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The largest open access online-database about worldwide architects and buildings from past to present.

Definitions of and information about objects, artists, concepts and places important to art, architecture, and material culture. Maintained by the Getty Research Institute.

A collection of digitized images of buildings and cities drawn from across time and throughout the world maintained by the University of Washington.

Pairs essays and works of art with chronologies, telling the story of art through the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.

Maintained by the University of Michigan School of Art and Design

Literature, nonfiction, and reference free of charge.

How to find a novel, short story, or poem without knowing its title or author.

Biographies of poets, poetry, and information on teaching poetry.

Over 50.000 free ebooks, specializing in classic literature.

Organizes scholars from around the world in philosophy and related disciplines to create and maintain an up-to-date reference work.

Repository of materials covering a range of African American musical idioms and cultural expressions from the post-World War II era (Indiana University).

A national alliance of institutions holding significant collections of materials documenting the history of dance.

Database for Broadway theater information. IBDB provides records of productions from the beginnings of New York theater until today.