Items from Treasures of Heaven exhibition at the British Museum
This major exhibition brings together for the first time some of the finest
sacred masterpieces of medieval art.
Get close to these beautiful treasures in the exquisite setting of the domed Reading Room and witness stunning craftsmanship from an era of deep piety and devotion. Over 150 objects have been drawn from institutions from The Vatican to European church treasuries to museums in USA and Europe and from the British Museum’s own collection.
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The Yale Center for British Art is a public art museum and research institute for the study of British art and culture. Presented to Yale University by Paul Mellon (Yale College, Class of 1929), the Center houses the largest collection of British art outside the United Kingdom.
The National Gallery houses the national collection of Western European painting from the 13th to the 19th centuries. It is on show 361 days a year, free of charge. http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk
Founded in 1856, the aim of the National Portrait Gallery, London is ‘to promote through the medium of portraits the appreciation and understanding of the men and women who have made and are making British history and culture, and ... to promote the appreciation and understanding of portraiture in all media’.
Tate (Tate Britain, Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool, Tate St Ives: The Tate holds the national collection of British art from 1500 and of international modern art). www.tate.org.uk
Victoria and Albert Museum The world's greatest museum of art and design
The National Portrait Gallery holds the largest public collection of Tudor and Jacobean painting in the world. The collections are one of the most significant resources for the understanding of visual culture in the English Renaissance. This research programme offers a unique opportunity to develop and share our knowledge."
Sandy Nairne, Director
http://www.parliament.uk
The official UK Parliament website
Access to websites and biographies of MPs
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History is a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated by the Museum's collection. It is an invaluable reference and research tool for students, educators, scholars, and anyone interested in the study of art history and related subjects.
A useful index to art history resources covering art history from various geographic centers (ancient Egypt, African art, etc.), time periods (Medieval, Baroque, etc.), research resources, museums and galleries. Easy to use and full of excellent information.
The AHRC is a tool to facilitate art history and other arts research on the internet. Included are: search engines, newsgroups, mailing lists, library catalogues & bookstores, article indexes, universities-art history departments on the web, collections and many more resources.
Art History resources from UE Libraries
Archaeology internet resources from UE Libraries
Welcome to the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to recognizing the contributions of women artists. Based in New York.
Tate Modern, London website
University of Evansville Libraries: Art Internet Resources
"Built by the order of King Henry VIII it is one of the finest Tudor artillery
castles in England, and among the earliest and most elaborate of a chain of coastal forts, which also includes Calshot, Camber, Walmer and Pendennis Castles." British Studeie Lecture 7