List of museums in Washington, D.C.

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This list of museums in Washington, D.C. encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Name Image Smithsonian Type Summary/Website
African American Civil War Memorial Museum African American history website, operated by the National Mall and Memorial Parks
American University Museum Katzengallery.jpg Art website, part of American University
Anacostia Museum Anacostia-Museum B&W.jpg Smithsonian Institution African American history website
Anderson House Larz Anderson House - Washington, D.C..jpg Historic house Headquarters of the Society of the Cincinnati, early 1900s palatial residence with period furnishings, Society artifacts, portraits, armaments, and personal artifacts of Revolutionary War soldiers
Art Museum of the Americas Art website, founded by the Organization of American States
Charles Sumner School Charles Sumner School - Washington, D.C..jpg History info, info, one of the first public school buildings erected for the education of Washington's black community
Christian Heurich Mansion Christian Heurich Mansion aka Brewmaster Castle.JPG Historic house website, Gilded Age mansion
Corcoran Gallery of Art Corcoran gallery entrance.jpg Art website, part of the Corcoran College of Art and Design
DAR Museum DAR mus - IMG 8541.JPG History website, info, owned by Daughters of the American Revolution
Decatur House Decatur House.jpg Historic house website
Dumbarton House Dumbarton House.jpg Historic house website
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection Dumbarton Oaks - house photo with snow.jpg Library Exhibits of Byzantine and Pre-Columbian art and European masterpieces from its collections
Folger Shakespeare Library Folger Shakespeare Library.JPG Library website
Fondo del Sol Art website, art and cultural heritage of the people of the Americas
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site Fords Theatre thumbnail.jpg History website, site of assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, includes theater presentation, Lincoln museum and Petersen House where he was taken
Freer Gallery of Art Freer Gallery.jpg Smithsonian Art website
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Frederick Douglass House.jpg Biography website
General Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters General Federation of Women's Clubs headquarters.JPG Historic house website
Hillwood Museum Hillwood Museum Exterior Front.jpg Decorative arts website, estate and gardens of Marjorie Merriweather Post, rooms decorated with her collections of 18th and 19th century French art, china and art treasures from Imperial Russia
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Hirshhorn Museum DC 2007.jpg Smithsonian Art website
Historical Society of Washington, D.C. Central Public Library & City Museum of Washington, D.C..JPG History, Library website
Interior Museum Department of the Interior.JPG History website, activities of the agencies of the United States Department of the Interior
International Spy Museum Spy museum night.jpg Espionage website
Kreeger Museum Kreeger Museum.jpg Art website
Laogai Museum Prison website, The Laogai Museum confronts the tragic legacy of China’s Laogai system of forced labor prisons
L. Ron Hubbard House L. Ron Hubbard House - Dupont Circle.JPG Historic house website
Library of Congress Library of Congress from North.JPG Library website
Lillian & Albert Small Jewish Museum Adas Israel Synagogue.JPG Ethnic - Jewish history website; history of the local Jewish community; preserves the oldest synagogue building in the Washington, D.C., area; operated by the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington
Lincoln Memorial Aerial view of Lincoln Memorial - east side EDIT.jpeg History Includes displays about the building of the Memorial and some of Lincoln's phrases
Madame Tussauds Washington D.C. Madame Tussauds, Washington, D.C. 2011 crop.jpg Wax museum website
Marian Koshland Science Museum Keck Center of the National Academies.JPG Science website
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site 1318 Vermont Avenue, Northwest (House), (Washington, District of Columbia).jpg Historic house website
Meridian International Center Art website, exhibitions of paintings, photographs, sculptures, videos, and crafts that reflect various aspects of American culture to encourage foreign understanding
O Street Museum Foundation Art website, The collection rotates and changes daily and includes art, music, architecture, memorabilia, manuscripts, sculpture and other items that promote exploration of the creative process.
National Air and Space Museum Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.jpg Smithsonian Aerospace website
National Archives USNationalArchives.JPG Library website
National Bonsai and Penjing Museum Entrance to the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum.jpg Botanical website, located on the campus of the United States National Arboretum
National Building Museum NationalBuildingMuseum.JPG Architecture website
National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Art DC 2007 047.jpg Art website
National Geographic Museum National Geographic Museum Building.jpg Natural history website
National Jewish Museum Ethnic - Jewish website, currently closed, collections online
National Museum of African American History and Culture Smithsonian Ethnic - African American Planned museum - website
National Museum of African Art National Museum of African Art DC 2007 003.jpg Smithsonian Art - African website
National Museum of American History National Museum of American History 1.jpg Smithsonian History website
National Museum of the American Indian National Museum of the American Indian.JPG Smithsonian Ethnic - Native American website
National Museum of American Jewish Military History National Museum of American Jewish Military History.JPG Ethnic - Jewish - Military - History website
National Museum of Crime & Punishment CrimeMuseum Wiki.jpg Crime - Punishment website
National Museum of Health and Medicine NationalMuseumOfHealthAndMedicine.jpg Medical website
National Museum of Natural History National museum of natural history entrance.jpg Smithsonian Natural history website
National Museum of Women in the Arts National Museum of Women in the Arts.jpg Art website
National Portrait Gallery 2008-0601-DC-NatlPortGall.jpg Smithsonian Art - History website
National Postal Museum National postal museum.jpg Smithsonian Philately website
Newseum Newseum.jpg Media website
The Octagon House Octagon house.jpg Historic house - Architecture website
Old Stone House The Old Stone House.jpg Historic house website
Phillips Collection The Phillips Collection.JPG Art website
Pope John Paul II Cultural Center Pope John Paul II Cultural Center.jpg Religion website
President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument Lincoln Cottage 2007.jpg Historic house website
Renwick Gallery RenwickGallery.jpg Smithsonian Decorative arts website
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Sackler Gallery.jpg Smithsonian Art website
Scottish Rite Temple and Supreme Council Library House of the Temple.JPG Multiple website
S. Dillon Ripley Center Ripley Center interior.jpg Smithsonian Exhibition website
Sewall-Belmont House and Museum Sewall-Belmont House.JPG Historic house - History website
Smithsonian American Art Museum Reynolds Ctr.jpg Smithsonian Art website
Textile Museum Textile Museum.JPG Textiles website
Tudor Place Cyark Tudor Place 2.jpg Historic house website
United States Capitol United States Capitol - west front.jpg Government website
United States Capitol Visitor Center Cvc-aerial.jpg History website
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.jpeg History website
U.S. Navy Museum Navy-Museum.jpg Maritime - Military website, The U.S. Navy Museum collects, preserves, displays, and interprets historic naval artifacts and artwork to inform, educate, and inspire naval personnel and the general public.
USS Barry (DD-933) USS Barry.jpg Museum ship - Military website
Washington Monument Washington Monument Dusk Jan 2006.jpg History website
White House WhiteHouseSouthFacade.JPG Historic house website, official state residence of the President of the United States
Woodrow Wilson House Wilsonhouse.jpg Historic house - Biographical website

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[edit] Defunct Museums

[edit] See also

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[edit] References

  1. ^ http://dcist.com/2008/12/24/bead_museum_to_close.php Bead Museum to Close, DCist, Dec. 24, 2008

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