This wonderful archive was created by Florentine art connoisseur Count Alessandro Contini-Bonacossi to supplement his own knowledge and understanding of art and in support of his growing collection of paintings. After he passed away in 1955, the collection was acquired by another antiquarian, and later passed on to Vanderbilt University. Today it is used by a number of art historians, as it...

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The Cooper Hewitt Museum is home to a delightfully eclectic collection, which includes textiles, furniture, graphic prints, and much more. As if the contents of the design museum's massive digital collection were not enticing enough on their own, the Cooper Hewitt has created this website that allows visitors to explore this collection in a number of interesting - and sometimes whimsical - ways....

The Library of Congress' Performing Arts Encyclopedia features a large collection on Coptic Chants, one of the oldest liturgical chants performed today. Visitors unfamiliar with the Copts of Egypt, and their music, should peruse the "Introduction" for an excellent few paragraphs about them. Going back to the menu of Galleries at the top of the homepage, visitors will find the "Music Recordings"...

Four books make up the rather elegant digital Costume History Collection at the Western Michigan University Library, and to pore through their pages is to experience the world of 18th and 19th century fashion. The books include designs from a Parisian women's magazine, color drawings of clothing of people of Persia, and a series of pattern diagrams. The Persian items are taken from the rather...

Catalonia, Spain is just a click away, thanks to the Dali Theatre-Museum's virtual exhibition. The site promises an opportunity to "visit the museum as you have never done before," allowing visitors to virtually explore three floors bursting with art, history, and culture. The buttons in the bottom left corner help users navigate the online exhibition. For example, clicking the play button takes...

The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) has compiled a selection of resources for the study of Texas artists, on its mobile-friendly website. One such resource is a searchable joint digital collection, Texas Artists: Paintings, Sculpture, and Works on Paper. Partially funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the database includes contributions from Southern Methodist University, the...

A website is the perfect complement to a magazine about dance, and Dance Magazine includes some excellent visuals that narrate the world of Terpsichore. The homepage features a rotating series of videos, some of which are rehearsals that exemplify the effort required to flesh out the vision of a choreographer; some are previews of new dances, lectures about dance, and dance competitions. For more...

In 2013, the New York Public Library put on an exhibition of prints, in a variety of mediums, created by Mary Cassatt between 1878 to 1898. The show began with Cassatt's first attempts at printmaking, and "culminates with her highly accomplished and technically dazzling color prints.” The prints gathered for the exhibition can still be viewed online at this website from NYPL, although not in the...

David Douglas Duncan, a photojournalist and author, donated his entire archive to the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin. Visitors can click on "About the Archive" to read a letter that explains learn why the Kansas-born photographer, who had never even stepped foot in Austin, decided to donate his tremendous collection to the Center. The web exhibition that resulted from...