The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has used the flexibility of the world wide web and the use of hyperlinks to allow users to view its holdings in fresh and useful ways. The website is organized by themes (e.g. Symbolism, The Art of Classical Greece, The Bauhaus), by timelines, by geographical regions, and by the traditional artist/subject. In this way, the vast collection of "the Met" can become a wonderful teaching tool across a number of disciplines. Even if you don't teach art, you can supplement your lessons on history, architecture, literature, or culture. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words!
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