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The United States has the most developed on-line museum information network of any country in the world. In fact, the number of US museum websites may be greater than combined number of museum websites in the rest of the world! As the primary
museum web listing, the VL museum pages receive more than 2000 "visitors" each day.
You are virtual "visitor" number since August 1994.
USA Museums, alphabetic listing:
1. 1950s All-Electric Model House, Shawnee, KS. The first 1950s
suburban house museum in the country! Discover why a house in the
suburbs was the American Dream after World War II. This all-
electric house was the "house of the future" in 1953. Now it's a
museum!
2. A Guide to the Museums of Washington, Washington, DC. Website
with reviews and critiques of the major museums and galleries of the
Washington metropolitian area. Updated weekly. Sender: Matthew
Gene Hannigan Sender email: hannigan@gwu.edu Comment:
3. A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, Chicago, IL. Collection
is dedicated to and composed of information of the Brotherhood of
the Sleeping Car Porters labor union. The first African American
labor union chartered in the US..
4. A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village, Salem, OR. Children's interactive
science museum and outdoor park. Invent toys, explore, and have fun
in arts, activities, classes, Summer camps on the Willamette River.
5. Ableza's Native American Virtual Cultural Center, San Jose, CA.
Through web-casting, cultures of the Western Hemisphere's
Indigenous Peoples comes alive. The site's contents are produced by,
for, and about the rich and diverse heritages of Native American
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Peoples. Ableza is a Native American Arts & Film Institute. One of
its many programs is the Native American Virtual Cultural Center,
accessed from our www home page. The "Center" was launched
October 12 (Indigenous People's Day,) 1998.
6. Adirondack Museum, Blue Mountain Lake, NY. A regional museum
of history and art, the Adirondack Museum tells the stories of people
who have lived, worked and played in this 6 million acres of
private/publicly held wilderness in upstate New York. Twenty-three
indoor and outdoor exhibit areas overlook Blue Mountain Lake.
7. Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, IL. A world
class collection of early astrological technology.
8. African Art Museum of the SMA Fathers, Tenafly, NJ. Collects,
exhibits, publishes traditional sub-Saharan African art. Reference
library. Educational programs for schools K-college and adults.
Lectures, concerts, films.
9. Agricultural Heritage Museum, Brookings, SD. Specializes in the
agricultural history of South Dakota from 1860 to 1950. Technology
and photo archive.
10. Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH. Situated in a renovated Post Office
building, the permanet collection emphasises contemporary art,
photography, and folk arts.
11. Albany Institute of History & Art, Albany, NY. Permanent collection
of 20,000+ objects featuring Hudson River School paintings, limner
portraits, sculpture, silver, pewter, ceramics, 18-19c furniture,
regional contemporary art, public programs & changing exhibitions
throughout the year.
12. Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden, Winter Park, FL. This
museum is dedicated to the life works of noted Czech-American
sculptor Albin Polasek (1879-1965).
13. Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY. While relatively small, the
museumhas an excellent collection of modern 20th century art, as
well as statuary & paintings from earlier centuries.
14. Alexander Vaisman Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC. Paintings and drawings
by Alexander Vaisman. This is a virtual museum.
15. ALexandria Archaeology Museum, Alexandria, VA. Please supply no
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16. Alexandria Archaeology Museum, Alexandria, VA. The Alexandria
Archaeology Museum is the City of Alexandria, Virginia's
community archaeology program. Its exhibits, educational programs,
and extensive collections are based on more than 30 years of
excavations and research on Alexandria's history.
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17. Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA. Hosts changing
exhibitions gallery and permanent collection gallery of Contemporary
Louisiana Artists. Also a Children's hands-on gallery and multi-media
gallery.
18. Aliceville Museum, Aliceville, AL. This museum focuses on local
history for Pickens County, Alabama, and west central Alabama.
19. Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio. 17th century
Dutch, Japanese prints, Renaissance and Baroque prints, modern
European and contemporary American art.
20. American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts , Napa, CA. Opening
2001--a new museum and cultural center under construction in Napa,
CA. Exploring wine and food as an expression of American culture,
through the arts and humanities.
21. American Hall of Heroes Museum, Pueblo, CO. A large (15 megs
and growing) source of historical information on American history
and heroes, with special emphasis on recipients of the Medal of
Honor. This site includes historical information with time lines and
graphics, with excellent material for use in school lesson/project
planning. It also includes inter- active, educational games and
projects, along with the inspiraitonal stories of great American men
and women.
22. American Hop Museum, Toppenish, WA. The only Hop Museum in
the United States showcasing the history of the hop industry from the
early growing periods in New York, the Migration across the United
States and the beginning of the industry in the Northwest. Displays
include historical equipment.
23. American Irish Historical Society, New York, NY. Rare books,
periodicals, monographs, archives newspapers, artifacts and art
documenting the role of Irish and Irish-Americans in the founding,
shaping and safeguarding of the United States.
24. American military museum, El Monte, CA. Over 130 different
military equipment from ww1 to contemporary jeeps, trucks,tanks,
cannons, personnel carriers, the largest interservice collections on the
west coast.
25. American Museum of Asmat Art, Saint Paul, MN. Asmat art from
Papau New Guinea.
26. American Museum of Science and Energy, Oak Ridge, TN. Funded
by the US Department of Energy, AMSE hosts energy related
exhibits, demonstrations and events that relate to energy, science and
the world around us
27. American Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, NY. Museum
devoted to the art, history, technique, and technology of motion
pictures, video, television, and digital media.
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28. American Numismatic Association Money Museum, Colorado
Springs, CO. Extensive on-line exhibits including over 60 US paper
money specimens, a Russian-American Company seal skin note and
Japanese currency (1869-99).
29. American Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia, PA. Thirteen
galleries and library focus on history of Swedes in America from the
establishment of the New Sweden Colony in 1638 to contemporary
Swedish technology, architecture, fine and decorative arts.
30. American Textile History Museum , Lowell , MA. This national
treasure houses one of the largest textile history collections in the
world -- books, images, textile samples, garments, household textiles,
textile-making tools and equipment. On-going exhibition,"Textiles in
America", history of clothmaking from 1700s to 1900s; three or four
temporary exhibitions per year.
31. American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, MD. essly edited).
32. Amerind Foundation Museum, Dragoon, AZ. The Amerind
Foundation Museum is dedicated to the study and interpretation of
Native American culture and lifeways. The Amerind, founded in
1937, concentrates its research into topics pertinent to American
Southwestern studies.
33. Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, TX. The Amon Carter Museum
was established through the generosity of Amon G. Carter, Sr. (1879-
1955), to house his collection of paintings and sculpture by Frederic
Remington and Charles M. Russell; to collect, preserve, and exhibit
the finest examples of American art; and to serve an educational role
through exhibitions, publications, and programs devoted to the study
of American art.
34. Amuseum Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ. A virtual museum and gallery of
arts, collectibles, and antiques. Featuring rare Salvador Dali sketches,
art deco pieces, and 60s memorabilia. This is a VIRTUAL museum.
35. Anacostia Museum, Washington, D.C.. The Anacostia was originally
envisioned as a neighborhood museum celebrating the history and
culture of the predominately African-American Anacostia community.
It has expanded, however, to reflect a more comprehensive African-
American culture. This museum is part of the Smithsonian Museum
Group.
36. Andover Historical Society, Andover, MA. Features the history of
Andover, Massachusetts back to its founding in 1646 with records,
maps, books, manuscripts and exhibits in a newly restored 1819
house and barn museum. Research questions are handled by email.
Open Tuesday to Friday, 9 to 5 and on Saturday 9 to 3, closed
Sundays and holidays.
37. Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh.
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38. Angels Attic, Santa Monica, CA. Amuseum of antique dolls, toys,
miniatures and dollhouses. Located in an 1895 Queen Anne Victorian
house.
39. Antelope Valley Indian Museum, Lancaster, CA. Located in the
Heart of California's Mojave Desert, the Antelope Valley Indian
Museum contains many rare or one-of-a-kind artifacts. This folk art
structure is on the National Register of Historic Places.
40. Anti-Saloon League Museum, Westerville, OH. The Anti-Saloon
Museum houses one of the largest collection of Temperance materials
in the United States. The museum reflects the history and heritage of
the Anti-Saloon League and the Prohibition movement in America.
41. Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Vista, CA. Non-profit
museum located in Vista, Ca, dedicated to the preservation,
exhibition, education, and research of California's early farming
history.
42. Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, FL. Collection of 19th C. European
art, etc.
43. Archaeological Research Institute, Arizona State University , Tempe,
AZ. ARI maintains collections from archaeological projects
conducted in central Arizona.. Collections catalogs, photos and
research data are available through on-line, searchable databases. In
addition, virtual exhibits and publications are offered on
archaeological topics from a wide range of geographic and
chronological settings.
44. The Arizona Historical Society located in Flagstaff, Tempe, Tucson,
and Yuma is dedicated to the collection, preservation, interpretation,
and dissemination of the history of Arizona, the West, and northern
Arizona as it pertains to Mexico. Visit AHS web site at ahs.state.az.us
45. Arizona Museum for Youth, Mesa, AZ. An art museum you can
really 'kid' around in! Fine art is combined with hands-on activities in
an environment that stimulates creative expression! The Arizona
Museum for Youth offers children the excitement provided by fine
arts. Visual and tactile stimulation is combined in an evironment
designed for learning and creative expression.
46. Arizona Science Center, Phoenix.
47. Arizona State Museum - University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Over
100 years old, the Arizona State Museum, located on the University
of Arizona campus, collects, displays and interprets objects and
information about the native peoples of the SW U.S. and NW Mexico.
48. Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ. The Museum that
presented "Bill Viola: Buried Secrets" at the 1995 Venice Biennale,
the first institution West of the Mississippi to represent the United
States at this U.S. Pavilion
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49. Arkansas Tech University of Prehistory and History, Russellville, AR.
The Museum concentrates on the prehistory and history of the
Arkansas River Valley for the past 12,000 years. A new endeavor of
the museum is the creation of a regional family history archive.
50. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum and art school.
51. Art Museum Network Official Web site for the largest art museums
Choose a museum by region. in North America.
52. Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX. The Art Museum of
Southeast Texas features 8-10 exhibitions per year of 19th and 20th
century American, World, folk and decorative arts. A full schedule of
related educational programs are also offered.
53. ArtMuseum.net, Santa Clara, CA. The ArtMuseum.net site allows the
user to explore the paintings through a navigable 3D representation of
the exhibition as it existed at the National Gallery of Art in
Washington, DC. Features of the site include zoomable images of the
paintings, audio files about selected paintings, and informational
explanations for each work. This is a VIRTUAL museum.
54. ArtQuest, Greensboro, NC. An interactive art experience for children
located in the Greensboro Cultural Center.
55. Arts Online at the Hearst, Cedar Falls, IA. Links to museums, visual
artists and organizations, writers and literary agencies, dancers and
dance companies, actors and theatres, musicians and music
organizations.
56. Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, GA. On its 33-acre site, the Atlanta
History Center offers award-winning exhibitions on Atlanta history,
the Civil War and southern folk arts and crafts, as well as regularly
changing exhibitions; two historic houses - the famous 1928 Swan
House mansion and the 1845 plantation-plain Tullie Smith Farm;
beautiful gardens showing the landscape history of the area; and an
extensive research library/archives.
57. ATU Museum of Prehistory and History , Russellville, AR. Museum
collections and exhibits focus primarily on Native American
occupation of the area. Regional history and a developing family
archive are other museum emphases.
58. Aurora History Museum, aurora, co. Website relates to Homestead
City, a living history event representing small town life a century ago.
Sponsored annually by the Aurora Museum Foundation, and the City
of Aurora.
59. Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Los Angeles, CA. Explores the
myths and realities of the American West and its diverse populations.
In addition to three major changing exhibits each year, the museum
has more than 51,000 objects in 7 permanent collection galleries
including fine artworks, folk art, native american artifacts, cowboy
clothes & equipment.
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60. B Reactor Museum Association, Richland, WA. The BRMA is a
voluntary association of groups and individuals committed to the
historic preservation of the Hanford B Reactor, the first large-scale
nuclear reactor ever built.
61. Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies , Philadelphia, PA.
Museum,research library, and archive. One of the largest reseach
centers on US immigration, ethnicity, and multiculturalism. Many
past exhibits and library card catalog (60,000+ items) available on-
line.
62. Ball State University Museum of Art, Muncie, Indiana.
63. Baltimore Museum of Industry, Maryland. In an 1870 oyster cannery
by the inner harbor.
64. Baltimore museums, a listing.
65. Baltimore Streetcar Museum, Inc., Baltimore, MD. America's only
trolley museum with operating artifacts from a single city . . .
Baltimore. Come, ride with us!!!
66. Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, Chicago, IL. The
Lithuanian people have a facinating history. More Lithuanian
immegrants settled in Chicago than any other city. This is a small
museum in the same building as the office of the Lithuanian
government.
67. Bancroft Library, U.C. Berkeley: California Heritage Project ,
Berkeley, CA. The Bancroft Library is the rare books and special
collections repository of U.C. Berkeley. Specializing in Western
Americana and the history of California, its collections include books,
printed ephemera, manuscripts, archival collections, and pictorial
collections. The library's California Heritage Digital Image Access
project makes available over 25,000 images from the collections --
primarily photographs, but also drawings, prints, and other images of
California.
68. Barnum Museum, Bridgeport, CT. P.T. Barnum was an entrepreneur,
politician,journalist, impressario, museum owner and founder of "The
Greatest Show on Earth". Only one museum depicts the extraordinary
life and the enormous influence this man had on 19th century
America - The Barnum Museum.
69. Barrick Museum of Natural History, Las Vegas, NV.
70. Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA. WW-II naval vessels: Battleship
Massachusetts, Destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. and submarine
Lionfish, as well as era PT boats.
71. Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, CA. Just under the North
tower of the Golden Gate Bridge is a fantastic place where toddlers to
ten-year-olds and their families will find limitless opportunities for
discoveries in art, science and media.
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72. Beauvoir, Jefferson Davis Shrine, Biloxi, MS. Last home of President
Jefferson Davis, includes two museums 52 landscaped acres, giftshop,
and the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library in Biloxi, MS.
73. Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine and Museum, Beckley, WV. This
museum is part of the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine. It is part of a
recreated Coal Camp in the Mountains of West Virginia. See how
coal miners and their families lived from the early 1900's through
present day.
74. Bell Museum of Natural History, Minneapolis, MN. In addition to the
dioramas, a wide variety of changing exhibitions and beautiful
wildlife art enrich our understanding of the natural world. Make
tracks to the Touch & See Room...and bring your curiosity! Here
you'll learn about nature by touching turtles, stroking snakes and
animal skins, peeking inside skulls, and handling other wonderful
objects from nature.
75. Berkeley Art Museum + Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA. The
BAM + PFA at the University of California offers a website with
extensive exhibition information including online catalogs with
images and audio artist interviews, a database of over 12,000 film
notes on world cinema, searchable art and film collection guides, an
interactive multimedia guide to modern art for kids and more.
76. Betty Brinn Children's Museum, Milwaukee, WI. The Museum
"where kids can play their way smart," gears its exhibits to the age
ranges of 1-10. We encourage interaction between parents and
children for an educational and fun time for all.
77. Biblical Resource Center & Museum, Collierville, TN. Artifacts,
replicas and documents reflective of Near-Eastern & Mediterranean
culture in the Biblical period.
78. Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery , Lindsborg, KS. Swedish-
American modernist painter and printmaker Birger Sandzen (1871-
1954). European trained painter of landscapes of Kansas, Colorado
and the Southwest.
79. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii. The State Museum of Natural
and Cultural History. Pacific anthropology, botany, entomology and
on-line exhibits. zoology. Includes
80. Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery, Greenville, SC. One of the
most highly recognized collections of religious art in the western
hemisphere featuring works by Dolci, Rembrandt, Rubens, Titian,
Van Dyck, and many others.
81. Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL. Fully accredited
museum, with a fine Permanent Collection of over 3000 pieces.
82. Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA. The Bolinas Museum features
historical artifacts and contemporary art of Coastal Marin County,
California. The Museum's permanent collection includes Miwok
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artifacts and memorabilia from Bolinas' and West Marin's history as a
supplier of ships and proven
83. Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Bonnet House is a whimsical 35
acre subtropical beach front estate. It was donated to the Florida Trust
for Historic Preservation in 1983 by Evelyn Bartlett.
84. Boston Area and New England Museums, Boston, MA. The URL
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85. Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Santa Ana, CA. A museum of
California history.
86. Bradbury Science Museum, Los Alamos, NM. The Bradbury Science
Museum displays exhibits about the history of Los Alamos National
Laboratory, focusing on its role in the Manhattan Project during
World War II, and its current research.
87. Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, PA. Housed in a restored
19th century gristmill, the museum showcases an extensive collection
of Wyeth family art, illustrations and other 19th and 20th century
American art.
88. Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY. The Brooklyn Museum of
Art is one of the largest art institutions in the United States, with
collections in Ancient Egyptian art and American Painting &
Sculpture that are considered among the world's finest. One of the
premier art institutions in the world, its permanent collection includes
more than one and a half million objects and represents almost every
culture.
89. Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT. Art and science museum with
interactive exhibits, lectures, and programs for adults and children.
90. Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, TX. Dedicated to the presentation of
changing exhibitions on contemporary visual arts and Texas music
and music history. Features a permanent exhibition on the life and
music of rock pioneer, Buddy Holly.
91. Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, WY. The Buffalo Bill
Historical Center is widely regarded as America's finest western
museum. Located in northwestern Wyoming, 52 miles from
Yellowstone National Park's East Gate, the Center features a library
and four internationally acclaimed museums under one roof.
92. Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture , Seattle, WA. This is
the State Museum of Natural History and Culture, and houses an
outstanding collection of Pacific Rim cultural artifacts as well as
strong paleontology and athropology collections.
93. Butler County Soldiers, Sailors & Pioneers Monument, Hamilton, OH.
Built 1902-1906 on the site of Fort Hamilton, Ohio (1791-1795). The
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Monument houses military artifacts ranging from the Civil War to the
Gulf Ear.
94. BYU Earth Science Museum, Provo, UT. Among other exhibits, this
museum featuress mounted dinosaur skeletons, a fossil touch table, a
mural of the Jurassic period, and a working paleontology lab.
95. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA. Home of the
Steinhart Aquarium, the Morrison Planetarium and the Natural
History Museum. Earth, Ocean and Space all in one place.
96. California African-American Museum, Los Angeles, CA. Collections
of painting, sculpture, assemblages, photographs, folk art, African art
and examples of historical material culture reflecting African-
American life.
97. California Antique Aircraft Museum , San Martin, CA. Antique
flying aircraft, replicas, and models from the 1900's to 1960 including
the Wright Flyer and other historic aircraft.
98. California Museum of Photography, University of California,
Riverside. Includes network exhibitions.
99. California Views Historical Photo Collection, Monterey, CA.
California Views established in 1970 and located in Monterey,
California, this unique photo archive is the most comprehensive
historical photo collection of Central California. With over 75,500
images in its archives.
100. Canajoharie Library and Art Gallery, Canajoharie, NY. A
collection of representational American Art featuring works of
Winslow Homer, the American Impressionists, the Eight, Hudson
River School painters and others. Founded in 1927, as a museum of
American Art by local industrialist, Bartlett Arkell. Since that time,
the museum has grown to include over 500 paintings and other works
of Art by many of this countries best known painters, scultpors and
other artists.
101. Capitola Historical Museum, Capitola, CA. The Museum
houses an extensive collection of photographs and artifacts related to
Capitola's history, and offers quarterly changing exhibits on the
history and art of the area, as well as on special seasonal and topical
themes.
102. Captain Kazooz Kazoo Museum, San Jose, CA. A collection of
antique, unusual, unique and logo kazoos from around the world.
103. Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA. Through
its explorations, collections, research, exhibitions, and educational
programs, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History advances
knowledge of the Earth, its life and cultures, and acts as a steward of
our natural world.
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104. Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania!. Hands-on
exhibits, including a miniature railroad and village, Omnimax theater,
interactive planetarium, World War II submarine.
105. Carroll Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN. Located on the
Campus of East Tennessee State University, the Reece hosts
collections of mainly regional art and history.
106. Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center, Gardnerville, NV.
Located on Highway 395 in the heart of Gardnerville on the eastern
side of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, this museum reflects the
history of the Carson Valley from 1915 through to the present.
Washoe Indian and Basque heritage exhibits are featured along with
agriculture, early telephone, doctors, and restored 19th century
vehicles. Changing gallery highlights people, places and activities.
107. Caverns Creek Grist Mill Museum, Howes Cave, NY. A 182
yr. old, restored, water wheel powered Mill and Museum, fully intact
and operable
108. Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, AZ. One of the
world's great photography museums with changing exhibitions,
public programs, a research center, library, archives and collections
numbering more than 50,000 works.
109. Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
Stereoviews, engravings, maps, and documents illustrating the history
of the first transcontinental railroad. This is a VIRTUAL museum.
110. Charles Dickert Memorial Wildlife Museum, Saranac Lake,
NY. This wildlife museum highlights the work of Charles Dickert,
the master taxidermist who practiced his craft in Saranac Lake for
many decades. The Museum, located in the Saranac Lake Free
Library at 100 Main Street, is open weekdays from 10:00AM to
4:00PM.
111. Charles River Museum of Industry, Waltham, Massachusetts.
112. Charles Russell Museum, Great Falls, Mt. Comprised of a
number of buildings, home, studio and modern art museum , occupied
by the Western American artist "Charlie" Russell who was a
contemporary of Remington and his equal in fame.
113. Charles W. Moore Foundation, Austin, Texas. A foundation
dedicated to preserving the Moore/Andersson Compound of studios
and houses to the public. The compound was designed by the world
renowned archtiect, Charles W. Moore and contains his extraordinary
folk toy collection.
114. Charlotte, The Vermont Whale An electronic museum.
115. Cheekwood, Nashville, TN. Museum of Art and Botanical
Gardens. The Botanical Gardens include both historic landscapes and
specialty garden, the collections feature 19th and 20th century
American art.
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116. Chicago Academy of Sciences Nature Museum, Chicago,
Illinois.
117. Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, IL.
118. Children's Discovery Museum, San Jose, California.
119. Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis.
120. Children's Museum of Kansas City , Kansas City, KS. An
interactive museum for youngsters ages 4-12 and their families.
Exhibits cover art, science, and history.
121. China the Beautiful, Guttenberg, NJ. Virtual museum of
Chinese culture art painting calligraphy philosophy literature poetry.
Possibly the largest on-line site for classical Chinese arts and
literature with 20,000 visitors per month.
122. Chinqua-Penn, Reidsville, NC. Built in 1925 by Jeff Penn and
Betsy Schoellkopf Penn (tobacco and Niagara Power wealth),
Chinqua-Penn is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
and is a vernacular example of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the
USA. Collections range from 1600 BC to 1950 and are 100% original
to the property.
123. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA. The Chrysler Museum
of Art features European and American collections in sculpture,
painting and photography as well as three historic houses and an
internationally famous glass collection. Sender: Sender email:
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124. Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH. This museum houses
a fine collection of European art, with an emphasis on 17th to early
20th century painting. Also featured is a collection of works by artists
from Cincinnati.
125. Cincinnati Museum Center Containing the Cincinnati History
Museum, Museum of Natural History & Science, an Omnimax
Theater, and the Cincinnati Historical Society Library.
126. Civil War Soldiers Museum, Pensacola, Fl. Explore 19th
century America and the lives of Civil War soldiers who served in the
great Confederate and Union armies and navies. Our 4,200 sq. feet of
exhibit space currently houses a diverse collection and currently one
of the largest Civil War medical collections in the world.
127. Clark County Heritage Museum, Henderson, NV.
128. Clermont (State Historic Site), Clermont, NY. Clermont, a
490-acre estate, was the Hudson River seat of the prominent
Livingston family from 1728 to 1962.
129. Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio.
130. Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, Ohio.
131. Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Historic capital of 18th
century Virginia.
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132. Colorado Springs Museum, Colorado Springs , CO. The
Colorado Springs Museum collects, preserves and interprets the
history and culture of the Pikes Peak Region. This web site provides
more information about the museum and its exhibits as well as fully
searchable collection database.
133. Colorado University Museum of Natural History , Boulder, CO.
The CU Museum is located on the campus of the University of
Colorado in Boulder. It contains excellent collections of material used
in the studies of Geology, Anthropology, Paleontology in the region
of the Rocky Mountain foothills. It is a free museum and open to the
public.
134. Columbia River Exhibition of History, Science, and
Technology, Richland, WA. From primitive irrigation systems to the
development and use of robotics, you will enjoy a fascinating journey
through the unique Columbia Basin region.
135. Columbus Art Museum, Columbus, OH. Located on Main
Street just to the east of the center of downtown Columbus, OH.
Currently (summer of 1999) exibiting Dresden in the Ages of
Splendor and Enlightment and 12 glass chandeliers used in Seattle,
Washington glass maker Dale Chihuly's creation 'Chihuly over
Venice'.
136. Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA. An art and history
museum specialzing in 18th-20th century fine and decorative
American art and regional history of the lower southeastern United
States. Changing exhibits, permanent displays, childrens interactive
gallery, outdoor gardens, and gift shop among amenities.
137. Computer Museum of America, La Mesa, CA.
138. Concord Museum, Concord, MA. The Concord Museum
serves as the gateway to Concord, Massachusetts. Its collection
illustrates the unique history of Concord, and includes artifacts from
the Revolutionary War as well as Henry David Thoreau and Ralph
Waldo Emerson.
139. Connecticut Valley Historical Museum, Springfield, MA.
Changing exhibitions highlight various aspects of the Pioneer
Valley's 350-year history.
140. Conner Prairie Museum Contains online full text articles
dealing with 19th-century US history, period recipes, online exhibits,
and more
141. Contemporary Arts Center , Cincinnati, OH. Founded in 1939,
the Contemporary Arts Center is one of the oldest, most active, and
most adventuresome museums of contemporary art in the US. In 1990,
the CAC made international news when it successfully defended the
legal right of its audience to view an exhibition of the photographs of
Robert Mapplethorpe. Extensive website, including current
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exhibitions, kids' pages, CAC history, virtual exhibitions, and info on
a major new building planned for 2001.
142. Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX. Very exciting and
active museum in the heart of Houston's museum district, and across
from the renowned Museum of Fine Arts - Houston.
143. Cooper Regional History Museum, Upland, CA. Museum
devoted to history of Upland, Ontario, Montclair, Mt. Baldy, and
Rancho Cucamonga (California).
144. Coos Art Museum , Coos Bay, OR. Permanent collection
includes Prefontaine memorial gallery, historic maritime photographs
and graphics by major contemporary artists, as well as works by local
artists. Special shows and art classes offered.
145. Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, DC. An art museum
with stage events, just blocks from the White house. This is a major
privately funded museum, one of the oldest in the US. Extensive
permanent collectios are supplemented by frequent special
exhibitions.
146. Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York. The Corning
collection includes more than 27,000 objects representing 3,500 years
of achievements in glass design and craftmanship. The Museum's
Rakow Library is the principal research center for glass students
worldwide. Its collections consist of more than 70,000 volumes and
800 periodicals in 41 languages. See also the Corning Glass Center,
Corning, New York.
147. Corvette Hall of Fame and Americana Awarded as "One of the
12 Most Extraordinary Museums In New York State"
148. Coyote Point Museum For Environmental Education, San
Mateo, CA. Come see us! Get a close up look at what makes the Bay
Area beautiful. Just minutes from SFO and overlooking the San
Francisco airport, we have live animals, beautiful gardens and hands-
on exhibits.
149. Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI. The Cranbrook
Educational Community encompasses a museum representing 20th
century artists, architects and designers. The community also hosts a
renowned graduate program in the fine arts, architecture, and design.
Cranbrook has had many well-known artists, architects, and designers
working in the community at one time or another. Charles and Ray
Eames, Eliel Saarinen, Duane Hanson, Katherine and Michael
McCoy, to name a few.
150. Crismon Farm Heritage Museum
151. Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA. Oldest public art
museum in the Western United States. Founded in 1885. Major
collections of Old Master drawings, Old Master European paintings,
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nineteenth-centry California painting, twentieth-century art from
Northern California; extensive education program.
152. CT Visions, a virtual museum.. CT Visions is an on-line
archive and gallery of photographs -- old and new -- that investigates
the significance of family images as part of our collective memories.
Sponsored by The Connecticut Historical, CT Visions is an ever-
changing record of images and memories of Connecticut's people,
and a means through which people of varied backgrounds and
cultures can communicate and explore similarities and differences.
This is a VIRTUAL museum.
153. Czech Center New York, New York, NY. The Czech Center
New York displays an alternating exhibit of Czech art including
graphic art, photography, sculpture, architecture, and glass. The
center is also active in coordinating Czech exhibits with outside
institutions.
154. Dahesh Museum, New York City, NY. The Dahesh Museum is
the only museum in America dedicated to collecting and exhibiting
19th- and early 20th-century European academic art, which is the
continuation of the great Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo traditions
in the visual arts.
155. Dali Virtual Museum of Art dedicated to the Surrealist artist
Salvador Dali.
156. Dallas Historical Society, Dallas, TX. The DHS collects
archival and 3-D materials pertaining to the city of Dallas and to the
state of Texas.
157. Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX.
158. Dallas Museum of Natural History
159. Daniel Gebhart Tavern Museum , Miamisburg, OH. An 1811
Restored Log Tavern in Miamisburg, Ohio.
160. Danish Immigrant Museum, Elk Horn, IA. The Danish
Immigrant Museum is dedicated to the education and fostering the
traditions and customs of the Danish American people.
161. David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, IL. At the
University of Chicago
162. Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT.
163. Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH. Has a very large Asian and
African Art gallery, and rotating exhibits have lately included Degas,
Rodin, Ansel Adams.
164. DDay Museum, New Orleans, La.. D Day, June 6th, Museum.
165. Decatur House Museum, Washington, DC. Decatur House,
built in 1818 by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, is a historic house museum
and former residence of prominent figures such as Stephen Decatur,
Henry Clay and Martin Van Buren.
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166. DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln,
Massachusetts.
167. Deer Valley Rock Art Center, Phoenix, AZ. Hedgpeth Hills
petroglyph site, with intorduction to rock art.
168. Delaware History Center, Wilmington, DE. Visit the Delware
History Museum, Old Town Hall or historic Willingtown Square.
Dedicated to preserving Delaware's history.
169. Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, MI. Come Alive
Inside Come Alive Inside the Dennos Museum Center for the visual
and performing arts. Featuring an extensive schedule of changing
exhibitions and concerts combined with gallery tours, artist lectures,
hands-on workshops and school outreach activities.
170. Denver Art Museum, Denver, Co. The largest collection of art
between Chicago and San Francisco.
171. Denver Museum of Natural History, Denver, CO. One of the
best natural history museums in the country. Visit Prehistoric Journey,
an award-winning exhibit on the history of life on earth.
172. Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit, MI. The Detroit Historical
Museum is the regional history museum of Southeastern Michigan,
presenting the more than 300 year history of metropolitan Detroit.
173. Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan.
174. Detroit Science Center, Detroit, MI. The Detroit Science
Center features Michigan's only IMAX Dome Theater, Cyberspace
Safari, our 55 computer Internet Exhibit Lab, our Discovery Theater
demo theater and educational laser shows in the exhibit lab
175. Dia Center for the Arts, New York, NY. A contemporary art
museum, Dia's exhibition program is dedicated to large-scale, single-
artist projects, produced on a substantial scale and with a commitment
to site specificity. Dia's website features artist projects created
specifically for the web.
176. Diego Rivera Web Museum dedicated to the Mexican
muralist painter Diego Rivera (1886-l957). (Also in Spanish.)
177. Dinosaur Valley Museum, Grand Junction, CO. A working
paleontology laboratory which features fossils from important
discoveries throughout western Colorado and eastern Utah. You will
see dinosaur skeletons, articulated and in "death pose" as
paleontologists found them, and realistic, scientific, half-size
animated dinosaur replicas: moving, roaring, and howling.
178. Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, CT. The Discovery Museum
provides a see, touch, hear hands on experience in Bridgeport,
Connecticut right off the Merritt Parkway. Hands on galleries, daily
planetarium shows, Challenger Learning Center and other special
events.
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179. Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit, MI. Located on Belle
Isle, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum is part of the Detroit Historical
Museums. It presents the maritime history of the Great Lakes region,
including the Detroit River, one of the world's busiest waterways.
180. DoubleTake Gallery Documentary photography
181. Downers Grove Museum, Downers Grove, IL. The Downers
Grove Museum is a Special Facility of the Downers Grove Park
District established to preserve our local heritage for today's residents
and future generations. Open six days each week, and free to the
public.
182. Dr Pepper Museum, Waco, TX. The birthplace of Dr Pepper
offers a glimpse of an earlier time.
183. Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry,
Baltimore.
184. Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, NC. Permanent
collection ranging from Ancient to Modern art plus changing
exhibitions, programs and scholarly publications.
185. Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Washington, DC. The
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection is housed in a
nineteenth-century Federal-style house built on the crest of a wooded
valley in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C. The institution
now has important research resources in the areas of Byzantine
studies, the history of landscape architecture, and Pre-Columbian
studies. The collections of Byzantine and Pre-Columbian art and the
rare books and prints relating to the gardens are on public display.
The gardens were designed by the noted landscape gardener Beatrix
Jones Farrand and are open to the public.
186. Eagle Mills Cider Co., Broadalbin, NY. A working, water
wheel powered Cider Mill which includes operation of 100 year old
Cider Press and equipment. Various artifacts relevant to Cider
Making .
187. Early American Museum, Mahomet, IL. The mission of the
Early American Museum is to collect, preserve, and interpret the
history of east central Illinois. The museum has exhibits on 19th
century life.
188. EarlyWorks History Comlex, Huntsville, AL. With its three
distinct, yet complementary properties-- the hands-on EarlyWorks
Museum, Alabama Constitution Village and the Historic Huntsville
Depot-- EarlyWorks promotes experience-driven programs, activities,
exhibits and special events for all ages.
189. Earth Art Ink, Corvallis, OR. A collection of artwork
(sculptures, paintings, nature photography). Known artinst include
Deacon, Shumway, and Allison.
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190. East Benton County Historical Museum, Kennewick, WA.
Areas of our museum are devoted to the forces and movements that
shaped the eastern part of Benton County.
191. East Ely Railroad Depot Museum, Ely, NV.
192. East Tennessee Discovery Center , Knoxville, TN. Features
hands-on exhibits, butterfly and geology collections, live insect zoo,
stuffed animal display, and the AKIMA Planetarium.
193. East Tennessee Historical Society Museum , Knoxville, TN.
The museum features exhibits depicting the triumph and tragedy of
two hundred years of life in the Great Tennessee Valley.
194. Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Philadelphia, PA.
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site offers a multidisciplinary tour
program which addresses the architecture and history of the building,
its impact on prison architecture throughout the world, and
contemporary issues in criminal justice. The historic program also
offers exhibits, film screenings, cultural events (dance, theater, and
art exhibits), and lectures and symposia.
195. Eccles Community Art Center, Ogden, UT. Located in a
historic mansion, this museum's permanet collection is enhanced by
changing monthly exhibits by contemporary local artists work.
196. Ecology Hall of Fame, Santa Cruz, CA. The Ecology Hall of
Fame honors the heroes of the environmental movement
197. EcoTarium: A Center for Environmental Exploration, Akron,
OH. 65-room Tudor Revival mansion that was the former home of
Goodyear co-founder F.A. Seiberling situated on 70 acres of artfully
landscaped grounds. Has a well-documented historic house museum
that includes gardens recognized as one of the "top four gardens in
the world" by Garden Design Magazine. Landscape features include a
lagoon, a fully-restored English Garden designed by Ellen Biddle
Shipman, several scenic vistas, a Japanese Garden, and much more.
198. Eli Wilner & Company, New York, NY. Eli Wilner &
Company is a gallery specializing in antique frames from the early
19th Century and Early 20th Century, both American and European
frames. The gallery's website contains detailed pictures as well as
articles, lisitngs of special events, such as exhibitions and lectures.
199. Elkhorn Valley Museum and Research Center , Norfolk, NE.
Elkhorn Valley Museum and Research Center. Your source for
history, genealogy, documents and more for the Norfolk and Elkhorn
Valley areas of Nebraska in a museum with permanent and rotating
exhibits, a gift shop and an extensive research center and library.
200. Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, Illinois. The Elmhurst Art
Museum is the cultural center of DuPage County, Illinois.
Specializing in late 20th Century American Art, it's award winning
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building was designed around one of only three Mies van der Rohe
homes built in the United States.
201. Emigrant Trail Museum, Truckee, CA. The Emigrant Trail
Museum, located at Donner Memorial State Park, depicts the history
of the area and the people who came into this part of the Sierra. Near
the museum is the Pioneer Monument and the Murphy family cabin
site. Also starting from the side of the museum is a self-guiding
nature trail which is a one half mile loop. Nature trail guides are
available at the museum and campground entrance station.
202. EMuseum A virtual museum of Anthropology, History and
Natural History, written and maintained completely by the students at
Minnesota State University.
203. End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, Oregon City , OR.
Interpreters using audiovisual/special effects presentations recreate
the experience of the Oregon Trail and the period of settlement from
the 1840's to the 1880's. The Interpretive Center is located at the
actual historic End of the Oregon Trail.
204. Eniac Virtual Museum, . School of Engineering and Applied
Science, University of Pennsylvania.
205. Ernest Hemingway Birthplace and Museum, Oak Park, Illinois.
206. Escher's Art Museum The graphic work of M.C. Escher.
207. Estes Park Area Historical Museum, Colorado.
208. Everhart Museum
209. Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY. The first museum
designed by I.M. Pei, the Everson offers a wide variety of work -
from 18th-century American portraits to avant-garde sculpture, from
photography to some of the earliest examples of video art. And, our
extensive, internationally recognized collection of ceramics spans
ancient sculpture and Ming dynasty porcelain all the way to
contemporary works.
210. Ewing Gallery of Art & Architecture , Knoxville, TN. Works
of avant-garde artists and architects of international and local stature.
Located on the University of Tennessee campus.
211. Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
212. Falls of the Ohio State Park & Interpretive Center Include site
history, on-line fossil brochures, photo gallery, educator's material for
the classroom, fossil links, and provide site interpretation for one of
the first discovered fossil beds in North America - known since the
early to mid 1700's - a Middle Devonian coral-sponge patch reef.
213. Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine. American art.
214. Farragut Folklife Museum, Farragut, TN. This small museum
preserves the heritage of the schools, churches and the community of
this historical East Tennessee area and includes the The David
Glasgow (Admiral) Farragut Collection.
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215. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL. Includes "Sue-
cam" real time video of preparation of world's most complete T-rex
skeleton.
216. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco , San Francisco, CA.
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco's web site contains an
astonishing database of over 65,000 images from the permanent
collection. It also contains museum information on important
exhibitions, tours, the collection, etc.
217. Fire Museum of Memphis
218. Firehouse Museum, San Diego, California. Fire-fighting
equipment, including a photographic exhibit.
219. Fleischer Museum of American and Russian Impressionism,
Scottsdale, AZ. The paintings in the Fleischer collection are
American Impressionism, California School and Russian and Soviet
Realism tempered by Impressionism. The genres are varied and
include landscapes, architecural subjects, and still lifes.
220. Fleischmann Planetarium, Reno, NV.
221. Florida Association of Museums, a listing. A website that
includes a searchable directory of all museums in Florida, plus a
listing of exhibits that can be searched by month.
222. Florida International Museum, St. Petersburg, FL. International
blockbuster exhibitions such as Treasures of the Czars, Titanic: The
Exhibition and Empires of Mystery. (800) 777-9882 for current
exhibition.
223. Florida Museum of Hispanic and Latin American Art, Miami,
FL. Dedicated to contemporary art from Spain and Latin America
with 11 exhibitions a year.Founded in September 1991.
224. Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida,
Gainesville. See on-line searchable collection databases. Be sure to
check out the new virtual exhibit "Fossil Horses in Cyberspace", a
new component of the museum website
225. Fort Hays State Historic Site, Hays, KS. Blockhouse,
guardhouse, officers quarters, and visitors center all bring to life the
military frontier from the 1860s to the 1880s. Life was difficult fro
the soldiers who protected the trails and the railroad from Native
Americans who resented outsiders taking the land and destroying the
buffalo.
226. Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine,
Baltimore, MD. Fort McHenry - birthplace of "The Star-Spangled
Banner." Active in four United States wars. Site includes information
about the flag, the National Anthen, Fort history, a virtual tour of the
Fort, re-enactors and more. Site maintained by the Patriots of Fort
McHenry
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227. Fort Recovery State Museum, Fort Recovery, OH. Fort
Recovery is the site of the two largest Indian battles in the U.S., St.
Clair's Defeat and The Battle of Fort Recovery. The museum focuses
on the 1790's Indian wars in the Northwest Territory. The museum
has artifacts from both battles and a partial fort on the grounds.
228. Fort Sam Houston Museum, San Antonio, TX. Museum
presents the history of Fort Sam Houston and of the US Army in San
Antonio, 1845-present. Exhibits depict growth and development of
the post and significant events affected by this National Historic
Landmark.
229. Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site, Alexandria, VA. Fort
Ward is the best preserved of the system of forts and batteries built to
protect Washington, D.C. during the American Civil War (1861-
1865). Visitors can view the remains of the earthen fort, the restored
Northwest Bastion, the reconstructed Officer's Hut, and museum
exhibitions.
230. Forum for Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MO. FCA is a non-
profit museum dedicated to presenting and interpreting contemporary
art and ideas through changing exhibitions, educational programs and
public discussions.
231. Franklin and Marshall College's North Museum, Lancaster, PA.
The North Museum of Natural History and Science houses an
impressive array of natural history and science collections as well as a
state-of-the-art Planetarium (third largest in Pennsylvania) and
several specialty areas that make learning fun for all ages!
232. Franklin Institute Virtual Science Museum, Philadelphia.
Includes virtual exhibits.
233. Frazier Farmstead Museum, Milton-Freewater, OR. An historic
farm houselisted on the National Register, which depicts farm life at
the turn of the century.
234. Fred Harman Art Museum, Pagosa Springs, CO. Displays of
Original Fred Harman Paintings, Red Ryder & Little Beaver Comics,
Rodeo, Movie and Western Memorabillia. One of the 5 founders of
the Cowboy Artists of America.
235. Frederic Remington Art Museum, Ogdensburg, New York.
236. Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis.
237. Frick Collection, New York, NY. Housed in the "Gilded Age"
mansion of steel magnate Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), this
collection of Western fine and decorative arts from the Renaissance
through the 19th century features noted works by Vermeer, Titian,
Whistler, Turner, Gainsborough, Bellini, Holbein, Frangonard,
Boucher, Manet, Renoir, Goya, and others. Arranged very much as it
was during the residence of its original owner, the Frick offers its
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visitors an intimate sense of the home of a collector, and its Garden
Court has been called an oasis of serenity.
238. Friendship Fire Company Museum, Woodbury, New Jersey.
The museum covers the hosiery of Friendship Fire Company and the
Woodbury Fire Department dating back to 1799 and features our
1799 handpumper and our 1911 steamer as well as other artifacts.
239. Friendship Firehouse Museum , Alexandria, VA. Alexandria,
Virginia's first fire fighting organization, established in 1774.
Exhibits interpret the history of fire fighting in Alexandria.
240. Frost Entomological Museum, State College, PA.
Entomological museum with public display area and research
collection (500,000 specimens) for eastern USA with additional
overseas material.
241. Gadsby's Tavern Museum, Alexandria, VA. George
Washington and several other prominent individuals frequented the
two taverns now known as Gadsby's Tavern Museum. Dating from
1770 and 1792, Gadsby's interprets public life in the 18th century.
242. Gallery Mint Museum , Eureka Springs, AR. The art and
history of coin-making thru the centuries.
243. Garfield Farm and Inn Museum, St. Charles, IL. Illinois farm
life in the 1800's.
244. General Sweeny's, Republic, MO. A professionaly designed
museum that chronologically traces the war in the Trans-Mississippi
west through thousands of artifacts.
245. Genesee Country Museum
246. Genoa Courthouse Museum, Genoa, NV. Housed in the oldest
standing court house in the state, this museum intreprets the history of
Nevada's oldest settlement through exhibits of the original jail and
courtroom, typical household views, Washoe Indian basket making,
and the Pony Express exhibit.
247. George E. Ohr Arts and Cultural Center , Biloxi, MS. Houses
over 200 pieces of the great " Mad Potter's" best work. Web site
includes information on the life and work of George Ohr. Most or all
of the collections are ONLINE.
248. George Eastman House International Museum of
Photography & Film, Rochester, NY. George Eastman House is the
foremost museum of photography in the world.
249. George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, Springfield, MA.
Japanese arms and armor, Chinese cloisonne, Islamic rugs and other
Asian decorative arts, as well as 19th-century American paintings and
classical sculptural casts.
250. George Westinghouse Museum, Wilmerding, PA. The George
Westinghouse Museum is a memorial to George Westinghouse, his
achievements and contributions to society. The Museum preserves an
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important part of the nation's industrial history and provides a means
to share this rich heritage with present and future generations.
251. Georgia Museum of Natural History, Athens, GA. Designated
the official State museum of natural history on March 1999, the
Museum includes 12 collections: Archaeology, Arthropods, Botany,
Geology, Herpetology, Ichthyology, Invertebrates, Mammalogy,
Mycology, Ornithology, Pollen and Plant Microspores, and
Zooarchaeology. The Museums broad mission includes education,
outreach, research and service.
252. Georgia Music Hall of Fame, Macon, GA. Georgia's official
state music museum dedicated to preservation, education and
celebration of over 450 Georgia musicians.
253. Georgia Rural Telephone Museum, Leslie, Georgia.
254. Gertrude Salzer Gordon Children's Museum of La Crosse, Inc. ,
La Crosse, WI. To open fall 1998, the Children's Museum of La
Crosse will offer three floors of interactive exhibits, a multipurpose
theater, birthday party rooms, a gift shop and more. Located in a
30,000 square foot building in downtown La Crosse, WI.
255. Gilcrease, Tulsa, OK. Gilcrease Museum possesses one of the
nation's finest and most comprehensive collections of American art,
artifacts, and documents. Virtually every item in the more than
360,000 -piece collection relates to the discovery, expansion, and
settlement of North America, with special emphasis on the Western
Frontier and American Indian material.
256. Gillespie Co. Historical Society Pioneer Museum ,
Fredericksburg, Tx. Located right off Fredericksburg's Main Street,
The Pioneer Museum is a three acre site with 10 historic stuctures,
that deals with the settlement and cultural history and impact of the
German immigrants who founded Fredericksburg in 1846.
257. Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, PA. Glencairn Museum's
mission is to educate visitors about the history of religion, using art
and artifacts from a variety of cultures and time periods.
258. Glenn H Curtiss Museum of Early Aviation, Hammondsport,
NY. Hammondsport, NY is the birthplace of Glenn Curtiss, father of
naval aviation; pioneer motorcyclist,aviator;home of first woman
pilot; 1st NYS winery.
259. Golden State Museum, Sacramento, CA. The Golden State
Museum brings California's rich history to life with a mix of
traditional exhibits and state-of-the-art technology. Multimedia
exhibits tell the stories of California's people, place, promise, and
politics.
260. Gomez Mill House, Marlboro, NY. Built in 1714 by a
Sephardic Jew, is the oldest extant Jewish residence in America.
History continued with American Revolutionary War Patriot Farmers,
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statesmen, artists. Dard Hunter, handmade paper maker built third
mill on property to make paper in 1913. Preserved as an historic site
by Gomez Foundation. Board members are descendants of original
owners. New web page. Includes more history, more pictures.
261. Goodnow House State Historic Site, Manhattan, KS. The
Goodnow family came from New England to find a new home and to
keep slavery out of kansas Territory. They stayed and led in the
educational development of the new state. The Goodnows founded
the college that became Kansas State University.
262. Goudreau Museum of Mathematics in Art and Science, New
Hyde Park, NY. A hands-on museum of games and puzzles that
involve logic, spatial visualization and patterns. The museum tries to
encourage interest in mathematics to its visitors regardless of
mathematical background.
263. Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI. Changing
displays of national and international artists, in addition to the
permanent collection, regional artists,photography,children's, and
rental/sales galleries, gift shop.
264. Graphion's Online Type Museum History and practice of
typesetting.
265. Grassroots Art Center, Lucas, KS. Exhibits of art
environments created by "outsider," self-taught artists in Kansas;
includes limestone sculpture of Inez Marshall, concrete and glass
work by Ed Root, metal totems by M.T. Liggett, work by Lawrence
Reynolds, Herman Divers, Earl Slagle, etc.
266. Great Explorations, The Hands On Museum, St. Petersburg,
FL. Interactive museum offering hands on exhibits and family fun
that teaches artistic and scientific concepts. Outreach programs and
museum rentals available. Traveling exhibits available: Insect Zoo,
Creatures of the Dark, Mirror Magic and Maze Mania.
267. Great Plains Nature Center, Wichita, KS. The GPNC is a new
nature education facility in northeast Wichita, Kansas, emphasizing
the flora, fauna and habitats of the Great Plains.
268. Great Valley Museum of Natural History , Modesto, CA. See,
Touch, and Experience the past and present of the Great Valley
region of California.
269. Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, Lafayette Indiana. Focuses
on Indiana Artists
270. Greensboro Historical Museum, Greensboro, NC. United
States history from a Piedmont North Carolina perspective, including
the 1960 Sit-Ins, First Lady Dolley Madison, author O. Henry, and
Civil War firearms.
271. Greensboro Historical Museum , Greensboro, NC. The
Greensboro Historical Museum presents American history from a
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Piedmont North Carolina perspective in 12 galleries and 2 restored
houses.
272. Grey Art Gallery, New York University , New York, NY. The
Grey is NYU's fine arts museum, with 4-6 exhibitions yearly in our
gallery space and 6000+ objects in our collection.
273. Grinter Place State Historic Site, Kansas City, KS. Moses
Grinter came to Kansas long before it was a territory. He earned his
livelihood by trading with the Native Americans and by operating a
ferry where the military road crossed the Kansas River. Here in the
1850s he and his wife, Annie, a Delaware Indian, built a fine new
house that echoed those he had known in his native Kentucky.
274. Grout Museum District, Waterloo, IA.
275. Guggenheim Museum, New York City. Art museum. Outposts
in Bilbao, Spain; Las Vegas; Venice; and Berlin.
276. Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee,
WI. The Haggerty Museum offers an exciting range of exhibitions,
from Old Master paintings to contemporary interactive art, with
extensive programming for students and the community.
277. Hagley Museum, Wilmington, DE. Hagley Museum is the
original du Pont mills, estate, and gardens. On the location where E.I.
du Pont began to manufacture black powder in 1802, the museum
features industrial demonstrations, models and dioramas, two historic
houses and a school, as well as 235 acres of scenic property along the
Brandywine River.
278. Hajicek Collection of Mormon History, Provo, UT. The largest
private collection of rare Mormon artifacts and artworks in existence,
with an emphasis on Mormon origins and Mormons in the Midwest.
279. Hall of Health, Berkeley, California. Community health-
education museum and science center, especially for children and
families.
280. Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem, Or. Situated near
Willamette University, this museum features paintings by Northwest
artists and a comprehensive collection of Native American basketry.
281. Hammonds House Galleries & Resource Center OF African
American Art, Atlanta, GA. Georgia's only Independent fine art
museum exhibiting works of people from the African Diaspora.
Nationally and internationally known established, emerging and local
artists.
282. Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, MA. An original Shaker
Comminity with 20 original/restored buildings, a working farm, only
Shaker round stone barn, and a hands on Discovery Room, and
current restoration of Shaker's 1860 waterpower system.
283. Hands On Children's Museum, Olympia, Washington.
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284. Hands On! Regional Museum, Johnson City, TN. Hands On! is
a museum where learning fun go hand in hand. Children can explore
and discover in our over 27 permanent exhibits, like the Coal Mine,
Airplane, KinderMart, or the Ark full of animals, then they can make
a craft in the Discovery Room!
285. Hanford Mills Museum, East Meredith, NY. A 150 year old
working mill, powered by waterwheel, saws logs to lumber, grain to
feed. 16 buildings include mill, historic house, railroad car, pond &
trails.
286. Harry Ransom Center for the Arts at University of Texas,
Austin, TX. This collection is the finest in the area. one of the prize
items is the Guttenburg Bible. The museum houses parts of the
Metropolitin Museum of Art Collection on a rotation bases. The
Harry Randsom Center is the areas research facility of art history.
287. Harvard University Art Museums, . Fogg Art Museum, Busch-
Reisinger Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Museum.
288. Hastings Museum, Hastings, NE. Displays of cultural and
natural history of the Great Plains. Museum, Planetarium, Discovery
Center, and IMAX Theater all under one roof.
289. Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona. Specializes in
contemporary and archaeological Native American material.
290. Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary,
McKinney, Tx. Includes a 25,000 sq. ft. science museum, a 274 acre
wildlife sanctuary, an 1,800 sq. ft. Raptor Rehabilitation Center and a
3750 sq. ft. environmental center and outdoor aquatic laboratory.
291. Hearst Art Gallery, Saint Mary's College of California, Moraga,
CA. The only accredited art museum in Contra Costa, offering
diverse changing exhibitions. Permanent collection features the work
of William Keith.
292. Henry B. Plant Museum, Tampa, FL. Located in the heart of
downtown Tampa, The Henry B. Plant Museum interprets the turn-
of-the century 1891 Tampa Bay Hotel and the lifestyles of America's
Guilded Age. The National Historic Landmark building houses
opulent furnishings original to the hotel.
293. Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, Dearborn,
Michigan. Largest US indoor/outdoor museum complex, founded by
Henry Ford in 1929, presenting change and innovation in American
life. The museum complex is an independent, non-profit, educational
institution not affiliated with the Ford Motor Company or the Ford
Foundation.
294. Herb Lane Museum, Redding, CA. The virtual museum of the
Gran Mondo Foundation.
295. Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University.
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296. Heritage Center Museum of Lancaster County , Lancaster, PA.
Collects, preserves and interprets Lancaster County decorative arts
through annual exhibits, permanent collection and ongoing
educational programs.
297. Heritage Map Museum, Lititz, Pennsylvania. 15th to 19th
century antique maps. Includes maps for sale.
298. Herrett Center for Arts and Science, Twin Falls, ID.
Anthropological collections emphasizing Native North, Central, and
South American cultures. Contemporary art gallery and large, modern
planetarium. Extensive stone tools collection.
299. Hershey Museum, Hershey, PA. Hershey Museum explores the
life of Milton Hershey, the model town, and chocolate empire he
created. The Museum also contains Native American and PA German
collections Milton Herhsey acquired.
300. Hesston Steam Museum, LaPorte, Indiana.
301. Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NC. Primarily collects and
exhibits 19th and 20th Century American art. Excellent collection of
American art pottery. Second oldest museum in North Carolina.
302. Hidden Hills Historical Museums , Chesterfield, MA. Tour the
Historical Museums of the Hidden Hills of Western Massachusetts
and re-live life as it used to be in a simpler time.
303. High Desert Museum, Bend, OR. This is an excellent
presentation of NW life and history oriented to the desert area of
Centran and Eastern Oregon.
304. High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia. Includes images of
contemporary art, a decorative arts collection, American and
European painting, African art, folk art, and photography.
305. Hildene, Manchester, VT. Abraham Lincoln's descendants
lived until 1975 in this 24-room mansion in Manchester, VT. The
interior of the home has been preserved intact with original
furnishings and personal family effects. Open for tours daily mid-
May through October.
306. Hiller Aviation Museum , San Carlos, CA. Emphasis is on the
aviation history of northern California with displays of early Hiller
helicopters and other historically significant aircraft of N. California.
307. Hillwood Museum & Garedens, Washington, DC. Former
estate of Marjorie Merriweather Post with 13 acres of formal gardens.
Museum displays extensive collections of Russian Imperial and
French Decorative arts.
308. Historic Alexandria, Virginia, Alexandria, VA. Historic
Alexandria includes the Alexandria Archaeology Museum,
Alexandria Black History Research Center, FOrt Ward Museum and
Historic Site, Friendship Firehouse Museum, Gadsby's Tavern
Museum, The Lyceum, and the Torpedo Factory Art Center. Its web
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site includes teaching tools, kids' activities, and information on
research and historic preservation.
309. Historic Deerfield, Deerfield, MA. Historic Deerfield is a
museum of New England history and culture.
310. Historic Hudson Valley
311. Historic Latta Plantation, Huntersville, NC. Living history
cotton plantation, ca. 1800, illustrates the lifestyles of planters, slaves,
yeoman farmers, merchants, and artisans living in back country North
Carolina.
312. Historic Lyme Village, Bellevue, OH. A historical village of
relocated buildings, housing artifacts from early 1800's to the present.
313. Historic New Orleans Collection, Louisiana. Promoting the
study of Louisiana history through the Williams Research Center,
museum exhibitions, publications and house museum; located in the
historic French Quarter of New Orleans.
314. Historic Northampton A museum of regional and local history
in the heart of the Connecticut River Valley of western Massachusetts.
315. Historic St. Mary's City, St. Mary's City, MD. Outdoor living
history and archaeology museum at the site of Maryland's 17th-
century capital. Exhibit areas include a working tobacco plantation, a
Woodland Indian Hamlet, a squarerigged ship, the Maryland Dove,
and ongoing archaeological excavations
316. Historical Museum of Southern Florida, Miami.
317. Historical Society of Berks County Pennsylvania, Reading, PA.
A collection of items illustrating the rich cultural heritage of Berks
County Pennsylvania.
318. Historical Speech Collection at Webcorp. Includes Richard
Nixon audio archive, Joe McCarthy, Chamberlain, Hitler, and the
civil rights era. See also History Museum of Santa Cruz County,
California.
319. History Museums of San Jose , San Jose, CA. The San Jose
Historical Museum of more than 20 building recreates San Jose CA in
1870 - 1910. An historic site in downtown San Jose features the
Peralta Adobe, the last remaining adobe from the 1777 pueblo of San
Jose, and the Fallon House (1855), the residence of San Jose's seventh
mayor, Thomas Fallon.
320. Hofstra Museum, Hempstead, NY. The Hofstra Museum, at
Hofstra University, is committed to the collection, study,
interpretation, conservation and exhibition of objects with aesthetic
and cultural value. The Museum's permanent collection includes
paintings, sculptures, works on paper, decorative arts, and
ethnographic objects of African, Asian and pre-Columbian origin.
321. Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, HI. Founded early this
century, ancient, modern, oriental.
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322. Honolulu Community College Dinosaur exhibit
323. Horn Archaeological Museum, Berrien Springs, MI. The
Museum conserves and exhibits material remains illustrating ancient
Biblical cultures.
324. Houdini Museum, Scranton, PA. Worlds's only museum
entirely devoted to Houdini. Largest collection on public view. Tours,
magic shows, virtual and real museum.
325. Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, TX.
326. Hubert H. Humphrey Museum & Learning Center, Waverly,
MN. Dedicated to Vice President/Senator Humphrey, a native of
Waverly, Minn.
327. Hudson Valley Children's Museum, Nyack, New York. A new
hands-on museum for children aged 1-12,
328. Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens,
San Marino, California.
329. Idaho Black History Museum, Boise, ID. Located in historic St.
Paul Baptist Church in Julia Davis Park, the Idaho Black History
Museum serves to educated on Blacks in the history of Idaho, the
Western US, and the USA through educational displays and cultural
awareness events.
330. Idaho Museum of Natural History, Pocatello, ID. Natural
history museum covering the geology, Native Americans, wildlife,
nature of Idaho. Sponsors and displays traveling exhibits from around
the world.
331. Illinois Amish Interpretive Center, Arcola, IL. Many exhibits
of artifacts from Illinois Amish portray history, faith, and life style of
Old Order Amish. Changing exhibits depict various aspects of Amish
and Mennonite history, art, and culture.
332. Illinois State Museum, Springfield. Natural history,
anthropology, art, and natural/cultural history of Illinois.
333. Imagination Station Science Museum, Wilson, NC.
Imagination Station (Science Museums of Wilson, NC)- hands on
science exhibits for the family; a place where science learning is fun!
334. Imgisphere Children's Mueum, Bedford, TX. A hands-on,
educational museum for children.
335. Impress 5 Science Center, Lansing, Michigan. Hands-on
science and technology center.
336. Indian Temple Mound Museum, Fort Walton Beach, FL.
Located in the heart of downtown Fort Walton Beach, The Indian
Temple Mound Museum has a collection of artifacts from the local
area. Covers prehistoric, contact, Civil War and settler time periods.
337. Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, New Castle, Indiana.
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338. Indiana Transportation Musuem, Noblesville, IN. Fully
operational trains - NKP 587 Steam Locomotive, Monon Deisel
Electric Locmotives. Open from April to November.
339. Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, IN. Since its
founding in 1941, the museum has grwn to include over 30,000
objects.
340. Indiana University Art Musuem
341. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana.
342. Institute of American Indian Arts and Culture Museum , Santa
Fe, NM. Contemporary Native American artwork from across the
country. The IAIA Museum is the holder of the National
Contemporary Native American Art Collection, and the only art
museum in the country dedicated to contemporary Native American
art.
343. Institute of Egyptian Art and Archeology, Memphis. See
Egyptian artefacts exhibit.
344. Institute of Texan Cultures, San Antonio, TX. The Institute of
Texan Cultures is a university educational center dedicated to
enhancing the understanding of the history and diverse cultures of
Texas through exhibits, programs, and publications that encourage
acceptance and appreciation of our differences as well as our
common humanity.
345. Intel Museum, Santa Clara, California. Computer chip
manufacturer.
346. International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame, St. Louis,
MO. Three-story, 50,000 square foot museum located across from
Busch Stadium. 5000 year history of bowling, eight working bowling
lanes, various halls of fame, research.
347. International Museum of Cartoon Art, Boca Raton, FL.
World's largest collection of original cartoon and comic strip art (over
165,000 pieces of art). Founded by Mort Walker (of Beetle Bailey
and Hi & Lois). PEANUTS (Snoopy & Gang), GARFIELD and
many more "mainstream" cartoon and comic strips are represented at
the Museum. First and only place where Disney and Looney Tunes
characters have been "blended" in displays under one roof.
348. International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, Ky. History,
special exhibitions, etc. Over 300 on-line pages.
349. International Sport Aviation Museum (ISAM), Lakeland, FL.
The international Sport Aviation Museum plays a vital roll in the
advancement of aviation technology and research. ISAM serves as a
tribute to thosewho have shaped our aviation history and stands as a
challange to all who follow.
350. International Wildlife Museum, Tucson, AZ. Mammals, birds,
insects, from around the world. Hands-on exhibits, interactive
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computers, pre-historic mammals. Tucson's Interactive Natural
History Museum.
351. International Women's Air & Space Museum
352. Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, New York, NY. Aircraft
Carrier USS Intrepid - New York City
353. Inventure Place, Akron, Ohio. The National Inventors Hall of
Fame.
354. Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum, Arnolds Park, IA.
Dedicated to the collection, preservation and presentation of the
nautical history of Lake Okoboji, the Iowa Great Lakes and
midwestern lakes in general.
355. Iowa State University Museums, Ames, IA. Consists of Iowa
State's Brunnier Art Museum and Gallery (decorative), the Farm
House Museums (historic), and Art in State Buildings (campus/public
art). The Brunnier exhibits temporary exhibits and items from
permanent collection, the Farm House is a historical site with antique
items, AiBS features art done for buildings on campus (sculptures,
murals, etc.). All are free of charge.
356. Irish American Heritage Museum, Albany , NY. The only
chartered museum of its kind collecting and exhibiting the story of
Irish heritage in America.
357. Ironwood Area Historical Society, Ironwood, MI. Located in
the historic train depot, built in 1893. History from the beginning of
the town, including mining, logging and trains.
358. Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum, Long Island City, NY. The
Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum was created by the Japanese-
American sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988), and displays more
than 300 of his works in a converted factory building and outdoor
sculpture garden. The museum is located across the East River from
Manhattan.
359. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA. Getty Museum
collections, history, vistor services and information.
360. James & Meryl Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, IA. A
municipal arts center presenting visual, literary and performing arts
events. Opened in May of 1989, exploring connections between the
arts and focussing on regional art and artists.
361. James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA. Exquisitely
renovated historic site with collection of 19th and 20th-century
American art, Pennsylvania Impressionists and changing exhibitions.
Beautiful gardens, Outdoor Sculpture, Museum Shop, Espresso Cafe.
Group rates available. Motorcoach friendly. AAA & AARP discounts.
362. James Dean Memorial Gallery, Fairmount, Indiana. Includes is
a virtual tour of the seven room exhibit along with other pertinant
information
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363. James Madison Museum, Orange, Virginia.
364. James Madison Museum, Orange, VA. Museum dedicated to
James Madison, 4th President of the United States and Father of the
Consitution.
365. Jewish Historical Society of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.
Includes the Lloyd Street Synagogue (1845) and the B'nai Israel
Syngagogue (1876). The research library and museum collections are
devoted to the history of Maryland's Jewish community. Geneological
research is available by mail.
366. Jewish-American Hall of Fame (Division of Magnes Museum),
Berkeley, CA. Each year since 1969 a notable person has been
inducted into the Jewish-American Hall of Fame, and medals are
issued in his or her honor. Honorees include Albert Einstein, Benny
Goodman, George Gershwin, Barbra Streisand, Harry Houdini, etc.
The Jewish-American Hall of Fame is celebrating its 30th anniversary
in 1999. Its medals have been a successful outreach program,
bringing the Hall of Fame into thousands of homes throughout the US
and around the world.
367. Jimmy Stewart Museum, Indiana, Pennsylvania. Based at the
actor's birthplace. See virtual tour.
368. Johnson County Museum of History, Shawnee, KS. Nationally
recognized exhibit, "Seeking the Good Life," looks at the growth of
suburban communities, using Johnson County, Kansas and Kansas
City, Missouri as case studies.
369. Johnstown Flood Museum, Johnstown, PA. This museum tells
the shocking story of the 1889 Johnstown flood, the worst man-made
disaster in U.S. history.
370. Joseph Moore Museum, Richmond, IN. Located on the
Earlham College campus, the Joseph Moore Museum originated as a
teaching museum. It has an excellent collection of pre-historic
mammal fossils, including a giant sloth, a dire wolf, a giant beaver,
and a mastodon. In addition, an allosaurus skeleton and an Egyptian
mummy are located there.
371. Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE. Wide collection of art from
Europe and U.S. Among others, Monet, Manet Renoir and Degas are
represented here.
372. Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, CA. The third largest
Jewish museum in the U.S.
373. Juniata College Museum of Art, Huntingdon, PA. Permanent
collection of Old Master through 19th-Century paintings, prints,
drawings (particularly Hudson River School)and temporary
exhibitions; housed in a historic Carnegie Libary (1906).
374. Junior Museum of Bay County , Panama City, Florida. The
mission of the Junior Museum of Bay County is to inspire and
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educate children through interactive exhibits and programs focusing
on science, history, cultural studies, and the environment.
375. Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI. Located in
Southwest Michigan, the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts was established
in 1924 with the primary mission to offer accessible art classes to the
community and provide a lace for appreciation of the visual arts
through exhibitions, lectures and othe special events. The present
building constructed in 1961 was designed by Skimore, Owings &
Merrill and houses a collection of more than 3,000 objects.
376. Kansas City Museum, Kansas city, MO. The museum features
science and regional history exhibits, a natural history hall,
planetarium and the Challenger Learning Center. Special
programming and traveling exhibits provide ongoing learning
experiences for the whole family
377. Kansas History Center and Kansas Museum of History Also
see their Native American Heritage Museum State Historic Site.
378. Kansas Museum of History, Topeka, KS. Extensive site
offering exhibits and collections tracing Kansas history from
prehistoric times to the present day. An Atchison,Topeka & Santa Fe
Railroad locomotive highlights the Main Gallery of the Kansas
Museum of History. Built in 1984, the museum holds more than
22,000 square feet of exhibits about Kansas's colorful past. You'll see
a full-sized Cheyenne tipi, covered wagon, log house, and a 1911
airplane manufactured and flown in the state. The Special Exhibits
Gallery features changing exhibits on special topics dealing with
Kansas and the American West.
379. Kansas museums, a listing.
380. Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY. The Katonah Museum
of Art is located in Westchester, NY and offers various collections
throughout the year.
381. Kaw Mission State Historical Site, Council Grove, KS. One of
many state historical museums in the state of Kansas.
382. Kell House Museum, Wichita Falls, TX. 1909 National register
home that belonged to one of the founding fathers of Wichita Falls,
TX.
383. Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan.
384. Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO.
Kansas City's free contemporary art museum, the Kemper Museum
boasts a rapidly growing permanent collection of modern and
contemporary works of artists from around the world, working in all
media. The Museum offers 10-12 exhibitions per year and creative
programs to entertain and challenge. The Museum Shop and Cafe
Sebastienne (named "Best Meal of the Year" by daily newspaper,
Kansas City Star) are additional draws.
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385. Kendall Whaling Museum, Sharon, MA 02067. International
collection covers more than ten centuries of art. Twelve of the world's
most beautiful maritime galleries house a fine collection of nautical
art, history, and ethnology celebrating the age-old human fascination
with whales.
386. Kennedy Space Center NASA.
387. Kennesaw Civil War Museum, Kennesaw, Georgia. Or read
the story of the Great Locomotive Chase
388. Kenneth G. Fiske Museum of Musical Instruments, Claremont
Colleges, Claremont, CA. An ecletic museum of over 1,200 musical
instruments made in Europe, America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East,
the Caribbean, the South Pacific, and Australia dating from the 17th
through the 20th centuries. Instrument types include keyboards, brass,
woodwind, stringed, percussion, mechanical, and electronic.
389. Kentucky Folk Art Center, Morehead, KY. The Kentucky Folk
Art Center is a cultural and educational service of Morehead State
University which includes the Kentucky Folk Art Museum, a gallery
for rotating shows, a museum store, and a library.
390. Kewaunee County Historical Museum, Kewaunee, WI.
Kewaunee County Museum and Old Jail, located in Kewaunee,
Wisconsin. It is open 7 days a week from 10:30 am - 4:30 pm.
Admission fee charged. It is the last jail of its kind, dungeon style still
in existence in the United States.
391. Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas.
392. Kingston Trolley Museum of New York, New York. Antique
trolleys, ride along the majestic Hudson River.
393. Klyne Esopus Historical Society Museum, Ulster Park, NY.
The official local history and genealogy repository for the Township
of Esopus, Ulster County, NY. 1608 - WWII
394. Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN. Regional museum
featuring notable traveling exhibits and rotating permanent
collections. Noted museum architect Edward Larrabee Barnes
designed this Tennessee pink marble building features five galleries.
395. Kohl Children's Museum, Wilmette, IL. A hands on interacitve,
constructivist type museum that is geared for the family with children
from birth through age 8.
396. Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library, Tuscola,
Illinois. Web site for proposed for a national Korean War museum
which plans to open its doors to the general public on June 25, 2000,
the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War.
397. Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL. University of Illinois at
Urbana
398. Kreeger Museum, Washington, DC. The Kreeger Museum
displays 19th and 20th century art in a building designed by noted
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American architect Philip Johnson. The collection includes works by
Monet, Picasso, Miro, and Stella.
399. L.C. Bates Museum, Hinckley, ME. THe L.C.Bates Museum is
a early 20th century natural history and cultural museum.
400. La Salle University Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA. The La
Salle University Art Museum is the only college or university
museum in the Philadelphia area with a permanent exhibition of
Western art from the Renaissance to present times.
401. La Vegas Natural History Museum, Las Vegas, NV.
402. Lafayette Natural History Museum & Planetarium, Lafayette,
LA. The Lafayette Natural History Museum & Planetarium exists to
encourage the discovery and understanding of the natural world, the
universe, and the role of humans within them. Exhibits and
planetarium programs change regularly. Collections include cultural
artifacts of South Louisiana, Louisiana landscape paintings,
osteological materials, and meteorites and tektites
403. Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum, Lake Hopatcong, NJ. An
entertaining and enlightening look at the history of New Jersey's
largest lake.
404. Lakeview Museum of Arts & Sciences, Peoria, IL. The largest
private museum in downstate Illinois features changing art and
science exhibitions, along with a permanent Children's Discovery
Center and Illinois Folk Art Gallery featuring Illinois River decoys
and Illinois Jacquard coverlets. The Planetarium offers shows
weekends and some weekdays in the summer. Call 309/686-7000 for
gallery information and 309/686-NOVA for Planetarium schedules.
405. Lanesfield School Historic Site, Edgerton, KS. 1869 limestone
school listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Fun learning
experience for children. Visitors Center and Museum Store.
406. Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV. "Paradise Lust," large
paintings by Suz Brna (Las Vegas) and Zara Kriegstein (Santa Fe),
including Kriegstein's 32-foot "Amnesty Mural," thru Nov. 30; "Palm
Springs Painters," first-time museum exhibition of work by Zinda
Hogue and Cynthia Cole, thru Nov. 30; "Fall Art Roundup," annual
LVAM competition, juried by Domenic Cretara, thru Nov. 30;
"Lifetime Retrospective Exhibition," 30 pieces in marble and bronze
by New York sculptor Essie Pinsker, with new LVAM's first
published catalogue, thru Jan. 10; "Desert Sculptors," works by 25
southern Nevada sculptors, continuing.
407. Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV. Homepage of the Las
Vegas Art Museum of Nevada.
408. LaSalle University Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA. The La
Salle University Art Museum is the only college or university
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museum in the Philadelphia area with a permanent exhibition of
Western art from the Renaissance to present times.
409. Laserium, Boston/Denver/Los Angeles/San Francisco.
410. Latin American Collection of the Jack S. Blanton Museum of
Art, Austin, TX. Formerly the Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery.
Largest Latin American Art Collection in the USA. James & Mari
Michener Collection of Twentieth Century American Art. 13,000
works and a premium Prints & Drawings Collection.The Westerrn
American Art collection of C.R. Smith.
411. Laumeier Sculpture Park and Museum, St. Louis, MO. LSP is
a 96 acre contemporary sculpture park and museum specializing in
contemporary sculpture, art in nature sculpture, experimental
programs for adults and children. Currently launching a new
sculpture garden for children. Artists include: David Nash, Alexander
Liberman, Vito Acconci, Mary Miss, Jackie Feerrara, Richard Hunt,
Ursula Von Rydingsvard and Niki De. St. Phalle. Full exhibition
schedule, Mother's Day Juried Art Fair, Summer Art Camp, Winter
Solstice Program.
412. Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, CA. Lawrence Hall of
Science (LHS) is the public science museum and research center for
K-12 education at the University of California, Berkeley. LHS offers
hands-on science exhibits, discovery laboratories, computer labs,
planetarium shows, after-school classes and summer camps, family
workshops, special events, school programs and teacher education.
Science and mathematics teaching materials and curricula developed
at LHS are used in schools across the U.S. and worldwide.
413. Le Sueur County Historical Society Museum , Elysian, MN.
Top rated Minnesota museum with large art, religious, and Native
American collections.
414. Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI. The
Woodson Art Museum invites you to discover and enjoy the world art
via changing exhibitions and sculpture garden.
415. Liberace Museum, Las Vegas, NV.
416. Liberty Bell Memorial Museum, Melbourne, FL. Centerpiece
of the museum is a full-sized replica of the Liberty Bell. Also
contains many copies of historical documents, military uniforms and
war memorabilia. Building is a coverted water tank from the 1920s.
There are also collections of model war planes, war ships, and of
course American flags of every era of American history. Paintings
and photos of presidents and historic events and sites line the walls
417. Library of Congress, Washington DC. On-line exhibits.
418. Lightner Museum, St. Augustine, FL. Splendors from the
Gilded Age cut glass, Victorian art glass, furnishings, costumes,
mechanical musical instruments.
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419. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana.
420. Lincoln Museum, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
421. Lindsay Wildlife Museum, Walnut Creek, CA. Lindsay
Wildlife Museum houses one of the nation's oldest and largest
wildlife rehabilitation hospitals, and exhibits over 100 non-releasable
live native animals.
422. Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA. The Long
Beach Museum of Art - a 1912 house perched on a bluff overlooking
the Pacific Ocean -- featuring changing exhibitions of modern and
contemporary art.
423. Long Island Children's Museum, Garden City, NY. The Long
Island Children's Museum is a learning laboratory where hands-on
exhibits invite children and their grownups to experiment, examine,
play and share in the excitment of the learning process as they
explore the world in which we live.
424. Longview Museum of Fine Arts , Longview, TX. Visit the
LMFA site to find out when exhibits and activities are planned. The
museum will eventually have all its permanent collection on-line for
viewing.
425. Longyear Museum, Brookline, MA. Collection on Mary Baker
Eddy's life and achievements, founder of Christian Science. Museum
and six historic sites.
426. Loren Adams Museum of Fine Art, Lahaina, HI. Collection of
original oil paintings, watercolors, drawings, designs and objet d'art.
427. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California.
LACMA's permanent collection includes more than 110,000 works
spanning the history of art from ancient times to the present, making
it the premier encyclopedic visual arts museum in the western United
States. It also offers outstanding special exhibitions, lectures, classes
and family activites.
428. Los Angeles museums, a listing.
429. Lost City Museum, Overton, NV.
430. Loudoun Museum, Leesburg, VA. Loudoun Museum
chronicles the growth of this history rich county from its Native
American inhabitants to the present. Included is a series of letters
written in the 1830's between freed slaves who emmigrated to Liberia
and their former masters in Virginia, the full text available on-line.
431. Louis Armstrong House and Archives, New York City, NY.
The Louis Armstrong Archives contains Louis's vast personal
collection of home recorded tapes, manuscripts, scrapbooks, photos,
etc. The Louis Armstrong House is a national historic landmark.
432. Louisiana Children's Museum, New Orleans, LA. Located
within easy walking distance of the Mississippi River and French
Quarter, the Louisiana Children's Museum offers interactive
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adventures for children and adults. Highlights include a supermarket,
Kids' Cafe, where children can serve "meals" to their parents, and Art
Trek. LCM offers many special art workshops for children of all ages.
433. Louisiana Museum of Military History, Lafayette, LA. The
Louisiana Museum of Military History is a hands on museum of
Military equipment. It has 25,000 sq ft of indoor exhibits. Including
Tanks Jeeps Helicopters weapons and article of clothing from WWI,
WWII, Vietnam and Desert Storm!
434. Louisiana State Museum, New Orleans, LA. The museum
contains over 75,000 artifacts related to the history and culture of the
State of Louisiana. It maintains ten properties around the State.
435. Louisville Science Center, Louisville, KY. A hands-on science
center with interactive exhibitions, an IMAX theater and educational
programs both on-site and through distance-learning facilities. Our
goal is to make learning about science, math and technology exciting
for people of all ages, interests and abilities.
436. Lower East Side Tenement Museum , New York, NY. Please
supply a sentence or two about the museum. (Long statements may be
mercilessly edited).
437. LSU Museum of Natural Science , Baton Rouge, LA. LSU's
Museum of Natural Science is both a research collection and an
educational museum. Take a tour of our puclic exhibits and see what
research goes on behind the scences.
438. Mackinac State Historic Parks, Mackinac Island, Mackinaw
City and Lansing, MI. Colonial Michilimackinac (National Landmark)
1715, Fort Mackinac (National Landmark) 1780, Historic Mill Creek
(Michigan State Register Site) 1790, and Mackinac Island State Park,
located at the Straits of Mackinac, Michigan, the juncture of Lakes
Michigan and Huron
439. Magic Lantern Castle Museum, San Antonio, TX. Museum
and library dedicated solely to the history of the magic lantern .
440. Mai Wah Society Museum, Butte, MT. Exhibits at the Mai
Wah, located in historic buildings in what is left from one of the
frontier West's largest Chinatowns, preserve and interpret the
important role played by Asian immigrants in the settlement of Butte,
Montana and the Rocky Mountain West.
441. Maine Aquarium
442. Maine Archives and Museums, ME. A statewide organization
with over 300 museums, archives, historic sites and libraries
443. Maine Archives and Museums A statewide organization with
over 300 museums, archives, historic sites and libraries listed in our
interactive database.
444. Mann Museum and Outdoors, Opelika, AL. Over 250 (and
growing!) exhibits of North American large animals including bear,
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deer, caribou, moose, Alaskan gamefish, fossils, and artifacts. 3-sided
viewing and hands-on displays. Nature trail.
445. Marais des Cygnes Massacre State Historic Site, Pleasanton,
KS. Signage marks the location where in a shallow ravine eleven men
were gunned down by border ruffians in 1858. Five died. This was
one in a long line of bloody incidents that occurred along the border
between Kansas and Missouri until well after the Civil War. The site
also includes a museum store.
446. Marine Museum at Fall River, Fall River, MA. Contains
models and exhibits pertaining to some of the earlies "floating
palaces", and the world's largest R.M.S. Titanic exhibit.
447. Maritime Museum Resources Robert H. Smith's Master Index
of North American Internet Maritime Museum Resources
448. Martha Berry Museum, Rome, Georgia. focusing on the life
and accomplishments of Martha Berry, the founder of Berry College
(the largest campus in the world, ecompassing more than 28,000
acres
449. Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, Wa. The mission of
Maryhill Museum of Art is to serve as an inspiring force for the
advancement of art and history while preserving and building upon
the Museum's unique legacy.
450. Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, MD. Founded in 1844,
the Maryland Historical Society is a museum and library of cultural
history that preserves, interprets and collects objects and materials
reflecting Maryland's diverse heritage.
451. Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center,
Mashantucket, CT.
452. Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center,
Mashantucket, CT. Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research
Center serves as a major resource for scholars and the general public
on Native American histories and cultures, and is one of the most
innovative and comprehensive centers of its kind in the United States.
This Museum is dedicated to the History and Cultures of the Native
North American opened in August of 1998.
453. Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
PA. One of the finest collections of Masonic art, colectibles and
books in the world, located in a building which, in itself, is a
functioning meeting center with meeting rooms decorated in a variety
of classic architectural syles.
454. Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA)
455. Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT. The Mattatuck Museum
presents the work of major artists who have been active in CT over
the last 200 years. In addition, the museum exhibits the social history
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of the Naugatuck Valley, with special emphasis on the brass industry
and labor and ethnic history.
456. McCabe Powers Historical Museum, St. Louis, MO. A
historical look at the McCabe Powers Body Company. It started out
in 1869 building wagons and ended in 1982, building utility trucks.
457. McCarran Aviation Heritage Museum, Las Vegas, NV.
458. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN.
Collections in anthropology, archaeology, decorative arts, medicine,
local history, and natural history. Exhibits document Tennessee's art,
culture, geology, history, and technologies
459. McFaddin-Ward House, Beaumont, TX. Beaux-Arts Colonial
style home circa 1906. Home of first oil family of Texas.
Continuously occupied by the family for 75 years. Houses an intact
collection.
460. McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC. General university
museum with rotating exhibits in the areas of art, history, natural
science, and material culture. Collections include over 100,000
objects in ceramics, sweetgrass baskets, political history memorabelia
art glass, silver, fossils, gems & minerals, shells, furniture, etc.,
important to the regional culture and history.
461. Mead Art Museum, Amherst, MA. The Mead Art Museum
houses the art collections of Amherst College, some 14,000 works
acquired since 1839. It includes one of the nation's finest collegiate
collections of American art, also European art, photography, and
Japanese prints. Site features several virtual exhibitions
462. Meadowcroft Museum of Rural Life, Pennsylvania, PA.
463. Medina Railroad Museum, Medina, NY. Railroad artifacts,
memorabilia and scale models depict history of railroading. Housed
in largest wood frame freight depot built by NYC&HRR in 1905. Has
excursion train rides.
464. Meigs County Historical Society Museum, Pomeroy, OH. The
museum presents Meigs County history through exhibits and displays
and houses a comprehensive research libary for county history and
genealogy.
465. Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester.
466. Memphis Museum System, Memphis, TN. The Memphis
Museum System, a wide-ranging collection of historic, educational,
and technological attractions are maintained by the City of Memphis,
Tennessee and Memphis Museums, Inc. Some of the finest attractions
and exhibits in the country are operated by the Museum System,
including the Pink Palace Museum, the Union Planters IMAX
Theater, the Sharpe Planetarium, and the historic Mallory-Neely and
Magevney Houses.
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467. Menil Collection, Houston, Texas. Antiquities, African,
oceanic, modern and contemporary painting and sculpture.
468. Merry-Go-Round Museum, Sandusky, OH. Located in historic
building downtown, exhibits change periodically (usually showing a
certain theme), operating carousel in center of building. Put a smile
on your face; enjoy art, history, and entertainment in one location!
469. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. The Met. One
of the largest art museums in the world.
470. Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL. Miami Art Museum exhibits,
collects, preserves and interprets international art of the western
hemisphere. The focus is on works from the 1940s to the present,
complemented by art from other eras for historical perspective.
471. Miami Museum of Science, Florida.
472. Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta,
Georgia. Ancient Americas, Egypt and Near East; prints and
drawings; Asia; Greece and Rome; sub-Saharan African.
473. Michigan Historical Museum, Lansing. Includes information
on a number of Michigan Historical Center satellite sites.
474. Milam County, Texas War Memorial, Cameron, TX. Moument
erected to honor the men from Milam County, Texas who have died
in the four wars (World War I, World War II, Korean War & Vietnam
War).
475. Milton House Museum Historic Site, Milton, WI. The oldest
poured "grout" (concrete) building in the U.S., an 1844 Stagecoach
Inn and a stop on the Underground Railroad.
476. Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI. Established in
1888, the Milwaukee Art Museum features 20,000 works from
ancient objects to recent art. A 125,000-square-foot, $50 million
building expansion project is underway, designed by Spanish
architect Santiago Calatrava.
477. Milwaukee Public Museum , Milwaukee, WI. A natural history
museum since 1882 . Tour 150,000 square feet of exhibit space with
exhibits highlighting Africa, Asia, Europe, the Arctic, South America
and Middle America, the Pacific Islands and a Costa Rican rain forest.
Take a step back in time to the turn-of the-century exhibit, Streets of
Old Milwaukee, and to ancient Mediterranean civilizaitons. Or take a
giant leap back more than 65 million years to the dinosaur hall and
see the world's largest-known dinosaur skill and life-size
Tyrannosaurus rex.
478. Mindport Exhibits, Bellingham, WA. A hands-on discovery
museum appropriate for all ages.
479. Mine Creek Battlefield State Historic Site, Pleasanton, KS.
historic walking trail with signage guides visitors through the site of
Mine Creek Battlefield. During the Civil War a large body of Union
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calvalry swept down on the rear of Confederate General Sterling
Price's supply train that was returning south after a long raid through
Missouri and Kansas. In a short battle that was part of a day-long
skirmish, the Confederate troops were thrown into disarray and a
portion of the train was destroyed. A visitor's center will be opened in
1998 providing guided tours, exhibits, and meeting facilities.
480. Mineral County Museum, Hawthorne, NV. The Mineral
County Museum features displays covering local history from fossils
to 1930's clothing and Cars. With lots of great things from in between.
481. Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA. The official
Mingei International Museum of World Folk Arts and Crafts presents
an extensive photo collection of current and past exhibitions.
482. Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota. Fine arts museum.
483. Minnesota Children's Museum , St. Paul, MN. Minnesota
Children's Museum is at the heart of where fun meets learning.
Children ages 6 months through 10 years and their adult guests can
explore six galleries packed with extraordinary hands-on adventures.
484. Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, MN. The Minnesota
History Center Museum features a wide variety of the Minnesota
Historical Society's collections, including a 24-ton boxcar, voyageur
canoe, Tiffany glass and Will Steger's Antarctica expedition
equipment. Headquarters of the Society, the History Center also
houses a research center, museum stores and a cafe.
485. Minnesota Museum of American Art, Saint Paul, MN.
Permanent collection features over 3,000 works of American Art
beginning in the early 20th century, MMAA also hosts special
exhibitions of American art.
486. Minnesota State University EMuseum, Mankato, MN. The
EMuseum is an integrated, educational resource whose displays are
primarily focussed in cultural anthropology, physical anthropology,
archaeology and history.
487. Mint Musuem of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina.
488. Miracle of America Museum and Pioneer Village, Polson, MT.
Miracle of America Museum, Polson, MT, is "The Smithsonian of the
West." It's western Montana's largest museum with over 100,000
items, "From the walking plow to walking on the Moon."
489. Mission San Juan Capistrano, San Capistrano, CA.
490. Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS. The Mississippi
Museum of Art is home to the world's largest collection of art by and
relating to Mississippians and their culturally diverse heritage. The
Museum also offers a balanced program of works by artists of
regional, national and international significance.
491. MIT Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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492. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth , Fort Worth, TX. Oldest
art museum in Texas exhibiting modern and contemporary American
and European painting, sculpture, works on paper and photography.
Most or all of the collections are ONLINE.
493. Modern Fresco Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Modern Fresco
Gallery - Internet presentation of The True Fresco Studio/Gallery.
Buon(true) Fresco technique, Fresco projects around the world
directory, picture gallery, fresco painting news, documentary.
494. Mohave Museum of History and Arts, Kingman, AZ. Founded
in 1960, the Mohave Museum of History and Arts is dedicated to
preserving and presenting the heritage of Northwestern Arizona.
495. Mojave River Valley Museum , Barstow, CA. Dedicated to the
preservation and promotion of the scientific, historical and cultural
heritage of the Mojave River Valley, from the arrival of Father
Garces in 1776 on through pathfinders, pioneers, and miners up to
present space exploration. Actual artifacts from the famous Calico
Early Man site are on display. Other displays include 19th century
miming, gemstones & minerals, railroads, automotive, local History
including the first radio station on the high desert and the famed
headless horsemen found in 1965.
496. Molly Brown House Museum, Denver, CO. A a Victorian
house, once the residence of Molly Brown, a survivor of the Titanic
accident.
497. MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY. An award-
winning site that offers general information about the Museum's
exhibitions listings, interactive subsites, a preview of collections and
more.
498. Monarch Art Gallery, Victor, Colorado.
499. Monroe County Historical Museum, Monroe, MI. Contains the
world's largest collection of General George A. Custer artifacts.
500. Montana East
501. Monticello, Home of Thomas Jefferson, Charlottesville, VA.
Monticello is the mountaintop house and plantation home of Thomas
Jefferson. Designed by Jefferson, the home and gardens reflect the
multi-faceted genius of our third president. A guided or self-paced
tour of Mulberry Row, the main plantation "street," teaches much
about slavery and African- American life at Monticello.
502. Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, Vermont. Hands-on
museum on natural and physical sciences, ecology, and technology.
503. Morikami, Delray Beach, FL. An exhibition of quality
depicting the Japanese settlement of South Florida in the early 1900's.
Culture, art, horticulture, and history.
504. Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ. An Art and Natural History
Museum located in the heart of Morris County, NJ
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505. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA. The only museum
dedicated entirely to Southern art and artists. Houses the Center for
the Study of Southern Painting.
506. Morse Museum, Winter Park, FL. Tiffany Collection.
507. Moshe Rynecki: 1881-1943, www, CA. Rynecki was a Jewish
artist who was deported in early 1943 to Majdanek, where he died.
Some of his paintings (mostly in watercolor and oil) survived the
Holocaust. The paintings that survived display scenes in synagogues,
scenes from daily life, and scenes from the Holocaust. This is a
VIRTUAL museum.
508. Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum, Pickerington, OH.
509. Motts Military Museum, Groveport, OH. This museum
preserves, promotes, and educates the public on America's military
past. From the Revolution to Desert Storm the museum houses over
10,000 artifacts relating to the military history of the United States.
510. Motts Miniatures Museum, Buena Park, California.
511. Mount Vernon, Virginia. The home of the first US President,
George Washington.
512. Mt. Healthy Historical Museum, Mt. Healthy/Cincinnati area,
OH. Museum has artifacts and papers on history of Mt. Pleasant, later
Mt. Healthy area. Artifacts include household, children's and
workmen's items. (Long statements may be mercilessly edited).
513. Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg, VA. The
Muscarelle Museum of Art on the campus of the College of William
and Mary is a public institution accredited by the American
Association of Museums. It houses a permanent collection of over
3500 art objects and hosts national traveling exhibitions.
514. MUSEE (Museums and Universities Supporting Educational
Enrichment, Inc.), Philadelphia, PA. MUSEE's Web site links to over
2500 museums around the world and provides a DirectLink feature
allowing visitors to go directly to Travel/Visitor Information, Visual
Content, Researh Materials, Educational Materials and Museum
Shops.
515. Musee Conti Wax Museum , New Orleans, LA.
516. Museo Castillo Serralles, Ponce, PR. The Ponce Museum of
Art at present has an outstanding exhibit of Renoir works of art; one
of only two museums in the Americas selected.
517. Museo De Las Americas, Denver, CO. The purpose and
mission of the Museo de las Am?ricas is to foster understanding and
appreciation for the achievements of the Latino people of the
Americas by collecting, preserving and interpreting the diverse art,
history and cultures of this region from ancient times to the present.
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518. Museum Loan Network, Cambridge, MA. MLN promotes
collection sharing by faciltating and funding the long-term loan of
artworks among museums throughout the United States.
519. Museum of Advertising Icons, South Florida.
520. Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ. The only museum
in the United States devoted exclusively to American Glass. Over
6,500 objects on display ranging from Mason jars and paperweights,
to Tiffany masterpieces and the world's largest bottle
521. Museum of Arts And Sciences, Macon, GA. Changing art and
science exhibits, live animal programs, the Mark Smith Planetarium,
a three-floor Discovery House full of hands-on exhibits featuring arts,
sciences, and the humanities, environmental programs at near-by
Brown's Mount.
522. Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL. Located in
the heart of Florida's last remaining coastal hammock preserve, the
50,000 square foot facility is one of the leading major cultural
institutions dedicated to interpreting the areas of art, science and
Florida history for Central and North Florida audiences through a
host of nationally and internationally important permanent and
changing exhibitions and programs.
523. Museum of Aviation, Robins AFB, GA. 89 aircraft and
missiles on display ranging from 1896 glider to SR-71 and U-2 spy
plane. Also includes an exhibit of Native American Culture featuring
artifacts discovered on Robins dating back 8,000 years. A must see
for the aviation enthusiast. Located less than 10 miles off exit 45 of I-
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524. Museum of Bad Art, Boston.
525. Museum of Beverage Containers, goodlettsville , TN. The
world's largest collection of beverage containers and advertising.
Featuring Coke, Budweiser and 100's more.
526. Museum of Biological Diversity, College of Biological
Sciences, Ohio State University. Insect collection
527. Museum of Broadcast Communications, Chicago.
528. Museum of Bus Transportation, Hershey, PA. Non-profit
organization whose goal is the preservation of the American
motorcoach; ever-changing slide show on website details history. The
"real" museum will be built in 2002; this website benefits public
interest in the project.
529. Museum of Chinese in the Americas, New York, NY. The
Museum of Chinese in the Americas is dedicated to documenting and
intrpreting the history and culture of Chinese Americans. The
Museum was founded in 1980 as the New York Chinatown History
Project, it received it's museum status in 1992, when it changed it's
name to the Musuem of Chinese in the Americas.
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530. Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA. Small but
influential museum focused on new art, often by young artists.
Bilingual wall texts, audioguides, Web site is bilingual
(Spanish/English). MCA collects, exhibits and interprets the art of our
time, focusing on the period from 1950 to the present. The Museum
has two locations: the flagship facility in La Jolla, founded in 1941
and recently renovated and expanded by Robert Venturi (1996); and
the downtown San Diego satellite space, which opened in 1993.
531. Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL. Please supply no
more than one or two sentences describing the museum in neutral
tones; excessive statments may be surgically altered. Sender: Sender
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532. Museum of Contemporary Art/North Miami, North Miami, Fl.
The Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami offers residents
and visitors to South Florida, 8-10 cutting-edge art exhibitions
annually, along with a wide variety of public and education programs.
533. Museum of Cultural & Natural History, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA.
534. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts.
535. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas.
536. Museum of Fine Arts, University of Montana, Missoula.
537. Museum of Flight, Seattle.
538. Museum of Flying, Santa Monica, California. World War II
fighter aircraft.
539. Museum of Health and Medical Science, Houston, Texas.
540. Museum of International Folk Art , Santa Fe, NM. Extensive
collection of folk art donated by Alexander Girard.
541. Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the
Holocaust, New York, NY. Through historical artifacts, photographs,
short films and personal testimony, the Museum is dedicated to
teaching all people of all ages and backgrounds about Jewish life and
culture in the 20th century.
542. Museum of Jurassic Technology, Los Angekes, CA. Unique!
(Read "Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonders")
543. Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences, Stony Brook, NY.
The Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences promotes education,
research, and service in the natural sciences. It provides education
programs to the community and schools through lectures, exhibits,
films, publications, and projects.
544. Museum of Natural History, University of Oregon, Eugene.
Includes the Oregon State Museum of Anthropology.
545. Museum of Natural History & Cormack Planetarium,
Providence, RI.
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546. Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA), Kearney, NE. Art of
Nebraska ranging from the historic artistic reporting of the Artist-
Explorers to contemporary regional work is emphasized in the
Museum of Nebraska Art's permanent collection. The Nebraska Art
Collection is designated by the legislature as the official visual art
collection of the State of Nebraska.
547. Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, AZ. Established in
1928 to interpret and conserve the natural and human heritage of
northern Arizona and the Colorado Plateau.
548. Museum of Obsolete Computers
549. Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley.
See the hall of dinosaurs. ="//ucmp1.berkeley.edu/book.html">
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550. Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley,
CA.
551. Museum of Peoples and Cultures, Brigham Young University ,
Provo, UT. The MPC has strengths in the native cultures of Utah and
the Sputhwest. All exhibitions are curated by students as part of
formal class work. Open free to the public.
552. Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA. Housed in the
beautiful Casa de Balboa in San Disgo's Balboa Park, MoPA presents
both classic and contemporary works by internationally acclaimed
artists. MoPA is one of the few museums devoted exclusively to the
photgraphic arts, and collects and exhibits contemporary and classic
work by internationally known artists.
553. Museum of Political Life, University of Hartford, Connecticut. .
University of Hartford, Connecticut. Political memorabilia.
554. Museum of Printing History, Houston, TX. Great museum of
all types of printing artifacts and memorabilia, plus seminars and
lectures on a regular basis.
555. Museum of Questionable Medical Devices, Minneapolis, MN.
The largest public collection of quack medical devices inthe U.S.
556. Museum of Radio and Technology, Huntington, West Virginia,
USA. Antique radios.
557. Museum of Radio and Television Please supply no more than
one or two sentences describing the museum in neutral tones;
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558. Museum of Science, Boston, Massachusetts.
559. Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL. This is the
largest science museum in the western hemisphere. Online museum
exhibits feature informative depth and utilizes multimedia to enhance
the visitors experience. Some examples are, "All Aboard the Silver
Streak" & "U-505 WWII Submarine".
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560. Museum of Television & Radio, New York.
561. Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Multidisciplinary museum featuring History, Art, Paleontology,
Anthropology, Clothing/Textiles, and Ethnology. Major collections
include wheeled vehicles, saddles and tack, firearms, Southern Plains
Indian materials, Archeological materials dating from 12,000 years to
present, second largest Wyeth art collection in public hands, and early
prehistoric bird fossils. An academic department of Texas Tech
University, the museum is the home facility for one of the top rated
professional museum training programs in the USA.
562. Museum of the City of New York History of New York City.
563. Museum of the City of San Francisco , San Francisco, CA.
History of Early San Francisco, Gold Rush, and the 1906 Earthquake
and Fire.
564. Museum of the Fur Trade, Chadron, NE. Dedicated to the
exhibition and preservation of the North American fur trade.
Intimately concerned with the commerce of the American fur trade
and the daily lives of traders, trappers, and native people.
565. Museum of the Gulf Coast , Port Arthur, TX. The Museum of
the Gulf Coast combines conventional and an unconventional
approach to tell the exciting story of the Texas/Louisiana Gulf Coast
region. Traditional themes are utilized in interpreting the focus of
Gulf Coast life before the arrival of man, the role of Native
Americans, European contact, Hispanic legacy, the trauma of Civil
War, economic and cultural growth, and the integration of the Gulf
Coast region into the larger national and international community.
566. Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman, MT. The Museum of the
Rockies seeks to understand, preserve and interpret the natural and
cultural history of the Northern Rocky Mountain region. It
accomplishes its mission through research, collections, exhibits and
programs for the education and entertainment of people of all ages.
567. Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles, California. Racism and
prejudice in America, and the history of the Holocaust. (Information
also in German and Japanese.)
568. Museum of Transporation, Brookline, MA. The Museum of
Transportation in Brookline, Massachusetts is housed in an 1888
carriage house once owned by Larz and Isabel Anderson. The
Museum of Transportation offers the public a unique opportunity to
view the Anderson collection, America’s oldest privately owned
collection of automobiles. The Museum also hosts over 20 lawn
events for cars, motorcycles and bicycles throughout the Summer
months.
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569. Museum of Unnatural Mystery, Bensalem , PA. A slightly
bizarre science museum with exhibits for the whole family. Looks at
scientific explaination for UFOs, sea monsters, etc.
570. Museum of Web Art, Los Angeles, CA. The Museum of Web
Art features some of the most exciting and innovative art created
specifically for the web medium, and in a friendly and inviting
museum atmosphere.
571. Museum of Western Colorado, Grand Junction, CO. The
Museum of Western Colorado, is a regional museum with four city
locations and three natural resource areas. The Museum preserves,
investigates, and displays materials relating to the natural, social and
cultural history of western Colorado all the way from the continental
divide west to the Utah border.
572. Museum of Westward Expansion-Gateway Arch, St. Louis,
MO. The Westward Expansion Museum is located at the base of the
Fabulous Gateway Arch and features Lewis and Clark among other
historical information and artifacts.
573. Museum of Woodworking Tools
574. Museum Services International, Washington, DC. On this site,
one will find the MSI Virtual Museum Bookstore and International
Art and Craft Shop. MSI also introduces the field of Value
Methodology for Cultural Institutions. Also featured is The Cultural
Property Protection Page.
575. Museum, California Center for the Arts, Escondido,
Escondido, CA. The Museum presents 20th Century contemporary art
exhibits. The 9,000 square-foot space consists of four galleries. Visit
our website for current and upcoming exhibitions and educational
programs.
576. Museums and Historical Sites maintained by the Oklahoma
Historical Society , Statewide museums list. Listings and links of
museums and historical site throughout Oklahoma.
577. Mutter Museum , Philadelphia, PA. This is a pickled medical
specimen museum with medical oddities, medical instruments, and
other really weird and disgusting exhibits such as a lady that turned to
soap.
578. Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, Connecticut.
579. National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC. Includes
exhibition galleries. See also the Center for Earth and Planetary
Studies.
580. National Atomic Museum, Albuquerque, NM. The nation's
only congressionally chartered museum for preserving and presenting
the history and science of the atomic age. Includes displays of rockets,
airplanes, and weapons, as well as exhibits on the Manhattan Project,
nuclear medicine, robotics, etc.
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581. National Automobile Museum, Reno, NV.
582. National Automotive and Truck Museum, Auburn, Indiana.
583. National Bicycle History Archive of America, Santa Ana, CA.
An extensive historical bicycle archive containing over 30,000
original books, catalogues, photographs of bicycles ranging from
1860s-1960s. We provide restoration advice and historical
information and focus primarily on American made bicycles, with
special emphasis on Classic Bicycles of 1920-1965. The Archive also
has access to the curator's collection of over 1,000 old bicycles.
584. National Bottle Museum, Ballston Spa, NY.
585. National Boyscout Museum, Murray, KY. How Boyscouts
began. Lot's of memorabilia.
586. National Building Museum, Washington, D.C.. The National
Building Museum is the only institution in the United States
dedicated to American achievements in architecture, construction,
engineering and design.
587. National Capital Trolley Museum, Silver Spring, md.
Operating Street Railway museum. Collections from Washington D.C.
New York City, Johnstown PA Toronto Ont. Canada and Germany
and Austria.
588. National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, Tennessee.
589. National Corvette Museum, Bowling Green, KY. A celebration
of the invention of America's Sports Car, the Chevrolet Corvette and
dedicated to the preservation of the legendary's car past, present and
future. Corvette enthusiasts all over the world passionately refer to
the Corvette Museum as their home, their Mecca, located across the
street from the only Corvette manufacturing plant.
590. National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
591. National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, Cedar Rapids,
IA. The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library collects,
preserves and shares the history and culture of the Czech and Slovak
people.
592. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.
593. National Knife Museum, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
594. National Museum of American History , Washington, DC.
595. National Museum of American Jewish Military History,
Washington, DC. Details the contributions of American Jews to the
Armed Forces of the United States of America.
596. National Museum of American Women , Arrington, TN.
Honoring American women for thier Achievement, Courage and
Humanitarian Service. Currently accepting nominations and offering
free 1-year membership. This is a VIRTUAL museum.
597. National Museum of Dance, Saratoga Springs, NY. The
National Museum of Dance is the only museum in the country
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devoted exclusively to American Professional dance - from ballet to
Broadway, modern to Jazz, ethnic to tap. Exhibits, classes and
educational programs with visiting dancers have attracted thousands
of visitors since the museum opened in 1986. The museum's Hall of
Fame honors the founders and innovators of 20th Century American
Professional Dance.
598. National Museum of Health and Medicine, Washington, DC.
Medical museum; pathological collections include Civil War bone,
medical examiner's collection, and miscellaneous wet and dry tissue.
Extensive microscope collection and historical objects.
599. National Museum of Health and Medicine, Washington, DC.
Pathological collections include Civil War bone, medical examiner's
collection, and miscellaneous wet and dry tissue. Extensive
microscope collection and historical objects.
600. National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Saratoga
Springs, NY. The Racing Museum's mission is to interpret the history
and convey the excitement of Thoroughbred racing in America to the
broadest possible audience. The website includes exhibits, visitor
information, activities for kids, and bios on the horses, jockeys, and
trainers who are in the Hall of Fame.
601. National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson Hole, WY.
Featuring fine art depicting wildlife. Collection of over 2300
paintings, sculpture and works on paper feature the history of
America's westward expansion.
602. National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC.
The only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to the
recognition of women in the arts, including a tour of their on-line
galleries.
603. National Museum of Women's History, Washington, DC. The
NMWH CyberMuseum is our main exhibit space while we work to
build the physical museum in Washington, DC. Our mission is to
bring women's history into the cultural mainstream. This is a
VIRTUAL museum.
604. National Postal Museum, Washington, DC. The nation's
primary repository for postal artifacts and research. The museum's
collections range from postage stamps to a wide variety of three-
dimensional objects. The museum is dedicated to promoting and
broadening the study of U.S. postal history. The museum features a
changing series of on-line exhibits. Currently featured are the winners
of the museum's annual "Graceful Envelope" calligraphy contest and
an adjunct to the museum's "As Precious as Gold" exhibit, the history
of the Klondike/Alaska gold rush & the role of mail/mail service in
the rush.
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605. National Watch & Clock Museum , Columbia, PA. A journey
through time featuring over 12,000 timkeeping treasures from every
corner of the globe.
606. National Zoological Park
607. Native American Heritage Museum State Historic Site,
Highland, KS. Exhibits tell the story of the emigrant tribes that were
settled by treaty in present eastern Kansas during the 1800s and of
their interaction with the advancing white population. Folk arts
exhibits show the work of contemporary Native American artists who
carry on the cultural traditions of these tribes.
608. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, California.
609. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO. A general
art museum comprising objects from ancient times to the present, and
all cultures, with special emphasis on Chinese art and English
ceramics from the 17th century.
610. Nevada Historical Society, Reno, NV.
611. Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV.
612. Nevada State Museum & Historical Society, Las Vegas, NV.
613. Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City, NV.
614. Nevade State Railroad Museum, NV. Please supply no more
than one or two sentences describing the museum in neutral tones;
excessive statments may be surgically altered. Sender: Stephen Luke
Sender email: stephenluke@hotmail.com
615. New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA. Exhibits
and presentations pertaining to the whaling industry in New England
provide tangible examples of the era and of people, places and
artifacts referenced by Herman Melville.
616. New England Museum Association, Boston, MA. The New
England Museum Association is the only organization in New
England serving museums of all sizes and the people who work for
and with them. You'll find professional development opportunities,
news, information, and the experience of more than 1600 of your
colleagues.
617. New England Science Center, Massachusetts. Museum and
wildlife center.
618. New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ. Features a section on
art,natural history and various shows particularly of interest to NJ
residents.
619. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science ,
Albuquerque, NM. Natural History and Science with an emphasis on
New Mexico paleontology.
620. New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY. Founded
in 1977 as the first museum in the United States exclusively devoted
to the work of living artists, the New Museum is committed to
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showing some of the most provocative art being made today
throughout the world; to expanding conventional museum practice by
offering innovative programmatic models; and to pioneering museum
education by expanding the public’s understanding of contemporary
art as a vital social force. Extensive descriptions of current and past
exhibitions featuring some of the most provocative art being made
today throughout the world.
621. New York City museums, a listing. See also New York
Museums
622. New York City Police Museum , New York City, NY. The
New York City Police Museum captures the history of the NYPD as
well as a present-day look at the world of law enforcement through
the eyes of its officers. Our new exhibition will be open in December,
1999 and will include an array of weapons, police shields,
fingerprinting and forensic art stations, a drug awareness display and
a tactics simulator.
623. New York State Museum, Albany, NY. Featuring Natural
History Exhibits on permanant exhibit, and temporary exhibits in the
arts, interactive exhibits, and more.
624. New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn, NY. The New York
Transit Museum provides exhibitions of metropolitan area transit
artifacts, archives of historic documents, maps and photographs, tours
of transit significant sites, trips on the Nostalgia Train and a program
of entertaining and educational events for children. The Museum is
home to 100 years of transit lore and memorabilia.
625. New-York Historical Society, New York, NY. Museum
collections, exhibitions, programs, research library, print room, Kid
City and shop - primary source materials for the study of the history,
culture and art of New York City.
626. Newark Museum Online, Newark, NJ. Newark Museum, a
nationally recognized leader in museum education, supports a full
schedule of exhibits, family activities, special events and public
programs.
627. Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI. Located in downtown
Newport, RI. Galleries, art school, and changing exhibitions of
national and local renowned.
628. Newport Historical Society and Museum of Newport History ,
Newport, RI. The Newport Historical Society contains an
internationally important collection of artifacts, manuscripts, and
books pertaining to the history of Newport County, Rhode Island.
Highlights of this collection can be seen at the award-winning
Museum of Newport History.
629. Newseum, Arlington, VA. The Newseum, the world's only
interactive news museum, takes visitors behind the scenes to see and
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experience how and why news is made. At the Newseum, visitors can
be television announcers or reporters; relive the great news stories of
all time though multimedia exhibits, unique artifacts, and news
memorabilia; and see today's news as it happens on a block-long
video news wall.
630. Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York City. Paintings by
Russian-born artist Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947). (French, Spanish,
German and Russian information planned.)
631. Nicolaysen Art Museum & Discovery Center, Casper, WY. A
regional art museum focusing on contemporary art and traditional
western art. Also a hands-on self-guided art-making place in the
Discovery Center.
632. Niles Depot, Fremont, CA. Showcases railroading in the San
Francisco Bay Area, specifically in the Fremont, Newark, and Union
City areas.
633. NIST Virtual Museum, Gaithersburg, MD. The NIST Virtual
Museum displays artifacts that illuminate the historical mission of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology (formerly known as
the National Bureau of Standards). Artifacts range from historical
weights and measures standards to high-tech testing and measurement
apparatus. This is a VIRTUAL museum.
634. Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle, WA. A Museum that
specializes in the history of the Nordic-Americans of the Northwest
with permanent exhibitions and traveling art exhibits from the five
Nordic countries. Family programs, lectures, concert series and
language classes are offered.
635. Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge, Stockbridge, MA.
World's largest collection of original art by Norman Rockwell.
Changing exhibitions also feature works by other renown American
illustrators.
636. North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC.
Comprehensive Maritime museum emphaiszing local agregarian
maritime history from the American Indians including artifacts from
Blackbeard the Pirate and Civil war exibits to present. Highlites
include a large working colection of restored watercraft with exibits
on the evolution of boatbuilding and marine carpentry and model ship
building. Most or all of the collections are ONLINE. Sender: Sender
email: Comment:
637. North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC. World art
especially rich in old master European painting; also Egyptian, Greek,
Roman,American, African, Pre-Columbian, from ancient to
contemporary.
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638. North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, NC. Site
describes the collections, exhibitions and programming of the state
history museum.
639. North Carolina Museum of Life and Science, Durham, NC.
The museum has science and ecological exhibits. It is for all ages, but
it has many fun activities for children to learn and participate in.
640. North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh,
NC. Founded in 1879, the Museun of Natural Sciences documents
and interprets North Carolina's natural history through exhibits,
educational programming and scientific research. The museum will
move to a new building in the fall of 1999, filled with all-new, hands
on exhibits.
641. North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh,
NC. The Museum collects, studies and preserves the state's bilogical
diversity, promotes environmental awareness, and strives to relate
natural sciences to everyday life.
642. North Dakota Heritage Center, Bismarck, ND. North Dakota's
largest history museum also includes the State Archives and
Historical Research Library and the offices of the State Historical
Society of North Dakota. Native Americans, archeology, military
history, settlement, frontier, North Dakota History, State Historic
Sites.
643. Northeast Louisiana University Museum of Zoology, Monroe,
LA. Large research collection of freshwater fishes, reptiles and
amphibians. Primarily North American in scope, some Neotropical
and Asian specimens. Tours by appointment.
644. Northen Maine Museum of Science, Presque Isle, MN. The
exhibits in The Northern Maine Museum of Science deal with
biology, evolution, astronomy, mathematics, and geology. An
animated Pterosaur may be viewed.
645. Northern Indiana Center for History, South Bend, IN. History
of the St. Joseph River Valley in permanent galleries; 19th-century
mansion and formal gardens; kids museum; 1930's Polish Workers
Home.
646. Norton Gallery of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida. Strong in the
French and American Impressionist and Post Impressionist periods,
Chinese artifacts, ceramics and statuary.
647. Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, N.J. Southern New Jersey's
museum of contemporary fine and folk art, displaying outstandng
travelling exhibits, works by leading regional artists, and its own
growing contemporary art collection
648. Nutter D. Marvel Carriage Museum , Georgetown, DE. The
Marvel Museum contains a large collection of horse drawn wagons,
equipment and memoabilia related to horses and carriages. Other
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items in the collection are related to life and history of Sussex County
Delaware.
649. Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California . One of
the largest regional museums in the country, devoted exclusively to
Californian art, history and ecology. The Oakland Museum of
California maintains and hosts the USA list you are currently
browsing!
650. Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum , Ocracoke Island, NC.
Exhibits on local village and island history, unique local dialect,
submerged Confederate fort, maritime occupations, and historic home
furnishings.
651. Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum , Rantoul, IL. Chanute
Aerospace Museum is the largest Aerospace Museum in Illinois.
Over 30 aircraft on display, located on the former Chanute Air Force
Base.
652. Oglethorpe University Museum, Atlanta, Georgia. Affiliated
with Oglethorpe University, its exhibitions feature artworks which are
international, representational, often figurative and spiritual in nature.
Recent exhibitions have included "Mystical Arts of Tibet featuring
Personal Sacred Objects of the Dalai Lama," and "The Grand Tour:
Landscape and Veduta Paintings, Venice and Rome in the 18th
Century."
653. Oglethorpe University Museum, Atlanta, GA. Featuring
artworks which are international, representational, often figurative
and spiritual in nature, this museum has offered high profile
exhibitions such as "Nicholas Roerich: Messenger of Beauty,"
"Mystical Arts of Tibet Featuring Personal Sacred Objects of the
Dalai Lama," and many others.
654. Ohio Ceramic Center, Crooksville, OH. The Ohio Ceramic
Center is devoted to the preservation of Pottery History. The museum
consists of five buildings housing several types of pottery.
655. Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH. The Ohio Historical
Society conducts a range of activities related to interpreting,
collecting and preserving the state's heritage.
656. Oklahoma City Art Museum, Oklahoma City, OK. Through
exhibition and collection, the Oklahoma City Art Museum educates
about art and through art, providing abundant opportunities for people
of all backgrounds to explore the artistic values and traditions of the
world's cultures.
657. Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman, OK.
Oklahoma's official state museum of natural history. The museum is
in the process of moving to a new 190,000-square-foot facility
scheduled to open in Spring, 2000.
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658. Old Bedford Village, Bedford, PA. Living history museum
consisting of over 40 historic and replica structures, interpreting life
on the PA frontier, 1750-1850.
659. Old Cowtown Museum, Wichita, KS. Old Cowtown Museum
is a 17-acre living history museum which recreates the history of
Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas from 1865 through 1880.
660. Old State House Museum, Little Rock, AR.
661. Old Sturbridge Village Re-creates life in a New England town
of the 1830s.
662. Old York Historical Society, York, ME. Old York's collections
explore over three centuries of life in a Maine Seacoast village. The
museum consists of eight historic buildings, a nature preserve, and a
research library. The historic houses showcase both the permanent
collection and rotating exhibits.
663. On the Chisholm Trail Statue and Museum, Duncan, OK. State
of the art exhibits, 34 ft statue, animatomical Jessie Chisholm greets
guests.
664. Online Directory of International Sculpture Parks & Gardens,
Vallejo, CA. Online directory of sculpture parks with links to over
100 sites with URLs. Updated continuously. Public service.
665. Orchard House - Home of the Alcotts, Concord, MA. Louisa
May Alcott's "Little Women" evokes a universal vision of home. The
house in which she wrote her classic novel holds a special attraction
for readers throughout the world.
666. Oregon Coast Aquarium, Newport, Oregon.
667. Oregon Historical Society, Portland, OR.
668. Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland, OR. OMSI
is the largest Science Museum of the Pacific Northwest and develops
a large number of traveling exhibits
669. Oregon State Archives Online Exhibit, Salem, OR. This
online exhibit of Oregon history features over 100 separate Web
pages and nearly 250 images. The exhibit interprets Oregon history
primarily through documents and images held by the Oregon State
Archives. Topics include prohibition in Oregon, a notorious prison
escape, colorful Oregon trademarks, and more. A new exhibit is
added every two months.
670. Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago. See
highlights from the collection.
671. Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL. The Orlando Museum
of Art is committed to collecting, preserving and interpreting notalbe
works or art, and presenting exhibitions of local, regional, national
and international significane. The OMA is proud to have important
permanent collections of American Art, Art of the Ancient Americas
and African Art.
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672. Oshkosh Public Museum, Oshkosh, WI. The museum is
located in a historic mansion, and has collections and exhibits
concerning local history, decorative arts, natural history and
anthropology.
673. Oyster & Maritime Museum, Chincoteague, Va. The Oyster &
Maritime Museum is the only one of it's kind in the world. it contains
historcal information, as well as ecology. The museum also has
obtained the orginial First Order Fresnal Lens of Assateague. Visit
the online page and visit in person or call for more info!!
674. Pacific Coast Air Museum, Santa Rosa, CA. A Museum of
Military Aircraft at the Sonoma County Airport.
675. Pacific Rim Museum of Culture Kulshan Middle School,
Bellingham, Washington
676. Pacific Science Center, Seattle, Washington.
677. Paley Design Center, Philadelphia, PA. The Paley Design
Center of the Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science is dedicated
to collection, care, and display of textiles. The current collection of
over 1.5 million items is used by students, researchers and the textile
community worldwide.
678. Paley/Levy Galleries at Moore College of Art and Design,
Philadelphia, PA. The galleries at the only visual-arts college for
women in the United States. The Goldie Paley Gallery organizes
innovative exhibitions of art, design, architecture, and photography
by national and international artists. The Levy Gallery provides a
center for artistic exploration and experimentation for both
established and emerging Philadelphia-area artists.
679. Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University.
680. Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Canyon, Texas.
Preservation of northwest Texas heritage.
681. Papyrus Collection, MI. the Papyrus Collection at the
Universirty Library,University of Michigan
682. Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette
University, Milwaukee, WI.
683. Paul Bunyan Logging Camp, Eau Claire, WI. An authentic
reproduction of an 1890's logging or lumbering camp of the
Chippewa Valley, complete with an excellent interpretive center with
adult exhibit room and a children's interactive Tall Tales Room.
684. Pawnee Indian Village State Historic Site, Republic, Ks. The
museum surrounds the floor of an excavated Pawnee earthlodge from
the 1820s. The grounds contain a walking trail dotted with remains of
the village and interpretive signage. a A division of the Kansas State
Historical Society.
685. Pawnee Rock State Historic Site, Pawnee Rock, KS. Pawnee
Rock was a prominent landmark to travelers on the Santa Fe Trail.
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The view form the top is inspiring. Signage from different points of
the outcropping details some of the history of the site.
686. Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts. USA's oldest
continuously operating museum, founded in 1799. Maritime arts and
history; American decorative arts; early American architecture; Asian
export art; Asian, Oceanic, African arts and culture; natural history;
native American arts and ar
687. Pecos Rio Grande Museum of Early Man, Arivaca, Arizona.
Coming soon point making tools, then fire making tools. Most item
are from the Archaic period in west Texas. 2000BP -10000BP
688. Pejepscot Historical Society, Brunswick Maine. Links to the
Pejepscot Museum, The Skolfield-Whittier House Museum and the
Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum
689. Pella Historical Village , Pella, IA. The 21 building museum
complex creates a scene from old Holland and celebrates Dutch
heritage with Tulip Time, flower gardens and seasonal festivals.
690. Penfield Homestead Museum , Crown Point, NY. A museum
containing local history of Crown Point, NY, the iron ore business,
and Crown Point's Involvement in the Civil War.
691. Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA. Changing
exhibits by regional artists and period works loaned by other
institutions.
692. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is
America's first art museum and school of fine arts. The Museum
features one of the most renowned collections of American art--
spanning three centuries.
693. Peter Yegen, Jr. Yellowstone County Museum , Billings, MT.
Exhibits and photographs depict the life and material culture of the
northern plains Indians (pre and post Lewis and Clark contact) and
exploration and settlement of the west via transportation, ranching,
military and personel artifacts.
694. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA. The
Philadelphia Museum of Art, founded in 1876, is unique among
American museums in its integrated presentation of a full range of
fine and applied arts from Asia, Europe, and the U.S. Spanning over
2,000 years, the collections include masterpieces of painting,
sculpture, prints, and drawings displayed with a wide range of
furniture, silver, glasswork, architectural elements, and entire
furnished rooms from historic houses.
695. Philadelphia museums, a listing.
696. Philbrook Museum, Tulsa, OK. Philbrook is Oklahoma's only
art museum with collections that offer an overview of the major art
movements in Western Civilization as well as excellent examples of
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non-Western cultural traditions, including those of Asia, Africa, and
the North American Indian.
697. Phippen Museum, Prescott, AZ. Focus is on art of the
American West, both past and contemporary.
698. Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ. The largest art museum in
the Southwest, Phoenix Art Museum features special exhibitions and
permanent collections in American, European, Asian, Contemporary,
Western American and Latin American art, Fashion Design and
Thorne Miniature Rooms of historic interiors. Also featured are the
interactive ArtWorks Gallery for children, The Museum Store and
Art Museum Cafe.
699. Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ.
700. Photo Perspectives An interactive photography museum,
designed to allow the public direct access to publications and
museum quality exhibitions on-line.
701. Pioneer Museum, Bozeman, MT. Dedicated to the Pioneer
Heritage of Gallatin County, Montana.
702. Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND. A non-profit fine arts museum
set in historic downtown Fargo, North Dakota.
703. Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, MA. Plimoth Plantation in the
living history museum of 17th century Plymouth Colony. Its exhibits,
visited by over 500,000 people a year include the 1627 Pilgrim
Village, Hobbamock's Wampanoag Indian Homesite, Mayflower II
and the Carriage House Crafts Center. It is open from April through
November and is best known for its first-person living history
exhibits.The "Plimoth-on-Web" website contains both information
about the museum and in addition to the Pilgrims, Thanksgiving and
the Wampanoag Indians.
704. Plymouth Historical Museum, Plymouth , MI. The Weldon
Petz Abraham Lincoln Collection. Civil War Research Site for 24th
Michigan Company "C" - The Iron Brigade. Turn-of-the-Century
Street of Shops.
705. Pocono Indian Museum, Bushkill, PA. The Pocono Indian
Museum recreates the life and time of the Delaware Indian tribe.
706. Polynesian Cultural Center, Laie, North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii.
707. Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Museum
708. Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon. Collections include
native American and regional contemporary art.
709. Portland Harbor Museum, South Portland, ME. Maritime
museum of the Port of Portland, Maine. Documents and preserves the
rich history of Portland Harbor.
710. Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME. Provides an
unparalleled look at fine and decorative arts from the 18th century to
the present, representing the unique artistic heritage of Maine, a well
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as the major European movements. Housed in an award-winning
building in downtown Portland.
711. Pratt Museum's Wild-Eyed Alaska, Homer, AK. Meet puffins,
gulls and other residents of Alaska's Gull Island through video
footage and additional facts about this summer seabird colony. From
the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Pratt Museum. This is a
VIRTUAL museum.
712. President Benjamin Harrison Home, Indianapolis, IN. The
1874 Italianate mansion of the 23rd President of the United States,
Benjamin Harrison(1833-1901). Ten rooms are open to the public.
The collection includes original Harrison furnishings, costumes,
political memorabilia, and other personal belongings. Two major
exhibits each year focus on Harrison and his times.
713. Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, OH. The Hall is also a
museum of football through the years covering many leagues. It
houses not only the enshrinees memorabilia, but that of pro football
in general. Sender: Mike Carlo Sender email: Mike.Carlo@cpl.org
714. Providence Children's Museum, Providence, RI. A hands-on
museum for children and adults, featuring nine interactive exhibits
including "City Streets" - a peek beneath the urban landscape and
"TEETH!" where kids can brush a giant mouth.
715. Public Health Museum in Massachusetts, Tewksbury, MA.
Illustrates public health history and educates public about current
health issues and new programs. Focus is on public health
contributions of New England states.
716. Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
717. Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park, Phoenix,
AZ. Features a prehistoric Hohokam ruin and exhibits on Hohokam
culture and archaeology.
718. Pullman, Chicago, IL. Historic Pullman ("The worlds most
perfect town") is itself a living museum. Within this historic
landmark district a visitors center and museum welcome guests to
learn more about this unique part of history.
719. Queens Museum of Art, Flushing, New York, NY. The
Museum presents 20th-century and contemporary art exhibitions with
the diverse ethnic communities of in mind. Also the Museum
sponsors exhibitions at the Bulova Corporate Center located in
Jackson Heights, Queens, The Museum's permanent Collection
includes Tiffani Lamps, a unique Pnorama of New York City and
1939, 1964 World's Fair installations and Memorabilia.
720. Railroad Museum of Long Island, Greenport, New York.
721. Read House and Gardens, New Castle, DE. See the splendor of
George Read II's Federal mansion.
722. Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Pennsylvania.
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723. Red River Valley Museum, Vernon, Texas.
724. Redding Museum of Art & History
725. Rensselaer County Historical Society at the Hart-Cluett
Mansion, Troy, NY. RCHS is located in the 1827 late Federal-style
Hart-Cluett Mansion, now a townhouse museum; the organization
also operates changning exhibition galleries and a public research
library on site. A variety of school, scout and adult programming is
offered year-round.
726. Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center, San Diego.
727. Reynolda House, Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem,
NC.
728. Rhode Island School of Design museum, Providence, RI.
Extensive collections from ancient to modern including many
improtant pieces and many fine examples of early AM furniture.
729. Rice University Art Gallery, Houston, TX. Contemporary art,
architecture and design
730. Richmond Art Museum, Richmond, IN. The Richmond Art
Museum is a fine art museum featuring American Impressionists,
Taos School, the Hoosier Group, the Richmond School, and other
regional artists.
731. Rim Country Museum, Payson, AZ. Cultural heritage of the
Central Arizona Highlands (Rim Country) from the earliest peoples
all the way through to the pioneer period.
732. Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL. (The John and Mable
Ringling Museum of Art)
733. Riverside Municipal Museum, Riverside, CA. The Riverside
Municipal Museum exists as a center for learning about the natural
and cultural history of greater Riverside through its collections,
exhibitions, education programs and publications. The Museum seeks
to instill a proud sense of place, time and self so that people of all
generations and diverse backgrounds can gain a mutual understanding
and appreciation of their environment and their own past and present
achievements.
734. Robert C. Williams American Museum of Papermaking,
Atlanta, GA. Traces the science, technology and art of papermaking
around the world from 200 BC to modern times. The museum covers
the history, art, science and technology of papermaking from 200 BC
to today with rare artifacts from around the world.
735. Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY. Mid-
size Museum. Indian History in upstate NY. Science and Technology
related exhibits. Planetarium showing star shows and cine magic
large format films.
736. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland, Ohio.
Includes multimedia audio, video and photographs.
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737. Rockwell Museum, Corning, NY. Museum of glass, Native
American and American western art.
738. Rockwood Museum, Wilmington, DE. Built between 1851-57,
Rockwood is a rural Gothic mansion with Gardenesque grounds.
Rockwood was a private residence until 1972 and its collections
consist of the furniture, clothing, documents, photographs, and
artwork amassed by the Shipley/Bringhurst/Hargraves families.
Please visit our new online exhibits about the Bringhursts' travels.
739. Rogers Historical Museum, Rogers, AR. AAM-accredited
local history museum, with many hands-on exhibits, children's and
adult educational programs, an active research library, traveling
exhibits, the 1895 Hawkins House, and the Centennial Caboose.
740. Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art, Bellevue, WA. Voted
"The World's FinestPrivate Doll Museum" and winner of the Jumeau
award for that reason. Dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of
dolls as an art form.
741. Rosenbach Museum & Library, Philadelphia, PA. Housed in
an 1865 townhouse off Rittenhouse Square, this museum contains
over 330,000 rare books and maunscripts collected by the world
renowned rare book dealer, Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach. Among the
museum's treasures are the manuscript of James Joyce's "Ulysses",
the first book published by in North America, and Modernist poet
Marianne Moore's living room.
742. Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, California. Designed
in an authentic Egyptian architectural style. Large collections of
Egyptian, Babylonian and Assyrian antiquities.
743. Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, Cornish, NH. Home,
studios, gardens and collections of Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-
1907) one of the foremost sculptors of the late nineteenth and early
twentieth centuries. Center of the Cornish art colony.
744. Salem Witch Museum, Salem, MA.
745. Salvador Dali Museum, St Petersburg, FL. Contains images of
159 of Dali's works (800*600 video resolution or better
recommended.)
746. San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX. We are a
hands-one museum for children focusing on the visual arts. Most of
our patrons are ages 5 -12 years old. We change exhibits 3 times a
year, and each summer exhibit focuses on a different culture.
747. San Antonio Museum of Art
748. San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA. Collections
and exhibits in cultural and natural history with an emphasis on
inland Southern California.
749. San Diego Aerospace Museum, California. See history of
aerospace exhibit.
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750. San Diego Historical Society, San Diego, CA. The collections
and exhibits of the Museum of San Diego intrepret the history of the
greater San Diego, Calif. region
751. San Diego Model Railroad Museum, California. Includes
principle exhibits.
752. San Diego Museum of Art , San Diego, CA. The San Diego
Museum of Art is the largest cultural institution in San Diego County
with approximately 12,000. This website is our first attempt at a
content-rich exhibition based on the Baldwin M. Baldwin Collection
of the Posters of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
753. San Diego Museums, San Diego, CA.
754. San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA. The San
Diego Natural History Museum explores the biodiversity and
evolutionary history of southern California and Baja California with
research, education, exhibits, and community involvement.
755. San Francisco Bay Area museums, a listing. Including the
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
756. San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, San
Francisco, CA. Maritime museum. Online Virtual Reality tour of the
current exhibit "Sparks, Waves and Wizards: Communication at Sea."
757. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA.
With over 20,000 works of art housed in a spectacular Mario-Botta
designed building, SFMOMA is a jewel of the West Coast art scene.
In addition to permanent exhibitions displaying everything from
Matisse to Rauschenberg to Cindy Sherman, the museum is also a site
for thrilling temporary exhibitions, such as Degas to Picasso, an
exploration of the relationship between 14 modern masters and the
camera, and Seeing Time, a collection of important video art.
758. San Jose Art Museum, San Jose State University, California.
Includes a growing searchable database of cultural photographs from
around the world accessable in a number of ways.
759. San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA. The permanent
collection of 1,200 twentieth-century artworks focuses on post-1980
Bay Area artists. SJMA offers exhibitions, education programs,
publications, the Museum Art School, and extensive outreach
programs which are designed to increase awareness of twentieth- and
twenty-first-century art in the Bay Area and beyond.
760. Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, Santa Barbara, CA. The
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum preserves and presents to the public
the maritime heritage of California's Central Coast while providing an
ongoing educational platform to study and record human interaction
with the marine environment.
761. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, California.
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762. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.
Learn more about Native American culture and the amazingly diverse
fauna of the Santa Barbara region. Join us on fieldtrips, child and
adult classes and lectures by renowned biologists and anthropologists.
763. Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art, Alfred,
NY. Permanent and temporary exhibitions of ceramic art and
technology, including pottery of the Ancient Americas, Asian
ceramics from China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia, American
ceramics from 1900 to the present.
764. Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, Frederick, Md.
Schifferstadt is unique... probably America's finest example of
German colonial architecture. Schifferstadt, completed in 1756, is the
oldest known house in Frederick, Maryland and is on the National
Register for Historic Places.
765. Science Discovery Center of Oneonta, State University
College, Oneonta, New York. . State University College, Oneonta,
New York. A hands-on science museum for all ages.
766. Science Museum of Minnesota, . Maya Adventure, including
anthropological collections and educational activities
767. Sciencenter, Ithaca, New York.
768. SciTech, the Science and Technology Interactive Center,
Aurora, IL. educational tools on particle physics.
769. SciTrek, the Science and Technology Museum of Atlanta,
Atlanta, GA.
770. Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMOCA),
Scottsdale, AZ. A museum dedicated to Contemporary Art in the
heart of downtown Scottsdale.
771. Searchlight Museum, Searchlight, NV.
772. Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA. The Seattle Art Museum
offers the Seattle community a diverse and exciting collection. The
downtown Seattle Art Museum houses a well-known collection ofthe
arts of Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas; the original building
displays the museum's extensive holdings in Asian art.
773. Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, Vonore, TN. Built on the
grounds where Sequoyah played as a child, it is an active institution
dedicated to a better understanding and appreciation of Cherokee
heritage. It offers the opportunity to experience first-hand the unique
history and culture of the Cherokees in the southern Appalachian area.
774. Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, AZ. Largest museum in central
Arizona. Dedicated to providing educational adventures in human and
natural history.
775. Sheerar Museum, Stillwater, OK. The Sheerar Museum is a
local history museum of Stillwater, Oklahoma. It's collections include
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items relevent to the area's history as well as an interesting button
collection.
776. Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Lincoln,
NE. The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden web
site resources highlight its collection of American art. Find examples
of 19th-century landscape and still life, American Impressionism,
early Modernism, geometric abstraction, Abstract Expressionism, pop,
minimalism and contemporary art by a wide range of artists.
777. Sheyboygan Art Mueum, Sheyboygan, WI. Simply one of the
best museums of modern and folk art in middle America.
778. Shrine to Music Museum, University of South Dakota.
779. Sid Richardson Collection of Western Art, Fort Worth, TX.
The Sid Richardson Collection is an exhibit of 56 paintings by
Western artists, Frederic Remington, and Charles M. Russell. These
works, along with paintings by other premier Western artists are the
major aggregate of this formidable collection and are the legacy of
the late oilman and philanthropist, Sid W.Richardson. This free
museum offers educational programs, tours and on site visits to local
schools and community groups.
780. Sixth Floor Museum, John F. Kennedy and the memory of a
Nation. The Museum is located on the sixth floor of the former Texas
School Book Depository over looking Dealey Plaza at the site of the
Kennedy assassination.
781. SJSU Virtual Museum, San Jose State University, California.
The history of science, mathematics and technology, feauturing
individual scientists and mathematicians.
782. Sloan Museum, Flint, MI. An emphasis on Flint's automoble
history. Also has specialty displays from time to time. Sloan Museum
is named after the 1st president of Genaral Motors, Alfred Sloan.
Flint is the birthplace of GM.
783. Smith College Museum of Art , Northampton, MA. With a
world-famous collection spanning an impressive 4,500 years, and a
tradition since its inception of making its holdings available to
students and the public, the Smith College Museum of Art is also a
leader in collecting and showing the art of our day. Ranked among
the finest college or University museums in this country, it has
become what our first director hoped it would be: "nothing less than a
collection of works by the foremost artists of modern times."
784. Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC. Includes:
1. List of Smithsonian places
2. New and temporary exhibitions at the Smithsonian
3. National Air and Space Museum. Includes exhibition
galleries. See also the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies.
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4. See The White House Collection of American Craft
exhibition. Includes much audio and video material. See also
Gopher site.
5. National Museum of Natural History. See Ocean Planet, a
travelling exhibition.
6. National Zoological Park.
785. Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, IN. The Snite Museum of
Art at the University of Notre Dame houses over 19,000 works of art
from the antique through modern. The web site illustrates many
works found on display and lists all works on display.
786. Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, Indiana.
787. Snohomish County Museum and Historical Association,
Everett, WA. Museum collects, preserves and interprets material
relevant to Snohomish County History. Features include rotating
exhibits, museum store and research services.
788. Somers Mountain Museum of Natural History and Primitive
Technology, Somers, CT. An exploration of ancestral culture and
technology worldwide. Exhibits especially of Native American
history show an alternative lifeway all our ancestors once followed.
789. Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa, CA. Sonoma County
Museum opened in 1985 in the beautifully restored 1909 Post Office
and Federal Building in downtown Santa Rosa. The Museum's
purpose is to collect, preserve, and exhibit the material culture of
Sonoma County.
790. South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, Indiana.
791. South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, SC. With relics from
Revolutionary times to artifacts used by astronauts on the moon -- the
S.C. State Museum showcases outstanding exhibits of South Carolina
art, history, natural history, science and technology. When you go to
our web site, click on other museums to access all the museums in
South Carolina.
792. South Street Seaport Museum, New York, NY. A maritime
history museum located in the quaint historic district that was New
York City's main port of entry in the 17th-late 19th century.
Collections include artifacts, art and a large fleet of historic ships
including two working 19th-century schooners and the world's largest
surviving iron-hulled sailing cargo vessel, the Peking.
793. Southern Utah University Including Archaeology Repository,
Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, and Natural History Museum of
Southern Utah.
794. Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, California.
795. Southwest Museum of Science and Technology., Dallas, TX.
"The Science Place" A place to understand science and technology
constructively with methods that combine education with fun to
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excite and facinate people, creating a strong desire to know and
understand.
796. Spartan School of Aeronautics Online History, Tulsa, OK.
Spartan School of Aeronautics history from 1928 and the aircraft
Spartan Aircraft Company built during the War years.
797. Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History, Weston, MA.
Philatelic museum dedicated to learning about the world's cultures
through stamps and postal history; maintains a regular schedule of
exhibitions and public programs.
798. Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence. The University of Kansas
Art Museum and the only comprehensive art museum in the state of
Kansas. Includes image maps, especially for various printmaking
techniques.
799. Spertus Museum, Chicago, IL. The largest Jewish Museum in
the Midwest United States. The museum is part of the Spertus
Institute of Jewish Studies, which includes: Spertus College, offering
accredited degree programs; the Asher Library and the Chicago
Jewish Archives, with their own extensive collections; and the Bariff
Shop of Judaica.
800. Spertus Museum, Chicago, IL. Part of the Spertus Institute of
Jewish Studies, which includes: Spertus College, offering accredited
degree programs; the Asher Library and the Chicago Jewish Archives,
with their own extensive collections; and the Bariff Shop of Judaica.
801. Springfield Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA. European
and American paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints and decorative
arts. Artists represented include Homer, Corot, O'Keeffe, Monet and
Degas. Shop; cafe.
802. Springfield Museums, Springfield, MA. Four distinctive
museums featuring American and European paintings, Islamic rugs, a
planetarium, Asian decorative arts, a live animal center, African Hall,
a life-sized Tyrannosaurus rex, a genealogy library and local history
collection.
803. Springfield Science Museum, Springfield, MA. Live-animal
Monsanto Eco-Center, R.E. Phelon African Hall, Dinosaur Hall,
Mineral Hall, hands-on Exploration Center, and planetarium; museum
shop.
804. Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT. This museum is
the oldest in Utah and is dedicated to the exhibition of Utah Art.
American and Russian Art is also a part of the permanent collection
and frequently displayed.
805. St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO. Among the 30,000
works in our collection are paintings, sculpture, prints, photographs,
glassware, silver, furniture, ceramics, textiles, ritual arts, and
drawings. Our collection spans the centuries from ancient Egypt to
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the present. One of only two permanent structures remaining from the
1904 World's Fair, The Saint Louis Art Museum is in a spectacular
setting atop Art Hill in Forest Park, one of the largest urban parks in
the United States.
806. St. Louis Science Center, Missouri.
807. St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL. Noted
for it collection of late 19th and early 20th century European and
American collection, it is also the home of the finest collection of
photographs in the SE US. There is also an active music program and
continuing educational activities for all ages.
808. St. Petersburg Museum of History, St. Petersburg, FL. The St.
Petersburg Museum of History showcases St. Petersburg History
from pre-history to the present. Museum has four galleries and
features two to four annual exhibits.
809. Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, Akron, OH. The former home
of Frank A. Seiberling, co-founder of Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Company and Seiberling Rubber Company, Stan Hywet Hall is
recognized as one of the finest examples of Tudor Revival
architecture in the United States.
810. Stanly County Historic Preservation Commission Museum,
Albemarle, NC. Museum features modern Visitor Center with county
history gallery, gift shop and research room. Two antebellum homes
on grounds open to public.
811. Star of the Republic Museum, Washington, TX. The museum
addresses the Texas Republic period (1836-1846), when Texas
existed as a separate and unique nation. 10,000 sq. ft. of exhibition
space, 80-person theatre, education programs, special events, and
interpretive demonstrations.
812. State Bank of Lakota, Lakota, ND.
813. Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island
Immigration Museum, New York, NY. Statue of Liberty:
International monument and museum on the design and construction
of the monument and its symbolism through the years. World
Heritage Site. Ellis Island Immigration Museum: Famous
immigration station, 12 million people immigrated through here from
1892 - 1954. Exhibits, movie, school programs, library, oral history
program.
814. Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum, San Diego, California.
815. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA.
Located in the Berkshires, the Clark is a fine arts museum particularly
well-known for its many French impressionist paintings, including
more than thirty by Renoir. Also included are noteworthy old master
paintings and a significant group of American works by such artists
as Homer, Sargent, Cassatt, and Remington. Selections from the
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extensive collections of silver, prints, drawings, and sculpture are also
on view. A variety of special exhibitions and other supporting
activities is offered year-round.
816. Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Hays, KS. The
Sternberg Musuem, soon to open in its new home, houses some of the
best Cretaceous fossils, and the largest paleoseed collection known.
The new site of the museum will offer walk through dioramas, and a
large discovery area.
817. Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Hays, KS. The
Sternberg Museum is open in a spectacular new building on I-70. The
museum houses some of the best Cretaceous fossils plus walkthrough
dioramas and a large discovery room. Additionally, it has an
outstanding changing exhibits program.
818. Stewart Indian Museum, Carson City, NV.
819. Stowitts Museum and Library, Pacific Grove, CA. In the
process of archiving every past and future exhibition, including
catalog text online, and a favorite links section called Culture
Connections. The current (and popular) exhibition, Nijinsky Dancing,
is now online
820. Strategic Air Command Museum , Ashland, NE. Aviation and
history museum about the U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command
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821. Strong Museum, Rochester, NY. The nation's leading hands
on history center for kids of all ages. Step onto Sesame Street, run a
kid-sized supermarket, and more in kid-friendly exhibits. World-
renowned collections include toys, home furnishings, etc.
822. Studebaker National Museum, South Bend, Indiana.
823. Sun Gallery, Hayward, CA. Sun Gallery, a community based
visual arts center, with exhibitions and educational programs that
focus on the work of contemporary Northern California artists.
824. Surratt House Museum, Clinton, MD. The country home of
Mary Surratt, the first woman executed by the federal government
when found guilty of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to
assassinate Abraham Lincoln.
825. Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL. A cultural mecca located
downtown along the scenic Hillsborough River, the Tampa Museum
of Art provides a broad range of art-related experiences for visitors of
all ages. One of the Southeast’s finest museums, there are changing
exhibitions that range from contemporary to classic, and a renowned
permanent collection of Greek and Roman antiquities.
Complementing these exhibitions are a wide range of classes, lectures,
lunchtime seminars and walking tours. The Guilders Museum Store
offers unique gifts, books, jewelry & children’s items. Tampa
Museum of Art truly offers something for everyone. Sender: Lani
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826. Tate Geological Museum, Casper, WY. The Tate Geological
Museum is situated on Casper College campus. Exhibits include
dinosaurs, mammals, marine reptiles and other fossils; a unique
display of Wyoming jade and an extensive mineral collection. On site
fossil preparation is visible to visitors through windows in the lab.
827. Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, California. Includes
="//www.thetech.org/exhibits.html"> HyperTech on-line interactive
exhibits.
828. Tehama County Museum, Tehama, CA. A private non-profit
foundation museum preserving and exhibiting history of Tehama
County, California.
829. Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Ga.
830. Tempe Historical Museum Includes online exhibits, a tour of
our research holdings, and a guide to local historic buildings
831. Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, Chattanooga.
832. Texas Memorial Museum, Austin, TX. The Texas Memorial
Museum serves the public by preserving, studying, and interpreting
the natural and cultural heritage of Texas.
833. Texas Military Forces Museum , Austin, TX. The Texas
Military Forces Museum presents state military history from before
the Texas Revolution through modern operations of the Texas State
and National Guard.
834. Texas Seaport Museum, Galveston, TX. Museum of the
maritime commerce and the seafaring legacy of Texas and the Gulf
Coast. The ongoing restoration, maintenance, operation, and
interpretation of the 1877 iron barque ELISSA is a central component
of the museum
835. Thames Science Center The Thames Science Center is located
in the Marriott Hotel complex on the inner harbor in dowtown
Newport. The museum offers changing exhibitions, a learning lab and
an extensive science store, REALTIMEScience international..
836. The Air Zoo-Aviation History Museum of
Kalamazoo(Michigan) , Kalamazoo, Mi. Flight-Ready historical and
restored aircraft, On-line tours and On-line Aircraft Highlights
837. The Alamo, San Antonio, TX. A mission, a fortress, a shrine -
The Alamo's past spans nearly 300 years of history. Best remembered
for the 1836 battle where a small band of Texans withstood Santa
Anna's army for 13 days, the Alamo stands as "The Cradle of Texas
Liberty."
838. The Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM. Municipal
museum featuring regional fine arts and historical artifacts from the
Middle Rio Grande Valley (1500-present).
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839. The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Albuquerque,
NM. Collections focus on art and history of the Southwest with an
emphasis on New Mexico. Also included is an historic site, Casa San
Ysidro, a recreation of an 18/19th century Spanish Colonial hacienda.
840. The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT.
841. The American Museum of Photography The American
Museum of Photography calls itself "A museum without walls...for an
art without boundaries." Web exhibits bring great images from the
history of photography to your computer screen from a private
collection of more than 5,000 photographs. You'll see everything
from a frontier town in America's Wild West to a century-old photo
of mischief in a Japanese restaurant...plus important early portraits,
landscapes, architectural images, art photography and pioneering
photo-journalism. Other features include information on preserving
photographs, an on-line bookstore, plus helpful resources like an
alphabetical guide to those bewildering 19th century photographic
processes.
842. The Arts Online, Online Only, CA. A site devoted to the online
artistic community. A place to join digests, submit artwork, chat, win
contests, or simply view the outstanding talent on the web! This is a
VIRTUAL museum.
843. The Ballard Istitute and Museum of Puppetry, Storrs, CT. The
museum has one of the largest collection of puppets in the world.
844. The Bicycle Museum of America, New Bremen, OH. The
Bicycle Museum of America displays over 150 bicycles, from one of
the very first bicycles, built c. 1816, to the high-tech mountain and
race bikes of today
845. The Byron Randall Museum, Tomales, Ca. The history of
Byron Randall and gives over 50 examples of his work.
846. The Carole and Barry Kaye Museum of Miniatures, Los
Angeles, CA. The largest collection of contemporary miniatures in
the world. Exhibits include a complete recreation of the Vatican,
Doge's Palace, Roman Forum, and 350 other works created by
miniaturist from around the world
847. The Children's Museum, Seattle, WA. The Children's Museum
is dedicated to bringing children and adults together to learn about the
world. Sender: Ann Cook, Director Public Relations & Marketing
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848. The Colorado Railroad Museum
849. The Company of Fifers and Drummers -- The Museum of Fife
and Drum, Ivoryton, CT. Museum, library and archives; to preserve
and promote early American martial music.
850. The Connecticut Historical Society , Hartford, CT. Established
in 1825, The Connecticut Historical Society is a non-profit museum,
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library and education center which collects, preserves and interprets
the history of the diverse people, past and present, who have made
our state their home. The museum's collections of Connecticut-related
furniture, silver, pewter, costumes, paintings, tavern signs, and
graphic materials are among the largest in existence. The library
holds three million manuscripts and nearly 100,000 volumes,
including one of the finest genealogy collections in New England.
851. The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI. Founded 1988,
rotating exhibits are of last 50 years mostly. Member of Western
Museum Group. Beautiful setting in hills overlooking Honolulu,
excellent cafe.
852. The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY. The Museum
houses over 29,000 objects represeting 3,500 years of glassmaking;
also houses the Rakow Library, the most comprehensive research
library in the world. Images of some of the collection, and an
extensive educatational section called "A Resource of Glass" that is
used as a syllabus for many schools and researchers. Recently added
a new multi-million dollar Innovation Center that represents key
stories of inventions and breakthroughs in glassmaking.
853. The Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, NH. Northern New
England's First Independent Art Museum. An internationally
renowned museum featuring European and American paintings,
decorative arts,and sculpture.
854. The Discovery Museums, Acton, Massachusetts. See the
Children's Museum and Science Museum.
855. The Doors, advance, nc. Online art gallery featuring the works
of artists, poets and MIDI composers. Free service to artists. This is a
VIRTUAL museum.
856. The Drop Zone Virtual Museum , Fairfax Station , Va.
Dedicated to preserving and sharing WWII airborne history thru oral
histories, photos, artifacts. Besides the museum there is a virtual
community which enjoys the support of hundreds of WWII veterans
and their respective associations.
857. The Ethel Wright Mohamed Stitchery Museum, Belzoni,
Mississippi. Know as the Grandma Moses of stitchery, Ethel Wright
Mohamed has painted with beautiful and intricate stitches, the stories
of her family on fabric and has given us a history which now
represents in many ways the history of the Mississippi Delta and a
past way of life.
858. The Ethel Wright Mohamed Stitchery Museum, Belzoni, Ms.
Our museum is the former home of Ethel W. Mohamed and she is
known as the Grandma Moses of Stitchery. She "painted with thread",
on fabric, with beautiful and intricate stitches, stories of her family
and ways of life in the Mississippi Delta.
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859. The Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA. Sna Francisco's
Museum of Science, Art and Human Perception. The Exploratorium
has over 650 exhibits in its collection. It was founded in 1969 by
physicist Frank Oppenheimer. Its website includes resources for
teachers, on-line exhibits and much more.
860. The Five Civilized Tribes Museum , Muskogee, OK. Exists to
preserve the culture, history and art of the Cherokee, Chickasaw,
Choctaw, Creek/Muscogee, and Seminole tribes.
861. The FOOD Museum, Albuquerque, NM. Delightful and
educational museum about food from around the world. Many facts,
photos, book reviews, and K-12 programs. Audience: adults and
children, teachers and food historians.
862. The Fresno Metropolitan Museum, Fresno, CA. At The Fresno
Metropolitan Museum, we offer the highest quality programs in art,
history and science that both reflect and celebrate the diversity of our
region such as the William Saroyan Gallery with over 700 objects
from the Pulitzer Prize winning author's life, and more!
863. The Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh, PA. The Frick
Art & Historical Center features 3 musuems-a restored Victorian
mansion, an art museum and an antique car museum on 5 1/2 acres of
landscaped grounds.
864. The Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC. Built in 1905, the
Gibbes Museum of Art represents a long and impressive tradition of
cultural leadership in historic Charleston, providing residents and
visitors to a distinguished collection and an active, year-round
schedule of exciting exhibitions, programs and special events.
865. The Golden Era Museum, Coolidge, AZ. The Fred and Elaine
Goulden toy collection now open to the public. Several thousand toys
and dolls from 1890's cast iron to 1950-60s modern.
866. The Hawaii Museum of Flying, Honolulu, Hi. Aviation
museum showcasing Hawaii. Currently 5 aircraft and alot of flight
related equipment (P3 Orion,F4N Phantom,A4E Skyhawks.located at
Former NAS BARBERS PT.
867. The Health Museum of Cleveland , Cleveland, OH. First
musuem dedicated to providing health education using vibrant,
hands-on, interactive exhibits.
868. The Heritage of San Clemente & Visitor Center, San Clemente,
Ca. Nixon Western White House Exhibit, Surfing Extravaganza
Exhibit, Marine/Green Beret Exhibit.
869. The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula, Missoula, MT. The
Historical Museum at Fort Missoula was established in 1975 to
collect, preserve, and interpret the history of Missoula County, Fort
Missoula, and the timber products industry in western Montana for
the education, recreation, and cultural enrichment of visitors and area
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residents. The Museum has over 18,000 objects in its collection,
including 13 historic structures.
870. The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY. Focuses on art,
history and science with a Victorian Mansion and a Planetarium and
The Red Grooms Gift Shop, a pop art installation. Collections include
18th and 19th century decorative arts.
871. The International Museum of Ceramic Art, Alfred, NY.
Significant portions of the permanent collection show strength in the
focus on American ceramics from 1900 to the present; ceramics made
by Alfred MFA graduate students; pottery of the Ancient Americas,
Chinese pottery and porcelain, European dinnerware, Leach pottery,
Japanese ceramics by Rosanjin, Korean pottery from the United Silla,
Koryo and Yi dynasties, tiles, Glidden Ware, and miscellaneous
ceramics from many cultures and time periods.
872. The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art including "The
Education Corner at the Ringling"
873. The Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Ann and Andy Museum , Arcola,
Il. To commermorate the life and times of the creator of RaggedyAnn
and Andy.
874. The Journey Museum, Rapid City, SD. Experience the story of
the West at this state-of-the-art museum of discovery. From fossil
beds to buffalo hides, and from life-sized teepees to a homesteader's
cabin, The Journey makes history come alive.
875. The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center Museum,
Hutchinson, KS. A chronicle of the American space program with the
world's largest collection of space suits & Mercury, Gemini & Apollo
spacecraft and more.
876. The Latimer Quilt & Textile Museum, Tillamook, OR. The
Latimer Center is a living arts center with active quilter and weaver
groups. It is also a quilt and textile museum with changing exhibits.
877. The Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture , Los Angeles,
CA. The first museum in the U.S. dedicated to presenting the
controbutions of Latino culture in the Americas.
878. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, va. The Library of
Virginia has served the archives and research needs of Virginians
since 1823. The Library hosts special exhibits and displays of historic
documents and artifacts. The Digital Library Project currently
provides access to more than 2 million digital images of historic
materials.
879. The Lightfactory, Charlotte, North Carolina. Museum and
gallery for the photographic arts
880. The Living Word National Bible Museum, Branson, MO. A
non-profit, tax exempt, educational museum, which preserves and
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celebrates the story of how we got our Bible; featuring 75 ancient
Bibles, 7 multimedia presentations, and on-site tour guides.
881. The Lyceum: Alexandria's History Museum, Alexandria, VA.
The Lyceum, with its Greek Revival architecture, was the City of
Alexandria, Virginia's first intellectual and cultural center. Today it
serves as the comprehensive history museum for the City.
882. The Mariners' Museum, Newport News, VA. Largest
International Maritime Museum in America. Great Research Library,
staffed with more than a dozen people to help the public. Great online
exhibits, and many educational curriculums free for middle school
students. Nearly ALL of the 75,000 catalog cards for the Library are
online...
883. The Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum , Chanute, KS.
Martin and Osa Johnson were early 20th century explorers, film
makers, naturalists, and authors. This museum, located in Osa's
hometown, showcases the Johnson's remarkable achievements
through their films, photographs, books, and an unmatched collection
of ethnographic art and artifacts.
884. The Medina Railroad Museum, Medina, NY. Railroad artifacts
and memorabilia housed in the largest single story wood frame
freight depot built by NYC&HRR in 1905. Running excursion trains.
885. The Modern at Sundance Square , Fort Worth, TX. An annex
of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth exhibiting modern and
contemporary American and European painting, sculpture, works on
paper and photography. Located in the historic 1929 Sanger Building,
listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
886. The Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ. The Montclair Art
Museum has a respected national and international reputation for its
fine collection of American art and Native American art and artifacts.
The collection also encompasses works on paper, sculptures, and
costumes.
887. The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New
York, NY. The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology
contains a repository of the world's largest collection of costumes,
textiles, and accessories. The museum's galleries provide a unique
showcase for a wide spectrum of exhibitions relevant to fashion and
its satellite industries.
888. The Museum of disABILITY HISTORY, Buffalo, NY.
Dedicated to the collection, preservation and display of artifacts
pertaining the history of people with disabilities, the museum offers
educational exhibits and activities that expand community awareness.
889. The Museum of Scientific Discovery, Harrisburg, PA. A
participatory science center with over 100 exhibits and daily public
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programs. On our web page, you can get a sneak-peek of our museum
and find out when special events are happening.
890. The Museum of the Native American Resource Center,
Pembroke, nc. The Museum of the Native American Resource Center
is a multi-facted museum and reasrch institute of the Univeristy of
North Carolina at Pembroke.:
891. The Navy Art Gallery, Washington , DC. The Navy Art
Collection has over 13,000 paintings, prints, drawings, and sculpture.
It contains depictions of naval ships, personnel, and action from all
eras of U.S. naval history, but due to the operation of the Combat Art
Program, the eras of World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War,
and Desert Shield/Storm are particularly well represented.
892. The Newark Museum, Newark, NJ. The Newark Museum has
the foremost collection of American art (from the 18th to 20th
century); Decorative Arts; the Ballantine House (a restored 1885
mansion that is a National Historic Landmark); Asian art, including
the world-renowned Tibetan art collection.
893. The Noble Maritime Collection, Staten Island, NY. An art and
maritime history museum, centered on the art and writings of John A.
Noble (1913-1983). Located on the grounds of Snug Harbor Cultural
Center, NYC.
894. The Norton Simon, Pasadena, CA. Considered one of los
angeles' best. Few people are so gifted as to leave an indelible mark
on our cultural history. Norton Simon was such a man. His art
collection exhibited at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena,
California, is one of the world's finest and most prestigious. Its
outstanding scope is matched only by its superb quality, with more
than two thousand years of Western and Asian art represented.
895. The Old Calculators Web Museum , Oregon City, Oregon. A
detailed look at examples of late mechanical and early electronic
calculators, from a technical point of view. Many examples of
historical and unique calculators from the late 1950's through the mid
1970's.
896. The Oliver House Museum, Penn Yan, NY. Period house
museum built in 1852 and home of the Yates County Genealogical &
Historical Society, Inc. Repository for Yates County objects and
archives.
897. The Peace Museum, Chicago, IL. The Peace Museum is a not-
for profit cultural and educational institution, located in Chicago,
dedicated to the curation of peace art and artifacts. The first and only
museum of it’s kind in the United States, our mission is to motivate
adults, teens and children to achieve creative solutions to the problem
of violence. The Peace Museum was founded in 1981 and has
continued to provide innovative programs and exhibits of art and
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artifacts relating to peace and non-violence. The museum hosts over
10,000 visitors each year and has four exhibitions each year. The
museums permanent collection includes John Lennon's guitar and
original hand written lyric's of the song “Sunday Bloody Sunday” by
U2 band member Bono.
898. The Pensacola Museum of Art , Pensacola, FL. Current
exhibitions, classes, lectures, educational programs.
899. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC. This institution Has
a permanent collection of 19th and 20th century painting. There are
frequent special exhibits, programs, and chamber music.
900. The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, NY. The Morgan
Library is both a museum and a center for scholarly research, the
Morgan Library is an extraordinary complex of buildings in the heart
of New York City. Changing exhibitions are drawn from the
permanent collections and from other museums and libraries
providing access to some of the Western world's most significant
cultural artifacts.
901. The Pittsburgh Children's Museum, Pittsburgh, PA. Three
floors of hands-on fun that is great for the whole family.
902. The Rankin Museum of American and Natural History, Ellerbe,
NC. Featuring 43 exhibits containing over 10,000 items: Natural
History, Archaeology, Paleontology, and Early American Heritage.
903. The Raphael Collazo Museum, New York, New York. Raphael
Collazo, American (New York), born Puerto Rico, 1943–1990.
Abstract Expressionist painter influenced by the Italian masters and
the French 18th century painters, particularly Watteau. This digital
exhibition and catalog contains images of over 200 works by the artist,
including many in the collections of 15 museums in the United States
and Puerto Rico. The web site is presented as a public service by The
Estate of Raphael Collazo.
904. The San Diego Maritime Museum, San Diego, CA. Presently
the San Diego Maritime Museum?s fleet of historic ships includes the
1863 British barque Star of India, the 1904 Scottish steam yacht
Medea, and the 1898 San Francisco steam ferryboat Berkeley.
905. The Schiele Museum of Natural History, Gastonia, NC. The
museum includes a wide variety of collections and exhibits as well as
a planetarium and beautiful Nature Trail. Learn about the areas
history, both natural and historical.
906. The Skyscraper Museum, New York, NY. The museum
presents the construction history of the skyscraper: one of the United
States' most significant contributions to 20th century world
architecture and engineering
907. The South Carolina Gold Museum, Pickens, SC. Gold mining
and prospecting information on a world wide basis.
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908. The Soviet Military Awards Page, Buffalo, NY. The Soviet
Military Awards Page is dedicated to providing information about
military and labor awards from the former Soviet Union. This is a
VIRTUAL museum.
909. The Tesla Museum and Library, Colorado Springs, CO.
Incredible inventions. Free electricity. Time travel. Death rays. Ozone
generators. Unlimited wireless power anywhere on earth. Thought
machines. Radio anti-gravity airships. These were all part of Nikola
Tesla's life. He is also responsible for establishing alternating current
as house current instead of direct current that Edison was promoting.
Check Tesla out. He clearly was a man ahead of his time.
910. The Textile Museum, Washington, DC. Founded in 1925 The
Textile Museum is devoted to the study and presentation of
handmade textile arts. The collection focuses on non-Western historic
and ethnographic rugs and textiles.
911. The United States Air Force Museum, Dayton, OH. The
Wright-Patterson Air Force Museum contains the most complete
collection of US military aricraft extant. A history of flying beginning
with the Wright Brothers through the space program.
912. The University of Iowa Museum of Art , Iowa City, IA. See
selections from the more than 9000 works of art in the Permanent
Collection including paintings, sculpture, prints, photographs, textiles,
ceramics, silver and jade from cultures around the world, ancient and
contemporary, plus special exhibitions and programs throughout the
year.
913. The University of Kansas Natural History Museum, Lawrence,
KS. The museum discovers, documents, and disseminates knowledge
about the earth's biological diversity, past and present, through
exhibits, graduate and undergraduate education, research, and public
service programs.
914. The US Department of Interior Museum, Washington, DC. The
Museum features collections from various DOI agencies covering
topics such as mining and geology, water reclamation, western
expansion, and Native American tribes. The Interior Museum's
collections also contain fine art by some of America's best. The
gallery of the museum regularly hosts visisting exibits by different
artists. It is free and open to the public.
915. The Virtual Smithsonian, Washington, DC. A virtual version
of the Smithsonian's 150th Anniversary traveling exhibit,
implemented with the most advanced 3D and video technology
available, shows what will be possible when the next generation of
internet becomes a reality.
916. The WalkerAfrican-American Museum & Resarch Center, Las
Vegas, NV. The museum is located in a temporary site, with its
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current exhibit consisting of "Black Memorabilia" reflecting our
history through dolls, photos, stamps, books, magazines, newspaper
articles, prints, autographs, celebrity food items, sports memorabilia,
figurines, art, political memorabilia, etc. Items date back to the late
1800's, locally, nationally, and internationally.
917. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD. The Walters Art
Gallery is a public art museum located in Baltimore's historic Mt.
Vernon Cultural District. Its permanent collection ranges from
ancient to medieval art and manuscripts to decorative objects, Asian
art and Old Master and 19th-century paintings. Established by father
and son collectors William and Henry Walters, the Walters Art
Gallery is recognized internationally as one of the foremost art
museums in the United States.
918. The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury, MD. Home to
the world's most comprehensive collection of wildfowl carving, The
Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art invites you to explore this unique,
indigenous North American art form from antique working decoys to
internationally acclaimed contemporary sculptures and paintings.
919. The Wayne County Historical Museum, Richmond, IN. The
Wayne County Historical Museum has an excellent pioneer collection
as well as an eclectic assortment of items gathered by the founder
during her travels in the early 20th century. These items include an
Egyptian mummy, a samurai warrior’s uniform, in addition to
historical transportation vehicles, pottery, and an excellent current
exhibit of historical costume.
920. The World Museum of Mining, Butte, MT. The World
Museum Of Mining, a national historical site, is dedicated to
preserving the mining, ethnic, and social history of Butte, Montana.
921. Three Rivers Children's Museum, Richland, WA. A hands-on
educational facility designed for children ages 2-12 open year round
offering a safe and secure environment.
922. Tigertail Virtual Museum, Virtual... a north pole site, . 1500
fine images from 1400 to the present each restored to try to create the
original image. This is a VIRTUAL museum.
923. Timexpo Museum, Middlebury, CT. The Timexpo Museum
scheduled to open in late 1998, will allow the visitor to travel from
the history of Timex and its predecessor Waterbury Clock Company,
to ways of experiencing time, to the possible voyages of the ancient
world.
924. Timken Museum of Art , San Diego, CA. Timken Museum of
Art in San Diego. Most of the collection is online with anotation, in
an easy 'pamphlet' layout.
925. Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum, Rockford, Illinois. Visitors to
this web site can take a panoramic virtual reality tour of this historical
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structure located in Rockford, Illinois. QuickTime VR software was
used to create the 360 degree panoramic views of the interior and
exterior of the cottage.
926. Toaster Museum Foundation, Charlottesville, VA. A site
devoted to educating, entertaining, and enlightening visitors about the
history and cultural importance of the bread toaster.
927. Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH. The Museum's collection
contains more than 30,000 works of art and is highly regarded for its
extensive glass collection as well as for its European and American
paintings, Greek vases, graphic arts, and decorative arts.
928. Toledo's Attic, Toledo, OH. This virtual museum is a result of
combined efferts of the University of Toledo and the Lucas County
Maumee valley Historical Society.
929. Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA. Built in 1918 to
manufacture torpedo shell cases, the building is now one of the
largest art centers in the world, providing work and exhibition space
for more than 155 artists. The Torpedo Factory is also home to five
cooperative galleries, a professional art school, and the Alexandria
Archaeology Museum.
930. Trenotn Police Museum, Trenton, NJ. The Trenton Police
Museum tells the 200+ year history of the Trenton Police Department,
through the use of many vibntage photographs and Tables. Ideal for
children and adults alike.
931. Troy's RiverSpark Visitor Center, Troy, NY. Historical
exhibits and interactive displays focusing on the history of labor and
industry in Troy and the surrounding region.
932. Truly Virtual Web Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV. Virtual
reality galleries of digital art as contribution to indigenous Web
cyberculture. This is a VIRTUAL museum.
933. Truman Library & Museum, Independence, MO. Exhibits and
collections related to the Presidency and life and times of Harry S.
Truman, 33rd President of the United States.
934. Turn Of The Century Electrotherapy Museum , Loxahatchee,
FL. Quack Medical Devices, "Violet Ray" Devices, Antique Tesla
Coils, Faradic Medical Batteries, Diathermy Machines, Arc Lamps,
Magneto-Electric Machines, and more "shocking" and sometimes
hilarious devices thought to cure disease. This is a virtual museum.
935. U.S. Air Force Museum, Dayton, OH. The Air Force Museum
houses a large collection of aircraft, engines and aviation equipment
dating from the turn of the century to the present.
936. U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL. The Center
houses the largest collection of missiles & rockets in the world.
Includes Saturn V, full Shuttle stack, Apollo 16 capsule, Sky Lab
trainer. Also home of Space Shot, a 4-G simulator.
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937. UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Westwood, CA.
The UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History celebrates the diverse
cultures and rich visual arts found throughout the world. Considered
one of the world's leading university-based museums, and one of the
foremost publishers of publications on non-Western arts and material
culture, the Fowler Museum has established a permanent collection of
more than 750,000 objects.
938. Umatilla County Historical Society Museum , Pendleton, OR.
History museum depicting the local history of Umatilla County,
Oregon.
939. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington DC.
940. Univ. of IA Hospitals & Clinics Medical Museum, Iowa City,
IA. The UIHC Medical Museum presents changing exhibitions on
contemporary health topics which incorporate an historical
perspective. The museum collections include approximately 4,000
artifacts, 1,000 books, and 1,000 photographs and documents.
941. University Art Museum, Albany, New York.
942. University Museum, Southern Illinois University at
Carbondale , Carbondale, IL. This web site is dedicated to open
communication, interactive problem solving, data gathering, resource
sharing, and professional development.
943. University Museums, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS.
of special note are the D. M. Robinson Collection of Greek and
Roman Antiquities, the Millington-Barnard Collection of 19th-
century scientific apparatus and collections of American southern,
West African and Caribbean folk art, also dolls and decorative arts
944. University of Alaska Museum Natural and cultural heritage.
945. University of Arizona Museum of Art, . Includes a Permanent
Gallery Exhibition.
946. University of Arkansas Museum, Fayetteville. Anthropology,
archeology, ethnology, history, geology, zoology.
947. University of Kansas Museum of Anthropology , Lawrence,
KS. Collections from around the world, both ethnographic and
archaeological, highlight the diversity of human cultures. The
Museum is about people--how they make their living, how they
communicate and get along with each other, and what they believe.
Permanent and temporary exhibits are housed in historic Spooner
Hall on the University of Kansas campus. Educational programs for
children and adults are offered. Collections include American Indian
beadwork and baskets, African masks, Australian aboriginal bark
paintings, Arctic hunting and fishing equipment, native South
American material culture, Precolumbian pottery from Costa Rica
and many other artifacts.
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948. University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology
Archaeological, ethnographic and photographic collections.
949. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Michigan.
950. University of Missouri, Museum of Art and Archaeology,
Columbia, MO. The Museum's collection, over 13,000 objects, is
strong in classical art and archaeology, as well as European and
American art from the 15th c. to the present. This site includes exhibit
information, a virtual exhibit of Roman Coins and an extensive
museum education page.
951. University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln, NE. Natural
history museum with collections & exhibits worldwide in scope but
emphasizing the natural history of the state of Nebraska & the Great
Plains. Research dvisions include anthropology, botany, entomology,
parasitology, vertebrate paleontology and zoology.
952. University of Oregon Museum of Art, Eugene, OR. As the
largest state-supported Art Museum in Oregon, the University of
Oregon Museum of Art houses over 12,500 works of art, including
premier Asian and Pacific Northwest collections. Museum store and
fountain courtyard on premises.
953. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and
Anthroplogy, Philadelphia, PA. Has sponsored over 300 expeditions
around the world and have artifacts from every inhabited continent.
954. University of Washington Fish Collection, Seattle, Washington.
Includes a search gateway to the collection database (30,000 records).
955. University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Museum of Natural
History, Stevens Point, WI. Exhibits feature rocks and minerals,
wildlife of North America and Africa, a fully articulated Allosaurus,
and large bird egg collection. Two new African savanna dioramas
include lion, cape buffalo, crocodile, hyena,and several antelope.
Admission is free.
956. University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY. The
UWAM is an educational institution with a mission to collect,
preserve, exhibit, and interpret a broad spectrum of visual arts of the
highest quality and of national importance that expands awareness
and understanding of all of the visual arts and its impact on our
culture for Wyoming's residents.
957. USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, Honolulu, HI. Dive
into the intriguing history of the submarine known as the "Pearl
Harbor Avenger," USS Bowfin (SS-287).
958. USS Constellation, Baltimore, MD. The USS Constellation is
the last all-sail warship built for the US Navy and the only Civil War
era vessel afloat.
959. Utah Museum of Fine Arts With links to other museums in
Utah.
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960. Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City. Includes the
natural history of genes.
961. Valdez Museum and Historical Archive, Valdez, Alaska.
962. Valley Forge Historical Society Museum, Valley Forge . See
George Washington at Valley Forge.
963. Van Lear Historical Society Miners' Museum, Van Lear, KY.
Early 1930s coal-mining in eastern Kentucky. Numerous old
photographs and history. The Website describes this non-profit
"Bootstrap" museum effort to preserve the history of this once-
thriving mining town.
964. Varnum House Museum, Varnum Military Museum , East
Greenwich, RI. The Varnum House Museum is the 1773 Federal
Mansion built by Revolutionary War General James Mitchell Varnum,
and is furnished as he would have had it. Includes period gardens in
grounds of one acre. The Varnum Memorial Armory & Military
Museum contains military artifacts from 15th century to 20th century.
965. Vatican Art, Pittsburgh, PA. Art masterpieces from the Vatican
Museums and Sistine Chapel.
966. Ventura County Museum of History & Art, Ventura, CA. The
Ventura County Museum of History & Art presents the history and
art of Ventura County, California through a long-term exhibit titled
"Ventura County in the New West." A smaller gallery features
approximately five temporary exhibits per year on various subjects
relating the county and California. The Smith Gallery exhibits the
George Stuart Collection of Historical Figures, one-quarter life-size
portraits of notable figures in world history.
967. Vermont Historical Society Museum, Montpelier, VT. The
Vermont Historical Society collects, preserves, and interprets
Vermont history for use, education, and enjoyment by present and
future generations.
968. Vernon Wood Museum of Art, Dayton , NV. The Vernon
Wood Museum is in the early stages of being built . The Web page
Museum has been a big help in letting people know who Vernon
Wood was .
969. Vietnam Era Educational Center , Holmdel, NJ. The Vietnam
Era Educational Center is dedicated to collecting, preserving and
presenting a factual history about the Vietnam Era and those
impacted by it.
970. Views Of The Solar System, Los Alamos National Laboratory.
971. Vintage Flying Museum, Meacham Field - Fort Worth Texas.
Here you can see vintage aircraft, antique vehicles & support
equipment displayed in a nostalgic B-29 hanger
972. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia.
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973. Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, VA.
Virginia Museum of Natural History is the state museum offering
exhibits, programs for adults and children, publications, special
events. Seven research scientists on staff.
974. Virtual Computer History Museum Historical Computer
Society.
975. Virtual Museum of Achievement, The American Academy of
Achievement.
976. Virtual Museum of Coal Mining in Western Pennsylvania,
New Alexandria, PA. The coal mines and coal patches of western
Pennsylvania, with miners names for some patches.
977. Vizcaya, Miami, FL. Vizcaya is a museum for the European
decorative arts with period rooms in the Renaissance, Baroque,
Rococo, and Neo-classic style. It is located in an Italian Renaissance
style villa that was built between 1914 and 1916 as the winter
residence of the industrialist James Deering. The villa is surrounded
by formal gardens.
978. W.M. Keck Museum, Reno, NV. The museum displays
minerals, ore specimens, fossils and mining history objects, and is
home to part of the Mackay Family Silver, created by Tiffany & Co.
979. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT.
980. Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN. Contemporary Arts
Museum.
981. Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Ocean Springs, MS. The
Walter Anderson Museum of Art is dedicated to the display of the
interdisciplinary art of Walter Inglis Anderson, American master
painter and naturalist.
982. War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, NM. World War II and
Koeran conflict era flying museum. Many interesting pictures.
983. Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC.
984. Washington State Museum of History and Industry, Seattle,
WA. Exhibits feature Northwest themes such as the Alaska gold rush.
985. Washington State Railroads Historical Society Museum,
Pasco, WA. The WSRHS is dedicated to preserving the history of
"All" the railroads that helped build the State of Washington. From
the Great Northern Railway in the north, the Milwaukee Road in the
middle, to the Northern Pacific, Union Pacific, and SP&S Railway.
986. Watch and Clock Museum of the NAWCC , Columbia, PA. A
museum detailing the history and technology of timekeeping.
987. Waterloo Village Representing 300 years of Native American,
Colonial, and 19th century Canal history.
988. Wayne County Historical Society Museum, Lyons, NY. The
Wayne County Historial Society Museum is housed in a former
county jail and attahed sheriff's home. Built in 1854, it now houses
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permanent and changing exhibits that represent the industry and
people of Wayne County, New York.
989. Weaving Art Museum and Research Institute, San Francisco,
CA. This sites fascinating graphics and layout present the words
tapestry, kelim, weaving and rug with a new level of and appreciation.
Intriguing images of rare historic eastern Mediterranean area
weavings are shown and examined in the commentary provided for
each idsplay,
990. Wenham Museum, Wenham, MA. A delightful Museum of
Family Life, offering visitors a historic view of how we have lived,
worked, dressed and played from the 17th-century to today.
991. West Point Museum, West Point, NY. The oldest and largest
diversified public collection of militaria in the Western Hemisphere.
Located at the United States Military Academy
992. West Valley Museum, Woodland Hills, CA. Early photos of
the West San Fernando Valley, artifacts and postal history.
993. West Virginia State Museum, Charleston, WV. Collections and
exhibits of West Virginia history and artwork. The Museum and its
holdings are housed in The Cultural Center at the State Capitol,
Charleston West Virginia.
994. Western Aerospace Museum, Oakland, CA. Museum of
aviation and aerospace with emphasis on aerospace and aviation of
northern california. 24 airplanes, exhibits, gift shop, videos.
995. Western Museum of Scouting, Los Angeles, Ca. History of
Scouting from 1899 to present day.
996. Westford Museum, Westford, MA. Perpetually changing
artifacts and photographs chart the growth of this pretty and
prosperous town. Cultural events include lectures, craft
demonstrations, folk concerts and an annual Edgar Allen Poe
commemoratve evening.
997. Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, PA.
From smoky cityscapes and rural splendors, to heroes of history and
toys from yesteryear -- it can all be found at the Westmoreland
Museum of American Art, located 35 miles east of Pittsburgh in
Greensburg. Pennsylvania.
998. Westville, Lumpkin, GA. Living History museum depicting
life in the preindustrial south prior to 1850. contains 38 buildings, and
has craftsmen demonstrating daily activities. Newsweek called
westville one of the ten best out-of-the-way museums in the USA.
999. Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH.
1000. Whatcom Museum of History & Art, Bellingham, WA. The
Whatcom Museum of History & Art's four-building campus includes
Bellingham's Old City Hall, a Victorian landmark built in 1892, the
Syre Education Center, the ARCO Exhibits Building and the
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Whatcom Children's Museum. The main Museum features temporary
and permanent exhibitions of contemporary art and regional history.
Open Tue-Sun 12-5.
1001. Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA. The
Whatcom Museum of History and Art's four-building campus
includes Old City Hall, a Victorian landmark builti in 1892, the Syre
Education Center, the ARCO Exhibition Galley and the Whatcom
Children's Museum. The main Museum features temporary and
permanent exhibitions of contemporary art and regional history. Open
Tue-Sun 12-5.
1002. WHEELS Museum, Albuquerque, NM. The Albuquerque
Urban Council proposal to develop a $30 million dollar working
museum and exhibit space in downtown Albuquerque, NM.
1003. White House Virtual Tours, Washington.
1004. Whitman Mission National Historical Site, Walla Walla, WA.
The mission of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman at Waiilatpu was an
important way station in the early days of the Oregon Trail. The
Whitmans labored to bring Christianity to the Cayuse, but deep
cultural differences and a measles epidemic led to violence in the area.
1005. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City. See also
Hollywood Archaeology artist's WWW project.
1006. Widbey ISLAND center for the ARTS, Whidbey, WA.
Whidbey Island center for the Arts, LOCAL artists and information.
1007. Wildlife World , Gering, NE. Featuring animals found in the
North Platte Valley along the Oregon Trail in the 1850's and over 300
fasinating exotic animals from other parts of the world, past and
present. The Baluchithere, a prehistoric rhinoceros, who roamed the
Earth 25 million years ago is on exhibit along with other prehistoric
animals and fossils.
1008. Willard House Museum, Grafton, MA. Over 70 Willard clocks
are exhibited in the birthplace and original workshop of the Willard
clockmakers, along with family portraits, furnishings and other
Willard family heirlooms.
1009. William Hammond Mathers Museum, Indiana University .
Departments of Anthropology, Folklore, and History
1010. Winston Churchill Memorial & Library in the U.S., Fulton,
MO. The Christopher Wren designed church of St. Mary the Virgin,
Aldermanbury moved from London to Fulton. Below an extensive
museum devoted to Sir Winston S. Churchill, Wren, WWII and the
Cold War.
1011. Winterthur Meseum, Wilmington, DE. The former country
estate of Henry Francis du Pont, Winterthur is a museum filled with
his collection of American decorative arts made or used in America
between 1640 and 1860; a 60-acre garden that features color
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throughout the year; and a research library for the study of American
art and material culture.
1012. Wistariahurst Museum, Holyoke, MA. An elegant Beaux Arts
mansion, Wistariahurst was home to two generations of silk
manufacturers in Holyoke. Collections include decorative arts,
furnishings, paintings, historic textiles and archival materials.
1013. Wolfsonian, Miami Beach, FL. The Wolfsonian holds more
than 70,000 objects predominantly from North America and Europe,
providing rich evidence of the cultural, political, and technological
changes that swept the world in the century preceding the end of
World War II. The collection features furniture, decorative arts,
industrial design, paintings, sculpture, architectural models, works on
paper, books, and ephemera.
1014. WonderLab Museum of Science, Health and Technology,
Bloomington, IN. Hands-on excitement for children and their families
within a few blocks of Indiana University.
1015. Wooden Nickel Historical Museum, San Antonio, TX.
Collection of Wooden Nickels in various categories
1016. Woodlands Science and Art Center, The Woodlands, TX. We
are a non-profit corporation dedicated to bringing science and the arts
to The Woodlands (about 25 miles north of Houston). Our goal is to
have our own building in the near future -- a science activity center
for student field trips during the week and a performance space for
plays and music in the evenings and on weekends. For the time being
we're hosting local science lectures and performance events.
1017. Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA.
1018. World Kite Museum, Long Beach, WA. Art, history and
science make the World Kite Museum an amazing place to visit,
unique experience, a museum that is "fun." Kites from around the
world, Japan, China, Indonesia, Uniteds States and many more
countries.
1019. Wright Museum, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. A museum of
American enterprize.
1020. Wyandotte Museum, Wyandotte, MI. Restored 1896 Victorian
home serves as the City of Wyandotte's historical museum.
1021. Wylie House Museum, Bloomington, Indiana.
1022. WyoBraska Natural History Museum, GERING , NE. The
museum has over 250 species of mounted wildlife, most of which are
full mounts, displayed in their natural habitat. A replica of the
Baluchithere, the largest mammal ever to walk the earth, shown
actural size 19ft.high and 30ft long.
1023. Wyoming Dinosaur Center, Thermopolis, WY. Fossil life &
exhibits, full size dinosaur skeletons; preparation laboratory (visitors
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may watch); active dig sites, dig site tours, dig-for-a-day programs,
kids' programs, educational activities
1024. Wyoming State Museum, Cheyenne. The Wyoming State
Museum interprets the history and prehistory of the state of Wyoming
1025. Yakima Valley Museum, Washington. Historical displays,
including natural history, Native American culture, fruit industry,
early pioneer life, and horse-drawn vehicles.
1026. Yakima Valley Rail and Steam Museum, Toppenish, WA.
Since a rather humble beginning, the Museum Association has
expanded into a successful organization that oversees 45 miles of
track known as the Toppenish, Simcoe and Western Railroad, as well
as the restoration of historic Northern Pacific Steam Engine
1027. Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT. The YCBA
holds one of the most comprehensive collections of British Art
outside of London. The Center places special emphasis on art from
the 17th Century to the present.
1028. Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University,
New Haven, CT. Over 11 million specimens/objects from the
curatorial disciplines of Anthropology, Botany, Vertebrate
Paleontology, Vertebrate Zoology, Paleobotany, Entomology,
Invertebrate Zoology, Invertebrate Paleontology, Mineralogy,
Historical Scientific Instruments, Meteorites.
1029. Yale University Art Gallery
1030. Yeshiva University Museum, New York, NY. Yeshiva
University Museum (YUM)collects, preserves and interprets over
3,000 years of Jewish life, history, art and culture. It has attracted
renown for its scholarly publications and changing exhibitions which
reveal the panoramic landscape of Jewish culture.
1031. ZEUM, San Francisco, CA. Hands-on art and technology
center. Create animation, multimedia, 3d modeling, performing arts,
etc. Targeted at ages 8-18.
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