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The Philbrook Museum of Art; Tulsa, OK

is housed in a magnificent 1927 Italian Renaissance-style villa surrounded by 23 acres of formal and informal gardens. Besides extensive permanent collections, changing exhibitions and special educational programming, there is also a full-scale studio arts program, Museum Shop, the la Villa Restaurant and a library. The Museum is a nonprofit, privately supported institution that is located 3 miles southeast of downtown Tulsa in a historic residential neighborhood (easily accessible by interstate highways). 2727 South Rockford Road at 27th Place, Tulsa, OK 74152-0510; Tel. (918) 749-7941 or (800) 324-7941; Website: www.philbrook.org; Open Tues. - Sat. 10am - 5pm, Thurs. until 8pm, Sun. 11am - 5pm, closed Mondays and major holidays; Adults $5.00, students, senior citizens and groups $3.00, children 12 and under and members free. Free parking in museum lot.

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The Philbrook Museum of Art Permanent Exhibitions Include:

• Ongoing Early American Portraiture displays early American portraits with works by John Singleton Copley, French emigre artist Charles de Saint-Memin, and "primitive" portraitist Sheldon Peck.
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• Italian Renaissance paintings and sculptures in the Kress Collection; an extensive Native American collection of paintings, textiles, costumes, artifacts and Southwestern pottery and basketry; ancient and classical artifacts; the Standard Oil Collection of oil industry paintings; Old Master to 20th-century American and European works on paper; 19th-century American and European paintings; collections of Southeast Asian ceramics; Japanese screens and scrolls; Chinese art; African art and sculpture; and the American Collection of contemporary crafts, sculpture, paintings, toys, glass and works on paper.

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• Through February 1, 1998 People of the Prairie displays Native American beadwork, clothing, and implements of prairie people including the Osage, Ponca, Otoe-Missoura, and Kaw (Kanza).
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• Through January 11, 1998 Contemporary Prints from the Philbrook Collection features a broad range of prints by such artists as Lowell Nesbitt, Robert Motherwell, and Luis Jimenez.
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• Through April 5, 1998 The British Etching Revival displays etchings made in Britain in the 19th century by such artists as Sir Muirhead Bone, Martin Hardie, Sir Francis Seymour Haden, and the American ex-patriot James McNeill Whistler.
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• Through March 8, 1998 The Bacone School of Native American Painting features paintings that showcase the beauty of the Bacone flat-style painting.
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• January 18 - March 15, 1998 Scott Fraser Paintings
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• February 8 - April 12, 1998 "Near Turner's Point of View": Paintings by J.M.W. Turner and Thomas Moran features works by Moran spanning his career from his early, important "Spirit of the Indian" (1869) to his late views of Long Island and the Grand Canyon. The exhibition also displays works that reveal for the first time ever the profound impact J.M.W. Turner had on Moran.
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• February 8 - April 12, 1998 J.M.W. Turner, "That Greatest of Landscape Painters": Watercolors from London Museums displays watercolors from the entire career of this renowned 19th century British visionary, with particular emphasis on his influence on Thomas Moran, "The American Turner" whose works are also displayed.
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• Mid-April - June Oklahoma Indian Art Competition (call to confirm)
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• May 17 - July 12, 1998 Old Masters Brought to Light: European Paintings from the National Museum of Art, Romania includes significant masterworks of religious Renaissance and Baroque art by El Greco, Rembrandt, da Messina, Veneziano, Tintoretto, Cortona, Zurbaran and Wtewael.
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• May 17 - July 12, 1998 Strozzi's "St. Francis in Ecstasy": An Acquisition in Focus includes this major rediscovered painting along with other important drawings, prints, and paintings by Strozzi as well as his contemporaries including Agostino Carraci, Guido Reni and Valerio Castello.
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• September 6 - November 1, 1998 A Taste for Splendor: Treasures from Hillwood Museum displays about 200 of the finest works in the extraordinary collection of Russian and European fine and decorative art amassed by Majorie Merriweather Post and now housed in her former estate, Hillwood, in Washington, DC.

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The Philbrook Museum of Art Travels the Following Exhibitions to Other Museums:

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The Philbrook Museum of Art Special Events/Educational Programs:

• The Museum offers Second Sunday Tours by docents, lectures, concerts, special trips, films, Free Lunchtime Gallery Talks, a studio arts program, Family Days, symposia, and slide presentations.
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• Every Thursday The 5 O'Clock Muse - at la Villa Restaurant at Philbrook offers cocktails and hors d'oeuvres with special entertainment often scheduled.
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• Throughout the year Floyd Museum School at Philbrook Oklahoma's only Museum School offers a wide variety of art classes for all ages in state-of-the-art studios. Classes include painting and drawing, photography, wheel throwing, enameling, printmaking, sculpture and more.
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• April 21 - 22, 1998 Philbrook: The Perfect Setting Tulsa's leading hostesses, florists, and designers demonstrate the art of entertaining with their one-of-a-kind tabletops and blooming designs throughout the Museum.
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• May 8 - 9, 1998 The Philbrook Wine Experience presents an exceptional gathering of domestic vintners as well as wine tastings, lectures, and cooking demonstrations.
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• Late November - early December Festival of Trees is a holiday extravaganza displaying exquisitely decorated trees, wreaths, gingerbread houses, and other seasonal treats for sale or viewing.

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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, you may 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.

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.

1. Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH. Situated in a renovated Post Office building, the permanet collection emphasises contemporary art, photography, and folk arts.
2. Alaska State museums, Alaska State Museum, Juneau, and Sheldon Jackson Museum, Sitka.
3. Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio. 17th century Dutch, Japanese prints, Renaissance and Baroque prints, modern European and contemporary American art.
4. American Computer Museum, Bozeman, Montana.
5. American Museum of Natural History, New York City.
6. American Numismatic Association Money Museum, Colorado Springs, CO. Extensive on-line exhibits including over 60 US paper money specimens, a Russian-American Company seal skin note and Japanese currency (1869-99).
7. American Precision Museum, Windsor, Vermont. Guns, typewriters, machine tools, sewing machines, etc.
8. Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, TX. Paintings and sculpture by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell; exhibitions, publications, and programs devoted to the study of American art.
9. Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh.
10. Antelope Valley Indian Museum
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. Arizona Historical Society, Tucson, AZ.
14. Arizona Science Center, Phoenix.
15. 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
16. Army Transportation Museum
17. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum and art school.
18. Art Museum Network Official Web site for the largest art museums in North America. Choose a museum by region.
19. Baltimore Museum of Industry, Maryland. In an 1870 oyster cannery by the inner harbor.
20. Baltimore museums, a listing.
21. 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.
22. Bellingham Antique Radio Museum, Bellingham, Washington, USA.
23. Berea College Museum, Berea, Kentucky. Gallery V. History and culture of the Appalachian region.
24. 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.
25. Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama.
26. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii. The State Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Pacific anthropology, botany, entomology and zoology. Includes on-line exhibits.
27. Boston and New England museums
28. Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio.
29. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco.
30. California African-American Museum, Los Angeles, CA. Collections of painting, sculpture, assemblages, photographs, folk art, African art and examples of historical material culture reflecting African-American life.
31. California Antique Aircraft Museum , San Martin, CA. Antique flying aircraft, replicas, and models from the 1900's to 1960 including the Wright Flyer and other historic aircraft.
32. California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. Includes network exhibitions.
33. California Surf Museum, Oceanside. International repository and resource center on the lifestyle sport of surfing.
34. California Views Historical Photo Collection, Monterey, CA. California images from the 1870-1990, from 35mm Neg's to 11x14 Glass plates
35. Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA. Through its explorations, collections, research, exhibitions, and educational programs, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History advances knowledge of the Earth, its life and cultures, and acts as a steward of our natural world.
36. Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania!. Hands-on exhibits, including a miniature railroad and village, Omnimax theater, interactive planetarium, World War II submarine.
37. Centennial Museum at The University of Texas at El Paso
38. Charles River Museum of Industry, Waltham, Massachusetts.
39. Charlotte, The Vermont Whale An electronic museum.
40. 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.
41. Chicago Academy of Sciences Nature Museum, Chicago, Illinois.
42. Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, IL.
43. Children's Discovery Museum, San Jose, California.
44. Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis.
45. China the Beautiful, Guttenberg, NJ. Virtual museum of Chinese culture art painting calligraphy philosophy literature poetry. Possibly the largest on-line site for classical Chinese arts and literature with 20,000 visitors per month.
46. Chinqua-Penn Plantation, Reidsville, NC. A house and gardens museum built in the 1920's.
47. Chrysler Museum of Art and Historic Houses
48. Chula Vista Nature Center, Sweetwater Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, California. . Sweetwater Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, California. Flora and fauna.
49. Cincinnati Museum Center Containing the Cincinnati History Museum, Museum of Natural History & Science, an Omnimax Theater, and the Cincinnati Historical Society Library.
50. City of Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, California.
51. Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio.
52. Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, Ohio.
53. Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Historic capital of 18th century Virginia.
54. 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.
55. Computer Museum of America, La Mesa, CA.
56. Conner Prairie Museum Contains online full text articles dealing with 19th-century US history, period recipes, online exhibits, and more
57. Contemporary Arts Center , Cincinnati, OH. As one of the first contemporary art museums in the US, Cincinnati's Contemporary Arts Center has long been a progressive cultural force for both its tri-state region and the nation. Founded in 1939, the Center continues to surprise, challenge, educate, and entertain audiences by presenting and exploring the art of today.
58. Cooper Regional History Museum, Upland, CA. Museum devoted to history of Upland, Ontario, Montclair, Mt. Baldy, and Rancho Cucamonga (California).
59. Coos Art Museum , Coos Bay, OR. Housed in the former Post Office, an attractive art deco building, the museum collection includes prints by major contemporary artists; the Victor West collection of historic photographs and the Prefontaine memorial gallery. Yearly exhibits include a Maritime Art Exhibit by members of the American Society of Marine Artisits.
60. Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York. The Corning collection includes more than 27,000 objects representing 3,500 years of achievements in glass design and craftmanship. The Museum's Rakow Library is the principal research center for glass students worldwide. Its collections consist of more than 70,000 volumes and 800 periodicals in 41 languages. See also the Corning Glass Center, Corning, New York.
61. Corvette Hall of Fame and Americana Awarded as "One of the 12 Most Extraordinary Museums In New York State"
62. 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.
63. Dali Virtual Museum of Art dedicated to the Surrealist artist Salvador Dali.
64. Dallas Museum of Art, Texas.
65. Dallas Museum of Natural History
66. 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.
67. Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT.
68. DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, Massachusetts.
69. Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan.
70. Diego Rivera Web Museum dedicated to the Mexican muralist painter Diego Rivera (1886-l957). (Also in Spanish.)
71. Dinosaur Valley Museum, Grand Junction, CO. A working paleontology laboratory which features fossils from important discoveries throughout western Colorado and eastern Utah. You will see dinosaur skeletons, articulated and in "death pose" as paleontologists found them, and realistic, scientific, half-size animated dinosaur replicas: moving, roaring, and howling.
72. DoubleTake Gallery Documentary photography
73. Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Philadelphia, PA. Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site offers a multidisciplinary tour program which addresses the architecture and history of the building, its impact on prison architecture throughout the world, and contemporary issues in criminal justice. The historic program also offers exhibits, film screenings, cultural events (dance, theater, and art exhibits), and lectures and symposia.
74. Ecology Hall of Fame, Santa Cruz, CA. The Ecology Hall of Fame honors the heroes of the environmental movement
75. Electronic Prehistoric Shark Museum Includes fossil shark teeth, with photographs and descriptions, and further paleontology information and links. (Warning: no lifeguards. Surf at your own risk!)
76. Eniac Virtual Museum, . School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania.
77. Ernest Hemingway Birthplace and Museum, Oak Park, Illinois.
78. Escher's Art Museum The graphic work of M.C. Escher.
79. Estes Park Area Historical Museum, Colorado.
80. Everhart Museum
81. Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
82. Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine. American art.
83. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago.
84. Fine AMuseums 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.
85. Fire Museum of Memphis
86. Firehouse Museum, San Diego, California. Fire-fighting equipment, including a photographic exhibit.
87. 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.
88. Forida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville. See on-line searchable collection databases. Be sure to check out the new virtual exhibit "Fossil Horses in Cyberspace", a new component of the museum website
89. 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.
90. 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
91. Franklin Institute Virtual Science Museum, Philadelphia. Includes virtual exhibits.
92. Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
93. Gallery Mint Museum , Eureka Springs, AR. The art and history of coin-making thru the centuries.
94. Genesee Country Museum
95. 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 colletions are ONLINE.
96. Getty Art History Information Program, Marina Del Re, California. A choice of large images (slow) or minimal images is given.
97. 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.
98. 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.
99. 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.
100. 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.
101. Graphion's Online Type Museum History and practice of typesetting.
102. Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, Lafayette Indiana. Focuses on Indiana Artists
103. 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.
104. Grout Museum District, Waterloo, IA.
105. Guggenheim Museum, New York City. Art museum. Outposts in Bilbao, Spain and Venice.
106. Hall of Health, Berkeley, California. Community health-education museum and science center, especially for children and families.
107. Hands On Children's Museum, Olympia, Washington.
108. Harvard University Art Museums, . Fogg Art Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Museum.
109. Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona. Specializes in contemporary and archaeological Native American material.
110. <(null)Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary, McKinney, Tx. Includes a 25,000 sq. ft. science museum, a 274 acre wildlife sanctuary, an 1,800 sq. ft. Raptor Rehabilitation Center and a 3750 sq. ft. environmental center and outdoor aquatic laboratory.
111. 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.
112. 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.
113. Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University.
114. Heritage Map Museum, Lititz, Pennsylvania. 15th to 19th century antique maps. Includes maps for sale.
115. 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.
116. Hiller Aviation Museum , San Carlos, CA. Emphasis is on the aviation history of northern California with displays of early Hiller helicopters and other historically significant aircraft of N. California.
117. Historic Hudson Valley
118. Historic Lyme Village, Bellevue, OH. A historical village of relocated buildings, housing artifacts from early 1800's to the present.
119. Historic New Orleans Collection, Louisiana.
120. Historic Northampton A museum of regional and local history in the heart of the Connecticut River Valley of western Massachusetts.
121. 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.
122. Historical Museum of Southern Florida, Miami.
123. 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.
124. Honolulu Community College Dinosaur exhibit
125. Houdini Museum
126. Houston Museum of Natural Science, Texas.
127. Hudson Valley Children's Museum, Nyack, New York. A new hands-on museum for children aged 1-12,
128. Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California.
129. Illinois State Museum, Springfield. Natural history, anthropology, art, and natural/cultural history of Illinois.
130. Impress 5 Science Center, Lansing, Michigan. Hands-on science and technology center.
131. Indiana University Art Musuem
132. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana.
133. Institute of Egyptian Art and Archeology, Memphis. See Egyptian artefacts exhibit.
134. Intel Museum, Santa Clara, California. Computer chip manufacturer.
135. International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, Kentucky. History, special exhibitions, etc. Over 300 on-line pages.
136. International Wildlife Museum, Tucson, AZ. Mammals, birds, insects, from around the world. Hands-on exhibits, interactive computers, pre-historic mammals. Tucson's Interactive Natural History Museum.
137. International Women's Air & Space Museum
138. Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum, USS Intrepid aircraft carrier, New York Harbor.
139. Inventure Place, Akron, Ohio. The National Inventors Hall of Fame.
140. Iowa museums, a listing.
141. 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.
142. James Madison Museum, Orange, Virginia.
143. 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.
144. Jimmy Stewart Museum, Indiana, Pennsylvania. Based at the actor's birthplace. See virtual tour.
145. Juanita Kreps Gallery Documentary photography
146. Kansas History Center and Kansas Museum of History Also see their Native American Heritage Museum State Historic Site.
147. 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.
148. Kansas museums, a listing.
149. Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan.
150. 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.
151. Kennedy Space Center NASA.
152. Kennesaw Civil War Museum, Kennesaw, Georgia. Or read the story of the Great Locomotive Chase
153. 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.
154. Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas.
155. Kingston Trolley Museum of New York, New York. Antique trolleys, ride along the majestic Hudson River.
156. 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
157. Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL. University of Illinois at Urbana
158. Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV. The Las Vegas Art Museum is a non-profit organization established in 1950 in the city of Las Vegas. The Museum recently moved into the $20 million Sahara West and Fine Arts Museum building, and is a world class facility. Art After Post-Modernism is the current exhibition
159. Laserium, Boston/Denver/Los Angeles/San Francisco.
160. Le Sueur County Historical Society Museum , Elysian, MN. Top rated Minnesota museum with large art, religious, and Native American collections.
161. Library of Congress, Washington DC. On-line exhibits.
162. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California.
163. Los Angeles museums, a listing.
164. 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!
165. LSU Museum of Natural Science , Baton Rouge, LA. LSU's Museum of Natural Science is both a research collection and an educational museum. Take a tour of our puclic exhibits and see what research goes on behind the scences.
166. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, CA. The third largest Jewish museum in the U.S.
167. Maine Aquarium
168. 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.
169. Mariner's Museum, Newport News, Virginia.
170. Maritime Museum Resources Robert H. Smith's Master Index of North American Internet Maritime Museum Resources
171. 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
172. Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA)
173. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN. Collections in anthropology, archaeology, decorative arts, medicine, local history, and natural history. Exhibits document Tennessee's art, culture, geology, history, and technologies
174. Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester.
175. Menil Collection, Houston, Texas. Antiquities, African, oceanic, modern and contemporary painting and sculpture.
176. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. One of the largest art museums in the world. See the collections and museum shop.
177. Miami Museum of Science, Florida.
178. Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Ancient Americas, Egypt and Near East; prints and drawings; Asia; Greece and Rome; sub-Saharan African.
179. Michigan Historical Museum, Lansing. Includes information on a number of Michigan Historical Center satellite sites.
180. 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.
181. Milwaukee Public Museum , Milwaukee, WI. A natural history museum since 1882 . Tour 150,000 square feet of exhibit space with exhibits highlighting Africa, Asia, Europe, the Arctic, South America and Middle America, the Pacific Islands and a Costa Rican rain forest. Take a step back in time to the turn-of the-century exhibit, Streets of Old Milwaukee, and to ancient Mediterranean civilizaitons. Or take a giant leap back more than 65 million years to the dinosaur hall and see the world's largest-known dinosaur skill and life-size Tyrannosaurus rex.
182. 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.
183. Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota. Fine arts museum.
184. MIT Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
185. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth , Fort Worth, TX. Oldest art museum in Texas exhibiting modern and contemporary American and European painting, sculpture, works on paper and photography. Most or all of the collections are ONLINE.
186. 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.
187. Monarch Art Gallery, Victor, Colorado.
188. Montana East
189. Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey.
190. Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, Vermont. Hands-on museum on natural and physical sciences, ecology, and technology.
191. Motts Miniatures Museum, Buena Park, California.
192. Mount Vernon, Virginia. The home of the first US President, George Washington.
193. Musee Conti Wax Museum , New Orleans, LA.
194. Museum of Advertising Icons, South Florida.
195. Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ. The only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to American Glass. Over 6,500 objects on display ranging from Mason jars and paperweights, to Tiffany masterpieces and the world's largest bottle
196. Museum of Biological Diversity, College of Biological Sciences, Ohio State University. Insect collection
197. Museum of Broadcast Communications, Chicago.
198. Museum of Cultural & Natural History, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
199. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts.
200. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas.
201. Museum of Fine Arts, University of Montana, Missoula.
202. Museum of Flight, Seattle.
203. Museum of Flying, Santa Monica, California. World War II fighter aircraft.
204. Museum of Health and Medical Science, Houston, Texas.
205. Museum of HP Calculators
206. Museum of Jurassic Technology
207. Museum of Modern Art, (MoMA), New York City. See menu including the collection and current exhibitions.
208. Museum of Natural History, University of Oregon, Eugene. Includes the Oregon State Museum of Anthropology.
209. Museum of Natural History, University of Georgia. (Also at http://service.uga.edu/natmus/)
210. Museum of Natural History & Cormack Planetarium, Providence, RI.
211. Museum of Obsolete Computers
212. Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley. See the hall of dinosaurs.
213. Museum of Political Life, University of Hartford, Connecticut. . University of Hartford, Connecticut. Political memorabilia.
214. Museum of Radio and Technology, Huntington, West Virginia, USA. Antique radios.
215. Museum of Science, Boston, Massachusetts.
216. Museum of Science and Industry, (MOSI), Tampa, Florida. The largest science center in south-east USA.
217. Museum of Television & Radio, New York.
218. Museum of the City of New York History of New York City.
219. Museum of the City of San Francisco , San Francisco, CA. History of Early San Francisco, Gold Rush, and the 1906 Earthquake and Fire.
220. 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.
221. Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles, California. Racism and prejudice in America, and the history of the Holocaust. (Information also in German and Japanese.)
222. Museum of Western Colorado, Grand Junction, CO. The Museum of Western Colorado, is a regional museum with four city locations and three natural resource areas. The Museum preserves, investigates, and displays materials relating to the natural, social and cultural history of western Colorado all the way from the continental divide west to the Utah border.
223. Museum of Woman, Alameda, CA. This new site presents the visitor with three gallery installations. The goal of the museum is educating the public about women's achievements, past or present. One gallery is devoted to educating the public about birth.
224. Museum of Woodworking Tools
225. Museumlink, This site links to sites of museums with websites. Listed by region it is very helpful.
226. Mutter Museum , Philadelphia, PA. This is a pickled medical specimen museum with medical oddities, medical instruments, and other really weird and disgusting exhibits such as a lady that turned to soap.
227. Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, Connecticut.
228. National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC. Includes exhibition galleries. See also the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies.
229. National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, Tennessee.
230. National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
231. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.
232. National Knife Museum, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
233. 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.
234. 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.
235. National Zoological Park
236. 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.
237. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, California.
238. 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.
239. New England Science Center, Massachusetts. Museum and wildlife center.
240. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science , Albuquerque, NM. Natural History and Science with an emphasis on New Mexico paleontology.
241. New York City museums, a listing. See also New York Museums
242. Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York City. Paintings by Russian-born artist Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947). (French, Spanish, German and Russian information planned.)
243. 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.
244. North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, NC. Site describes the collections, exhibitions and programming of the state history museum.
245. Norton Gallery of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida. Strong in the French and American Impressionist and Post Impressionist periods, Chinese artifacts, ceramics and statuary.
246. 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
247. Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California . One of the largest regional museums in the country, devoted exclusively to Californian art, history and ecology. The Oakland Museum of California hosts the USA list you are currently browsing.
248. Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH. The Ohio Historical Society conducts a range of activities related to interpreting, collecting and preserving the state's heritage.
249. 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.
250. Old Sturbridge Village Re-creates life in a New England town of the 1830s.
251. Oregon Coast Aquarium, Newport, Oregon.
252. Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago. See highlights from the collection.
253. Orlando Museum of Art, Florida.
254. Pacific Rim Museum of Culture Kulshan Middle School, Bellingham, Washington
255. Pacific Science Center, Seattle, Washington. Includes an IMAX theater.
256. Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University.
257. Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Canyon, Texas. Preservation of northwest Texas heritage.
258. Papyrus collection
259. Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.
260. 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.
261. 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.
262. Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts. USA's oldest continuously operating museum, founded in 1799. Maritime arts and history; American decorative arts; early American architecture; Asian export art; Asian, Oceanic, African arts and culture; natural history; native American arts and ar
263. Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Over 11 million specimens/objects from the curatorial disciplines of Anthropology, Botany, Vertebrate Paleontology, Vertebrate Zoology, Paleobotany, Entomology, Invertebrate Zoology, Invertebrate Paleontology, Mineralogy, Historical Scientific Instruments, Meteorites.
264. 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
265. Pejepscot Historical Society, Brunswick Maine. Links to the Pejepscot Museum, The Skolfield-Whittier House Museum and the Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum
266. 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.
267. Peregrine International Museum of Scouting, Greenback, Tennessee.
268. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia.
269. Philadelphia museums, a listing.
270. Photo Perspectives An interactive photography museum, designed to allow the public direct access to publications and museum quality exhibitions on-line.
271. Polynesian Cultural Center, Laie, North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii.
272. Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Museum
273. Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon. Collections include native American and regional contemporary art.
274. 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.
275. 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.
276. Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
277. Railroad Museum of Long Island, Greenport, New York.
278. Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Pennsylvania.
279. Red River Valley Museum, Vernon, Texas.
280. Redding Museum of Art & History
281. 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.
282. Retrocomputing Museum Dedicated to programming languages, emulators, computer games, etc. Includes documentation and example programs.
283. Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center, San Diego. See also here.
284. Rice University Art Gallery, Houston, TX. Contemporary art, architecture and design
285. Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL. (The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art)
286. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland, Ohio. Includes multimedia audio, video and photographs.
287. Rockwell Museum, Corning, NY. Museum of glass, Native American and American western art.
288. Rockwood Museum, Wilmington, Delaware. House and grounds of the Bringhurst family.
289. Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, California. Designed in an authentic Egyptian architectural style. Large collections of Egyptian, Babylonian and Assyrian antiquities.
290. Salem Witch Museum, Salem, MA.
291. Salvador Dali Museum, St Petersburg, FL. Contains images of 159 of Dali's works (800*600 video resolution or better recommended.)
292. 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.
293. San Antonio Museum of Art
294. San Bernardino County Museum
295. San Diego Aerospace Museum, California. See history of aerospace exhibit.
296. 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
297. San Diego Model Railroad Museum, California. Includes principle exhibits.
298. 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.
299. San Diego museums, a listing.
300. San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA. The San Diego Natural History Museum explores the biodiversity and evolutionary history of southern California and Baja California with research, education, exhibits, and community involvement.
301. San Francisco Bay Area museums, a listing. Including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
302. San Francisco Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA . Includes on-line exhibits. See Diving Into the Gene Pool, a major exhibition from April 8 to Septemb
303. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA.
304. 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.
305. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, California.
306. Science Discovery Center of Oneonta, State University College, Oneonta, New York. . State University College, Oneonta, New York. A hands-on science museum for all ages.
307. Science Museum of Minnesota, . Maya Adventure, including anthropological collections and educational activities
308. Sciencenter, Ithaca, New York.
309. SciTech, the Science and Technology Interactive Center, Aurora, IL. educational tools on particle physics. Preview information on their hands-on atom.
310. 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.
311. Shrine to Music Museum, University of South Dakota.
312. 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.
313. SJSU Virtual Museum, San Jose State University, California. The history of science, mathematics and technology, feauturing individual scientists and mathematicians.
314. Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington..
315. 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."
316. Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC. Includes:
1. List of Smithsonian places
2. New and temporary exhibitions at the Smithsonian
3. National Air and Space Museum. Includes exhibition galleries. See also the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies.
4. See The White House Collection of American Craft exhibition. Includes much audio and video material. See also Gopher site.
5. National Museum of Natural History. See Ocean Planet, a travelling exhibition.
6. National Zoological Park.
317. 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.
318. Southern Utah University Including Archaeology Repository, Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, and Natural History Museum of Southern Utah.
319. Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, California.
320. St. Louis Science Center, Missouri.
321. 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.
322. State Bank of Lakota, Lakota, ND.
323. 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.
324. Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum, San Diego, California.
325. 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
326. 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
327. Strecker Museum Complex, Baylor University, Waco, Texas.
328. 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.
329. Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, California. Includes HyperTech on-line interactive exhibits.
330. Tempe Historical Museum Includes online exhibits, a tour of our research holdings, and a guide to local historic buildings
331. Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, Chattanooga.
332. 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.
333. 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
334. The Computer Museum, Boston, Massachusetts.
335. The Discovery Museums, Acton, Massachusetts. See the Children's Museum and Science Museum.
336. 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.
337. The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art including "The Education Corner at the Ringling"
338. 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.
339. 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.
340. Toaster Museum Foundation This site contains a virtual museum and other fun and interesting items relating to toasters.
341. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington DC.
342. University Art Museum, Albany, New York.
343. University of Alaska Museum Natural and cultural heritage.
344. University of Arizona Museum of Art, . Includes a Permanent Gallery Exhibition.
345. University of Arkansas Museum, Fayetteville. Anthropology, archeology, ethnology, history, geology, zoology.
346. University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology Archaeological, ethnographic and photographic collections.
347. University of Mississippi, University Museums , University, MS. The David M. Robinson Collection of ancient Greek and Roman art online.
348. 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.
349. University of Washington Fish Collection, Seattle, Washington. Includes a search gateway to the collection database (30,000 records).
350. 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).
351. Utah Museum of Fine Arts With links to other museums in Utah.
352. Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City. Includes the natural history of genes.
353. Valdez Museum and Historical Archive, Valdez, Alaska.
354. Valley Forge Historical Society Museum, Valley Forge . See George Washington at Valley Forge.
355. 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.
356. Views Of The Solar System, Los Alamos National Laboratory.
357. Vintage Flying Museum, Meacham Field - Fort Worth Texas. Here you can see vintage aircraft, antique vehicles & support equipment displayed in a nostalgic B-29 hanger
358. Virginia Discovery Museum, Charlottesville. For children and families.
359. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia.
360. Virginia museums, a listing.
361. Virtual Computer History Museum Historical Computer Society.
362. Virtual Museum of Achievement, The American Academy of Achievement.
363. Virtual Science Museum of Ciba Physics Services Page in German
364. Watch and Clock Museum of the NAWCC , Columbia, PA. A museum detailing the history and technology of timekeeping.
365. Waterloo Village Representing 300 years of Native American, Colonial, and 19th century Canal history.
366. West Valley Museum, Woodland Hills, CA. Early photos of the West San Fernando Valley, artifacts and postal history.
367. Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA. The Whatcom Museum of History and Art's four-building campus includes Old City Hall, a Victorian landmark builti in 1892, the Syre Education Center, the ARCO Exhibition Galley and the Whatcom Children's Museum. The main Museum features temporary and permanent exhibitions of contemporary art and regional history. Open Tue-Sun 12-5.
368. White House Virtual Tours, Washington. Includes The White House - A Living Museum.
369. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City. See also Hollywood Archaeology artist's WWW project.
370. Wildlife World , Gering, NE. Featuring animals found in the North Platte Valley along the Oregon Trail in the 1850's and over 300 fasinating exotic animals from other parts of the world, past and present. The Baluchithere, a prehistoric rhinoceros, who roamed the Earth 25 million years ago is on exhibit along with other prehistoric animals and fossils.
371. William Hammond Mathers Museum, Indiana University . Departments of Anthropology, Folklore, and History
372. Wright Museum, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. A museum of American enterprize.
373. Wyoming Dinosaur Center, Thermopolis, WY. Fossil life & exhibits, full size dinosaur skeletons; preparation laboratory (visitors may watch); active dig sites, dig site tours, dig-for-a-day programs, kids' programs, educational activities
374. Wyoming State Museum, Cheyenne. The Wyoming State Museum interprets the history and prehistory of the state of Wyoming
375. Yakima Valley Museum, Washington. Historical displays, including natural history, Native American culture, fruit industry, early pioneer life, and horse-drawn vehicles.
376. Yale University Art Gallery
377. Latest links revision Sunday, August 31, 1997

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