Websites, art galleries and museums

Australia

• Art Gallery of New South Wales significant collections of Australian, European and Asian art
• Art Gallery of South Australia fine collection of nineteenth-century Australian art
• Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney collection of Aboriginal art and Australian and international collection of contemporary art
• National Gallery of Australia works of art across four main areas: Australian art, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, Asian art and International art
• National Gallery of Victoria international and Australian collection
• Queensland Art Gallery collection devoted to Australian art

International

• Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London for the study of the history of art and conservation and a small art museum
• Guggenheim Museum search the Guggenheim museum collection online, past and present exhibitions, recent acquisitions, etc.
• IFLA International Directory of Art Libraries provides access to 3,000 libraries with specialized holdings in art, architecture and archaeology
• J Paul Getty Museum browse or search the art works on display, exhibitions and acquisitions at the Getty
• Metropolitan Museum of Art, searchable site featuring 3500 images from various collections
• Musee D'Orsay Museum of Fine Arts look at new acquisitions, collection highlights, history and presentations by technique, artworks abroad, new media and more
• Musee du Louvre take a virtual tour of the Louvre, view selected works and exhibitions
• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston explore 50,000 works online using the online collections database, view fine art exhibitions, press releases and more
• Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) view the collection, exhibitions, calendar of events, publications and research resources
• National Gallery (London) fine collection of European painting
• National Portrait Gallery (UK) collection of portraits of the most famous people in British history
• Smithsonian American Art Museum search collections, post a question you need an answer to, art information resources, photo study collections and researching your art
• Tate Online Tate holds the national collection of British art from 1500 and international modern art.

Museums

• 24 hour museum promotes publicly funded UK museums, galleries and heritage attractions, includes daily arts, news and exhibitions reviews
• Archives & Museum Informatics includes archives, museums, libraries, cultural heritage networks, etc.
• Art Museum network official website of the world's leading art museums
• CAN: collections Australia network Australian cultural heritage collections online
• Virtual Library, VLmp (Virtual Library Museums Pages) a directory of on-line museums
• Yahoo! Directory > Arts > Museums, Galleries, and Centers directory of arts

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