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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. [985:-0.0-.00]-0
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. [988:-0.0-.00]-0
Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
The Baltimore Museum of Art is Maryland's largest art museum with more than 85,000 objects ranging from ancient mosaics to contemporary art. [1307:-0.1-.04]-0
Baltimore Museum of Industry, Maryland, MD
In an 1870 oyster cannery by the inner harbor. [16:-0.0-.00]-0
Baltimore museums, a listing, MD [48:-0.0-.00]-0
Baltimore Streetcar Museum, Inc., Baltimore, MD
America's only trolley museum with operating artifacts from a single city . . . Baltimore. Come, ride with us!!!. [887:-0.0-.00]-0
Band Museum of Pine Bluff, AR, Pine Bluff, AR
The Band Museum is the only museum in the country devoted to band instruments, the history of bands and band music in America. The extensive collection includes hundreds of vintage and antique band instruments of all types. [1308:-0.1-.04]-0
Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, New York, NY
The exhibition program is devoted to enhancing scholarship and promoting public awareness in the rapidly emerging field of decorative arts studies. Exhibitions at the Center folster an appreciation of the decorative arts by examining them both as works of art and as documents of the cultures that produced them. A wide range of public programs, including seminars and symposia, is planned in conjunction with each exhibition. [459:-0.0-.00]-0
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. [708:-0.0-.00]-0
Barrick Museum of Natural History, Las Vegas, NV [525:-0.0-.00]-0
Barry County Museum, Cassville, MO
History from all around Barry County. Many exhibits, a bookstore, and Fields' photo archives. [1864:-0.6-.09]-0
Bathtub Art Museum, Portland, OR
A virtual museum dedicated to the subject of the bathtub in art. This museum began as a collection of 200+ Bathtub Postcards. View rotating exhibits, featured tub artists, Unsual news about the bathtub, and much more. [1145:-0.1-.04]-0
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. [703:-0.0-.00]-0
Baxter Springs Heritage Center and Museum, Baxter Spring, KS
In the spring of 1849 John J. Baxter, his wife and eight children moved from Missouri to 160 acres of land near Spring River. His land included a spring which flowed from the side of a hill near what is now Military Road, where he set up and operated an inn and general store which came to be known as "Baxter's place". "Baxter's place" was incorporated in 1868 and was renamed Baxter Springs in honor of it's early settler. [1563:-0.9-.05]-0
Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, CA
Just under the North tower of the Golden Gate Bridge, the nationally recognized Bay Area Discovery Museum is a one-of-a-kind indoor/outdoor children's museum for children ages 6 months to 8 years that offers hands-on art, science and environmental exhibitions, performances, special events and cultural festivals... all with a focus on fun! [1061:-0.9-.07]-0
Bay Area Museum of Broadcast Arts, Berkeley, CA
Celebrating the rich history of radio and television broadcasting in the San Francisco Bay Area in words, pictures and sound. More than 100 years of audio recordings, photographs and documents from Bay Area broadcasting stations, including many of the region's legendary performers. [1783:-0.4-.08]-0
Bead Museum in Washington DC, Washington, DC [1146:-0.1-.04]-0
Beall Center for Art and Technology, Irvine, CA
A black-box exhibition and performance space. [1147:-0.1-.04]-0
Bear Flag Museum, Sacramento, CA
An online museum and library devoted to collection of all materials related to the California Bear Flag. Bear Flag history, Bear Flag graphics and images, Bear Flag and California Flag Textual Materials, Bear Flag Law, Bear Flag Trivia, Bear Flag Bibliography [1723:-0.8-.07]-0
Beatty Museum and Historical Society, Beatty, NV
Local history of the Bullfrog Mining District. Disipline basically 1900 mining. 19 miles from Death Valley, Ca. displays from the daily life of miners and pioneers of the Bullfrog Mining District. Includes some Death Valley adventures in mining. [1379:-0.3-.04]-0
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. [124:-0.0-.00]-0
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. [675:-0.0-.00]-0
Behringer-Crawford Museum, Devou Park - Covington, KY
BEHRINGER-CRAWFORD MUSEUM, in scenic 700-acre Devou Park. Experience 450 million years of Northern Kentucky heritage viewed through the lens of transportation – Rivers, Roads, Rails and Runways ...History in Motion... in a 20,000 sq ft facility. Hands-on, interactive exhibits. Simulations. Books & Gift shop. 1600 Montague Rd, - Devou Park, Covington, Ky 41011, 859-491-4003, www.bcmuseum.org, info@bcmuseum.org [1712:-0.6-.07]-0
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. [947:-0.0-.00]-0
Bellingham Railway Museum, Bellingham, WA
The Bellingham Railway museum shares railroad heritage, history and operations with the public through displays, layouts and special events. [1148:-0.1-.04]-0
Belmont Mansion, Nashville, TN
Belmont was built by Adelicia Acklen the wealthiest woman in TN in 1853 and enlarged in 1859 is the largest antebellum home in TN. Furnished with original and period furniture, artwork and statuary. [1149:-0.1-.04]-0
Benjamin Nye Homestead, East Sandwich, MA
Step into the past in the 17th-century home of Benjamin Nye, one of the early settlers of Sandwich. [1150:-0.1-.04]-0
Benton County Historical Society and Museum, Sauk Rapids, MN
The Benton County History Museum has available for research a number of sources of information available for those wishing to research family history. Most or all of the collections are ONLINE. [1358:-0.1-.04]-0
Benton Homestead, Tolland, CT
The 1720 Daniel Benton Homestead, the oldest house remaining in Tolland, was the home of Daniel Benton and his descendants from 1720 to 1932. [1874:-0.8-.09]-0
Bergen Museum of Art and Science, Paramus, NJ
The Bergen Museum through its exhibits and programs continues to explore the region's roots and identity by promoting its regional artists through our Exhibitions, Bergen Music & Art Festival, juried shows, Youth Art Gallery, Music programs, Holocaust Yom The collection is composed of Regional historical and local artwork that includes the Bergen Museum's Stefan Knapp Mural (was once displayed on the Alexander’s building in Paramus), paintings, photographs, substantial collection of donated artwork and sci [1375:-0.2-.04]-0
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. [231:-0.1-.04]-0
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. [762:-0.0-.00]-0
Biblical Resource Center & Museum, Collierville, TN
Artifacts, replicas and documents reflective of Near-Eastern & Mediterranean culture in the Biblical period. [290:-0.0-.00]-0
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. [535:-0.0-.00]-0
Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad Company, LOS GATOS, CA [1298:-0.1-.04]-0
Bingham-Waggoner Estate, 313 W. Pacific, Independence, MO
Built in 1852 along the Santa Fe trail, this magnificent home was once home to noted Civil War artist George Bingham and the Waggoner family. About 95% of the homes furnishings are original, from artwork to carpets, chandeliers, antiques and musical instruments. [1772:-0.3-.08]-0
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. [834:-0.0-.00]-0
Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL
Largest municipal museum in the Southeast. Permanent collection of 22,000 works of art dating from ancient to modern times, from cultures across the globe. Highlights include Asian, European and American collections, outdoor sculpture garden, Wedgwood, Kress Collection. Terrace cafe, museum store. [1151:-0.9-.05]-0
Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI
The State Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Pacific anthropology, botany, entomology and zoology. Includes on-line exhibits. [18:-0.0-.00]-0
Black History Museum And Cultural Center, Richmond, VA
"The museum seeks to become a permanent repository for visual, oral and written records and artifacts commemorating the lives and accomplishments of Blacks in Virginia." From BHMCC web pag. [1152:-0.1-.04]-0
Black Inventions Exhibit, Brooklyn, NY
The Black Inventions Exhibit is an inspirational tribute to Black Inventors and scientists. It's a touring multimedia presentation. We appear at various venues: cultural expos, conferences, conventions, colleges throughout North America and the world [1661:-1.1-.06]-0
Blaffer Gallery, The Art Museum of the University of Houston, Houston, TX
Blaffer Gallery is the laboratory for the visual arts and contemporary culture at the University of Houston. Blaffer Gallery presents and/or originates between six to eight exhibitions annually. [1684:-0.2-.07]-0
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, Austin, TX
The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in downtown Austin, Texas, tells the “Story of Texas” with three floors of interactive exhibits, the special effects show, The Star of Destiny, in the Texas Spirit Theater, and Austin's o Three floors of exhibits -- three themes as big as Texas history: Land, Identity and Opportunity. The exhibits at The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum will surround you with the sights, sounds and (sometimes) smells of Texas history. Each floor of e [1727:-0.8-.07]-0
Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery, Greenville, SC
The Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery, recognized as the “largest collection of religious art in the Western Hemisphere,” is praised for its thorough presentation of the development of Western culture through paintings of the Old Masters. Paintings of European sacred art from the 14th through the 19th centuries beautifully trace the religious, artistic, and cultural history of Western Europe. Included are important works of many major artists such as Rubens, Tintoretto, Veronese, Cranach, [1362:-0.2-.04]-0
Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
Fully accredited museum, with a fine Permanent Collection of over 3000 pieces. [567:-0.0-.00]-0
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 artifacts and memorabilia from Bolinas' and West Marin's history as a supplier of ships and proven. [1115:-0.0-.00]-0
Bonita Museum & Cultural Center, Bonita, CA
The museum highlights the history of the Sweetwater Valley from the mid-1800's, with historical photographs, artifacts, tools, and farming implements. Exhibits and events also include fine art and music. [1153:-0.1-.04]-0
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. [927:-0.0-.00]-0
Bonniebrook Home of Rose O'Neill, Walnut Shade, MO
Rose O'Neill, famous woman illustrator, writer, sculptor, and inventor of the Kewpie, lived and worked here until her death in 1944. Bonniebrook consists of the family mansion, cemetery, kewpie museum, art gallery, reference library and gift shop. The family mansion is a faithful reproduction of the original O'Neill family mansion whiched burned to the ground in 1947. Here you can tour the family home and studio where Rose O'Neill worked and where she created the Kewpie, which was more p [1721:-0.7-.07]-0
Boston Area and New England Museums, Boston, MA
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Boulder History Museum, Boulder, CO
The Boulder Historical Society and Museum was founded in 1944 by A.A. 'Gov' Paddock, then publisher of the Boulder Daily Camera. The organization, now called the Boulder History Museum, is located in the historic landmark Harbeck-Bergheim House on University Hill in Boulder, Colorado. A private-not-for-profit organization, it is governed by a board of trustees of 18 community leaders [1543:-0.9-.05]-0
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art is a dynamic venue dedicated to the presentation of significant art of our time. Through an innovative program of regional, national and international exhibition and performance, the museum inspires and educates its [1672:-0.1-.07]-0
Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Santa Ana, CA
A museum of California history. [748:-0.0-.00]-0
Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson, Augusta, GA
Historic house museum furnished to depict the 1860s time period when Wilson lived in the house with his family. Wilson spends his formative childhood years in this home experiencing the Civil War and encountering for the first time many of his most significant influences. [1154:-0.1-.04]-0
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. [718:-0.0-.00]-0
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. [959:-0.0-.00]-0
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro, VT
The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center is a non-profit, non collecting contemporary art museum with the mission to inspire, educate, and engage people of all ages. Located in an historic train station in downtown Brattleboro, VT. BMAC houses rotating exhibits in 6 galleries year round. Open daily 11 am - 5 pm; closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Admission: Adults, $6; Seniors, $4; Students, $3; Members, and Children 5 and under, FREE [1851:-0.5-.09]-0
Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso, IN
Valparaiso University museum, home to a nationally recognized collection of 19th- and 20th-century American art, including works by Frederic Edwin Church, Childe Hassam, Georgia O'Keefe, and Ed Paschke. [1155:-0.1-.04]-0
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. [740:-0.1-.04]-0
Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN [1384:-0.4-.04]-0
Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT
Art and science museum with interactive exhibits, lectures, and programs for adults and children. [537:-0.0-.00]-0
Bruderhof Museum, Rifton, NY
The Bruderhof Museum documents the 80-year history of our communal movement. Learn about historical communal movements of the past and present. [1156:-0.1-.04]-0
Bruderhof Peace Barn, Farmington, PA
Two days after 9/11/2001, students of the Spring Valley School in Farmington, PA, decided to convert an old barn into a peace museum, art gallery, and a memorial for the victims of terrorism and war. [1571:-1.0-.05]-0
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. [1044:-0.0-.00]-0
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. [115:-0.1-.04]-0
BUFFALO BILL MEMORIAL MUSEUM, Golden, CO
The Museum has nearly 1300 photographs of Buffalo Bill,the Wild West shows, and Wild West performers in its digital database. Depending upon the use, the images of historic photos can be provided free of charge or for a minimal fee. [1541:-0.9-.05]-0
Buffalo Bill Museum, Le Claire, IA
William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody history and other local history in LeClaire, Iowa - Birthplace and Boyhood Home of Buffalo Bill. James Buchanan Eads-Engineer known for the Eads Bridge, James Ryan-Inventor of the flight recorder, Green Tree Lone Star Steamer, Riverboat Pilots, Sauk/Fox Indian Tribes, Pioneers of LeClaire Township, and Indian Artifacts [1628:-0.5-.06]-0
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. [796:-0.0-.00]-0
Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia, Burlingame, CA
Located 15 minutes south of San Francisco, California, the Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia is the only place on the planet to see every Pez candy dispenser ever made - over 600 characters! Exhibits feature every Pez candy dispenser produced in the 55 years of production. Memorabilia, art work, advertising, and other Pez items are on display. The museum also includes exhibits of classic toys including Lincoln Logs, View-Masters and Tinker To [1454:-0.5-.05]-0
Butler County Soldiers, Sailors & Pioneers Monument, Hamilton, OH
Built 1902-1906 on the site of Fort Hamilton, Ohio (1791-1795). The Monument houses military artifacts ranging from the Civil War to the Gulf Ear. [581:-0.0-.00]-0
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. [601:-0.0-.00]-0

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