Art forms

Photography

Photography, documentary images, archival photographs, and editions.

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Haiti · National

Fondation Connaissance et Liberté

FOKAL in Port-au-Prince runs a library and cultural spaces, publishing art exhibitions, lectures, youth programs, community archives, and cultural events. Its site is mainly in French.

FreePaintingOfficial
fokal.orgFrench / Haitian Creole

United States · Regional

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston offers encyclopedic collection search, exhibition listings, and conservation research; the website is free to use for study and visit planning.

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mfa.orgEnglishMay be unstable

United States · National

National Gallery of Art

The National Gallery of Art in Washington offers collection search, exhibition listings, and learning resources, with high-resolution images for many works and free online access.

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nga.govEnglishMay be unstable

United Kingdom · National

Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London covers design, decorative arts, fashion, and sculpture, with collection search across millions of objects, free permanent galleries, and listings of temporary exhibitions.

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vam.ac.ukEnglishMay be unstable

France · National

Musée d'Orsay

The Musée d'Orsay in Paris covers Western art from 1848 to 1914, with collection highlights, impressionist and post-impressionist paintings, temporary exhibitions, and practical visiting information for the former railway station building.

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musee-orsay.frFrench / EnglishMay be unstable

Argentina · National

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes

Argentina's national fine arts museum in Buenos Aires, with Argentine art alongside European painting and sculpture, plus exhibitions, a virtual collection, a library and a documentation centre.

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bellasartes.gob.arSpanish / English

Canada · National

Canadian Museum of History

The Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau covers Canadian history and material culture, including Indigenous art and the Children's Museum, with online exhibitions and collection highlights.

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historymuseum.caEnglish / FrenchMay be unstable

Canada · Regional

Museum of Anthropology at UBC

The Museum of Anthropology at UBC in Vancouver centres on Northwest Coast Indigenous art and material culture, with collection search, exhibition information, and research access.

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moa.ubc.caEnglishMay be unstable

Australia · Regional

Powerhouse

Powerhouse in Sydney explores design, craft, technology, and everyday objects through Australia's applied arts and sciences collection, ranging from steam engines to couture and household goods.

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powerhouse.com.auEnglish

South Africa · Regional

Wits Art Museum

A university art museum in Johannesburg holding more than 18,000 African works, with exhibition, collection, and education information online, including historical and contemporary pieces from across the continent.

FreePaintingOfficial
wits.ac.zaEnglish

Singapore · National

Asian Civilisations Museum

The Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore presents sculpture, ceramics, textiles, and religious objects from across Asia in galleries organised by region and theme; permanent displays are free for residents.

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nhb.gov.sgEnglish / Chinese

Singapore · National

National Museum of Singapore

The National Museum of Singapore pairs historical narrative with images and objects to trace the city's development, and hosts design and visual culture exhibitions alongside family-oriented displays.

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nhb.gov.sgEnglish / Chinese

Greece · National

Benaki Museum

The Benaki Museum's official site covers its Athens venues, tracing Greek art and craft from prehistory to modernity alongside specialist collections such as Islamic art.

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benaki.orgGreek / English

Turkey · Regional

Sakıp Sabancı Museum

Sakıp Sabancı Museum in Istanbul holds Ottoman calligraphy and European painting, and hosts major international loan exhibitions alongside concerts and education programmes on the Bosphorus.

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sakipsabancimuzesi.orgTurkish / EnglishMay be unstable

Mexico · National

Frida Kahlo Museum

The Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico City, known as the Blue House, presents the artist's home, paintings, and personal objects, with visit booking information and temporary exhibitions.

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museofridakahlo.org.mxSpanish / English

Colombia · Regional

Museo de Antioquia

Medellín's regional museum, known for its Fernando Botero holdings and Colombian art collection, with exhibitions, education, public research programs and a 360-degree virtual museum online.

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museodeantioquia.coSpanish / English

Colombia · National

Museo Nacional de Colombia

Bogotá's national museum of archaeology, ethnography, art and history, with an online catalogue covering more than 19,000 objects, plus rotating special exhibitions and research publications.

FreePaintingOfficial
museonacional.gov.coSpanish / English

Thailand · National

Museum Siam

An interactive museum in Bangkok that uses installations, media, and objects to explain Thai society, trade, and everyday life, housed in a restored nineteenth-century building.

PaidCraft & TextileOfficial
museumsiam.orgThai / English

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