly and older featured exhibits are archived.
Subjects:   Museums & Galleries  

Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org
Browse or keyword-search your way across 6,000 years of art, much of it viewable online. The MET website highlights the spectrum of artistic achievement, including online feature articles, printable files for educators, and guides for families. The Timeline of Art History is particularly notable for placing artists and movements in a historical context. The usual calendars of exhibitions and events are also included.
Subjects:   Museums & Galleries  

Guggenheim Museum
http://guggenheim.org
A temple of modern visual culture as well as one of New York's most distinctive structures, the Guggenheim's homepage provides links to its several worldwide locations. The New York page provides the usual visitor information, events listing and exhibition calendar. Its online collection of images is keyword-searchable, as well as browsable by name of artist or movement, and includes biographical information and collection highlights.
Subjects:   Museums & Galleries  

MoMA | Museum of Modern Art
http://www.moma.org
Perhaps the foremost museum of modern art in the world, MoMA's searchable and browsable site displays its overwhelming variety of events in categorical arrangement. They include family programs, academic events, film and media presentations, etc. Images of selected works from every part of the collection are provided, and there are links to two educational MOMA websites, one just for children and one aimed at teens.
Subjects:   Museums & Galleries  

British Museum COMPASS : Collections Online
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass
For those unable to visit the British Museum in person, the COMPASS site lets you search and browse over 5000 amazing objects from the collections. View the Rosetta stone and examine Egyptian mummies; information is given with the general visitor in mind, and images are high-quality and enlargeable.
Subjects:   Museums & Galleries  

Whitney Museum of American Art
http://www.whitney.org
The Whitney is world-reknown for its collection of twentieth-century American art. Browse comfortably through visitor information, exhibition and event calendars, and a unique audio tour featuring 27 key works. The library, open to scholars by appointment, is searchable online.
Subjects:   Museums & Galleries  

Museum For African Art
http://www.africanart.org
The MAA's stated mission to make African art accessible to many different audiences is furthered by this attractive, easily browsable site. Visitors can explore African masks online, sample current, past, and upcoming exhibitions, learn about volunteer opportunities, public and educational programs offered by the museum, and of course, hours and directions to the museum's Long Island City location.
Subjects:   Museums & Galleries  

PS1 Contemporary Arts Center
http://www.ps1.org/
The official site of Queen's premier contemporary art museum. PS1 is the oldest and second largest non-profit arts center in the United States devoted solely to contemporary art. The site is fully searchable and includes visitor information, programs and events, and images from current exhibitions.
Subjects:   Museums & Galleries  Cultural Institutions & Events  

Museum of the Moving Image
http://www.movingimage.us/
One of the true gems of Queens, Astoria's Museum of the Moving Image offers an enlightening look at the history of film, television, and digital media enhanced by numerous interactive experiences and screenings of important cinematic works. The official website provides lists of exhibitions and screenings as well as offering interactive activities.
Subjects:   Museums & Galleries  Cultural Institutions & Events