Fine Arts: Websites

The Library of Congress has an extensive online collection of primary source material. Their online collection includes prints, photographs, historic newspapers, maps, sound recordings, oral histories, diaries, letters, family papers of prominent Americans, manuscripts, and more.

A treasure trove of information on movies and television shows

IBDB archive is the official database for Broadway theatre information. It provides records of productions from the beginnings of New York theater until today

The NEA is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education

USITT provides an environment for those professionals involved in theatre technology and production to connect, create, share, and communicate their craft

Currently available in 5 languages, this site provides monthly performance data on 400 international opera houses. Users will also find full text reviews from The Times and Corriere Della Sera, links to other opera-related web sites, tv and radio broadcast schedules, and general opera

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Their annual production of 'The Nutcracker' is a Victoria tradition.

Happening every June, the Festival is committed to performing masterworks of the classical repertoire and to giving local musicians the opportunity to perform with nationally acclaimed artists.

Come see Victoria's outstanding local talent on stage.

This site consolidates work in Music Theory. Each set of pages grew out of a need in teaching. I could not find a workbook appropriate for my high school students. My idea, which developed into a series of workbooks which I call, "Pathways to Harmony", was to write a transition, in small step by step increments, from music fundamentals to first year, Schenkerian-influenced, college theory.

The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys—are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry.

This site contains over 10,000 recordings made by the Victor Talking Machine Company between 1901 and 1925. Playlists can be created that allows users to compile and listen to their favorite songs or recordings. There are also playlists compiled by Library of Congress staff and guest experts.

Provides biographies, reviews, and essays on popular and classical music

Searchable by type of music, this archival collection of sheet music is a full-text electronic resource. The collection consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music spanning two hundred years from 1780 to 1980

An open-source repository for classical music. One of the largest collections with over 400,000 scores

These pages link to selected collection content available online at the Library of Congress, arranged by broad categories. The Library's online content represents only a small percentage of its physical holdings

Established in 1982 as the national service organization for the professional dance field, Dance/USA is a membership organization currently serving over 400 ballet, modern, ethnic, jazz, and tap companies, dance service and presenting organizations, individuals, and related organizations. There is a list of research resources also

VC offers both introductory and advanced ceramics classes. Follow the VC Ceramics Dept. on their Facebook page!

Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces.

Dedicated to the creation and maintenance of the world's most comprehensive centralized database about American artists and to the inclusion of painters, sculptors, and illustrators. Contains detailed information on nearly 28,000 American artists. Also provides directories of museums, dealers, auction houses, and professional organizations and a glossary of art terms

Repository of primary materials. Has some 16 million documents--letters, photographs, diaries, sketches, scrapbooks, business records, and other documentation--along with catalogues, papers of artists, dealers, critics, art historians, curators, administrators, museums and related organizations

The collections of the Prints & Photographs Division of the Library of Congress include photographs, fine and popular prints and drawings, posters, and architectural and engineering drawings. While international in scope, the collections are particularly rich in materials produced in, or documenting the history of, the United States and the lives, interests and achievements of the American people

Located in Washington D.C., The National Gallery of Art was created in 1937 for the people of the United States of America by a joint resolution of Congress, accepting the gift of financier and art collector Andrew W. Mellon. Search the collection for a specific artist, title, or both

An award-winning virtual museum dedicated to educating, informing and sharing great photographs. Exhibitions are drawn from the museum's collection, from the earliest daguerreotype portraits to the work of Ansel Adams

A complete, free online course from Massachusetts Institute of Technology on basic architecture. Contains lecture notes, assignments and exams

The SAH Archipedia is an authoritative online encyclopedia of the building world published by the Society of Architectural Historians and the University of Virginia Press. Within this site users will find histories, photographs, and maps for more than 8,500 structures and places. This site also includes landscapes, monuments, artwork, and more