Online Resources for the Arts

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Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans Correlated to Standards
ArtsEdNet: The Getty Museum's Web Site for Educators
Lesson plans correlated to the Getty Collection, plus lesson plans from other sources. http://www.artsednet.getty.edu/
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Art Images for College Teaching
Royalty-free images of ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, 18th and 19th Century and non-Western art, architecture and sculpture. http://www.mcad.edu/AICT/index.html
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Art Institute of Chicago
Features Quicktime VR tours of the various galleries. Not exactly like being there, but, better than nothing. http://www.artic.edu/aic/index.html
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Art Room
Flash movies explain line, color, space and other artistic concepts with illustrations in famous paintings. Also: watch artists create, get ideas for art projects. Maintained by an associate professor of art at the University of Florida. http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/index.html


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Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Information on both film and art. Teacher resources include lesson plans geared to present and past exhibits. Also included, a special set of links designed to help k-12 teachers use the Internet to engage students in learning about and experiencing the arts. http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/main.html
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Boston Museum of Fine Art
View images from the museum's permanent collection and special shows. http://www.mfa.org/
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Portions of the museum's collection are on-line, with accompanying explanatory material. http://www.lacma.org/
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The Louvre
A virtual tour of the museum, plus tourist information about Paris. Images from the collection. Information is presented in English, French, Spanish and Japanese. http://www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm
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Metropolitan Museum of Art Education Resources
View images from the Met's collection online. Site includes links to other art-related sites as well as other art museums http://www.metmuseum.org/education/index.asp
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Site includes half a dozen fascinating interactive exhibits designed to help the viewer understand and appreciate various types of art. http:/sfmoma.org/education/edu-online.html
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WebMuseum
A wide-ranging assortment of art work and biographical information about famous artists from around the world. http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/
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Music

Carnegie Hall Listening Adventures

Uses Dvorak's New World Symphony augmented with graphics and interactivity to introduce new listeners to the symphonic form. Includes some history, brief descriptions of the music, pictures of the instruments and commentary on their use, the ability to stop and start the score, as well as a glossary and interactive activities.http://www.thirteen.org/listeningadventures/

Historic American Sheet Music
More than 3,000 pieces of American sheet music published between 1850 and 1920. A handy resources for music teachers. http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/sheetmusic/
Education Through Music
Research and articles on the relationship between music and improved learning. Look for more articles on the same subject here. http://www.educationthroughmusic.com/brainarticles.htm
Other ( Dance, Drama )
Art, Music and Theater Resources from California State University, Fullerton
Animation, art history, movies, theater, and more. http://hdcs.fullerton.edu/ElEd/Faculty Own Pages/Recommended Sites/Web Sites Art.html

Lesson Plans in Dance, Drama, Art
An extensive set of links from a variety of sources. http://www.mcrel.org/resources/links/arts/artslessons.asp
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Some are aligned with appropriate standards

Theatrepedia
Includes information about plays, playwrights and playwriting, actors and acting, the Greek theater, theater terms and theater character. Site is a product of East Los Angeles College and appears to be under construction. The search engine doesn't work yet, but the links provide good information. http://www.perspicacity.com/elactheatre/library/library.htm
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