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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. O...
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Art Museum Network, , ??
Official Web site for the largest art museums in North America. Choose a museum by region.
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Columbia Museum of Art, columbia, ??
The Columbia Museum of Art contains the best collection of European and American fine and decorative art, from the late middle ages to present day, in South Carolina.
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Conner Prairie Museum, , ??
Contains online full text articles dealing with 19th-century US history, period recipes, online exhibits, and more.
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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.
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Diego Rivera Web Museum, , ??
dedicated to the Mexican muralist painter Diego Rivera (1886-l957). (Also in Spanish.).
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Diego Rivera Web Museum, , ??
dedicated to the Mexican muralist painter Diego Rivera (1886-l957). (Also in Spanish.).
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Electronic Museum of Mail Art (EMMA), , ??
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Electronic Museum of Mail Art (EMMA), , ??
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Electronic Prehistoric Shark Museum, , ??
Includes fossil shark teeth, with photographs and descriptions, and further paleontology information and links. (Warning: no lifeguards. Surf at your own risk!).
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Eniac Virtual Museum, , ??
School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania.
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Eniac Virtual Museum, , ??
School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania.
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Escher's Art Museum, , ??
The graphic work of M.C. Escher.
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Ethel Wright Mohamed Stitchery Museum, Belzoni, ??
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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Everhart Museum, , ??
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Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, ??
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.
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Franklin Institute Virtual Science Museum, Philadelphia, ??
Includes virtual exhibits.
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Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, ??
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Grassroots Art Center, Lucas, ??
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.
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Guggenheim Museum, New York City, ??
Art museum. Outposts in Bilbao, Spain and Venice..
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Hall of Health, Berkeley, ??
Community health-education museum and science center, especially for children and families.
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Hands On Children's Museum, Olympia, ??
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Harry Ransom Center for the Arts at University of Texas, Austin, ??
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.
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Harvard University Art Museums, , ??
Fogg Art Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Museum.
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Heard Museum, Phoenix, ??
Specializes in contemporary and archaeological Native American material.
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Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, Dearborn, ??
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.
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Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, ??
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Heritage Map Museum, Lititz, ??
15th to 19th century antique maps. Includes maps for sale.
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High Museum of Art, Atlanta, ??
Includes images of contemporary art, a decorative arts collection, American and European painting, African art, folk art, and photography.
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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.
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Historical Museum of Southern Florida, Miami, ??
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Historical Speech Collection, , ??
at Webcorp. Includes Richard Nixon audio archive, Joe McCarthy, Chamberlain, Hitler, and the civil rights era. See also [112:-0.0-.00]-0
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Indian Temple Mound Museum, Fort Walton Beach, ??
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.
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International Women's Air & Space Museum, , ??
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Kennedy Space Center, , ??
NASA.
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Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library, Tuscola, ??
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.
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Leonardo da Vinci Museum, , ??
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Maritime Museum Resources, , ??
Robert H. Smith's Master Index of North American Internet Maritime Museum Resources.
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Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ??
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.
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Meigs County Historical Society Museum, Pomeroy, ??
The museum presents Meigs County history through exhibits and displays and houses a comprehensive research libary for county history and genealogy.
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Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, ??
Established in 1888, the Milwaukee Art Museum features 20,000 works from ancient objects to recent art. A 125,000-square-foot,.
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Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum, Pickerington, ??
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Mt. Healthy Historical Museum, Mt. Healthy/Cincinnati area, ??
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).
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Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA), Kearney, ??
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.
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Museum of Obsolete Computers, , ??
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Museum of the Internet, , ??
Internet Society. Under development! See also the Internauts Gallery.
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Museum of Virtual Unreality, , ??
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Museum of Woodworking Tools, , ??
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National Zoological Park, , ??
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New England Science Center, Massachusetts, ??
Museum and wildlife center.
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New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, ??
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Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York City, ??
Paintings by Russian-born artist Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947). (French, Spanish, German and Russian information planned.).
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Norton Gallery of Art, West Palm Beach, ??
Strong in the French and American Impressionist and Post Impressionist periods, Chinese artifacts, ceramics and statuary.
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Ohio Ceramic Center, Crooksville, ??
The Ohio Ceramic Center is devoted to the preservation of Pottery History. The museum consists of five buildings housing several types of pottery.
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Old Sturbridge Village, , ??
Re-creates life in a New England town of the 1830s.
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Oliver House Museum, Penn Yan, ??
Period house museum built in 1852 and home of the Yates County Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc. Repository for Yates County objects and archives.
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Oregon Coast Aquarium, Newport, ??
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Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, Portland, ??
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Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago, ??
See highlights from the collection.
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Pacific Rim Museum of Culture, , ??
Kulshan Middle School, Bellingham, Washington.
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Pacific Science Center, Seattle, ??
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Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University, ??
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Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Canyon, ??
Preservation of northwest Texas heritage.
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Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, Washington, ??
About 25 trolleys on display, dating from 1894.
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Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, ??
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Photo Perspectives, , ??
An interactive photography museum, designed to allow the public direct access to publications and museum quality exhibitions on-line.
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Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Museum, , ??
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Retrocomputing Museum, , ??
Dedicated to programming languages, emulators, computer games, etc. Includes documentation and example programs.
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San Diego Museums, San Diego, ??
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, ??
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.
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Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California, ??
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Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, California, ??
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Science Discovery Center of Oneonta, State University College, ??
State University College, Oneonta, New York. A hands-on science museum for all ages.
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Science Museum of Minnesota, , ??
Maya Adventure, including anthropological collections and educational activities.
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Science Museum of Virginia, Richmond, ??
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Sciencenter, Ithaca, ??
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Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, ??
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.
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Shelburne Museum, Vermont, ??
Early American life and culture. See the tour of the collections.
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SJSU Virtual Museum, San Jose State University, ??
The history of science, mathematics and technology, feauturing individual scientists and mathematicians.
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Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, ??
Includes: - List of Smithsonian places
- New and temporary exhibitions at the Smithsonian
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Southern Utah University, , ??
Including Archaeology Repository, Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, and Natural History Museum of Southern Utah.
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Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, ??
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St. Louis Science Center, Missouri, ??
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Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, Akron, ??
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.
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Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum, San Diego, ??
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Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, ??
Includes HyperTech on-line interactive exhibits.
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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..
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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.
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Views Of The Solar System, Los Alamos National Laboratory, ??
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Virtual Computer History Museum, , ??
Historical Computer Society.
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Virtual Museum of Achievement, The American Academy of Achievement, ??
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Virtual Science Museum of Ciba Physics Services, , ??
Page in German.
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Waterloo Village, , ??
Representing 300 years of Native American, Colonial, and 19th century Canal history.
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Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, ??
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.
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WHEELS Museum, Albuquerque, ??
The Albuquerque Urban Council proposal to develop a.
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Yeshiva University Museum, New York, ??
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.
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Alaska Museum of Natural History, Anchorage, AK
A child-friendly Museum with Alaskan Dinosaurs, Ice Age Mammals, Geology, Paelontology, Ornithology and other natural science subjects. Dinosaurs, Bering land bridge and Ice Age Mammals, geology, paleontology, Alaskan birds, Alaskan sea mammals, Education rooma and dinosaur dig.
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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.
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University of Alaska Museum, , AK
Natural and cultural heritage.
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Valdez Museum and Historical Archive, Valdez, AK
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Anniston Museum of Natural History, Anniston, AL
Explore the wilds of Africa, the wonders of the North American wilderness, and the mysteries of 2,000 year old mummies in the seven fascinating exhibit halls of the Anniston Museum of Natural History. See one of the country's oldest exhibits of birds in their habitats, and explore the children's discovery room for hands-on experiences with Alabama's natural wonders. Visit the Changing Exhibit Gallery for a look at how artists interpret n
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Biedenharn Museum & Gardens, Monroe, AL
Spring flowers are blooming! Take a leisurely walk through the garden during a lunch hour or visit with friends and family. The home and garden are open every day of the week. Spring is just too beautiful to miss!
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Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum, Harrogate, AL
The museum is a department of Lincoln Memorial University. It is both a research institution and a tourist destination for the Cumberland Gap area. The collections contains personal items from Abraham Lincoln his family, and presidency, the Western Theater of the Civil War, and an extensive collection of Lincoln related art work.
The exhibits are located in five galleries.
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Alabama Museum of Natural History, Tuscaloosa, AL
Experience the natural diversity of Alabama through exhibits from the Age of Dinosaurs, the Coal Age, and the Ice Age. View extensive collections of geology, zoology, mineralogy, paleontology, ethnology, history, and photography. Explore the Alabama Museu
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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.
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Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, AL
The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center preserves, displays, and interprets the art of Charles M. Schulz. The museum offers rotating exhibits of original art and personal artifacts,
and showcases the life of Charles M. Schulz and his cartoon creations Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the whole Peanuts gang.
Please visit us for current exhibitions and learn about our Traveling Exhibits Program!
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Cherokee County Historical Museum, Centre, AL
This local Alabama history museum opened in 1987 and has 18,000 sq ft over 3 floors, one of which is accessible and open to visitors, the other 2 are open to members only. In 2009, a major upgrade will begin, but we will be open throughout the changes. The collections include over 15,000 artifacts of all kinds from the earliest settlers to local current history including fine and folk art, Native American, military, farming, work, personal, and other displays.
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Cullman County Museum, Cullman, AL
Experience the Unique Heritage of Cullman County: The Cullman County Museum is located in a replica of the original home of Col. John G. Cullman, founder of the city and county. It features eight rooms on the main floor filled with thousands of items rela
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Early Works Museum Complex, Hunstsvilke, AL
Same location at Early Works Children`s Museum, Historic Huntsvill Depot Alabama Constitution Village Humphreys Rodgers House
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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.
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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.
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Fenton History Center, Jamestown, AL
The local history of the southwestern corner of NYS is shown in the elegant 1863 mansion of former NYS Congressman, Governor and Senator Reuben E. Fenton. Period rooms and local history exhibits, gift shop and research library. 29 rooms of exhibits on life from the early 1800s to the turn of the century, 1900. Explore the immigrants who settled in Jamestown NY, the industry they built and the life they led through the 4 floors of the mansion.
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Four Mile House, Denver, AL
150 years old in 2009, the Four Mile House was started as a wayside inn and stage stop on the Chreokee Trail along Cherry Creek. The house is restored to its 1859 condition with an 1883 Victorian addition. The house has period furnishings - most donated from the Booth family (longest residents of the house and the family that constructed the additon in 1883. The main building entry to the 12 acre site houses interpretive exhibits.
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Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
The Museum is gaining a reputation throughout the South for fringing high-caliber touring exhibits to the region. In May 2004, the Museum will present Becoming a Nation. This exhibit was voted as one of the state’s Top Ten Recommended Events for 2004 by The nationally accredited Museum fills its galleries with a variety of exhibitions, including prestigious traveling exhibits and the work of nationally and regionally acclaimed artists. The Museum’s own 2,300-piece permanent collection also forms the bas
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Indiana Medical History Museum, Indianapolis, AL
IMHM is located in the Old Pathology Building on the grounds of the former Central State Hospital on the westside of Indy. The museum represents the beginning of scientific psychiatry and modern medicine. The museum maintains a collection of scientific artifacts from the 19th and 20th centuries in the oldest surviving pathology facility in the nation.
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Iron & Steel Museum of Alabama, McCalla, AL
Official repository for artifacts from the Alabama iron and steel industry dating from 1815 including steam engines. Interpretive center includes ironmaking since the Civil War.
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Lyman Museum, Hilo, AL
The Lyman Museum houses two major exhibit galleries (Earth Heritage for natural history and Island Heritage for cultural history), the Shipman Gallery of Chinese Art, a Special Exhibits Gallery, a gift shop and over 26,000 volumes. The Earth Heritage Gallery is the best little introduction anywhere to Hawai`i before humans, its volcanic origins and unique ecosystems.
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Lynn Museum & Historical Society, 590 Washington St.., Lynn, AL
This museum features a comprehensive picture of life in a northern New England city with a diverse and lively history and culture from its beginnings as a British Colony in 1629 to the present. The Museum has permanent and temporary displays of its collection; please see our website for current information on exhibits.
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Mann Museum and Outdoors, Opelika, AL
Over 250 (and growing!) exhibits of North American large animals including bear, deer, caribou, moose, Alaskan gamefish, fossils, and artifacts. 3-sided viewing and hands-on displays. Nature trail.
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Mann Wildlife, Montgomery, AL
The Mann Wildlife Learning Museum at the Montgomery Zoo lets you get closer to wildlife than you ever thought possible. Our museum includes one of the nation's finest collections of professionally presented North American wildlife. Bear, wolf, moose
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Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL
African and Asian Collection Gallery, Altmayer American Gallery, Katherine C. Cochrane Gallery of American Fine Art,Maisel European Gallery, Riddick Glass Gallery are First floor Parmanent Collecion
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Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL
The collection includes 19th and 20th century American paintings and scultpure, Old Master prints, Southern Regional art, and decorative arts. The Museum is also home to ARTWORKS, an interactive art gallery for kids.
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Motorsports Museum, Talladega, AL
ne of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame's highlight features is the Motorsports Museum. Spanning three buildings and the enclosed courtyard, this collection of history making vehicles is priceless. They represent the crowning achievements of
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Museum of Information Technology at Arlington, Arlington, AL
MITA preserves artifacts of information technology & presents them to the public, increasing understanding of the IT field in general and the role of Texas and Texans in its history. We will be a new feature of the Arlington, TX cultural scene. MITA has over 1K items in its collection including rare or unique items like a Four Phase Systems IV/90 and an IBM System 3 Model 8. See our web site and click on "Our Collection." to see many of the items.
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Museum of Mobile, Mobile, AL
Explore more than 300 years of Mobile history and material culture in the museum's new location, an 1857 National Landmark building, the Southern Market/Old City Hall. Visit the new permanent exhibit profiling the life and times of a great Gulf Coast city, the "hands-on" Discovery Room, the Special Collections exhibits, including antique silver, weapons, and more.
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Museum of Online Museums, Chicago, AL
Another museum listing.
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Museum of the Big Bend, Alpine, AL
For more than 70 years the Museum of the Big Bend has been collecting and exhibiting artifacts of the vast Big Bend region. The Museum of the Big Bends goal is to capture this human history and reflect on the history and culture of this region.
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Museum of the San Ramon Valley, Danville, AL
The Museum preserves and interprets the history of the entire valley through exhibits, tours, archival collections and programs.
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Nathan Hale Schoolhouse Museum, East Haddam, AL
The restored red schoolhouse, located since 1900 atop the hill in back of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, is over 200 years old and served as a school from 1750 to 1799.
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Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, AL
The Owensboro Museum of Fine Art presents traveling exhibitions from major museums, galleries and private collections and rotating exhibitions from the permanent collection. The facility includes two structures listed on the National Register of Historic Unique to the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art is the Stained Glass Gallery, a permanent installation of 16 turn-of-the-century stained glass windows crafted by the internationally recognized German/American glass maker, Emil Frei.
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Paul W. Bryant Museum, Tuscaloosa, AL
n 1981 University of Alabama head football Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant suggested the establishment of a museum to honor the former players and assistant coaches who helped him set the record for the most victories by an intercollegiate coach.
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Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, AL
Founded in 1887, the Museum has conducted more than 400 research expeditions around the world and collected nearly a million objects, many obtained directly through its own field excavations or anthropological research. The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, through its research, collections and dissemination of knowledge, advances understanding of the worlds cultural heritage.
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Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell, AL
The Roswell Museum and Art Center is an accredited museum that "inspires discovery, creativity, and cultural understanding of the art and history of the American Southwest and beyond."
The Museum opened in 1937 as a federal art center. The Museum's collections include the Aston Collection of the American West, the Robert H. Goddard Collection of Liquid Propellant Rocketry, and an unparalleled collection of historic, modern and contemporary art.
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SCI PORT DISCOVERY CENTER, Shreveport, AL
Sci-Port Discovery Center provides an educational and entertaining environment for people of all ages to explore and actively participate in the world of science and technology. The Center develops a comprehensive view of the world through the interactio The new 67,000 square-foot Sci-Port Discovery Center combines fundamental science education with hands-on entertainment for people of all ages.
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Sci-Quest, Huntsville, AL
Sci-Quest, the North Alabama Science Center, Inc. Sci-Quest is a hands-on science center with more than 125 permanent, interactive exhibits in seven different subject areas. Unlike a typical "museum," Sci-Quest's exhibits are designed to en
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Southern Forest Heritage Museum, Long Leaf, AL
Just what kind of museum is the Southern Forest Heritage Museum?
It is not exactly a forest museum. We do not exhibit different forest types or show an ancient forest. But we do give basic information about the southern forest, and have three areas of our property where visitors can examine trees, shrubs, and ornamenta
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The Hippie Museum, Summertown, AL
Dedicated to understanding and extending key elements of the hippie movement that began in the 60s. The Hippie Museum is the cyber-base of operations of the eventual building of an actual 3 dimensional museum, (well maybe 4 ). The ongoing role of the museum is not only to present the realm of the hippie era in a fun and historically accurate way, but also to serve as a resource center or clearinghouse for current hippie-related information and activism.
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The Winston Cup Museum, Winston-Salem, AL
33 Years of Nascar Winston Cup Racing. About 22 cars are on display from Dale Earnhardt to Harry Gant. Gift shop with some hard to find Winston Cup Items. Open Tuesday thru Saturday from 10:00 A.M till 5:00 P.M
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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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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.
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Gallery Mint Museum, Eureka Springs, AR
The art and history of coin-making thru the centuries.
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Old State House Museum, Little Rock, AR
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Old Washington Historic State Park, Washington, AR
Old Washington Historic State Park is a unique museum village preserving and interpreting life in 19th Century Arkansas from territorial times through 1889.
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Peel Mansion Museum & Heritage Gardens, Bentonville, AR
The Peel House Foundation is preserving one of the great architectural examples in AR, the 1875 Col. Samuel W. Peel Mansion. Rare perennial/native/rose gardens. Fine antiques and artifacts. Historic Victorian interior. Living history demos. Gift Shop. The pre-Civil War Andy Lynch Log Cabin was removed from Brightwater, Arkansas, east of Rogers, to the Peel site. It serves as a gatehouse and gift shop at the entrance to the grounds. Furniture, quilts, porcelain/glass, for the discriminating collector.
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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.
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Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, Springdale, AR
Situated in a two-acre, park-like setting, the museum is home to seven historical buildings and a museum building featuring exhibits and programming related to the Arkansas Ozarks. A research library, large photo collection, and store are also available. The museum collects and exhibits objects which tell the story of area history, from its Native American roots to the multicultural diversity today.
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The Virtual Fossil Museum, Little Rock, AR
The Virtual Fossil Museum is an educational resource dedicated to fossils. High-quality pictures of fossils are presented that are organized by fossil sites and systematics. Contributions by educators, scientists and enthusiasts are invited. Many exhibits are presented for different taxa and fossil localities. Geological history, paleobiology, phylogenetics and evolutionary biology are among the supportive contextual information provided.
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University of Arkansas Museum, Fayetteville, AR
Anthropology, archeology, ethnology, history, geology, zoology.
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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.
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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.
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Arizona Capitol Museum, Phoenix, AZ
The Arizona Capitol Museum brings history to life through exhibits, special events and tours. Over 20 exhibits tell Arizonas story from territorial days to the present. Located in the 1901 Capitol Building, admission and parking are free. Collection items include the Silver Service from the USS Arizona and native american baskets collected by Edward S. Curtis. Artifacts related to Arizonas state and territorial government comprise the majority of the collection
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Arizona Historical Society, Tucson, AZ
The Arizona Historical Society has the world's largest collection of Arizona history artifacts, documents, and photographs. Feel free to ask us about research, educational programs, and tours. The Arizona Historical Society actively seeks, collects and accepts donations of artifacts, objects, photographs, manuscripts, oral histories, archival materials, personal papers, books and periodicals, ephemera and art that represent and interpret the hi
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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.
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Arizona Science Center, Phoenix, AZ
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Arizona Science Center, Phoenix, AZ
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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.
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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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Arizona Street Railway Museum/dba Phoenix Trolley Museum, Phoenix, AZ
The Arizona Street Railway Museum, Home of the Phoenix Trolley, is located next to the beautiful Margaret Hance Deck Park and is being constructed as an operating museum which will allow visitors to step back in time and experience some early Phoenix his Museum contains two original Phoenix Street Railway streetcars Manufactured in 1928 and run continuosly until 1948. Also displays of streetcar technology and operational diaorama and movies. Static display of 1906 Mining Car Engine
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AZ Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a world-renowned zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden, all in one place! In a nutshell
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a world-renowned zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden, all in one place! Exhibits re-create the natural landscape of the Sonoran Desert Region so realistically you find yourself eye-to-eye wit
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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.
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Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, AZ
The Center for Creative Photography collects, preserves, and makes accessible the collections and archives of photographers who have made significant contributions to the art and history of the medium. It encourages and supports research, organizes exhibitions, maintains strong library holdings, and engages in a variety of programs designed to educate, enlighten, and inform students as well as local, national, and international audiences in contemporary photography, photographic history, an...
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Crismon Farm Heritage Museum, , AZ
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Deer Valley Rock Art Center, Phoenix, AZ
Hedgpeth Hills petroglyph site, with intorduction to rock art.
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Flandrau Science Center, Tucson, AZ
Flandrau reopened on Oct. 5, 2006 with a selection of community favorites in the planetarium theater, new displays in the UA Mineral Museum and a slate of new, prototype exhibits called the Design Garage. At the Design Garage, visitors are invited to test Flandrau Science Center is extending its hours of operation due to greater than anticipated community response to its reopening this month. Flandrau is adding daytime hours from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, and adding evening hours from 6 to
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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.
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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.
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International Wildlife Museum, Tucson, AZ
Mammals, birds, insects, from around the world. Hands-on exhibits, interactive computers, pre-historic mammals. Tucson's Interactive Natural History Museum.
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Mesa Historical Museum, Mesa, AZ
The Mesa Historical Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of Mesa, Arizona. "Searching For Mesa: Finding Ourselves in Our History" is a permanent exhibition centered on telling a broad history of Mesa, Arizona, through more than 200 historic photographs and artifacts.
Other exhibitions include "Thanks for Tuning
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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.
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, AZ
MOCA is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization. As a museum, we strive to display a range of work that engages with global trends in contemporary art. Our mission is to provide a forum for the development and exchange of ideas about the art of our time. 5{ he work of contemporary artists (roughly since circa 1970). We exhibit artists from all around the world, and, of course, from Tucson. We mount eight to twelve temporary exhibitions each year, some solo exhibitions and some thematic group exhi
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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.
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Pecos Rio Grande Museum of Early Man, Arivaca, AZ
Coming soon point making tools, then fire making tools. Most item are from the Archaic period in west Texas. 2000BP -10000BP.
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Phippen Museum, Prescott, AZ
Focus is on art of the American West, both past and contemporary.
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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.
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Phoenix Trolley Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Home of the only remaining operating Phoenix Streetcar. Two other streetcars under restoration Carbarn open via appointment only-see websit.
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Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park, Phoenix, AZ
Features a prehistoric Hohokam ruin and exhibits on Hohokam culture and archaeology.
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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.
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Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMOCA), Scottsdale, AZ
A museum dedicated to Contemporary Art in the heart of downtown Scottsdale.
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Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, AZ
Largest museum in central Arizona. Dedicated to providing educational adventures in human and natural history.
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Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and Computation (SMECC), Glendale, AZ
Southwest Museum of Engineering,
Communications and Computation.
Our Mission: Preserving Engineering, Communications and Computation History
We seek the three dimensional artifacts, the papers and thoughts of those who pioneered the technology.
[ General Electric ] [ Broadcasting and Communications ] [ Museum / Library ] [ Microscope History ] [ Winfield Salisbury ] [ Emergency Technology ] [ RADAR ] [ proximity fuze ] [ RCA Inc. ] [ Telecommunications ] [ Solid State ] [ Motorola/ Galvin ] [
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Tempe Historical Museum, , AZ
Includes online exhibits, a tour of our research holdings, and a guide to local historic buildings.
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Titan Missile Museum, Tucson/Green Valley, AZ
Technology and history museum, registered National Historic Landmark. established in 1984 and formally opened in 1986. The Museums is a preserved Titan II ICBM Missile Silo, with a 10,000 square foot visitor centre, with exhibit gallery, archive of the Ti The Titan Missile Museum is the only publicly accessible Titan II missile site in the nation. When you visit the Titan Missile Museum, you travel through time to stand on the front line of the Cold War. Experience a simulated missile launch, go into the u
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University of Arizona Museum of Art, , AZ
Includes a Permanent Gallery Exhibition.
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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 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.
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Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, Palm Springs, CA
The Agua Caliente Cultural Museum is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit museum, dedicated to preserving the culture of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and other Native peoples through exhibitions, collections, research, and educational programs.
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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.
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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.
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American Museums' Representational Art Exhibitions, Orange, CA
Index to American museums' current and future exhibitions This is a VIRTUAL museum.
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Angels Attic, Santa Monica, CA
Amuseum of antique dolls, toys, miniatures and dollhouses. Located in an 1895 Queen Anne Victorian house.
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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.
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Arnisto Gallery, Santa Clara, CA
A gallery of original, surreal, conceptual Artwork curated by Arnold Chao in various meduims (oil paintings, watercolor paintings, drawings, sculptures, and photography). This is a VIRTUAL museum.
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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.
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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.
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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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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!
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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.
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Beall Center for Art and Technology, Irvine, CA
A black-box exhibition and performance space.
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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
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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.
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Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad Company, LOS GATOS, CA
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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.
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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.
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Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Santa Ana, CA
A museum of California history.
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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
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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.
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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.
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California Hall of Fame, Sacramento, CA
The California Hall of Fame is housed in The California Museum, located in downtown Sacramento. As an annual award, the California Hall of Fame exhibit changes as new inductees are included in the institution every year. The Governor and First Lady presid The California Hall of Fame features approximately a dozen inductees every year, ranging in achievements in education, business and labor, social advocacy, arts, entertainment, literature and science.
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California Heritage Museum, Santa Monica, CA
As a museum that celebrates where we came from and where we're going, we present displays of American decorative and fine arts reflecting local history and culture. We help to promote the passion that is Collecting.
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California Legacy Trails, CaliforniaMuseum.org, CA
The California Legacy Trails takes Web users on a journey through the state. The California's Remarkable Women Trail highlights the achievements of 15 women who have broken barriers in the world of ideas, innovation, art and culture. Rare television footage, interviews with historians, biographies and educational resources create an online community where Web site users can post their own "California Remarkable Woman" in the community center.
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California Museum of Photography, University of California, CA
Includes network exhibitions.
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California Museum of Photography, University of California, CA
Includes network exhibitions.
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California Science Center, Los Angeles, CA
The California Science Center and IMAX Theater is a destination for learners of all ages. Guests can discover the science in everyday life through more than 100 interactive exhibits, or the awe-inspiring IMAX films shown on a movie screen 7-stories high. Permanent exhibit galleries – World of Life, Creative World and Air and Space Gallery – explore life sciences, human innovation and powered flight. Call 323-SCIENCE or visit www.californiasciencecenter.org
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California Surf Museum, Oceanside, CA
International repository and resource center on the lifestyle sport of surfing.
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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.
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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.
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Captain Kazooz Kazoo Museum, San Jose, CA
A collection of antique, unusual, unique and logo kazoos from around the world.
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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.
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Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum, , CA
Stereoviews, engravings, maps, and documents illustrating the history of the first transcontinental railroad. This is a VIRTUAL museum.
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Children's Discovery Museum, San Jose, CA
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Children's Discovery Museum, San Jose, CA
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Chuck Jones Archive: Gallery and Activity Center, Orange, CA
Chuck Jones is one of the original animators of Warner Brothers cartoons and the creator of "Michigan J. Frog", "Wile E. Coyote", and the "Roadrunner". We are a family owned company. Events include film nights and art classes We feature animation art, including original production cels. (714)516-9300
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Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA
The mission of the Computer History Museum is to preserve and present for posterity the artifacts and stories of the information age. As such, the Museum plays a unique role in the history of the computing revolution and its worldwide impact on the human People and companies worldwide have collaborated with the Computer History Museum to assemble one of the world's largest and most comprehensive collections of over 20,000 objects and ephemera, 20,000 photographs, 5,000 films and videos, 5,000 softwar
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Computer Museum of America, La Mesa, CA
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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.
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DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER, Santa Ana, CA
Let your imagination turn, twist and fly through 120 hands-on exhibits for all ages. Located in the heart of Orange County just minutes from Disneyland, John Wayne Airport and the Anaheim Convention Center. Exit Interstate 5 at Main St. in Santa Ana. Lie on a Bed of Nails, play Virtual Volleyball, stand in a Wind Tunnel, play music with a Laser Beam Harp, dance on a Musical Floor and more! Special events include BubbleFest in April and Spooky Science in October. www.discoverycube.org 714-542-2823. Ope
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Ecology Hall of Fame, Santa Cruz, CA
The Ecology Hall of Fame honors the heroes of the environmental movement.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Firehouse Museum, San Diego, CA
Fire-fighting equipment, including a photographic exhibit.
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Firehouse Museum, San Diego, CA
Fire-fighting equipment, including a photographic exhibit.
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Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA
The Fresno Art Museum is one of the most beautiful modern art museums in the world. The campus of five galleries, sculpture plaza and Sculpture Park, two
education centers, auditorium, and a world-class gift shop is an oasis of culture. As the only modern art museum between San Francisco and Los Angeles, the Fresno Art Museum provides a center for exhibitions, films, concerts, lectures, and symposia to enlighten, provoke, educate, and entertain its audience.
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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!.
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Fullerton Railway Plaza Association, FULLERTON, CA
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Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
World class art exhibits.
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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.
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Great Valley Museum of Natural History, Modesto, CA
See, Touch, and Experience the past and present of the Great Valley region of California.
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Guide to San Francisco Bay Area Creeks, Oakland, CA
In the old days, every neighborhood had a creek; the secret is they still do....
Virtual guide to the local creeks and watersheds with extensive maps
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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.
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Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument, San Simeon, CA
Second largest private home in the country
housing the collection of publisher William Randolph Hearst. Includes gardens,statues, interior collection of ceilings, paintings, furniture, carpets. Over 70,000 objects of art on display. Take a Tour! Near Big Sur.
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Herb Lane Museum, Redding, CA
The virtual museum of the Gran Mondo Foundation.
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Heritage of San Clemente & Visitor Center, San Clemente, CA
Nixon Western White House Exhibit, Surfing Extravaganza Exhibit, Marine/Green Beret Exhibit.
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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.
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History Museum of Santa Cruz County, California, CA
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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.
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Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA
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ICR Museum of Creation & Earth History, Santee, CA
Museum covering Science and Earth History from a Creation Science perspective.
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Intel Museum, Santa Clara, CA
Computer chip manufacturer.
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International Children's Art Museum, World Trade Center, CA
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Irvine Museum, Irvine, CA
Dedicated to the preservation and display of California art of the Impressionist Period (1890-1930).
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J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Getty Museum collections, history, vistor services and information.
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Japanese American Museum of San Jose, San Jose, CA
This museum shows the history of Japanese Americans in the Santa Clara Valley, from pioneers in the early 1900's through the WWII internment experience and beyond.
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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.
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Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, CA
The third largest Jewish museum in the U.S.
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Kenneth G. Fiske Museum of Musical Instruments, Claremont Colleges, 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.
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Kern County Museum, Bakersfield, CA
Located amid a canopy of trees on 16-acres in California's Central Valley are over 50 historic structures representing Kern County's importance in shaping California and the West. The Kern County Museum has over 500,000 artifacts in the collection including vehicles, photographs and remnants of Kern County's prehistoric inhabitants.
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Kern Valley Museum, 49 Big Blue Road in Kernville, CA
Surrounded by the beautiful Southern Sierra Mountains near the Kern River and Lake Isabella our Museum is admission free and open 10-4 Thursday thru Sunday all year. The Museum houses artifacts from prehistory to the present on topics from art to zoology. Exhibits of prehistoric fossils, early settlers, mining, ranching, and movie making in this lovely river valley are displayed. Docent led tours are always available.
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Korean American Museum of Art and Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA
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L. RON HUBBARD LIFE EXHIBITION MUSEUM, LOS ANGELES, CA
The L. Ron Hubbard Life Exhibition, filled with displays and artifacts that depict the life of L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986), is appropriately housed in a 1924 building constructed in the style of the Italian Renaissance. L. Ron Hubbard was a world-renowned
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Laserium, Boston/Denver/Los Angeles/San Francisco, CA
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
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.
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Los Angeles museums, a listing, CA
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Los Angeles museums, a listing, CA
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Luther Burbank Home & Gardens, Santa Rosa & Sonoma Ave., Santa Rosa, CA
Gardens featuring unusual plants created by famous horticulturalist. Historic home, 1889 greenhouse, museum, gift shop, plant sales, and drop-in guided tours. National Historic Landmark.
Holiday Open House: Dec. 4-5, 2004. 10-4.
Drop-in tours: Apr-Oc Historic plants developed by Luther Burbank. Unusual garden displays. Changing museum exhibit. Call for more info or group tours.
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March Field Air Museum, Riverside, CA
A museum to commemorate the history of March Field later March AFB, Included are various aircraft that exemplify the history of the Army Air Corps and the Air Force. Almost every aircraft flown by the Air Force are on display, including a U-2, B-29, B-17, B-52, various cargo aircraft, and fighter aircraft inlclud. P-39, P-51, etc.
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Mariposa Museum and History Center, Mariposa, CA
We are located just off of the all weather highway, U.S.140, about 20 miles from the gates of Yosemite National Park. Our facility presents an authentic picture of people and life in Mariposa County from the migration of its first inhabitants, through the Indian and Spanish periods, to the famed California Gold Rush and recent past.
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McCune Rare Book and Art Collection, JFK Library, 505 Santa Clara St, Vallejo,, CA
Museum of history of printing. Starts with Gutenberg Bible leaf and continues with books from 15th-21st centuries. Many famous printers. Working 1852 Albion Printing Press. Incunabula (books printed before 1501)
Henry Evans portfolios, especially his botanicals.
Latin books from 15th to 20th centuries.
Nonesuch Press; Grabhorn Press; John Henry Nash; Book Club of California.
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MCRD Command Museum, San Diego, CA
Open Mon-Sat, 8AM - 4PM. Closed Sundays, Federal Holidays & some days surrounding Federal Holidays. Library & archives available for research. Education program has tours & classes for groups by appointment. Exhibits feature the history of the Marine Corps in the 20th and 21st centuries, and the history of the Marines' presence in the Southern California region.
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Mexican Textiles, Santa Rosa, CA
On line Mexican indiginous textiles collection shows Vanishing traditions of mexican indian costumes identifies different ethnic groups and thier costumes.
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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.
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Miniature Craftsmanship Museum, Vista, CA
The Joe Martin Foundation hosts a physical museum in Vista, CA and the On-line version at www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com. Both honor craftsmen who make small precision projects from wood or metal. Featured are working model gas and steam engines, model aircraft, cars, trains, tractors, construction equipment, clocks, miniature wood and metalworking tools, vintage model aircraft engines, miniature guns.
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Mission San Juan Capistrano, San Capistrano, CA
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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.
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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 headl...
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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.
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Motts Miniatures Museum, Buena Park, CA
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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.
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Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Small but influential museum focused on new art, often by young artists. Bilingual wall texts, audioguides, Web site is bilingual (Spanish/English). MCASD 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.
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Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, CA
Located in the SOMA area of San Francisco, the MOCFA features rotating exhibitions of costume, objects of art, and traditional craft.
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Museum of Flying, Santa Monica, CA
World War II fighter aircraft.
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Museum of Fred, Los Angeles, CA
The Museum of Fred features thrift store paintings from the collection of Fred Beshid.
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Museum of Jurassic Technology, Los Angekes, CA
Unique! (Read"Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonders").
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Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA
The Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA) in Long Beach, California was founded by Dr. Robert Gumbiner in November 1996. It is the only museum in the western United States that exclusively features contemporary Latin American art.
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Museum of Making Music, Carlsbad, CA
Exhibits the history of popular music, instruments and music making in America from the 1890s to today.
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Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA
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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.
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Museum of the City of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
History of Early San Francisco, Gold Rush, and the 1906 Earthquake and Fire.
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Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles, CA
Racism and prejudice in America, and the history of the Holocaust. (Information also in German and Japanese.).
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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.
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Museum of Woman, Alameda, CA
This new site presents the visitor with three gallery installations. The goal of the museum is educating the public about women's achievements, past or present. One gallery is devoted to educating the public about birth.
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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.
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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.
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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, California, CA
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New Americans Museum, San Diego, CA
The New Americans Museum celebrates America's Past and Promise by serving as a catalyst to celebrate and explore our immigrant experiences through programming and activities. Various traveling exhibitions engaging diverse communities in recording oral histories, lectures, performing arts and other activities.
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Niles Canyon Railway Museum, Fremont, CA
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Niles Depot, Fremont, CA
Showcases railroading in the San Francisco Bay Area, specifically in the Fremont, Newark, and Union City areas.
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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.
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Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA
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 Museums list that you are currently browsing!
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Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
Oceanside Museum of Art is a cultural jewel located in downtown Oceanside with a view of the Pacific Ocean and the historic Oceanside Pier. The museum presents provocative, contemporary exhibitions from the region and around the world. OMA offers art inst Exhibitions showcase the finest art of the southern California region from landscape paintings to studio furniture, neon sculpture, art quilts, and architectural glass. OMA’s galleries feature on enlightening survey of contemporary art enriched by the cul
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Online Archive of California, Berkeley, CA
Museums and the Online Archive of California (MOAC) provides access to cultural collections held by museums, archives, and libraries throughout the state of California.
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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.
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Pacific Coast Air Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
A Museum of Military Aircraft at the Sonoma County Airport.
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Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs, CA
The Palm Springs Air Museum, is a non-profit educational institution, whose mission is to exhibit, educate and eternalize the role of the World War II combat aircraft and the role the pilots and American citizens had in achieving this great victory. In addition to flying aircraft, related artifacts, artwork, and library sources are used to perpetuate American history. SEE SITE FOR MORE. (7-20-03 conway-c@pacbell.net www.execuplan.com.
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Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, CA
The Pasadena Museum of California Art (PMCA) is an art museum located in Pasadena, California, USA, showcasing art and design that originates from California. The museum was founded by Pasadena residents Robert and Arlene Oltman in June 2002. Current Exhibits through January 4, 2009:
William Stranger: Second Growth;
California Missions in Art: Romance of the Bells;
Seeing Greene & Greene: Architecture in Photographs
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Petaluma Museun, Petaluma, CA
The former library now houses Petaluma poultry, dairy, and Miwok Indian history exhibits from the 1850s. The cornerstone for this stately Carnegie Library was laid in 1904. The building, designed by local architect Brainerd Jones and built from locally qu Sunburst Leaded-Glass Dome
The largest free-standing dome of stained glass in California is part of the original 1903 building design.
Poultry Exhibit
From the 1880's to the 1940's, as many as 600 million eggs PER YEAR were shipped around t
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Portola Railroad Museum, Portola, CA
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Psychiatry: An Industry of Death, Los Angeles, CA
The free Museum is located at 6616 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90028.
Bring your friends, family and anyone you like! To book a free tour, please call the Museum Manager at 1-800-869-2247. This Museum features 14 documentaries with shocking and thought provoking content as well as numerous artifacts from early psychiatry. There is also a modern psychiatry section with equally shocking material.
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Reale-Rydell Computer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
THe museum contains hundreds of desktops, handhelds, and microcomputers from the 70's and 80's. There are also articles of historical importance.
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Redding Museum of Art & History, , CA
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Redding Museum of Art and History, Redding, CA
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Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center, San Diego, CA
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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.
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Robert A. Paselk Scientific Instrument Museum, Arcata, CA
University museum highlighting 20th century scientific instruments used in education and research at Humboldt State University. Web pages include artifact descriptions, short essays on use (including references to the literature), links to contemporary li
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Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, CA
Designed in an authentic Egyptian architectural style. Large collections of Egyptian, Babylonian and Assyrian antiquities.
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Ruth and Sherman Lee Institute for Japanese Art at the Clark Center, Hanford, CA
The Lee Institute is dedicated to the study and promotion of Japanese art. Nestled among 100 acres of walnut groves in California?s rural Central Valley, the Institute houses a superb permanent collection of significant Japanese screen and scroll paintings, sculpture, and art objects ranging in date from the 12th to the 21st centuries and holds 3 to 4 rotating exhibitions annually.
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San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA
Collections and exhibits in cultural and natural history with an emphasis on inland Southern California.
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San Clemente Historical Society Museum, San Clemente, CA
In order to foster greater community appreciation and identity and preserve and promote the heritage of San Clemente, the San Clemente Historical Society operates a Museum and Research Center in the Historic City Hall at 101 South El Camino Real. The Museum offers ever-changing displays of local history from the time of the Native Americans to the present, with a special emphasis on the Founders Era (1925-1929) and the Nixon Era (1969-81). Visitors can buy maps to historical sites as well as books
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San Diego Aerospace Museum, California, CA
See history of aerospace exhibit.
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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.
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San Diego Maritime Museum, San Diego, CA
Presently the San Diego Maritime Museumþs 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.
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San Diego Model Railroad Museum, California, CA
Includes principle exhibits.
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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.
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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.
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San Francisco Bay Area museums, a listing, CA
Including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
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San Francisco Bay Area museums, a listing, CA
Including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
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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.".
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San Jose Art Museum, San Jose State University, CA
Includes a growing searchable database of cultural photographs from around the world accessable in a number of ways.
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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.
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San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, CA
The mission of the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles is to promote the art, craft and history of quilts and textiles.
Textile art transcends cultural, ethnic, age and gender boundaries and encompasses traditional as well as contemporary forms. T The permanent collection of the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles is comprised of over 550 textiles, including historic and contemporary quilts, contemporary woven textile art forms and wearable art in its permanent collection. Begun in the 1970s w
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San Jose museums, a listing, CA
and the San Francisco Bay Area.
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San Jose museums, a listing, CA
and the San Francisco Bay Area.
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San Juan Bautista Mission, Seaside, CA
A virtual museum created by students at California State University, Monterey Bay. This museum includes many graphics portraying the San Juan Bautista Mission in California, and its Archaeological aspects, including its restoration.
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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.
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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.
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Santa Barbara museums, a listing, CA
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Santa Barbara museums, a listing, CA
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Silicon Valley Art Museum, Belmont, CA
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Tehama County Museum, Tehama, CA
A private non-profit foundation museum preserving and exhibiting history of Tehama County, California.
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The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts, Sacramento, CA
The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts has created captivating, interactive and innovative experiences meant to inspire men, women and children to dream the California dream and dare to make their mark on history. The California Museum is home to the California Hall of Fame, California's Remarkable Women, Uprooted! Japanese Americans During WWII and several temporary exhibits that reflect the diverse communities of the state.
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The Knotts Berry Farm Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Established in December 2007, The Knotts Berry Farm Museum, has become the ultimate source for Knotts history and memorabilia exhibits (from 1936-79). Over 40 years worth, all on display, in the form of rare ephemera, collectibles and souvenirs. The exhibits are broken up into 6 sections of displays. They are, Knotts history, Knotts menus, Knotts attraction tickets, Knotts books and souvenir guides, Knotts maps, Knotts postcards.
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The Lace Museum, Sunnyvale, CA
Out mission is to preserve and exhibit lace and to teach the art of lace making. The museum is open Tues - Sat from 11 to 4. Entrance is free, except for special group tours. Gift items and lace related supplies are sold to support the museum The extensive collection includes all types of lace and lace adorned items from around the world, representing most of the periods in the history of lace making. Exhibits are changed quarterly.
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The Southern California Medical Museum, Riverside, CA
The Southern California Medical Museum is dedicated to the preservation of medical artifacts of Southern California and the West, the presentation and the education of the public about the history and importance of medicine and related fields. The museum has a Doctor's Office Diorama, 20 display cabinets, a medical library, wall displays and other collections available for tours.
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The Tech Museum, San Jose, CA
The Tech Museum of Innovation is a hands-on technology and science museum for people of all ages and backgrounds. All of our exhibts and programs align with CA science standards.
Our mission is to inspire the innovator in everyone.
Come visit us in The Tech is committed to lifelong learning and providing educational experiences for children, families and adults alike. The questions and answers you find will inspire and surprise you.
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The Wende Museum, Los Angeles, CA
The Wende Museum is dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of social
and cultural artifacts, artwork and archives relating to Eastern Europe and
the Soviet Union during the Cold War era (1945-1991). The Museum tells the
story of political control The Museum boasts one of the World’s largest known private collections of
objects and archives reflecting the post-War cultures of communist Eastern
Europe and the USSR. The Museum’s goal is to acquire, evaluate, preserve
and display relevant artifac
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THREE RIVERS HISTORICAL MUSEUM, Three Rivers, CA
historical museum and visitors center historical connection between town of Three Rivers and Sequoia National Park
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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.
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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.
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USS Hornet Museum, Alameda, CA
The aircraft carrier USS HORNET is a national treasure, having participated in two of the greatest events of the 20th century -- World War II and the Apollo 11 manned space mission. Come aboard and see life onboard a WWII Essex class carrier.
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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.
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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 four temporary exhibits per year. The Smith Gallery exhibits the George Stuart Collection of Historical Figures, one-quarter life-size portraits of notable figures in world history.
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Virtual Egyptian Museum - Padibastet's Tomb, Santa Barbara, CA
This virtual museum provides access to Egyptian and Mediterranean antiquities previously unavailable to the public. Includes stunning iridescent glass collection, bronze statuettes, shabtis, scarabs, amulets, jewelry, mummy of King Pedibastet.
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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,.
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West Valley Museum, Woodland Hills, CA
Early photos of the West San Fernando Valley, artifacts and postal history.
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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.
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Western Aerospace Museum, Oakland, CA
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Western America Railroad Museum, BAARSTOW, CA
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Western Museum of Scouting, Los Angeles, CA
History of Scouting from 1899 to present day.
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Western Railway Museum, RIO VISTA-SUISUN CITY, CA
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Western Sonoma County Historical Society, Sebastopol, CA
WSCHS administrates the West [Sonoma] County Museum, Luther Burbank’s Gold Ridge Experiment Farm, history reference rooms and archives in Sebastopol CA. WEST CTY. MUSEUM: Frequently changing displays reflecting history unique to West Sonoma County.
BURBANK FARM: Remaining preserved experimental grounds of famed plant breeder, Luther Burbank.
(National Register of Historic Places -- both sites.)
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is an independent nonprofit arts complex that opened to international acclaim in October 1993. Comprised of two landmark buildings?the Galleries and Forum designed by Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki and the Theater by American architect James Stewart Polshek?the Center presents arts and entertainment emphasizing the diverse artists and communities of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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ZEUM, San Francisco, CA
Zeum is an innovative arts and technology museum where kids and families combine hands-on experiences with the power of their imaginations to create movies, music, art and more! Stop by to create a clay animation, produce and star in a music video, or experiment with digital art. Summer Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 11am – 5pm. School Year Hours: Wednesday through Sunday, 11am – 5pm. (415)777-2800
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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.
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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).
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Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, CO
Premier museum of archaeology and Native cultures in the Four Corners region of the American Southwest
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Aspen Art Museum, Colorado, CO
Contemporary art.
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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
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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
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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.
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Clara Hatton Gallery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
located in the Visual Arts Building at Colorado State University, is dedicated to the enrichment of the cultural and intellectual life of Colorado through the presentation of artwork that is stimulating, relevant, and of the highest quality.
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Colorado History Museum, Denver, CO
Founded in 1879, the Colorado Historical Society brings the unique character of Colorado's past to more than a million people each year through historical museums and highway markers, exhibitions, manuscript and photograph collections, popular and scholarly publications, historical and archaeological preservation services, and educational programs for children and adults
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Colorado Railroad Museum, , CO
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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.
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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.
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Cozens Ranch Museum, Springs, CO
Many visitors are surprised by the skiing display, which details the humble beginnings of a major Colorado industry right here in Hot Sulphur Springs.
The 8,500 year old artifacts of Windy Gap, which have revolutionized archaeological thinking, are a featured display.
The often overlooked, but vital role of women in settling the land is honored in the Pioneer Woman exhibit.
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Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
The largest collection of art between Chicago and San Francisco.
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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.
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Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO
Listed as one of the top five nature & science museums in the country. Featuring a Prehistoric Journey exhibit, Space Odyssey exhibit, IMAX Theater and The Gates Planetarium.
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Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO
The Museum is a national resource for research and science education that specializes in collections, exhibitions, and learning programs in six core areas: geology, zoology, paleontology, anthropology, space sciences, and health sciences.
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Dinosaur Depot Museum, Cañon City, CO
The Dinosaur Depot Museum is a GEM located in one of the best places in the world to see fossils and the rocks where they are found. Among our dinosaurs on display, is the world's most complete Stegosaurus!
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Discovery Science Center, Fort Collins, CO
Discovery Science Center is Colorado's only hands-on science and technology center, loaded with 110 incredible interactive exhibits to ignite your curiosity and make learning fun for the entire family.
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Edward J. Peterson Air and Space Museum, Colorado Springs, CO
The Museum preserves the rich aviation and space history of Colorado Springs and Peterson Air Force Base. Exhibits feature the WW II Peterson Army Air Base, the Binational (United States and Canadian) North American Aerospace Defense Command, US Air Defense Command and the US Air Force Space Command. The Museum's Airpark collection includes sixteen aircraft and four missile.
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Estes Park Area Historical Museum, Colorado, CO
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Estes Park Area Historical Museum, Colorado, CO
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Forney Museum of Transportation, Denver, CO
The Forney Transportation Museum is a one-of-a-kind collection of over 500 exhibits relating to historical transportation. It began with antique cars, but soon expanded to include vehicles of all kinds. Some of these are familiar, while others spark the imagination.
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Forney Transportation Museum, DENVER, CO
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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.
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Fred Harman Westan Art Museum, Pagosa Springs, CO
In 1938 Fred Harman,in collaboration with Stephen Slesinger, created the comic strip, Red Ryder & Little Beaver. . . Red Ryder was a nationally syndicated comic strip from 1938 to 1964. It became the largest syndicated comic in the country.
Red Ryder was a nationally syndicated comic strip from 1938 to 1964. It became the largest syndicated comic in the country.
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Kirkland Museum, 1311 Pearl Street, CO
Kirkland Museum displays a nationally important collection of 20th-century decorative arts with 3,300 examples of Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Wiener Werkstätte, De Stijl, Bauhaus, Art Deco, Modern, and Pop Art. A retrospective of Colorado’s unique and important painter, Vance Kirkland, and the works of over 150 other 20th century Colorado artists are also on view. Hours: Tues-Sun, 1 to 5 p.m., Mon by appointment.
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Koshare Indian Museum, La Junta, CO
Through the preservation and interpretation of Southwest and Plains tribal art and artifacts, the Koshare Indian Museum provides a practical educational experience to visitors and residents of all ages and offers a Scouting program aimed at enhancing the lives of youth through an appreciation for and interpretation of the arts, cultures, and dances of Native Americans.
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Leanin' Tree Museum of Western Art, Boulder, CO
The Leanin’ Tree Museum of Western Art in Boulder, Colorado, exhibits the private art collection of Ed Trumble, Founder and Chairman of Leanin’ Tree, Incorporated, publisher of fine art greeting cards since 1949.
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Longmont Museum & Cultural Center, Longmont, CO
The Longmont Museum contains exhibits on the history of Longmont, Colorado, as well as changing exhibits of art, craft, and history, and an interactive gallery with wonderful views of the Rocky Mountains.
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Molly Brown House Museum, Denver, CO
A a Victorian house, once the residence of Molly Brown, a survivor of the Titanic accident.
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Monarch Art Gallery, Victor, CO
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Money Museum, Colorado Springs, CO
The museum collection consists of over 400,000 objects encompassing the history of numismatics from the earliest invention of money to modern day.The objects include paper money, coins, tokens, medals, exonumia, and traditional money from all over the world. Some of the highlights from the collection include individual rarities such as the 1804 dollar, the 1913 'V' Nickel, the 1866 no motto series, and the Aubrey E. and Adeline I. Bebee collection of United States paper mo
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Museo De Las Americas, Denver, CO
The purpose and mission of the Museo de las Américas 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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Museo de las Américas, Denver, CO
The Museo de las Américas is the first museum in the region that is dedicated to educating the public about the artistic and cultural achievements of Latinos in the Americas on a continuing basis.
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Museum of Northwest Colorado, Craig, CO
he Museum of Northwest Colorado began as the Moffat County Museum in 1964. Until 1990, it was housed in the Moffat County Courthouse. In 1991 it opened at its new location at 590 Yampa Avenue in the former Colorado State Armory.
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Museum of Outdoor Arts, 1000 Englewood Pkwy, 80110, CO
The Museum of Outdoor Arts is dedicated to bringing the vitality of the arts into the everyday life of the people of Colorado. Being a museum without walls, MOA's collection of outdoor sculpture reaches out to both the casual passerby and the serious Permanent art pieces include works by renowned artists such as Harry Marinsky, Henry Moore, Daniel Sprick, Giovanni Antoniazzi, Beniamino Bufano, Robert Mangold, Lonnie Hanzon among many others.
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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.
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Pikes Peak Radio & Electronics Museum, Colorado Springs, CO
A historical collection of radio, television, test equipment and other electronic equipment and related items. Over 1,000 pieces dating back to the early 1920s. Tube & transistor radio, television, test equipment, communications gear, signs, books and magazines and much more!
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PUEBLO RAILWAY MUSEUM, Pueblo, CO
Preserving history of western railroads, primarily those serving Pueblo and Colorado. Static steam and operating diesels, plus freight, passenger and special cars in the coach yard behind historic Union Depot. Concentration on period from 1900 to 1950. Historic, educational displays in Heritage Center across the street.
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Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center, Woodland Park, CO
RMDRC is a new Dinosaur museum which hosts a tremendous amount of dinosaurs, ancient marine reptiles and fish. Changing exhibitions will keep visitors up to date with the latest information in the paleontological field. Live fossil preparation lab will be on display to visitors; interactive exhibitions will educate from paleontology past, present, and future; and a theatre will show the latest updates from real dinosaur dig sites. Also, on site is the Prehistoric Paradise museum store host...
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Rosemount Museum, Pueblo, CO
The grandeur of a bygone era awaits you at the Rosemount Museum! Built in 1893, this 37-room mansion was home to the John A. and Margaret Thatcher family and named for Mrs. Thatcher's favorite flower. It remained a family residence for 75 years. Designed by noted New York architect Henry Hudson Holly and two years under construction, the mansion was completed in 1893. Nearly all furnishings, accessories, decorative arts, paintings custom paneling, wall and window treatments are original to the ho
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SpielArts. Figurative Fine Art & Prints, Colorado Springs, CO
Eclectic gallery of original fine art and prints. Artist: Paul Spielman. Figurative oil painting and life drawing reproductions.useum.
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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.
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University of Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO
The Anthropology Hall examines how CU researchers work to understand the lives and traditions of Ancient Puebloan, Navajo, Zuni, and Hopi peoples in the American Southwest. An abundance of sandals, pottery, and tools are on display from archaeological sites, including Olsen-Chubbick, Yellowjacket, and Canyon de Chelley.
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Western Museum of Mining & Industry, Colorado Springs, CO
The emphasis of WMMI's collections is placed on the technology and technological history of metal mining and metallurgy, as well as the social history of the American Mining West. The museum promotes research in these disciplines by making its artifact and library collections available to scholars and the interested public.
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World of Wonder Children's Museum, Lafayette, CO
World of Wonder Children's Museum is a place for toddlers, school age children and their families, offering a variety of interactive and informative educational and creative exhibits and programs that stimulate learning and child development
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Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT
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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.
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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.
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Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT
Art and science museum with interactive exhibits, lectures, and programs for adults and children.
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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.
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Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
Established in 1825, The Connecticut Historical Society is a non-profit museum, 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...
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Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, , CT
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Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, CT
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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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Ebenezer Avery House Museum, Groton, CT
Located in Ft. Griswold, the 18th century house was built by naval ensign wounded in the Battle of Groton Heights. It features a time period kitchen, weaving room and original furnishings throughout.
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Florence Griswold Musuem, Old Lyme, CT
Known as the Home of American Impressionism, the historic home of Florence Griswold exhibits a renowned collections of American art. The 11 landscaped acres also includes a 1920's artist studio and the Krieble Gallery with changing exhibitions throu The Museum has an extensive permanent collection of American art and history, including the recently acquired Hartford Steam Boiler Collection.
There are four to five changing exhibitions throughout the year.
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Glebe House Museum, Woodbury, CT
Set in the picturesque Litchfield Hills in historic Woodbury's village center, the Glebe House Museum offers the visitor a glimpse of Revolutionary War era Connecticut.
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Governor Jonathan Trumbull's House, Lebanon, CT
The Trumbull House is the home of Connecticut's Revolutionary War Governor, the only colonial governor to support the war for independence. Washington, Franklin, the Adamses, Rochambeau, and Lafayette came here for conferences.
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Governor Trumbull's War Office, Lebanon, CT
The War Office is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Building has been owned and maintained by the Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution since 1891.
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Jabez Smith House Museum, Groton, CT
The one and one-half story, gable-roof structure with central brick chimney has remained virtually unchanged since c. 1783, when it was built by Jabez Smith. Authentic 18th and 19th-century antiques are on display.
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Jonathan Trumbull Jr House Museum, Lebanon, CT
18th c home of Jonathan Trumbull Jr. the patriot Intact Distinctive Federal architectural details of Fitch.
Weekend tours mid-May - mid-Oct. Tours of the house include historical information cancerning the family and it's life.
Special programs through out season and for Annual Tree Lighting 1st
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Leffingwell Inn Museum, Norwich, CT
The restored home of early industrialist Christopher Leffingwell was built in 1675 used as a meeting place for patriots during the Revolutionary War.
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Litchfield History Museum, Litchfield, CT
The Litchfield Historical Society, founded in 1856, is dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting the history of Litchfield County, Connecticut through its museum, research library and historic house.
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Lutz Childrens Museum, Manchester, CT
Lutz Children's Museum, Manchester, CT (Greater Hartford): Hands-on activities and exhibits, which change every 6 mos., live animals, outdoor playscape.
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Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT
Lyman Allyn Art Museum is a community-based museum located in New London, Connecticut. Housed in a Neo-Classical building designed by Charles A. Platt, the permanent collection includes over 10,000 paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, furniture and decorative arts, with an emphasis on American art from the 18th through 21st centuries.
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Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, Mashantucket, CT
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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.
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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 of the Naugatuck Valley, with special emphasis on the brass industry and labor and ethnic history.
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Museum of Political Life, University of Hartford, CT
University of Hartford, Connecticut. Political memorabilia.
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Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT
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Nathan Hale Homestead, Coventry, CT
The Hale family's farm, built in 1776, offers a fascinating glimpse into life during the Revolutionary War era.
Nathan's fowling gun and bible are among remaining family artifacts.
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Nathan Hale Schoolhouse Museum, New London, CT
Our state hero, Nathan Hale, taught in this school after leaving the quiet town of Moodus in 1774 and stayed until 1775, when the Revolutionary War started.
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Oliver Ellsworth Homestead, Windsor, CT
Visitors touring the house will find many of Ellsworth's personal heirlooms, including a letter to him from George Washington, and a square of Gobelin tapestry presented to him by Napoleon Bonaparte.
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Putnam Cottage, Greenwich, CT
Step back in time as you visit this authentic Greenwich dwelling of the 1690's... the former Knapp Tavern, frequent quarters for fearless Revolutionary General Israel Putnam... storehouse of thrilling history and fascinating Colonial artifacts.
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Railroad Museum of New England, WATERBURY, CT
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Samuel Huntington Homsestead, Scotland, CT
The remarkably well-preserved site includes an eighteenth-century house on its original foundation surrounded by acres of farmland, bordered by Merrick Brook. It includes old growth trees, stone walls, an abandoned road, and other interesting features.
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Shaw Mansion, New London, CT
The Mansion, built by Capt. Nathaniel Shaw with the help of French settlers, was completed in 1758. The mansion was Connecticut's naval war office used during the Revolutionary War. It features changing exhibits and special events.
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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.
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Strong-Porter House Museum, Coventry, CT
The Strong-Porter House; the early 18th Century farmhouse of Nathan Hale's maternal ancestors.
This museum, with its various outbuildings, features exhibits on local history.
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the aldrich museum of contemporary art, ridgefield, CT
the museum's mission is to foster and explore emerging trends in the contemporary arts through their changing exhibits and programs.
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The Old County Jail and Museum, Tolland, CT
The Old Jail and Museum is an 1856 jail, operated until 1968, and attached 1893 Jailer's home filled with hundreds of fascinating artifacts from Tolland homes, farms and industries.
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Thomas Lee House & Little Boston School Museum, Niantic, CT
Built in the 1660s, the Thomas Lee House is a Colonial home furnished in period. At the back of the property is a Colonial herb garden.
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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.
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Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT
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Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum, Wethersfield, CT
Located in the center of Connecticut's largest historic district, the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum provides the quintessential New England experience.
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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.
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Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, 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.
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Yale University Art Gallery, , CT
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Anacostia Museum, Washington, DC
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.
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Art Museum of the Americas, Washington, DC
The museum's permanent collection of 20th-century Latin American and Caribbean art is one of the most important collections of its kind in the United States. The museum also maintains a regular schedule of special Latin American art exhibits and related educational programs. The museum is administered by the Organization of American States.
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Bead Museum in Washington DC, Washington, DC
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Capital Children's Museum, Washington, DC
At CCM, there are five permanent exhibits and more than a dozen traveling exhibits each year. Children visiting CCM can explore a prehistoric cave, make hot cocoa and learn the culture of our closest neighbors in Mexico, learn why gas is heavier than liquid in The American Chemistry Council's Chemical Science Center, star in a cartoon in the Chuck Jones Animation Studio, drive a Metro bus in Cityscapes, and go to a Japanese school in "Japan:Through The Eyes of A Child".
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City Museum of Washington DC, Washington, DC
The City Museum is the only museum dedicated solely to the history of Washington, DC. It tells the story of the people, the events, and the communities that make the city what it is through a variety of permanent and changing exhibits, and a state-of-the-art multimedia show.
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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.
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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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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 designe...
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Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC
Folger is home to the world?s largest collection of Shakespeare?s printed works, as well as magnificent collections of other rare Renaissance books and manuscripts on all disciplines. Included in the collections are over 310,000 books and manuscripts; 250,000 playbills; 27,000 paintings, drawings, engravings, and prints; and musical instruments, costumes, and films. In addition to its scholarly mission as a research library, the Folger serves as a museum devoted to Shakespeare?s l...
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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.
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International Spy Museum, Washington, DC
The International Spy Museum is the only public museum in the world to explore the tradecraft, history, and contemporary role of espionage. In collection of spy-related artifacts, the largest international collection on public display, brings to life the stories of the men and women who used these objects and provides a global perspective on this profession.
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Kreeger Museum, Washington, DC
The Kreeger Museum displays 19th and 20th century art in a building designed by noted American architect Philip Johnson. The collection includes works by Monet, Picasso, Miro, and Stella.
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Library of Congress, Washington DC, DC
On-line exhibits.
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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.
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National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC
Includes exhibition galleries. See also the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies.
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National Building Museum, Washington, DC
The National Building Museum is the only institution in the United States dedicated to American achievements in architecture, construction, engineering and design.
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National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
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National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
The Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art fosters the discovery and appreciation of the visual arts of Africa, the cradle of humanity. The National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, features African art from antiquity to the present.
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National Museum of American History, Washington, DC
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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.
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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.
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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.
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National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC
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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.
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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.
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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 ...
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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.
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Octagon Museum (American Architectural Foundation), Washington, DC
This is the oldest museum in the United States devoted to architecture and design, and is administered by the American Architectural Foundation.
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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.
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Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, Washington, DC
The Pope John Paul II Center combines state-of-the-art technology, architectural vision and art exhibits from the Vatican museums with the history of Catholicism and other world religions. The Center encourages visitors to consider faith through global and personal perspectives.
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Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society, Washington, DC
Virtual museum and archive of SEC and securities history from the 1930s to the present. Includes papers; photos; oral histories; online educational programs; a timeline of SEC and securities activities against U.S. and world events; and permanent galleries to facilitate visitor access to all museum materials on specific topics, such as insid
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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Washington, DC
The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage is a research and educational unit of the Smithsonian Institution promoting the understanding and continuity of diverse, contemporary grassroots cultures in the United States and around the world. Website includes information on the CFCH’s activities, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, resources for educators, and extensive online exhibits with materials from past Festival programs.
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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.
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The National Museum of Crime and Punishment, , DC
The National Museum of Crime & Punishment (NMCP) provides visitors with insight into the history of crime, crime solving and fighting, and the consequences of committing a crime in America. It opened May 8th, 2008 and is located at 575 7th Street NW b The museum is loaded with interesting things to do. Visitors can discover a full-scale model police station that proves that crime doesn’t pay. Truly exhilarating, it comes complete with a booking station, a police line-up, a lie detector test and a rep
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Tudor Place -- Historic House & Gardens, Washington, DC
Completed in 1816 by Thomas Peter and his wife Martha Custis Peter, granddaughter of Martha Washington, the house was designed by Dr. William Thornton, the first architect of the U.S. Capitol. The house features art, furnishings, and housewares collected by the Peter family over six generations, including items originally from Mount Vernon.
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington DC, DC
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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.
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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.
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Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC
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Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
Founded in 1912, the Delaware Art Museum holds a world-renowned collection that focuses on American art and illustration from the 19th century to the present as well as the British Pre-Raphaelite movement.
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Delaware History Center, Wilmington, DE
Visit the Delware History Museum, Old Town Hall or historic Willingtown Square. Dedicated to preserving Delaware's history.
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DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum, Fenwick Island, DE
Features artifacts from shipwrecks off the Deleware, Maryland, and Virginia coast, as well as other collections from around the U.S. (includung many from Florida)and the world. Also has working conservation lab for the public to view. Experts on hand to answer questions.
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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.
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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 items in the collection are related to life and history of Sussex County Delaware.
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Read House and Gardens, New Castle, DE
See the splendor of George Read II's Federal mansion.
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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.
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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 throughout the year; and a research library for the study of American art and material culture.
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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).
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Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
Fully accredited museum, with a fine Permanent Collection of over 3000 pieces.
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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.
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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.
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Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, FL
Completed in 1902, Whitehall, Henry Flagler's Gilded Age estate, was hailed as "more magnificent than any other private dwelling in the world." Museum highlights include tours, exhibits, and Flagler's railcar.
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Florida Association of Museums, a listing, FL
A website that includes a searchable directory of all museums in Florida, plus a listing of exhibits that can be searched by month.
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Florida Holocaust Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
Advances public awareness, education and understanding of the Holocaust. Provides educational resource about genocide for teachers, students and visitors. Request tours, teaching trunks, survivor presentations, teacher trainings and workshops.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, which is affiliated with Florida State University, is the largest museum/university complex in the nation. The Museum of Art, recognized as the state art museum of Florida, includes 21 galleries of internationally recognized European and American art with paintings by Rubens, Van Dyck, Poussin and other baroque masters.
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Junior Museum of Bay County, Panama City, FL
The mission of the Junior Museum of Bay County is to inspire and educate children through interactive exhibits and programs focusing on science, history, cultural studies, and the environment.
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Kalman Freidus' Online Judaica Shoppe, Boca Raton, FL
Featuring the unique Judaica artwork of kalman Freidus including his famous hand painted Ostrich and Goose Eggs.
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Kissimmee Air Museum, Kissimmee, FL
WWII aircraft and restorations on display. Open Tue-Sat, 09:00-17:00. Admission $5.- Children under 12 free. We have a variety of aircraft and projects on display in an ever changing environment. There's always a lot of activity with operational aircraft, undergoing restorations and flights are also available to the public.
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Latin American Art Museum, MIAMI, FL
One of the few museums dedicated to contemporary Spanish and Latin American Art. Monthly exhibitions. Permanent collection of more than 450 artworks.
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Lawrence E. Will Museum, Belle Glade, FL
The Museum’s mission is to collect, conserve, display, and organize - for educational and research goals - the artifacts, memorabilia, photographic, and written records pertinent to this unique organic-soil, sub-tropical region adjacent to Lake Okeechobee and the upper Everglades.
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Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL
The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art opened in January 2002 and features the work of Abraham Rattner (1893-1978), a figurative expressionist whose paintings are in museum collections around the world including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Vatic The Museum schedules 6 – 8 changing exhibitions each year including exhibitions by international, national, local and student artists. The two changing exhibition galleries are separated by a rotating 28 foot wall and can be used independently or as one
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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.
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Lightner Museum, St. Augustine, FL
Splendors from the Gilded Age cut glass, Victorian art glass, furnishings, costumes, mechanical musical instruments.
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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.
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Miami Museum of Science, Florida, FL
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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.
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Morse Museum, Winter Park, FL
Tiffany Collection.
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Museum of Advertising Icons, South Florida, FL
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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.
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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.
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Museum of Florida Art, DeLand, FL
Mission Statement: The mission of The DeLand Museum of Art is to integrate exhibitions and education to create an enriching and stimulating experience for a diverse audience. The Museum works to offer a venue for emerging and established Florida artists t
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Museum of the Americas, Miami, FL
Contemporary organization to exhibit and collect artworks. also, exhibitions in other countries. Around 500 artworks from artists from different countries. Most emerging artists.
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Museum of the Apopkans, 122 East 5th Street, Apopka, FL
The mission of the Museum of the Apopkans is to collect, interpret and present the history and culture of North West Orange County, Florida to all the people of the Apopka area and to other visitors attracted to the city. The Museum has exhibits with Native American artifacts, including a Seminole canoe; we have displays of tools and artifacts from our early settlers, as well as an extensive collection of photographs and documents from the area.
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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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Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL
Current exhibitions, classes, lectures, educational programs.
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Salvador Dali Museum, St Petersburg, FL
Contains images of 159 of Dali's works (800*600 video resolution or better recommended.).
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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.
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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.
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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 Southeastís 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 offer...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center's mission is to promote excellence, experimentation and education in all forms of contemporary art.
The Contemporary provides opportunities for artists on local, regional, national and international. The Contemporary’s gallery is one of the South’s most dynamic spaces for artistic exchange and experimental thinking. The exhibition schedule offers a diverse mix of solo and group exhibitions presenting a broad range of works.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, GA
The world’s largest aquarium has become Atlanta’s newest attraction. Come visit the Georgia Aquarium where you can view unique marine life such as beluga whales and whale sharks.
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Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA
American painting is the focus of the museum's collection which also holds significant collections of Italian Renaissance paintings, works on paper ranging from the 16th to 20th centuries, and decorative arts.
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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.
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Georgia Music Hall of Fame, Macon, GA
Georgia's official state music museum dedicated to preservation, education and celebration of over 450 Georgia musicians.
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Georgia Rural Telephone Museum, Leslie, GA
Boasts the largest collection of antique telephones and telephone memorabilia in the world. The museum sits inside an old cotton warehouse that dates back to the 1920s. At least 1,500 telephones are on display inside the museum, including replicas of the same phone used by Alexander Graham Bell and a number of novelty phones from the 1950s-1980s.
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Georgia Southern University Museum, Statesboro, GA
The Georgia Southern University Museum interprets the natural and cultural history of the Coastal Plain and presents traveling exhbits and changing exhibits throughout the year curated by Georgia Southern University faculty. The museum collects paleontological material related to the coastal plain including one of the most complete specimins of a mosasaur and the oldest fossil whale discovered in North America. Cultural collections include a wide variety of material related t
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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.
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Hills & Dales Estate, LaGrange, GA
Historic house & garden attraction designed by Hentz and Reid for textile magnate Fuller E. Callaway. Completed in 1916, the Italian villa complements the splendid formal boxwood gardens planted in the mid-19th century by Sarah Coleman Ferrell. Includes some original furnishings picked out by the architects and Mrs. Ida Cason Callaway as well as pieces collected by Fuller Jr and Alice Callaway during their travels.
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Kennesaw Civil War Museum, Kennesaw, GA
Or read the story of the Great Locomotive Chase .
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Madison Museum of Fine Art, Madison, GA
Located on the historic town square, this endearing intimate fine art history museum features a Collection of original works by Old Masters and Modern Masters, an outdoor Sculpture Garden, Tea Terrace, and dazzling Museum Store. Group rates. Tours. Rental Fine paintings, pottery, and works on paper by art Masters including Rembrandt, Picasso, Renoir, Calder, Dali, Gorky, Delacroix, Leyendecker, and Dufy. Visitors will find comfortable resting areas and a tea terrace to extend the viewing experience.
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Martha Berry Museum, Rome, GA
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.
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Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, GA
Ancient Americas, Egypt and Near East; prints and drawings; Asia; Greece and Rome; sub-Saharan African.
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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.
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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.
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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-75.
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Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia - MOCA|GA, Atlanta, GA
MOCA GA's collection features more than 250 works by Georgia artists and includes a variety of mediums -- paintings, prints, sculpture, photography, and installation pieces.
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National Civil War Naval Museum, Columbus, GA
The National Civil War Naval Museum is the only museum dedicated to telling the story of the Naval War during the American Civil War. The 40,000 square foor facility houses the largest remaining ironclad, the CSS Jackson, as well as having three reporduced ship environments.
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Oglethorpe University Museum, Atlanta, GA
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.".
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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.
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Old Fort Jackson, Savannah, GA
Named in honor of Georgia governor and Revolutionary War soldier James Jackson, the fort is the oldest standing brick fortification in the state. It served as headquarters for the Confederate Savannah River defenses during the American Civil War. The fort is one of only eight Second System fortifications (a series of forts built prior to the War of 1812) still standing in the United States. Old Fort Jackson is also known for its daily cannon firing demonstrations each summer.
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Pasarya Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
Contemporary Art museum A collection of twelve series, twelve gallery rooms
exhibition journey; some of the most powerful works of art ever assembeld under on roof.
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Robert C. Williams Paper Museum, 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.
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Roudnhouse Railroad Museum, Savannah, GA
The museum is located at the old roundhouse and shops complex of the Central of Georgia Railroad. The site is now a National historic Landmark, a "Save America's Treasures" Site, and Georgia's State Railroad Museum. Our exhibits include over 30 pieces of rolling stock, a large model train layout of Savannah, and several exhibits on steam engines and belt-driven machinery. We have also restored the massive operating turntable in the middle of the Roundhouse.
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Savannah History Museum, Savannah, GA
The Savannah History Museum showcases the city’s history from its founding in 1733 to the present day. The museum is now home to more than 10,000 artifacts-- the largest collection of artifacts in the entire coastal community. Inside, you can see exhibits about the Revolutionary War Battle of Savannah and a changing exhibit of women’s fashions from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Other exhibits include weapons and military uniforms, and interactive fun for the kids.
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SciTrek, the Science and Technology Museum of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
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Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, GA
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The Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, 18th & Spring St. in Midtown Atlanta, GA
The Breman Museum is a cultural heritage center containing permanent and special exhibitions, historical archives, a Holocaust education center, and a library celebrating Jewish culture and exploring the universal themes of human dignity and respect for o "Absence of Humanity" documents the European Holocaust during World War II and tells of the survivors who rebuilt their lives in Atlanta. "Creating Community" records the growth of Atlanta's Jewish community since 1845. The gall
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The Laurel and Hardy Museum of Harlem, Georgia, Harlem, GA
This small museum is devoted to the comedy geniuses of Laurel and Hardy. Harlem, the birthplace of Oliver Norvell Hardy, hosted the 2006 Sons of the Desert Convention which was attended by fans worldwide. If you are able to visit us, you will be able to
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Tubman African American Museum, Macon, GA
The Tubman is the largest African American history museum in Georgia, dedicated to the art, history, and culture of African Americans.
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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.
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Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum, PUUNENE, HI
Displays historical information about some of the pioneers who established Maui's modern sugar industry. Also includes artifacts, photos and documents (including labor contracts written in Hawaiian, Japanese and Chinese) showing the arrival of immigr
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Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI
The State Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Pacific anthropology, botany, entomology and zoology. Includes on-line exhibits.
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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.
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Dinosaurs! Honolulu Comminity Collage, Honolulu, HI
For the first time in Hawaii, there is a unique, free, permanent exhibit of dinosaur fossils available for public viewing. These "fossils" are replicas from the originals at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
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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.
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Hilo Art Museum, Hilo, HI
The Hilo Art Museum was founded in April of 2007, and is the first general art museum on the big island of Hawaii. There is a teaching collection, consisting of a group of hand-painted, life size reproductions. There are also original works by such artists as Picasso, de Kooning, Wyland, Suzanne Dix and more.
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Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, HI
Founded early this century, ancient, modern, oriental.
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Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI
The Academy is Hawaii's only general art museum, and its holdings, almost equally divided between Western and Asian art, are encyclopedic in nature and scope. The Asian collection is one of the museum's principal strengths and is generally considered to be among the most important assemblages of its kind in American museums.
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Honolulu Community College, , HI
Dinosaur exhibit.
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Lanai Culture & Heritage Center, Lanai City, HI
The Lanai Culture & Heritage Center seeks to inspire people to be informed, thoughtful and active stewards of their heritage by preserving, interpreting and celebrating Lanais Hawaiian heritage, and its ranching and plantation era histories. Hawaiian artifacts, historic photos and documents, and plantation family memorabilia.
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Loren Adams Museum of Fine Art, Lahaina, HI
Collection of original oil paintings, watercolors, drawings, designs and objet d'art.
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Pacific Aviation Museum, 319 Lexington Blvd. Ford Island, HI
The Pacific Aviation Museum on Pearl Harbor's Ford Island is one of our country's leading aviation museums, and the only one dedicated to the defense of freedom in the Pacific. With actual aircraft from World War II, plus educational interpretat Visitor's experience at Hangar 37 houses the a visual history of WWII, including a Japanese Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero, a Curtis P-40 Warhawk, a replica of Jimmy Doolittle,s North American B-25B Mitchell, among other WWII planes, bombs, and torpedoes. In a
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Pacific Tsunami Museum, Hilo, HI
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Polynesian Cultural Center, Laie, HI
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The Contemporary Museum Honolulu, Honolulu, HI
The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, is the only museum in the state of Hawai‘i devoted exclusively to contemporary art. TCM provides an accessible forum for provocative, dynamic forms of visual art, offering interaction with art and artists in a unique Isl
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The Isaacs Art Center, Kamuela, HI
Features Hawaiian and Asian art from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Proceeds benefit the Hawaii Preparatory Academy Scholarship Fund. The historic building is on the State Register of Historic Places. Jean Charlot, Robert Lee Eskridge, Martha Greenwell, Hon Chew Hee, Herb Kane, Huc Luquiens, Emrich Nicholson, Ben Norris, Horatio Nelson Poole, Louis Pohl, Mariean Roden, Shirley Russell, Lloyd Sexton, , Jane Taylor, Madge Tennent, John Thomas, Margaret
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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).
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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
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Family Museum of Arts and Science, Bettendorf, IA
A unique, hands-on museum for children and familie.
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Grout Museum District, Waterloo, IA
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Guthrie County Historical Village, Panora, IA
The Historical Village, which promotes Guthrie County and Iowa history, is located on a beautiful 4.5-acre complex just south of Panora's Main Square and two blocks from Lenon Mill Park. Started in 1968, the Historical Village has grown to 10 buildings, including the original Panora Depot, and a Milwaukee Railroad Caboose.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, Dubuque, IA
A Smithsonian Institution affiliate. Accredited by the American Association of Museums(AMA)and the Association of Zoos & Aquariums(AZA). Six aquariums feature giant catfish, turtles, otters, & more! Artifacts and life-sized exhibits tell the history of the Mississippi in the Woodward Riverboat Museum. Explore outdoor areas including the Wetland, Boatyard Plaza and 1934 steamboat.
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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.
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Plymouth County Historical Museum, Le Mars, IA
Displays covering the history of Plymouth County, featuring a full-sized airplane, Loess Hills wildlife area, hands-on kids cabin, turn-of-the-century household rooms, and many more displays.
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Slayton Farms Round Barn, Iowa Falls, IA
surviving example of "true Iowa" round barn technology. The round barn was a dairy and horse barn for a large "turn of the century 1900". Barn is located at southwest corner of Iowa Falls, IA, which is close to I-35 and US 20 in noth central Iowa. Interpretive tours available to integrate with other historic sites and attractions. see www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/hardi.
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The Danish Immigrant Museum, Elk Horn, Iowa, IA
The Danish Immigrant Museum is dedicated to the education and fostering the traditions and customs of the Danish American people.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Historical Museum at St. Gertrude, Cottonwood, ID
Established in 1931, the museum is one of the longest, continuously operating museums in the Northwest. It's purpose is to preserve the rich cultural and historical heritage of North Central Idaho as well as the history of the sisters of the Monaster Exhibits on the Nez Perce, the Chinese in Idaho, the settlement of the area, colorful characters in Idaho history. The Rhoades Emmanuel Memorial gallery displays exquisite Asian & European artifacts.
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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.
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Idaho Military History Museum, Boise, ID
The Idaho Military History Museum has been established for the purpose of "preservation, display and interpretation of military history and artifacts that have a geographical tie to the history of the people and state of Idaho".
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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.
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Lawson's Emu-Z-Um, Grand View, ID
Lawson's Emu-Z-Um is a rural museum of historical Idaho. It has a wide collection of artifacts of the late 1800's and early 20th century from Idaho's early settlement. This includes a significant collection from the mining town of Silver The museum has a replica of an 1860s town, complete with the contents of the Silver City Schoolhouse Museum. Displays include period clothing, antique farm implements, a hand-built automobile and a train station with model trains on display.
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Warhawk Air Museum, Nampa, ID
Our mission is to teach and preserve World War II history from the home front to the war front, and aviation history from the advent of flight through the space age.
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1950s Park Forest House Museum, Park Forest, IL
The museum interprets the history of Park Forest, IL, the first fully-planned, post-World War II suburb. It is in an original rental townhome, decorated as it might have been in the first five years of the village, 1948-1953. Contents of the museum include artwork by Park Forest artists, books records, toys, clothes, dishes and glassware, appliances and furniture. Visiting the house museum is a trip down Memory Lane, with special appeal for Baby Boomers, their parents and fami
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A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, Chicago, IL
Open April thru December 1st
(February for Scheduled Black History Events Only)The A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum was founded in 1995 by Lyn Hughes, its current director. The facility is located in Chicago. The facility is named after men who The museum exists for the purpose of providing educational, and cultural enrichment for all of mankind. All activities, past, present and future, are for the purpose of objectives that are inexorably intertwined - the study, preservation, interpretation,
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Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, IL
A world class collection of early astrological technology.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Museum and art school.
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Aurora Regional Fire Museum, Aurora, IL
The Aurora Regional Fire Museum is a non-profit, tax exempt, educational institution located in Aurora, IL. Its purpose is to preserve and exhibit the artifacts and history of Aurora and surrounding area fire departments, as well as teach and promote fire From bucket brigades, to hand-pumpers, and from horse-drawn steam fire engines to modern fire apparatus, the museum’s exhibit Buckets, Bells, and Booster Tanks, examines one-hundred years of tools and technology used in fighting fires and saving lives. Th
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Chicago Academy of Sciences Nature Museum, Chicago, IL
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Chicago Academy of Sciences Nature Museum, Chicago, IL
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Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, IL
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Chinese-American Museum of Chicago, 238 West 23rd Street, IL
CAMOC is a non-profit organization with a 501(c)(3) status. The museum has been open to the public since May 2005 on Friday (9:30-1:30), Saturday, and Sunday (10 - 5). Situated in the middle of Chicago's Chinatown, the museum is supported by communi CAMOC has more than 2000 square feet of exhibition space on two floors. Since May 2005 the museum has organized five exhibitions: Paper Sons, Chinese in the Midwest 1870-1949; Silk and Wood, Recent Acquisitions; Tofu - the Wonder Food; Chicago's
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D'Arcy Museum of Art, Chicago, IL
The D'Arcy Museum is Loyola University Chicago's museum of Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque art.
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David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, IL
At the University of Chicago.
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Elgin Public Museum, Elgin, IL
The oldest museum building in Illinois built expressly for the purpose of housing a Natural History collection. Family-friendly and located in beautiful Lords Park across from the Zoo. Natural History & Anthropology, including the LaSalle Expedition, Mazon Creek fossils, Native Americans, traveling exhibits, and "Touching on Traditions" annual winter holiday exhibition.
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Ernest Hemingway Birthplace and Museum, Oak Park, IL
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Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL
Includes"Sue-cam"real time video of preparation of world's most complete T-rex skeleton.
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Garfield Farm and Inn Museum, St. Charles, IL
Illinois farm life in the 1800's.
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Haines Museum, Waukegan, IL
The Waukegan Historical Society operates the Haines House Museum and the John L. Raymond Research Library, both located amidst the gentle rolling landscape of Bowen Park in far northeastern Illinois.
The Haines Museum is located in an 1843 farmhouse built for Lake County pioneer James Montgomery. Period furnishings, including many pieces from important Waukegan families, have transformed the house back to the high-Victorian opulence of the late 19th c
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Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center, 801 W. Adams, Chicago, IL 60607, IL
The Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center's mission is to be the nation's foremost center of Hellenic history, culture, and the arts, where the public can explore the legacy of the Greek immigrant experience in America, and examine the influence o please visit website for current listings
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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.
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Illinois Railway Museum, Chicago, IL
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Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL
Natural history, anthropology, art, and natural/cultural history of Illinois.
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Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Ann and Andy Museum, Arcola, IL
To commermorate the life and times of the creator of RaggedyAnn and Andy.
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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.
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Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL
University of Illinois at Urbana.
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Labor & Industry Museum, Belleville, IL
Labor and Industry Museum Site. Museum in Belleville, IL, that preserves history of industrial movement in post-Civil War to Great Depression Era (1865-1929).
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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.
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Leather Archives & Museum, Chicago, IL
The compilation, preservation and maintenance of leather lifestyle and related lifestyles [including but not limited to the Gay and Lesbian communities], history, archives and memorabilia for historical, educational and research purposes.
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Loyola University Museum of Art, 820 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
The Loyola University Museum of Art is dedicated to the exploration, promotion and understanding of art and artistic expression and attempts to illuminate the enduring spiritual questions and concerns of all cultures and societies. The Museum interprets and displays the university s medieval, renaissance and baroque collection, known as the Martin DArcy, SJ, Collection, other museum permanent collections, and rotating exhibitions.
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McLean County Museum of History, Bloomington, IL
Located in the magnificent Old McLean County Courthouse on North Main Street in the heart of the downtown Bloomington Historic District, the building itself is a sight to behold.
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Museum of Broadcast Communications, Chicago, IL
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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.
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Museum of Funeral Customs, Springfield, IL
The Museum of Funeral Customs provides the public with a deeper understanding of the history of American funeral and mourning customs, funerary art and practice; fosters an appreciation of history within the funeral profession; and encourages further stud
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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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Naper Settlement, Naperville, IL
The past comes to life at Naper Settlement, a 19th century village on 13 acres with more than 30 historic structures. Naper Settlement is the only outdoor museum in Illinois accredited by the American Association of Museums. Permanent exhibit, “Brushstrokes of the Past…Naperville’s Story,” chronicles Naperville’s growth from a frontier outpost to a bustling community and is based on 42 paintings by artist Lester Schrader. The Heritage Gallery features changing exhibits.
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Nauvoo Historical Society Museum, 1380 Mulholland St. Nauvoo, IL
Located in Nauvoo in the business district the Weld House is one of western Illinois's best examples of Greek Revival architecture. Exhibits cover the Nauvoo timeline which include Mississippi River history, Pioneer History, Agriculture and fruit history, and many family histories. The NHS book "Nauvoo, A History featuring the paintings of L.K. Newberry" is available.
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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.
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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 itís 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 artifacts relating to peace and non-violence. The museum hosts ov...
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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.
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SciTech, the Science and Technology Interactive Center, Aurora, IL
educational tools on particle physics.
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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.
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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.
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The Renaissance Society at The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Founded in 1915, The Society's mission is to encourage the growth and understanding of contemporary art through exhibitions, publications, and events.
The Society presents art seldom seen
in the midwest but is also committed to the development of Chicago's own rich artistic resources. All programs aim to maintain The Society's integrity as one of the finest resources of vanguard art in the na
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Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum, Rockford, IL
Visitors to this web site can take a panoramic virtual reality tour of this historical 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.
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Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL
UIMA offers programs of exhibitions, concerts, lectures, poetry readings, and multidiscliplinary events.
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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.
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Vermilion County War Museum, Danville, IL
Located in historic downtown Danville,the museum is located in the fully restored 1904 former Carnegie Library. The museum building was restored by a group of both veteran and non veteran volunteers and is operated by an all volunteer staff.It is claimed The collections contain over 5,000 artifacts covering all wars and every service branch from the Revolutionary War to present day, including weapons, uniforms, field and personal gear.
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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.
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Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
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Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science, Evansville, IN
Features general art, the history of Midwest settlement, and hands-on science exhibits. Also has a planetarium and a shop. Lovely downtown location overlooking the Ohio River.
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Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, Lafayette Indiana, IN
Focuses on Indiana Artists.
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Hesston Steam Museum, LaPorte, IN
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Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, New Castle, IN
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Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, IN
Located in White River State Park in the heart of Indiana?s capital city, the new Indiana State Museum is a world-class institution where Indiana residents and visitors can explore Indiana?s past, present and future through exhibits related to the state?s arts, culture and natural science.
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Indiana Transportation Musuem, Noblesville, IN
Fully operational trains - NKP 587 Steam Locomotive, Monon Deisel Electric Locmotives. Open from April to November.
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Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, IN
Since its founding in 1941, the museum has grwn to include over 30,000 objects.
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Indiana University Art Musuem, , IN
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Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, IN
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James Dean Memorial Gallery, Fairmount, IN
Includes is a virtual tour of the seven room exhibit along with other pertinant information.
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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.
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Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, IN
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Lincoln Museum, Fort Wayne, IN
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Miami County Museum, Peru, IN
Museum in three story historic downtown dry goods store. Two floors of exhibits. Handicap accessible. Museum contains history on Cole Porter, Local History, Wabash Erie Canal, Circus, Railroads, Pioneer history, Miami Indians. Large user-friendly archival collection with family genealogy section.
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Museum of the Soldier, Portland, IN
This fine Military Museum features items from the Civel War to Iraq Freedom.
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National Automotive and Truck Museum, Auburn, IN
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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.
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P.H. Sullivan Museum and Genealogy Library, Zionsville, IN
Providing historical and genealogy information for Boone County, Indiana.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, IN
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South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN
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Studebaker National Museum, South Bend, IN
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Studebaker National Museum, South Bend, IN
The Studebaker National Museum originated in the 1890's. The collection includes Lafayette & President Lincoln's carriages; the military Weasel; the Bullet Nose including the Muppet car; Lark; Golden Hawk, Packard, & Raymond Loewy desig INDIANA AUTO MAKERS: over 500 automobile manufacturers featuring 1931 Marmon, 1932 Duesenberg Model J, 1936 Cord Beverly Sedan, & 2002 Hummer. ROCKNE AND STUDEBAKER: The famous coach at the University of Notre Dame, Knute Rockne was a Studebaker emplo
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The Great Lakes Museum of Military History, Michigan City, IN
The mission of The Great Lakes Museum of Military History is educate people about the military heritage of this and other countries as well as to preserve, restore and display military memorabilia from the Revolutionary War to the present. A collection of US/foreign firearms from Civil War to present. An extensive military history library with in-depth research materials about Berdan Sharpshooters and Vietnam War. Photo/letters archive available by appointment.
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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 warriorís uniform, in addition to historical transportation vehicles, pottery, and an excellent current exhibit of historical costume.
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William Hammond Mathers Museum, Indiana University, IN
Departments of Anthropology, Folklore, and History.
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WonderLab Museum of Science, Health and Technology, Bloomington, IN
Hands-on excitement for children and their families within a few blocks of Indiana University.
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WWII Victory Museum, Auburn, IN
The World War II Victory Museum, located just minutes north of Fort Wayne, is home to the world’s largest and most significant collection of military vehicles, uniforms and artifacts from the Second World War. WWII veterans admitted free of charge. Rental Most of this collection was previously housed at the Victory Memorial Museum in Belgium and contains the cost comprehensive collection of German halftracks in the world. About a dozen of the vehicles are the only ones remaining. Exhibits are in a chronolo
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Wylie House Museum, Bloomington, IN
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University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Medical Museum, , IO
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Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IS
The Elmhurst Art Museum is the cultural center of DuPage County, Illinois. Specializing in late 20th Century American Art, it's award winning building was designed around one of only three Mies van der Rohe homes built in the United States.
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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!.
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Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum, Atchison, KS
Restored Victorian home built in 1880 and overlooks the Missouri River. Amelia Earhart was born in this home on July 24, 1897, which was the home of her maternal grandparents, Judge Alfred and Amelia Harres Otis. Rooms filled with numerous pictures, articles and letters of or about Amelia Earhart. Bathing suit and furniture of Amelia Earhart. Amelia's bedroom and the bedroom where she was born. Information on other female fliers. Giftshop!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Emmett Kelly Museum, Sedan, KS
The Emmett Kelly Museum was organized in early 1967, operating under the auspices of the City of Sedan. An organizing committee consisting of local volunteers helped to organize and develop the plans for the museum.
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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.
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Fort Wallace Museum, Wallace, KS
Museum of artifacts and history of Fort Wallace a Western Fort in Kansas
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Holmes Museum of Anthropology, Wichita, KS
The Holmes Museum of Anthropology is located on the campus of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. It is open to the public during regular school sessions from 1-5PM Monday through Friday. Tours and other visits can be made by appointment. Admi Principle collections are ethnographic. Specialty areas are the Asmat of New Guinea, Guatemalan textiles, Plains Native Americans, Southwestern Pottery, Navajo Jewelry and China
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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.
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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.
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Kansas History Center and Kansas Museum of History, , KS
Also see their Native American Heritage Museum State Historic Site..
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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 feature...
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Kansas Underground Salt Museum, Hutchinson, KS
The simple elegance of a descent into a subterranean world of mystery is a powerful lure for potential visitors. Built above one of the world's largest deposits of rock salt, the Kansas Underground Salt Museum brings visitors 650 feet underground to Visitors delight in the exhibits, programs, and activities that take place 650 feet underground. The salt story serves as the gateway for exploring topics such as geology, history, the mining industry, science, and film preservation.
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Kaw Mission State Historical Site, Council Grove, KS
One of many state historical museums in the state of Kansas.
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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.
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Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology, Wichita, KS
The Holmes museum is associated with the Department of Anthropology at Wichita State University. The museum is dedicated to promoting the understanding of world cultures, North American archaeology and human origins and diversity. The museum offers a wide range of anthropological exhibitions. It houses one of the largest collections of Asmat art in the USA and important collections of art from the American Southwest, and Chinese nationality clothing.
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Lyon County Historical Society & Museum, Emoria, KS
Museum is now housed in the lovely old Carnegie Library built in 1904. Small display area of 7 rooms or spaces, 4 'permanent' exhibits/3 rotating. Home of founder of Veterans' Day, Wm. A. White, & Nat'l Teachers' Hall of Fame. Native American: pottery, beadwork, tools; Veterans: Civil War thru current-Emporia is founding home of Vet.Day; Brinkman Room: model railroad diorama, wonderfully detailed, Santa Fe & Harvey House; Victoriana: a ladies' parlor - settee, tea tabl
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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.
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Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
The Beach Museum of Art houses K-States collection of 20th century American Art, with an emphasis on regionalism and printmaking. The web site includes information on exhibitions, programs and educational material.
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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.
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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 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 providi...
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Mueller-Schmidt House Museum (1881), Dodge City, KS
Cattlemans limestone mansion, built in 1881. Only two families have lived in the house, given to Ford County in 1965. All original furniture, possessions of two Dodge City pioneer families. QT virtual panorama tour.
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Museum Of World Treasures, 835 E. 1st. St., Wichita, KS
The Museum Of World Treasures is a wonderful trip through time spanning the Prestoric to Present Day and offers several floors of breathtaking and educational insights into history. Extensive collection of rare treasures from the ancient world including priceless art objects, ancient gold coins, marble statues and weapons. Also, An entire floor of militaria with extensive exhibits ranging from the Civil War to Viet Nam.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Pawnee Rock State Historic Site, Pawnee Rock, KS
Pawnee Rock was a prominent landmark to travelers on the Santa Fe Trail. The view form the top is inspiring. Signage from different points of the outcropping details some of the history of the site.
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Red Barn Studio Museum, Lindsborg, KS
The Red Barn Studio Museum is the late Lester Raymer's artist studio. Lester created all forms of art from masks, sculpture, painting, toys,pottery, etc. all of which are on display.
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Shawnee Mission State Historic Site, Fairway, KS
Methodist missionaries operated a manual labor school to teach Native American children academic subjects and crafts. The government of Kansas Territory used the site as a capitol during the first two years of the territory's existence.
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Smoky Hill Museum, Salina, KS
Experience 1850's pioneer life in our full-sized sod dugout, check out the Mercantile Store, and explore the Children's Discovery Center! FREE admission, fully accessible, located in Salina's former US Post Office.
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Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS
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.
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Stanton County Museum, Johnson, KS
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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.
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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.
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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, Austra...
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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.
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Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS
Established in 1935, the Wichita Art Museum reopened in 2003 after $11.5 million renovation and expansion. The 115k sq. ft facility has a cafe, museum store and extensive galleries. An internationally recogized collection of American art, the Wichita Art Museum includes important work by Mary Cassatt, Marsden Hartley, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Robert Henri, Winslow Homer, Louise Nevelson, and many others.
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Yesteryear Museum, Salina, KS
You won’t want to miss the restored one-room schoolhouse, one of the oldest sawmills still operating, the small-town country church (under restoration), one of the earliest steam traction engines (est. 1886) still operating, a wooden two-hole corn sheller and a wooden corn husker/shredder, both operating, and the 1930’s gas station (under restoration).
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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
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Callahan Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind, Louisville, KY
Focus on artifacts relating to the educational history of blind and visually impaired people Interactive displays invite visitor to write name in braille. Collections include braillewriters, tactile maps, technology,and more. International display incldues first book made especaially for blind students in France in 1886.
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International Bluegrass Music Museum, Owensboro, KY
IBMM is committed to being a Living Museum and serves as the base of operations for numerous arts projects augmenting world awareness, acceptance, and love for this original art form. Guided tours with instrument demonstrations are available for groups of IBMM is the only international museum dedicated to preserving and showcasing the history, collections, and artifacts of bluegrass music - an exciting, original art-form with its genesis in Kentucky. The museum features guided tours with instrument demos.
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International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, KY
History, special exhibitions, etc. Over 300 on-line pages.
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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.
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Kentucky Library and Museum, 1906 College Heights, KY
The Museum serves as a time capsule for Kentucky history as well as materials about the Civil War, World War II, Kentucky authors, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky ancestors, folklore, South Union Shakers, folklore and politics.
The collection includes diaries, quilts, music, clothing, maps, letters, oral histories, furniture, toys, political memorabilia, scrapbooks, decorative and fine arts as well as a 19th century log house. Current exhibits include the Civil War, "A Star
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Kentucky Library and Museum, Bowling Green, KY
The Kentucky Building, which houses the Kentucky Library and Museum offers exhibits that focus on the history and culture of Kentucky, along with other themes. Current exhibits include the Civil War, "A Star in Each Flag," and Duncan Hines.The collection includes diaries, quilts, music, clothing, maps, letters, oral histories, furniture, toys, political memorabilia, scrapbooks, decorative and fine arts
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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.
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National Boyscout Museum, Murray, KY
How Boyscouts began. Lot's of memorabilia.
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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.
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National Quilt Museum, Paducah, KY
The Nation's premier quilt museum. Home of the.
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Owensboro Area Museum of Science & History, Owensboro, KY
This museum is one of the finest facilities in the region. This large facility encompasses many adventures, including a unique hands-on exhibit area and displays depicting local history. Exhibits include the Wendell H. Ford Government Education Center or cruise through the motorsports gallery, The Speedzeum, a NASCAR exhibit.
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University of Kentucky Art Museum, Rose St. and Euclid Ave., Lexington, KY
The University of Kentucky Art Museum was established in 1976 and is the second largest art museum in the state. The museum is accredited by AAM and has free admission to most exhibitions. The collection contains over 3900 objects, which include European and American paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, photographs, and decorative arts. There are also holdings in the art of the Americas, Africa, and Asia. The museum maintains permanent
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum, Madisonville, LA
The mission of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin maritime Museum has evolved and grown over its 15-year history, but stated in its simplest form today, it is to bring Louisiana’s unique maritime history to life. Louisiana, and particularly the bayous, stream, Currently, the Museum has about 8000 square feet of exhibit space available and hopes to have this filled with exhibits telling the comprehensive history story cited above in a little over a year, pending the availability of funds. Treasures of the Tchefu
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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 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.
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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!.
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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.
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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.
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Musee Conti Wax Museum, New Orleans, LA
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New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
The New Orleans Museum of Art, the city's oldest fine arts institution, has a magnificent permanent collection of more than 40,000 objects. The collection, noted for its extraordinary strengths in French and American art, photography, glass, African and Japanese works, continues to grow.
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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.
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Old State Capitol, Baton Rouge, LA
A Castellated-Gothic building, the Louisiana Old State Capitol Building was built from 1847 - 1849 and served as the state house until 1932 with periods of disuse during and after the Civil War. It has been restored several times, the most recent and ext The Old State Capitol is Louisiana's Center for Political History and is the official repository for film and video archives and houses state-of-the-art interactive exhibits and a multimedia presentation. We have an animatronic figure of Governor Hue
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Southdown Plantation House, Houma, LA
Southdown Plantation House is a 19th-century sugar manor house and home to the Terrebonne Museum of history and culture. It was built in 1859 as a one-story Greek Revival house by sugar planter William J. Minor. His son, Henry C. Minor, added the second f The Southdown sugar plantation remained in the Minor family until 1932, and during the 1920s the owners helped to save the sugar industry in Louisiana by propagating a sugarcane variety resistant to mosaic disease.
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THE HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION, New Orleans, LA
Welcome to the website of the Historic New Orleans Collection. Through it, you can learn about current exhibitions and public programs, publications, a complex of historic buildings, research collections, guided tours, and gift shop. We hope that we may assist you in discovering and appreciating the history, art, and culture of one of the most fascinating places. We welcome and encourage your attendance in person when visiting the French Quarter, and virtually whenever you access thi
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The Old Governor's Mansion, Baton Rouge, LA
A Louisiana look-alike of the White House complete with an East Room, Oval Room, and Rose Garden. Built in 1930 by the celebrated firm of Weiss, Dreyfous, and Seiferth for Governor Huey P. Long. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Collection spans the years 1930 through 1963 when the historic house was home to nine governors and their families. Items include Huey Long's "green pajamas" and Governor Jimmie Davis gold record.
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University Art Museum, Lafayette, LA
The University Art Museum's Permanent Collection consists of more than 1,500 works of art, including paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, and photographs. This collection represents 18th, 19th and 20th century Louisiana, as well as the United States, Europe and Japan. Check back soon for a visual sampling of objects in the collection.
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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.
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Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, Faneuil Hall 4th Floor, Boston, MA
This is the third oldest chartered military organization in the World, and the oldest in the Western Hemisphere! The rich tradition of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company can be seen in its Museum Headquartered in Faneuil Hall , Boston. Exhibits: Medal of Honor George Maynard uniform. John F. Kennedy exhibit. Portraits of Captains Commanding dating back to 1638. Numerous military artifacts dating back to revolutionary times. Donated items from countries around the world.
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Ancient Historical Society Virtual Museum, Boston, MA
In order to enlighten most individuals of history’s broad spectrum of traditions, cultural and societal unity, that may be dormant at times, it is the intent of the Ancient Historical Society to demonstrate a quest to conserve & attain for all. Furthermore, this will be accomplished through diverse aspects that encompass art, language, religion, science, and spirituality. Moreover, this will allow one to become more self-actualized, while learning about another individual’s historical locale.
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Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA
Contemporary art and the collection of the Carl and Edith Weyerhaeuser family on a woodland setting 30 miles south of Boston. Shaker furniture, Contemporary Japanese ceramics, American prints and paintings and an onsite Japanese tea house.
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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.
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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.
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Boston Area and New England Museums, Boston, MA
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Children's Museum in Easton, Easton, MA
The Children's Museum in Easton (CME) is an educational, cultural, and social learning center for children and families with a primary focus on children ages 1-8. We are located in a historic Old Fire Station in North Easton, Massachusetts. Our miss • Climb the Firepole, ring the bell
• Roar with the Dinosaurs
• Act it out at The Performance Center
• Explore nature in the woodsy Cabin 'n Camp
• Haul in the day’s catch aboard the Fishing Boat
• Listen to your heartbeat in The Kidsclinic
• C
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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.
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Connecticut Valley Historical Museum, Springfield, MA
Changing exhibitions highlight various aspects of the Pioneer Valley's 350-year history.
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Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley, MA
The Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College is one of the oldest and most acclaimed academic fine arts museums in the United States. The collection spans global history from Ancient times to yesterday. With masterpieces from almost every continent, with collections installed in one of this country?s most significant examples of museum architecture, and with a rotating series of temporary exhibitions that challenge our understanding of history and the role of the arts in soc...
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DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA
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DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA
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Discovery Museums, Acton, MA
The Discovery Museums (Children?s Discovery Museum and Science Discovery Museum), located in Acton, Massachusetts, just west of Boston, are two separate but complementary museums filled with exciting, interactive exhibits for children of all ages using focused spaces and hands-on activities inviting exploration and discovery.
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EcoTarium, Worcester, MA
The EcoTarium is a unique indoor-outdoor museum dedicated to the exploration of the natural world.
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Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, MA
The first full-scale museum in this country devoted to national and international picture book ar.
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Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA
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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.
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Gore Place, 52 Gore Street, Waltham, MA
The historic Governor Gore estate includes 45-acres of gardens, lawns and farm fields; an 1806 mansion house; 1793 carriage house and working farm with heritage breeds of sheep, goats and chickens. The mansion features a spiral staircase, marble floors, and oval drawing room and is considered among the finest examples of Federal period architecture in New England. Events include: Sheepshearing Festival, Spring Plant Sale and summer concerts.
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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.
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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.
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Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, MA
Celebrating its 75th year in 2003, the Higgins Armory Museum is the only institution in the Americas solely dedicated to the collection, preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of arms and armor.
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Historic Deerfield, Deerfield, MA
Historic Deerfield is a museum of New England history and culture.
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Historic New England, Boston, MA
Founded in 1910 as the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, Historic New England owns and operates 36 historic site museums in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine. All are historic residences and landscap Historic New England also owns the largest collections of New England decorative and fine arts of any institution, and a library and archive of 1.2 million items. In addition to the house museums, collections are used in traveling exhibitions that tour t
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Historic Northampton, , MA
A museum of regional and local history in the heart of the Connecticut River Valley of western Massachusetts.
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John Alden House Historic Site, Duxbury, MA
Open Mid May-Mid October
Monday-Saturday Noon-4:00pm
Last Guided Tour- 3:30pm
Tours are aprox. 30 min.
Our gift shop has a great selection of fine goods for the whole family!
Admission:
Adults $5.00
Children $3.00
AAA Discount $1.00 John and Priscilla Alden's [who came over on the Mayflower] present house, which tradition says was
built in 1653, is the only standing structure in
which original Pilgrims are known to have lived.
Open to the public since 1955.
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Kendall Whaling Museum, Sharon, MA
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.
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Longyear Museum, Brookline, MA
Collection on Mary Baker Eddy's life and achievements, founder of Christian Science. Museum and six historic sites.
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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.
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Marion Natural History Museum, Marion, MA
The Marion Natural History Society defines Natural History in its broadest meaning, so that it includes zoology, botany, mineralogy, geology and all other issues which pertain to these subjects, including the past and present lifestyles of man and his tre
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Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center, Canton, MA
A family-friendly art museum set among the trails of a 138-acre wildlife sanctuary. Art and nature programs for toddlers through adults. Three exhibitions a year of nationally and internationally recognized artists inspired by nature. Collection of paintings, prints, sculpture and photography by artists ranging from John James Audubon to Andy Warhol.
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Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA), , MA
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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.
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MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA
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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.
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Museum of Bad Art, Boston, MA
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Museum of Cultural & Natural History, Harvard University, MA
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA
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Museum of Our National Heritage, Lexington, MA
Our exhibitions tell thrilling stories of patriotism, adventure, invention, community and dissent-all aspects of how we as a people have worked, and played, struggled and achieved. And because our exhibitions change regularly, you always experience someth
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Museum of Science, Boston, MA
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Museum of Sentimental Art, Salem, MA
MOSA shows galleries of personal art and wunderkammern style exhibits.
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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, Americaís 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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA
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.
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Pilgrim Hall Museum, Plymouth, MA
Pilgrim Hall Museum is a gallery museum in the center of historic Plymouth, Massachusetts. Through its exhibition of Pilgrim possessions and Native American artifacts, Pilgrim Hall tells the stories of America’s founding and traditions in stirring detail. Among the treasures on display at Pilgrim Hall Museum are William Bradford’s Bible, the cradle in which Susanna White rocked her son Peregrine, and the great chair of William Brewster. The collection includes the skeleton of the 17th century vessel Sparr
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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 W...
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Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA
Since 1914, the Provincetown Art Association and Museum has anchored the Provincetown arts community, serving as both a collecting museum and a professional artists' association. PAAM houses five galleries, two sculpture gardens, and an accredited M During a visit to our galleries, one can expect to encounter historical and contemporary exhibitions of merit. The work of member artists may hang in one gallery and a site specific installation in another.
Hundreds of artists have, for shorter or long
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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.
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Salem Witch Museum, Salem, MA
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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.".
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 extensive collections of silver, prints, drawings, and sculpture are also on view. A variety of special exhibitions and other supporting activities ...
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The Museum of Russian Icons, Clinton, MA
The Museum of Russian Icons is a 501-(c)3 non-profit educational museum founded by Gordon Lankton. Through his travels to Russia during the late eighties, Mr. Lankton became fascinated with the history of icons. Since then he has made over forty trips to The Museum of Russian Icons was founded as a non-profit educational museum by Gordon Lankton. The collection includes about 340 Russian icons, the largest collection of its kind in North America. It is one of the largest private collections outside of Rus
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The Whydah Pirate Museum, 16 Macmillan Wharf, Provincetown, MA
Showcasing a selection of pirate artifacts and treasure from the only authenticated pirate shipwreck, the Whydah, discovered by underwater explorer Barry Clifford off Wellfleet Cape Cod, as seen on National Geographic Television! Tthe museum presents a selection of artifacts from silver pieces-of-eight to pirate cannon, and also details the discovery of the wreck and its ongoing archaeological recovery.
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USS Constitution Museum, Boston, MA
The USS Constitution Museum is a private, non-profit museum that serves as the memory and educational voice of USS CONSTITUTION, the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat. Located alongside the vessel, the museum houses the ship’s logs, weapons, doc The collections help support the Museum’s mission to teach about USS CONSTITUTION’s origins, her role in the early republic and her continuing story. The Museum’s collection contains uniforms, paintings, decorative arts, tools, weapons, souvenirs, logbook
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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.
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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.
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Whately Historical Museum, Whately, MA
A fascinating collection of more than 4000 items that demonstrate the history of this Pioneer Valley agricultural community founded in 1771. The museum features an extensive collection of Whately pottery, maps, photos, textiles, and one of the world's largest (wooden) milkbottles.
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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.
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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.
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Worcester African Cultural Center, Worcester, MA
Located at 33-35 Canterbury Street in Worcester, MA 01610. The Center, the first of its kind in the Northeast region houses a museum, museum shop, and performing arts center. The Museum houses a permanent exhibit of ceremonial masks, divi |