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WebExhibits is an interactive, online museum of science, humanities, and culture. We hope that the exhibits’ information, virtual experiments, and hands-on activities prompt you to think, to formulate questions, and to explore topics from a variety of angles.

The web exhibit difference

Discover how web exhibits differ from other information on the Internet. Go >>

Create your own

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Use in the classroom

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Links & copies

Please feel free to link to any pages in this site, or reproduce excerpts or screen grabs for editorial purposes. You can copy, distribute, or display many of the exhibits, unless otherwise noted. To use exhibits for commercial purposes, please contact us.

Citations

Learn how to cite WebExhibits using a variety of common citation styles. Go >>

Collaborators

Several exhibits are produced in collaboration with educational, scientific and cultural institutions, including:

  • Brandeis University, Massachusetts
  • National Gallery of Art, Washington
  • Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid

Sponsors

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The exhibits in this museum have been funded by, or provided in-kind support by the following sponsors:

  • Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement (IDEA)
  • Google Inc.
  • Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
  • U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) grant P116B011454
  • National Science Foundation grant DUE 9653252
  • National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)
  • SIRIM Berhad, Malaysia
  • Private supporters and contributors like you

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