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M u s e u m s
in the USA

~ In the State of District of Columbia (40 total) ~

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• DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Anacostia Museum, Washington, DC
The Anacostia was originally envisioned as a neighborhood museum celebrating the history and culture of the predominately African-American Anacostia community. It has expanded, however, to reflect a more comprehensive African-American culture. This museum is part of the Smithsonian Museum Group. [687:-0.0-.00]-0
Art Museum of the Americas, Washington, DC
The museum's permanent collection of 20th-century Latin American and Caribbean art is one of the most important collections of its kind in the United States. The museum also maintains a regular schedule of special Latin American art exhibits and related educational programs. The museum is administered by the Organization of American States. [1141:-0.1-.04]-0
Bead Museum in Washington DC, Washington, DC [1146:-0.1-.04]-0
Capital Children's Museum, Washington, DC
At CCM, there are five permanent exhibits and more than a dozen traveling exhibits each year. Children visiting CCM can explore a prehistoric cave, make hot cocoa and learn the culture of our closest neighbors in Mexico, learn why gas is heavier than liquid in The American Chemistry Council's Chemical Science Center, star in a cartoon in the Chuck Jones Animation Studio, drive a Metro bus in Cityscapes, and go to a Japanese school in "Japan:Through The Eyes of A Child". [1159:-0.1-.04]-0
City Museum of Washington DC, Washington, DC
The City Museum is the only museum dedicated solely to the history of Washington, DC. It tells the story of the people, the events, and the communities that make the city what it is through a variety of permanent and changing exhibits, and a state-of-the-art multimedia show. [1165:-0.1-.04]-0
Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, DC
An art museum with stage events, just blocks from the White house. This is a major privately funded museum, one of the oldest in the US. Extensive permanent collectios are supplemented by frequent special exhibitions. [684:-0.0-.00]-0
Decatur House Museum, Washington, DC
Decatur House, built in 1818 by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, is a historic house museum and former residence of prominent figures such as Stephen Decatur, Henry Clay and Martin Van Buren. [1013:-0.0-.00]-0
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Washington, DC
The Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection is housed in a nineteenth-century Federal-style house built on the crest of a wooded valley in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C. The institution now has important research resources in the areas of Byzantine studies, the history of landscape architecture, and Pre-Columbian studies. The collections of Byzantine and Pre-Columbian art and the rare books and prints relating to the gardens are on public display. The gardens were designe... [1094:-0.0-.00]-0
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC
Folger is home to the world?s largest collection of Shakespeare?s printed works, as well as magnificent collections of other rare Renaissance books and manuscripts on all disciplines. Included in the collections are over 310,000 books and manuscripts; 250,000 playbills; 27,000 paintings, drawings, engravings, and prints; and musical instruments, costumes, and films. In addition to its scholarly mission as a research library, the Folger serves as a museum devoted to Shakespeare?s l... [1195:-0.1-.04]-0
Hillwood Museum & Garedens, Washington, DC
Former estate of Marjorie Merriweather Post with 13 acres of formal gardens. Museum displays extensive collections of Russian Imperial and French Decorative arts. [851:-0.0-.00]-0
International Spy Museum, Washington, DC
The International Spy Museum is the only public museum in the world to explore the tradecraft, history, and contemporary role of espionage. In collection of spy-related artifacts, the largest international collection on public display, brings to life the stories of the men and women who used these objects and provides a global perspective on this profession. [1575:-1.0-.05]-0
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. [514:-0.0-.00]-0
Library of Congress, Washington DC, DC
On-line exhibits. [135:-0.0-.00]-0
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. [642:-0.0-.00]-0
National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC
Includes exhibition galleries. See also the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies. [171:-0.0-.00]-0
National Building Museum, Washington, DC
The National Building Museum is the only institution in the United States dedicated to American achievements in architecture, construction, engineering and design. [568:-0.0-.00]-0
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC [352:-0.1-.04]-0
National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
The Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art fosters the discovery and appreciation of the visual arts of Africa, the cradle of humanity. The National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, features African art from antiquity to the present. [1757:-0.2-.08]-0
National Museum of American History, Washington, DC [570:-0.0-.00]-0
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. [399:-0.0-.00]-0
National Museum of Health and Medicine, Washington, DC
Medical museum; pathological collections include Civil War bone, medical examiner's collection, and miscellaneous wet and dry tissue. Extensive microscope collection and historical objects. [594:-0.0-.00]-0
National Museum of Health and Medicine, Washington, DC
Pathological collections include Civil War bone, medical examiner's collection, and miscellaneous wet and dry tissue. Extensive microscope collection and historical objects. [1068:-0.0-.00]-0
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC [1764:-0.3-.08]-0
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. [328:-0.0-.00]-0
National Museum of Women's History, Washington, DC
The NMWH CyberMuseum is our main exhibit space while we work to build the physical museum in Washington, DC. Our mission is to bring women's history into the cultural mainstream. This is a VIRTUAL museum. [918:-0.0-.00]-0
National Postal Museum, Washington, DC
The nation's primary repository for postal artifacts and research. The museum's collections range from postage stamps to a wide variety of three-dimensional objects. The museum is dedicated to promoting and broadening the study of U.S. postal history. The museum features a changing series of on-line exhibits. Currently featured are the winners of the museum's annual"Graceful Envelope"calligraphy contest and an adjunct to the museum's"As Precious as Gold"exhibit, the history of the ... [755:-0.0-.00]-0
Navy Art Gallery, Washington, DC
The Navy Art Collection has over 13,000 paintings, prints, drawings, and sculpture. It contains depictions of naval ships, personnel, and action from all eras of U.S. naval history, but due to the operation of the Combat Art Program, the eras of World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and Desert Shield/Storm are particularly well represented. [975:-0.0-.00]-0
Octagon Museum (American Architectural Foundation), Washington, DC
This is the oldest museum in the United States devoted to architecture and design, and is administered by the American Architectural Foundation. [1269:-0.1-.04]-0
Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
This institution Has a permanent collection of 19th and 20th century painting. There are frequent special exhibits, programs, and chamber music. [900:-0.0-.00]-0
Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, Washington, DC
The Pope John Paul II Center combines state-of-the-art technology, architectural vision and art exhibits from the Vatican museums with the history of Catholicism and other world religions. The Center encourages visitors to consider faith through global and personal perspectives. [1280:-0.1-.04]-0
Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society, Washington, DC
Virtual museum and archive of SEC and securities history from the 1930s to the present. Includes papers; photos; oral histories; online educational programs; a timeline of SEC and securities activities against U.S. and world events; and permanent galleries to facilitate visitor access to all museum materials on specific topics, such as insid [1697:-0.4-.07]-0
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Washington, DC
The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage is a research and educational unit of the Smithsonian Institution promoting the understanding and continuity of diverse, contemporary grassroots cultures in the United States and around the world. Website includes information on the CFCH’s activities, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, resources for educators, and extensive online exhibits with materials from past Festival programs. [1602:-0.3-.06]-0
Textile Museum, Washington, DC
Founded in 1925 The Textile Museum is devoted to the study and presentation of handmade textile arts. The collection focuses on non-Western historic and ethnographic rugs and textiles. [952:-0.0-.00]-0
The National Museum of Crime and Punishment, , DC
The National Museum of Crime & Punishment (NMCP) provides visitors with insight into the history of crime, crime solving and fighting, and the consequences of committing a crime in America. It opened May 8th, 2008 and is located at 575 7th Street NW b The museum is loaded with interesting things to do. Visitors can discover a full-scale model police station that proves that crime doesn’t pay. Truly exhilarating, it comes complete with a booking station, a police line-up, a lie detector test and a rep [1829:-0.3-.09]-0
Tudor Place -- Historic House & Gardens, Washington, DC
Completed in 1816 by Thomas Peter and his wife Martha Custis Peter, granddaughter of Martha Washington, the house was designed by Dr. William Thornton, the first architect of the U.S. Capitol. The house features art, furnishings, and housewares collected by the Peter family over six generations, including items originally from Mount Vernon. [1328:-0.1-.04]-0
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington DC, DC [229:-0.0-.00]-0
US Department of Interior Museum, Washington, DC
The Museum features collections from various DOI agencies covering topics such as mining and geology, water reclamation, western expansion, and Native American tribes. The Interior Museum's collections also contain fine art by some of America's best. The gallery of the museum regularly hosts visisting exibits by different artists. It is free and open to the public. [899:-0.0-.00]-0
Virtual Smithsonian, Washington, DC
A virtual version of the Smithsonian's 150th Anniversary traveling exhibit, implemented with the most advanced 3D and video technology available, shows what will be possible when the next generation of internet becomes a reality. [1070:-0.0-.00]-0
Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC [640:-0.0-.00]-0
White House Virtual Tours, Washington, DC [242:-0.0-.00]-0

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