Museums/Zoos

Art Natural History
Historical Science
Zoos

Smithsonian Institution
Information on the 16 museums and galleries as well as the
National Zoo that compose the Smithsonian.

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Art
Cranbrook Art Museum
Collection of contemporary art.

Detroit Institute of Arts
Fifth largest fine arts museum in the United States, with over 60,000 works in over 100 galleries.

Louvre
Tour of the famous French museum and its holdings; English and Spanish language editions available.

Metropolitan Museum of Art
Explore 5,000 years of art at this magnificent art museum.

National Gallery of Art
Locate works of art by artist, title, subject, style, school, creation date or medium.

Smithsonian Art Museum
Browse through over 4,000 works of art, or look at this month's feature.  Searchable by artist, title of work, subject, and object.

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Historical
Alcatraz
Take a virtual tour of one of the most famous prisons in the U.S.

Detroit Historical Museum
Includes the Detroit Historical Museum, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Historic Fort Wayne and Moross House, each museum telling the history of Detroit from its founding in 1701 to the present.

Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
87 acre estate on the shores of Grosse Pointe Shores, MI, designed in 1926 by Albert Kahn; original collections consisting of fine furniture, decorative arts and original paintings.

Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
Nation's largest indoor/outdoor museum complex based on authentic objects, stories and lives from America's traditions of ingenuity, resourcefulness and innovation.

Holocaust Memorial Center
Dedicated to preserve the memory and history of Jews murdered in the Holocaust.

Museum of African American History
Dedicated to the preservation and presentation of African and African American history and culture.

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Natural History
Field Museum of National History
Home page of the Field Museum in Chicago; contains information on exhibits, educational programs and activities.

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Science
Cranbrook Institute of Science
Programs and exhibits to encourage the understanding of scientific concepts by experimentation.

Detroit Science Center
Hands-on interactive exhibits, science demonstrations, laser light show and daily experiments are available at the Science Center.

The Exploratorium
This digital library at this children's online museum offers a wealth of information. Includes online exhibits, many pictures, sound effects, various science activities and a live webcam of San Francisco Bay.

Smithsonian Air & Space Museum
This site is a "must see" for anyone interested in aviation. It includes a complete tour of the museum, major events in aviation history, and explanations of how things fly.

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Zoos
Virtual Zoos
Links to several zoos in the US and around the world.

Zoos Worldwide
News, animals of the month, zoos divided by continent, zoo cams, and a recommended site of the month.

ZooWeb
Worldwide links to zoos and aquariums.

Detroit Zoological Institute, Belle Isle Zoo, and the Belle Isle Aquarium

National Zoo

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