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Museum Tours: The David Roberts Gallery: David Roberts, r.a.

For Students 9th - 10th
David Roberts was a 19th century artist who traveled to Egypt and nearby regions to paint and draw architectural structures and people. His published work was very popular in England. This is a collection of 124 pieces of his work that...
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Art Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Art Project is a part of the Google Cultural Institute. View individual pieces of art in detail with the close-up tool. View collections from museums around the world, and even get 360 degree views of artworks within those museums....
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Bullock Texas State History Museum

Bullock Museum: Texas State Capitol

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a virtual tour of the State Capitol of Texas to discover how the state government works and to learn about the history of Texas.
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Vatican Museums: Sistine Chapel

For Students 9th - 10th
This site covers the floor plans and designs of the Sistine Chapel. It provides links to the ceiling itself, the last judgment, the north wall, the south wall, and the entrance wall. Also includes a virtual tour of the chapel.
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Maps of Mexico

Virtual Picture Travel Map of Arizona

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Travel to Arizona and take a virtual tour of Phoenix and the Grand Canyon. While in Phoenix visit places of interest such as the Roosevelt Dam, Goldfield Ghost Town and the State Capital Museum.
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Maps of Mexico

Virtual Picture Travel Map of Arizona

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Travel to Arizona and take a virtual tour of Phoenix and the Grand Canyon. While in Phoenix visit places of interest such as the Roosevelt Dam, Goldfield Ghost Town and the State Capital Museum.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African Art | African Mosaic

For Students 9th - 10th
Identify and understand this exhibit of African art presented by the National Museum of African Art. A brief video provides and overview of the exhibit. Experience the tour virtually and quiz your observation skills with the Gallery Hunt.
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Tennessee History For Kids

Tennessee History for Kids: Museum of the Cherokee Indian

For Students 3rd - 5th
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian is in Cherokee, North Carolina. We strongly recommend you go there. Cherokee is directly across the Great Smoky Mountains from Gatlinburg. And if you want to learn about the Cherokees and their culture,...
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National Park Service: American Visionaries: Frederick Douglass Life and Work

For Students 9th - 10th
This virtual museum exhibit from National Park Service focuses on Frederick Douglass. It offers a biography of Frederick Douglass, lesson plans, an image gallery, and a virtual tour of his home.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Wonders of Yangzhou

For Students 9th - 10th
This website focuses on Yangzhou, China, one of China's most iconic old towns. It offers a 360-degree virtual tour of its major attractions like the Ge Gardens and the Museum of the Tomb of the Han Guangling King. View its exhibits and...
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Alcotts and Orchard House

For Students 9th - 10th
Orchard House in Concord, Massachusetts, is now a museum but was once the home of Bronson Alcott and Louisa May Alcott. From this site you can access a virtual tour of Orchard House.
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Tenement Museum: New York Tenement Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
From the online home of the museum, take a virtual tour of the restored apartments in a tenement building located at 97 Orchard Street in New York's Lower East Side. Learn about the lives of actual past residents and experience what life...
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Shelburne Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Vermont's Shelburne Museum fuses history and art in a cluster of buildings housing American arts, architecture and artifacts. The fine arts collection is installed in a building that is a Greek Revival structure outside and a Park Avenue...
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The Teacher's Guide: Virtual Fieldtrips

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A collection of links to online tours of museums and exhibits. Note - a few of the links have gone dead.
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Valdosta State University: Virtual Museum of Fossils

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides an interactive introduction to paleontology. Take a tour, search by animal or time period, and peruse for hot links throughout the museum.
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Carpet Museum of Iran

For Students 9th - 10th
The home on the web of Tehran's museum of carpets, which showcases the craftsmanship and beauty of the carpet-weaving traditions of the region. Virtual panoramic tours of the museum's galleries and multiple examples of the rich variety...
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Department of Transportation: Maritime Career

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource describes jobs in the maritime industry, ways to get training for various career paths in the industry, and employment opportunities. Links to Maritime Museum websites are included.
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Birmingham Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the website of the Birmingham Museum of Art with its nationally recognized collections of art. With a virtual reality tour of its galleries and departmental highlights, the Birmingham Museum of Art makes it easy to explore its...
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Penn Museum

Penn Museum: A New Look at an Ancient Culture: Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can take a virtual tour of a collection of Egyptian artifacts, visit the sites of numerous archaeological expeditions, and learn a tremendous amount about the complex gods and goddesses of the Egyptian religion.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Lets Net: Immigration Explorations

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will take a virtual tour of the Ellis Island Museum and peruse some other websites in this fun activity. From the information they obtain, they will conduct group discussions and record their findings in chart form.
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Velorama Bicycle Museum: Netherlands

For Students 9th - 10th
The Dutch are known for being avid bike riders, and this site by the Dutch Fietsmuseum proves it. Watch a slide show on various bicycle inventions over the years or take a virtual tour of the museum to learn about cycle history.
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Bento: Tokyo Food Page: Food Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains photo "field trips" in Japan of various markets, food-related museums, and other interesting places, including world markets. Site is also available in Japanese.
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The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library

For Students 9th - 10th
The estate and art collection of the late Henry Clay Frick is open to the public as a teaching and learning museum. Here you can take a virtual 360 degree look at each room and examine the works of art inside.
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The Etruscan Virtual Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Very detailed site featuring a history of the Etruscan people and descriptions of daily life through a tour of an Etruscan city. Highlights the accomplishments of these people and why their civilization faded. Lots of pictures of ancient...