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Hartford, CT
The oldest continually-operating public art museum in the United States, founded in 1842.
Easton, MD
Regional art museum in a historic 19th-century school building with a permanent collection and school.
Andover, MA
One of the earliest museums dedicated to American art, part of Phillips Academy Andover.
Albany, NY
One of the oldest museums in the country, dedicated to the history and art of the Upper Hudson Valley region.
Allentown, PA
Regional art museum with a Kress Foundation core collection and Frank Lloyd Wright–designed library.
Federal Hill · Baltimore, MD
A national museum dedicated to self-taught, intuitive artistry, at the base of Federal Hill by the Inner Harbor.
Charles Village · Baltimore, MD
Free admission and a collection of 95,000+ works including the world's largest public holding of Henri Matisse, plus contemporary art and outdoor sculpture gardens.
South Bronx · New York, NY
A contemporary art museum on the Grand Concourse focused on twentieth- and twenty-first-century art by artists of African, Asian, and Latin American descent.
Buffalo, NY
One of the world's leading collections of modern and contemporary art, in an expanded campus by OMA.
Erie County · Buffalo, NY
Dedicated to the art and vision of Charles E. Burchfield and distinguished artists of Western New York.
Dennis, MA
Museum focused on the art of Cape Cod and the Islands, with over 3,000 works and a sculpture garden.
Pittsburgh, PA
Among the first modern art museums in the U.S., known for the Carnegie International since 1896.
Williamstown, MA
Art museum and research center known for Impressionist masterworks in a Tadao Ando–expanded campus.
Erie, PA
Regional art museum with 8,000+ works occupying a Greek Revival former bank.
Scranton, PA
Natural history, science and art museum in Scranton's Nay Aug Park since 1908.
Syracuse, NY
I.M. Pei's first museum commission, housing a distinguished collection of American art and one of the largest ceramics collections in the U.S.
Cooperstown, NY
American folk, fine, and Native American art on the shore of Otsego Lake.
Dutchess County · Poughkeepsie, NY
Vassar College's art museum, home to more than 22,000 works spanning ancient to contemporary art.
Cambridge, MA
Fogg, Busch-Reisinger and Arthur M. Sackler collections unified in a Renzo Piano–reimagined building.
Huntington, NY
A community-based art museum with a permanent collection spanning 500 years of European and American art.
Ithaca, NY
Cornell University teaching art museum in an I.M. Pei building with panoramic Cayuga Lake views.
University City · Philadelphia, PA
A non-collecting contemporary art museum at the University of Pennsylvania, free to all.
Boston, MA
Contemporary art museum on the Boston waterfront in a landmark Diller Scofidio + Renfro building.
Boston, MA
Venetian-inspired palazzo housing the personal collection of Isabella Stewart Gardner.
Lighthouse Hill, Staten Island · New York, NY
One of the largest collections of Tibetan and Himalayan art in the Western world.
Westchester County · Katonah, NY
A non-collecting art museum presenting exhibitions of art from all cultures and time periods.
Amherst, MA
Amherst College art museum with 19,000+ works spanning ancient to contemporary.
Rochester, NY
The civic art museum of Rochester and one of the country's leading regional museums, with 12,000 works spanning 5,000 years.
Utica, NY
A regional museum with a collection ranging from the 18th century to today, housed in a Philip Johnson-designed building.
Utica, NY
Art museum with a Philip Johnson–designed building, plus a school of art and performing arts programs.
Columbus Circle, Manhattan · New York, NY
Contemporary craft, art, and design showcasing the materials and processes behind hand-made work.
Boston, MA
Encyclopedic art museum with nearly 500,000 works spanning ancient Egypt to contemporary art.
Roslyn Harbor, NY
Fine art museum housed in a historic Georgian mansion on 145 landscaped acres.
New Bedford, MA
Community art museum in a former public library celebrating the SouthCoast's creative culture.
New Britain, CT
The first museum in the country dedicated exclusively to American art, founded in 1903.
Water Mill, NY
A leading art museum on the East End of Long Island showcasing artists of the region and beyond in a landmark Herzog & de Meuron building.
Center City · Philadelphia, PA
The nation's first art museum and school of fine art, founded in 1805.
Fairmount · Philadelphia, PA
One of the largest art museums in the United States, with more than 240,000 objects spanning 2,000 years.
Provincetown, MA
Historic art association and museum documenting the century-old Provincetown art colony.
Ulster County · New Paltz, NY
One of the largest university art museums in New York State, on the SUNY New Paltz campus.
Northampton, MA
One of the finest college art museums in the U.S., known for 19th- and 20th-century painting and sculpture.
New Windsor, NY
A 500-acre open-air museum with a world-renowned collection of monumental sculpture.
Ridgefield, CT
One of the oldest contemporary art museums in the U.S. and the only one in Connecticut, non-collecting.
Upper East Side · New York, NY
One of the world's largest and most comprehensive art museums, with more than two million works spanning 5,000 years of human creativity.
Midtown · New York, NY
The foremost museum of modern and contemporary art, home to iconic works by Van Gogh, Picasso, Warhol, and countless twentieth- and twenty-first-century voices.
Mount Vernon · Baltimore, MD
A free museum with a global collection spanning 7,000 years — ancient Egypt, medieval Europe, Islamic art, Asian art, and more — assembled by Henry and William Walters.
Amherst, MA
UMass Amherst museum focused on 20th- and 21st-century American and international art.
Old Forge, NY
Multidisciplinary arts center serving the Central Adirondacks with exhibitions and performances.
Hagerstown, MD
Regional art museum in Hagerstown's City Park with an American and European collection since 1931.
Meatpacking District · New York, NY
Dedicated to twentieth- and twenty-first-century American art, presented in a Renzo Piano building overlooking the Hudson and the High Line.
Williamstown, MA
One of the finest college art museums in the U.S., with 15,000 works in the historic Lawrence Hall.
Chestnut Hill · Philadelphia, PA
Celebrates the art and artists of Philadelphia, past and present.
Worcester, MA
Encyclopedic art museum with 38,000 works spanning 5,000 years and the Higgins Armory collection.
New Haven, CT
The largest and most comprehensive collection of British art outside the United Kingdom.
New Haven, CT
The oldest university art museum in the Western Hemisphere, with more than 300,000 objects.
Pittsfield, MA
Multidisciplinary art, natural science and history museum with an aquarium and Little Cinema.
Prospect Heights, Brooklyn · New York, NY
One of the oldest and largest art museums in the country, with a global collection from ancient Egypt to contemporary art and a landmark Beaux-Arts building.
Greenwich, CT
A community-based, world-class institution offering exhibitions and programs in art and science.
Gloucester, MA
Regional art and history museum with the finest collection of Fitz Henry Lane paintings.
Stockbridge, MA
Country estate of Daniel Chester French, sculptor of the Lincoln Memorial statue.
Corning, NY
The world's largest collection of glass art and history, spanning 3,500 years, with live glassblowing demonstrations.
Beacon, NY
A museum for Dia's renowned collection of art from the 1960s to the present, housed in a former Nabisco box-printing factory.
East Harlem · New York, NY
The nation's leading Latino cultural institution, celebrating the art and culture of Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and the broader Latin American diaspora.
Old Lyme, CT
The home of American Impressionism and the Lyme Art Colony.
Flatiron, Manhattan · New York, NY
A contemporary museum of photography in the historic Church Missions House.
Glen Echo, MD
National Park Service arts campus in the former Glen Echo Amusement Park with the Dentzel Carousel.
Sandwich, MA
100-acre American history museum campus with folk art, antique autos, and gardens.
Yonkers, NY
A museum complex with an art museum, historic Glenview house, planetarium, and views of the Hudson River.
Lower East Side, Manhattan · New York, NY
A museum and school dedicated to photography and visual culture.
Sleepy Hollow, NY
The six-story stone house built by John D. Rockefeller with terraced gardens overlooking the Hudson.
Stony Brook, NY
Smithsonian-affiliated museum of American art, history, and carriages set on a nine-acre campus.
North Adams, MA
One of the largest centers for contemporary visual and performing arts in the U.S., in a 26-building factory campus.
Waterbury, CT
Art and history museum interpreting Connecticut culture with a nationally recognized American art collection.
Pittsburgh, PA
Museum of contemporary art specializing in site-specific installations by artists in residence.
Long Island City, Queens · New York, NY
A contemporary art institution and one of the oldest in the United States dedicated solely to contemporary art.
Upper East Side, Manhattan · New York, NY
A museum devoted to early twentieth-century German and Austrian art and design, home to Klimt's Adele Bloch-Bauer I.
Lower East Side · New York, NY
Dedicated to new art and new ideas, the New Museum is the only museum in New York City devoted exclusively to contemporary art.
Albany, NY
The oldest and largest state museum in the country, exploring New York's history, art, and cultural and natural landscapes.
Upper West Side · New York, NY
New York's first museum, founded in 1804, exploring 400 years of American history through the lens of New York.
Snug Harbor, Staten Island · New York, NY
A museum in Snug Harbor Cultural Center celebrating maritime artist John A. Noble.
Stockbridge, MA
The world's largest collection of original Norman Rockwell art on his final home's grounds.
Columbia County · Hudson, NY
The Persian-inspired home of Hudson River School artist Frederic Edwin Church, set on 250 landscaped acres.
Salem, MA
One of the oldest continuously operating museums in the U.S., renowned for maritime, Asian and American art.
South Street · Philadelphia, PA
An immersive mixed media art environment by mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar.
Flushing Meadows Corona Park · New York, NY
Home to the Panorama of the City of New York — a 9,335 sq ft architectural model of NYC — plus rotating contemporary art in the 1939 World's Fair pavilion.
Reading, PA
Combined art, science and civilization museum with a planetarium and arboretum.
Binghamton, NY
Regional art, history and science museum with the Kopernik Observatory outreach and Link Planetarium.
Fairmount · Philadelphia, PA
The largest public collection of Auguste Rodin's work outside Paris.
East Aurora, NY
National Historic Landmark district and Arts and Crafts community founded by Elbert Hubbard.
Norwich, CT
Historic art museum at the Norwich Free Academy known for classical plaster casts.
Upper East Side · New York, NY
Dedicated to promoting the art and appreciation of illustration through exhibitions, lectures, and educational programs.
Upper East Side · New York, NY
Frank Lloyd Wright's spiraling landmark on Fifth Avenue holds a leading collection of modern and contemporary art.
Springfield, MA
Five-museum quadrangle including the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum, art, history and science.
Saratoga County · Saratoga Springs, NY
Skidmore College's interdisciplinary museum known for cross-disciplinary exhibitions.
Pittsburgh, PA
Largest museum in North America dedicated to a single artist — Andy Warhol.
Fairmount · Philadelphia, PA
One of the world's greatest collections of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and early Modern paintings.
SoHo, Manhattan · New York, NY
The only nonprofit museum in the United States focused solely on the exhibition of drawings.
Upper East Side · New York, NY
Old Master paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts, displayed in industrialist Henry Clay Frick's Gilded Age mansion.
Pittsburgh, PA
Art museum, historic Clayton house, car and carriage museum on the estate of Henry Clay Frick.
Washington Heights, Manhattan · New York, NY
A free museum and reference library dedicated to the arts and cultures of Spain, Portugal, and Latin America.
Warren County · Glens Falls, NY
A historic house museum and art gallery with a distinguished collection of European and American art.
Upper East Side · New York, NY
Explores the intersection of 4,000 years of art and Jewish culture from around the world in the Warburg Mansion on Museum Mile.
Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan · New York, NY
The Metropolitan Museum's branch dedicated to the art, architecture, and gardens of medieval Europe.
Murray Hill · New York, NY
Rare books, illuminated manuscripts, drawings, and music manuscripts housed in J. Pierpont Morgan's original library.
Long Island City, Queens · New York, NY
Founded by Isamu Noguchi in 1985, the museum showcases his sculpture, models, drawings, and stage designs in a former photo-engraving factory.
Corning, NY
A Smithsonian Affiliate exploring the American experience through the art of the American West.
Harrisburg, PA
Pennsylvania's official state museum, spanning geology, archaeology, art and industrial history.
Harlem, Manhattan · New York, NY
The nexus for artists of African descent, showcasing contemporary art by Black artists.
Greene County · Catskill, NY
The home and studio of Thomas Cole, founder of the Hudson River School of American landscape painting.
Pelham Bay Park, Bronx · New York, NY
An 1836 Greek Revival mansion set on 9 acres of gardens and woodlands in Pelham Bay Park.
Boston, MA
Floating museum with restored tea ships interpreting the events of December 16, 1773.
Glen Echo, MD
Home of American Red Cross founder Clara Barton, preserved as a National Historic Site.
Cambridge, MA
Home of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Washington's Cambridge headquarters in 1775–76.
Buffalo, NY
Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie-style masterpiece for Darwin D. Martin, restored as a house museum.
Ithaca, NY
Paleontology and natural history museum of the Paleontological Research Institution.
Harrisburg, PA
Downtown Harrisburg center with a hands-on science museum, IMAX and performing arts theater.
Hartford, CT
The state's oldest museum, exploring Connecticut's history and culture (formerly the Connecticut Historical Society).
Hartford, CT
More than 165 hands-on exhibits, live science demonstrations, and a state-of-the-art 3D theater.
Hartford, CT
The home of the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, connecting Stowe's legacy to today's social justice issues.
Hartford, CT
The Gothic Revival home where Samuel L. Clemens wrote his greatest works, now a National Historic Landmark.
Upper West Side · New York, NY
A landmark institution presenting the natural world and human cultures across 45 permanent halls, plus the Rose Center for Earth and Space and the Gilder Center.
Southwest Baltimore · Baltimore, MD
One of the most comprehensive collections of American railroad artifacts, on the birthplace of American railroading.
Garrison, NY
A Federal-style historic house museum and gardens with panoramic Hudson Highlands views.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn · New York, NY
A community museum and civic organization displaying artifacts of New York City history.
New Haven, CT
Children's museum focused on the eight ways of being smart.
Upper East Side · New York, NY
The only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design, housed in the Andrew Carnegie Mansion.
Fall River, MA
History museum in an 1843 granite mansion with the largest collection of Lizzie Borden artifacts.
Worcester, MA
The former Higgins arms and armor collection now presented within the Worcester Art Museum.
Cambridge, MA
Museum of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology showcasing MIT research, holography and kinetic art.
Upper East Side · New York, NY
Explores the past, present, and future of New York City and the people who have shaped it, through exhibitions and public programs.
Astoria, Queens · New York, NY
The nation's only museum dedicated to the art, history, technique, and technology of film, television, and digital media.
Center City · Philadelphia, PA
America's finest museum of medical history, part of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
Windsor Locks, CT
One of the largest aviation museums in the Northeast with 100+ aircraft.
Boston, MA
Federal-style Bulfinch mansion, headquarters of Historic New England.
Cambridge, MA
One of the oldest anthropology museums in the world, part of Harvard.
Downtown · Baltimore, MD
The Smithsonian-affiliated museum documenting the art, history, and culture of African Americans in Maryland from the 1600s to today.
Chelsea, Manhattan · New York, NY
The only museum in New York City dedicated solely to the art of fashion.
East Baltimore · Baltimore, MD
The first wax museum of African American history in the country, with more than 100 life-size figures documenting Black history from ancient Africa to today.
Downtown · Baltimore, MD
The nation's first purpose-built museum (1814), reborn as a community museum telling Baltimore's stories through art, music, and oral history.
West Yarmouth, MA
Museum built around artifacts from the pirate ship Whydah Gally, wrecked off Cape Cod in 1717.
