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Visual Arts

World Book Online Encyclopedia

The online version of the complete reference work provides all the articles from the print set with audio, video, images, links and more. This is a dependable choice for students. Access via e-Resources with your North Shore Libraries card and PIN.

New Zealand Museums

An informative site devoted to discovering the “national treasures of New Zealand.” This is a searchable online guide to art galleries and museums in New Zealand.

Art History resources on the Web

This site presents the history of art throughout the ages. The information is organized by date or by region.

Museum of New Zealand

"Te Papa is New Zealand's national museum, offering visitors a unique and authentic experience of this country's treasures and stories." This site features information on current exhibits, a photo gallery, a research library and educational resources.

Louvre

Information about the history of the Louvre, descriptions of collections, virtual tours, activities and resources including interactive experiences. Fantastic collections of images; however some of the descriptions are in French!

Web Museum: Famous Artwork Exhibition

This website offers comprehensive and accurate information of the greatest painters in the world and art movements, and showcases thousands of well-photographed masterpieces.

Painting and picture galleries

This is the arts portal of the BBC.

Music

Essentials of Music

This site is a great introduction to music through the ages. It covers the six main periods in music history - Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and 20th century discussing the greats in each era and genre.

Glossary of Musical Terms

This site sifts through a database of musical terms by scrolling through the extensive definitions of essential musical terms.

Dance

Sapphire Swan Dance Directory

This site contains resources organized by dance type and offers links to other directories and guides.

Drama

Theatre History on the Web

This website contains annotated links to sites on historical information that includes Classical, Medieval and Renaissance, Elizabethan, and 18th, 19th, and 20th century drama.

 

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