Open Educational Resources: Arts and Design

AMSER (Applied Math and Science Education Repository) is a portal of educational resources and contains a wide variety of resources for architecture and design

Archnet provides open access to a unique set of resources related to the built environment of the Muslim world. The Collections tab includes architecture archives, exhibitions, projects

Art History Teaching Resources (AHTR) is a peer-populated platform for educators who use visual and material culture in their teaching practice

Open textbooks that have been reviewed by faculty, are accessible and include additional materials such as quizzes, test banks, slides and videos

Lesson plans and curriculum resources for educators

A curated collection of textbooks and resources for Architecture and Design studies

The Open Textbook Library provides a growing catalogue of free, peer-reviewed, and openly-licensed textbooks

Project Gutenburg collection of public doman architecture and design titles.

Public domain literary works made available in online, epub, pdf and editable formats.

Browse through the Smithsonian Libraries digital collections of images, books and exhibits to find art and design information

Learn about urban design, vernacular architecture, the history of building and more from universities and institutions around the world

Learn about design from universities and institutions around the world

Broaden your design knowledge with this selection of courses, covering everything from app and UX design to coding and film production design

Discover the science of song with these online courses exploring the full scale of music, from teaching to culture

Discover the art of photography and film with online imaging, film, and animation courses

Hone your craft with these wide-ranging online courses exploring how to become a great writer

Browse over 30,000 pieces of American popular music, dating as far back as 1780!

Hi-resolution images of public-domain works from the collection

MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of MIT course content

Provides recordings, sheet music, and textbooks to the public for free, without copyright restrictions

Find free online courses in poetry, art history, world cultures, classical art, modern art and European painting from top universities worldwide

Content includes articles, free courses, audio, video & television programs. Content spans across History and the Arts