WWW Virtual Library: Museums in the USA

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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.

Items starting with are recent additions or updates. Starred items have large collections and/or are highly recommended. If enough people ask that a museum receive a star (use the submission form!), it will get one.

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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Art Museums:

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.
Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH. Situated in a renovated Post Office building, the permanet collection emphasises contemporary art, photography, and folk arts.
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).
Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio. 17th century Dutch, Japanese prints, Renaissance and Baroque prints, modern European and contemporary American art.
Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, TX. The Amon Carter Museum was established through the generosity of Amon G. Carter, Sr. (1879-1955), to house his collection of paintings and sculpture by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell; to collect, preserve, and exhibit the finest examples of American art; and to serve an educational role through exhibitions, publications, and programs devoted to the study of American art.
Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh.
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
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum and art school.
Aspen Art Museum, Colorado. Contemporary art.
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.
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.
Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama.
Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL. Fully accredited museum, with a fine Permanent Collection of over 3000 pieces.
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.
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio.
California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. Includes network exhibitions.
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. One of the nation's most comprehensive cultural centers. It comprises the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, The Carnegie Museum of Art, The Carnegie Museum of Natural History, The Andy Warhol Museum, one of the largest public libraries in the United States, and a splendid music hall.
Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH. This museum houses a fine collection of European art, with an emphasis on 17th to early 20th century painting. Also featured is a collection of works by artists from Cincinnati.
Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio.
Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC. The CMA houses a collection of over 6000 European and American works of art dating from the 14th through 20th century.
Contemporary Arts Center , Cincinnati, OH. Founded in 1939, the Contemporary Arts Center is one of the oldest, most active, and most adventuresome museums of contemporary art in the US. In 1990, the CAC made international news when it successfully defended the legal right of its audience to view an exhibition of the photographs of Robert Mapplethorpe. Extensive website, including current exhibitions, kids' pages, CAC history, virtual exhibitions, and info on a major new building planned for 2001.
Coos Art Museum , Coos Bay, OR. Permanent collection includes Prefontaine memorial gallery, historic maritime photographs and graphics by major contemporary artists, as well as works by local artists. Special shows and art classes offered.
Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, DC. An art museum with stage events, just blocks from the White house.
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.
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.
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.
Dali Virtual Museum of Art dedicated to the Surrealist artist Salvador Dali.
Dallas Museum of Art, Texas.
David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago.
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT.
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, Massachusetts.
Denver Art Museum, Denver, Co. The largest collection of art between Chicago and San Francisco.
Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan.
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.
Diego Rivera Web Museum dedicated to the Mexican muralist painter Diego Rivera (1886-l957). (Also in Spanish.)
Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, NC. Permanent collection ranging from Ancient to Modern art plus changing exhibitions, programs and scholarly publications.
Earth Art Ink, Corvallis, OR. A collection of artwork (sculptures, paintings, nature photography). Known artinst include Deacon, Shumway, and Allison.
Electronic Museum of Mail Art (EMMA)
Escher's Art Museum The graphic work of M.C. Escher.
Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine. American art.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
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.
Getty Art History Information Program, Marina Del Re, California.
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.
Gray Gallery of Art , New York, NY. The museum at New york University
Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, Lafayette Indiana. Focuses on Indiana Artists
Guggenheim Museum, New York City. Art museum. Outposts in Bilbao, Spain and Venice.
Harvard University Art Museums, . Fogg Art Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Museum.
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.
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University.
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.
Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, HI. Founded early this century, ancient, modern, oriental.
Indiana University Art Musuem
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana.
Institute of Egyptian Art and Archeology, Memphis. See Egyptian artefacts exhibit.
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.
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.
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE. Wide collection of art from Europe and U.S. Among others, Monet, Manet Renoir and Degas are represented here.
Juniata College Museum of Art, Huntingdon, PA. Permanent collection of Old Master through 19th-Century paintings, prints, drawings (particularly Hudson River School)and temporary exhibitions; housed in a historic Carnegie Libary (1906).
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.
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas.
Korean American Museum of Art and Cultural Center, Los Angeles.
Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL. University of Illinois at Urbana
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.
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.
Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV. Homepage of the Las Vegas Art Museum of Nevada.
LaSalle University Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA. The La Salle University Art Museum is the only college or university museum in the Philadelphia area with a permanent exhibition of Western art from the Renaissance to present times.
Leonardo da Vinci Museum
Loren Adams Museum of Fine Art, Lahaina, HI. Collection of original oil paintings, watercolors, drawings, designs and objet d'art.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California.
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.
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA)
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
Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. One of the largest art museums in the world. See the collections.
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.
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota. Fine arts museum.
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.
Mint Musuem of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Monarch Art Gallery, Victor, Colorado.
Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey.
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.
Museum of Bad Art, Boston.
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:
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.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts.
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas.
Museum of Fine Arts, University of Montana, Missoula.
Museum of Modern Art, (MoMA), New York City. See menu including the collection and current exhibitions.
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.
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.
Museum of Virtual Unreality
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.
National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson Hole, WY. Featuring fine art depicting wildlife. Collection of over 2300 paintings, sculpture and works on paper feature the history of America's westward expansion.
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.
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.
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV.
New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY. Founded in 1977 as the first museum in the United States exclusively devoted to the work of living artists, the New Museum is committed to showing some of the most provocative art being made today throughout the world; to expanding conventional museum practice by offering innovative programmatic models; and to pioneering museum education by expanding the public’s understanding of contemporary art as a vital social force.
Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York City. Paintings by Russian-born artist Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947). (French, Spanish, German and Russian information planned.)
Nicolaysen Art Museum & Discovery Center, Casper, WY. A regional art museum focusing on contemporary art and traditional western art. Also a hands-on self-guided art-making place in the Discovery Center.
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.
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC. World art especially rich in old master European painting; also Egyptian, Greek, Roman,American, African, Pre-Columbian, from ancient to contemporary.
Norton Gallery of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida. Strong in the French and American Impressionist and Post Impressionist periods, Chinese artifacts, ceramics and statuary.
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
Oklahoma City Art Museum, Oklahoma City, OK. Through exhibition and collection, the Oklahoma City Art Museum educates about art and through art, providing abundant opportunities for people of all backgrounds to explore the artistic values and traditions of the world's cultures.
Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago. See highlights from the collection.
Orlando Museum of Art, Florida.
Paley/Levy Galleries at Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA. The galleries at the only visual-arts college for women in the United States. The Goldie Paley Gallery organizes innovative exhibitions of art, design, architecture, and photography by national and international artists. The Levy Gallery provides a center for artistic exploration and experimentation for both established and emerging Philadelphia-area artists.
Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University.
Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.
Philadelphia Museum of ARt, Philadelphia, PA. The Philadelphia Museum of Art, founded in 1876, is unique among American museums in its integrated presentation of a full range of fine and applied arts from Asia, Europe, and the U.S. Spanning over 2,000 years, the collections include masterpieces of painting, sculpture, prints, and drawings displayed with a wide range of furniture, silver, glasswork, architectural elements, and entire furnished rooms from historic houses.
Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon. Collections include native American and regional contemporary art.
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.
Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Pennsylvania.
Rice University Art Gallery, Houston, TX. Contemporary art, architecture and design
Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL. (The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art)
Salvador Dali Museum, St Petersburg, FL. Contains images of 159 of Dali's works (800*600 video resolution or better recommended.)
San Antonio Museum of Art
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.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA.
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.
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.
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California.
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMOCA), Scottsdale, AZ. A museum dedicated to Contemporary Art in the heart of downtown Scottsdale.
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA. The Seattle Art Museum offers the Seattle community a diverse and exciting collection. The downtown Seattle Art Museum houses a well-known collection ofthe arts of Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas; the original building displays the museum's extensive holdings in Asian art.
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.
Sid Richardson Collection of Western Art, Fort Worth, TX. The Sid Richardson Collection is an exhibit of 56 paintings by Western artists, Frederic Remington, and Charles M. Russell. These works, along with paintings by other premier Western artists are the major aggregate of this formidable collection and are the legacy of the late oilman and philanthropist, Sid W.Richardson. This free museum offers educational programs, tours and on site visits to local schools and community groups.
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."
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.
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.
Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT. This museum is the oldest in Utah and is dedicated to the exhibition of Utah Art. American and Russian Art is also a part of the permanent collection and frequently displayed.
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.
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.
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.
The Lightfactory, Charlotte, North Carolina. Museum and gallery for the photographic arts
The Modern at Sundance Square , Fort Worth, TX. An annex of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth exhibiting modern and contemporary American and European painting, sculpture, works on paper and photography. Located in the historic 1929 Sanger Building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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.
The Pensacola Museum of Art , Pensacola, FL. Current exhibitions, classes, lectures, educational programs.
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.
Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH. The Museum's collection contains more than 30,000 works of art and is highly regarded for its extensive glass collection as well as for its European and American paintings, Greek vases, graphic arts, and decorative arts.
University Art Museum, Albany, New York.
University of Arizona Museum of Art, . Includes a Permanent Gallery Exhibition.
University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY. The UWAM is an educational institution with a mission to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret a broad spectrum of visual arts of the highest quality and of national importance that expands awareness and understanding of all of the visual arts and its impact on our culture for Wyoming's residents.
Utah Museum of Fine Arts With links to other museums in Utah.
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 .
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia.
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City. See also Hollywood Archaeology artist's WWW project.
Widbey ISLAND center for the ARTS, Whidbey, WA. Whidbey Island center for the Arts, LOCAL artists and information.
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.
Yale University Art Gallery

Children Museums:

A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village, Salem, OR. Children's interactive science museum and outdoor park. Invent toys, explore, and have fun in arts, activities, classes, Summer camps on the Willamette River.
Children's Discovery Museum, San Jose, California.
Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis.
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.
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.
Gertrude Salzer Gordon Children's Museum of La Crosse, Inc. , La Crosse, WI. To open fall 1998, the Children's Museum of La Crosse will offer three floors of interactive exhibits, a multipurpose theater, birthday party rooms, a gift shop and more. Located in a 30,000 square foot building in downtown La Crosse, WI.
Hands On Children's Museum, Olympia, Washington.
Hands On! Regional Museum, Johnson City, TN. Hands On! is a museum where learning fun go hand in hand. Children can explore and discover in our over 27 permanent exhibits, like the Coal Mine, Airplane, KinderMart, or the Ark full of animals, then they can make a craft in the Discovery Room!
Hudson Valley Children's Museum, Nyack, New York. A new hands-on museum for children aged 1-12,
Imgisphere Children's Mueum, Bedford, TX. A hands-on, educational museum for children.
International Children's Art Museum, World Trade Center, San Francisco.
Peregrine International Museum of Scouting, Greenback, Tennessee.
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX. We are a hands-one museum for children focusing on the visual arts. Most of our patrons are ages 5 -12 years old. We change exhibits 3 times a year, and each summer exhibit focuses on a different culture.
The Children's Museum, Seattle, WA. The Children's Museum is dedicated to bringing children and adults together to learn about the world. Sender: Ann Cook, Director Public Relations & Marketing Sender email: anncook@thechildrensmuseum.org Comment:
The Discovery Museums, Acton, Massachusetts. See the Children's Museum and Science Museum.
The Pittsburgh Children's Museum, Pittsburgh, PA. Three floors of hands-on fun that is great for the whole family.
Virginia Discovery Museum, Charlottesville. For children and families.

History Museums:

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..
Albany Regional Museum, Albany, OR. Exhibits of the history of the Willamette valley area of Oregon.
Alexandria Archaeology Museum , Alexandria, VA. The Alexandria Archaeology Museum is the City of Alexandria, Virginia's community archaeology program. Its exhibits, educational programs, and extensive collections are based on more than 30 years of excavations and research on Alexandria's history.
Alexandria Black History Research Center, Alexandria, VA. The Alexandria Black History Resource Center, Watson Reading Room, and African American Heritage Park celebrate the history of and accomplishments of African Americans in Alexandria, Virginia.
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.
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.
Antelope Valley Indian Museum
Anti-Saloon League Museum, Westerville, OH. The Anti-Saloon Museum houses one of the largest collection of Temperance materials in the United States. The museum reflects the history and heritage of the Anti-Saloon League and the Prohibition movement in America.
Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, Austin, TX. Largest Latin American Art Collection in the USA. James & Mari Michener Collection of Twentieth Century American Art. 13,000 works and a premium Prints & Drawings Collection.The Westerrn American Art collection of C.R. Smith.
Arizona Historical Society, Tucson, AZ.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine and Museum, Beckley, WV. This museum is part of the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine. It is part of a recreated Coal Camp in the Mountains of West Virginia. See how coal miners and their families lived from the early 1900's through present day.
Berea College Museum, Berea, Kentucky. Gallery V. History and culture of the Appalachian region.
Biblical Resource Center & Museum, Collierville, TN. Artifacts, replicas and documents reflective of Near-Eastern & Mediterranean culture in the Biblical period.
Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii. The State Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Pacific anthropology, botany, entomology and zoology. Includes on-line exhibits.
Butler County Soldiers, Sailors & Pioneers Monument, Hamilton, OH. Built 1902-1906 on the site of Fort Hamilton, Ohio (1791-1795). The Monument houses military artifacts ranging from the Civil War to the Gulf Ear.
California Views Historical Photo Collection, Monterey, CA. California images from the 1870-1990, from 35mm Neg's to 11x14 Glass plates
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.
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.
Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, IL.
Chinqua-Penn, Reidsville, NC. Built in 1925 by Jeff Penn and Betsy Schoellkopf Penn (tobacco and Niagara Power wealth), Chinqua-Penn is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a vernacular example of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the USA. Collections range from 1600 BC to 1950 and are 100% original to the property.
Chrysler Museum of Art and Historic Houses
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.
Clark County Heritage Museum, Henderson, NV.
Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Historic capital of 18th century Virginia.
Conner Prairie Museum Contains online full text articles dealing with 19th-century US history, period recipes, online exhibits, and more
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.
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.
Cooper Regional History Museum, Upland, CA. Museum devoted to history of Upland, Ontario, Montclair, Mt. Baldy, and Rancho Cucamonga (California).
Corvette Hall of Fame and Americana Awarded as "One of the 12 Most Extraordinary Museums In New York State"
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.
Crismon Farm Heritage Museum
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.
Deer Valley Rock Art Center, Phoenix, AZ. Hedgpeth Hills petroglyph site, with intorduction to rock art.
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.
Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, Baltimore, Maryland. See also Poe Museum, Richmond, Virginia.
End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, Oregon City , OR. Interpreters using audiovisual/special effects presentations recreate the experience of the Oregon Trail and the period of settlement from the 1840's to the 1880's. The Interpretive Center is located at the actual historic End of the Oregon Trail.
Ernest Hemingway Birthplace and Museum, Oak Park, Illinois.
Estes Park Area Historical Museum, Colorado.
Fenton History Museum, Fenton, MO. Collection of artifacts and pictures from the begining of the town in 1881 up to the present time.
Fire Museum of Memphis
Florida International Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida. Treasures of the Czars, a virtual museum tour
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.
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
Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site, Alexandria, VA. Fort Ward is the best preserved of the system of forts and batteries built to protect Washington, D.C. during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Visitors can view the remains of the earthen fort, the restored Northwest Bastion, the reconstructed Officer's Hut, and museum exhibitions.
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.
Friendship Firehouse Museum , Alexandria, VA. Alexandria, Virginia's first fire fighting organization, established in 1774. Exhibits interpret the history of fire fighting in Alexandria.
Gadsby's Tavern Museum, Alexandria, VA. George Washington and several other prominent individuals frequented the two taverns now known as Gadsby's Tavern Museum. Dating from 1770 and 1792, Gadsby's interprets public life in the 18th century.
General Sweeny's, Republic, MO. A professionaly designed museum that chronologically traces the war in the Trans-Mississippi west through thousands of artifacts.
Genesee Country Museum
Gillespie Co. Historical Society Pioneer Museum , Fredericksburg, Tx. Located right off Fredericksburg's Main Street, The Pioneer Museum is a three acre site with 10 historic stuctures, that deals with the settlement and cultural history and impact of the German immigrants who founded Fredericksburg in 1846.
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.
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.
Graphion's Online Type Museum History and practice of typesetting.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Heritage Map Museum, Lititz, Pennsylvania. 15th to 19th century antique maps. Includes maps for sale.
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.
Hershey Museum, Hershey, PA. Hershey Museum explores the life of Milton Hershey, the model town, and chocolate empire he created. The Museum also contains Native American and PA German collections Milton Herhsey acquired.
High Desert Museum, Bend, OR. This is an excellent presentation of NW life and history oriented to the desert area of Centran and Eastern Oregon.
Historic Hudson Valley
Historic Latta Plantation, Charlotte (Huntersville), NC. Historic Latta Plantation is a living history cotton plantation, ca. 1800-1840. It demonstrates the life styles of the Carolina back country: planters slaves, yoeman farmers, merchants, and artisans.
Historic Lyme Village, Bellevue, OH. A historical village of relocated buildings, housing artifacts from early 1800's to the present.
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.
Historic Northampton A museum of regional and local history in the heart of the Connecticut River Valley of western Massachusetts.
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.
Historical Museum of Southern Florida, Miami.
Historical Society of Berks County Pennsylvania, Reading, PA. A collection of items illustrating the rich cultural heritage of Berks County Pennsylvania.
Historical Speech Collection at Webcorp. Includes Richard Nixon audio archive, Joe McCarthy, Chamberlain, Hitler, and the civil rights era. See also History Museum of Santa Cruz County, California.
Horn Archaeological Museum, Berrien Springs, MI. The Museum conserves and exhibits material remains illustrating ancient Biblical cultures.
Houdini Museum, Scranton, PA. Worlds's only museum entirely devoted to Houdini. Largest collection on public view. Tours, magic shows, virtual and real museum.
Hubert H. Humphrey Museum & Learning Center, Waverly, MN. Dedicated to Vice President/Senator Humphrey, a native of Waverly, Minn.
International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, Kentucky. History, special exhibitions, etc. Over 300 on-line pages.
International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, Ky. History, special exhibitions, etc. Over 300 on-line pages.
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.
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.
James Madison Museum, Orange, Virginia.
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.
Jimmy Stewart Museum, Indiana, Pennsylvania. Based at the actor's birthplace. See virtual tour.
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.
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.
Kansas History Center and Kansas Museum of History Also see their Native American Heritage Museum State Historic Site.
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.
Kaw Mission State Historical Site, Council Grove, KS. One of many state historical museums in the state of Kansas.
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.
Kennesaw Civil War Museum, Kennesaw, Georgia. Or read the story of the Great Locomotive Chase
Kewaunee County Historical Museum, Kewaunee, WI. Kewaunee County Museum and Old Jail, located in Kewaunee, Wisconsin. It is open 7 days a week from 10:30 am - 4:30 pm. Admission fee charged. It is the last jail of its kind, dungeon style still in existence in the United States.
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
Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library, Tuscola, Illinois. Web site for proposed for a national Korean War museum which plans to open its doors to the general public on June 25, 2000, the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War.
Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum, Lake Hopatcong, NJ. An entertaining and enlightening look at the history of New Jersey's largest lake.
Le Sueur County Historical Society Museum , Elysian, MN. Top rated Minnesota museum with large art, religious, and Native American collections.
Liberace Museum, Las Vegas, NV.
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
Longyear Museum, Brookline, MA. Collection on Mary Baker Eddy's life and achievements, founder of Christian Science. Museum and six historic sites.
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.
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!
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
Magic Lantern Castle Museum, San Antonio, TX. Museum and library dedicated solely to the history of the magic lantern .
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, Mashantucket, CT.
McFaddin-Ward House, Beaumont, TX. Beaux-Arts Colonial style home circa 1906. Home of first oil family of Texas. Continuously occupied by the family for 75 years. Houses an intact collection.
Meadowcroft Museum of Rural Life, Pennsylvania, PA.
Michigan Historical Museum, Lansing. Includes information on a number of Michigan Historical Center satellite sites.
Milam County, Texas War Memorial, Cameron, TX. Moument erected to honor the men from Milam County, Texas who have died in the four wars (World War I, World War II, Korean War & Vietnam War).
Milton House Museum Historic Site, Milton, WI. The oldest poured "grout" (concrete) building in the U.S., an 1844 Stagecoach Inn and a stop on the Underground Railroad.
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.
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.
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."
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.
Monticello, Home of Thomas Jefferson, Charlottesville, VA. Monticello is the mountaintop house and plantation home of Thomas Jefferson. Designed by Jefferson, the home and gardens reflect the multi-faceted genius of our third president. A guided or self-paced tour of Mulberry Row, the main plantation "street," teaches much about slavery and African- American life at Monticello.
Mount Vernon, Virginia. The home of the first US President, George Washington.
Musee Conti Wax Museum , New Orleans, LA.
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..
Museum of Political Life, University of Hartford, Connecticut. . University of Hartford, Connecticut. Political memorabilia.
Museum of the City of New York History of New York City.
Museum of the City of San Francisco , San Francisco, CA. History of Early San Francisco, Gold Rush, and the 1906 Earthquake and Fire.
Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles, California. Racism and prejudice in America, and the history of the Holocaust. (Information also in German and Japanese.)
Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, Connecticut.
National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, Tennessee.
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.
National Museum of American History , Washington, DC.
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.
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.
Nevada State Museum & Historical Society, Las Vegas, NV.
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.
North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, NC. Site describes the collections, exhibitions and programming of the state history museum.
North Dakota Heritage Center, Bismarck, ND. North Dakota's largest history museum also includes the State Archives and Historical Research Library and the offices of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Native Americans, archeology, military history, settlement, frontier, North Dakota History, State Historic Sites.
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.
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.
Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH. The Ohio Historical Society conducts a range of activities related to interpreting, collecting and preserving the state's heritage.
Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman, OK. Oklahoma's official state museum of natural history. The museum is in the process of moving to a new 190,000-square-foot facility scheduled to open in Spring, 2000.
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.
Old State House Museum, Little Rock, AR.
Old Sturbridge Village Re-creates life in a New England town of the 1830s.
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.
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.
Oregon State Archives Online Exhibit, Salem, OR. This online exhibit of Oregon history features over 100 separate Web pages and nearly 250 images. The exhibit interprets Oregon history primarily through documents and images held by the Oregon State Archives. Topics include prohibition in Oregon, a notorious prison escape, colorful Oregon trademarks, and more. A new exhibit is added every two months.
Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Canyon, Texas. Preservation of northwest Texas heritage.
Paul Bunyan Logging Camp, Eau Claire, WI. An authentic reproduction of an 1890's logging or lumbering camp of the Chippewa Valley, complete with an excellent interpretive center with adult exhibit room and a children's interactive Tall Tales Room.
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.
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
Pejepscot Historical Society, Brunswick Maine. Links to the Pejepscot Museum, The Skolfield-Whittier House Museum and the Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum
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.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA. Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is America's first art museum and school of fine arts. The Museum features one of the most renowned collections of American art--spanning three centuries.
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.
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.
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.
Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, OH. The Hall is also a museum of football through the years covering many leagues. It houses not only the enshrinees memorabilia, but that of pro football in general. Sender: Mike Carlo Sender email: Mike.Carlo@cpl.org
Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park, Phoenix, AZ. Features a prehistoric Hohokam ruin and exhibits on Hohokam culture and archaeology.
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.
Rensselaer County Historical Society at the Hart-Cluett Mansion, Troy, NY. RCHS is located in the 1827 late Federal-style Hart-Cluett Mansion, now a townhouse museum; the organization also operates changning exhibition galleries and a public research library on site. A variety of school, scout and adult programming is offered year-round.
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.
Rockwell Museum, Corning, NY. Museum of glass, Native American and American western art.
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.
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, California. Designed in an authentic Egyptian architectural style. Large collections of Egyptian, Babylonian and Assyrian antiquities.
Salem Witch Museum, Salem, MA.
San Bernardino County Museum
San Diego Aerospace Museum, California. See history of aerospace exhibit.
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
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.
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.
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
Shelburne Museum, Vermont. Early American life and culture. See the tour of the collections.
Sixth Floor Museum, John F. Kennedy and the memory of a Nation. The Museum is located on the sixth floor of the former Texas School Book Depository over looking Dealey Plaza at the site of the Kennedy assassination.
Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island Immigration Museum, New York, NY. Statue of Liberty: International monument and museum on the design and construction of the monument and its symbolism through the years. World Heritage Site. Ellis Island Immigration Museum: Famous immigration station, 12 million people immigrated through here from 1892 - 1954. Exhibits, movie, school programs, library, oral history program.
Stewart Indian Museum, Carson City, NV.
Stratford Hall Plantation, Stratford, VA. The Robert E. Lee Memorial Association is dedicated to preservation, research, and education. The Association interprets to the public Stratford Hall and the plantation life of the Lee Family, whose ideals and leadership helped shape democracy in the United States. c1738 plantation was home to the Lees of Virginia. It was the boyhood home of two Declaration of Independence signers, and it was the birthplace of General Robert E. Lee.
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.
Tempe Historical Museum Includes online exhibits, a tour of our research holdings, and a guide to local historic buildings
Texas Military Forces Museum , Austin, TX. The Texas Military Forces Museum presents state military history from before the Texas Revolution through modern operations of the Texas State and National Guard.
Texas Seaport Museum, Galveston, TX. Museum of the maritime commerce and the seafaring legacy of Texas and the Gulf Coast. The ongoing restoration, maintenance, operation, and interpretation of the 1877 iron barque ELISSA is a central component of the museum
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..
The Byron Randall Museum, Tomales, Ca. The history of Byron Randall and gives over 50 examples of his work.
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.
The Drop Zone Virtual Museum , Fairfax Station , Va. Dedicated to preserving and sharing WWII airborne history thru oral histories, photos, artifacts. Besides the museum there is a virtual community which enjoys the support of hundreds of WWII veterans and their respective associations.
The Heritage of San Clemente & Visitor Center, San Clemente, Ca. Nixon Western White House Exhibit, Surfing Extravaganza Exhibit, Marine/Green Beret Exhibit.
The Journey Museum, Rapid City, SD. Experience the story of the West at this state-of-the-art museum of discovery. From fossil beds to buffalo hides, and from life-sized teepees to a homesteader's cabin, The Journey makes history come alive.
The Library of Virginia, Richmond, va. The Library of Virginia has served the archives and research needs of Virginians since 1823. The Library hosts special exhibits and displays of historic documents and artifacts. The Digital Library Project currently provides access to more than 2 million digital images of historic materials.
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.
The Lyceum: Alexandria's History Museum, Alexandria, VA. The Lyceum, with its Greek Revival architecture, was the City of Alexandria, Virginia's first intellectual and cultural center. Today it serves as the comprehensive history museum for the City.
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.
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.
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.
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.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington DC.
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.
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
University of Arkansas Museum, Fayetteville. Anthropology, archeology, ethnology, history, geology, zoology.
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthroplogy, Philadelphia, PA. Has sponsored over 300 expeditions around the world and have artifacts from every inhabited continent.
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).
Valdez Museum and Historical Archive, Valdez, Alaska.
Valley Forge Historical Society Museum, Valley Forge . See George Washington at Valley Forge.
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.
Vermont Historical Society Museum, Montpelier, VT. The Vermont Historical Society collects, preserves, and interprets Vermont history for use, education, and enjoyment by present and future generations.
Washington State Museum of History and Industry, Seattle, WA. Exhibits feature Northwest themes such as the Alaska gold rush.
Waterloo Village Representing 300 years of Native American, Colonial, and 19th century Canal history.
West Valley Museum, Woodland Hills, CA. Early photos of the West San Fernando Valley, artifacts and postal history.
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.
William Hammond Mathers Museum, Indiana University . Departments of Anthropology, Folklore, and History
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.
Wyandotte Museum, Wyandotte, MI. Restored 1896 Victorian home serves as the City of Wyandotte's historical museum.
Yakima Valley Museum, Washington. Historical displays, including natural history, Native American culture, fruit industry, early pioneer life, and horse-drawn vehicles.

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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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
Art Museum Network Official Web site for the largest art museums in North America. Choose a museum by region.
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.
Baltimore museums, a listing.
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.
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.
Boston and New England museums
California Surf Museum, Oceanside. International repository and resource center on the lifestyle sport of surfing.
Charlotte, The Vermont Whale An electronic museum.
Cheekwood, Nashville, TN. Museum of Art and Botanical Gardens. The Botanical Gardens include both historic landscapes and specialty garden, the collections feature 19th and 20th century American art.
DoubleTake Gallery Documentary photography
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.
Everhart Museum
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.
Gallery Mint Museum , Eureka Springs, AR. The art and history of coin-making thru the centuries.
Historic Alexandria, Virginia, Alexandria, VA. Historic Alexandria includes the Alexandria Archaeology Museum, Alexandria Black History Research Center, FOrt Ward Museum and Historic Site, Friendship Firehouse Museum, Gadsby's Tavern Museum, The Lyceum, and the Torpedo Factory Art Center. Its web site includes teaching tools, kids' activities, and information on research and historic preservation.
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.
Iowa museums, a listing.
Juanita Kreps Gallery Documentary photography
Kansas museums, a listing.
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.
Kingston Trolley Museum of New York, New York. Antique trolleys, ride along the majestic Hudson River.
Library of Congress, Washington DC. On-line exhibits.
Los Angeles museums, a listing.
Lost City Museum, Overton, NV.
Maritime Museum Resources Robert H. Smith's Master Index of North American Internet Maritime Museum Resources
Montana East
Motts Miniatures Museum, Buena Park, California.
MUSEE (Museums and Universities Supporting Educational Enrichment, Inc.), Philadelphia, PA. MUSEE's Web site links to over 2500 museums around the world and provides a DirectLink feature allowing visitors to go directly to Travel/Visitor Information, Visual Content, Researh Materials, Educational Materials and Museum Shops.
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.
Museum of Advertising Icons, South Florida.
Museum of Jurassic Technology, Los Angekes, CA. Unique! (Read "Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonders")
Museum of the Gulf Coast , Port Arthur, TX. The Museum of the Gulf Coast combines conventional and an unconventional approach to tell the exciting story of the Texas/Louisiana Gulf Coast region. Traditional themes are utilized in interpreting the focus of Gulf Coast life before the arrival of man, the role of Native Americans, European contact, Hispanic legacy, the trauma of Civil War, economic and cultural growth, and the integration of the Gulf Coast region into the larger national and international community.
Museum of Unnatural Mystery, Bensalem , PA. A slightly bizarre science museum with exhibits for the whole family. Looks at scientific explaination for UFOs, sea monsters, etc.
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.
National Maritime Center, Norfolk.
National Museum of Dance, Saratoga Springs, NY. The National Museum of Dance is the only museum in the country devoted exclusively to American Professional dance - from ballet to Broadway, modern to Jazz, ethnic to tap. Exhibits, classes and educational programs with visiting dancers have attracted thousands of visitors since the museum opened in 1986. The museum's Hall of Fame honors the founders and innovators of 20th Century American Professional Dance.
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Saratoga Springs, NY. The Racing Museum's mission is to interpret the history and convey the excitement of Thoroughbred racing in America to the broadest possible audience. The website includes exhibits, visitor information, activities for kids, and bios on the horses, jockeys, and trainers who are in the Hall of Fame.
Nevada Historical Society, Reno, NV.
New York City museums, a listing. See also New York Museums
Newseum, World Center, Arlington, Virginia . The world's only major museum dedicated exclusively to news.
Papyrus collection
Philadelphia museums, a listing.
Polynesian Cultural Center, Laie, North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii.
Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
San Francisco Bay Area museums, a listing. Including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
San Jose museums, a listing. and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Santa Barbara museums, a listing.
Science Museum of Minnesota, . Maya Adventure, including anthropological collections and educational activities
Shrine to Music Museum, University of South Dakota.
Southern Utah University Including Archaeology Repository, Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, and Natural History Museum of Southern Utah.
State Bank of Lakota, Lakota, ND.
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
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
The Doors, advance, nc. Online art gallery featuring the works of artists, poets and MIDI composers. Free service to artists. This is a VIRTUAL museum.
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.
The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, NY. The official web site for the Morgan Library Shop located on Madison Avenue in New York City. A selection of books, cards, and gifts are available online.
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.
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.
Torpedo Factory Art Center, A

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