http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Tue, 21 May 2013 04:45:37 PDT Tue, 21 May 2013 04:45:37 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=91284 The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF) is the City's largest public artsinstitution. Comprised of the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum and the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, FAMSF has a very impressive web site. Not only does it have online exhibtions from all of these museums, it also hosts The Thinker Image Base of over 75,000 online images from the de Young Museum and the Legion of Honor. There are Quick Searches for the entire site, a Thinker Search Engine for the 75,000 image database and links for Education, Current Exhibits, and online stores for all the museums. Recent Announcements are kept up-to-date and there is quick access if you wish to contact them or get involved. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=250563 Art Education 2.0 is for art educators at all levels who are interested in using digital technologies to enhance and transform teaching and learning in their classrooms. The aim of Art Education 2.0 is to provide a safe and comfortable environment in which its members can pursue shared artistic and educational goals. Through the technology tools, forums, projects, and resources offered through Art Education 2.0, the intent is to promote effective art education practices, encourage cultural exchanges and joint creative work, and support technology-enhanced projects and activities deemed important by our members. Sign up is required but free. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90036 A collection of lists of classical music used in motion pictures is featured at this web site. Users can search alphabetically by movie title. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84208 The NYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over 300,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76610 The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a collection of the world's most beautiful and unique types of art. It has pieces of art from way back in the 1400's A.D. The site offers many different types of art that the museum has. And at The Cloisters the branch Museum. Anything that might interest you in the fine arts field, you will probably find here on this historic site. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76399 The primary goal of the Zen Garden Project is to create an in-depth resource for students composed of information on the history, aesthetic character, and philosophical context of the Japanese Garden. This site is used by students at both the introductory and advanced stages of the study of Japanese art and culture and should also be of use to students enrolled in a variety of subject areas relating to Asia. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84709 This art based website provides links to art sites that provide you with lesson plan ideas, webquests, on lne lessons, art games, printable coloring and activity sheets, online activies and much more. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=283741 Art Education Web Site is a must stop and surf place for anyone interested in Pre-K-12 Art Education. Created for our own students in art education, this site should be of great interest to art teachers and administrators as well. In its infancy now, this site aspires to grow up and be a very informative and interactive place. The Resources link includes Curriculum Resources organized alphabetically. "Where do a multitude of links to visual art. This site is made available to you by the Program in Art Education offered in affiliation by Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81359 The Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi (or CVMA) is an international research project dedicated to the publication of medieval stained glass. Founded in 1949, the CVMA has committees in fourteen countries and over sixty-five volumes have been published so far. In Britain, the CVMA is a British Academy Research Project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Board and hosted by the Courtauld Institute of Art, in the University of London. A Project Committee oversees the programme of publications, which are undertaken by volunteer authors. This website explains the project's activities, the people and organizations involved, our Books and how to order them. There is also free access to our digital Picture Archive, containing over 10,000 images, most of them in colour. The majority have been provided by the public archive of English Heritage, the National Monuments Record and scanned by HEDS Digitization Services. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83405 This collection includes digitized primary materials significant to the decorative arts and material culture of Early America including electronic texts and facsimiles, image databases, andgital Library for the Decorative Web resources.