ART and ARCHITECTURE

Louvre Museum Official Website: collections
http://mistral.culture.fr/louvre/anglais/collec/coll_d.htm
The Louvre has been a medieval fortress, palace of the kings of France, and, for the last two hundred years, a museum. The Louvreís world-famous collections include great art works dating from ancient times through the present.

Vatican Museum
http://www.christusrex.org/www1/vaticano/0-Musei.html
The Vatican Museum houses some of the worldís greatest literary and art treasures. The museum collection can be traced back to 1503 when Pope Julius II placed a statue of Apollo in the internal courtyard of the Belvedere Palace.

Tenochtitlan: Ancient City
http://www.mexicocity.com.mx/anc_city.html
When Spaniards arrived in Tenochtitlan, they were impressed by the splendid design and cleanliness of this city, one of the greatest metropolises in the world at the time. See what the Spaniards saw on this site.

HISTORY

Indian History
http://www.hiindia.com/arts/docs/history.htm
Various invasions have changed the culture of the Indian subcontinent, and the mixing of diverse cultural elements into its complex civilization is a strong feature of India's history. See this site to learn about ancient India, Medieval India, the Mogul Empire, Islamic Influence, and many other phases of Indiaís colorful history.

CULTURE

Culinary History
http://www.nypl.org:80/research/chss/grd/resguides/culryla.html
Food and drink touch all aspects of human culture and history. This site from the New York Public Library offers a research guide into the history of food.

The Native American Adventure
http://www.indians.org/
This stunning and extensive web site is the place to go for anyone interested in anything Native American.

Costumes Period and Styles

http://www.tulane.edu/~hughl/Period.Styles/Costumes/text/Cost.Per_Styles.html This site is for students of clothing styles from many eras including Gothic, Renaissance, Early Italian, High Renaissance, Reformation, Elizabethan, Baroque, and Georgian.

SCIENCE

Museum of the History of Science, Oxford
http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/
On this site you can see such special exhibits as that of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. Other pages cover such topics as mathematics and its application in Renaissance Europe.

LITERATURE

Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
http://daphne.palomar.edu/shakespeare/default.htm
A guide to Shakespeare resources on the Internet, including links to primary texts, information on the Globe Theatre, and aspects of Shakespearean theatrical performance.