Arts, culture, news

World museums and galleries, digitised collections, art references and a feed of cultural events. All links lead to official websites and open in a new tab.

World museums and collections

• Google Arts & CultureGlobal

  Digitised collections of thousands of museums: high-resolution artworks and virtual tours.

• EuropeanaEurope

  Single access point to the digital cultural heritage of European museums, libraries and archives.

• The LouvreFrance

  The world's largest museum: collections and an online object database.

• The HermitageRussia

  The State Hermitage: digital collection and virtual visits.

• The Metropolitan MuseumUSA

  Online collection and the Open Access image programme.

• The British MuseumUK

  Collection catalogue with millions of objects of world history and art.

Culture of Armenia

• MatenadaranArmenia

  Institute of ancient manuscripts: collection and an ongoing digitisation programme.

• National Gallery of ArmeniaArmenia

  The main collection of Armenian and European painting.

• History Museum of ArmeniaArmenia

  Archaeology, numismatics and ethnography of Armenia.

• Events and tickets — TomsarkghArmenia

  Concerts, theatre, opera, film and exhibitions in Yerevan: listings and ticket sales.

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Art references and primary sources

• WikiArtGlobal

  Encyclopedia of visual art: artists, movements, reproductions.

• Web Gallery of ArtEurope

  Reference database of European art from the 11th to the 19th century, with commentary.

• IMSLP — Petrucci Music LibraryGlobal

  Primary sources in music: free scores of classical works.

• Project GutenbergGlobal

  Classic literature in the public domain: texts for reading and analysis.

• Internet ArchiveGlobal

  Archive of books, music, films and web pages with stable links.