Department of the Interior Museum [DC]

Description

According to its website, the Department of the Interior Museum "educates the public and DOI employees about the current missions and programs of the Department of the Interior, the history of the Department, and the art and architecture of its headquarters building in Washington, DC." It maintains some original 1930s exhibits as well as updated exhibits, and the building features murals and other works of art.

The museum offers exhibits, guided tours (which may be accompanied by scheduled outside speakers), lectures, workshops for children, and occasional recreational and educational events.

Amon Carter Museum [TX]

Description

The Amon Carter Museum houses paintings and sculpture by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell, artists who focused on the American West. It also presents exhibits of artwork by other American artists, on subjects ranging far from the original collection's American West focus.

The museum offers exhibits, self-guided and guided tours for student groups (including custom tours and tours for AP students), professional development opportunities for educators, videoconference outreach programs, teaching materials borrowable by Texas educators, research library access, and other recreational and educational events.

South Carolina State Museum

Description

The South Carolina State Museum, housed in the 1893 Columbia Mill textile building, allows visitors to explore art, cultural and natural history, and science and technology.

The museum offers exhibits, state-curriculum-aligned self-guided and guided tours for school groups (box lunches and on-site space for lunch available), outreach presentations (including presentations with a portable Starlab planetarium), programs for homeschoolers, professional development for educators, summer camps, and other recreational and educational events.

National Museum of American Jewish History [PA]

Description

The National Museum of American Jewish History traces the history of the Jewish people in the United States, while also examining issues of ethnicity in the U.S.

The museum offers exhibits; guided tours for school groups (accompanied by pre-visit materials); guided city tours for fifth grade and up; poetry-writing and -reading workshops for all ages; "Memory Keepers," a program which guides fifth through eighth graders through the processing of designing a museum exhibit; and outreach presentations.

African American Museum in Philadelphia

Description

The African American Museum in Philadelphia, according to the website, is "the first institution built by a major United States city to house and interpret the life and work of African Americans." It highlights African American art and history in four galleries.

The museum offers exhibits, including its core exhibit, "Audacious Freedom: African Americans in Philadelphia 1776-1876"; family fun days; workshops; two programs for mentoring high-school-age youth; guided tours for school groups; outreach presentations for schools; professional development for educators; and other educational and recreational events.

Antique Automobile Club of America Museum [PA]

Description

The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum traces the history of the automobile industry in the United States, as well as displaying changing exhibits of vehicles drawn from the museum's collection. The museum also houses the Museum of Bus Transportation on its lower level—according to the website, "the largest collection of buses on display under one roof in the United States."

The museum offers exhibits; guided tours for school groups of all grade levels; "Little Wheelers," a literacy-based program for 3-5 year olds; outreach presentations and materials for rent; and other recreational and educational events.

Science Museum Oklahoma

Description

Science Museum Oklahoma invites visitors to explore the physical sciences, invention, and technology. The exhibit "Destination Space" looks at space exploration, while "Aviation" follows the history of flight, and a model train exhibit recreates a town from 1900 to 1950. The museum also houses the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, honoring the sport of gymnastics.

The museum offers exhibits, demonstrations, summer camps, planetarium shows, dome-screen film screenings, overnight in-museum programs, and other recreational and educational events.

Works [OK]

Description

The Works encompasses a five-acre campus at which visitors can explore the intersections of art, history, and technology.

The museum offers exhibits, lectures, and other recreational and educational events.