Here are some links to online exhibits that focus on topics related to anthropology and archeology. Be sure to look at our Feature button above. For more comprehensive lists please visit the links to online exhibit lists below. Also, you may want to check with your state archeologist or State Historic Preservation Officer for information on state or regional online exhibits.

Links to online exhibit lists
National Park Service Museum Management Program
ArchNet—Museums
Anthropology Museums on the Web
HABS/HAER Exhibits
UR-LIST: Web Resources for Visual Anthropology
Virtual Library Museums Page
WWW Virtual Library—American Indians Index of Native American Resources on the Internet

Online exhibits

A New Lease on Life: Museum Conservation in the National Park Service
A behind the scenes look at artifact conservation and museum resources management within the National Park Service. A number of timely conservation issues are addressed in the exhibit, including assessment, stabilization, and methods of artifact restoration. A New Lease on Life: Museum Conservation in the National Park creatively explores a side of museums that few get the chance to see.

Sipapu Chetro Ketl Great Kiva
Web site that showcases Chetro Ketl, a kiva in Chaco Canyon New Mexico. With the use of a multi-media presentation, the exhibit illuminates aspects of Anasazi culture, architecture and history within Chaco Canyon. Fun and informative, the Sipapu Chetro Ketl Great Kiva web site brings the history of the prehistoric Southwest alive.

The Ethnography of Lewis and Clark: Native American Objects and the American Quest for Commerce and Science
Utilizing material objects as a focal point, the Harvard University's Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology online exhibit builds a rich historical context for the Lewis and Clark expedition. Exploring Native American cultures and cultural views of Native Americans, the exhibit is ideal for teachers, students, and others interested in American history.

Recycled, Re-seen: Folk Art from the Global Scrap Heap
The Museum of International Folk Art exhibit showcases the resourcefulness with which artists have turned what was once seen as junk into what many can now see as jewels. Major points of interest within the exhibit include: the social and political context of contemporary creative recycling, individual and cultural expression through the creative process, and the innovative use of material culture for purposes other than for what it was designed. Recycled, Re-Seen: Folk Art from the Global Scrap Heap is educational and inspiring.

Culture Shock
Online companion to the PBS television series. Culture Shock explores the controversies between art, expression and cultural values across numerous time periods and artistic media. From the music of Elvis Presley to Michelangelo's statue of David, this online exhibit challenges visitors to explore cultural attitudes towards artistic expression, and to decide whether or not they wish to view specific works of art.

The Lower East Side Tenement Museum
Online exhibitions explore the lives of 19th century tenement residents in New York City. Exhibits trace the unique lives of tenement residents through written sources, photographs, and material culture items such as wallpaper. With an emphasis on ethnicity and class, the exhibits shed light on the harsh realities of tenement life in a way that is both culturally sensitive and informative.

Of Stones and Stories: the Pueblitos of Dinetah
An exhibit about pueblitos in the southwestern states, this site presents the history of archeology as it developed in relationship to the questions asked about pueblo cultures. Of Stones and Stories explores how archeology, history, and partnerships in the modern day work together to form impressions of the past.

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