Antiquities and Historical Museums
Museums are institutions or buildings where objects of aesthetic value are preserved and displayed. Functions of the art museum include acquiring, conserving, and exhibiting works of art; providing art education for the general public; and conducting art historical research. Museums of science and industry can be classified into two general types: historical museums, which preserve and display objects that have been important to the development of science and technology, and centers, which teach the principles related to these fields. The two types are not necessarily mutually exclusive, although most institutions fall into one category or the other. The links included herein deal specifically with antiquities and historical museums.
California: San Francisco: San Francisco City Museum
View a combined link list of pages at the museum and other city history pages.
California: San Jose: Portuguese Heritage Society of California: Portuguese Historical Museum
View material from the Museum in San Jose, California, celebrating the history of Portuguese immigration.
Canada: Canadian Museum of Civilization
See comprehensive maps of the museum and an online exhibit from the Children's Museum.
Canada: Diefenbunker Museum
Browse information about the development of the Diefenbunker as a national Cold War museum.
Denmark: Copenhagen: National Museum of Denmark
View information on the museum's four facilities with exhibitions of early Danish industry and fashion.
Florida: Florida Department of State: Museum of Florida History
View exhibit descriptions, calendar of events, and details about educational programs.
Illinois: Chicago: Chicago Historical Society
View exhibits, collections, programs, volunteer opportunities, and visitor information.
Indiana: Fishers: Conner Prairie Museum
See the visitor's guide for the living history museum and special programs.
Iowa: Urbandale: Living History Farms
Read a short description about the Living History Farms in Urbandale, Iowa.
Japan: Asuka Historical Museum
Find out about the Asuka period in Japanese history through discussions and photographs.
Japan: Museum of the Meiji Mura
See an overview of the museum's collection on the architecture of the Meiji period.
Japan: Rekihaku: National Museum of Japanese History
View information in English about the museum with links to other museums and research institutes.
Kansas: Lawrence: University of Kansas: Kansas State Historical Society: Kansas Museum of History
Visitor information, photographs of exhibits, and details about some of the museum's most popular artifacts.
Louisiana: Louisiana State Museum
Browse online exhibits, teaching materials, state history, and events calendar.
Nevada: Overton: Lost City Museum
Find out information about the collections at the Museum in Overton, Nevada.
New York: New York City: Metropolitan Transit Authority: New York Transit Museum
See information and news about exhibit descriptions, a calendar of events, visitor material, and links.
New York: New York City: New York City Museum
View illustrations and photographs from the museum's exhibitions and permanent collections.
New York: New York City: WNET.org: Lower East Side Tenement Museum
Browse exhibits about late-19th- and 20th-century social history of New York City.
Singapore: Singapore History Museum and Gallery
Browse visual and textual materials from this museum's permanent, current, and past exhibitions.
Texas: Fort Worth: National Cowgirl Museum
See photos and biographical sketches and related displays of select women inductees.
United Kingdom: England: Chelsea: National Army Museum,
Find information about the British Army's collections, educational and other available services.
United Kingdom: England: London: British Museum
find out about the materials from this museum founded in 1753 in London, England.
United Kingdom: England: London: Museum of London
View visitor material, photographs, gallery descriptions, and spotlights on current exhibits.
United Kingdom: England: Malton, North Yorkshire: Eden Camp
Take a virtual tour of the more than 30 'huts,' describing the exhibits and history.
United Kingdom: England: National Maritime Museum
Read about sites, collections, special events and exhibits, research and educational services.
United Kingdom: England: York: Barley Hall
See a description and history of Barley Hall, restored to its appearance of the 1480s.
United Kingdom: Scotland: Museum of Scotland
View photographs from the collections, the museum’s vision statement, and notes on the building progress.
United Kingdom: Scotland: National Museums of Scotland
Browse material on educational opportunities, current exhibits, libraries, and the plans for the new museum.
Virginia: Charlottesville: University of Virginia: Virginia Association of Museums
See information about the cultural heritage of Virginia and links to other resources.
Virginia: Richmond: Museum of the Confederacy
Learn about the historic White House of the Confederacy and descriptions of current exhibits.
Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution: National Museum of American History
Browse virtual and musical exhibits, an interactive children's section, an illustrated timeline, and visitor information.
Washington, D.C.: United States Library of Congress
View catalog, databases, and digitized collections of selected holdings in online exhibitions.
Washington, D.C.: United States Library of Congress: American Treasures Collections
View an exhibit of the most important items from the Library of Congress collections.
Washington, D.C.: United States National Archives and Records Administration: Exhibit Hall and Exhibits
Browse this detailed and extensive collection of documents, photographs, and historical information.
Washington, D.C.: United States National Park Service: Museum of Westward Expansion
Take a virtual tour of the museum’s collections on the history of the 19th-century West.