| Vol.
I, No. 2 | Thanksgiving | Nov.
17th, 2000 |
Links
to Arts & Craft On-Line The
amount of info on the web is enormous, as anyone who's ever tried to run a
search can attest to. And, to put it all in context, best estimates say
that only a fraction, maybe 20 - 40 % of what's out there is actually making its
way to the search engines.
Well ...
Here at DownStreet, we'd like to try to help. So each issue, we
post a few links in Arts & Craft to sites that might interest you.
Sometimes the links will be related to one another ... sometimes
we'll just offer up a somewhat random sampling. Sometimes they're about
Vermont sites, sometimes not. In either case, we think we might be able to
help you find the kind of site you've been looking for.
Of
course, while we can't vouch for the fact that every link we provide will be of
interest to everyone, we do our best to filter out the noise and the
bustle. ...
We hope you enjoy the following sites as
much as we do. *******
******* More Galleries: Another
Sampler of On-Line Collections Yes. We ran a
listing of galleries and museums last month, and now, we're doing the same
again. But we couldn't possibly exhaust the net's art resources in one
pass. WebMuseum:
Bienvenue! The Web Museum is actually a network of
sites around the world which boats of serving more than 200,000 visitors
each week, and serving up more than 10 million documents. ... Of
course, the opening page is dated 1996. But don't let that stop
you. The Museum offers a curious collection. Featured this month
in Special Exhibitions are paintings of Paul Cézanne and illuminated
manuscripts from the Les très riches heures du Duc de Berry, a wonderful
example of a medieval Book of Hours. The site is easy to navigate,
with a Famous Paintings area which allows you to browse their reasonably
extensive collection by either theme or artist, as well as an Auditorium
with a limited selection of classical music, and a Tour of Paris.
If
you appreciate Cézanne or illuminated manuscripts, this site is worth a
visit.
Rating: ***1/2 [3-1/2 stars]
Amherst
College - Mead Art Museum The Mead Art Museum at
Amherst houses some 14,000 works, which, as it notes, it has been collecting
since 1839. The web site, which is intended more as a guide than a
full-fledged exhibition, gives only a small sampling. But the samples
are well worth the tour. The Past Exhibitions links
include two series of prints -- Ukiyo-e from Japan and works by
Cézanne. There are also Special Collections from Mexico &
Africa. And the Collections page includes a variety of links to
American, European, Asian, African, Latin American, Ancient, Print,
Photography, and Decorative Arts collections, as well as a Featured Recent
Acquisition link. The site is very easy to navigate. It did tend
to be a little slow, although nothing that would hamper a pleasurable visit.
Of
course, one of the benefits of the Amherst collections is that, if you do
see something you just have to see in person, the College is not that far
away. But the web site is a definite first stop.
Rating:
***1/2 [3-1/2 stars] Bienvenue
au Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal
... Welcome
to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
We went up to Montrèal
recently to catch the exhibit From Renoir to Picasso. It was
great. And if you missed it, you can still catch some glimpses at this
web site, in either French or English..
"In the Galleries"
offers up links to Current Exhibitions, the Permanent Collection, Coming
Exhibitions, Past Exhibitions, and the Montreal Museum of Decorative
Arts. There're also links for "interactive activities,"
including exhibitions of A "Monet at Giverny" garden tour, Puzzles
featuring "Mexican Modern Art," and the previously mentioned
"From Renoir to Picasso" virtual exhibition. The virtual
tour is nicely constructed and shows something of how the web can be used
interactively. There's also a nice little tour of a Giacometti collection
under Past Exhibitions.
Just as with the Amherst link, the great
thing about the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal is that it is within a
reasonable driving distance. But also like Amherst, you should
definitely make this web site your first stop.
Rating: **** [4
stars]
If you didn't
catch last month's links to "Great
Galleries: A Worthwhile Sampling of On-Line Collections," click
here. *******
******* If you know of any
links that you think are worthwhile, why not send them along to ...
links@downstreetmagazine.com
... If we agree, we'll be happy to include
them in an upcoming issue to pass the word along. ...
Thanks. *******
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