Digital and Virtual Museums
What
kinds of digital musems are available online?
What online
museums can I explore with my students?
How can I integrate
virtual museums trips into my classroom?
Have you always wanted to explore
the history museums at the Smithsonian in Washington DC or travel
through Europe visiting art museums? You may not be able to afford
a real trip, but how about a virtual trip to these museums?
Use the excalendar to find out
about upcoming events at museums around the world.
Explore Musings: Using
Museums in Teaching and Learning from the American Museum
of Natural History.
Use the
following resources to locate
online museums. You can also do a search in Google for topics
such as "French art museum" or "horse museum".
Specific Museum Websites
American History from
Smithsonian
http://americanhistory.si.edu/notkid/index.htm
Explore topics such as The
American Presidency. Also explore the National
Air and Space Museum.
American Museum of
Natural History Kids
http://www.amnh.org/kids/
This museum has many online stories and reading opportunities such as How
Lou Got the Flu, Endangered! and Ology.
America's Story
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
Lots of readings and activities on American History
Canada Science and
Technology Museum
http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/schoolzone/kidszone.cfm
Explore exhibits, lessons, activities, and games
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/exhibits/
Exhibits, science, discoveries, and education programs.
Diego Rivera Web Museum
http://www.diegorivera.com/index.php
Field Museum in Chicago
http://www.fmnh.org/
Many exhibits include Sue at the Field Museum
Exploratorium from the San Francisco
Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
On online museum of science, art, and human perception
Franklin Institute Science Museum
http://sln.fi.edu/
Lots of exhibits and resources for teachers and students
Guggenheim
http://www.guggenheim.org/
Learner Exhibits
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/
Lots of online exhibits and project such as Middle
Ages.
Library Bell Virtual Museum
http://www.libertybellmuseum.com/
Missouri Botanical Gardens
http://www.mobot.org/
Lots of great resources on botany.
Measures in Time: Explore the Virtual Museum
http://www.whyte.org/time/index.html
Glacier: Legacy in Ice project.
Museum of the City of San Francisco
http://www.sfmuseum.org/
National Library
of Australia
http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/online.html
Online exhibits
National Museum of American History
http://americanhistory.si.edu/notkid/nmabc.htm
Lots of exhibits and resources for kids and adults
Ology from the American
Museum of Natural History
http://ology.amnh.org/
Information on genetics, biodiversity, paleontology, and astonomy.
- Asian Art Museum of San Francisco in San Francisco
- Fine Arts Museums of San Fransciso
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles
- Louvre Museum in Paris
- Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
- Museum of Modern Art in New York City
- National Gallery in London
- National Gallery in Washington DC
- National Museum of American Art in Washington DC
- Philadelpedia Museum of Art from Philadelphia
- Rijkamuseum in Amsterdam
- Textile Museum in Washington DC
- Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam
Virtual Egyptian Antiquity Museum
http://www.touregypt.net/museum/
Virtual Museum Articles
Building a Virtual Museum: MusDev
http://www.dmcsoft.com/dmc/musdev.php3
Learn about a tool for building virtual museums.
http://www1.www9.org/final-posters/69/poster69.html
Explore the development of the Virtual Smithsonian.
Museum Website Links
24 Hour Museum
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/
Museum
Spot
http://www.museumspot.com/
Museum
Stuff
http://www.museumstuff.com/
Virtual Library Museum Pages
http://vlmp.museophile.com/
Virtual
Museum Resources
http://www.teacherlibrarian.com/pages/webwonders30_4.html
Museums from
Yahooligans
http://www.yahooligans.com/school_bell/Museums/
Links to resources for children and young adults
Museum Around the Word
http://icom.museum/vlmp/world.html
Directory of museums by countries
Museums in the USA
http://vlmp.museophile.com/usa.html
Museum Link
http://www.museumlink.com/virtual.htm
Science Learning Network Museums
http://www.sln.org/museums/index.html
Links to science museums online
http://www.mhschool.com/student/ss2003/mapvft.php?language=0
Explore Online Museums
Explore online museums. Brainstorm how you could
create your own digital museum.