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Established in 1980 by the San Francisco Airport Commission, SFO Museum’s mission is to delight, engage, and inspire a global audience with programming on a broad range of subjects; to collect, preserve, interpret, and share the history of commercial aviation; and to enrich the public experience at San Francisco International Airport. The Museum has been accredited by the American Alliance of Museums since 1999 and retains the distinction of being the only accredited museum in an airport.
SFO Museum operates more than twenty-five sites throughout the Airport terminals, including fourteen galleries that exhibit a rotating schedule of art, history, photography, science, and cultural exhibitions. Among the sites is the San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library and Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum, which houses a permanent collection of more than 160,000 objects related to the history of commercial aviation.
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The American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA) champions the art, history, creation, and technology of ceramics through exhibitions, collections, outreach, and studio programming.
With rotating exhibitions across our four galleries, there’s always something new to explore. AMOCA offers in-house field trips, MudMobile visits, teen programs, college/adult tours, and family events to provide opportunities for all to experience the wonders of clay. In person and virtual programing includes opening receptions, artist talks, exhibition tours, and monthly pay-what-you-can First Fridays.
Our Ceramics Studio offers classes and workshops, studio rentals, firing services, and an artist-in-residence program.
For current public hours, exhibitions, programs, classes, workshops, and more, visit our website at www.amoca.org.
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The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA)—the University for Indigenous Creative Excellence—is the only higher education institution in the world dedicated to the study of contemporary Native American and Alaska Native arts. IAIA offers undergraduate degrees in Cinematic Arts and Technology, Creative Writing, Indigenous Liberal Studies, Museum Studies, Performing Arts, and Studio Arts; graduate degrees in Creative Writing, Studio Arts, and Cultural Administration; and certificates in Broadcast Journalism, Business and Entrepreneurship, Museum Studies, and Native American Art History. Recent partnerships such as those with The Walt Disney Company, Nike, The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), and NBCUniversal Media help students set down footprints in the creative community. IAIA serves approximately 500 full-time equivalent (FTE) Native and non-Native students, representing nearly 100 federally recognized Tribes. IAIA is among the leading art universities in the nation and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).
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The School of Art and Design at UA Little Rock offers engaging and inspiring art instruction. Our art degrees in studio art, art history, and art education prepare students for fulfilling careers as professional artists, and for careers in museums, businesses, schools, and more
Our students have opportunities for research, internships, and mentorship, and many students experience the fulfillment of having their works on display in our ualr – galleries.
Our Mission Statement: The School of Art and Design cultivates artistic excellence, critical thinking, and holistic growth in our students as we train them in art and craft, focusing on process, materials, and contemporary practices. Our dynamic and diverse community is dedicated to fostering inclusion and encouraging interdisciplinary exploration as we benefit from and contribute to the cultural fabric of Little Rock and Arkansas.
Whether you’re a current student, thinking about applying for admission, or want to visit our art exhibits, we’d love to tell you more about Art and Design at UA Little Rock.
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The Hermitage Museum & Gardens, formerly home to the Sloane family, is an early 20th-century Arts-and-Crafts art museum located on the shore of the Lafayette River in Norfolk, Virginia. The Hermitage features a nationally recognized art collection spanning 5,000 years, within richly decorated interiors from the early 20th century. The mix of cultural objects, decorative and fine art within the setting of exceptionally crafted historic interiors, is a celebration of artistic handwork in all its forms. The museum also offers contemporary exhibitions, a newly renovated Goode Family Visual Arts School, and 12 acres of gardens and grounds that offer art and culture to the community. The Hermitage invites people of all backgrounds to explore and discover nature and the arts through its spaces that inspire creation, learning, conservation, and connection.
General admission to the site’s extensive grounds, museum collections and special exhibitions is free. Special ticketed museum and educational programs offer the public one-of-a-kind opportunities to engage with art and nature.
The Hermitage Museum is proud to be a Smithsonian Affiliate since 2012 and holds accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums since 2017.
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The Columbia Museum of Art is a charitable nonprofit organization dedicated to lifelong learning and community enrichment for all.
Located in the heart of downtown Columbia, S.C., the CMA ranks among the leading art institutions in the country and is distinguished by its innovative exhibitions and creative educational programs. At the heart of the CMA and its programs is its collection, which encompasses 7,000 works and spans 5,000 years of art history.
Established in 1950, the CMA now welcomes more than 150,000 visitors annually and is a catalyst for community creativity and education, engaging people of all ages and backgrounds.
It is the recipient of a National Medal from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a National Art Education Association award for its contributions to arts education, a National Park Foundation Award, and two Governor’s Awards for the Arts for outstanding contributions to the arts in South Carolina.
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The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation advances its mission — “that the future may learn from the past” — through educational programming, preservation and ongoing research.
The Historic Trades and Skills community at Colonial Williamsburg uses 18th-century tools and techniques to apprentice in and eventually master more than 20 historic trades and skills. These world-renowned experts not only make goods and provide services to the Historic Area, but they also consult and produce for other institutions around the world. You will not find a trades community with so many experts in one place anywhere else.
Colonial Williamsburg is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 educational institution and the largest U.S. history museum in the world. By researching and sharing the stories of those who built America, including people of all backgrounds, we can better understand history and shape our future. And in so doing, continue our nation’s unending work to build a more perfect union.
Educational Conferences
- Annual Antiques Forum
- Annual Ceramics Collaboration with MESDA
- Annual Garden Symposium
- For 2026: A Five-Year Conference Series
- Eat, Drink, Revolution
- Working Wood In The 18th Century
- Symposium on Historical Dress
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The Fresno Art Museum is best known for exhibiting modern and contemporary art from California, as well as art by women artists and works on paper, alongside exhibitions that reflect the visual arts traditions of the ethnic groups that contribute to the rich diversity of the San Joaquin Valley.
The Fresno Art Museum’s permanent collection comprises over 3,800 paintings, prints, and sculptures by notable local, regional, national, and international artists. It features a remarkable collection of Art of the Ancient Americas, spanning over 2,500 years of the major artistic traditions of cultures in West Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, and the Peruvian Andes.
Founded in 1949, the Fresno Art Museum has been located at First Street and Clinton Avenue in Radio Park since 1960. The American Alliance of Museums has accredited the museum since the 1970s.
Mission & History :: Fresno Art Museum
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The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (the MAH) was founded in 1996 to inspire new ways of thinking through the cultivation, exhibition, interpretation and intersection of contemporary art and history. The MAH’s exhibitions, curricula, and public programs bring together diverse audiences to engage more deeply with each other, fostering critical discourse about our past and present in fun, educational ways.
The MAH achieves its mission by:
- Presenting art and history exhibitions that are educational, inspiring, engaging and highlight the rich and vibrant cultures that live in our community
- Collaborating with community partners to further our reach across the California Central Coast and Greater Bay Area
- Maintaining a permanent collection and archives of contemporary art and historical artifacts and making these assets more accessible to visitors, educators, and students
- Stewarding the land and programs, and hosting school groups and tours around Davenport Jail and Evergreen Cemetery
- Stewarding the Kincentricity Garden in partnership with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band
- Serving as the cornerstone of Downtown Santa Cruz through our Abbott Square location and ensuring this space is a vibrant town square
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Fuller Craft Museum offers expansive opportunities to discover the world of contemporary craft. By exploring the leading edge of craft through exhibitions, collections, education, and public programs, we challenge perceptions and build appreciation of the material world. Our purpose is to inspire, stimulate, and enrich an ever expanding community.
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The Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead is a 112-acre living history farm in Ridley Creek State Park where the Revolutionary Era comes to life.
Through hands-on programs, historic demonstrations, and the preservation of endangered 18th-century skills, visitors experience how colonial farm families lived and worked during a pivotal time in American history.
At the Farmstead, history isn’t just observed—it’s done, creating lasting connections to the people, places, and traditions of the past.
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The Museum of Craft and Design is the only museum in San Francisco devoted to craft and design.
Founded in 2004, MCD showcases designers, makers and artists through an exciting and distinctive series of craft and design-focused exhibitions and public programs.
As a non-collecting institution, the museum actively collaborates with artists, designers, museums, and universities, as well as design venues and practitioners to create inspirational experiences in the world of craft and design for visitors of all ages.
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Maryhill Museum of Art occupies a historic Beaux-Arts mansion that is situated high above the Columbia River in south-central Washington state. Conceived in 1917, it was dedicated by Queen Marie of Romania in 1926 and opened to the public in 1940.
The museum collection contains European and American paintings, works on paper, and decorative arts; a sculpture collection with many works by Auguste Rodin; gilded furniture from Romanian royal palaces; ecclesiastical arts (especially Russian icons); an international array of chess sets; and the Théâtre de la Mode—miniature mannequins that are displayed in stage sets and attired in mid-1940s Paris fashions.
Maryhill is also home to Balkan and Central American folk clothing (most notably Romanian and Macedonian garments), numerous vintage women’s hats, and more than 1,200 baskets from Indigenous North America.
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The Moses Lake Museum & Art Center is a program of the Moses Lake Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Department. Originally founded as the Adam East Museum in 1958, the Museum is home to local history exhibits, a fine art gallery, Museum store and a giant Columbian Mammoth metal sculpture. It offers classes in craft and fine art for all ages. The Museum is housed in the Moses Lake Civic Center. Admission is free.
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Located a stone’s throw away from the Bainbridge Island ferry terminal, BIMA is the gateway to Bainbridge Island and beyond. Home to a growing Permanent Art Collection with a focus on artists and collections from the Puget Sound region, BIMA is thrilled to welcome visitors from around the world to view its galleries.
Since opening its LEED Gold-certified building in 2013, BIMA has become the cultural living room for the local community. The Museum’s galleries, auditorium, Bistro, Store and plaza buzz with a variety of events covering the entire artistic spectrum.
BIMA’s exhibitions feature recognized masters and emerging artists who are sure to leave you inspired by their striking work and thought-provoking themes. With major exhibitions changing three times per year (that’s 15-20 new shows to experience annually!), as well as classes, tours, films, workshops, lectures, concerts, and events, there is always something new and exciting to experience at BIMA.
BIMA actively delivers its artistic vision through a variety of educational programs, including field trips for students throughout the region during the school day, hands-on art projects to children of all ages, after-school art clubs, summer camps, workshops for adult learners, and programs for people going through Early Stage Memory Loss.
BIMA believes art is for everyone and is committed to provide free general admission to the museum every day.
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