Founded in 1900, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is the largest art museum in America south of Chicago, west of Washington, D.C., and east of Los Angeles. The encyclopedic collection of the MFAH numbers more than 56,000 works and embraces the art of antiquity to the present. Featured are... more

Founded in 1941, the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego (MCASD), is the preeminent contemporary visual arts institution in San Diego County. The Museum's collection includes more than 4,000 works of art created since 1950. In addition to presenting exhibitions by international... more

Founded in 1893 and in its current building since 1921, The Field Museum is one of the world's premier natural history museums, housing more than 24 million artifacts and specimens. It is also a major scientific research center, with a presence in scores of countries and with more than 70... more

The Newseum â€" a 250,000-square-foot museum of news â€" offers visitors an experience that blends five centuries of news history with up-to-the-second technology and hands-on exhibits.

The Whitney Museum of American Art is the leading advocate of 20th- and 21st-century American art.

Established as an independent institution in 1965, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art has assembled a permanent collection that includes approximately 100,000 works of art spanning the history of art from ancient times to the present, making it the premier encyclopedic visual arts... more

With a permanent collection of more than 68,000 works of art, the Art Gallery of Ontario is among the most distinguished art museums in North America. In 2002, the Gallery began an extraordinary chapter in its 108-year history when it launched Transformation AGO. Multi-faceted in scope,... more

The Museum of Modern Art's collection includes a full spectrum of late nineteenth-century, twentieth-century, and contemporary art works. Its many masterpieces include some of the best-known works by Cezanne, Chagall, Dali, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Kahlo, Kandinsky, Matisse, O'Keeffe, Picasso,... more

COSI is a dynamic center of hands-on science, learning and fun. COSI now has two facilities, COSI Columbus and COSI Toledo, each with different exciting feature attractions for visitors to explore.

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is an agency of the Government of Ontario. Canada's largest museum of natural history and human cultures, it has more than five million objects in its collections and galleries showcasing art, archeology and science. Created in 1912, the ROM's permanent... more

The Asian Art Museum (AAM) building, one of the several that make up the de Young complex, will be occupied until the relocation of the AAM and its collections to their new building at San Francisco's Civic Center in January of 2003.

The V&A is engaged in a series of Anglo-Chinese collaborations to 2010 drawing on its curatorial expertise in ancient Chinese art and encouraging an exchange of new design ideas between China and the UK. Mark Jones, Director of the V&A, who is accompanying the Prime Minister Tony Blair's... more

The 23,000 works of art in the Museum's encyclopedic collections span 5,000 years of history and represent all media with renowned strengths in the arts of the ancient Americas, Africa, Indonesia and South Asia; European and American painting, sculpture and decorative arts; and American... more

The Tech Museum of Innovation is a hands-on technology and science museum for people of all ages and backgrounds. Located in San Jose, California , the Capital of Silicon Valley , its mission, as a public-benefit corporation, is to inspire the innovator in everyone. Through hands-on... more

The Indianapolis Museum of Art is among the largest and oldest general art museums in the United States. Founded in 1883, the Museum now boasts a permanent collection of more than 50,000 works of art that span the range and scope of art history. In addition to housing its world-class art... more

The Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary is a 289-acre outdoor preserve and nature museum. Guests encounter various ecosystems along with species of birds, insects, and animals that have found refuge within the rapidly developing Collin County area. The museum features: The... more

The Museum of Latin American Art (molaa) is dedicated to collecting and exhibiting contemporary art of Latin America from 1950 to the present. The molaa permanent collection was established in 1996 and was based on 150 works of art on loan from the Robert Gumbiner Foundation Collection.... more

COPIA is a non-profit cultural institution, museum, and educational organization located in downtown Napa, California. COPIA (www.copia.org) is the world's leading cultural center dedicated to the discovery, understanding and celebration of wine, food and the arts. COPIA's mission is to... more

Mystic Seaport is the leading maritime museum in the country, guardian of the largest collections of boats and nautical photography in the world, and a champion of the American maritime experience.

Zeum is a non-profit multimedia arts and technology museum with a mission to foster creativity and innovation in young people of all backgrounds, communities and learning styles. By providing hands-on experiences in four core creative processes (animation, sound and video production, live... more

The Milwaukee Art Museum includes the new Santiago Calatrava-designed Quadracci Pavilion, completed in October 2001 and named by Time magazine "Best Design of 2001." The Milwaukee Art Museum's far-reaching holdings include more than 20,000 works spanning antiquity to the present day.

Museum of Arts & Design (MAD) The Museum of Arts & Design is the country's leading cultural institution dedicated to the collection and exhibition of contemporary objects created in a wide range of media, including clay, glass, wood, metal, and fiber. The Museum celebrates materials and... more

The Florida Holocaust Museum's Education Department creates stimulating educational programs that engage learners through using highly developed materials on the Holocaust, Human Rights and Genocide studies. We strive to develop effective reading and communication skills to increase... more

Founded in 1924, the Orlando Museum of Art was one of the first museums to be nationally accredited in 1971. It is ranked as one of the leading art museums in the Southeast because of its permanent collections (American, African and Pre-Columbian), world-class exhibitions, educational... more

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens is home to the Jacksonville affiliate of VSA arts, an international organization founded by Jean Kennedy Smith to provide opportunities in the arts for individuals with disabilities. The Cummer Museum and VSA arts jointly support programs for exceptional... more

Tacoma Art Museum is raising $25 million to build a 50,000 square foot free-standing facility in downtown Tacoma. The Museum has demonstrated its regional appeal in drawing 90,000 visitors from the entire Puget Sound Region last year. The YMCA of Greater Seattle is raising $14 million... more

First opened in 1926, the San Diego Museum of Art is the region's oldest and largest art museum, providing access to great achievements in art to all of San Diego's diverse communities. Supporting its first-rate collections of European, Asian, American, and contemporary art and year-round... more

The Maryland Science Center in Baltimore is visited by more than 500,000 people each year. Popular exhibits include: Dinosaur Mysteries with full-size dinosaurs and interactive paleontology activities; a day in the life of the human body in Your Body: The Inside Story; and dozens of... more

The independent, non-profit Museum of Flight is one of the largest air and space museums in the world. The Museum's collection includes more than 150 historically significant air- and spacecraft, as well as the Red Barn® - the original manufacturing facility of the Boeing Co. The Museum's... more

"The Rubin Museum of Art (RMA) is a cultural and educational institution dedicated to the art of the Himalayas. Its mission is to establish, present, preserve and document a permanent collection that reflects the vitality, complexity and historical significance of Himalayan art and to... more

The Saint Louis Science Center is one of the top five science centers in the United States, serving 1.2 million visitors annually. Recently named one of America's most visited museums by Forbes Traveler, the Saint Louis Science Center complex includes a four-story OMNIMAX® Theater, the... more

The Frye Art Museum is dedicated to artistic inquiry, a rich visitor experience, and civic responsibility. A primary catalyst for our engagement with contemporary art and artists is the Founding Collection of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century art by Munich-based artists.... more

The Henry Art Gallery delivers a direct experience of the art of our time. The Henry Art Gallery engages diverse audiences in the powerful experience of artistic invention and serves as a catalyst for the creation of new work that inspires and challenges. Exhibitions, collections, and... more

Explorit is a nonprofit [501(c)(3)] California Corporation, founded in 1982 and located in Davis, California. Our mission is: "To involve people in science experiences that touch our lives." We do this by providing opportunities for hands-on science exploration serving 13 counties in the... more

With this page on our Web site, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is committing itself, in concert with other museums in Canada and elsewhere, to helping with the work of locating artworks plundered during World War II. Although no claim on any item in our collection has been made to date... more

The Baltimore Museum of Art is home to an internationally renowned collection of 19th-century, modern, and contemporary art. Founded in 1914, the BMA's outstanding collection encompasses 90,000 works of art, including the largest and most significant holding of works by Henri Matisse in... more

The Royal BC Museum is the only organization in the world dedicated specifically to the preservation of, and education about, the human and natural history of British Columbia.

The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is one of the most unique museums in the world, dedicated to the history and art of the American West. A variety of galleries and exhibits represent an unparalleled range of western art and memorabilia. Special exhibits feature outstanding... more

EdVenture is a locally-managed, not-for-profit informal educational institution. We are not a state-funded government agency. Our funding comes through three main sources: 50% of our annual operating budget comes from admissions and earned revenue, 30% from members, sponsors and donors,... more

The Columbia Museum of Art seeks to inspire, educate and enrich the lives of the community, South Carolinians, tourists and visitors by collecting and preserving fine and decorative art from around the world, exhibiting highly regarded work from a broad range of cultures and providing... more

Habitot Children's Museum aims to serve a diverse audience where all are welcome. Our Family Outreach Program offers special passes, subsidized memberships, class scholarships, free admission days, and free field trips for low income preschools. Please contact our Family Outreach Program... more

Bellevue Arts Museum was established as an arts museum in 1975. Over the years, the Museum has consistently presented high quality exhibitions that have had a broad regional and/or national impact and has developed a strong reputation as an important showcase for contemporary art. ... more

The Portland Museum of Art, founded in 1882, is Maine's largest public art institution. The Museum's three architecturally significant buildings unite three centuries that showcase the history of American art and culture. The Museum's collection of more than 17,000 objects includes... more

The National Railway Museum in York, England, is the largest railway museum in the world, responsible for the conservation and interpretation of the British national collection of historically significant railway vehicles and other artefacts. The Museum contains an unrivalled collection... more

The Studio Museum in Harlem is a contemporary art museum that focuses on the work of artists of African descent locally, nationally and globally, as well as work that has been inspired and influenced by African-American culture, through its exhibitions, Artists-in-Residence program,... more