Gateway to websites

Art and design - specialist sources

24 Hour Museum
Search for UK museums & galleries by area or collection type. Also includes information about current events and exhibitions. There are City Heritage Guides to 10 cities, including London.

MuseumNet
A guide to museums and galleries in the UK. Good for finding smaller, specialist museums that are not listed in 24 Hour Museum.

Art Guide
Guide to the art collections of Britain & Ireland, listing over 650 galleries and museums.

Links to major museums & galleries in London

londonart 
"Shopwindow" for commercial art galleries, including works for sale in a wide range of media.

Artists Information Company
Website of a-n magazine. Practical advice and information for artists.

Artcyclopedia
Database of thousands of artists and artworks, searchable by name, movement, medium, subject, gender or nationality.

FindArtInfo
Very large database of artists, with sale prices, pictures and signatures/monograms.

ADAM
An academic gateway to art, design, architecture and media information.

Masters of Photography 
Basic information about key photographers, from Abbott through Kertesz to Winogrand, with images and further links.

Flickr
With Flickr you able to post your pictures for viewing by your friends, or indeed a wider audience. You can also search and browse through the thousands of pictures others have posted.

A History of Photography from its beginning till the 1920s 
People & processes in the early days.

PhotoGraphicLibraries 
Gateway to photographic & related resources, including agencies and archives.

Moving Image Gateway
Gateway to websites that relate to moving images and sound.

photoLondon 
Highlights the large collections of London photos in libraries, museums and archives (including Westminster Archives). 

PP International Directory of Design
Truly international directory of design in the very broadest sense, including organisations, educational institutions and events.

BBC Antiques 
More than just a TV tie-in, this site allows you to search for auctions, valuers and conservators, with collectors' guides, price guides and information on antique care.

Antiques Bulletin On-line 
Cumbersome to search, but a wealth of information on antique fairs, dealers and art prices.

Architecture.com
Site from the Royal Institute of British Architects which includes access to the RIBA directory of registered practices, library catalogue and useful architecture links.

Images of England
Images of the listed buildings of England. Aims to eventually be comprehensive (ie: nearly 400,000 buildings), but even now covers several thousand.

Great Buildings
Gateway to architecture and architects around the world, with lots of pictures.

Fashion Era
Good mixture of historical and modern fashion articles and pictures. Using the Site Map is the best way to navigate this site.

About Women's Fashion
Has a strong emphasis on current fashions, but also has historical material.

Tourist information for places to visit.