Museums & art galleries
See also:
- Individual Museums and Art Galleries in the UK (Selections)
- Individual Museums and Art Galleries in the Rest of the World (Selections)
Guides and Directories
24 Hour Museum: National Virtual Museum
A useful up to date gateway to over 2,500 museums, galleries, heritage attractions. Provides access to information about museums, galleries, exhibitions, news, and heritage attractions throughout the UK. Searchable engine for museums/galleries by theme or geographic location.
5,000 Museum Links from Over the World
Comprehensive list of museums in Japan and other parts of the world.
Art Guide: Art Lover's Guide to Britain and Ireland: Museums Guide
Slightly outdated, but a very useful guide of museums and art galleries inBritain and Ireland with history, description of collections, exhibition schedules, etc. of each museum and gallery. Can be searched alphabetical and geographical orders, and by type.
Artscape: Museum Information Japan
Consists of a list of museums and art galleries in Japan arranged by regions, exhibitions calendar, reviews, online dictionary of modern art terminology, etc.
Asian Art Museums
Useful links to Asian art museums and collections in Europe, USA and Asia, maintained by Musee Guimet.
ExhibitionsNet.com: the UK Gallery, Museum, Heritage and Visitor Attraction Centre
Select list of museums, galleries, and exhibitions in UK. Includes events, festival and organisations.
Google Web Directory: Museums
List of museums around the world arranged by type.
Internet Museum: Japanese Museum Information
Internet Museum maintains 7000 museum information database in Japan. It can be searched by area, keywords, and category.
MuseumNet
Searchable databases of museums in the UK by alphabetical index, keyword and region.
Musëe
Directory and review of museums around the world, arranged geographical order and by type.
Museums of India
An alphabetical list of museums in India.
Orientations: Exhibitions Calendar
A constantly updated list of Asian art exhibitions, seminars, and other events organised by museums and institutions. Also includes fairs, dealer exhibitions and auctions.
TribalArtsDirectory.com
A list of online resources, divided into sections: African; American Indian/North West Coast; Asian; Indonesian/Himalayan; Islamic; Oceanic; and Pre-Columbian. Covers mainly galleries, dealers and organisations concerned with tribal arts. Includes online exhibitions.
VLMP : Virtual Library Museums Pages
Most well known searchable directory of museums and art galleries around the world.
