The Western Libraries MUSEUMS & GALLERIES
A Guide to Library and Internet Resources
Encyclopedia of World Art. New York. McGraw-Hill. 1959-1968. 15 volumes. Ref. N31.E533 Background information on museums and collections from ancient to modern. Historical development, illustrations, and a large bibliography included.
The Museum: A Reference Guide. Michael Steven Shapiro, ed. New York. Greenwood Press. 1990. Ref. AM5.M87 Chapters on the Natural History, Art, Science, History, and Folk Museums include comprehensive bibliographies. Other chapters cover collections, education, exhibitions, public, biography, and professionalism in museums. Three appendixes (museum directories, museums archives, and museum periodicals) serve as guides for additional materials on museums.
The World's Master Paintings. Christopher Wright, comp. London. Routledge. 1992. 2 volumes. Ref. ND40.W75 1992 v.1-2 Volume one is a comprehensive listing of works by 1,300 painters and a complete guide to their locations worldwide. Volume two is a guide to the collections with specific bibliographies, key holdings, and complete list of painters represented in the museums. Each location entry is prefaced by a short description of the general scope of the collection.
Directory of Canadian Museums
Washington State Museum Directory
Museum Directory of Washington State. Redmond. Washington Museum Association. Eighth Edition. 2000 - 2001. Ref. AM12.W2.M87 Information regarding the wide-ranging museum resources of Washington State is listed alphabetically by city and museum.
Museum Media. Paul Wasserman, ed. Detroit. Gale Research Company, 1973. Ref. AM11.W36 An index of publications and audiovisuals available from museums and art galleries in the US and Canada. Provides bibliographic information of books, monographs, catalogs, pamphlets, films and other media published by institutions.
Museums of the Northwest: Discover the Best Collections in Washington, Oregon, and Lower British Columbia. Harriet Baskas. Seattle, WA: Sasquatch Books, 1999. Ref. AM12.N67 B37 1999
Museum WebSites Local
Bellevue Art Museum British Columbia Museums Association Burke Museum; University of Washington Frye Art Museum Henry Art Gallery Museum of Northwestern Art La Connor The Royal British Columbia Museum Seattle Art Museum Tacoma Art Museum Vancouver Art Gallery
American Association of Museums
Art Across America: A Comprehensive Guide to American Art Museums and Exhibition Galleries. John J. Russell and Thomas S. Spencer, eds. Monkton, MD: Friar's Lantern, 2000. Ref. N510.A777 2000
Art Museums and Exhibits
Art on the Web - Sculpture
Gallery Guide Online
The Museum: A Reference Guide. Michael Steven Shapiro, and Louis Ward Kemp, eds. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990. Ref. AM5.M87 1990 Bibliography and historiography of American museums.
Museum Media. Paul Wasserman, ed. Detroit. Gale Research Company. 1973. Ref. AM11.W36 An index of publications and audiovisuals available from museums and art galleries in the US and Canada. Provides bibliographic information of books, monographs, catalogs, pamphlets, films and other media published by institutions.
Museums & Galleries Compiled by Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe, Sweet Briar College. This site is very comprehensive, both for national and international museum sites, as well as sites in art history.
Museums and Historic Sites of the American West. Victor J. Danilov. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 2002. Ref. F590.7.D36 2002 A guide to historic sites, museums, and exhibits of natural & cultural history, includes museums of authors & western artists.
Museums in the USA Lists museum web sites by alphabetically, by state, or by type, such as Historical Museums, Museums of Natural History, etc.
The Official Museum Directory. Washington DC. American Association of Museums. 1998. Ref. AM11.O36 2 vols. Features profiles and statistics on more than 7,000 museums in the US.
Sculpture Collections
Museum WebSites
Museum Bulletins & Periodicals Aviso: a monthly dispatch from the AAM (American Association of Museums Bulletin) Wilson 1 West Periodicals AM1.A92 Jan. 1998-
Brunei Museum Journal Wilson 2 North Periodicals DS646.35.B76 v.6 n.4 1988-
Bulletin. Chicago Natural History Museum (Includes several name changes) Wilson 1 West Periodicals AM101.F445 1956 - 2000
Bulletin. Metropolitan Museum of Art Wilson 5E -Periodicals N610.A4 v.23 1964-
Bulletin. Philadelphia Museum of Art Wilson 5E -Periodicals N685.A45 1975-1998
Bulletin. Smithsonian Institution, US National Museum. Wilson 4W -Books Q11 U6
Art History Resources on the Web: Museums & Galleries
British Columbia Museums Association
The Directory of World Museums. Kenneth Hudson and Ann Nicholls, eds. New York. Columbia University Press. 1975. Ref. AM1.H8 1975 An introduction, a criteria for the directory, a glossary, a bibliography and an index of specialized and outstanding collections give this museum directory a broad and inclusive definition.
The Handbook for Museums. Gary Edson and David Dean. New York: Routledge, 1996. Ref. AM5.E37 1996
International Directory of Arts. Muchen. K.G. Saur. Annual. Ref. N50.I6 Volume I includes museums and public galleries, volume II art and antique dealers, and volume III galleries and the index. Back copies 1967- are in the general collection.
Museum Media. Paul Wasserman, ed. Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1973. Ref. AM11.W36 An index of publications and audiovisuals available from museums and art galleries in the US and Canada. Provides bibliographic information of books, monographs, catalogs, pamphlets, films and other media published by institutions.
Museums of the World. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1975. Ref. AM1.M76 Approximately 17,500 museums in 150 countries are represented in this directory. Also a bibliography and an appendix listing national and international museum organizations.
National Gallery: Complete Illustrated Catalog. Compiled by Christopher Baker and Tom Henry. Produced by the National Gallery (London) Publications Limited and Cognitive Applications Limited. Located in the Reference area.
Paintings of the World's Great Galleries; the histories and treasures of the 30 most famous galleries in the world. ND1170 +B513 1961 oversize
Virtual Library Museum Pages The museums in this list are categorized by country/continent. In general, information and exhibits are in English unless otherwise stated.
Virtual Museums
Web Gallery of Art "The Web Gallery of Art is a virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods (1150-1750), currently containing over 7,300 reproductions. Biographies, commentaries, guided tours are available."
Web Museum Network
The World of Learning. London. Europa Publications Limited. Annual. Ref. AS2.W6 Listings of museums throughout the world, arranged by country. Also, listed are learned societies, research institutes, libraries and archives, and universities.
World Wide Arts Resources
Museum Sites Canada
Ireland
Museums in Rome
Vatican (Christus Rex) Il Museo di Leonardiano di Vinci
Graduate Training in Museum Studies: What Students Need to Know. Marjorie Schwarzer. Washington, D.C. : American Association of Museums: AAM Committee on Museum and Professional Training, 2001. AM11.S34 2001
International Directory of Museum Training. Gary Edson. London; New York: Routledge, 1995. Reference AM7 .E33 1995
Learning From Museums: Visitor Experiences and the Making of Meaning. John H. Falk and Lynn D. Dierking. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 2000. AM7.F34 2000
Learning in the Museum. George E. Hein. New York: Routledge, 1998. AM7.H44 1998
Museums: A Place to Work: Planning Museum Careers. Jane R. Glaser with Artemis A. Zenetou. New York: Routledge, 1996. AM7.G55 1996 Educational Programs Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies Directory & links to programs by state
Museum Studies: Master of Arts in Museology - University of Washington Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Master of Arts in Museum Studies.
Art and Its Publics: Museum Studies at the Millennium. Andrew McClellan. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub. Co. 2003. N435.A78 2003
Courierspeak: A Phrase Book for Couriers of Museum Objects. Cordelia Rose; illustrations by Anna C. Blomfield. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993. AM3.R67 1993
Information Imagineering: Meeting at the Interface. Editors, Milton T. Wolf, Pat Ensor, and Mary Augusta Thomas for the Library and Information Technology Association and the Library Administration and Management Association. Chicago: American Library Association, 1998. Z692.C65 I54 1998
Management in Museums. Kevin Moore, ed. New Brunswick, NJ: Athlone Press, 1998. AM121.M36 1998
Museum Job Descriptions and Organizational Charts. Mary Lister; Roxana Adams, series editor. Washington, DC : American Association of Museums, Technical Information Service, 1999. AM121.L57 1999
Museums and the Appropriation of Culture. Susan Pearce, ed. Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Athlone Press, 1994. AM135.M86 1994
Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge. Eilean Hooper-Greenhill. New York: Routledge, 1992. AM7.H66 1992
To Listen and to Lead: A Blueprint for the Future. Institute of Museum and Library Services. Haggard 2 Gov Information NF4.2:L 69
The Virtual and the Real: Media in the Museum. Selma Thomas and Ann Mintz, eds. Washington, DC: American Association of Museums, 1998. AM7.V57 1998
The Wired Museum: Emerging Technology and Changing Paradigms. Katherine Jones-Garmil, editor. Washington, DC : American Association of Museums, 1997. AM7.W58 1997
Anthropology Plus Anthropology Plus combines Anthropological Literature from Harvard University and Anthropological Index from the Royal Anthropological Institute (UK), providing international indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries, and edited works from the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, material culture, folklore and interdisciplinary studies.
Art Index (1929-1994) Periodicals Wilson 1 East N1.A59 Art Index cites articles from more than 400 key international English language arts publications. It includes periodicals, yearbooks, museum bulletins, competition and award notices, exhibition listings, interviews, film reviews, and more. Articles are indexed by author, and subject. You may also search for exhibitions, illustrations and reproductions, reviews of film, theater, video or television programs.
Artbibliographies Modern (1969-1982) (LOMA 1969-71) Periodicals Wilson 5 East N6480.A794 Provides abstracts of books, exhibition catalogs and periodical articles dealing with art and design throughout the world from 1800 to the present.
Arts and Humanities Citation Index Online (1995-); Reference AI3.A77 (1976- ) Available via the Web of Science. Arts & Humanities Citation Index is a multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. It indexes 1,144 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social science journals.
Bibliography of the History of Art (1973 - ) The Bibliography of the History of Art covers European and American art from late antiquity to the present, indexing and abstracting art-related books, conference proceedings and dissertations, exhibition and dealer's catalogs, and articles from more than 2,500 periodicals. The Bibliography of the History of Art includes and extends the coverage of its two predecessor art indexes: RAA (Repertoire d'Art et d'Archeologie) and RILA (International Repertory of the Literature of Art). Updated quarterly.
Grove Dictionary of Art Full-text of the Dictionary of Art (41,000 articles) with linked images (over 100,000), including the Bridgeman Art Archive, and links to other sites (museums, galleries, etc.).
New York Times Index 1851- Wilson 2W Microform Index AI21 .N48 The newspaper [microfilm] AN2 .N44, and print index are located in Media Collections.
Poole’s Index (1802-1906) Reference AI3.P7 19th century periodicals indexed alphabetically by subject, author, and title.
ProQuest ProQuest indexes, abstracts, and in many cases provides full text and image formats for periodical and newspaper articles.
ProQuest Newspapers Indexes the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, as well as the Seattle Times and the Post Intelligencer, and other Washington State papers. Covers contemporary artists and exhibitions.
Reader's Guide (1890- ) Reference AI3.R4 A general index with subject and author entries entries to periodical articles arranged in a single alphabet.
Readers' Guide Retrospective (1890-1982) Indexes and abstracts popular periodicals published in the U.S. and Canada. Includes current events and news, fine arts, fashion, etc.
Repertoire d’art et d’archeologie, depouilleent des periodiques et des catalogues de ventes, bibliographie des ouvrages d'art francais et etrangers. (1965- 1989) Periodicals Wilson 5 East N7425.3 .R45 v.1 1965-v.25 1989 A bibliography of periodical articles classified by subject, with an index to authors and artists.
RILA. Repertoire international de la litterature d’art. RILA International repertory of the literature of art (1975- 1989) Periodicals Wilson 5 East N7425.3 .R46 This semi-annual bibliography and abstract service is issued in two parts. It includes books, museum publications, exhibition catalogs and periodical articles, arranged by broad subject headings.
The Times Index Wilson 2W Microform Index AI21.T35 “The Times of London” newspaper [ AN4.T54] from 1784 to the present, and its index are located in Media Collections.
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