Visual Literacy Research Guide

RareHistoricalPhotos.com is a website/blog exclusively dedicated to historical and rare photographs. Each historical photograph has a story to tell, each of them documents a major event in human history, each photo is a way to grasp the full meaning of the past.

Magnum Photos was founded in 1947 and remains the leading photography agency in the world. Shop books, posters and prints from our photographers.

Our evolving collection contains almost 200,000 works of modern and contemporary art. More than 104,000 works are currently available online. Search by Artist or work.

This page allows you to search The Met Collection or browse by category. The art includes paintings, sculpture, artifacts, textiles, architecture, photographs, etc. At the bottom there is a list of Research and Resources that direct you to other relevant sections. You can also view current exhibitions on the main site. Open the exhibition and click on the Exhibition Objects tab to see images of the collection. Clicking on an image will give you additional info about a single object.

We’re an independent collective making sense of the world with infographics & data-visuals.
We turn data, information and knowledge into interactive graphics, stories, live performances and books.

This association is committed to providing education, instruction, and training for individuals, groups, and organizations, and to the public in general in modes of visual communication and the application thereof, through the concept of visual literacy. The Art Exhibitions section of the website is curated and presented by the Association itself.

“Our documentaries honor individuals whose determination in the face of challenge reflect major issues impacting our nation and our world,” says Lois Vossen, Executive Producer of Independent Lens. “These films are intensely personal and yet speak to universal challenges. They show how there is possibility for progress against even the most intractable challenges, when people come together in hope and purpose.”

This is the best way to access free National Geographic content in a variety of lengths. Go to the Shorts section for bite-sized clips and the Posts section for still images.

There’s so many interesting visual opportunities on the main site, like the NASA+ video series, you may get lost on its expansive site. They have a page dedicated to how its multimedia can be used (which is actually a nice primer for all government agency image rights) with a full list of links to all NASA Images and Media.

The Webb telescope images are as unique and interesting as it gets. You can access images, videos, and 3D models on its special section of the NASA website.