Briar Press - Museum
http://www.oneart.com/cgi-bin/briarpress/show.cgi?db=press&uid=default&home=1
This site "is an educational and practical resource for the letterpress printer, the bibliophile, the enthusiast, and the curious." It features a museum with images and information about 180 hand-operated printing presses, almost 400 vintage ornaments and initial capital letters available for download, and a directory of letterpress services and organizations. Also includes a glossary and classified ads. Searchable. |
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
http://www.hoover.archives.gov/
The site about this Iowa museum and archive features photos and information about Hoover and his wife Lou Henry Hoover (such as Hoover's daily calendar for 1917 through 1964, and information about "Hoover-ball ... a combination of tennis, volleyball and medicine ball"), images of current and past exhibits, and more. Also includes information about Rose Wilder Lane (the first biographer of Herbert Hoover) and her mother, children's author Laura Ingalls Wilder. |
Inventors Online Museum
http://www.inventorsmuseum.com/
Well-organized, visually pleasing, and full of useful information, this site was built as an online museum so people from all over the world could explore the world of invention and innovation. --Kraynak, Best of the Internet (and category) |
J Paul Getty Museum
http://www.getty.edu/museum/
Learn about the Getty Museum's collection of artworks, including antiquities, decorative arts, medieval manuscripts, European paintings, sculptures, drawings, and photographs. Won Kraynak's Best of the Best designation. |
Mark Twain House
http://www.marktwainhouse.org/
This museum in Hannibal, Missouri, includes author Mark Twain's boyhood home, the home of the girl who was the model for the Becky Thatcher character in "Tom Sawyer," and his father's office and courtroom, which was the model for the courtroom in "Tom Sawyer." The site features images of the buildings, a chronology and genealogy, a book publishing history, and notes about the origins of characters and settings in "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn." |
MUSEE
http://www.musee-online.org/
International directory of museums allows visitors to search by type of museum, alphabet, or geographical location. Rates each museum on a scale of one to five and provides information about each museum, including its hours of operation, educational materials, fun stuff to do, and visual content.--Kraynak, Best of the Internet |
Museum of Afro-American History Boston
http://www.afroammuseum.org/
This institution is "dedicated to preserving, conserving and accurately interpreting the contributions of African Americans during the colonial period in New England." The site features information about museum exhibits, the African Meeting House and Abiel Smith School, and the Black Heritage Trail (a "walking tour encompassing the largest collection of historic sites in the country relating to the life of a free African American community prior to the Civil War"). Includes links to related sites. |
Museum of Online Museums
http://www.coudal.com/moom.php
This site provides "links to online collections and exhibits covering a vast array of interests and obsessions." Includes links to museums ("most of these sites will have multiple exhibits"), a "permanent collection" of links to exhibits of particular interest to design and advertising, and links to "an eclectic and ever-changing list of interesting ... collections and galleries." From a design and advertising company. |
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
http://www.msichicago.org/
Site contains online exhibits that provide a sample of the experiences available at this wonderful museum; also provides Omnimax film clips and educational resources for teachers, as well as exhibit schedules and general information about the Chicago area. |
Ripley's Believe It or Not-®
http://www.ripleys.com
Site for the chain of commercial museums founded by Robert Ripley and dedicated to odd and amazing things from around the world. The site provides a chronology of Ripley and his company, a vault (which requires the user to supply an easy code to enter) of selections from the collection, videos of oddities, online games, and more. Also includes information about the related television show. Note: Some images may be troubling. |
Smithsonian Institution
http://www.si.edu/
150-year-old Smithsonian Institution comprises the National Portrait Gallery, the National Museum of American Art, the National Air and Space Museum, the Sackler Gallery, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design, the National Museum of American History, the National Museum of Natural History, and more. You can search this comprehensive site using an A-Z subject index and learn about events and activities. Special area just for kids. | |