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These are handy links for art-lovers. If you clicked on ART to see Lynda Engstrom's paintings, they are here under the GALLERY link. 
There are three kinds of people in the world: those who can't stand Picasso, those who can't stand Raphael, and those who've never heard of either of them. -John White M U S E U M S The Louvre Museum Collections, including multimedia presentations and virtual 3D Gallery tours. The Metropolitan Museum of Art An immense site packed with images and information from one of the world's largest and finest Art Museums. MoMA: The Museum of Modern Art Site includes current exhibitions and detailed Museum tour information plus A MoMA/P.S.1 Blog Brooklyn Museum of Art The second largest art museum in NYC, located near Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. The beauty of this Museum is that they don't have too much money and don't cater to "boutique, sponsored" exhibitions. National Gallery of Art Washington Museum created in 1937 for the people of the United States by a joint resolution of Congress, accepting the gift of financier and art collector Andrew W. Mellon. The Whitney Museum of American Art Art museum with a focus on 20th and 21st century American art, placing particular emphasis on exhibiting the work of living artists. Annual and Biennial exhibits are a venue for young and less well-known artists whose work is showcased by the museum. The Frick Collection Housed in the New York mansion built by Henry Clay Frick, the collection highlights masterpieces of Western art in its 16 galleries. Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum This is the only American museum exclusively dedicated to historic and contemporary design. It is currently undergoing an $54 million renovation and will reopen in Fall 2013. Guggenheim Museum Housed in the famous building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Guggenheim Museum's architecture is as significant as the permanent collection and special exhibits. The Morgan Library and Museum Rembrandt and Mozart, Bob Dylan, Dickens and Hemingway, The Gutenberg Bibles and The 1906 Library Restoration, The Morgan Library and Museum is "extra special, in a class of its own." Neue Galerie New York Museum of early 20th century German and Austrian art and design and recent addition to NYC's Museum Mile. It was conceived by art dealer Serge Sabarsky and Ron Lauder of the ladies cosmetics fortune. Warning: Visitors treated poorly. Norton Simon Musuem Highlights from the superb Norton Simon Collection housed in the elaborate new Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California. The J. Paul Getty Museum The Getty website reflects the Los Angeles institution's dedication to education, collection, and preservation of works of fine art. The Huntington Highlights from the California museum's collections of Paintings, Sculptures, Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Decorative Arts and a Virtual Reality Tour of the magnificent Huntington Botanical Gardens. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art Website features permanent collections, film and music programs, current shows, special online exhibits, and ongoing schedules of classes, tours and lectures. G A L L E R I E S A N D A R T M A L L S RHIZOME An online community space for people interested in new media art; focus is on presenting artworks by new media artists, critics and curators; fostering critical dialog; and preserving new media art for the future. The Dia Center for the Arts Fantastic collection of DIA sites, works from the permanent collection, program schedules and current artists' web projects. Plexus Interesting cross between an online gallery and an information service. A U C T I O N H O U S E S Christie's Forthcoming auction information, catalogues, and results of selected sales. Sotheby's An extraordinary site packed with auction results, uncoming sales, notes on collecting, and catalog ordering information. A R T I S T S I T E S äda'web One of the best-curated art sites on the Web gives you your own Virtual Remote Control device. The Thing Online artists' community with branches in Basel, Berlin, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, New York and Vienna. |