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M u s e u m s
 in the USA
Welcome to the USA Museums Database. The United States has the most developed on-line museum information network of any country in the world. In fact, the number of US museum websites may be greater than the combined number of museum websites in the rest of the world!

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Recent submissions and updates are listed here (indicated throughout the site by a !).
Our reader's pick the best museum sites (indicated throughout by a * ). Vote or comment via email .
Museums listed alphabetically by name. You can browse by first letter, or view the entire list from A to Z.
Museums listed alphabetically by state. You can view each state separately, or view the entire list.
Museums listed by primary focus: Art, Children, History, Science, Technology, Multidisciplinary, Miscellaneous, or Resource.
Help develop this resource by adding additional museum websites, and then easily update your entries at any time.
Search the USA Museum database by museum name, keyword or content area, and sort by category or state.
This site is part of the Virtual Library museum pages, a distributed directory of on-line museums supported by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). The U.S.A. section is programmed and maintained byJohn Burke, at the Oakland Museum of California.