The Arts - Resources in this Category:

 

Librarian's Top Choice:

Artcyclopedia

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/

This is a comprehensive index of artists whose work appears in museums all over the world with links to the galleries and museums who display the high resolution images of their work.


 

Arizona Opera

http://www.azopera.com/learn.php

Learn about Opera, the famous composers and even play interactive games! "Opera can be (gasp!) fun!"

 

Brain Pop; Arts & Music

http://www.brainpop.com/artsandmusic/

Learn about everything about Art Techniques, Music and more on this site. For grades 3-8.

Brain Pop Jr. is designed for kids in grades K-3.

 

The History of Photography

http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/

The history, the people and the development of photography.

 

Library of Congress; Performing Arts Encyclopedia

http://www.loc.gov/performingarts/index.html

This is an amzing guide to the performing arts. You can find "digitized items from the collections; special Web presentations on topics and collections; articles and biographical essays; finding aids to collections; databases for performing arts resources; information on concerts at the Library; and a special Performing Arts Resource Guide which contains entries for hundreds of Library collections, Web sites, databases and exhibits."

 

National Gallery of Art - Kids

http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm

Have adventures with Art, learn about famous artists and even create your own Still Life work of art.

 

San Francisco Symphony Kids

http://www.sfskids.org

Learn about the instruments in an orchestra, compose your own tunes in the Music Lab and listen to the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.

 

Theatre History on the Web

http://www.videoccasions-nw.com/history/jack.html

Explore theatre history by time period (Classical to Contemporary) or aspects of theatre (Costumes & Lighting) on this fantastic site! Great for doing research.