United States · National
National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art in Washington offers collection search, exhibition listings, and learning resources, with high-resolution images for many works and free online access.
Art forms
Painting
Oil, mural, ink, drawing, and works on paper.
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France · National
Musée d'Orsay
The Musée d'Orsay in Paris covers Western art from 1848 to 1914, with collection highlights, impressionist and post-impressionist paintings, temporary exhibitions, and practical visiting information for the former railway station building.
Germany · National
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin is the umbrella for Berlin's state museums, including the Gemäldegalerie and Alte Nationalgalerie, with collection databases, exhibition schedules, and conservation project notes.
Japan · National
Kyoto National Museum
Kyoto's national museum for Buddhist art, painting, and craft from Japan and East Asia, with English exhibition listings, visitor information, and a searchable collection database.
Japan · National
Tokyo National Museum
Japan's oldest national museum, offering online access to Japanese and East Asian art collections, exhibition schedules, research resources, and a searchable image database of objects held in Tokyo.
Argentina · National
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
Argentina's national fine arts museum in Buenos Aires, with Argentine art alongside European painting and sculpture, plus exhibitions, a virtual collection, a library and a documentation centre.
Brazil · National
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
Rio de Janeiro's national fine arts museum, holding 19th-century Brazilian and European painting, sculpture and drawings, with online exhibition and collection information plus a library catalogue.
India · National
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
One of Mumbai's leading art and history museums, housed in an Indo-Saracenic building. Its collection covers Indian sculpture, miniature painting, decorative arts and objects from across Asia.
India · National
Indian Museum
Founded in Kolkata in 1814, the Indian Museum is one of the country's largest multidisciplinary museums. Its galleries hold ancient sculpture, painting, textiles and archaeological material from across India.
Hong Kong · National
Hong Kong Museum of Art
The Hong Kong Museum of Art holds Chinese painting and calligraphy, export art, and local works, with exhibition schedules, collection search, and education listings in Chinese and English.
South Korea · National
National Palace Museum of Korea
Seoul's National Palace Museum of Korea presents Joseon court rituals, painting, and craft, with exhibition listings, education information, and collection catalogues in Korean and English.
Russia · National
Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts
Moscow's Pushkin Museum shows European painting, sculpture, and ancient art, with exhibition schedules, collection records, and ticket details for its main and branch buildings online.
South Africa · Regional
Wits Art Museum
A university art museum in Johannesburg holding more than 18,000 African works, with exhibition, collection, and education information online, including historical and contemporary pieces from across the continent.
Singapore · National
Asian Civilisations Museum
The Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore presents sculpture, ceramics, textiles, and religious objects from across Asia in galleries organised by region and theme; permanent displays are free for residents.
Singapore · National
National Museum of Singapore
The National Museum of Singapore pairs historical narrative with images and objects to trace the city's development, and hosts design and visual culture exhibitions alongside family-oriented displays.
Saudi Arabia · National
Saudi Museums Commission
Saudi Arabia's Museums Commission oversees the national museum sector. Its site introduces member museums, exhibition schedules and collections, with practical visitor information. It also publishes calls for grants and training.
Egypt · National
Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
The Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo highlights its ceramics, metalwork, woodwork, textiles, and manuscript collections, with exhibition and visitor information for planning a visit.
Greece · National
Benaki Museum
The Benaki Museum's official site covers its Athens venues, tracing Greek art and craft from prehistory to modernity alongside specialist collections such as Islamic art.
Turkey · Regional
Sakıp Sabancı Museum
Sakıp Sabancı Museum in Istanbul holds Ottoman calligraphy and European painting, and hosts major international loan exhibitions alongside concerts and education programmes on the Bosphorus.
Mexico · National
Frida Kahlo Museum
The Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico City, known as the Blue House, presents the artist's home, paintings, and personal objects, with visit booking information and temporary exhibitions.
Chile · National
Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino
Santiago's pre-Columbian art museum, with Andean and Indigenous American ceramics, textiles and metalwork, plus online collection records, classroom resources for teachers and a research bulletin.
Colombia · Regional
Museo de Antioquia
Medellín's regional museum, known for its Fernando Botero holdings and Colombian art collection, with exhibitions, education, public research programs and a 360-degree virtual museum online.
Colombia · National
Museo Nacional de Colombia
Bogotá's national museum of archaeology, ethnography, art and history, with an online catalogue covering more than 19,000 objects, plus rotating special exhibitions and research publications.
Peru · National
Museo Larco
Lima's museum of ancient Peru, showing pre-Columbian ceramics, textiles and metalwork, with a searchable online catalogue, research resources for scholars and published studies by Larco researchers.
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