Historic Sites
Art (painting & Sculpture) Sites |
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Oakley Plantation House at Audubon Memorial Park St Francisville, Louisiana
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The natural beauty found within this state park inspired artist John James Audubon during... |
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Ohr O'Keefe Museum of Art at the Swetman House Biloxi, Mississippi
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The displayed works at the Swetman House represent a wide variety of Ohr’s... |
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Parthenon Nashville, Tennessee
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The Parthenon stands proudly as the centerpiece of Centennial Park, Nashville's premier... |
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Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Hall Museum Deerfield, Massachusetts
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Surrounded by gentle meadows and wooded hills, the 300 year old village of Deerfield... |
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Renwick Gallery Washington, District Of Columbia
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The Renwick Gallery, a branch of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, features one of the... |
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Reynolda House Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Reynolda House Museum of American Art displays a premier collection of American art... |
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Ritz Theatre & Lavilla Museum Jacksonville, Florida
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The Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum celebrates the rich legacy of the African-American... |
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Riverside Metropolitan Museum Riverside, California
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As the founding collection at the Riverside Metropolitan Museum, the Anthropology... |
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Rosenbach Museum And Library Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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The Museum's treasures include manuscripts for such outstanding literary works as James... |
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Rubin Museum Of Art New York, New York
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Through changing exhibitions and an array of engaging public programs, the Rubin Museum... |
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Rufus Porter Museum Bridgton, Maine
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Rufus Porter, an artist and inventor who lived from 1792 - 1884 and spent his boyhood... |
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Saco Museum Saco, Maine
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The museum's galleries are set up to allow changing exhibitions showcasing the... |
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Saint Gaudens National Historic Site Cornish, New Hampshire
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Over 100 of his artworks can be seen in the galleries, from heroic public monuments to... |
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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society & Museum Saugatuck, Michigan
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The Museum Committee managed the Saugatuck-Douglas Museum. The committee mounts yearly... |
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Shelburne Museum Shelburne, Vermont
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More than 150,000 works of art are on display on the 45-acre museum campus, spread... |
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Sherwin Miller Museum Tulsa, Oklahoma
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The museum's goal is to educate people about the Jewish experience in Oklahoma, the... |
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Slater Memorial Museum Norwich, Connecticut
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Dedicated in 1888 and housed in a stunning Romanesque Revival building, the Slater's... |
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, District Of Columbia
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The Smithsonian American Art Museum, the nation's first collection of American art, is an... |
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Smoki Museum Prescott, Arizona
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For generations, American Indian tribes have sought to live in harmony with the beautiful... |
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum New York, New York
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An internationally renowned art museum and one of the most significant architectural... |
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Sonoma County Museum Santa Rosa, California
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The museum interprets the region's rich history, art, and culture by exhibiting and... |
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South Boston Halifax County Museum Of Fine Arts And History South Boston, Virginia
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This museum tells the story of South Boston, Halifax County, and Southside Virginia... |
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Southern Lorain County Historical Society Wellington, Ohio
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The Herrick Memorial Library was a gift to Wellington by Myron T. Herrick, a prominent... |
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Sullivanmunce Cultural Center Zionsville, Indiana
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Since its inception in 1981, the art center has been dedicated to honoring the vision of... |
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T.c. Steele Historic Site Nashville, Indiana
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The T.C. Steele State Historic Site includes the last home and studio of Indiana artist... |
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Tamastslikt Cultural Institute Pendleton, Oregon
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Visitors can immerse themselves in the history, culture and hospitality of the people who... |
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Taos Art Museum & Fenchin House Taos, New Mexico
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Paintings by the founders of the Taos Society of Artists: Joseph H. Sharp, Bert G.... |
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The Children's Museum of New Hampshire Dover, New Hampshire
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The Children’s Museum operates exclusively for charitable purposes and serves as an... |
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Thomas Center for the Arts Gainesville, Florida
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Originally built as an estate for Major William Reuben Thomas and his family, "Sunkist... |
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Thomas Cole National Historic Site Catskill, New York
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Nurtured by the Catskill Mountain region, artist Thomas Cole found a home at Cedar Grove.... |
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Tongass Historical Museum Ketchikan, Alaska
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The Tongass Historical Museum, located in downtown Ketchikan, hosts between three and... |
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Totem Heritage Center Ketchikan, Alaska
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Established in 1976, the Totem Heritage Center was founded to help preserve abandoned... |
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Toy & Miniature Museum Kansas City, Missouri
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An exquisite collection of fine-scale miniatures will transport visitors through history... |
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Union Church Of Pocantico Hills Tarrytown, New York
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Visitors marvel at the colorful rose window created for the church by Henri Matisse. The... |
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University Of Alaska Museum Of The North Fairbanks, Alaska
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This museum is a premier site for understanding Alaska's natural and human history, but... |
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University Of Virginia Art Museum Charlottesville, Virginia
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The museum maintains a collection of over 9,000 objects in its permanent collection. The... |
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Vermont Marble Museum Proctor, Vermont
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This museum describes the history and geology of Vermont marble. The Vermont Marble... |
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Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts Richmond, Virginia
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The museum houses an outstanding art collection that spans over 6000 years. The Virginia... |
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Volunteer Park Seattle, Washington
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For more than a century Volunteer Park has been the center of Seattle's park system.... |
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Vulcan Park And Museum Drive Birmingham, Alabama
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Visitors can experience the area from Vulcan's view or tour Vulcan Center Museum to learn... |
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Walter Anderson Museum Of Art Ocean Springs, Mississippi
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The museum, opened in 1991, is dedicated to the celebration of the works of artist Walter... |
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Weir Farm National Historic Site Wilton, Connecticut
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In June of 1882, painter J. Alden Weir boarded a train from New York bound for his modest... |
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West Virginia Cultural Center Charleston, West Virginia
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The Cultural Center, adjacent to the State Capitol, opened in 1976 to showcase West... |
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Wharton Esherick Museum Malvern, Pennsylvania
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This museum celebrates high art hand craftsmanship through the work of Wharton Esherick.... |
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Women's Museum Dallas, Texas
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A Smithsonian affiliate, The Women's Museum™: An Institute for the Future makes... |
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Yupiit Piciryarait Museum Bethel, Alaska
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Located at the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center in Bethel, Alaska, the museum... |
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Why do we need a national nonprofit membership society for American history?
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“Save America’s Treasures” has been totally eliminated—the largest Federal program supporting preservation of such treasures as the original Star Spangled Banner and George Washington’s tent.
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65% of Americans don’t know what happened at the Constitutional Convention, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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The “Teaching American History” grants—the largest Federal program supporting history education—have been completely eliminated.
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Visits to the Top 20 Civil War battlefields have dropped in half from 1970 to 2009 according to official National Park Service statistics.
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40% of Americans can’t identify whom we fought in World War II, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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A quarter of Americans believe Congress shares power over U.S. foreign policy with the United Nations, according to a recent Annenberg survey.
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“There is little that is more important for an American citizen to know than the history and traditions of his country,” John F. Kennedy wrote in American Heritage.
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The “We the People Program,” which touched some 30 million students and 90,000 teachers over 25 years, has been completely eliminated.
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Two-thirds of Americans could not correctly name Yorktown as the last major military action of the American Revolution, according to a recent national Gallup survey.
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The National Heritage Areas and Scenic Byways program, the only major Federal program encouraging visits to historic places, has been completely eliminated in Congressional committee.
