Museums

Links to art, history, science, and virtual museums- even a museum of show and tell!

Sub-headings:

Art Museums

History Museums

Science Museums

Resources in this category:

Arabic Folk Medicine and Magic: 20th Century Amulets
http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/amulets/home.html

"Discover the magic said to cure everything from colds and headaches to evil spells and omens."

Art Tales: Telling Stories with Wildlife Art
http://www.wildlifeart.org/ArtTales/index.html

"Explore art at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in ways you never could before! Tell a story, illustrate it with wildlife, put it to music, and publish it on the Web!"

The British Museum: Children's Compass
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/childrenscompass/index.htm...

This is a site designed for children and teachers to browse resources and activities for The British Museum.

Chicago Children's Museum
http://www.chichildrensmuseum.org/

Learn about the museum's exhibits and activities plus have fun with online activities like building a bug, solving a puzzle, coloring a picture, or playing a song.

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/catalog/home.asp

Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this is the world's largest children's museum. You can actually experience parts of the "real" museum and try out some activities online.

The Food Museum
http://www.foodmuseum.com/

The Food Museum is the place to learn about the history of foods - where they developed, how they have been used by different cultures, and other interesting facts.

Global Show-n-Tell Museum Wings
http://www.telenaut.com/gst/

The Global Show-n-Tell Museum is an online art gallery of artwork done by kids of all ages. Parents can find out how to enter their child's artwork here. Each wing is divided by age level. There are also links to many other sites of interest to kids.

Street to Studio: The Art of Jean-Michel Basquiat
http://www.basquiatonline.org/

Explore the paintings and images of Basquiat at this colorful and musical site where you can learn about his life, share your reactions to his work, create your own art, and send postcards to your friends.

The Louvre Museum
http://www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm

"Established in 1793 by the French Republic, the Louvre Museum is one of the earliest European museums. Divided into 7 departments, the Louvre collections incorporate works dating from the birth of the great antique civilisations right up to the first half of the XIXth century, thereby confirming its encyclopedic vocation."

Museum of Unnatural Mystery
http://www.unmuseum.org/unmain.htm

This on-line museum explores the "fringe edges of sciences". Look for information on science oddities such as UFO's or ask the curator your weird science questions.

Museums Around the World
http://www.northvalley.net/kids/museums.shtml

Here's a list of links to all kinds of museums ranging from the American Computer Museum to the Hungarian National Museum.

Questacon for Kids
http://www.questacon.edu.au/kids.asp

Questacon is Australia's National Science & Technology Centre in Canberra, Australia. Their kids' site has lots of interactive features, like the Fun Zone, which includes online science exhibits, puzzles, and experiments to try at home. The site also has sections for teachers and teens.

Show Me UK
http://www.show.me.uk/

This site will show you the "cool, crazy, fun, scary and wild stuff" from museums in the United Kingdom. Visit online exhibits for everything from bones to Viking artifacts to famous paintings. There are games and fun activities. Definitely check this out!

Virtual Egyptian Museum
http://www.virtual-egyptian-museum.org/

Examine this collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts (including mummies!) not on display in a physical museum. You can see many views of each work in large pop-up box format. The reference section includes lists of almost all known Egyptian kings.