Books you can take with you are in this number range:

• 069 (Exhibitions)
• 708 (Art Museums)
• 914-919 (Travel Guides)

When searching our catalog use these subjects:

• Museums

Helpful Reference Books:

• The Official Museum Directory - R 069.025 OFF
• The Cambridge Guide to the Museums of Europe - R 914 HUD

Suggested online databases:

Gale's PowerSearch-Gale
This is a comprehensive periodical resource that puts more than 60 million articles at your fingertips with a single search query. More than 11,000 titles and backfile coverage from 1980 Searches: Custom Newspapers, General Reference Center Gold, and Gale Virtual Reference Library. 

Pop Culture
Discover American culture through the decades spanning from the 1920 to the 2000s. A brief survey of any cultural genre, from sports to visual art, reveals that Americans are engaged in a more diverse array of activities than at any other point in history.

World History-ABC-CLIO
Spanning the globe from 1500 to the present, it offers comprehensive historical materials and interactive curricular units, and over 5,000 primary sources.

LIFE Magazine Photo Archive
LIFE.com represents the most amazing collection of professional photography. Over 10 million photos from the legendary archives of LIFE magazine. 

Websites:

• World Digital Library - The WDL makes available on the Internet significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.
• Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden - This museum is dedicated to enhancing the "public understanding and appreciation of contemporary art".
• Museum of Vancouver - Take a look at some of this museum's materials in its object gallery.
• National Museum of African American History and Culture - Visit virtual exhibits of the next Smithsonian museum which will be built in 2012. 
• Newseum - International coverage of news, news reporters, and newsmakers in the "World's Most Interactive Museum".
• Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art - A museum devoted to the appreciation and understanding of picture book art.
• State Hermitage Museum - The museums' physical location in St. Petersburg, Russia contains over 3 million items which you can peruse online.
• Musee du Louvre - No need to take a trip to Paris to enjoy the holdings of this world-renowned museum. Take a look at the Eye-Openers tab.
• Lower East Side Tenement Museum - This website is a time capsule for 87 Orchard St., Manhattan from 1863 to 1935.
• Old Sturbridge Village - Go back in time to Massachusetts during the late 1700's and early 1800's. This site is especially useful for students.
• Exploratorium - The museum of "science, art, and human perception" located in San Francisco, CA.
• Culture 24 - A virtual guide to thousands of museums, galleries, archives, and libraries in the United Kingdom.
• The Museum of Online Museums - The museums on this site encompass everything from traditional museum websites to blogs and image galleries.
• Museum Blogs - A directory of museum blogs and museum-related blogs.
• Flickr - Peruse museums from around the world using photo management and photo sharing applications.

The Smithsonian Institution's Museums:

• National Museum of African Art -  This museum fosters the discovery and appreciation of the visual arts of Africa.
• Air and Space Museum and Udvar-Hazy Center - Visit two museums at one online location.
• American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery - Home to one of the largest and most inclusive collections of American art in the world.
• American History Museum - Everything from the original Star-Spangled Banner and Abraham Lincoln’s top hat to Dorothy’s ruby slippers.
• National Museum of the American Indian - The museum supports the continuance of culture of the Native cultures of the Western Hemisphere.
• Anacostia Community Museum - The mission of this museum is to challenge perceptions about the concept of community.
• Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum - Located in New York City, this museum is devoted to historic and contemporary design.
• Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery - Two galleries dedicated to mostly Asian art.
• National Zoo - See more than pandas with live webcams of some of the exhibits and tons of animal photos.
• National Museum of Natural History - One of the first Smithsonian museums, dedicated to learning about the natural world.
• National Portrait Gallery - Conduct a portrait search using the NPG database or its Flickr group.
• Postal Museum - Located on the lower level of the historic City Post Office Building.