LACMA Collections Online 


One of the largest artifact collections online, this website presents more than 70,000 images of artwork and objects from around the world and throughout history. Images are organized by subject—such as African Art, Costume and Textiles, German Expressionism, and Prints and Drawings—which facilitates browsing. A Quick Tour option generates random images from all departments to provide a rough sense of the scope of the collection, offering up images ranging from Pablo Picasso’s Centaur to a painted porcelain bowl from China’s Yuan dynasty.

The most substantial sections are Japanese Art, with about 2,500 images, and South and Southeast Asian Art, with 2,000 images sorted by country. In addition, the Photography section offers prints ranging in date from 1840 to the present. Basic bibliographic data is provided, and most sections include useful historical context and additional background information. All images may be enlarged and manipulated using the Image Viewer, which saves previously viewed images. New materials are added regularly.

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