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Art & Music


Art
Art History Logo/Link
Art History Resources on the Web is a well-organized and well-maintained gateway for art history students.  It is organized under eight chronological topic areas, plus Prints & Photography, Non-European Art, Research Resources, and Museums & Galleries.
ArtMuseum Logo/Link
ArtMuseum.Net, created by Intel and various museums, is a venue for recent and current exhibits. A great way to view art on the Internet.
Artstar Logo/Link
ArtStar.com is the most comprehensive art site on the internet for the professional or novice. The Public Channel provides worldwide coverage of artists and their works. You can search by name, medium, period ovement, style, or region to find biographical information, color illustrations of important works, and a list of related websites.
The Getty Logo/Link
The Getty, launched by the J. Paul Getty Trust, is a new website that features "expanded content and streaming media," including over 200 video clips related to artists, conservation, special exhibitions, and works in the permanent Getty collection. "Explore Art" includes 3,300 images, 1,500 artist biographies, and 1,500 glossary definites. "Visitors Guide" includes an interactive calendar of events, tips on planning a visit, and basic information in both English and Spanish. "About Us" includes professional resources such as research databases, conservation lab and field reports, grant information, and research tools.
Grove Dict. of Art Logo/Link
The Grove Dictionary of Art  is the most comprehensive online reference resource for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present day.
NOTE: You will be asked to enter the barcode number on your Henry Waldinger Memorial Library library card for access to the database.
VLMP Logo/Link
Virtual Library Museums Pages  is a comprehensive directory of on-line museums and museum-related resources.
Music
All Music Guide Logo/Link
All Music Guide introduces various forms of music, including blues, jazz, world, and rock. Most genres can be explored by decade or by clicking on tabs for Styles, Music Maps (a geographical index), Essays, Key Artists, Key Albums, and New Releases. Information includes bibliographies of performers and ratings of recordings.
Guitar.net Logo/Link
Guitar.net has a shopping partnership with Musician's Friend, but it provides a lot of content, including links to more than 1,000 sites for instruction, accessories, instruments, and more. there are instructional articles, interviews, and bulletin boards.
Internet Beatles Logo/Link
The Internet Beatles Album is a site dedicated to the Beatles, with biographies and photographs of the Beatles, a history of the group, sound clips of interviews with band members, etc.
Legacy Links Logo/Link
Legacy Links : The Sixties Rock & Rock Index links to web sites dedicated to your favorite '60s rock 'n' roll bands and musicians, such as The Animals and The Archies to The Yardbirds, Neil Young and Frank Zappa. Includes links to commercial music sites and more '60s music sites.
Instrument Ency. Logo/Link
MHN Instrument Enyclopedia was designed for Grades 6 and up by the University of Michigan School of Information and School of Music. Instruments can be browsed in seven basic categories : percussion, string, winds, and electronic.
GroveMusic Logo/Link
New Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians Online includes the full text of this universally acknowledged reference work of unsurpassed authority on all aspects of music. This great work is widely used throughout the academic and professional community, and revered by music lovers worldwide. 
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