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1 | Visited | Name | Worth Visiting? | Type | Summary/Website | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Washington,_D.C.#Museums | http://www.dcpages.com/Museums/ | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | X | African American Civil War Memorial Museum | Yes | African American history | Operated by the National Mall and Memorial Parks, history of the African American soldiers and sailors who fought for the Union in the United States Civil War | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Closed | American University Museum | NA | Art | Part of American University, regional, national, and international contemporary art | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | X | Anacostia Community Museum | No | African American history | Local history and culture | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | X | Art Museum of the Americas | YES | Art | Founded by the Organization of American States as a museum for modern and contemporary Latin American and Caribbean art | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | X | DAR Museum | NO | Art | Owned by Daughters of the American Revolution, features 30 period rooms of decorative arts including furniture, silver, paintings, ceramics, textiles, toys, quilts | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | X | Ford's Theatre National Historic Site | Yes | History | Site of assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, includes theater presentation, Lincoln museum, and Petersen House where he was taken | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | X | Freer Gallery of Art | Yes | Art | Asian art including East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Islamic world, the ancient Near East, and ancient Egypt, as well as a significant collection of American art | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | X | Gallaudet University Museum | Yes | Culture/history | Permanent and rotating exhibits chronicling deaf culture and history[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Closed | George Washington University Luther W. Brady Art Galleries | NA | Art | Two galleries, includes painting, sculpture, and photographs, ranging from rare historic pieces to Washingtoniana and Americana to modern art | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Closed | Georgetown University Art Galleries | NA | Art | Located in the Walsh building and around the Georgetown campus[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | X | German-American Heritage Museum of the USA | Yes | Ethnic German American | German-American history and culture, operated by the German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA in a Victorian townhouse | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Not free | Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens | NA | Decorative arts | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | X | Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden | Yes | Art | Contemporary and modern art | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Closed | Historical Society of Washington, D.C. | NA | History, Library | Exhibits of the city's history from its collections | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Inaccessible without student ID | Howard University Gallery of Art | NA | Art | Located in Childers Hall, home of the Fine Arts Division of the College of Arts and Sciences[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | X | Interior Museum | No | History | Activities of the agencies of the United States Department of the Interior, including the National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, United States Fish and Wildlife Service and United States Geological Survey | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Not free | International Spy Museum | NA | History | Espionage history, artifacts, famous figures | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Donation suggested | Kreeger Museum | NA | Art | 19th- and 20th-century paintings and sculptures by internationally known artists, works by local Washington artists, traditional west and central African art | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Not free | Laogai Museum | NA | Prison | Confronts the tragic legacy of China’s Laogai system of forced labor prisons | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | X | Library of Congress | YES | Library | Exhibits from its collections in American history, culture and art | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Closed | Lillian & Albert Small Jewish Museum | NA | Ethnic - Jewish history | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Not free | Madame Tussauds Washington D.C. | NA | Wax museum | Wax figures of media celebrities, Presidents, political figures, historical figures, sports stars and more | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Need appointment | Meridian International Center | NA | Art | Exhibitions of paintings, photographs, sculptures, videos, and crafts that reflect various aspects of American culture to encourage foreign understanding | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Free if you're a musician | O Street Museum Foundation | Yes | Art | The collection rotates and changes daily and includes art, music, architecture, memorabilia, manuscripts, sculpture and other items that promote exploration of the creative process. | |||||||||||||||||||||
26 | X | National Air and Space Museum | Yes | Aerospace | History and science of aviation and spaceflight, as well as planetary science and terrestrial geology and geophysics | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | X | National Archives | Yes | Archives / History | Exhibits from its collections including the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and a copy of the 1297 Magna Carta confirmed by Edward I | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | X | National Bonsai and Penjing Museum | Yes | Natural history | Located on the campus of the United States National Arboretum, Bonsai and Penjing botanical specimens and displays | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | X | National Building Museum | Yes | Architecture | Exhibits about architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | X | National Gallery of Art | Yes | Art | Paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculpture, medals, and decorative arts that trace the development of Western Art from the Middle Ages to the present | |||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Not free | National Geographic Museum | NA | Natural history | Operated by the National Geographic Society, changing exhibits of photography, natural history, culture and history | |||||||||||||||||||||
32 | X | National Guard Memorial Museum | No | Military | History of the National Guard of the United States from the Revolutionary War era to post-9/11 era | |||||||||||||||||||||
33 | X | National Museum of African American History and Culture | Yes | Ethnic - African American | Planned museum to open on September 24, 2016,[4] exhibit gallery located on the second floor of the National Museum of American History | |||||||||||||||||||||
34 | X | National Museum of African Art | Yes | Art | African art and culture, includes paintings, musical instruments, sculpture, jewelry, regalia, textiles, pottery | |||||||||||||||||||||
35 | X | National Museum of American History | No | History | American social, political, cultural, scientific and military history | |||||||||||||||||||||
36 | X | National Museum of the American Indian | No | Ethnic - Native American | Life, languages, literature, history and arts of the Native Americans of the Western Hemisphere | |||||||||||||||||||||
37 | X | National Museum of American Jewish Military History | No | Ethnic - Jewish - Military - History | Jewish Americans who served in the armed forces | |||||||||||||||||||||
38 | X | National Museum of Natural History | Yes | Natural history | Galleries include paleontology, geology, mammals, human origins, insects, ocean life, gems and minerals, Western, African and Korean cultures | |||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Not free | National Museum of Women in the Arts | NA | Art | Women’s achievements in the visual, performing and literary arts | |||||||||||||||||||||
40 | X | National Portrait Gallery | Yes | Art - History | Images and history of famous individual Americans | |||||||||||||||||||||
41 | X | National Postal Museum | Yes | Philately | History of the United States Postal Service and of mail service around the world | |||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Not free | Newseum | Yes | Media | Interactive museum of news and journalism | |||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Not free | Phillips Collection | NA | Art | American and European impressionist and modern art | |||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Requires appointment | Ralph W. Hale, MD, History Museum | Yes | History | A collection of artifacts related to Obstetrics and Gynecology | |||||||||||||||||||||
45 | X | Renwick Gallery | YES | Decorative arts | American craft and decorative arts from the 19th century to the 21st century | |||||||||||||||||||||
46 | X | Arthur M. Sackler Gallery | Yes | Art | Include Chinese, Indian, Korean and Japanese paintings, photography, contemporary ceramics from China, 19th- and 20th-century Japanese prints, contemporary Japanese pottery, Persian and Islamic paintings and manuscripts | |||||||||||||||||||||
47 | X | Salve Regina Gallery | No | Art | Part of Catholic University of America[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||
48 | X | Scottish Rite Temple and Supreme Council Library | No | Masonic | Masonic principles of personal, social and intellectual freedom, artifacts of American history, Masonic regalia and memorabilia | |||||||||||||||||||||
49 | X | S. Dillon Ripley Center | No | Exhibition | Exhibits of art, photography | |||||||||||||||||||||
50 | X | Smithsonian American Art Museum | Yes | Art | American art that covers all regions and art movements found in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
51 | X | Textile Museum | No | Textiles | Textiles from around the world including rugs, clothing | |||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Not free | Tudor Place | NA | Historic house | Mansion with European and American decorative arts including American silver, porcelain, furniture, glassware, sculpture, portraits, prints, and textiles | |||||||||||||||||||||
53 | X | United States Capitol Visitor Center Museum | No | History | History of the U.S. Capitol and Congress | |||||||||||||||||||||
54 | X | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | YES | History | History of the Holocaust in Europe | |||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Requires passport and background check | U.S. Navy Museum and Marine Museum | NA | Maritime - Military | History of the U.S. Navy from the American Revolution to the present, naval artifacts, models, documents and fine art | |||||||||||||||||||||
56 | X | Washington Monument | Yes | History | Gorgeous views and history | |||||||||||||||||||||
57 | X | The Wilderness Society Gallery | No | Photography | Exhibits from its collections, including photos by Ansel Adams[6] | |||||||||||||||||||||
58 | X | Woman's National Democratic Club Museum | No | Historic house | website, political memorabilia, artwork, and photographs in the Whittemore House, headquarters of the Woman's National Democratic Club | |||||||||||||||||||||
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