Art History

This audio series offers entertaining, informative discussions about the arts and events at the National Gallery of Art. These podcasts give access to special Gallery talks by well-known artists, authors, curators, and historians.

The arts of the African continent combine beauty of form with rich cultural significance that can be appreciated by visitors of all ages. These brilliantly created objects express fundamental cultural beliefs and provide powerful statements about the artists and societies who create them. The UI Stanley Museum of Art holds one of the country's finest and most well-respected collections of African art, which is supplemented in the gallery by vivid textual and video displays. The African collection presents a well-rounded view of the artistic diversity found throughout the continent. In addition to world-renowned pieces from cultures in West and Central Africa, visitors will find works from all regions of the African continent in a wide range of media including figural sculpture, textiles, masks, ceramics, beadwork, and metalwork.

Explore thousands of artworks in the museum’s wide-ranging collection—from our world-renowned icons to lesser-known gems from every corner of the globe—as well as books, writings, reference materials, and other resources.

The J. Paul Getty Museum, a program of the J. Paul Getty Trust, is an art museum with two locations in California, with collections that include European paintings, drawings, sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, decorative arts, European and American photographs, and Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities.

Formerly a royal palace, the Louvre has embraced the history of France for eight centuries. Intended as a universal museum since its inception in 1793, its collections—among the finest in the world—span several thousands of years and a territory that extends from America to the confines of Asia. Divided among eight departments, these collections feature works admired throughout the globe, including the Mona Lisa, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, and the Venus de Milo. With nearly ten million visitors in 2012, the Louvre is the world’s most visited museum.

A chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated by the Museum's collection. The Museum's curators, conservators, and educators research and write the Timeline, so it continues to expand in scope and depth and reflects the most up-to-date scholarship.

The revitalization of the Asian Art at Princeton online educational site reflects the Princeton University Art Museum’s deep commitment to open access and sustainable technology development. This site represents the inauguration of new data and image services, built on the International Image Interoperability Framework and a core collections information API.

The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and other operations. The searchable database has over 2 million records with 275,200 images, video and sound files, electronic journals and other resources from the Smithsonian's museums, archives & libraries.

The Studio Museum in Harlem’s permanent collection represents more than 600 artists, spans 200 years of history and includes over 2,500 works of art, including paintings, drawings, sculptures, watercolors, photographs, videos and mixed-media installations. The collection is a record of the growth of the institution and its activities, including its foundational Artist-in-Residence program. Throughout the Museum’s history we have proudly shown the collection and have been honored to loan works around the country and the world.

Tate is an institution that houses, in a network of four art museums, the United Kingdom's national collection of British art, and international modern and contemporary art.