Featured Resources
Smart History
Accessible art history, packed with rabbit holes to go down, with high academic standards and totally free!
Learning
VocalEyes
Art and culture through audio description. For blind and visually impaired people, with audio description enjoyable by many.
Inclusion
The Lonely Palette
A podcast with Tamar Avishai that focuses on one object at a time and tells its story.
Videos and Podcasts
Museums and Collections Browse online collections, virtual museums and archives
National Gallery Collection
www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/explore-the-collection
Rijksmuseum Collection
www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collectionhttps://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection
The Met Collection
www.metmuseum.org/art/collection
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
zeitzmocaa.museum
Learning Courses, guides and educational resources
Attenborough Arts Centre SENsory Atelier
attenborougharts.com/sensory-atelier
Europeana
www.europeana.eu/en
National Gallery SEND Programme
www.nationalgallery.org.uk/learning/send-programme
National Gallery: Research Events
www.nationalgallery.org.uk/research/research-events
Open Learn (Arts)
www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts
Smarthistory
smarthistory.org
Travelusion (lectures)
buymeacoffee.com/travelusion
Videos and Podcasts Documentaries, lectures and podcasts
The Lonely Pallette
www.thelonelypalette.com
Travelusion (lectures)
buymeacoffee.com/travelusion
Waldy and Bendy’s Adventures in Art
zczfilms.com/podcasts/waldy-bendy
What Do Artists Do All Day (BBC)
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7VSThB-wak8ac-L-sRakYwlAyCsEcaHp&si=V6T7EXik1h45Zbxk
Books Reads for every level of art history
An Introduction to Art History – Charles Harrison
yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300247138/an-introduction-to-art
Bendor Grosvenor – The Invention of British Art
www.waterstones.com/book/the-invention-of-british-art/bendor-grosvenor/9781783968091
Lachlan Goudie – The Secrets of Painting
www.thamesandhudson.com/products/the-secrets-of-painting
Michael Bird – Vincent’s Starry Night and Other Stories: A Children’s History of Art
www.waterstones.com/book/vincents-starry-night-and-other-stories/michael-bird/kate-evans/9781780676142
Tools Timelines, databases, image libraries and more
Google Arts & Culture
artsandculture.google.com
JSTOR Open Content
about.jstor.org/products/jstor-platform/whats-on-jstor/open-and-free
Smarthistory Tiny Timeline
smarthistory.org/tiny-timeline-global-europe
Inclusion Resources focussed on diverse voices and perspectives
Attenborough Arts Centre SENsory Atelier
attenborougharts.com/sensory-atelier
National Gallery SEND Programme
www.nationalgallery.org.uk/learning/send-programme
Seeing AI (app)
www.seeingai.com
SEND in Museums
sendinmuseums.org
VocalEyes
vocaleyes.co.uk