Art, Art History & Architecture Research Guide

Librarians have evaluated various internet search results and identified these sites as having credible and authoritative information of possible interest to students conducting research in Art, Art History and/or Architecture.

It is not an exhaustive list but a great place to start!

Heilbrunn Timelime

Combines essays on works of art, their creators, and the time period.

Bauhaus Archiv / Museum of Design Concerned with the research and presentation of the history and impact of the Bauhaus (1919-1933), the most important school of architecture, design, and art of the 20th century.

British Museum: Parthenon Sculptures The Elgin Marbles

Built in America (Library of Congress) Historic American Buildings 1933 to the present.

Getty Museum Education (formerly ArtsEdNet) Includes lesson plans and teacher resources.

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Impressionism at the Guggenheim Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art Education Resources Includes lecture archive and teacher resources.

National Art Education Association

National Building Museum

National Gallery of Art Education Resources Includes teaching packets, activities.

SmartHistory The Center for Public Art History

Tiffany at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

List of Art Museums (with links)