Index of American Design From the National Gallery of Art, this site allows you to take tours of their collections of costumes, textiles, dolls, furniture, folk art, pottery, Shaker crafts, toys, woodcarving, and metalwork. Los Angeles Craft and Folk Art Museum Hours, exhibitions, volunteer information. An annual show, site includes show information and an archive of photos. Precita Eyes Mural Arts and Visitors Center, San Francisco Site includes photos of some featured murals, information about the center, classes, and tours. San Francisco Craft and Folk Art Museum Features contemporary craft, folk, and ethnic art from around the world.
Site lists upcoming exhibitions, publications, and museum information.
The Dowse Art Museum New Zealand museum exhibiting a collection of contemporary crafts. This site from Stanford's Japan Window Project includes information on and examples of traditional Japanese crafts including weaving and dyeing, braid and embroidery, ceramics, lacquer ware, woodwork, metalwork, and papermaking. Victoria and Albert Museum. Founded in 1852 to support and encourage excellence in art and design, it was renamed the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1899 in honour of Queen Victoria. You can view all the pieces in the collection on the web site, divided into categories for ceramics, fiber, glass, metal, and wood.