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• American Association of Museums - a focal point for professionals in museum and museum-related fields.
• Where to do research on Presidential Libraries and Museums
• Smithsonian Institution - America's treasure house for learning.
• Encyclopedia Smithsonian - information about a variety of topics, from Smithsonian Institution sources.
• Smithsonian Associates
• Smithsonian Center for Museum Studies - museum studies, training, information and professional service.
• Smithsonian Libraries
• Smithsonian Institutional History Division - exhibits, oral and video histories, and databases on the history of the Smithsonian Institution.
• Smithsonian Magazine - magazine of the Smithsonian Institution that explores art, history, and science.
• Smithsonian Research Information System - manages, describes, and provides access to research resources held primarily by the Institution's libraries, archives, and research units.
• Smithsonian Store - offers a variety of unique items for a number of occasions.
• Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES)
• Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery - National Museum of Asian Art
• Increase and Diffusion - web magazine aimed at capturing the breadth of the Smithsonian Institution.
• James Renwick Alliance - national nonprofit organization created to support the Renwick Gallery of the National Museum of American Art.
• National Air & Space Museum
• National Museum of African Art
• National Museum of American History
• National Museum of Natural History
• National Museum of the American Indian
• National Portrait Gallery
• National Postal Museum
• Smithsonian American Art Museum

• New York City Museums
• American Craft Museum (New York City)
• American Folk Art Museum (New York City)
• Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum (New York City)
• Ellis Island Immigration Museum (New York City)
• Guggenheim Museum (New York City)
• Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
• Museum of Modern Art (New York City)
• Whitney Museum of American Art (New York City)
• Shaker Heritage Museum (Albany, NY)
• The Corning Museum of Glass (Corning, NY)
• Hyde Art Museum (Glen Falls, NY)

• Philadelphia Museums and Galleries - features a directory of museum and gallery information, hours, admission prices, and more
• Philadelphia Museum of Art
• Andy Warhol Museum (Pittsburgh)
• Carnegie Museum of Art (Pittsburgh)
• Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
• Brandywine River Museum (Chadds Ford, PA) - Three generations of Wyeth.
• National Toy Train Museum (Strasburg, PA)
• Gettysburg National Military Park

• Virginia Association of Museums - includes information for museum professionals, tourists, and teachers.
• Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond)
• Art Museum of Western Virginia (Roanoke) - specializing in 19th and 20th century American art, decorative art, and works by regional artists.
• Edgar Allan Poe Museum (Richmond)
• Museum of the Confederacy - a private, nonprofit institution that maintains the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of military, political and domestic artifacts and art associated with the period of the Confederacy, 1861-1865.

• Baltimore Museum of Art
• B&O Railroad Museum (Baltimore) - houses 19th and 20th century rolling stock, unique artifacts and railroadiana.
• Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum and Official Orioles Museum (Baltimore)
• Walters Art Gallery (Baltimore) - a privately assembled collection of art from the third millennium B.C. to the early 20th century.
• Havre de Grace Decoy Museum (Havre de Grace, MD) - featuring duck carvings, folk art, and waterfowl exhibits from the Chesapeake Bay and Susquehanna regions.

• David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art (Chicago)
• Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago)
• Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago) - the largest science museum in a single building in the Western Hemisphere.
• Indianapolis Museum of Art (Indianapolis, Indiana)

• Delaware Art Museum
• Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library (Wilmington) - features a collection of American decorative arts donated by the Dupont family.
• Delaware Toy and Miniature Museum (Wilmington) - a nonprofit historical reference of 18th to 20th century doll houses, miniatures and sample furniture as well as dolls, toys, trains, boats, and planes.

• Boston Museum of Fine Arts
• Museum of Afro-American History (Boston)
• Fuller Museum of Art (Brockton, MA) - focusing on work of New England artists from 19th century to present.
• Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA) - The Fogg Art Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum
• Peabody of Archeology and Ethnology (Cambridge, MA) - houses treasures of prehistoric and historic cultures from all over the world.
• Semitic Museum at Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) - houses collections of archaeological materials from the Ancient Near East.
• Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (Cambridge, MA) - research branch of the Smithsonian Institution, SAO is a partner in the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
• New England Quilt Museum (Lowell, MA) - preserves, interprets, and celebrates historic and contemporary American quilting.
• American Textile History Museum (Lowell, MA)
• Sandwich Glass Museum (Sandwich, MA) - tells the story of the 19th century Boston and Sandwich Glass Company and its founder, Deming Jarves. Includes information about exhibits, demonstrations, tours, and more.
• Heard Museum - Native American and Southwest material, both contemporary and historical. Large collection of Native American art and are strong supporters of contemporary Native American artists.
• Museum of Bad Art - bringing "the worst of art to the widest of audiences".
• Norman Rockwell Museum
• Peabody Essex Museum - collections of art, architecture, and cultural history since 1799.

• California Museum of Photography
• Fine Art Museums of San Francisco
• J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles)
• Los Angeles County Museum of Art
• San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)

• International Council of Museums (ICOM)

• United Kingdom global museum gateway
• The British Museum

• Paris Museums
• Paris Art - information about the artists and galleries of Paris.
• Le Louvre
• Musée Rodin - presenting the sculptures and drawings of the artist. Also links to other Rodin sites.
• Musée Marmottan Monet - contains the world's largest collection of paintings by Claude Monet, as well as works by his friends and contemporaries. Also features a group of illuminated manuscripts from the 12th to the 15th centuries.
• Royal Cameo Glass - the only gallery in the French Quarter dedicated to American studio glass and antique glass. Family owned and run. Open daily 10am to 5pm. Private tours by appointment.
• Monet's House and Garden at Giverny
• Guide to Monuments and Museums in Bordeaux
• Nice Museums - features location, exhibition, and other information for museums in the city of Nice, France and surrounding area.

• Italian Museums
• Museo Archeologico Nazionale de Cagliari (Sardinia) - spans time period starting from remote Neolithic, to an overview of nuragic bronzes, to material of Punic and Roman origin, and finally, numerous objects from the late medieval period.
• Museums and Art Collections of Perugia (Umbria region)
• The Leonardo Museum (Florence)
• All Roads Lead to Roma - comprehensive site about fun things to do and see in Rome. Includes transportation, banks, crime, museums, the Vatican, churches, events, and much more.

• National Museum (Warsaw)
• Nicholas Copernicus Museum at Frombork

• Australian Museums and Galleries Online

• Canadian Museums Association - members include non-profit museums, art galleries, science centres, aquaria, archives, sports halls of fame, artist-run centres, zoos, and historic sites across Canada.

• Museum Information - Japan
• Ukiyo-e Museum (Nagano, Japan)

• National Palace Museum (Taipei) - official site containing the world's largest collection of Chinese arts and treasures.

• Museums and Exhibits in Switzerland

• German Galleries - current exhibitions in German galleries, museums and institutions.

• Museums of Russia - comprehensive site offers photos, details and explanations of museums across Russia.
• State Hermitage Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia)
• Moscow Kremlin Museum
• State Russian Museum - world's largest museum of Russian art. Located in the center of St.Petersburg.

• King George VI Art Gallery (Port Elizabeth, South Africa) - municipal museum displaying British and South African art, international printmaking, and Asian art.
• Battlefield Region of KwaZulu-Natal - offers a rich diversity of Zulu culture, South African and military history, as well as hiking, arts and crafts, game ranches and reserves, rock art and museums.

• Latin American Art Directory - South American, Central American, Mexican, and Caribbean art galleries, museums, exhibitions, resources, auctions, and events worldwide.
• Arte-Mexico - provides a listing of galleries and museums in Mexico City, openings and events, monthly exhibits, and featured artists information.
• Museo Mural Diego Rivera
• Buenos Aires, Argentina - municipal government site with features on dance, music, literature, museums, sports and others subjects of interest to locals and visitors alike.

• National Baseball Hall of Fame
• Georgia O'Keefe Museum (New Mexico)

• Sulabh International Museum of Toilets (India)