Geoff Charles was a Welsh newspaper photographer for 50 years, and donated his entire collection of 120,000 negatives to the National Library of Wales. The 6000 photos from World War II that have been digitized and are available on this National Library of Wales website highlight the war effort in Wales, as well as serve as a testament to a rural way of life that has since disappeared. The...

This Web exhibition from MoMA accompanies Georges Seurat: The Drawings, currently on view at the Museum, a major show including 4 sketchbooks, around a dozen oil sketches and paintings, and over 120 single sheet drawings. While only a few examples of all these artworks are included at the Web site, the value of the online format is proven with the sketchbooks - it is possible to page through the...

Gift of the Indus: The Arts and Culture of Pakistan, presented by ARTSEDGE, the Kennedy Center's arts education network, introduces the arts and culture of Pakistan to young people and teenagers in the US, Pakistan, and all over the world, in the hope of fostering greater understanding. The site has three broad sections: The Nation, with information about the people and the land; Culture & Daily...

Throughout history, illustrators and others have seen fit to accurately skewer politicians, religious leaders, and countless others through their creative drawings and words. Born in 1756, English illustrator James Gillray was part of this honorable tradition. He reigned supreme during a period that became known as the "golden age of English caricature," and he "chronicled and ridiculed the...

This website accompaniment to the exhibition Girodet: Romantic Rebel, currently on view at the Art Institute of Chicago, features about 20 paintings and drawings by Girodet. Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy- Trioson (1767–1824) was trained in the workshop of Jacques-Louis David, who is considered the leading painter of the French Revolution (last mentioned in the February 18, 2005 Scout Report...

As Pliny the Elder wrote in "Natural History": "And so we must now proceed to explain also the nature of glass..." Taking its cue from that immortal line, this interactive exhibit from the Penn Museum explores the history of glassworking through the six centuries of Roman domination of the Mediterranean world. Through photographs and diagrams, this website tells the story of glassware in everyday...

Fans of fashion and fashion history will want to check out this new feature from Google Arts & Culture on the history of clothing, shoes, accessories, and other wearables from around the world. Created in collaboration with 180 cultural institutions from 40 countries, We Wear Culture features short documentaries, high resolution images, 360-degree videos, and more. In total, there are no fewer...

Google Arts & Culture editors have culled materials from over 30 museum and archival collections to compile this web feature on the legendary artist Frida Kahlo. Scrolling from the top, the first three sections encountered are an online exhibition, Frida Kahlo: Viva la vida!, curated by the Museo Dolores Olmedo. This is followed by two editorial features: an interview with author Frances Borzello...

For those who can't travel to The National Gallery in London to see The Credit Suisse Exhibition: Monet & Architecture (on view through July 29, 2018), Google Arts and Culture has curated Monet Was Here: an online exhibition featuring Monet's travel-inspired works from over 18 collections. The show is neatly divided into a variety of sections, such as a set of mini-exhibits about Monet's London, ...

With key support from a number of organizations, the Gospel Music History Archive at the University of Southern California (USC) is working "to preserve the legacy of gospel music in a state-of-the-art digital archive." This website is part of their long-term work, and visitors can view videos of gospel performers, look through their photo galleries, and much more. The initiative is part of the...