We wanted to share some of our favorite high-quality FREE, reliable, and open access sources for teaching and learning art, art history, film/media, and museums
Check back often as we are always putting new things ‘on the shelves’!
We prefer to use sources with direct links to creator and institution websites, but many of these are also available on mediated platforms like YouTube, podcast channels, etc.
Have a recommendation? Email us at admin@greenstripeconsulting.com
Having a harder and harder time finding relevant and REAL objects and images through search engines? Looking for that perfect example or resource for a specific style or period? Need primary documents or secondary sources for your research or a student project?
Digital Collections held by museums, libraries and archives are hands down the most accessible, reliable, and useful resource for research and object-based teaching and learning in the arts and humanities.
Using digital collections reinforces research skills, builds audiences, and creates meaningful connections to our shared cultural heritage. And, it supports our museums, libraries, and archives. It’s a win-win-win!
Here are some of the free and open-access, user-friendly digital collections with high-quality images that we use in our classrooms.
Virtual Tours, articles, video resources
Photos, aerial views, maps, indexed by country
Historical sites, cities, world architecture
Art of the Americas, Latin American, Chicana/o, Latinx art
Manuscripts, prints, photographs, primary documents
archaeology, ethnography, global art history, short films
Old Masters, Early Modern, Colonial, Asian art
Object and Stories collection - art and media
Fashion, decorative and personal arts, Colonial/British Empire
It is getting harder and harder to find reliable, informative, and human expert-driven videos for teaching and learning about art, history, and culture.
Here are some of the content creators and video collections that we use in our classrooms. We’ve tried to provide direct links to creator websites, when possible, but most can also be found on YouTube and/or Vimeo
Digital Sources, Tools, and Methods for a Global History of Art and Images
Videos, K-12 Resources
Links to UK public collections, resources on artists, art terms, themes, etc
images, articles, maps, links sourced from museums, journals, and institutions focused on inclusive art histories, mid-20th c to present
Global Art History videos, webinars, and resources
Movie search, articles, recommendations
Film history resources, film clips, trailers, teaching resources, Shakespeare on Film, study guides
Film lists, reviews, quizzes, quotes, references, and Film History resources
Free cultural and educational media on the web
Here are a few of our favorite museums, institutions, and organizations that offer introductory-level, user-friendly, and free teaching and learning resources in English on their websites.
We use these websites for virtual visits, research, and engagement with arts and culture institutions. If you are lucky enough to be near one, stop by and say hello!
United States
Europe
Africa
Asia, Australia and the Pacific
Canada
Central and South America, The Caribbean