Abstract
The author visited art museums in the United States from December 16, 2002 to March 15, 2003, as a recipient of a generous grant from the Japanese government that allows staying in the United States for three months in order to research the digital initiatives of various American cultural institutions. During this research, the author examined various information/computerization projects, especially with regard to research, education, and other cultural activities in art museums. Moreover it was investigated that the method of accumulation and succession of the information resources in art museums, and developing the many-faceted presentation of information and knowledge which can convey charm and worth of cultural properties to broad groups of people. Especially this paper describes the situations in three characteristic organizations, and reports the projects of the standardization that is considered deeply concerned with this theme, and art museum cooperation.
