Below is a shortlist of institutional domains recommended for the visual arts and architecture. Check with each site regarding fair use guidelines and copyright restrictions pertaining to use of their media.
- The Amica Library Online Collections
- archINFORM, International Architecture Database
- Art.sy
- Art:21—Art in the 21st Century, PBS
- The British Museum Collection Online
- Brooklyn Museum Collection Online
- Cornell University Library Digital Collections
- Google Art Project, Google Cultural Institute
- Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- International Center of Photography
- The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection Online
- The Labyrinth Resources for Medieval Studies
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Collections Online
- The Library of Congress Digital Collections
- LUNA Public Collections
- Materials for the Arts (MFTA) New York City, Department of Cultural Affairs
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Collection Online
- National Gallery of Art (NGA) Collections Online
- New York Public Library (NYPL) Digital Collections
- Rijksmuseum Collections Online
- Smithsonian Institute Online Collections
- Victoria & Albert Museums (V&A) Collections Online
- Web Gallery of Art (WGA) Collections Online
- Walters Art Museum Collections Online
- Wikimedia Commons Collections Online