Art Museums
Museums all over the world
N.C. Wyeth at the Brandywine River Museum  The commission for the Treasure Island illustrations was a turning point not only in N.C. Wyeth's career but the endeavors of his family... The Art Museum Curator  At its best, the career of art museum curator can be the embodiment of an art enthusiast’s dream but there’s a practical side to the job and some hard work as well... The British Museum in London, England [offsite link] Home to approximately 7 million science and art treasures, the collections of The British Museum span two million years of human history The Louvre : Museum Extraordinaire  Today, the Louvre is without a doubt one of the best known museums in the world and houses close to 35,000 works of art. You may be surprised to learn that the Louvre was not always a museum but was originally built as a fortress in the late 1100s. The Louvre Museum in Paris, France [offsite link] Originally a medieval fortress, and established in 1793 as a museum by the French Republic, the Louvre contains great works of art from the birth of ancient civilization to the XIXth century The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City [offsite link] Founded in 1870, The Met is now home to 6500 works of art, spanning 5000 years of world history The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago [offsite link] The MCA Collection contains over 6,000 objects, representing artistic trends from 1945 to the present in a variety of media including painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, video, film, installations, and artists´ books The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC [offsite link] Established in 1937, this gallery is home to major works in painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and works on paper from the Middle Ages to the present The National Museum of African Art in Washington, DC [offsite link] The museum explores African artistic expression from ancient to contemporary times and includes ceramics, textiles, furniture, masks and musical instruments as well as the arts of painting, printmaking and sculpture Links marked with the [offsite link] designation point to websites not associated with BellaOnline.com. BellaOnline.com is not responsible for the material found there.
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