Arts & Entertainment

Reference E-Books

Arts & Entertainment E-Books (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Outside the Library, this resource is only available to Lincolnwood Library card holders.

Chicago Architecture Foundation
Directory of architects, information on architectural tours, student field trips, volunteering, etc.
Cities and Buildings Database
Images of buildings and cities from around the world from the University of Washington. Browse by location or search by architects, style, and construction date.
Great Buildings Collection
Ancient and new buildings. Includes picture index.

ArtCyclopedia
A comprehensive site to artists whose works can be found in museum collections worldwide. Search by artist's name, artwork's title, or art museum.
Art in Context
Art museums, current exhibits, galleries, art dealers, and artists' websites.
The Art Institute of Chicago
CAMIO -- Catalog of Art Museum Images Online (FirstSearch)
CAMIO contains about 95,000 works of fine and decorative art from leading museums around the world. The content includes high-resolution images of photographs, paintings, sculpture, decorative and utilitarian objects, prints, drawings and watercolors, jewelry and costumes, textiles and architecture — plus audio, video and mixed media. Difficult-to-find contemporary art is one of its strengths. Scope ranges from 3000 BC to the present. Content is rights-cleared for educational use.
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Chicago Gallery news
Local gallery openings, exhibits, and artist information. Links to art museums and cultural centers.
Europeana
Search millions of digital items provided by Europe's museums and galleries, archives, libraries and audio-visual organisations. Text can be read in a variety of European language. The site is funded by the European Union.
Museum of Contemporary Art

Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media is a national organization led by concerned parents and individuals with experience in child advocacy, public policy, education, media, and entertainment. They are dedicated to improving the media and entertainment lives of kids and families.
Facets Multi-Media
Gene Siskel Film Center
Internet Movie Database
Movie reviews, biographical sketches of artists, awards, etc.
Movies by Ebert
Film critic Roger Ebert's reviews.
Moviefone
Enter a movie you want to see and your ZIP code to find local listing.
Rotten Tomatoes
Reviews and movie lists. Lists can be generated based on criteria such as genre, era, and MPAA rating.

All Music
Information about different genres of music. Search by artist, album, song, or classical work. Includes biographical and historical information, discographies, and more.
Chicago Classical Music
An online community for classical music lovers. Includes calendar of events, discussion forums, and articles.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Classical Net
Buying guide to classical CDs, reviews, composers' works & dates.
Classics Online
Classics Online is a classical music download service, which also offers other genres of quality music, jazz, nostalgia, world, and contemporary instrumental.
Essentials of Music
Brief biographies of composers, overview of the main periods in classical music and glossary.
Lyrics from LyricWiki
All styles and nationalities going back to around 1930s.
Operabase
Global index of opera houses' websites, opera festivals, schedules, and reviews.
Ravinia
View a schedule and purchase tickets.
UBL Artist Direct
Links to musicians' websites, concert info, radio stations, record labels, and more.

Curtain Up
Current and past theater reviews of plays in New York City, Washington D.C., and London.
Internet Broadway Database
The official site for Broadway theaters. Information on current productions and on shows going back to the beginning of New York theater
League of Chicago Theatres
Show listings of Chicago plays.