Here are some selective links we have assembled on the collections and tapestry history and techniques sites:

Links:

American Museum Collections:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters: http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/department.asp?dep=7
Museum of Fine Arts in Boston: http://www.mfa.org/handbook/default.htm

History and Techniques:
FunkandWangalls.com. On Tapestries and Techniques http://www.fwkc.com/encyclopedia/low/articles/t/t025000212f.html
Short history of tapestries: http://www.slider.com/enc/51000/tapestry_History.htm
The history of Bayeux tapestry: http://ohoh.essortment.com/historybayeuxt_rlyi.htm
Learning Network. History and Techniques: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0847832.html

Modern Tapestries:
Rya Tapestry: A Brief History: http://www.weaving.about.com/hobbies/weaving/library/weekly/aa012098.htm
Tapestry of the 1990-ties: http://www.ccnet.com/~claffer/ITNETpublications/itnet-cat2/tapestry-in-the-1990s.html

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