Art forms

Craft & Textile

Ceramics, textiles, metalwork, furniture, and folk craft.

Collected resources in Craft & Textile. · 504 resources

Ireland · National

Chester Beatty

The Chester Beatty in Dublin holds Islamic, East Asian, and Western manuscripts and decorative arts, with digitised collections, exhibitions, and a programme of talks and workshops.

FreeCraft & TextileOfficial
chesterbeatty.ieEnglishMay be unstable

Eritrea · National

National Museum of Eritrea

An official Ministry of Information feature on the National Museum of Eritrea in Asmara, describing its archaeological, historical, and ethnographic collections, conservation work, and role in national heritage.

FreeSculptureOfficial
shabait.comEnglish / Tigrinya / Arabic

Guinea · National

National Museum of Guinea

The Guinean Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Crafts provides information on the National Museum of Guinea, covering its ethnographic, archaeological and art collections, renovation progress and visitor guidance.

FreeSculptureOfficial
mcta.gov.gnFrench / English

Libya · National

Red Castle Museum

The Red Castle Museum in Tripoli presents Libya's history, archaeology, and Islamic art collections, with exhibition, gallery, and visitor information on its official site for travellers.

FreeSculptureOfficial
redcastle.lyArabic / English

Malawi · National

Museums of Malawi

The Malawi tourism board's museums page, covering the Museum of Malawi in Blantyre and the Lake Malawi Museum in Mangochi, with collections and visiting details.

FreeSculptureOfficial
visitmalawi.mwEnglish

Niger · National

Boubou Hama National Museum

The NigerHeritage project profiles the Boubou Hama National Museum in Niamey, covering its ethnographic, archaeological and craft collections, architecture and visiting context.

FreeSculptureOfficial
nigerheritage.orgFrench / English

Seychelles · National

Seychelles National Museums

Seychelles' national museum service in Victoria, running the National Museum of History and the Natural History Museum, with exhibitions, education, and visiting information for tourists and residents.

FreeCraft & TextileOfficial
seychellesnationalmuseums.orgEnglish / French

Sierra Leone · National

Sierra Leone National Railway Museum

A railway museum in Freetown's Cline Town preserving locomotives, carriages, timetables, and historical photographs that trace the rise and fall of Sierra Leone's railway. The collection is displayed in the old railway workshops.

FreePhotographyOfficial
sierraleonerailwaymuseum.orgEnglish

Antigua and Barbuda · National

Nelson's Dockyard Museum

Nelson's Dockyard Museum in English Harbour, Antigua, presents the naval dockyard's history, architecture, and Caribbean maritime heritage, with visitor information, site details, and opening hours online.

FreeArchitectureOfficial
nelsonsdockyard.orgEnglish

Belize · National

National Institute of Culture and History

Belize's National Institute of Culture and History oversees national museums and heritage sites, with exhibition, archaeology, education, and visitor information. Its website covers several districts.

FreeCraft & TextileOfficial
nichbelize.orgEnglish / Spanish

Costa Rica · National

Museum of Jade and Pre-Columbian Culture

The Jade Museum in San José holds pre-Columbian jade, ceramics, and stone sculpture, with exhibition and education information; it is run by Costa Rica's national insurance institute.

FreeSculptureOfficial
museodeljade.grupoins.comSpanish / English

Grenada · National

Grenada National Trust

The Grenada National Trust protects historic buildings and heritage sites, with information on museums, forts, tours, volunteer programs, education resources, and site details online. Useful for visitors.

FreeArchitectureOfficial
grenadanationaltrust.orgEnglish

Guatemala · National

Popol Vuh Museum

The Popol Vuh Museum in Guatemala City holds pre-Columbian and colonial Maya art, with collection and exhibition information from the Universidad Francisco Marroquín and visitor details.

FreeSculptureOfficial
popolvuh.ufm.eduSpanish / English

Jamaica · National

Institute of Jamaica

The Institute of Jamaica coordinates national museums, libraries, and heritage bodies across the island, publishing exhibition, research, education information, collection access, and visitor information. Useful for researchers.

FreePaintingOfficial
instituteofjamaica.org.jmEnglish

Panama · National

Panama Canal Museum

The Panama Canal Museum in Panama City uses photographs, maps, and objects to tell the canal's history, with exhibitions and education programs for visitors and researchers.

FreePhotographyOfficial
museodelcanal.comSpanish / English

Paraguay · National

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes

Asunción's national fine arts museum, holding Paraguayan and European painting, sculpture and decorative arts, with exhibition and visitor information on the official culture ministry site.

FreePaintingOfficial
cultura.gov.pySpanish

Suriname · National

Surinaams Museum

Paramaribo's national cultural-history museum at Fort Zeelandia, holding art, furniture and photographs from Suriname's communities, with collection notes, education resources and a library catalogue online.

PaidCraft & TextileOfficial
surinaamsmuseum.netDutch / English

Marshall Islands · National

Alele Museum & Public Library

Alele Museum in Majuro, also the national archive and public library, holds Marshallese weaving, navigation, and oral tradition materials, and runs a small shop and membership programme.

FreeCraft & TextileMultilingual
alele.orgEnglish / MH

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