200 paintings for 200 years
A chronological catalogue of in-depth reference cards for 200 of the most famous resources. The catalogues have images, x-rays, details on provenance, exhibitions and detailed lists for further reading
Women’s history
Europeana has themed galleries relating to women’s history month. These highlight resources (text, images and online essays) relating to women’s history taken from Europe’s leading national libraries and museums. They are very good at highlighting resources from outside the UK.
Harriman recollected: 1899 voyage to Alaska digital collection
A new digital collection from Penn State University. The Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899 was a scientific expedition along the coast of Alaska undertaken by famous North American naturalists. The library has transcribed the diaries of the Chaplain Nelson’s diary and researched the geographic and tribal origins of indigenous art works which they acquired, reinterpreting […]
Women and art in London
A project undertaken by Jeremy Smith and Charlotte Hopkins at The London Archives has revealed new information on women artists and publishers in practising in London during 1600s – 1800s. Some fascinating biographies and images are included.
China Studies
A new website for China Studies. Recently launched by The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and still under development, the Digital Archives Mapping Project offers a free guide to open databases for China Studies research. They include rare books, photographs and Chinese language resources.
The Prado Museum’s new Digital Library
…provides free access to a searchable catalogue of full text books and journals covering art history published from the late 15th to the early 20th century. There are sections on key artists such as Goya and Raphael and many prints from rare books. Some text is in Spanish only.
Budhan Stories
A brand new open-research collection from Dr Alice Tilche (University of Leicester School of Museum Studies) has been published on the Leicester Research Archive It is a collection of theatre performances presented by artists and filmmakers from the Budhan Theatre, filmed in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, largely in lockdown conditions. There are […]
Dryad Basketry
https://www.leicestermuseums.org/Dryad-Basketry The first ever exhibition of Dryad basketry is now on at the New Walk Museum in Leicester and is a collaboration between the University of Leicester and Leicester Museums and Galleries. On till 9th March 2025.
Museum Data Service
Museum Data Service is a cross-sector catalogue which aims to provide access to over 100 million records from 1,750 UK museums. It launched on 12th September 2024 with an initial collection of 3,129,798 records from 21 museums. A further 1,951,719 records are already in the pipeline. The platform was set up thanks to start-up funding […]
Courthauld Gallery Witt Library
The Witt is an extensive collection comprising thousands of reproductions, and cuttings of paintings, drawings, and engravings of Western Art from 1200 to 2009. currently in progress is a digitisation project The first stage of the British school is now being made available. Users can search or browse by keyword or artist. Records have description and […]
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