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These pages include an eclectic collection of World Wide Web sites connected with museums, galleries and archives in the United States. If you know of a museum website that is not included here, or would like to make corrections or suggestions, please use the submission form. (If your browser really cannot handle forms, please email John Burke at the Oakland Museum of California.) New submissions, updates as well as broken links are listed on the What's New page. Bad links are deleted after a month or so if not corrected. Please help us keep our list current.

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The USA has the most developed set of on-line museum information of all the countries in the world. So much so that the number of museum links in the USA may be of the same order of magnitude as all the other museum websites around the rest of the world. Currently these pages receive around 2000 "visitors" each day.

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USA museums, listed by State

ALABAMA:

  1. Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama.
  2. 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.

ALASKA:

  1. Alaska State museums, Alaska State Museum, Juneau, and Sheldon Jackson Museum, Sitka.
  2. University of Alaska Museum Natural and cultural heritage.
  3. Valdez Museum and Historical Archive, Valdez, Alaska.

ARIZONA:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Arizona Historical Society, Tucson, AZ.
  4. Arizona Science Center, Phoenix.
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. Crismon Farm Heritage Museum
  8. Deer Valley Rock Art Center, Phoenix, AZ. Hedgpeth Hills petroglyph site, with intorduction to rock art.
  9. 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.
  10. Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona. Specializes in contemporary and archaeological Native American material.
  11. 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.
  12. ! Pecos Rio Grande Museum of Early Man, Arivaca, Arizona. Coming soon point making tools, then fire making tools. Most item are from the Archaic period in west Texas. 2000BP -10000BP
  13. ! Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park, Phoenix, AZ. Features a prehistoric Hohokam ruin and exhibits on Hohokam culture and archaeology.
  14. 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.
  15. ! Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMOCA), Scottsdale, AZ. A museum dedicated to Contemporary Art in the heart of downtown Scottsdale.
  16. Tempe Historical Museum Includes online exhibits, a tour of our research holdings, and a guide to local historic buildings
  17. The Golden Era Museum, Coolidge, AZ. The Fred and Elaine Goulden toy collection now open to the public. Several thousand toys and dolls from 1890's cast iron to 1950-60s modern.
  18. University of Arizona Museum of Art, . Includes a Permanent Gallery Exhibition.

ARKANSAS:

  1. Arkansas Tech University of Prehistory and History, Russellville, AR. The Museum concentrates on the prehistory and history of the Arkansas River Valley for the past 12,000 years. A new endeavor of the museum is the creation of a regional family history archive.
  2. Gallery Mint Museum , Eureka Springs, AR. The art and history of coin-making thru the centuries.
  3. Old State House Museum, Little Rock, AR.
  4. University of Arkansas Museum, Fayetteville. Anthropology, archeology, ethnology, history, geology, zoology.

CALIFORNIA:

  1. AAA Electra 99, Newport Beach, ca. Open forum museum and gallery. Anyone, anything accepted. No approval process.
  2. AAA Electra 99, Newport Beach, Ca. An open forum arts showcase. Collections of painting, photography, sculpture, mixed-media, assemblages, folk art, and examples of contemporary California. Provides a venue for any artist to display their work with no approval process; anyone, anything accepted. Orange County's only co-op art gallery and museum.
  3. ! 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.
  4. American Museums' Representational Art Exhibitions, Orange, CA. Index to American museums' current and future exhibitions This is a VIRTUAL museum. Sender: John Hazeltine Sender email: jh@tfaoi.com Comment: Please add this index to your index list.
  5. Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Vista, CA. Non-profit museum located in Vista, Ca, dedicated to the preservation, exhibition, education, and research of California's early farming history.
  6. Bancroft Library, U.C. Berkeley: California Heritage Project , Berkeley, CA. The Bancroft Library is the rare books and special collections repository of U.C. Berkeley. Specializing in Western Americana and the history of California, its collections include books, printed ephemera, manuscripts, archival collections, and pictorial collections. The library's California Heritage Digital Image Access project makes available over 25,000 images from the collections -- primarily photographs, but also drawings, prints, and other images of California.
  7. * 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.
  8. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco.
  9. 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.
  10. California Antique Aircraft Museum , San Martin, CA. Antique flying aircraft, replicas, and models from the 1900's to 1960 including the Wright Flyer and other historic aircraft.
  11. California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. Includes network exhibitions.
  12. California Surf Museum, Oceanside. International repository and resource center on the lifestyle sport of surfing.
  13. California Views Historical Photo Collection, Monterey, CA. California images from the 1870-1990, from 35mm Neg's to 11x14 Glass plates
  14. 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.
  15. Children's Discovery Museum, San Jose, California.
  16. Chula Vista Nature Center, Sweetwater Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, California. . Sweetwater Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, California. Flora and fauna.
  17. City of Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, California.
  18. Computer Museum of America, La Mesa, CA.
  19. Cooper Regional History Museum, Upland, CA. Museum devoted to history of Upland, Ontario, Montclair, Mt. Baldy, and Rancho Cucamonga (California).
  20. 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.
  21. Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA. Oldest public art museum in the Western United States. Founded in 1885. Major collections of Old Master drawings, Old Master European paintings, nineteenth-centry California painting, twentieth-century art from Northern California; extensive education program.
  22. Ecology Hall of Fame, Santa Cruz, CA. The Ecology Hall of Fame honors the heroes of the environmental movement
  23. * 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.
  24. Firehouse Museum, San Diego, California. Fire-fighting equipment, including a photographic exhibit.
  25. * Getty Art History Information Program, Marina Del Re, California.
  26. Hall of Health, Berkeley, California. Community health-education museum and science center, especially for children and families.
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. History Museum of Santa Cruz County, California.
  30. Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California.
  31. Intel Museum, Santa Clara, California. Computer chip manufacturer.
  32. International Children's Art Museum, World Trade Center, San Francisco.
  33. * J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA. Getty Museum collections, history, vistor services and information.
  34. ! Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, CA. The third largest Jewish museum in the U.S.
  35. Kenneth G. Fiske Museum of Musical Instruments, Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA. An ecletic museum of over 1,200 musical instruments made in Europe, America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean, the South Pacific, and Australia dating from the 17th through the 20th centuries. Instrument types include keyboards, brass, woodwind, stringed, percussion, mechanical, and electronic.
  36. Korean American Museum of Art and Cultural Center, Los Angeles.
  37. Laserium, Boston/Denver/Los Angeles/San Francisco.
  38. * 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.
  39. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California.
  40. * Los Angeles museums, a listing.
  41. * 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.
  42. Mojave River Valley Museum , Barstow, CA. Dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the scientific, historical and cultural heritage of the Mojave River Valley, from the arrival of Father Garces in 1776 on through pathfinders, pioneers, and miners up to present space exploration. Actual artifacts from the famous Calico Early Man site are on display. Other displays include 19th century miming, gemstones & minerals, railroads, automotive, local History including the first radio station on the high desert and the famed headless horsemen found in 1965.
  43. Motts Miniatures Museum, Buena Park, California.
  44. * Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, 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.
  45. Museum of Flying, Santa Monica, California. World War II fighter aircraft.
  46. * Museum of Jurassic Technology, Los Angekes, CA. Unique! (Read "Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonders")
  47. * Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley. See the hall of dinosaurs.
  48. 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.
  49. Museum of the City of San Francisco , San Francisco, CA. History of Early San Francisco, Gold Rush, and the 1906 Earthquake and Fire.
  50. Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles, California. Racism and prejudice in America, and the history of the Holocaust. (Information also in German and Japanese.)
  51. 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.
  52. 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.
  53. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, California.
  54. Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California . One of the largest regional museums in the country, devoted exclusively to Californian art, history and ecology. The Oakland Museum of California hosts the USA list you are currently browsing.
  55. Portola Railroad Museum, Portola, California.
  56. Redding Museum of Art & History
  57. Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center, San Diego.
  58. Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, California. Designed in an authentic Egyptian architectural style. Large collections of Egyptian, Babylonian and Assyrian antiquities.
  59. San Bernardino County Museum
  60. San Diego Aerospace Museum, California. See history of aerospace exhibit.
  61. 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
  62. San Diego Model Railroad Museum, California. Includes principle exhibits.
  63. 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.
  64. 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.
  65. * San Francisco Bay Area museums, a listing. Including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
  66. * San Francisco Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA . Includes on-line exhibits. See Diving Into the Gene Pool, a major exhibition from April 8 to Septemb
  67. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA.
  68. * San Jose Art Museum, San Jose State University, California. Includes a growing searchable database of cultural photographs from around the world accessable in a number of ways.
  69. San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA. Emphasis is on late 20th Century art, with a focus on Bay Area artists. Exhibits include scultpture, photography, multi-media/high tech, and paintings. Currently involved in a multi-year exchange with the Whitney Museum.
  70. San Jose museums, a listing. and the San Francisco Bay Area.
  71. 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.
  72. 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.
  73. Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California.
  74. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, California.
  75. 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.
  76. Santa Barbara museums, a listing.
  77. SJSU Virtual Museum, San Jose State University, California. The history of science, mathematics and technology, feauturing individual scientists and mathematicians.
  78. Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, California.
  79. Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum, San Diego, California.
  80. 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
  81. * Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, California. Includes HyperTech on-line interactive exhibits.
  82. The Byron Randall Museum, Tomales, Ca. The history of Byron Randall and gives over 50 examples of his work.
  83. The Carole and Barry Kaye Museum of Miniatures, Los Angeles, CA. The largest collection of contemporary miniatures in the world. Exhibits include a complete recreation of the Vatican, Doge's Palace, Roman Forum, and 350 other works created by miniaturist from around the world
  84. The Fresno Metropolitan Museum, Fresno, CA. At The Fresno Metropolitan Museum, we offer the highest quality programs in art, history and science that both reflect and celebrate the diversity of our region such as the William Saroyan Gallery with over 700 objects from the Pulitzer Prize winning author's life, and more!
  85. The Heritage of San Clemente & Visitor Center, San Clemente, Ca. Nixon Western White House Exhibit, Surfing Extravaganza Exhibit, Marine/Green Beret Exhibit.
  86. The San Diego Maritime Museum, San Diego, CA. Presently the San Diego Maritime Museum¹s 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.
  87. 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.
  88. ! 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.
  89. 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.
  90. West Valley Museum, Woodland Hills, CA. Early photos of the West San Fernando Valley, artifacts and postal history.
  91. 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.

COLORADO:

  1. 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).
  2. Aspen Art Museum, Colorado. Contemporary art.
  3. Aurora History Museum, aurora, co. Website relates to Homestead City, a living history event representing small town life a century ago. Sponsored annually by the Aurora Museum Foundation, and the City of Aurora.
  4. Denver Art Museum, Denver, Co. The largest collection of art between Chicago and San Francisco.
  5. 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.
  6. Dinosaur Valley Museum, Grand Junction, CO. A working paleontology laboratory which features fossils from important discoveries throughout western Colorado and eastern Utah. You will see dinosaur skeletons, articulated and in "death pose" as paleontologists found them, and realistic, scientific, half-size animated dinosaur replicas: moving, roaring, and howling.
  7. Estes Park Area Historical Museum, Colorado.
  8. Monarch Art Gallery, Victor, Colorado.
  9. 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.
  10. The Colorado Railroad Museum
  11. The Tesla Museum and Library, Colorado Springs, CO. Incredible inventions. Free electricity. Time travel. Death rays. Ozone generators. Unlimited wireless power anywhere on earth. Thought machines. Radio anti-gravity airships. These were all part of Nikola Tesla's life. He is also responsible for establishing alternating current as house current instead of direct current that Edison was promoting. Check Tesla out. He clearly was a man ahead of his time.

CONNECTICUT:

  1. ! Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT. Art and science museum with interactive exhibits, lectures, and programs for adults and children.
  2. Connecticut State Museum of Natural History
  3. Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT.
  4. Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, Mashantucket, CT.
  5. Museum of Political Life, University of Hartford, Connecticut. . University of Hartford, Connecticut. Political memorabilia.
  6. Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, Connecticut.
  7. * Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Over 11 million specimens/objects from the curatorial disciplines of Anthropology, Botany, Vertebrate Paleontology, Vertebrate Zoology, Paleobotany, Entomology, Invertebrate Zoology, Invertebrate Paleontology, Mineralogy, Historical Scientific Instruments, Meteorites.
  8. 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. Sender: Sender email: aldrich@webquill.com Comment:
  9. The Company of Fifers and Drummers -- The Museum of Fife and Drum, Ivoryton, CT. Our mission is to preserve and promote early American martial music. Our museum, library and archives are located in the heart of Connecticut's "ancient" (traditional) fife and drum country.
  10. 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.
  11. * 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.
  12. Yale University Art Gallery

DELAWARE:

  1. 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.
  2. Rockwood Museum, Wilmington, DE. Built between 1851-57, Rockwood is a rural Gothic mansion with Gardenesque grounds. Rockwood was a private residence until 1972 and its collections consist of the furniture, clothing, documents, photographs, and artwork amassed by the Shipley/Bringhurst/Hargraves families. Please visit our new online exhibits about the Bringhursts' travels.
  3. ! 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.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:

  1. ! A Guide to the Museums of Washington, Washington, DC. Website with reviews and critiques of the major museums and galleries of the Washington metropolitian area. Updated weekly. Sender: Matthew Gene Hannigan Sender email: hannigan@gwu.edu Comment:
  2. Anacostia Museum, Washington, D.C.. The Anacostia was originally envisioned as a neighborhood museum celebrating the history and culture of the predominately African-American Anacostia community. It has expanded, however, to reflect a more comprehensive African-American culture. This museum is part of the Smithsonian Museum Group.
  3. Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, DC. An art museum with stage events, just blocks from the White house.
  4. 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.
  5. * Library of Congress, Washington DC. On-line exhibits.
  6. 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.
  7. * National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC. Includes exhibition galleries. See also the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies.
  8. * National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.
  9. National Museum of American History , Washington, DC.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. * 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.
  13. * Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC. Includes:
    1. List of Smithsonian places
    2. New and temporary exhibitions at the Smithsonian
    3. * National Air and Space Museum. Includes exhibition galleries. See also the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies.
    4. * See The White House Collection of American Craft exhibition. Includes much audio and video material. See also Gopher site.
    5. National Museum of Natural History. See * Ocean Planet, a travelling exhibition.
    6. National Zoological Park.
  14. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington DC.
  15. Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC.
  16. White House Virtual Tours, Washington.

FLORIDA:

  1. 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).
  2. Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL. Fully accredited museum, with a fine Permanent Collection of over 3000 pieces.
  3. 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.
  4. * Florida Association of Museums, a listing. A website that includes a searchable directory of all museums in Florida, plus a listing of exhibits that can be searched by month.
  5. Florida International Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida. Treasures of the Czars, a virtual museum tour
  6. Florida Museum of Hispanic and Latin American Art, Miami, FL. Dedicated to contemporary art from Spain and Latin America with 11 exhibitions a year.Founded in September 1991.
  7. Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville. See on-line searchable collection databases. Be sure to check out the new virtual exhibit "Fossil Horses in Cyberspace", a new component of the museum website
  8. Historical Museum of Southern Florida, Miami.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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
  12. Miami Museum of Science, Florida.
  13. Museum of Advertising Icons, South Florida.
  14. 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.
  15. Norton Gallery of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida. Strong in the French and American Impressionist and Post Impressionist periods, Chinese artifacts, ceramics and statuary.
  16. Orlando Museum of Art, Florida.
  17. Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL. (The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art)
  18. Salvador Dali Museum, St Petersburg, FL. Contains images of 159 of Dali's works (800*600 video resolution or better recommended.)
  19. 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.
  20. The Pensacola Museum of Art , Pensacola, FL. Current exhibitions, classes, lectures, educational programs.

GEORGIA:

  1. 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.
  2. Georgia Rural Telephone Museum, Leslie, Georgia.
  3. * High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia. Includes images of contemporary art, a decorative arts collection, American and European painting, African art, folk art, and photography.
  4. Kennesaw Civil War Museum, Kennesaw, Georgia. Or read the story of the Great Locomotive Chase
  5. Martha Berry Museum, Rome, Georgia. focusing on the life and accomplishments of Martha Berry, the founder of Berry College (the largest campus in the world, ecompassing more than 28,000 acres
  6. * Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Ancient Americas, Egypt and Near East; prints and drawings; Asia; Greece and Rome; sub-Saharan African.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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
  10. Museum of Coastal History, Simons Island, GA. Located on one of the four barrier island that make up the Golden Isles of Georgia, this historic site and museum consists of an 1872 ighthouse, keeper's dwelling, administrative/archive building, oil house and gazebo..
  11. Museum of Natural History, University of Georgia. (Also at http://service.uga.edu/natmus/)
  12. 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.

HAWAII:

  1. * Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii. The State Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Pacific anthropology, botany, entomology and zoology. Includes on-line exhibits.
  2. Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, HI. Founded early this century, ancient, modern, oriental.
  3. Honolulu Community College Dinosaur exhibit
  4. Loren Adams Museum of Fine Art, Lahaina, HI. Collection of original oil paintings, watercolors, drawings, designs and objet d'art.
  5. Polynesian Cultural Center, Laie, North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii.
  6. The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI. Founded 1988, rotating exhibits are of last 50 years mostly. Member of Western Museum Group. Beautiful setting in hills overlooking Honolulu, excellent cafe.
  7. 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).

IDAHO:

  1. 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.

ILLINOIS:

  1. A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, Chicago, IL. Collection is dedicated to and composed of information of the Brotherhood of the Sleeping Car Porters labor union. The first African American labor union chartered in the US..
  2. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum and art school.
  3. Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, Chicago, IL. The Lithuanian people have a facinating history. More Lithuanian immegrants settled in Chicago than any other city. This is a small museum in the same building as the office of the Lithuanian government.
  4. Chicago Academy of Sciences Nature Museum, Chicago, Illinois.
  5. Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, IL.
  6. David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago.
  7. Downers Grove Museum, Downers Grove, IL. The Downers Grove Museum is a Special Facility of the Downers Grove Park District established to preserve our local heritage for today's residents and future generations. Open six days each week, and free to the public.
  8. Ernest Hemingway Birthplace and Museum, Oak Park, Illinois.
  9. * Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago.
  10. Illinois Railway Museum, Chicago.
  11. * Illinois State Museum, Springfield. Natural history, anthropology, art, and natural/cultural history of Illinois.
  12. Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL. University of Illinois at Urbana
  13. Museum of Broadcast Communications, Chicago.
  14. ! Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL. Please supply no more than one or two sentences describing the museum in neutral tones; excessive statments may be surgically altered. Sender: Sender email: Comment:
  15. Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL. This is the largest science museum in the western hemisphere. Sender: Sender email: Richards519@prodigy.net Comment: If any museum gets a star, this one gets two.
  16. Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago. See highlights from the collection.
  17. SciTech, the Science and Technology Interactive Center, Aurora, IL. educational tools on particle physics.
  18. Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL. UIMA offers programs of exhibitions, concerts, lectures, poetry readings, and multidiscliplinary events. Sender: Hanya Krill Sender email: akrill@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu Comment: thanks again. Hi - I enjoy the Vlmp pages, and will be adding a link to them from my website. Please check it out - it is found at http://www.user1.netcarrier.com/~lwreber/ and we'd appreciate the link. We are a new museum opening in May of 98, in Berks County, Pennsylvania, about 15 miles East of Reading. Thanks for your good work on VLmp. ----- End Included Message -----
  19. 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.

INDIANA:

  1. Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis.
  2. Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, Lafayette Indiana. Focuses on Indiana Artists
  3. Indiana University Art Musuem
  4. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana.
  5. 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.
  6. ! 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. The Wayne County Historical Museum, Richmond, IN. The Wayne County Historical Museum has an excellent pioneer collection as well as an eclectic assortment of items gathered by the founder during her travels in the early 20th century. These items include an Egyptian mummy, a samurai warrior’s uniform, in addition to historical transportation vehicles, pottery, and an excellent current exhibit of historical costume.
  10. William Hammond Mathers Museum, Indiana University . Departments of Anthropology, Folklore, and History

IOWA:

  1. Arts Online at the Hearst, Cedar Falls, IA. Links to museums, visual artists and organizations, writers and literary agencies, dancers and dance companies, actors and theatres, musicians and music organizations.
  2. Danish Immigrant Museum, Elk Horn, IA. The Danish Immigrant Museum is dedicated to the education and fostering the traditions and customs of the Danish American people.
  3. Grout Museum District, Waterloo, IA.
  4. 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.
  5. Iowa museums, a listing.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.

KANSAS:

  1. 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.
  2. Constitution Hall State Historic Site, Lecompton, KS. From within the walls of Constitution Hall State Historic Site the Lecompton Constitution fanned the flames that became the Civil War. Supporters of the constitution tried to use it to impose a proslavery majority in Kansas Territory. Their failure pushed the South toward withdrawing from the Union. Two floors of exhibits tell the story of Constitution Hall, the abolitists, the people involved in proslavery issues, and the slaves who lived in Kansas.
  3. Cottonwood Ranch State Historic Site, Studley, KS. The stone house and outbuildings symbolize English settlement and ranching on the High Plains of Kansas. The Pratt family maintained elements of their British heritage in the construction of the buildings and in their daily activities. The new exhibits focus on aspects of sheep ranching and life in western Kansas.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Kansas History Center and Kansas Museum of History Also see their Native American Heritage Museum State Historic Site.
  8. * Kansas Museum of History, Topeka, KS. An Atchison,Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad locomotive highlights the Main Gallery of the Kansas Museum of History. Built in 1984, the museum holds more than 22,000 square feet of exhibits about Kansas's colorful past. You'll see a full-sized Cheyenne tipi, covered wagon, log house, and a 1911 airplane manufactured and flown in the state. The Special Exhibits Gallery features changing exhibits on special topics dealing with Kansas and the American West.
  9. Kansas museums, a listing.
  10. Kaw Mission State Historical Site, Council Grove, KS. One of many state historical museums in the state of Kansas.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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 providing guided tours, exhibits, and meeting facilities.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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
  19. ! Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence. The University of Kansas Art Museum and the only comprehensive art museum in the state of Kansas. Includes image maps, especially for various printmaking techniques.
  20. ! 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.
  21. The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center Museum, Hutchinson, KS. A chronicle of the American space program with the world's largest collection of space suits & Mercury, Gemini & Apollo spacecraft and more.

KENTUCKY:

  1. Berea College Museum, Berea, Kentucky. Gallery V. History and culture of the Appalachian region.
  2. International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, Ky. History, special exhibitions, etc. Over 300 on-line pages.
  3. * International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, Kentucky. History, special exhibitions, etc. Over 300 on-line pages.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

LOUISIANA:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  4. 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!
  5. 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.
  6. Musee Conti Wax Museum , New Orleans, LA.

MAINE:

  1. Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine. American art.
  2. Maine Aquarium
  3. ! Old York Historical Society, York, ME. Old York's collections explore over three centuries of life in a Maine Seacoast village. The museum consists of eight historic buildings, a nature preserve, and a research library. The historic houses showcase both the permanent collection and rotating exhibits.
  4. Pejepscot Historical Society, Brunswick Maine. Links to the Pejepscot Museum, The Skolfield-Whittier House Museum and the Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum
  5. Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME. Provides an unparalleled look at fine and decorative arts from the 18th century to the present, representing the unique artistic heritage of Maine, a well as the major European movements. Housed in an award-winning building in downtown Portland.

MARYLAND:

  1. Baltimore Museum of Industry, Maryland. In an 1870 oyster cannery by the inner harbor.
  2. Baltimore museums, a listing.
  3. Baltimore Railroad Museum, Baltimore.
  4. Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry, Baltimore.
  5. Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, Baltimore, Maryland. See also Poe Museum, Richmond, Virginia.
  6. Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Baltimore, MD. Fort McHenry - birthplace of "The Star-Spangled Banner." Active in four United States wars. Site includes information about the flag, the National Anthen, Fort history, a virtual tour of the Fort, re-enactors and more. Site maintained by the Patriots of Fort McHenry
  7. Historic St. Mary's City, St. Mary's City, MD. Site of Maryland's 17th-century capital, a living history museum, with a research program that conducts archaeology on the National Historic Landmark.
  8. Jewish Historical Society of Maryland, Baltimore, MD. Includes the Lloyd Street Synagogue (1845) and the B'nai Israel Syngagogue (1876). The research library and museum collections are devoted to the history of Maryland's Jewish community. Geneological research is available by mail.
  9. Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, MD. Founded in 1844, the Maryland Historical Society is a museum and library of cultural history that preserves, interprets and collects objects and materials reflecting Maryland's diverse heritage.
  10. National Capital Trolley Museum, Silver Spring, md. Operating Street Railway museum. Collections from Washington D.C. New York City, Johnstown PA Toronto Ont. Canada and Germany and Austria.
  11. Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, Frederick, Md. Schifferstadt is unique... probably America's finest example of German colonial architecture. Schifferstadt, completed in 1756, is the oldest known house in Frederick, Maryland and is on the National Register for Historic Places.
  12. Surratt House Museum, Clinton, MD. The country home of Mary Surratt, the first woman executed by the federal government when found guilty of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.

MASSACHUSETTS:

  1. ! 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.
  2. * Boston and New England museums
  3. Charles River Museum of Industry, Waltham, Massachusetts.
  4. DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, Massachusetts.
  5. 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.
  6. Harvard University Art Museums, . Fogg Art Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Museum.
  7. Historic Northampton A museum of regional and local history in the heart of the Connecticut River Valley of western Massachusetts.
  8. Kendall Whaling Museum, Sharon, MA 02067. International collection covers more than ten centuries of art. Twelve of the world's most beautiful maritime galleries house a fine collection of nautical art, history, and ethnology celebrating the age-old human fascination with whales.
  9. Longyear Museum, Brookline, MA. Collection on Mary Baker Eddy's life and achievements, founder of Christian Science. Museum and six historic sites.
  10. ! 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.
  11. Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA)
  12. 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
  13. MIT Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  14. 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.
  15. Museum of Bad Art, Boston.
  16. Museum of Cultural & Natural History, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
  17. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts.
  18. Museum of Science, Boston, Massachusetts.
  19. ! Museum of Transporation, Brookline, MA. The Museum of Transportation in Brookline, Massachusetts is housed in an 1888 carriage house once owned by Larz and Isabel Anderson. The Museum of Transportation offers the public a unique opportunity to view the Anderson collection, America’s oldest privately owned collection of automobiles. The Museum also hosts over 20 lawn events for cars, motorcycles and bicycles throughout the Summer months.
  20. ! 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.
  21. New England Science Center, Massachusetts. Museum and wildlife center.
  22. 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.
  23. Old Sturbridge Village Re-creates life in a New England town of the 1830s.
  24. 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.
  25. Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts. USA's oldest continuously operating museum, founded in 1799. Maritime arts and history; American decorative arts; early American architecture; Asian export art; Asian, Oceanic, African arts and culture; natural history; native American arts and ar
  26. Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, MA. Plimoth Plantation in the living history museum of 17th century Plymouth Colony. Its exhibits, visited by over 500,000 people a year include the 1627 Pilgrim Village, Hobbamock's Wampanoag Indian Homesite, Mayflower II and the Carriage House Crafts Center. It is open from April through November and is best known for its first-person living history exhibits.The "Plimoth-on-Web" website contains both information about the museum and in addition to the Pilgrims, Thanksgiving and the Wampanoag Indians.
  27. Salem Witch Museum, Salem, MA.
  28. 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."
  29. Springfield Museums at the Quadrangle, Springfield, MA. Four fine museums, 280,000 visitors per year. And designated as the site of the only Dr. Seuss Memorial (in planning).
  30. * The Computer Museum, Boston, Massachusetts.
  31. The Discovery Museums, Acton, Massachusetts. See the Children's Museum and Science Museum.

MICHIGAN:

  1. Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, MI. Come Alive Inside Come Alive Inside the Dennos Museum Center for the visual and performing arts. Featuring an extensive schedule of changing exhibitions and concerts combined with gallery tours, artist lectures, hands-on workshops and school outreach activities.
  2. Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan.
  3. Detroit Science Center, Detroit, MI. The Detroit Science Center features Michigan's only IMAX Dome Theater, Cyberspace Safari, our 55 computer Internet Exhibit Lab, our Discovery Theater demo theater and educational laser shows in the exhibit lab
  4. Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI. Changing displays of national and international artists, in addition to the permanent collection, regional artists,photography,children's, and rental/sales galleries, gift shop.
  5. Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan. Largest US indoor/outdoor museum complex, founded by Henry Ford in 1929, presenting change and innovation in American life.
  6. Horn Archaeological Museum, Berrien Springs, MI. The Museum conserves and exhibits material remains illustrating ancient Biblical cultures.
  7. Impress 5 Science Center, Lansing, Michigan. Hands-on science and technology center.
  8. ! Ironwood Area Historical Society, Ironwood, MI. Located in the historic train depot, built in 1893. History from the beginning of the town, including mining, logging and trains.
  9. Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI. Located in Southwest Michigan, the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts was established in 1924 with the primary mission to offer accessible art classes to the community and provide a lace for appreciation of the visual arts through exhibitions, lectures and othe special events. The present building constructed in 1961 was designed by Skimore, Owings & Merrill and houses a collection of more than 3,000 objects.
  10. Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan.
  11. Mackinac State Historic Parks, Mackinac Island, Mackinaw City and Lansing, MI. Colonial Michilimackinac (National Landmark) 1715, Fort Mackinac (National Landmark) 1780, Historic Mill Creek (Michigan State Register Site) 1790, and Mackinac Island State Park, located at the Straits of Mackinac, Michigan, the juncture of Lakes Michigan and Huron
  12. Michigan Historical Museum, Lansing. Includes information on a number of Michigan Historical Center satellite sites.
  13. Plymouth Historical Museum, Plymouth , MI. The Weldon Petz Abraham Lincoln Collection. Civil War Research Site for 24th Michigan Company "C" - The Iron Brigade. Turn-of-the-Century Street of Shops.
  14. Sloan Museum, Flint, MI. An emphasis on Flint's automoble history. Also has specialty displays from time to time. Sloan Museum is named after the 1st president of Genaral Motors, Alfred Sloan. Flint is the birthplace of GM.
  15. The Air Zoo-Aviation History Museum of Kalamazoo(Michigan) , Kalamazoo, Mi. Flight-Ready historical and restored aircraft, On-line tours and On-line Aircraft Highlights
  16. University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology Archaeological, ethnographic and photographic collections.
  17. Wyandotte Museum, Wyandotte, MI. Restored 1896 Victorian home serves as the City of Wyandotte's historical museum.

MINNESOTA:

  1. Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota . Center for the History of Information Processing, University of Minnesota. Includes information on archives collection and oral history interviews.
  2. Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
  3. Hubert H. Humphrey Museum & Learning Center, Waverly, MN. Dedicated to Vice President/Senator Humphrey, a native of Waverly, Minn.
  4. Le Sueur County Historical Society Museum , Elysian, MN. Top rated Minnesota museum with large art, religious, and Native American collections.
  5. * Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota. Fine arts museum.
  6. Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, MN. The Minnesota History Center Museum features a wide variety of the Minnesota Historical Society's collections, including a 24-ton boxcar, voyageur canoe, Tiffany glass and Will Steger's Antarctica expedition equipment. Headquarters of the Society, the History Center also houses a research center, museum stores and a cafe.
  7. Minnesota Museum of American Art, Saint Paul, MN. Permanent collection features over 3,000 works of American Art beginning in the early 20th century, MMAA also hosts special exhibitions of American art.
  8. Science Museum of Minnesota, . Maya Adventure, including anthropological collections and educational activities

MISSISSIPPI:

  1. Beauvoir, Jefferson Davis Shrine, Biloxi, MS. Last home of President Jefferson Davis, includes two museums 52 landscaped acres, giftshop, and the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library in Biloxi, MS.
  2. George E. Ohr Arts and Cultural Center , Biloxi, MS. Houses over 200 pieces of the great " Mad Potter's" best work. Web site includes information on the life and work of George Ohr. Most or all of the collections are ONLINE.
  3. University Museums, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS. of special note are the D. M. Robinson Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities, the Millington-Barnard Collection of 19th-century scientific apparatus and collections of American southern, West African and Caribbean folk art, also dolls and decorative arts

MISSOURI:

  1. City Museum of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO. This museum was created mostly for children by one of St. Louis's best sculptors, Robert Cassily, who works best in terra cotta. It is a repository of many antique architectural pieces and sculptures using "stuff" that are very unusual.
  2. Fenton History Museum, Fenton, MO. Collection of artifacts and pictures from the begining of the town in 1881 up to the present time.
  3. Forum for Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MO. FCA is a non-profit museum dedicated to presenting and interpreting contemporary art and ideas through changing exhibitions, educational programs and public discussions.
  4. ! General Sweeny's, Republic, MO. A professionaly designed museum that chronologically traces the war in the Trans-Mississippi west through thousands of artifacts.
  5. ! Kansas City Museum, Kansas city, MO. The museum features science and regional history exhibits, a natural history hall, planetarium and the Challenger Learning Center. Special programming and traveling exhibits provide ongoing learning experiences for the whole family
  6. * Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO. A general art museum comprising objects from ancient times to the present, and all cultures, with special emphasis on Chinese art and English ceramics from the 17th century.
  7. St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO. Art from all periods of European civilization and from Africa, North America and Oceania, with an acclaimed collection of modern art.
  8. * St. Louis Science Center, Missouri.
  9. The Living Word National Bible Museum, Branson, MO. A non-profit, tax exempt, educational museum, which preserves and celebrates the story of how we got our Bible; featuring 75 ancient Bibles, 7 multimedia presentations, and on-site tour guides.
  10. * University of Missouri, Museum of Art and Archaeology, Columbia, MO. The Museum's collection, over 13,000 objects, is strong in classical art and archaeology, as well as European and American art from the 15th c. to the present. This site includes exhibit information, a virtual exhibit of Roman Coins and an extensive museum education page.
  11. Winston Churchill Memorial & Library in the U.S., Fulton, MO. The Christopher Wren designed church of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury moved from London to Fulton. Below an extensive museum devoted to Sir Winston S. Churchill, Wren, WWII and the Cold War.

MONTANA:

  1. American Computer Museum, Bozeman, Montana.
  2. Conrad Mansion National Historic Site Museum, Kalispell, MT. The Conrad Mansion Museum is a fully restored Victorian home that exhibits the lifestyle of turn-of-the-century Montana. Its original owner, Charles E. Conrad, was a founder of the city of Kalispell.
  3. Mai Wah Society Museum, Butte, MT. Exhibits at the Mai Wah, located in historic buildings in what is left from one of the frontier West's largest Chinatowns, preserve and interpret the important role played by Asian immigrants in the settlement of Butte, Montana and the Rocky Mountain West.
  4. Miracle of America Museum and Pioneer Village, Polson, MT. Miracle of America Museum, Polson, MT, is "The Smithsonian of the West." It's western Montana's largest museum with over 100,000 items, "From the walking plow to walking on the Moon."
  5. Montana East
  6. Museum of Fine Arts, University of Montana, Missoula.
  7. Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman, MT. The Museum of the Rockies seeks to understand, preserve and interpret the natural and cultural history of the Northern Rocky Mountain region. It accomplishes its mission through research, collections, exhibits and programs for the education and entertainment of people of all ages.
  8. The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula, Missoula, MT. The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula was established in 1975 to collect, preserve, and interpret the history of Missoula County, Fort Missoula, and the timber products industry in western Montana for the education, recreation, and cultural enrichment of visitors and area residents. The Museum has over 18,000 objects in its collection, including 13 historic structures.

NEBRASKA:

  1. Hastings Museum, Hastings, NE. Displays of cultural and natural history of the Great Plains. Museum, Planetarium, Discovery Center, and IMAX Theater all under one roof.
  2. Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE. Wide collection of art from Europe and U.S. Among others, Monet, Manet Renoir and Degas are represented here.
  3. Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA), Kearney, NE. Art of Nebraska ranging from the historic artistic reporting of the Artist-Explorers to contemporary regional work is emphasized in the Museum of Nebraska Art's permanent collection. The Nebraska Art Collection is designated by the legislature as the official visual art collection of the State of Nebraska.
  4. North Platte Valley Museum , Gering, NE. Museum located in the beautiful North Platte River Valley, the hunting grounds of the Sioux and Cheyenne. In the early 1800's, fur traders traveled this valley on their way to the mountains, predecessors to the travelers on the Oregon and Mormon Trails. We have 21 period exhibits include tools, early print shop, blacksmith shop, general store, schoolroom, horse drawn equipment, indian artifacts, history of the fur trade, a rare 1919 restored Patriot Truck, log and sod homes on the grounds.
  5. Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Lincoln, NE. The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden web site resources highlight its collection of American art. Find examples of 19th-century landscape and still life, American Impressionism, early Modernism, geometric abstraction, Abstract Expressionism, pop, minimalism and contemporary art by a wide range of artists.
  6. University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln, NE. Natural history museum with collections & exhibits worldwide in scope but emphasizing the natural history of the state of Nebraska & the Great Plains. Research dvisions include anthropology, botany, entomology, parasitology, vertebrate paleontology and zoology.
  7. Wildlife World , Gering, NE. Featuring animals found in the North Platte Valley along the Oregon Trail in the 1850's and over 300 fasinating exotic animals from other parts of the world, past and present. The Baluchithere, a prehistoric rhinoceros, who roamed the Earth 25 million years ago is on exhibit along with other prehistoric animals and fossils.
  8. WyoBraska Natural History Museum, GERING , NE. The museum has over 250 species of mounted wildlife, most of which are full mounts, displayed in their natural habitat. A replica of the Baluchithere, the largest mammal ever to walk the earth, shown actural size 19ft.high and 30ft long.

NEVADA:

  1. Barrick Museum of Natural History, Las Vegas, NV.
  2. Boulder City Hoover Dam Museum, Boulder City, NV.
  3. Clark County Heritage Museum, Henderson, NV.
  4. East Ely Railroad Depot Museum, Ely, NV.
  5. Fleischmann Planetarium, Reno, NV.
  6. La Vegas Natural History Museum, Las Vegas, NV.
  7. Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV. Homepage of the Las Vegas Art Museum of Nevada.
  8. Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV. "Paradise Lust," large paintings by Suz Brna (Las Vegas) and Zara Kriegstein (Santa Fe), including Kriegstein's 32-foot "Amnesty Mural," thru Nov. 30; "Palm Springs Painters," first-time museum exhibition of work by Zinda Hogue and Cynthia Cole, thru Nov. 30; "Fall Art Roundup," annual LVAM competition, juried by Domenic Cretara, thru Nov. 30; "Lifetime Retrospective Exhibition," 30 pieces in marble and bronze by New York sculptor Essie Pinsker, with new LVAM's first published catalogue, thru Jan. 10; "Desert Sculptors," works by 25 southern Nevada sculptors, continuing.
  9. Liberace Museum, Las Vegas, NV.
  10. Lost City Museum, Overton, NV.
  11. McCarran Aviation Heritage Museum, Las Vegas, NV.
  12. National Automobile Museum, Reno, NV.
  13. Nevada Historical Society, Reno, NV.
  14. Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV.
  15. Nevada State Museum & Historical Society, Las Vegas, NV.
  16. Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City, NV.
  17. Searchlight Museum, Searchlight, NV.
  18. Stewart Indian Museum, Carson City, NV.
  19. The WalkerAfrican-American Museum & Resarch Center, Las Vegas, NV. The museum is located in a temporary site, with its current exhibit consisting of "Black Memorabilia" reflecting our history through dolls, photos, stamps, books, magazines, newspaper articles, prints, autographs, celebrity food items, sports memorabilia, figurines, art, political memorabilia, etc. Items date back to the late 1800's, locally, nationally, and internationally.
  20. Truly Virtual Web Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV. Virtual reality galleries of digital art as contribution to indigenous Web cyberculture. This is a VIRTUAL museum.
  21. Vernon Wood Museum of Art, Dayton , NV. The Vernon Wood Museum is in the early stages of being built . The Web page Museum has been a big help in letting people know who Vernon Wood was .

NEW HAMPSHIRE:

  1. Wright Museum, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. A museum of American enterprize.

NEW JERSEY:

  1. African Art Museum of the SMA Fathers, Tenafly, NJ. Collects, exhibits, publishes traditional sub-Saharan African art. Reference library. Educational programs for schools K-college and adults. Lectures, concerts, films.
  2. * China the Beautiful, Guttenberg, NJ. Virtual museum of Chinese culture art painting calligraphy philosophy literature poetry. Possibly the largest on-line site for classical Chinese arts and literature with 20,000 visitors per month.
  3. Friendship Fire Company Museum, Woodbury, New Jersey. The museum covers the hosiery of Friendship Fire Company and the Woodbury Fire Department dating back to 1799 and features our 1799 handpumper and our 1911 steamer as well as other artifacts.
  4. Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum, Lake Hopatcong, NJ. An entertaining and enlightening look at the history of New Jersey's largest lake.
  5. Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey.
  6. Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ. An Art and Natural History Museum located in the heart of Morris County, NJ
  7. Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ. The only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to American Glass. Over 6,500 objects on display ranging from Mason jars and paperweights, to Tiffany masterpieces and the world's largest bottle
  8. Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, N.J. Southern New Jersey's museum of contemporary fine and folk art, displaying outstandng travelling exhibits, works by leading regional artists, and its own growing contemporary art collection
  9. The Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ. The Montclair Art Museum has a respected national and international reputation for its fine collection of American art and Native American art and artifacts. The collection also encompasses works on paper, sculptures, and costumes.
  10. Trenotn Police Museum, Trenton, NJ. The Trenton Police Museum tells the 200+ year history of the Trenton Police Department, through the use of many vibntage photographs and Tables. Ideal for children and adults alike.

NEW MEXICO:

  1. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science , Albuquerque, NM. Natural History and Science with an emphasis on New Mexico paleontology.
  2. Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

NEW YORK:

  1. Albany Institute of History & Art, Albany, NY. Permanent collection of 20,000+ objects featuring Hudson River School paintings, limner portraits, sculpture, silver, pewter, ceramics, 18-19c furniture, regional contemporary art, public programs & changing exhibitions throughout the year.
  2. American Irish Historical Society, New York, NY. Rare books, periodicals, monographs, archives newspapers, artifacts and art documenting the role of Irish and Irish-Americans in the founding, shaping and safeguarding of the United States.
  3. * ! American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY. American Museum of Natural History - collections include more than 30 million items; dinosaur fossils, a 63 foot-long canoe carved by the Haida Indians, a slice of a giant sequoia tree, the costume of an African spirit dancer. Check out the pages for discount offers to several attractions throughout the city
  4. American Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, NY. Museum devoted to the art, history, technique, and technology of motion pictures, video, television, and digital media.
  5. Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts , New York, NY. The exhibition program is devoted to enhancing scholarship and promoting public awareness in the rapidly emerging field of decorative arts studies. Exhibitions at the Center folster an appreciation of the decorative arts by examining them both as works of art and as documents of the cultures that produced them. A wide range of public programs, including seminars and symposia, is planned in conjunction with each exhibition.
  6. * ! Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY. The Brooklyn Museum of Art is one of the largest art institutions in the United States, with collections in Ancient Egyptian art and American Painting & Sculpture that are considered among the world's finest. One of the premier art institutions in the world, its permanent collection includes more than one and a half million objects and represents almost every culture.
  7. Caverns Creek Grist Mill Museum, Howes Cave, NY. A 182 yr. old, restored, water wheel powered Mill and Museum, fully intact and operable
  8. * Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York. The Corning collection includes more than 27,000 objects representing 3,500 years of achievements in glass design and craftmanship. The Museum's Rakow Library is the principal research center for glass students worldwide. Its collections consist of more than 70,000 volumes and 800 periodicals in 41 languages. See also the Corning Glass Center, Corning, New York.
  9. Corvette Hall of Fame and Americana Awarded as "One of the 12 Most Extraordinary Museums In New York State"
  10. Czech Center New York, New York, NY. The Czech Center New York displays an alternating exhibit of Czech art including graphic art, photography, sculpture, architecture, and glass. The center is also active in coordinating Czech exhibits with outside institutions.
  11. Dahesh Museum, New York, NY. The Dahesh Museum is the only museum in America dedicated to collecting and exhibiting 19th- and early 20th-century European academic art, which is the continuation of the great Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo traditions in the visual arts.
  12. Dia Center for the Arts, New York, NY. A contemporary art museum, Dia's exhibition program is dedicated to large-scale, single-artist projects, produced on a substantial scale and with a commitment to site specificity. Dia's website features artist projects created specifically for the web.
  13. Eagle Mills Cider Co., Broadalbin, NY. A working, water wheel powered Cider Mill which includes operation of 100 year old Cider Press and equipment. Various artifacts relevant to Cider Making .
  14. Eli Wilner & Company, New York, NY. Eli Wilner & Company is a gallery specializing in antique frames from the early 19th Century and Early 20th Century, both American and European frames. The gallery's website contains detailed pictures as well as articles, lisitngs of special events, such as exhibitions and lectures.
  15. ! Frick Collection, New York, NY. Housed in the "Gilded Age" mansion of steel magnate Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), this collection of Western fine and decorative arts from the Renaissance through the 19th century features noted works by Vermeer, Titian, Whistler, Turner, Gainsborough, Bellini, Holbein, Frangonard, Boucher, Manet, Renoir, Goya, and others. Arranged very much as it was during the residence of its original owner, the Frick offers its visitors an intimate sense of the home of a collector, and its Garden Court has been called an oasis of serenity.
  16. Genesee Country Museum
  17. Gomez Mill House, Marlboro, NY. Built in 1714 by a Sephardic Jew, is the oldest extant Jewish residence in America. History continued with American Revolutionary War Patriot Farmers, statesmen, artists. Dard Hunter, handmade paper maker built third mill on property to make paper in 1913. Preserved as an historic site by Gomez Foundation. Board members are descendants of original owners. New web page. Includes more history, more pictures.
  18. Goudreau Museum of Mathematics in Art and Science, New Hyde Park, NY. A hands-on museum of games and puzzles that involve logic, spatial visualization and patterns. The museum tries to encourage interest in mathematics to its visitors regardless of mathematical background.
  19. Gray Gallery of Art , New York, NY. The museum at New york University
  20. Guggenheim Museum, New York City. Art museum. Outposts in Bilbao, Spain and Venice.
  21. Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University.
  22. Historic Hudson Valley
  23. Hudson Valley Children's Museum, Nyack, New York. A new hands-on museum for children aged 1-12,
  24. Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, New York, NY. Aircraft Carrier USS Intrepid - New York City
  25. Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum, Long Island City, NY. The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum was created by the Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988), and displays more than 300 of his works in a converted factory building and outdoor sculpture garden. The museum is located across the East River from Manhattan.
  26. John A. Noble Collection, Staten Island, NY. Maritime museum and study center. Contains the artwork, writing, and photographs of John A. Noble (1913-1983) as well as a maritime library and archives. Also a resource for history on Sailors' Snug Harbor.
  27. Kingston Trolley Museum of New York, New York. Antique trolleys, ride along the majestic Hudson River.
  28. Klyne Esopus Historical Society Museum, Ulster Park, NY. The official local history and genealogy repository for the Township of Esopus, Ulster County, NY. 1608 - WWII
  29. Louis Armstrong House and Archives, New York City, NY. The Louis Armstrong Archives contains Louis's vast personal collection of home recorded tapes, manuscripts, scrapbooks, photos, etc. The Louis Armstrong House is a national historic landmark.
  30. Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester.
  31. * Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. One of the largest art museums in the world. See the collections.
  32. Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences, Stony Brook, NY. The Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences promotes education, research, and service in the natural sciences. It provides education programs to the community and schools through lectures, exhibits, films, publications, and projects.
  33. * Museum of Modern Art, (MoMA), New York City. See menu including the collection and