Ethnic and Regional Art
Museums and Centers
See Also: Periods and Movements
World Culture: Art Prints and Posters
Works influenced by cultures from around the world, view the largest selection at the lowest prices, including thousands of custom framing and mounting options.
World Myths and Legends in Art
Site created by the Minneapolis Institute of Art featuring information and works by artists that have been inspired by the myths and legends of their culture.
World Art Treasures
Around 100,000 art images from civilizations in Egypt, China, Japan, India, and Europe brought to you by the Jacques-Edouard Berger Foundation.
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timelines/Regions
The history of art from around the world organized chronologically and geographically.
Art History Resources on the Web
Art history guide created by Chris Witcombe of Sweet Briar College, includes resources from prehistoric to contemporary, links to museums and galleries from Afghanistan to Wales, and more.
CODART List
An online guide to Dutch and Flemish art on the internet, includes museums, curators, exhibitions, events, and special features.
Tribal Arts
Online magazine dedicated to fine and antique traditional art from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Indonesia, Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia.
Wikipedia: Art by Nationality
Information and resources from Albanian to Zimbabwean, also includes art by region and art by country.
Museums and Centers
Louvre Museum Official Website
Conserves, protects, and restores France's national art treasures, from the early royal collections to recent acquisitions.
British Museum: World Cultures
Includes artefacts representing the cultures of the world over the past two million years.
Sister Wendy's American Collection
Sixty seven year old British nun, and art critic, shares her views of works in America's greatest museums.
National Library of Australia
Collects materials representing Australian culture and heritage with online exhibitions of national treasures including artworks, photography and more.
Vancouver Art Gallery
Comprehensive resource for visual art and culture in British Columbia.
Himalayan Art Resources
Features over 30,000 images from private and museum collections in Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and Mongolia.
Museo Andres Blaisten
One of the most comprehensive collections of modern and contemporary hispanic painting and modern art.
Site languages: Spanish and English
National Museum of the American Indian
Thousands of Native North American works from the Northwest Coast, the Plains, and the Southwest.
Mathers Museum of World Cultures
Indiana University's museum of world cultures includes educational programs, exhibits, and events that explore objects from Australia to Zimbabwe.
Philadelphia Museum of Art: Collections
Online collections of American, Asian, and European art, as well as Dutch ceramics, European arms and armor, plus modern and contemporary works by Mexican Modernists, African American artists, and self-taught or outsider artists.
MIA: African, Oceanic, and Native American Art
Collection of over 3000 objects created by Native peoples across four continents, including masterworks of sculpture, metalsmithing, ceramics, painting, basketry, beading, and quillwork.