![]() German-American history and culture, housed in a Victorian townhouse German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA German-American Heritage Museum of the USA Located in the Walsh building and around the Georgetown campus Two galleries, includes painting, sculpture, and photographs, ranging from rare historic pieces to Washingtoniana and Americana to modern art George Washington University Art Galleries Tours of the social clubhouse headquarters, changing exhibits of art, photographs and artifacts from its collections General Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters Home and estate of Frederick Douglass, one of the most prominent African Americans of the 19th century Site of assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, includes theater presentation, Lincoln museum, and Petersen House where he was takenįrederick Douglass National Historic Site The National Society of The Colonial Dames of AmericaĮarly 19th century period house and headquartersĭumbarton Oaks Research Library and CollectionĮxhibits of Byzantine and Pre-Columbian art and European masterpieces from its collectionsĮxhibits from its collections about William Shakespeare They were able to locate approximately 23,000 missing men.įeatures 30 period rooms of decorative arts including furniture, silver, paintings, ceramics, textiles, toys, quiltsĮarly 19th-century house with exhibits about the White House. Barton and her staff received approximately 66,000 letters from families looking for their lost loved ones. LinkĬlara Barton Missing Soldiers Office MuseumĪpartment where Clara Barton lived throughout the Civil War that was her home base for her work as the "angel of the battlefield." After the war, she ran the Missing Soldiers Office out of this apartment. ![]() One of the first public school buildings erected for the education of Washington's black communityĪ new museum focused on the history, culture, arts, accomplishments, and contributions of Chinese Americans. Museum for modern and contemporary Latin American and Caribbean artĪ national space to explore ideas and questions about the future Ĭharles Sumner School Museum and Archives Regional, national, and international contemporary artĮarly 1900s palatial residence with period furnishings, Society artifacts, portraits, armaments, and personal artifacts of Revolutionary War soldiers ![]() History of the African American soldiers and sailors who fought for the Union in the United States Civil War NameĪfrican American Civil War Memorial Museum To use the sortable table, click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order click again for reverse alphabetical order. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included. Also included are university and non-profit art galleries. 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.
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