A museum is typically a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education, enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment." This definition is taken from the International Council of Museums (ICOM) Statutes.
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Allentown Art Museum - Offering a full schedule of art exhibits, tours, galleries, lectures, workshops, and family activities in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Meta Description: [ Allentown Art Museum offers a full schedule of art exhibits, tours,
lectures, workshops, and family activities. Located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. ]
Armand Hammer Museum - Permanent collections include the Armand Hammer Collection of Art which is primarily composed of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works.
Meta Description: [ The Hammer Museum spans the classics to the cutting-edge, with historical and contemporary exhibitions alongside masterworks from its collections. Hammer Projects feature work by emerging artists. ]
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria - Featuring a collection of over 15,000 objets d'art from Asia, Europe and North America with primary emphasis on Canada and Japan.
Meta Description: [ The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is one of Canada's finest art museums with a permanent collection of 15,000 objets d'art. Gallery information, exhibition archive, virtual exhibitions, calendar of events, information for educators ]
Art Museum at Florida International University - Collection emphasis on Latin American and 20th century American art.
Bermuda National Gallery - Houses the national collection of European, African and Bermuda art. Exhibits include the Bermuda Biennial exhibition and changing international exhibition.
Brooklyn Museum of Art - With one of the finest collections of Egyptian art in the world, this museum also has within its permanent collection classical and middle eastern art, art of Africa, the Americas and the Pacific, as well as decorative arts and textiles.
Carnegie Museum of Art - Museum features a central collection of international art and additional halls of architectural art and sculpture. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Meta Description: [ Homepage for the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Here visitors can find information on visiting hours, admission prices, current exhibitions, educational programs, classes, lectures, and special events. ]
Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, UK - Features world-renowned Arts and Crafts Movement collection, rare Chinese and English ceramics, and 300 years of painting by Dutch and British artists.
Meta Description: [ World-renowned Arts & Crafts Movement collection inspired by William Morris. Social history of Cheltenham. Special exhibitions throughout the year. ]
Chrysler Museum of Art - Exhibits a collection of art works from contemporary times to ancient Egypt, located in Norfolk, Virginia.
Meta Description: [ houses an impressive encyclopedic art collection of more than 30,000 fine objects spanning 5,000 years of art history ]
Cincinnati Art Museum - Founded in 1881, the museum features 88 galleries and a permanent collection of over 80,000 works of international art.
Cleveland Museum of Art - Collection of more than 30,000 works of art ranges over 5,000 years, from ancient Egypt to the present, and includes masterpieces from Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Includes events, membership details, hours and a visitor's guide. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Currier Museum of Art - Features European and American paintings, decorative arts, photographs, sculpture and Frank Lloyd Wright's Zimmerman House. Located in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Dallas Museum of Art - The museum's permanent collection ranges from impressionist paintings to contemporary sculpture.
Denver Art Museum - Presents a variety of international art throughout the year including traveling exhibits and displays from the museum's permanent collection.
Meta Description: [ The Denver Art Museum Web site provides up-to-date information on art exhibitions, gallery events, lectures, films and special events for patrons looking to experience art in Denver Colorado. ]
Duke University Museum of Art - Permanent collection ranging from Ancient to Modern art plus changing exhibitions, programs, and scholarly publications.
East Japan Railway Culture Foundation: Tokyo Station Gallery - Art exhibitions in part of Tokyo Central Railway Station. Past and future exhibits, hours, cost, map, and contact information.
Ethnographic Museum Antwerp - Highlights non-European ethnic groups, including African, American, Asian and Oceanian cultures.
Frye Art Museum - Collection of 19th and 20th century American, German, and French paintings. Located in Seattle, Washington.
Meta Description: [ Through its exhibitions, collections, and programs, the Frye Art Museum engages audiences, challenges perceptions, and encourages dialogue about representational art in all its complexities, past and present. Admission to the museum will always be free to the public. ]
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag - Collections of modern art, fashion and applied arts, including ceramics from the Far, Middle and Near East. The Hague, Netherlands.
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Georgia Museum of Art - The Georgia Museum of Art is a significant resource for UGA, the state, and the southeastern region, with a permanent collection of over 7,000 objects.
Haggerty Museum of Art - Permanent collection covers a variety of art periods and styles. Museum features a permanent exhibit of Old Masters paintings. Located at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden - A not-for-profit center for the humanities. Through programs and events, music and the arts, the Museum seeks to provide links between the East and the West.
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Hecht Museum - Exhibits international art and archaeology. Various artistic movements are represented, with the emphasis on Impressionism and the Jewish School of Paris. The Art wing also contains works by Jewish artists who perished during the Holocaust.
Heckscher Museum of Art - Permanent collection spans 15th to 20th century, European and American paintings, sculpture and works on paper. Located in Huntington, NY.
Meta Description: [ The Heckscher Museum of Art collects and exhibits European and American paintings, sculpture and works on paper from the 15th through the 20th centuries with an emphasis on 19th and 20th century American landscape painting and American Modernmism. ]
Hiroshima Museum of Art - Mostly paintings. French painting, from the French Impressionists to the present, and Japanese works from the Meiji era to contemporary works. (Eng/Jpn)
Indiana University Art Museum - Situated in the center of the Bloomington campus for IU, more than 35,000 artifacts such as paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and photographs are open for public viewing, for free.
International Museum of Carousel Art - Dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and exhibition of the world's antique carousels.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum - Boston museum of international art founded by collector and philanthropist Isabella Stewart Gardner.
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stories of galleries surrounding a sun- and flower-filled courtyard, the Museum
provides an unusual backdrop for the viewing of art. The Isabella Stewart Gardner
Museum's preeminent collection c... ]
Itami City Museum of Art (Hyogo) - Satire and humor. Caricature prints, sculpture and paintings by Honore Daumier, William Hogarth, James Gillray, George Bigot, James Ensor, Kathe Kollwitz, Raoul Dufy, and contemporary American and Japanese artists. English and Japanese.
Kunsthal Rotterdam - Staging 25 exhibits through the year, the Kunsthal Rotterdam exhibits a full spectrum of art, from Da Vinci to 19th century cat portraits to modern photography and design.
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Mead Art Museum - Contains a collection of over 14,000 works by international artists. Located at Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts.
Metropolitan Museum of Art - Collections contains more than two million works of art spanning more than 5,000 years of world culture, from prehistory to the present.
Meta Description: [ The Metropolitan Museum of Art Web site features information on upcoming museum events, fine art exhibits, special exhibitions, the Met collection and art galleries online. ]
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts - Exhibits and collects fine art by American and international artists.
Meta Description: [ For seventy years the Montgomery Museum
of Fine Arts has been a showcase for the
visual arts in Central Alabama. A primary
focus of the Museum's mission is collecting
and preserving works by some of history's
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Musée du Louvre - Divided into 7 departments, the Louvre collections incorporate works dating from the birth of the great antique civilisations right up to the first half of the XIXth century, thereby confirming its encyclopedic vocation.
Museum of Art and Archaeology - at the University of Missouri. Images and informative text relating to permanent, special and virtual exhibitions of works of art from antiquity to the present.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - International museum of fine art.
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston - the oldest comprehensive museum in the Southwest United States. You're invited to come see its treasures - art of world cultures from antiquity to the present.
National Cartoon Museum (NCM) - Contains a collection of over 160,000 original drawings from every genre of the art and represents cartoonists from over 50 countries. Located in Boca Raton, FL.
National Gallery of Art - In Washington,D.C. houses one of the finest collections in the world illustrating major achievements in painting, sculpture, and graphic arts from the Middle Ages to the present.
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National Museum of Women in the Arts - only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to the exhibition, preservation, and acquisition of works by women artists of all nationalities and periods.
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Nature in Art Museum - Dedicated to art inspired by nature including artists ranging from Audubon to Picasso. Located in Twigworth, Gloucester.
Meta Description: [ The world's first museum and art gallery dedicated exclusively to art inspired by nature from any period, any culture and in any media. Specially Commended in the National Heritage Museum of the Year Awards. ]
New Orleans Museum of Art - Permanent collection includes French and American art, photography, glass, African and Japanese works. Houses a sculpture garden and offers photography and decorative arts.
NMWA - The National Museum of Western Art (Tokyo) - European paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints, from the 14th through the 20th centuries. Illustrated samples from the collections.
Peabody Essex Museum - Features over 30 galleries exhibiting international collections of maritime art and history, Asian export art, Native American art, arts of Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands, American decorative arts, natural history, and historic houses.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts - Special exhibitions of international art are featured annually as well as exhibits of the Academy's collections.
Meta Description: [ Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is the nation's oldest art museum and school of fine arts. The
Academy collects and exhibits the work of distinguished American artists and is renowned for training fine artists. ]
Philadelphia Museum of Art - Seeks to preserve, enhance, interpret the visual arts to a diverse audience as a source of delight, illumination, and lifelong learning.
Meta Description: [ As one of the largest art museums in the United States, the Philadelphia Museum of Art invites visitors from around the world to explore its renowned art collections, acclaimed special exhibitions, and enriching programs, both in-person and online. ]
Phoenix Art Museum - Permanent collection features over 13,000 works by international artists.
Polk Museum of Art - Provides an emphasis on modern and contemporary, American and European decorative arts, Asian and pre-Columbian art. Includes details of collections, events, calendar, programs, admission, hours, FAQs, membership, employment and volunteer opportunities, and directions. Located in Lakeland, Florida.
Portland Art Museum - The oldest art museum in the Pacific Northwest houses a permanent collections of European and American art as well as a fine collection of English silver.
Princeton University Art Museum - Permanent collections range from antiquities to contemporary art and focus primarily on works by American, European and Latin American artists.
Meta Description: [ The Princeton University Art Museum Website
features information on upcoming exhibitions, events, the collection and special projects online. ]
Sackler Museums - Directory to five museums which hold the collections of publisher and art collector Dr. Arthur M. Sackler.
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Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts - With over 1,200 examples of fine and decorative arts, the centre is also home to the UEA collection of Abstract and Constructivist Art and Design.
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Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art - Features African, ancient American, Asian, contemporary, modern and Oceanic paintings, sculpture, ceramics and photography. Includes exhibition schedule, calendar of events, membership information, hours and directions. Located on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville.
Meta Description: [ The Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida maintains exemplary art collections and produces innovative exhibitions and educational programs. We advance teaching, research, and creative engagement between the University and diverse audiences. ]
San Diego Museum of Art - Features American and international art. Includes the latest events and programs at the museum.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to the San Diego Museum of Art, celebrating over 75 years of developing and sharing an art collection of world renown. ]
Santa Barbara Museum of Art - Collections include ancient art, French and English 19th and early 20th century art, 19th and early 20th Century American art, international modernism, photography, and contemporary art.
Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art - Paintings and sculptures, European as well as Japanese, mostly 19th and 20th century. The Rodin wing contains pre- and post-Rodin works, as well as a major collection of Rodin.
Smithsonian Institution - Composed of sixteen museums and galleries, the National Zoo, and numerous research facilities in the United States and abroad.
Meta Description: [ America's national educational facility with 18 museums, 9 research centers and 120 affiliates around the world. ]
Springfield Museum of Art - Museum has a permanent collection of works by 19th and 20th century American and European artists.
The Art Institute of Chicago Museum - Museum houses more than 300,000 works of art and includes among its treasures, American Gothic by Grant Wood, Edward Hopper's Nighthawks and 33 works by Monet.
The Baltimore Museum of Art - Exhibits American and international art, including the Cone Collection of over 40 paintings by Matisse, Gauguin, Picasso, Van Gogh and other European artists.
Meta Description: [ The Baltimore Museum of Art. Current Exhibitions: Painted Prints: The Revelation of Color: October 6 - January 5; Maryland Artists from the Collection 1890-1970; Tom Miller: Changing Spaces; Matisse: Drawing Defined, Radio City and a Century of Progress: 1930s American Modernism ]
The British Museum - Houses a vast collection of world art and artifacts. A large part of the collection can be viewed online.
Meta Description: [ The British Museum has outstanding collections that cover world cultures from Prehistory to the present day. Visit our website for information about the galleries, collections, special exhibitions and events. View the collections and take online tours. ]
The Detroit Institute of Arts - The fifth-largest fine arts museum in the United States with holdings of over 60,000 works. More than one hundred galleries featuring paintings, sculpture, and graphic and decorative arts.
The Hyde Collection Art Museum - Founded by Charlotte Pruyn Hyde in 1952, the museum exhibits an important collection of European and American works of art and European antiques. Includes works by Picasso, Cezanne, Renoir, Rembrandt, Homer and Whistler.
Meta Description: [ The Hyde Collection is the result of 50 years of avid and highly informed art collecting during the first half of the twentieth century by Louis and Charlotte Hyde in Glens Falls, NY ]
The Kimbell Art Museum - Fort Worth, Texas - Fort Worth, Texas museum of international art with collections ranging from antiquities to 20th century contemporary art.
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The Saint Louis Art Museum - Collection spans the centuries from ancient Egypt to the present.
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia - Formerly the homes of tsars, the five buildings which comprise the Hermitage now house one of the finest art collections in the world. Site offers a virtual tour, on-line exhibtions and a digital collection of high resolution art images.
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UVSC Woodbury Art Museum - Provides exhibitions from local and national levels, as well as educational programs and an art resource library. Provides details of exhibits, events, hours, and directions to the location in Orem, Utah.
Wadsworth Atheneum - Founded in 1842 and featuring collection of American and European paintings, sculpture and decorative arts. Collection highlights, exhibits and program information.
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