Gallica is the Bibliothèque nationale de France's digital library, offering prints, photographs, manuscripts, maps, and newspapers with public-domain downloads, thematic browsing, and curated dossiers for research and teaching.
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gallica.bnf.frFrench / EnglishMay be unstable
The RKD is the Netherlands Institute for Art History, offering artist records, image archives, and research databases for Dutch painting, sculpture, and design, with guided search tools for provenance work.
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rkd.nlDutch / EnglishMay be unstable
Internet Culturale is Italy's digital library portal, aggregating manuscripts, prints, photographs, and digitised collections from libraries nationwide, with search by institution, subject, and document type.
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internetculturale.itItalian / EnglishMay be unstable
The Hispanic Digital Library from Spain's National Library offers high-resolution manuscripts, prints, photographs, maps, and books, browsable by subject and period, with downloads for research and teaching.
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bdh.bne.esSpanish / EnglishMay be unstable
Bildindex der Kunst und Architektur, maintained by Foto Marburg, indexes photographs of sculpture, architecture, and paintings, supporting object research, site documentation, and comparative visual study.
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bildindex.deGermanMay be unstable
An online encyclopedia of Brazilian art and culture with entries on artists, works, institutions and exhibitions, plus images, interviews, an educator section and links to archival records.
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itaucultural.org.brPortuguese
MAP in Bengaluru focuses on photography and visual culture, with an online catalogue of tens of thousands of images and artworks alongside exhibitions, publications and public programmes.
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map-india.orgEnglish / KN / HI
An independent archive in Johannesburg preserving anti-apartheid posters, photographs, and oral histories, with an online catalogue and selected digital images for research and reuse by the public.
FreePhotographyEnglish
saha.org.zaEnglish
The National Library of Israel in Jerusalem opens digital collections of maps, manuscripts, photographs and prints, including extensive material on Jewish art and the Holy Land.
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nli.org.ilHebrew / English / Arabic
A modern and contemporary art museum in Santiago known for a collection built from international artists' donations, with full collection records, an archive and exhibition history online.
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mssa.clSpanish / English
Kenya's national archive in central Nairobi, holding government records, historical photographs, and private collections, with reading rooms and exhibition spaces open to researchers and visitors.
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archives.go.keEnglish / Swahili
SIKART is the Swiss art-history lexicon and database, with artist biographies, works, literature, and institutional records for tracing Swiss art across regions, languages, and periods.
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sikart.chGerman / French / ItalianMay be unstable
A regional digitisation platform for museums in Małopolska that combines object records, 3D models, and themed guided tours from several institutions into one searchable website.
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muzea.malopolska.plPolishMay be unstable
Prague's Museum of Decorative Arts presents glass, ceramics, furniture, and graphic design from its holdings, with online collection search and a full calendar of temporary exhibitions.
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upm.czCzech / EnglishMay be unstable
Belgrade's Museum of Applied Art covers ceramics, textiles, furniture, and graphic design, with online collection search, temporary exhibition listings, and a specialist library for researchers.
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mpu.rsSerbian / EnglishMay be unstable
The Lithuanian National Museum of Art coordinates the national gallery and its branch museums, offering collection search plus exhibition schedules and opening hours for each venue.
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ndg.ltLithuanian / EnglishMay be unstable
Ethiopia's National Archives and Library offers manuscript and historical photograph collections, publications, digital catalogues, reading-room information, and research services in Addis Ababa for historians and researchers.
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nala.gov.etAmharic / English
Ecuador's national cultural institution in Quito coordinates museums, libraries and a film archive, with public exhibition listings, research publications, a national museum directory and free digital archive access.
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casadelacultura.gob.ecSpanish / English
Bophana Center in Phnom Penh collects Cambodian film, photographs, and oral history, with in-house archive access, part of the material digitised online, and training for young filmmakers.
FreePhotographyMultilingual
bophana.orgKhmer / English / French
The online collections gateway of the Fiji Museum in Suva, with records for canoes, pottery, textiles, and colonial-era photographs, set in the Thurston Gardens. It is free to browse.
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fijimuseum.org.fjEnglish / FJ
Mauritania's Ministry of Culture presents national museum, manuscript, and heritage protection projects, plus cultural event and policy information on its official portal for researchers and visitors.
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culture.gov.mrArabic / French
Myanmar Photo Archive digitises twentieth-century Burmese photography and family albums, browsable by period, photographer, and theme, with captions and occasional essays on photographic practice. Most images are free to browse.
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myanmarphotoarchive.orgEnglish / Burmese
Cape Verde's Institute of Cultural Heritage presents the national museum network, collections, heritage listings, opening information, and cultural projects across the islands for island travellers.
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ipc.cvPortuguese / English
Riwaq, based in Ramallah, documents Palestinian village architecture and historic centres, publishing building archives, restoration case studies and cultural maps of villages. Its archive covers villages across the West Bank.
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riwaq.orgArabic / English