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The Canny Link Directory
History : Museums and Memorials
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Albany Institute of History and Art - dedicated to collecting, preserving, interpreting and promoting interest in the history, art and culture of Albany and the upper Hudson Valley region.
Allison-Antrim Museum, Inc. - to preserve and display the history of the borough of Greencastle and Antrim Township.
Asuka Historical Museum - Japan - the Asuka region was home to Japan's ruling dynasty around the 6th century; grounds have palace ruins, museum houses period pottery and art, scrolls, and historical texts.
Auckland Museum - History & Culture - The Museum showcase's the natural, cultural and social history of New Zealand with a focus on Pacific and Maori culture.
Autry Museum of Western Heritage - explores the history, traditions, and diverse cultures of the American West through extensive permanent displays, frequent special exhibitions, and innovative educational programing.
Bede's World - the monastery at Jarrow was home to the Venerable Bede, where Bede's World explains the archaeological, religious and cultural setting of his life and times.
Buffalo Bill Historical Center - widely regarded as America's finest western museum, featuring four collections under one roof.
Canterbury Shaker Village
Castle of the Plaix - museum of arts and peasants' traditions housed in an old castle; temporary exhibitions and fairs held periodically.
Chippewa Valley Museum - telling the stories of the people and events that shaped Wisconsin's Chippewa Valley.
Cokato Museum & Gust Akerlund Studio - local history museum and restored 1905 photo studio.
Deutsches Historisches Museum/German Historical Museum - German Historical Museum; located in Berlin's historical centre. Site contains samples of collections and current exhibitions about German history.
DuPage County Historical Museum - travel along a journey of time from the start in the unsettled prarie to becoming one of the fastest growing counties outside of the Sunbelt.
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House - the historic home of Edsel Ford and his family.
Estes Park Area Historical Museum - collects, preserves, interprets and exhibits local history for visitors and residents.
Freilicht Museum - open-air museums for rural culture in Lower Bavaria.
Gatekeeper's Cabin Museum - features the history of Lake Tahoe. Exhibits include Native American artifacts, natural history displays, and photographic library.
Hancock Shaker Village - HSV is an original Shaker site with 20 restored historic buildings, working farm, special events & workshops.
Henry Morrison Flagler Museum - includes period rooms from the Gilded Age and special costume and memorabilia collections.
Historic Cold Spring Village - a living history museum portraying the lifestyles, trades, crafts and architecture of an 1800's rural New Jersey community. Located near Wildwood, NJ.
Historic Deerfield - a museum of New England history and art within the carefully preserved 329 year old western Massachusetts village of Deerfield.
Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales - runs a group of museums with a changing exhibition and special events program. Also offers venues for hire and several shops.
Historic New Orleans Collection - promoting the study of Louisiana history through the Williams Research Center, museum exhibitions, publications and house museum; located in the historic French Quarter of New Orleans.
Hudson River Museum, The - cultural complex with galleries displaying changing exhibitions of art, history and science related to 19th and 20th c. topics.
Kansas City Museum - adventures in science and history.
Kelsey Museum Educational and Outreach Programs
Lower East Side Tenement Museum - the first museum in the US to preserve a tenement and have it designated as a National Historic Site.
Moravian Museum of Bethlehem - a national historic landmark for the Protestant Moravians who were devout missionaries establishing an extraordinary communal society and thriving industrial center.
Murnau Castle Museum
Museum of African American History - dedicated to the preservation and presentation of African and African American history and culture.
Naper Settlement - 19th century museum village.
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library - established in 1974 to collect, preserve, and share the physical objects and intangible manifestations of Czech & Slovak history, culture, and language.
National Museum of History - Brazil
New Alamanni Museum in Ellwangen (Germany) Neues Alamannenmuseum in Ellwangen
New York State Museum
Old Sturbridge Village - large historic museum recreating the daily work activities and community celebrations of a rural 19th-century town via living history fashion.
Peekskill Museum, The - located in the historic Herrick House.
Petaluma Historical Museum/Library - dedicated to the history of Petaluma and its environs.
Pope's Palace - residence of the French Popes for nine years during the Middle Ages. Also has an international conference center for meetings and exhibitions.
San Francisco Plantation House - A registered National Historic Landmark, built in 1860 along the Mississippi River.
Shaker Museum at South Union, KY - site of the westerm-most Shaker community.
Sharjah Museum
Simon Wiesenthal Center
Smithsonian Museum, White House, Air and Space Museum - No tour of Washington DC would be complete without visiting the Smithsonian Institute
Stockmans Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre - memorial to the pioneers who settled and developed the Australian Outback.
Sun Inn Preservation Association - 1758 restored Colonial Moravian Inn welcomes visitors for museum room tours, gourmet lunch and dinner. School and bus groups welcome.
Thomas Massey House - one of the oldest English Quaker homes in Pennsylvania.
Trowbridge Museum - includes local history, regular exhibitions, and educational support in Trowbridge, England.
Tudor Place - historic house museum and garden.
Tyrolean Regional Heritage Museum and the Hofkirche - considered the finest regional heritage museum in Europe.
Witte Museum - historic homes and a re-created blacksmith shop, as well as four levels of hands-on science.
Yellowstone Western Heritage Center - a regional museum interpreting and reflecting life in the Yellowstone River Valley past and present.
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