Month: June 2020

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Art And Culture

Would you like to wander through museums across the world? Factapedia’s Arts and Culture list features content from leading museums and internet archives. Get the treasures, stories and knowledge from cultural institutions at your fingertips.
  1. Allen Memorial Art Museum – Oberlin College
  2. American Ballet Theatre
  3. American Museum of Natural History
  4. Art of the First Cities – This Web site is designed to complement “Art of the First Cities,” on view at the Metropolitan Museum through August 17, 2003. The landmark exhibition surveys the flourishing of the world’s earliest civilizations in Mesopotamia and surrounding regions stretching from the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean across Iran and Central Asia to the Indus Valley during one of the most seminal and creative periods in history.
  5. ArtDaily – Valuable resource for current information on the art world. Features a series of timely stories covering a variety of art-related news and events internationally.
  6. Art Institute of Chicago
  7. Art on the Net
  8. Atlas Obscura: Unusual Monuments in the United States – “Discover 202 unusual monuments in the United States.”
  9. Art on the Web – Extensive directory of art sites organized by historical time periods. Covers art therapy, conservation, iconography, professional associations, and women artists.
  10. ArtLex – Art dictionary with over 1,700 terms relating to all aspects of the visual arts, intended to be used by anyone interested or involved in the arts. Links art vocabulary to other Web sites. Provides images of works of art and quotations.
  11. Arts Journal: The Daily Digest of Arts & Cultural Journalism – Edited by Douglas McLennan, formerly an arts columnist and artsmreporter with theSeattle Post-Intelligencer and the Seattle Weekly, Arts Journal is a daily digest of some of the best online arts and cultural journalism.
  12. Artlink
  13. ArtsUsa
  14. ArtSource
  15. AskART – Site maintains a database on 25,000 American artists spanning the 16th to the 21st centuries. Information on the artists includes dates, states, methods, biographies, subjects for which best known, a decade by decade breakdown of 20th century literature in which they are referenced, and total number of auction lots sold and unsold of their works.
  16. Andy Warhol Museum
  17. Butler Institute of American Art, The
  18. Become a Smithsonian Digital Volunteer – “Become a Smithsonian Digital Volunteer and help us make historical documents and biodiversity data more accessible. Join 19,910 “volunpeers” to add more to the total 553,328 pages of field notes, diaries, ledgers, logbooks, currency proof sheets, photo albums, manuscripts, biodiversity specimens labels that have been collaboratively transcribed and reviewed since June 2013.”
  19. Canadian Museum of Civilization
  20. Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou
  21. Cezanne
  22. Chicago Museum of Science and Industry
  23. Chinese New Year – Discover the traditions and taboos, dishes and drinks that are part of China’s most important holiday, the Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival.
  24. Children’s Museum of Indianapolis – “World’s largest children’s museum dating back to 1925”
  25. Chinese New Year 2020: 21 Things You Didn’t Know About Chinese New Year – “Chinese New Year is celebrated by more than 20% of the world. It’s the most important holiday in China and to Chinese people all over. Here are 21 interesting facts that you probably didn’t know about Chinese New Year.”
  26. Christus Res – “Top 100 Web Sites – PC Magazine”
  27. Chrysler Museum of Art
  28. Communication Arts
  29. Cleveland Museum of Art
  30. Dale Chihuly Home Page
  31. Davis Museum and Cultural Center
  32. Detroit Institute of Arts
  33. Dia Center for the Arts
  34. Digital Archive of Art – collection of images of paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries and sculpture from the ancient Greek period, the Renaissance, and the 19th and 20th centuries. Artists represented include Michelangelo, Monet, Manet, Renoir, Degas, Gauguin, Seraut, Van Gogh, Rodin, Daumier, Munch, Arp, Duchamp, Ernst, and many others.
  35. Diva Art Group – “We sell original artwork, fine art, paintings, sculptures, limited edition authentic art from some of the famous creators of their times. Buy and sell art with Divart, since1993.”
  36. George Eastman House — Museum of Photography and Film
  37. Electric Gallery, The
  38. Encyclopedia Smithsonian – Home page.
  39. Escher, M.C, The World of
  40. Exploratorium
  41. Expo – WWW exhibit organization
  42. Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco – “With 60,000 works on paper our Imagebase is currently the largest searchable art imagebase in the world.”
  43. Franklin Institute Science Museum – Electronically tour the museum’s exhibits and access resources.
  44. Gauguin, Paul
  45. Google Shadow Art – “Shadow Art is a web browser-based game that lets you experience AI and shadow puppetry in a playful way.”
  46. Google Santa Tracker – Use Google Santa Tracker to follow Santa Claus on Google Maps as he makes his journey around the world.
  47. The Getty Museum – Site offers nearly 54,000 pages related to works of art and professional reports in conservation and art history. The heart of the site is the Explore Art section, which includes 3,300 works of art, 1,500 artist biographies, 1,500 glossary definitions, over 200 video clips, online exhibitions, and more.
  48. Guggenheim Museum of Art, The
  49. How Christmas Works – For hundreds of millions of people around the world, Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year. Have you ever wondered where traditions like Santa Claus come from? Find out at this How Stuff Works site.
  50. Hunterian Museum
  51. How Valentine’s Day Works – When did the Valentine’s Day frenzy begin? As is true of much of history, scholars tell slightly different versions of the history of this popular holiday. This HowStuffWorks ariticle looks at that history, with its Roman and Christian roots, as well as holiday traditions that have developed over the years. The site also checks out some old valentines and some new ones.
  52. Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum – displays a comprehensive collection of artwork by this sculptor (1904-1988) in a tranquil setting created by the artist.
  53. Illinois State Museum
  54. Internet for the Fine Arts – A comprehensive network of artists, galleries, museums, organizations, and resources relating to the fine arts.
  55. Kelsey Museum of Archaeology – Univ. of Michigan
  56. Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art & Design – includes images from their Georgia O’Keefe exhibit.
  57. John F. Kennedy for the Performing Arts, The
  58. Kitchen, The – “The Kitchen Center for Video, Music, Dance, Performance, Film and Literature
  59. Knoxville Museum of Art
  60. Laserium Home Page
  61. Leonardo da Vinci Museum
  62. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts – mostly (Mozart) information about Festival ’96, Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors, Midsummer Night Swing, and getting tickets to it all.
  63. Los Angeles County Museum of Art
  64. Louvre Museum
  65. Mariner’s Museum
  66. Medieval Art and Architecture – collection of architectural images from the Middle Ages. Included for many of the buildings is a map of its location, a floor plan, photos, and a brief description.
  67. Metropolitan Museum of Art
  68. MIT Museum
  69. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, The
  70. Montshire Museum of Science
  71. Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago,
  72. Museum of the City of New York
  73. Museum of Modern Art
  74. Museum Views – Take a virtual tour of the some of the world’s greatest museums and heritage sites. Virtual tour.
  75. National Endowment for the Arts
  76. National Endowment for the Humanities
  77. National Gallery of Art – search for information on the more than 100,000 works in the collection.
  78. National Gallery of Canada
  79. National Museum of American Art, The
  80. National Portrait Gallery
  81. New York Botanical Garden
  82. Newseum – a D.C.-area museum that “will take visitors behind the scenes to see and experience how and why news is made.”
  83. Open Culture – Open Culture brings together high-quality cultural & educational media for the worldwide lifelong learning community.
  84. Old Farmer’s almanac, The – Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish festival celebrated in November or December each year. Learn about Hanukkah traditions, history and recipes for this celebrated holiday.
  85. On-Line Picasso Project
  86. Philadelphia Museum of Art
  87. Picasso – the official site
  88. Portland Art Museum
  89. Renaissance Exhibit – from the Annenberg/CPB Collection. “Renaissance,” French for “rebirth,” aptly describes the intellectual and economic changes that occurred in Europe from the Fourteenth through the Sixteenth centuries.
  90. Royal Ontario Museum
  91. Shuffle – Shuffle makes it easy to turn long audio into short video clips so you can share and discuss the best parts of your favorite shows.
  92. San Diego Aerospace Museum
  93. San Diego Museum Of Art
  94. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
  95. Science Museum of Minnesota
  96. Sculptor.Org – comprehensive resource for sculptors in all media. There are links for tools and supplies, sculpting tips, schools, biographies, sculpture in museums and public places, associations, services, events, bibliographies, and more.
  97. Smithsonian Institution Home Page
  98. Smithsonian Institution’s HistoryWired – Welcome to the Smithsonian Institution’s HistoryWired: A few of our favorite things. This experimental site introduces visitors to some of the three million objects held by the National Museum of American History, Behring Center.
  99. Smithsonian Open Access – With new platforms and tools, you have easier access to nearly 3 million 2D and 3D digital items from our collections—with many more to come. This includes images and data from across the Smithsonian’s 19 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo.
  100. The Holiday Spot – “Easter is a religious Christian festival that is celebrated by Christians worldwide. In fact, due to the lively appeal of the festival, even some non Christians celebrate it. Here we give an account of how Easter is celebrated in different parts of the world.”
  101. The Moth – The Moth is dedicated to promoting the art & craft of storytelling. The Moth’s stories are true, first-person narratives told live, and without notes in front of them.
  102. The Vore – “The best of international culture online.”
  103. UC Museum of Paleontology
  104. Victoria and Albert Museum – home to 145 galleries containing some of the world’s greatest collections of fine arts.
  105. Virtual Museums – Explore the world’s museums, virtually. Take a trip through the world’s best virtual museums & galleries, all without leaving the house.
  106. Van Gogh Gallery – “The definitive reference for Vincent van Gogh, his biography, his complete works, paintings, drawings and watercolors. Starry Night, Irises, and Sunflowers.”
  107. Vincent van Gogh Gallery
  108. Van Gogh Museum – The Van Gogh Museum is located on the Museumplein in Amsterdam, between the Rijksmuseum and the Stedelijk Museum.
  109. Versailles – Official Site – A virtual tour of the magnificent chateau commissioned by the Sun King himself, Louis XIV. Stroll the gardens, saunter through dining hall, or amble along the veranda.
  110. University of Michigan Museum of Art
  111. Web Gallery of Art – This Website “contains over 8,000 digital reproductions of European paintings and sculptures created between the years 1150 and 1750” supplemented with commentary on their technique and history.
  112. Web Museum – THE place on the web for all art buffs. Includes tours of renown museums around the world plus updates on the latest exhibits. Exploration of art from the Middle Ages to the 20th century with a concentration on the paintings from the Western tradition and a few samples of Japanese work. Provides overviews of the life and work of numerous artists; an outline of major Western art styles, with discussion of the characteristics and artists involved in each; and a glossary of art movements.
  113. Whitney Museum of American Art

ALSO:

Dreamscope – “Dreamscope turns your photos into amazing paintings! Go from photo to art in just one tap. Upload a photo, choose a painting filter, and magically turn it into fine art.”

Google Cultural Institute – With a team of dedicated engineers, Google is building tools that make it simple to tell the stories of our diverse cultural heritage and make them accessible worldwide.

Juilliard School – official site of the school of the performing arts.

National Air and Space Museum

Remembering Nagasaki

Tate Gallery – This museum contains the national collection of British art from the 16th century to the present, as well as the national collection of international modern art. Approximately 8000 images of the museum’s holdings are available for view along with the descriptive text found by the works when they are displayed in the physical gallery.

Web of Arts – site consists of links to arts related sites for art lovers, artists and students.



Atlas And Maps

An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps presenting geographic features and political boundaries, many atlases and maps often feature geopolitical, social, religious and economic statistics.
  1. Atlapedia Online – key information on every country of the world.
  2. Atlas of Canada
  3. FreeTrip.com – “Create GREAT road trips throughout the USA and Canada! This easy-to-use trip and tour planner produces PERSONALIZED itineraries that display the things YOU want to see along the way!”
  4. Berkeley Earth Sciences & Map Libraries
  5. Bing Maps – “Maps of the world, street map search, route planner, directions and traffic, satellite and aerial images, birds eye view, yellow pages, 3D cities, white pages, and more.”
  6. CIA World Fact Book – Countries described in terms of geography, language, climate, economy, etc.
  7. Color Landform Atlas of the United States
  8. EarthMaps by Delorme – can search by zip code, street address, area code or exchange and by longitude and latitude.
  9. Earth Viewer – Displays Day and Night Regions in Real Time
  10. Earthquakes – Latest earthquake information from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program.
  11. Fast Company: 12 maps that tell the extraordinary story of 2018 – To mark the end of an extraordinary year, they compiled a list of some of the most compelling maps they’ve shared on Fast Company over the last 12 months. Most of these came from Esri, a spatial analytics company whose mapping software is used throughout the private and public sectors. The images in this link are just screen grabs, but you can click the links to find the corresponding interactive maps.
  12. Geostationary Satellite Server – real-time satellite images provide a view from above.
  13. Google Maps – an online service that allows users in the U.S. to find location information, navigate through maps, and get directions quickly and easily. Features include: Draggable maps, Integrated Local search results, and Turn-by-turn directions.
  14. HomeTownLocator Gazetteer – Site contains data for 1.8 million physical and cultural features, US census information for 98,000 local areas and distance calculations for 177,000 populated places. Links to aerial photos, regional, local and topographical maps.
  15. How Far Is It?
  16. Internet Map Resources – Site by the Univ. of Texas Library presents an extensive collection of maps resources available on the Internet. Categories include: Cartograhic Reference, City Map Sites, Country Map Sites, Historical Map Sites, State and Weather Map Sites.
  17. Latitude & Longitude of any US City
  18. Latitude & Longitude of World Cities
  19. Map Collections: 1500 – 2004 – Site contains the largest and most comprehensive cartographic collection in the world with collections numbering over 4.5 million maps including 60,000 atlases, 6,000 reference works, numerous globes and plastic relief models, and a large number of cartographic materials in other formats, including electronic.
  20. Maps.com
  21. MapQuest
  22. Merriam-Webster’s Atlas – maps of countries and US States
  23. National Atlas of Canada – Learn about Canada’s geography through texts and maps; access datasets; use an interactive mapping tool; try the quiz and consult teaching resources section.
  24. National Atlas of Sweden
  25. National Atlas of the United States – You’ve seen other atlases. They’re typically big books of paper maps. The pages in this atlas are here on the Internet whenever you need them. This is a new portrayal of America in maps. You’ve found the single best Federal source for national maps and geographic information on the Web.
  26. National Geographic Map Machine – “Locate nearly any place on Earth, search and print historical, weather, and population maps, and more with our dynamic atlas.”
  27. Office of Geographic Information Services – Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation.
  28. onX Maps – “OnX Is Home to the #1 Hunting, Mapping, Wind & Weather Tool Used by Millions On & Offline.”
  29. OldMapsOnline – The easy-to-use getaway to historical maps in libraries around the world indexes over 400.000 maps.
  30. OpenStreetMap.org – “OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.”
  31. Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection – At this comprehensive site, you will find many different types of maps along with links to related maps all over the Internet. Available sections include: country maps, city maps, detailed maps, thematic maps, historical maps, country and thematic maps on other web sites.
  32. Quick Maps of the World
  33. Rare Map Collection – a collection of about 800 historical maps spanning nearly 500 years, from the sixteenth century through the early twentieth century.
  34. Reference Maps – Locate states, counties, urban areas, school districts, places, zip codes, census tracts, census blocks, and other Census geographies.
  35. Road Construction – Rand McNally – Rand McNally gathers information from all 50 United States and some Canadian providences and updates its database once a month. You can search by state, road name, or construction start and ending date.
  36. Ryhiner Project, The – more than 15,000 maps, charts, plans and views from the 16th to the 18th century, covering the whole globe
  37. TerraFly: Virtual ‘Fly’ Over the Entire U.S. – This site by the School of Computer Science at Florida International University, allows users to view Geographic Information Systems images either by place (longitude/latitude) or street address. A unique feature of this service allows users to view the images continuously and seamlessly, giving the user a feeling of ‘flying over’ the photographed land areas.
  38. Thematic Maps – View census data in graphical format for all geographies from the nation to individual Census blocks. Data are available for Census 2000, the 1990 Census, the 1997 Economic Census, and 2001 Population Estimates.
  39. TIGER Mapping Service – U.S. Bureau of the Census.
  40. The New York Times: The Most Detailed Map of Auto Emissions in America – “Transportation is the largest source of planet-warming greenhouse gases in the United States today and the bulk of those emissions come from driving in our cities and suburbs.”
  41. Trailforks.com – “World’s largest mountain biking trail database and management system for trail associations, builders and riders.”
  42. UK Street Map Page – This site provides address searching and street map facilities for the whole of mainland Britain.
  43. U.S. Address Lookup – Using this site you can verify any U.S. address and get information on the county, time zone, house of representative member, latitude, longitude, income, home prices and more.
  44. U.S. Geological Survey Home Page
  45. Vox: The risk of lead poisoning isn’t just in Flint. So we mapped the risk in every neighborhood in America – “Neighborhoods where kids face the highest risk of lead poisoning exist all across America.
  46. WorldAtlas.com – comprehensive world atlas and geography info site.
  47. World Wide City Maps
  48. Yahoo! Maps – “Yahoo! Maps, Driving Directions, Satellite View and Traffic. Rated the best online mapping experience.”
  49. Zoom Into Maps – Maps help us make sense of our world. This Library of Congress site explores maps and how they are used, with sectionsfor local geography, exploration and discovery, migration and settlement, environmental history, travel and transportation, military, pictorial, and unusual maps.