Research Guides: Government Information Research Guide: Art & Humanities

Art & Humanities

Archives of American Art Image Gallery
A research center dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing access to primary sources that document the history of the visual arts in America. The image gallery contains over 8,000 photographs, letters, sketches, diaries, and other documents which have been scanned and individually described.

Library of Congress Digital Collections
Find prints, photos, music, dance, theater, poetry, folklife, and more at the Library of Congress.
ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) offers research to support the arts, humanities, and psychology.

U.S. History and Historical Documents (USA.gov)
Explore art, architecture, American culture, history, libraries, and museums.
National Air and Space Museum Collections
The museum holds in trust over 50,000 artifacts. The collections include engines, rockets, uniforms, spacesuits, balloons, artwork, documents, manuscripts and photographs from around the world.
National Endowment for the Arts Research Publications
The NEA provides grants to support artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation for the benefit of individuals and communities. The research database includes research reports, notes, brochures, and convenings.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities, this site includes news, research, and grant application opportunities and tools.
National Gallery of Art Collection
A searchable database of the nation's gallerys of paintings, sculptures, works on paper, photographs, decorative arts and architecture.

Smithsonian Digital Collections
The Smithsonian is the world's largest museum and research complex. Search over 7.4 million records with 568,100 images, video and sound files, electronic journals and other resources from the Smithsonian's museums, archives & libraries.