Artists & Museums

A. Pintura: Art Detective - solve "The Case of Grandpa's Painting"; great art history lesson

American Museum of Natural History - Check out the archeology section which includes an animated tour of the ancient city of Petra in the kid's site

Dylan Pierce Art Gallery Home Page - features SUPER art work by the 15 year old webmaster; watercolor, pastels, colored pencil, graphite - excellent work!

Sort of art-related, the Exploratorium in San Francisco has a site about the science of music

Eyes on Art - great site for learning art & art history on "kid level"; lets kids create their own museum from the works available

Guggenheim Museum Home Page

Leonardo Home Page - Leonardo da Vinci site; art & science teachers and students can learn about this scientist, inventor, and artist; interactive lessons

Metropolitan Museum of Art - go to New York City !

Metropolitan Museum Of Art for Kids - includes family guides, museum hunts and art games

Museum of Modern Art - Destination Modern Art - Another NYC museum! - THE BEST WEBSITE for kids, interactive and not too much reading :)

Museum of Modern Art - Red Studio - Same Museum different website.  This one has video clips of teenagers interviewing the artist Vito Acconci and an online architectural design competition

National Gallery of Art - Go to Washington D.C.!

smARTkids from the Smart Museum of Art in Chicago

Vincent van Gogh Information Gallery - loads of info on Vincent Van Gogh

WebMuseum: Artist Index - LOTS of references

WebMuseum: Glossary of Painting Styles- LOTS of references

Whitney Museum - Another NYC museum!!! Check it out...

"I yawned and rubbed my eyes. I tried to focus on the wall of paintings in front of me. My feet were killing me. I'd rather be anywhere outside, playing with my friends, even brushing my teeth anywhere but this art museum. Then I heard a strange sound behind me..." Trapped inside a painting, you get to explore the palette, style and artist before finding your way out. I loved this interactive adventure. It is the only one of today's picks specifically designed for elementary-age kids.

World of Escher - great examples of M.C. Escher's math based art work (more Escher links on this page)

Online Activities & Instructions

@rt room - great site for kids, includes activities, museum tours, thinking skills

Art Lex - a dictionary of visual art terminology; over 1700 terms defined; quotations; links to other resources on the Web; images of artworks

Chuck Close Online
Guide to pictures of works by Chuck Close in art museum sites and image archives worldwide.  Chuck Close  is an American photorealist specializing in close-up portraits and self-portraits.

Chuck Close: Man & His Life
Man & His Life. The remarkable career of artist Chuck Close extends beyond his completed works of art.

Frida Kahlo Online
Guide to pictures of works by Frida Kahlo in art museum sites and image archives worldwide.

Inside Art -go on an adventure in art history- fun site!

The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross

Oatmeal Box Pinhole Photography - learn how to make a oatmeal box camera, take pictures with it, and develop them; great directions; gallery of oatmeal box pictures; links to other pinhole photo sites

Perspective Drawing - good instruction & master art examples

The Incredible Art Department - MEGAlinks including art history, activities, collections, artist info, museums