Art Appreciation & History

Represents more than 5,000 years of art from across the globe—from the first cities of the ancient world to the works of our time.

Featuring over 1,700 artworks by more than 625 artists, the Collection Online presents a searchable database of selected artworks from the Guggenheim’s permanent collection.

Contains over 160,000 images of artwork in the public domain from the Getty collections.

Evolving collection contains almost 200,000 works of modern and contemporary art.

Repository of digital images of the collections of the National Gallery of Art.

The world’s preeminent and most widely used research center dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing access to primary sources that document the history of the visual arts in America.

A guide to art collections and pages on the internet.

With 503 contributors from 201 colleges, universities, museums, and research centers, Smarthistory is the most-visited art history resource in the world.

Pairs essays and works of art with chronologies, telling the story of art and global culture through the Museum’s collection.