Eastman House

A website can’t quite capture the feel of a museum–the silence, the empty spaces, art on every wall–but this site does come close. The George Eastman House is located in Rochester, New York, and its online site provides a glimpse of its offerings, with online collections, a blog, and information regarding the independent, nonprofit institution. The museum focuses on photography’s place in art and in society, both historically and today, and the site is home to an extensive database of photographs, including major American and French collections. You can easily while away a Sunday here. In addition to all this visual candy, visitors to the Eastman House’s site can download podcasts, read educational material, and purchase reproductions and photographic rights.