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Alabama
Alabama Music Hall of Fame - honoring the state's music achievers. All styles of music are represented and with people in all aspects of the music industry.
American Sport Art Museum and Archives
Birmingham Museum of Art
Birmingham Zoo - features a photo essay of a safari to Africa
Hank Williams Museum - official site.
Huntsville Botanical Garden
Huntsville Museum of Art
Lunch Box Museum
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
North Alabama Railroad Museum - a facility reflecting a love of trains and a desire to preserve railroad history.
U.S. Space & Rocket Center - features displays of artifacts from America's space and missile programs among a collection of hands-on exhibits and space travel simulators.
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Alaska
Alaska Experience Theater - see "Alaska the Greatland" from the comfort of planetarium seating as our unique 180 degree wraparound screen unfolds the majesty of Alaska's wildlife, scenery, and people before your eyes.
Alaska State Museum
Anchorage Museum of History and Art
Bunnell Street Gallery - nonprofit organization established to foster the arts
Clausen Memorial Museum
Imaginarium, The - a hands-on science discovery center
University of Alaska Museum - one of the top attractions in the state, the museum presents exhibits describing Alaska's natural and cultural history
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Arizona
Arizona Railway Museum - non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and restoration of Arizona's railroading history. Includes photos.
Arizona Science Center - provides hands-on exhibits, a planetarium, a large-screen theater, and extensive educational services and resources for students and teachers.
Arizona State Museum - collecting, preserving, researching and interpreting the cultures of the Greater Southwest, including Arizona and northern Mexico.
Arizona State University Art Museum
Bead Museum - a non-profit museum that examines cultures by showcasing beads and bead adornments
Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum
Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona
Desert Botanical Garden@
Dinnerware - cooperative gallery and organization serving as a springboard for emerging local artists and new ideas
Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium
Fleischer Museum of American and Russian Impressionism
Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting - with almost 90 pieces of historic fire apparatus on exhibit, the National Firefighting Hall of Heroes honors firefighters dead in line of duty and decorated for heroism.
Heard Museum
Heritage Park Zoo - entertaining and educational
Hopi Cultural Center
International Wildlife Museum - includes an interactive natural history museum, computer stations, an art gallery and rotating exhibits
La Candena Que No Se Corta - on-line exhibit of the traditional arts of Tucson's Mexican-American community
Lowell Observatory - particularly recognized for its work on the smaller solar system bodies
MARS Artspace - Movimiento Artistico del Rio Salado (Salt River Art Movement) is Arizona's premiere alternative artspace
Museum of Northern Arizona
Phoenix Art Museum
Phoenix Family Museum - children can take grown-ups to play, and adults can strengthen their understanding of child development.
Phoenix Zoo
Pima Air & Space Museum@
Reid Park Zoo
Scottsdale Art Classic - International juried exhibition and sale, March 3 - 4, 2000
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Titan Missile Museum - the only Titan II site that remains intact
Tucson Children's Museum - includes information about activities, exhibits, parties, and special events
Tucson Museum of Art
University of Arizona Museum of Art
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Arkansas
Aerospace Education Center - features an IMAX theater, educational exhibits and workshops, the Right Stuff gift shop, public library, and more.
Arkansas Museum of Discovery - explore science and technology, history, health, nature, world cultures and more.
Arkansas State University Museum - history, natural history, and decorative arts exhibits
Daisy Airgun Museum - housing a historic airgun collection
Fort Smith Trolley Museum
Gallery Mint Museum - private minting museum dedicated to the preservation and advancement of the numismatic arts. Supported primarily through the sale of rare coin reproductions.
Hemingway-Pfeifer Museum and Educational Center - located on the family property of Hemingway's second wife Pauline; the center focuses on the era of the 1930s.
Little Rock Zoo - features almost 600 animals representing 170 species
Ozark Heritage Arts Center & Museum
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California
Art Museum at U.C. Santa Barbara
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Autry Museum of Western Heritage
Berkeley Art Museum + Pacific Film Archive at U.C. Berkeley
Bowers Museum of Cultural Art
California African-American Museum
California Center for the Arts
California Museum of Photography at U.C. Riverside
Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University
Carnegie Art Museum
Crocker Art Museum
de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University
de Young Museum
Fisher Gallery at the University of Southern California
Fresno Art Museum
Friends of Photography/Ansel Adams Center
Fullerton Museum Center
Hearst Art Gallery at Saint Mary's College
Historical Glass Museum
Irvine Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Laguna Art Museum
Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture
Legion Of Honor
Long Beach Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Magnes Jewish Museum
Mingei International Museum of Folk Art
Montgomery Gallery at Pomona College
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Latin American Art
Museum of Neon Art
Museum of Photographic Arts
New Guinea Sculpture Garden at Stanford University
Norton Simon Museum
Oakland Museum of California
Orange County Museum of Art
Pacific Asia Museum
Palm Springs Desert Museum
San Diego Museum Of Art
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Jose Museum of Art
Santa Monica Museum of Art
Skirball Cultural Center
Sonoma State University Art Gallery
Sweeney Art Gallery at U.C. Riverside
The Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
Timken Museum of Art
Triton Museum of Art
UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
UCLA/Armand Hammer Museum
Ventura County Museum of History & Art
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
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Colorado
Aspen Art Museum - small art museum specializing in contemporary art, located in the first hydroelectric power plant west of the Mississippi.
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art - presents visual works and performing arts from emerging and established contemporary artists.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo - located on beautiful Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs
Children's Museum of Denver - community environment focused on how young children develop intellectually, physically, and emotionally
Colorado Ski Museum and Ski Hall of Fame - comprehensive collection of ski history and memorabilia showing the growth of the sport in Colorado
CORE New Art Space - cooperative members gallery featuring contemporary works.
Denver Museum of Art
Denver Museum of Natural History - information on exhibits, research programs, memberships, and more
Denver Rail Heritage Society - come visit and ride an open trolley car along the scenic Platte Valley
Denver Zoo
Dinosaur Depot - dinosaur information from central Colorado, Jurassic fossils, a visitor center, and a working preparatory lab with interpretive displays
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum - history of this railroad and information on the museum
Forney Transportation Museum - see rare, famous and exotic means of transportation as well as period costumes
Fort Morgan Museum
Grand Motorcar Collection - with a collection of antique and vintage automobiles
Koshare Indian Museum
Molly Brown House Museum - she survived the Titanic disaster taking command of her lifeboat, and assisted tending to the injured on the rescue vessel
Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver
Museum of Northwest Colorado
Museum of Outdoor Arts
National Cable Television Center & Museum - provides a look at the history of the cable television industry and the people that shaped it.
Ocean Journey Aquarium - opening in Denver in 1999
Phoenix Gold Mine, The - experience mining history by taking a tour of a working gold mine.
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Spark Gallery - artist-run gallery. Offers show information, also provides art classes to people with AIDS
William Havu Gallery - focusing on contemporary art from the Rocky Mountain and Southwestern states
WOW! Children's Museum - for toddlers, school age children, and families, featuring hands-on educational and creative exhibits which stimulate learning and development.
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Connecticut
Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art
Benton Museum of Art at the University of Connecticut
Bruce Museum of Arts and Science
Florence Griswold Museum
Mattatuck Museum
New Britain Museum of American Art
The Stamford Museum & Nature Center
Wadsworth Atheneum
Yale Center for British Art
Yale University Art Gallery
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Delaware
Delaware Art Museum at the University of Delaware
Nicholas and Alexandra - details the Hermitage exhibition, touring the USA beginning in 1998, that documents the life of the last Imperial Family of Russia
Splendors of Meiji - touring Broughton Masterpiece Presentation exhibition from the Khalili Collection that includes Japanese pottery, bronzes, laquerware, and furniture.
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
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Florida

Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden - dedicated to the great Czech-American artist and sculptor.
American Police Hall Of Fame & Museum - memorial and museum honoring police in federal, state, county, and local departments.
Arts Center, The - view the gallery or participate in art classes and workshops for people of all ages.
Art Museum at Florida International UniversityA.E. Bean Backus Gallery and Museum - features Backus collections, and works by other Florida artists.
Astronaut Memorial Planetarium
Brevard Museum of Art and Science - includes the Harris Auditorium, the Foosaner Educational Wing, and Science Center.
Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science - collections reflecting regional cultural heritage and historic artifacts. Set within a nature preserve.
Brevard Zoo - featuring a brief synopsis of the zoo, including hours, admission rates, areas of interest, and photographs of some of the animals
Butterfly World - features thousands of live butterflies in their natural habitat along with a variety of other exotic flora and fauna.
Caribbean Gardens - 52-acre botanical and zoological garden.
Collier County Museum - with information on past and present exhibits and events.
CreatAbiliTOYS! Museum of Advertising Icons - extensive collection of advertising icons from ad campaigns of today and yesteryear. Access information about the collection as you browse through the museum.
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens - with art from the Antiquities to modern day as well as formal English and Italian gardens.
Fairchild Tropical Garden - a non-profit educational and scientific botanical garden.
Florida Aquarium
Florida Association of Museums - provides a searchable list of non-profit museums.
Florida International Museum - premier museum for blockbuster exhibitions.
Florida Museum of Hispanic and Latin American Art, The
Florida Museum of Natural History@
Florida Sports Hall of Fame - features over 40 exhibits and interactive displays on hall of fame inductees, FSU, UM, and other aspects of sports in Florida.
Florida's Aviation Museums
Florida's Gulfarium - featuring live dolphin, sea lion, and SCUBA performances, aquariums, sea turtles, alligators, and educational classes/camps for kids.
FSU Museum of Fine Arts
Gold Coast Railroad Museum - home of Presidential rail car "Ferdinand Magellan"; southernmost steam locomotives in the US; operating railroad museum.
Henry Morrison Flagler Museum - includes period rooms from the Gilded Age and special costume and memorabilia collections.
Historical Museum of Southern Florida - sampling of exhibits, collections, historic images, folklife studies and more.
International Museum of Cartoon Art - collection includes animation, graphic novels, editorial cartoons, books and film.
International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) - honors aquatic athletes who have achieved greatness in the field of swimming, diving, water polo and synchronised swimming.
Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art
Jewish Museum of Florida - dedicated to telling the story of more than 230 years of the Florida Jewish Experience.
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
Jungle Adventures - 20-acre park and wildlife sanctuary providing close encounters with native wildlife.
Key West Aquarium - hands-on activities for kids. Come see the colorful variety of marine life native to the island.
Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami
Maitland Art Center - features museum exhibitions, instruction by professional artists, public art programs, and membership and support opportunities.
Mennello Museum of American Folk Art - featuring rotating exhibits of American folk artists, and a permenant collection of works by Earl Cunningham.
Miami Art Museum - exhibits, presents, and interprets international art, with a focus on works of the western hemisphere from the 1940s to the present.
Miami Children's Museum - award winning museum outlines exhibits, events, and workshops for ages 18 months and up.
Miami Museum of Science - participate in science on-line and visit the latest exhibits.
Mote Marine Aquarium - get face-to-face with predators in the shark tank and learn about Mote research.
Museum of Art Tallahassee - offers information on exhibits, membership, volunteer opporunities, and more.
Museum of Discovery and Science - features educational exhibits, programs, and IMAX films.
Museum of Florida History
Museum of Florida's Art and Culture - dedicated to the artists of Florida whose work, in any medium, is visually linked to Florida's history, heritage, or environment.
National Museum of Naval Aviation - features aircraft exhibits, an IMAX theater, planes, simulators, and historical exhibits.
Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Historical Association - preserving the history of a former World War II pilot training base. Flight 19, the Lost Patrol, was based here.
Norton Museum of Art
Odyssey Science Center - offers hands-on science activities for families, students & teachers. Located in Tallahassee, FL.
Old School Square Cultural Arts Center - features regional and traveling exhibits that rotate every six weeks. Houses five full galleries and a tea room.
Orlando Museum of Art - the museum's mission reflects the continued growth of Central Florida, ardent community support for the arts, and the OMA's role as a leading cultural institution in the region.
Orlando Science Center - build a bridge, fire a laser and touch an alligator, all in one day.
Parrot Jungle and Gardens - a day of adventure you'll never forget.
Polk Museum of Art
Salvador Dalí Museum/Daliweb
Seaquarium@
South Florida Museum / Bishop Planetarium - located on the Manatee River waterfront and taking up an entire city block in downtown Bradenton.
South Florida Railway Museum - preserves the history of railroads in southern Florida, and educates the public about the importance of railroads in the region past and present. Also includes an active model railroad group.
South Florida Science Museum and Buzz Aldrin Planetarium
Southern Exposure Gallery - featuring traditional to contemporary paintings, photographs, and archival prints.
Space City, USA
- space center and wildlife refuge.
St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts - includes online previews of collections in European, American, Pre-Columbian and Asian art, photography, and Greek and Roman antiquities.
St. Petersburg Salvador Dali Museum
Tallahassee Antique Car Museum - banquet facilities and rare and vintage autos.
Tampa Museum of Art - modern and contemporary museum which also houses a collection of Greek and Roman antiquities.
To Remember - Tampa Bay Holocaust Memorial Museum & Educational Center.
University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame - dedicated exclusively to telling the stories of America's astronauts.
U.S. Space Walk of Fame - information about the Space Walk of Fame currently being built along the river front in Titusville, Florida, across the river from Kennedy Space Center.
UDT SEAL Museum - birthplace of the Navy Frogman.
Visual Arts Center of Northwest Florida - houses two galleries and several studios and is open Tuesday through Saturday.
World Museum of Poetry and Art - sponsored by the Tampa Bay Poetry Council.

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Georgia
Carlos Museum at Emory University
Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia
High Museum of Art
Morris Museum of Art
Oglethorpe University Museum
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Hawaii
Contemporary Museum
Hana Cultural Center and Museum
Honolulu Academy of Arts
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Idaho
Boise Art Museum - visual arts institution featuring a variety of artistic experiences for visitors of all ages including exhibitions, education programs and special events.
Crystal Gold Mine - authentic underground tourist attraction, combining historical mining heritage and family entertainment.
Discovery Center of Idaho - Boise's hands-on science museum.
Zoo Boise - open daily from 10am until 5pm, with extended hours in the summer. Enjoy the entertainment and special activities for the entire family.
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Illinois
Art Institute of Chicago
Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University
Chicago Atheneum: Museum of Architecture and Design
DePaul University Art Gallery
Elmhurst Art Museum
Illinois State Museum
John A. Logan College Museum and Art Galleries
Krannert Art Museum
Museum of Contemporary Art
National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum
Oriental Institute Museum at the University of Chicago
Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago
Southern Illinois University Museum
Tarble Arts Center at Eastern Illinois University
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Indiana
Ball State University Museum of Art
Brauer Museum of Art at Valparaiso University
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
Evansville Museum of Arts and Science
Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Greentown Glass Museum
Herron Gallery at the Herron School of Art
Indiana University Art Museum
Indianapolis Art Center
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame
South Bend Regional Museum of Art
Swope Art Museum
The Greater Lafayette Museum of Art
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Iowa
Arts Iowa City
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
University of Iowa Museum of Art
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Kansas
Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University
Coutts Memorial Museum of Art
Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas
Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University
Wichita Art Museum
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Kentucky
Kentucky Museum at Western Kentucky University
Speed Art Museum
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Louisiana
Alexandria Museum of Art
Louisiana State Museum
New Orleans Museum of Art
R.W. Norton Art Gallery
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Maine
Colby College Museum of Art
Farnsworth Art Museum
Hudson Museum of Traditional & Contemporary Cultures at the University of Maine
Portland Museum of Art
Wyeth Center at the Farnsworth Art Museum
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Maryland
American Visionary Art Museum
Art Gallery at the University of Maryland
Baltimore Museum of Art
Walters Art Gallery
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
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Massachusetts
Addison Gallery of American Art
Attleboro Museum & Center for the Arts
Berkshire Museum
Boston University Art Gallery
Cahoon Museum of American Art
Clark Art Institute
Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
Fuller Museum of Art
Harvard University Art Museums
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College
Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
Museum of Bad Art
Museum of Fine Arts
Norman Rockwell Museum
Peabody Essex Museum
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University
Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University
Smith College Museum of Art
The Springfield Museums at the Quadrangle
Tufts University Gallery
Williams College Museum of Art
Worcester Art Museum
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Michigan
Cranbrook Art Museum
Dennos Museum Center
Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit Institute of Arts Image Database
Flint Institute of Arts
Grand Rapids Art Museum
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology at the University of Michigan
Kresge Art Museum at Michigan State University
Saginaw Art Museum
University of Michigan Museum of Art
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Minnesota
Goldstein Museum of Design at the University of Minnesota
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Minnesota Museum of American Art
Walker Art Center
Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota
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Mississippi
George E. Ohr Arts & Cultural Center
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art
Mississippi Museum of Art
University Museums at the University of Mississippi
Walter Anderson Museum of Art
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Missouri
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Missouri
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Saint Louis Art Museum
Washington University Gallery of Art
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Montana
American Computer Museum - award-winning museum of the 4,000-year history of computers and communications.
Art Museum of Missoula - displays contemporary art from the 19th century forward with an emphasis on Montana artists. Also offers tours and educational workshops.
Arts Chateau, The - 26-room, four floor mansion built by Charles Walker Clark in 1898, which houses artwork and textiles from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Fort Peck Dam Interpretive Center & Museum - will provide an in-depth explanation of many of the significant events and resources of the Northeast Montana area.
National Forest Service Museum - will be built to collect, preserve, and study materials, structures, photographs, and documents illustrating the historical and contemporary activities of the U.S. Forest Service.
University of Montana Museum of Fine Arts
Yellowstone Art Museum
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Nebraska
Edgerton Explorit Center - provides hands-on scientific learning for youth and adults based around the work of Dr. Harold Edgerton.
Folsom Children's Zoo - includes calendar and upcoming events.
Great Plains Art Collection - showing works from the Western Plains, including Native American sculptures, paintings, photographs, and prints.
Harold Warp Pioneer Village - collection of historically arranged antique cars.
Henry Doorly Zoo@
Joslyn Art Museum - features works from antiquity to the present with a special emphasis on 19th and 20th century art from Europe and America.
Lincoln Children's Museum - explore Nebraska's hands-on children's museum on the web. Visit their calendar, news, party and membership pages.
Museum of Nebraska Art at the University of Nebraska
Omaha Childrens Museum - museum dedicated to growth, learning, and fun.
Prairie Peace Park - educational, environmental peace park for children and families.
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Nebraska
University of Nebraska State Museum@
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Nevada

Las Vegas Art Museum - housed in the Sahara West Library and Fine Art Museum, the museum features the works of many fine artists.
Las Vegas Natural History Museum - combines education and entertainment through multisensory exhibits.
Liberace Museum@
Madame Tussaud's - wax museum with locations in London, Amsterdam, and Las Vegas.
McCarran Aviation Heritage Museum - located in McCarran International Airport that shows the history of aviation in Southern Nevada.
National Automobile Museum - displays the Bill Harrah automobile collection.
Nevada Institute for Contemporary Art - features works by area/regional artists.
Nevada Museum of Art
Sierra Safari Zoo - located seven miles north of downtown Reno.
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New Hampshire
American Independence Museum
Christa McAuliffe Planetarium
Currier Gallery of Art
Hood Museum of Art
U.S. Marconi Museum of Radio Communications - from spark to space!
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New Jersey
Art Museum at Princeton University
Grounds For Sculpture
Montclair Art Museum
New Jersey State Museum
Noyes Museum of Art
Wheaton Village Museum of American Glass
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New Mexico
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Museum of International Folk Art
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New York
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Alternative Museum
American Museum of Natural History
Art Museum at the State University of New York
Brooklyn Museum of Art
Canajoharie Library and Art Gallery
Castellani Art Museum at Niagara University
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
Corning Museum of Glass
Dahesh Museum
Dia Center for the Arts
El Museo del Barrio
Everson Museum of Art
Frederic Remington Art Museum
Frick Collection
George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film
Grey Art Gallery at New York University
Guggenheim Museum
Guggenheim Museum Soho
Guild Hall
Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden
Hofstra University Museum
Hudson River Museum
International Center of Photography<