WestWeb

Introduction to Western Studies
and Research Resources:
Museums


This list is only a beginning, and is being updated constantly. This page contains links to General Sites of Interest concerning Western Museums, State and Local Historical Societies and Museums, Archives, Natural History Museums, Botanic Gardens, Zoological Research Centers, Observatories, Aquariums, and Aboretums, Art Museums, History Museums and Cultural Centers, and National Museums.


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General Sites of Interest concerning Western Museums

  • The WWW Virtual Library--Museums Index.
  • University of California Museum Informatics Project.


    • State and Local Historical Societies and Museums

  • Alaska Department of Education's Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museums site provides links to Alaskan research resources.
  • California Historical Society.
  • California State Historical Landmarks.
  • Museum of the City of San Francisco.
  • Museum of Western Colorado.
  • Idaho State Historical Society.
  • Kansas State Historical Society.
  • The Los Alamos New Mexico Historical Museum has both artifacts of Anasazi settlement of the area and of the Atomics industry which Los Alamos Labs spawned.
  • Tempe Historical Museum provides a history of the Tempe area from Hohokam settlement to the present.
  • New Mexico Database of Cultural Holdings.
  • North Dakota State Historical Society.
  • South Dakota State Historical Society.
  • The Texas Memorial Museum at UT Austin.
  • Washington State Historical Society.
  • Wyoming State Museum.


    • Archives

  • Alaska Department of Education's Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museums site provides links to Alaskan research resources.
  • Arizona State Department of Library, Archives, and Public Information.
  • Oregon State Archives.
  • Government of British Columbia Archives.
  • Hawaii State Archives.
  • University of Idaho Special Collections.
  • The Manitoba Provincial Government's The Hudson's Bay Company Archives.
  • Provincial Archives of Manitoba.
  • Utah State Archives.
  • American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.


    • Natural History Museums, Botanic Gardens, Zoological Research Centers, Observatories, Aquariums, and Aboretums

  • The Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum Page features a "cyber-tour" of the arboretum and a wealth of desert ecology information.
  • Museum of Paleontology at the University of California at Berkeley.
  • Santa Fé Institute Homepage.
  • Canadian Museum of Civilization.
  • San Francisco Zoo HomePage.
  • Mount Wilson Observatory.
  • Vancouver Aquarium Online.
  • Birch Aquarium at Scripps, UC San Diego.
  • Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
  • Ontario Science Centre: Home Page.
  • Los Angeles County Natural History Museum.
  • Honolulu Community College Dinosaur Exhibit.
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium.
  • The High Desert Museum, in Bend, Oregon.
  • Denver Museum of Natural History.


    • Art Museums

  • The Getty Center.
  • San José State University Digital Art Exhibits.


    • History Museums and Cultural Centers

  • Pueblo Cultural Center.
  • ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy.
  • The Royal British Columbia Museum.
  • The Autry Museum of Western Heritage includes seven permanent galleries dedicated to the art, history, and culture of the American West.


    • National Museums

  • Canada's Digital Collections, courtesy of the Canadian Government.
  • The National Park Service Main Page.


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