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Museums of the District of Columbia Seeing
as how the capitol is also located in Washington DC, there is a large number of
high quality of museums and memorials with in this city.
A
Guide to the Museums of Washington, Washington, DC
Website with reviews and critiques of the major museums and galleries
of the Washington metropolitan area. Updated weekly. [715:00.00.00]
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. [687:00.00.00]
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. [1141:01.15.04]
Bead
Museum in Washington DC, Washington, DC [1146:01.15.04]
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". [1159:01.15.04]
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. [1165:01.15.04]
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. [684:00.00.00]
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. [1013:00.00.00]
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... [1094:00.00.00]
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... [1195:01.15.04]
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. [851:00.00.00]
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. [514:00.00.00]
Library
of Congress, Washington DC, DC
On-line
exhibits. [135:00.00.00]
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. [642:00.00.00]
National
Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC
Includes exhibition
galleries. See also the Center
for Earth and Planetary Studies. [171:00.00.00]
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. [568:00.00.00]
National
Gallery of Art, Washington, DC [352:01.17.04]
National
Museum of American History, Washington, DC [570:00.00.00]
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. [399:00.00.00]
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. [594:00.00.00]
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. [1068:00.00.00]
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. [328:00.00.00]
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. [918:00.00.00]
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 ... [755:00.00.00]
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. [975:00.00.00]
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. [1269:01.15.04]
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. [900:00.00.00]
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. [1280:01.15.04]
Smithsonian
Institution, Washington DC,
Several separate museums dealing with science, inventions and
events.
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. [952:00.00.00]
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. [1328:01.15.04]
United
States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington DC, DC [229:00.00.00]
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. [899:00.00.00]
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. [1070:00.00.00]
Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, DC [640:00.00.00]
White
House Virtual Tours, Washington, DC [242:00.00.00]
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