This site continues to be an an online version of the museum, rather than just dealing with information about the museum and a few teaser images. Full exhibits are mounted on the site, which appear to supplement the real life exhibits with that are unique to the Web.
It provides extensive information about the museum and an online version of exhibits in U.C. Berkeley's University Art Museum. Hours of operation, exhibit information, extent of collection and admisssion policies are among the information provided. This Web site has vastly improved since the last Infofilter review. The use of unique Web features is exceptional.
This site is easy to navigate and the exhibits appear to change as often as they change in the Real Life museum. I looked extensively at the "New Child" exhibit, which had intersting links to such varied sources as an archive of 18th century studies and a letter to the Wall Street Journal.
As mentioned above, these make great use of the hypertext abilities of the World Wide Web and truly supplement the learning experience for users. The art and history of the era are linked through the use of timelines, which makes the exhibit richer, because cultural and political have links to the exhibit. These timelines give context to the information in the exhibit.. This site is a model for other art sites.
The Self-guided Tour of one of the images is a wonderful way to get children interested in art, and rivals any of the 'edutainment' CD-ROMs currently available.
Information about the program is interspersed with exhibits in appropriate places. The images are also well documented, which makes this a good site for students of art.
English Server: 18th Century Studies
What the Wall Street Journal won't tell you