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id="nav_about"><a href="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/about.html">About the museum</a></li><li class="nav_1" id="nav_what"><a href="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/what.html">What’s an exhibit?</a></li><li class="nav_1" id="nav_learning"><a href="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/learning.html">Learning</a></li><li class="nav_1" id="nav_meetingneeds"><a href="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/meetingneeds.html">Meeting needs</a></li><li class="nav_1" id="nav_teaching"><a href="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/teaching.html">Teaching</a></li><li class="nav_1" id="nav_how"><a href="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/how.html">Making exhibits</a></li><li class="nav_1" id="nav_citations"><a href="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/citations.html">How do I cite this site?</a></li><li class="nav_1" id="nav_feedback"><a href="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/feedback.html">Share your feedback</a></li><li class="nav_1" id="nav_sharing"><a href="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/sharing.html">Share your expertise</a></li><li class="nav_1" id="nav_donate"><a href="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/donate.html">Support the museum</a></li><li class="nav_1" id="nav_contribute"><a href="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/contribute.html">For individuals</a></li><li class="nav_1" id="nav_sponsorship"><a href="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/sponsorship.html">Corporate sponsorships</a></li><li class="nav_1" id="nav_sponsors"><a href="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/sponsors.html">Sponsors</a></li><li class="nav_1" id="nav_permissions"><a href="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/permissions.html">Permissions</a></li><li class="nav_1" id="nav_legal"><a href="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/legal.html">Legal notes</a></li> </ul> <div id="content" class="c"> <div class="excerpt"><!--div id="v_pos_0" --><!--div id="v_pos_1" --> <p><img src="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/media/generated/renderedType/6/2/2/2/0582fdf1373e9a1103d404b98229.gif" height="35" width="318" alt="ABOUT THE MUSEUM" class="ClassImage h1lavendar" border="0" class="ClassImage"/> </p> <p><img src="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/media/generated/renderedType/4/9/6/2/ba0127051288f9d3b20652797db4.gif" height="21" width="364" alt="Launched in 1999, WebExhibits is an interactive," class="ClassImage h2dkgrey" border="0" class="ClassImage"/> </p> <p><img src="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/media/generated/renderedType/f/4/7/6/d23035a984d84542a92eb183d003.gif" height="21" width="383" alt="online museum of science, humanities, and culture." class="ClassImage h2dkgrey" border="0" class="ClassImage"/> <hr></p> </div> <div class="item"><!--div id="v_pos_2" --><!--div id="v_pos_3" --> <p>For each exhibit, we’ve drawn upon the knowledge of experts in the field to create both a broad overview and detailed information about the topic. We hope that the <a href="exhibits.html">exhibits</a>&rsquo; information, virtual experiments, and hands-on activities promote learning, prompting you to think, to formulate questions, and to explore topics from a variety of angles.</p> <h2>The web exhibit difference</h2> <p>Discover how web exhibits differ from other information on the Internet. <a href="what.html">Go &raquo;</a></p> <p>Create your own. Find out how to create your own web exhibit. <a href="how.html">Go &raquo;</a></p> <h2>Citations</h2> <p>Learn how to cite WebExhibits using a variety of common citation styles. <a href="citations.html">Go &raquo;</a></p> <h2>Use in the classroom</h2> <p>Explore our teachers&rsquo; resources for using WebExhibits for classroom, distance, and online teaching. <a href="teaching.html">Go &raquo;</a></p> <h2>Share</h2> <p><b>Your expertise</b>: If you can help to fill an exhibit&rsquo;s knowledge gap or can help us present information in a more appealing way, please share your expertise. <a href="sharing.html">Go &raquo;</a></p> <p><b>Your feedback</b>: Share your corrections, compliments, complaints, or questions with WebExhibits&rsquo; curatorial team. <a href="feedback.html">Go &raquo;</a></p> <h2>Links & copies</h2> <p>Please feel free to link to any pages on this site, or reproduce excerpts or screen grabs for editorial purposes. You can <a href="legal.html">copy, distribute, or display</a> many of the exhibits, unless otherwise noted. To use exhibits for commercial purposes, please <a href="permissions.html">contact us</a>.</p> <h2>Support the museum</h2> <p>WebExhibits relies on and appreciates your financial support. <a href="donate.html">Go &raquo;</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div id="page_navigator" class="noprint"> <div class="prev"> <a href="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/exhibits.html"><img src="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/../images/webexhibits/img_prev.png" alt="previous" /></a> </div> <div class="next"> <a href="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/what.html"><img src="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/../images/webexhibits/img_next.png" alt="next" /></a> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <ul> <li class="li_text">An interactive museum. Established in 1999.</li> <li class="first"><a href="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/exhibits.html" title="More exhibits">More exhibits</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/about.html" title="About">About</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/citations.html" title="Citations">Citations</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/feedback.html" title="Feedback">Feedback</a></li> <li class="last"><a href="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/legal.html" title="legal">&copy; 2008</a></li> </ul> <div id="idea"> A new <a href="http://idea.org" title="idea"><img src="https://www.webexhibits.org/about/../images/webexhibits/img_idea.png" /></a> for learning. </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> </div> </body> <!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-WPCMZB9YJ2"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-WPCMZB9YJ2'); </script> </html>

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