Museums

The CDC Foundation is an independent nonprofit and the sole entity created by Congress to mobilize philanthropic and private-sector resources to support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s critical health protection work. We are a catalyst for unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC and philanthropies, private entities and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world.

The Nation’s Oldest Independent African American Museum Celebrating 65 Years. The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center is our nation’s oldest independent Black history museum, and a Smithsonian Institution affiliate. Founded in 1961, it is dedicated to the collection, documentation, preservation, study and dissemination of the history, art and culture of African Americans and of Black people worldwide. The DuSable Museum narrates stories and shares contributions that educate all people about Black excellence through exhibits, programs and special events.

"The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, on Independence Mall in Philadelphia, presents educational programs and experiences that preserve, explore, and celebrate the history of Jews in America. Its purpose is to connect Jews more closely to their heritage and to inspire in people of all backgrounds a greater appreciation for the diversity of the American Jewish experience and the freedoms to which Americans aspire." - https://theweitzman.org/about-us/

"Rooted in the Jewish value of respect for all humanity, the Maltz Museum mission is to build bridges of tolerance and understanding by sharing Jewish heritage through the lens of the American experience. It is dedicated to exploring diverse stories of courage from history and today, with a commitment to education and learning so that there can be a more inclusive tomorrow." - https://www.maltzmuseum.org/about/mission-statement/

We preserve and share Alutiiq/Sugpiaq heritage and living culture

Through its 12 buildings, its exhibitions—both permanent and rotating—of its collection of 40,000 artifacts, and its ongoing educational/outreach programs, the Museum seeks to preserve, maintain, and present to the public the social, agricultural, and industrial heritage of Hunterdon County and its surrounding area.

TO PRESERVE AND EXPAND THE RESOURCES OF ART AND SCIENCE AS AGENTS OF PERSONAL GROWTH AND SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT IN PITTSBURGH AND BEYOND.

THE EXPLORATORIUM IS A PUBLIC LEARNING LABORATORY EXPLORING THE WORLD THROUGH SCIENCE, ART, AND HUMAN PERCEPTION. OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE INQUIRY-BASED EXPERIENCES THAT TRANSFORM LEARNING WORLDWIDE.

THE MISSION OF THE COUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION, INC. (CMF) IS TO IDENTIFY AND PRESERVE THE EVOLVING HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF COUNTRY MUSIC AND TO EDUCATE ITS AUDIENCES. FUNCTIONING AS A LOCAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND AS AN INTERNATIONAL ARTS ORGANIZATION, THE CMF SERVES VISITING AND NON-VISITING AUDIENCES INCLUDING FAMILIES, STUDENTS, SCHOLARS, MEMBERS OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, IN THE NASHVILLE AREA, THE NATION, AND THE WORLD.

THE ADLER PLANETARIUM ('ADLER') IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CULTURAL INSTITUTION WHOSE MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE UNIVERSE AND EACH OTHER UNDER THE SKY WE ALL SHARE. IT ASPIRES TO BE THE WORLD'S PREMIER CENTER FOR ENGAGING IN ASTRONOMY AND SPACE SCIENCE.

Badge of Pride collects and activates artifacts from LGBTQ+ history to inform, enrich, and engage the power of the contemporary Queer experience. We envision a world where LGBTQ+ history informs public life, strengthens civic participation, and fuels the cultural imagination needed for global progress. Drawing from a nationally significant archive of more than 10,000 artifacts, we are a community-powered nonprofit that puts Queer history to work in public life. Through award-winning museum exhibitions, staged readings, oral history projects, participatory art, and storytelling initiatives, we build the case that the LGBTQ+ community has always shaped culture and public life, and always will.

The Reginald F. Lewis Museum documents, interprets and preserves the complex experiences, contributions and culture of Black people in Maryland. We serve as a catalyst for sustained change by providing programs, exhibitions and bold conversations that educate and challenge.

WE ARE ON A MISSION TO ACTIVATE THE WORLD-SHAPING POWER OF POP CULTURE THROUGH PARTICIPATIVE EXPERIENCES, DISCOVERY, AND PLAY.

TO ESTABLISH, EQUIP, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A MUSEUM AND DEPOSITORY FOR THE COLLECTION, CLASSIFICATION, PRESERVATION, STUDY, AND INTERPRETATION OF RECORDS, RELICS, ARTIFACTS, AND OTHER THINGS OF HISTORIC AND EDUCATIONAL INTEREST CONNECTED WITH OR PERTAINING TO THE ORIGIN, DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL IN THE UNITED STATES, AND THROUGH SUCH ACTIVITIES, TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION AND ENHANCE THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH RESPECT TO THE HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY EFFECT OF THE POSITIVE VALUES AND TRADITION OF THIS SPORT UPON AMERICAN LIFE AND CULTURE.

OUR RESCUE WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WORLDWIDE TO IDENTIFY, ARREST, AND PROSECUTE TRAFFICKERS. WE PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR OUR SURVIVORS, BEGINNING WITH CRISIS RELIEF AND ENDING MONTHS OR YEARS LATER WITH CASE CLOSURE AND EMPOWERMENT AS SURVIVORS TAKE STEPS INTO THEIR NEW LIVES. FINALLY, OUR SEEKS TO EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE FOR THE PUBLIC TO JOIN US IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION WORLDWIDE.

*INCREASE AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE* IS THE MISSION SET FORTH BY JAMES SMITHSON. THE SMITHSONIAN ENDEAVORS TO SHAPE THE FUTURE BY PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE, DISCOVERING NEW KNOWLEDGE, AND SHARING OUR RESOURCES WITH THE WORLD.

ENHANCE MARINE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND HISTORY

TO PROMOTE ROLL & ROLL MUSIC AS A CULTURAL ASPECT OF MODERN LIFE AND SOCIETY.

THE WITTE MUSEUM INSPIRES PEOPLE TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF TEXAS THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCES IN NATURE, SCIENCE AND CULTURE.

WE ENRICH PEOPLE'S LIVES BY REVEALING THE WONDER AND RELEVANCE OF SCIENCE.

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TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE FUTURE OF FLIGHT THROUGH WORLD-CLASS EVENTS, INSPIRING AND EDUCATING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.

THE NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM INSPIRES CURIOSITY ABOUT THE WORLD WE DESIGN AND BUILD.

TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF U.S. NAVAL AVIATION HISTORY AND PROVIDE PROGRAMS INCLUDING STEM LEARNING ACTIVITIES TO THE YOUTH OF AMERICA AND BEYOND.

TO PRESERVE RAILROAD HERITAGE AND TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS OF THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF RAILROADS IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY.

TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A WORLD WAR II SUBMARINE, MUSEUM, AND MEMORIAL.

THE MUSEUM OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, INC. PURPOSE IS TO RENDER EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE COLLECTION, PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF ORIGINAL AND SIGNIFICANT OBJECTS THAT ARE THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THIS COMMUNITY. PARTICULAR EMPHASIS IS DIRECTED TO PROGRAMS FOR BRINGING ABOUT A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF ART, THE WORLD IN WHICH WE LIVE, AND THE NATURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES EMBODIED IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND.

PROMOTION OF AMATEUR WRESTLING THROUGH HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONIES, CAMPAIGNS, MUSEUM EXHIBITS, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND PROGRAMMING THAT BROADENS AWARENESS AND INSPIRATION FOR THE SPORTS CULTURAL HERITAGE.

SERVE THE PUBLIC AS A COMMUNITY-BASED INSTITUTION AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE THAT IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING PUBLIC INTEREST, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE, INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY.

THE USS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM ENGAGES ALL AGES IN THE STORY OF "OLD IRONSIDES" TO SPARK EXCITEMENT ABOUT MARITIME HERITAGE, NAVAL SERVICE, AND THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.

YANKEE AIR FORCE, INC. PRESERVES AND RESTORES AIRCRAFT FOR HISTORICAL AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.

THE SCIENCE MUSEUM OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION, INC. SERVES AS THE PRIVATE FUNDRAISING PARTNER OF THE SCIENCE MUSEUM OF VIRGINIA, A STATE INSTITUTION THAT WAS FOUNDED IN 1970 BY BOTH THE VIRGINIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND THE VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO "RAISE THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH." THE MUSEUM, AS A STATE SUPPORTED CULTURAL INSTITUTION, RECEIVES APPROXIMATELY 50 PERCENT OF ITS ANNUAL SUPPORT FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IS RAISED BY THE FOUNDATION THROUGH CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS (ANNUAL GIFTS AND PERMANENT ENDOWMENT GIFTS), GRANTS, CAPITAL CAMPAIGN GIFTS, FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND INVESTMENT INCOME. FUNDS FROM THE FOUNDATION ARE GRANTED TO THE SCIENCE MUSEUM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND OPERATIONS THAT ARE AUTHORIZED AND APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE MUSEUM.

TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A LIBRARY AND MUSEUM FOR THE USE OF FREEMASONS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC CONSISTING OF AND DISPLAYING ITEMS RELATED TO FREEMASONRY.

THE MISSION OF THE ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AS TO OUR NATION'S RAILROAD AND RAILWAY HISTORY BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING, AND RESTORING ROLLING STOCK, ARTIFACTS, STRUCTURES, AND RELATED TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT FOR DISPLAY TO THE PUBLIC; EXHIBITING AND OPERATING RESTORED ROLLING STOCK AND EQUIPMENT ON A DEMONSTRATION RAIL LINE; AND COLLECTING, PRESERVING, AND MAINTAINING A REFERENCE LIBRARY OF PUBLICATIONS, TECHNICAL INFORMATION, AND OTHER MATERIALS REGARDING RAILROADS, RAILWAYS, AND RELATED FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR RESEARCH AND OTHER PURPOSES.

AUBURN AUTOMOTIVE HERITAGE, INC., DBA THE AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM, AN EDUCATIONAL NONPROFIT 501(C)(3), IS AN ART DECO TREASURE, FAITHFULLY PRESENTING ITS ORIGINAL 1930'S GRANDEUR - A PLACE WHERE LANDMARK AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION WAS ONCE A DAILY OCCURRENCE. IT IS THE ONLY AUTO MUSEUM ANYWHERE OCCUPYING AN AUTO MANUFACTURER'S INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS BUILDING. IT INCLUDES THE ACTUAL FACTORY SHOWROOM, DESIGN STUDIOS AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF AN AMERICAN THOROUGHBRED AUTO MAKER. IN THE MUSEUM BUILDING, THE DESIGNERS, INNOVATORS AND ENGINEERS WORKED. IT IS NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT AS ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING EXAMPLES OF AN INDEPENDENT SPECIALTY AUTOMOBILE COMPANY THAT MADE HAND-ASSEMBLED RATHER THAN MASS-PRODUCED AUTOMOBILES. SINCE THEIR INCEPTION, AUTOMOBILES DESIGNED AND BUILT HERE ARE HIGHLY PRIZED AROUND THE WORLD. THE MUSEUM NOT ONLY HONORS THREE EXTRAORDINARY MOTORCARS FROM AMERICA'S AUTOMOTIVE GOLDEN AGE - THE AUBURN, CORD AND DUESENBERG - BUT ALSO DOZENS OF OTHER

It is the mission of Planes of Fame Air Museum to preserve aviation history, inspire interest in aviation, educate the public and honor aviation pioneers and veterans.

The Discovery Museum strives to engage, excite, and educate young learners through experiences and programs that inspire wonder and ignite creativity as the foundation for a lifetime love of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning.The Museums core audience is young learners ages 5-14 who connect to us with their teachers and classmates during the school day or by themselves or with their families, mentors, or social groups after school, on weekends, during school vacations or in the summer. We provide a hardy portfolio of STEM learning experiences including; unmediated gallery-based exploration of STEM focused temporary and permanent exhibits; over 80 unique onsite and offsite mediated demonstrations and learning labs; a Challenger Learning Center space exploration simulation; Planetarium shows; unique grant-funded school-museum science learning partnerships; and an engaging 7-week summer STEM learning program.

BATTLESHIP COVE IS A NON-PROFIT WAR MEMORIAL AND HISTORIC MILITARY MUSEUM WITH AN EMPHASIS ON NAVAL HERITAGE AND A DEDICATION TO HONORING THOSE WHO SERVED IN DEFENSE OF THEIR COUNTRY.

THE DELTA AIR TRANSPORT HERITAGE MUSEUM, INC. (THE "MUSEUM") IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. THE PURPOSE OF THE MUSEUM IS TO ALLOW VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO LEARN AND EXPLORE AIR TRANSPORT HISTORY, CELEBRATE THE STORY OF PEOPLE OF DELTA, AND DISCOVER THE FUTURE OF FLIGHT. THE MUSEUM ACQUIRES, RESTORES AND DISPLAYS VINTAGE AND HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT AS WELL AS MODELS AND EXHIBITS TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC.

PRESERVE GREAT LAKES MARITIME HISTORY, PRIMARILY FOCUSING ON DOOR COUNTY, WISCONSIN AND PROVIDE INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

THE TRUST WAS CREATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING WORKS OF ART TO BE EXHIBITED FOR THE DELECTATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC IN BUILDINGS PROVIDED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

THE ORGANIZATION ENCOURAGES CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE TO EXPLORE AND LEARN IN A FUN ENVIRONMENT, TO INSTILL THE LOVE OF SCIENCE, OF OPERATING, BUILDING AND PLAYING WITH MODEL TRAINS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH ADMISSION TO THE MUSEUM, FIELD TRIPS, STEAM PROGRAMMING, AND EVENTS.

THE SPORTS MUSEUM IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF BOSTON SPORTS. WE CELEBRATE OUR RICH SPORTS HERITAGE AND USE THAT PLATFORM TO HELP STRENGTHEN AND EMPOWER KIDS TO DEVELOP POSITIVE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING.

THE ELI WHITNEY MUSEUM AND WORKSHOP IS AN EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING WORKSHOP FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND FAMILIES. WE COLLECT, INTERPRET AND TEACH EXPERIENCES THAT ARE THE ROOT OF DESIGN AND INVENTION.

The Mission of the County of Los Angeles Fire Museum is to (A) celebrate the history of American fire service and the contributions made to that history by the County of Los Angeles Fire Department, (B)employ the popularity of the fire service as a means to motivate our youth to learn various school topics by showing how those topics pertain to the fire service, (C) document and present the evolution, history and impact of fire-based EMS, (D)acquire artifacts, apparatus, photographs, documents and other materials which assist in the presentation of our history,(E)restore antique fire apparatus to accurately reflect their respective histories. The vision of The County of Los Angeles Fire Museum Association is to provide a world-class facility within which to celebrate our history, entertain through a fire service-themed restaurant and banquet facility, educate our visitors in the history of the fire service while promoting public safety.

OUR MISSION IS TO DOCUMENT AND PROVIDE EDUCATION TO PROMOTE THE CHINCOTEAGUE & ASSATEAGUE ISLANDS' PEOPLE, CULTURE, AND HERITAGE.

The mission of the FASNY Museum of Firefighting is to educate a diverse audience about firefighting as a history, culture, a service to humanity, a preventative practice, and a

TO FOSTER KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MOTORSPORTS