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Welcome to the Musee Mecanique - The Mechanical Musuem
A fascinatingly creepy place and website. Not for the light of heart.
museums  technology  history  entertainment 
april 2009 by infomentation
Luce Foundation Center for American Art - Home
The Luce Foundation Center for American Art is an open study/storage facility displaying around thirty-four hundred objects from the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The Center occupies three floors of the Museum’s west wing.
art  museums 
may 2008 by infomentation
Anatomical Theatre
Depictions of The Body, Desease, and Death in Medical Museums of the Western World.
museums 
april 2008 by infomentation
The Interactive Museum of News
The Newseum — a 250,000-square-foot museum of news. I'm not so sure this was a good idea. It sounds like it might be kind of lame.
news  museums 
april 2008 by infomentation
American Folk Art Museum
Folk art captures the heart of American culture. It speaks to diversity of heritage and shared national experience, individual creativity, and community values. The museum's collection of more than five thousand artworks span three centuries of America...
art  museums 
april 2008 by infomentation
Cleopatra
A Multimedia Guide to the ancient world from the Art Institute of Chicago.
museums  chicago  history  art 
february 2008 by infomentation
British Museum - Welcome to the British Museum
Welcome to the British Museum website. The Museum houses a vast collection of world art and artefacts and is free to all visitors. Search highlight objects of the collection and view current research projects. Find information about visiting, including...
museums 
february 2008 by infomentation
The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Explore & Learn
The Metropolitan Museum of Arts interactive web site.
art  museums  research 
february 2008 by infomentation
New Museum
New art, new ideas. A contemporary art museum in NYC.
museums  art 
february 2008 by infomentation
Museum of Contemporary Photography
The Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) is the only museum in the Midwest with an exclusive commitment to the medium of photography.
photography  museums  art  chicago 
january 2008 by infomentation
Saving Antiquities for Everyone
The online resource about the vulnerability of cultural heritage to looting and the illicit antiquities trade.
museums  history 
december 2007 by infomentation
National Civil Rights Museum
The National Civil Rights Museum, located at the Lorraine Motel, the site of Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination, chronicles key episodes of the American civil rights movement and the legacy of this movement to inspire participation in civil and hum...
civil_rights  african_american_heritage  history  activism  museums 
december 2007 by infomentation
Smithsonian Institution
America's national educational facility with 19 museums, 9 research centers and over 140 affiliate museums around the world.
museums 
december 2007 by infomentation
Museum of Menstruation and Women's Health
New York Times recommends MUM, which has exhibits about the world cultural history of menstruation and women's health
feminism  museums 
december 2007 by infomentation
The Anacostia Community Museum
The Smithsonian Institution's museum of African American history and culture.
african_american_heritage  museums  history 
november 2007 by infomentation
Peace Museum
The unique and valuable collection consists of more than 10,000 artifacts including original paintings, sculptures, drawings, ribbon banners, posters, buttons, and lithographs. Exhibits focus on individual peacemakers and artists, the horrors of war, C...
peace  museums  chicago 
september 2007 by infomentation
The Notebaert Nature Museum
The institution fosters environmental learning through the exhibits and education programs of the Museum and through the Academy's collections, research, symposia, publications, events and other activities.
nature  museums  chicago 
september 2007 by infomentation
Shedd Aquarium
Web site for one of the oldest public aquariums in the world.
chicago  science  museums 
september 2007 by infomentation
The Oriental Institute
The Oriental Institute is a research organization and museum devoted to the study of the ancient Near East.
chicago  university_of_chicago  museums 
september 2007 by infomentation
Bead Museum - Glendale, Arizona
The Bead Museum fosters the appreciation and understanding of the global historical, cultural and artistic significance of beads and related artifacts.
crafts  museums 
september 2007 by infomentation
Julia Child's Kitchen at the Smithsonian
Before she died, Julia Child donated her kitchen to the Smithsonian. Here is the online tour.
food  cooking  museums 
august 2007 by infomentation
The Vodka Museum
In Moscow. A history of vodka.
museums  libations 
july 2007 by infomentation
Museum of Arts & Design
The Museum of Arts & Design collects, displays, and interprets objects in ceramic, glass, fiber metal and wood that honor innovation in art, craft and design. The Museum embraces rapid changes in the decorative and design arts, celebrating design as th...
art  museums 
june 2007 by infomentation
Creation Museum
The Creation Museum, defending the belief that the world was created by God in six days.
religion  conservative_christianity  museums 
june 2007 by infomentation
The Art Institute of Chicago
One of the best art museums in the world.
art  museums  chicago 
june 2007 by infomentation
International Museum of Surgical Science
Museum of the International College of Surgeons. Cool and creepy.
museums  science  chicago 
june 2007 by infomentation
The Museum of Science and Industry
The Museum of Science and Industry, one of the most beloved and visited museums in the world, has origins that are tied to two great World's Fairs and to civic spirit and imagination of Chicago businessman Julius Rosenwald.
museums  science  chicago 
june 2007 by infomentation
Chabot Space & Science Center
Chabot Space & Science Center (CSSC) inspires and educates students of all ages about our Planet Earth and the universe.
oakland  museums  science 
may 2007 by infomentation
Soul of America | Black Museums new
The Soul Of America site, SoulOfAmerica.com, locates Afrocentric treasures - the arts, cultural sites, churches, historic sites, black owned restaurants, nightclubs, radio stations, shops, and galleries - and includes travel tips and travel demographics.
african_american_heritage  museums 
february 2007 by infomentation
MoAD : The Museum of the African Diaspora
MoAD : The Museum of the African Diaspora is the first major museum in the world focused on the African Diaspora. The mission of the museum is to connect all people through the culture, history, and art of the African Diaspora. Located on Mission Stree...
museums  african_american_heritage 
november 2006 by infomentation
Oakland Museum of California
Oakland Museum of California web site. Presenting the natural science, history and art of the Golden State.
oakland  museums 
november 2006 by infomentation

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