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Carnegie Museum of Art view detail comment email this

General information about collections, exhibits, and programs, as well as a sampling of the collection in the areas of architecture, decorative arts, film and video, paintings, sculpture, works on paper, and items new to the collection, with images and descriptions of each that often includes a short history of the artist. The timeline includes even more art works for viewing and studying. Includes information about the Carnegie International, "the most important and prestigious international survey of contemporary art in North America."
http://www.cmoa.org/
Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States
Last updated Dec 19, 2000


The Jimmy Stewart Museum view detail comment email this

Website for a museum located in actor Jimmy Stewart's birthplace of Indiana, Pennsylvania. Features a Stewart biography, filmography, and virtual tour of the museum, which highlights Stewart's "roles as military hero, civic leader, family man and world citizen" as well as his acting, and which celebrates the centennial of his birth in 2008. 
http://www.jimmy.org/
Topics: Museums by Place: United States, Notable People
Last updated May 6, 2008


National Constitution Center (NCC) view detail comment email this

Congress mandated this "independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization to increase awareness and understanding of the US Constitution, the Constitution's history, and the Constitution's relevance." Includes information on the museum in Philadelphia scheduled to open July 4, 2003, resources for students and educators, and links for Further Research on the Constitution and other historical U.S. documents. Searchable.
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/
Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, International Governments, Museums by Place: United States, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History
Last updated Nov 20, 2002


National Museum of American Jewish History view detail comment email this

Located on Philadelphia's Independence Mall, the National Museum of American Jewish History is the only American museum that is dedicated to the Jewish experience in the United States. The museum's Web site presents visually stimulating representations of current (and some previous) exhibits, including the permanent exhibit Creating American Jews . Also included is a description of each exhibit mounted since the museum was founded in 1976. This site also includes juxtaposed timelines of world, American, and American Jewish history, a calendar of events, an interactive "Fun Page," and links to Jewish news, culture, and museums worldwide.
http://nmajh.org/
Topics: History, Judaism, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, U.S. History By Place
Last updated Jun 15, 2004


Robot Hall of Fame view detail comment email this

The Robot Hall of Fame, established by the School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, honors "landmark achievements in robotics technology and the increasing contributions of robots to human endeavors." The site features images and information about robots from science and science fiction, including the Mars Pathfinder Sojourner Rover, Unimate (first industrial robot), and movie robots R2-D2 ("Star Wars") and HAL 9000 ("2001: A Space Odyssey").
http://www.robothalloffame.org/
Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Technology
Last updated Feb 25, 2004


The Warhol view detail comment email this

A well-designed introduction to the Pittsburgh, PA, Andy Warhol Museum, with biographical and artistic information about the pop artist. General information about the museum, current exhibit information, and a calendar of special events are included.
http://www.warhol.org/
Topics: Artists, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Schools of Art
Last updated Aug 26, 2002




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