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    National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
    National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
    Smithsonian Institution
    American Memory from the Library of Congress
    State, Regional, and Jurisdictional Arts Agencies Working with the NEA
    American Arts Alliance
    National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
    The Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture
    Center for the Study of Southern Culture
    CultureFinder.com

    Visual Arts

    Artnet
    World Wide Arts Resources
    Art Museum Network
    Arts and Humanities Resources -- from the Internet Public Library
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
    National Design Museum
    MIT: Rotch Visual Collections

    Architecture

    Historic Buildings and the Arts Center of Expertise
    National Building Museum
    A Digital Archive of American Architecture (17th - 20th century)
    The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design
    Society of Architectural Historians
    The Getty Architectural Tour
    Architecture Web Sites

    Music

    The Music of Americans -- The Library of Congress Collection
    The National Museum of American History: Music
    Worldwide Internet Music Resources: Genres and Types of Music -- Indiana University School of Music
    Classical Music History Timelines on the Web
    American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
    U.S. Opera
    OperaGlass -- Opera information server
    Historic American Sheet Music -- from Duke University
    African-American Sheet Music 1850-1920
    Jazz & Blues: Spotlight Biography
    A Brief History of Jazz
    Styles of Jazz - A Map
    America's Jazz Heritage -- Smithsonian
    Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
    Popular Songs in American History
    Smithsonian: Musical History
    The Explosion of American Music: 1940-1990
    The Impact of 60s Rock & Roll
    Musicals Net
    Billboard Charts

    Dance

    Modern Dance - Spotlight Biography
    Dance USA
    Dance Links
    Dance Net

    Theater

    Musical Theater - Spotlight Biography
    McCoy's Guide to Theatre and Performing Studies
    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
    TheatrePedia - The ELAC Internet Theatre Library

    Film and Television

    A Centennial Salute to Cinema
    The U.S. Screen Scene
    Oscar.com - The official Academy Awards Site
    Sundance Institute
    Emmys.tv - Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
    The National Film Preservation Act of 1996
    National Film Preservation Board (Library of Congress)
    Public Motion Picture Research Centers and Film Archives
    Motion Picture Studios, Copyright Holders and Commercial Services
    Directories of Film Schools
    Film Publications and Resource Guides
    Film, Preservation and Cultural Organizations
    Cinema Sites
    The Internet Movie Database
    Images: A Journal of Film and Popular Culture
    Television Resources
    TVLINK - Film & Television Website Archive
    Association of America's Public Television Stations
    Hollywood.com

    Photography

    America's First Look into the Camera: Deguerrotype Portraits and Views 1839-1864
    Smithsonian: Photography
    Secrets of the Dark Chamber: The Art of the American Daguerreotype
    American Museum of Photography


    Quilts and Crafts

    Quilts, Counterpanes & Throws
    Smithsonian: Textiles and Quilts
    Smithsonian: Art, Design, and Crafts
    The White House Collection of American Crafts

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