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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Today the MFA is one of the most comprehensive art museums in the world; the collection encompasses nearly 450,000 works of art. We welcome more than one million visitors each year to experience art from ancient Egyptian to contemporary, special exhibitions, and innovative educational programs. MFA Images offers over 150,000 high-quality images for publishing needs, from illustrating an art history text book to capturing attention on the cover of a novel. MFA Images has historical portraits, examples of different art movements, images of objects from numerous cultures, and beautiful illustrations that span the Museum's encyclopedic collection.
web site url : http://www.mfa.org/ |
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National Gallery of Art
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. The paintings and works of sculpture given by Andrew Mellon have formed a nucleus of high quality around which the collections have grown. The dynamic combination of public and private support has made possible the achievements and accomplishments of the National Gallery of Art. Since its founding, federal funds ensure the operation and maintenance and the protection and care of the nation's art collection, enabling the Gallery to remain open 363 days a year at no charge to visitors.
web site url : http://www.nga.gov/ |
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The Asian Art Museum
The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian Art, with a collection of over 17,000 artworks spanning 6,000 years of history. The museum is a public institution whose mission is to lead a diverse global audience in discovering the unique material, aesthetic, and intellectual achievements of Asian art and culture.
web site url : http://www.asianart.org/ |
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The Craft Council of South Africa
The Craft Council was started in 1991 as an umbrella organisation to unite and assist craftspeople throughout the country. CCSA is a countrywide membership-based, not-for-profit craft organisation that represents the interest of craftspeople, conserves traditional craft skills as an indigenous knowledge resource, encourages, supports and promotes fine craftsmanship, and cooperates in a network of public and private organisations to constantly grow the craft sector.
web site url : http://www.craftcouncil.co.za/ |
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The Crafts Council of India
The Crafts Council of India (CCI) is a voluntary organisation, working in the craft sector, for the welfare of crafts persons and the development of handicrafts. CCI was established in 1976 by Smt. Kamala Devi Chattopadhyay and has its headquarters in Chennai. CCI is the apex body with a network of 10 affiliated State Councils and is affiliated to the World Crafts Council which is the only non - governmental international organisation working in the craft sector.
web site url : http://www.craftscouncilindia.org/ |
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The Museum of Modern Art
Founded in 1929 as an educational institution, The Museum of Modern Art is dedicated to being the foremost museum of modern art in the world. Through the leadership of its Trustees and staff, The Museum of Modern Art manifests this commitment by establishing, preserving, and documenting a permanent collection of the highest order that reflects the vitality, complexity and unfolding patterns of modern and contemporary art; by presenting exhibitions and educational programs of unparalleled significance; by sustaining a library, archives, and conservation laboratory that are recognized as international centers of research ; and by supporting scholarship and publications of preeminent intellectual merit.
web site url : http://www.moma.org/ |
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