Education Research Guide: Museums

Most museums have a tab dedicated to educational resources on their sites. Teacher resources are often divided by grade level so you have quick access to age appropriate material. 

American Memory - invaluable resources for teachers & how to use resources in the classroom. Also has a "today's date in history" section; Much historic video, audio, and photos.

Smithsonian - left menu has links to separate sections for kids, another for teachers. Also tabs for Exhibitions and Research.

• American Art Museum - part of the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.
• Art Institute of Chicago - Online resources of interest to teachers, students, and parents, including classroom lessons plans and at home projects
• British Museum - over 5,000 artifacts in high quality images, 50 tours, wealth of links
• Colonial Williamsburg
• Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco 
• Historic New England
• The J. Paul Getty Museum - Opened in 1978, collection includes artifacts from medieval manuscripts to modern sculptures
• The Kennedy Center's Arts Edge - The Curriculum Studio has lesson plans and the For Students page offers links to research and student artwork sites
• The Louvre (Paris) - versions available in either English or French
• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 
• Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City
• Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) - New York City
• National Gallery of Art -  Includes Education Resources, Teaching Resources, information about distance learning, and a wealth of detail about the Gallery's collections in Washington, D.C.
• National Gallery - London
• Old Sturbridge Village
• Plimoth Plantation
• Preservation Society of Newport County
• Vatican Museums Online - Four online tours through the collections in the Vatican Museums; access to collections which can often be viewed with a "zoom in" feature. 
• Whitney Museum of American Art
• Worcester Art Museum