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Hours of fun on the Art Institute of Chicago website

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Hours of fun on the Art Institute of Chicago website.  The Art Institute has revamped their website and it's fantastic.  Not only can you access and use 50,000 images for free but you can give yourself an art education by looking at and reading about all of the art.  Each image offers a brief … [Read more...] about Hours of fun on the Art Institute of Chicago website

Hours of fun on the Smithsonian website

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Hours of fun on the Smithsonian website.  Last month the Smithsonian released 2.8 Million images high-resolution two- and three-dimensional images from across its collections onto an open access online platform for patrons to peruse and download free of charge. You have access to data and … [Read more...] about Hours of fun on the Smithsonian website

Virtual tour of National Museum of Mexican Art

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Virtual tour of National Museum of Mexican Art The tour is part of Google Arts & Culture tours.  Take a virtual tour.  Highlights Virtual tour of National Museum of Mexican Art -  7 stories Nuestras Historias: Day of the Dead Nuestras Historias: Mexico in the U.S. Nuestras … [Read more...] about Virtual tour of National Museum of Mexican Art

Free Museum of Contemporary Photography digital exhibitions

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Free Museum of Contemporary Photography digital exhibitions Digital Exhibitions Digital exhibitions showcase photographs from the MoCP permanent collection that have been selected by artists, curators, cultural producers, educators, and student. These exhibitions are displayed for a period … [Read more...] about Free Museum of Contemporary Photography digital exhibitions

Free Stories behind the Art Art Institute of Chicago website

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Free Stories behind the Art Art Institute of Chicago website. New Stories Just Added Get closer than ever before to the artworks in the collection with these recently added interactive features. Full of the fascinating stories behind the art, they’re perfect for a quick break from work or to … [Read more...] about Free Stories behind the Art Art Institute of Chicago website

Free online viewing Frank Lloyd Wright sites

Free online viewing Frank Lloyd Wright sites The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, in partnership with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and Unity Temple Restoration Foundation, is offering a never available free viewing of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings from around the country. The … [Read more...] about Free online viewing Frank Lloyd Wright sites

Free online activities Art Institute of Chicago

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Free online activities Art Institute of Chicago. If you are looking for ways to get in touch with your artistic side or need more activities to engage the kids the Art Institute of Chicago has new online activities available.   There's plenty of inspiration to be found in the thousands of works … [Read more...] about Free online activities Art Institute of Chicago

Free online tour DuSable Museum of African American History

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Free online tour DuSable Museum of African American History. Check out an online exhibit and 169 other items from the collection.  Check out the tour through Google Arts & Culture About the DuSable Museum of African American History Located in the historic Hyde Park area of Chicago at 740 … [Read more...] about Free online tour DuSable Museum of African American History

Hyde Park Art Center Virtual Sundays

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Hyde Park Art Center Virtual Sundays Center Sundays are back - virtually! Join in on art making, workshops, and a performance all from the comfort of your home. Hyde Park Art Center is offering online programming Sunday, April 5 from 1 pm until 5 pm. More details at our Center Sunday web … [Read more...] about Hyde Park Art Center Virtual Sundays

Free virtual museum tours

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Free virtual museum tours.  The following museums are offering virtual tours.  Some tours are better than others.  Some of them you can't really see all the art.  Try zooming in.  Some include some information about the art some are really just a "street view" with no explanation.  Overall I think … [Read more...] about Free virtual museum tours

Art Institute El Greco Exhibit online

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Art Institute El Greco Exhibit online While the museum is temporarily closed the Art Institute has created a few different ways to experience the exhibition El Greco: Ambition and Defiance online. Video Tour Take a quick tour of the exhibition with curator Rebecca Long and research associate … [Read more...] about Art Institute El Greco Exhibit online

Hours of fun on the Metropolitan Museum of Art website

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Hours of fun on the Metropolitan Museum of Art website. The Metropolitan Museum of Art's website offers access to over 400,000 pieces from the collection.  You can click on the following categories and then filter your search by: "Object type/Material",  "Geographic location", "Date/Era and … [Read more...] about Hours of fun on the Metropolitan Museum of Art website

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