Museums in Midwest
Chicago, Museums, Visual Arts
Wright Patterson AFB, Museums, Air Force The USAF Museum is the largest military aviation museum in the world. The Museum uses both chronological and subjective layouts to tell the exciting story of aviation development from the days of the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk to the Space Age.
Saint Louis, Technology, Physics, Science, Museums The St. Louis Science Center serves as a bridge between scientist and layperson, encouraging an understanding of ecology and the environment, humanity, technology and the space sciences and how each interrelates.
East Lansing, Contemporary Art, Visual Arts, Museums, Universities
Chicago, Contemporary Art, Museums
Chicago, Science, Industry, Museums Take a virtual tour of the U-505 submarine, visit Colleen Moore's fairy castle, discover LEGO Mindstorms intelligent robots, explore the Pioneer Zephyr, and more! Now on-line only at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
Chicago, Visual Arts, Museums, Universities The Smart Museum of Art and its adjacent Elden Sculpture Garden house over 7,000 works of art. From ancient Greek vases and Chinese bronzes to medieval sculpture and Old Master paintings...
Indianapolis, Museums, Children
Cleveland, Visual Arts, Museums The collection of more than 40,000 works of art ranges over 5,000 years, from ancient Egypt to the present, and includes masterpieces from Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
Detroit, Visual Arts, Museums over 60,000 works. Within its more than one hundred galleries are paintings, sculpture, graphic and decorative arts that reveal the scope and depth of human experience, imagination and emotion.
Chicago, Museums, History You can find about 20 million paintings, photos, dishware, locomotives, books, guns, autographs, fashions, signs, machines, models, guitars, drums, posters, tunes, cartoons, toys, tools, beds, chairs, manacles, videos, watches, sculptures, documents
Saint Louis, Visual Arts, Museums
Indianapolis, History, Museums
Indianapolis, Decorative Arts, Contemporary Art, Costumes, Museums The Indianapolis Museum of Art features permanent collections of African, American, Asian and European art, contemporary art, textiles and costumes, decorative arts and prints, photographs and drawings.
Ann Arbor, Visual Arts, Museums, Universities A community museum in a university setting, the Museum of Art offers visitors a rich and diverse permanent collection, supplemented by a lively, provocative series of special exhibitions and a full complement of interpretive programs.
Indianapolis, Arts and Crafts, History, Sculpture, Museums, Native Americans Museum of American Indians and Western Art is dedicated to the appreciation and understanding of American Indian and Western art and the many cultures of North America.
Indiana, Museums, Dean, James James Dean, The Fairmount Historical Museum, James Dean Memorabilia, Remembering James Dean Festival Info,and his hometown Fairmount, Indiana.
Bloomington, Museums, Visual Arts, Exhibitions, Universities Special exhibitions at the Indiana University Art Museum
Bloomington, Museums, Visual Arts, Native Americans, Musical Instruments, Photography
Toledo, Visual Arts, Museums The museum collects only the finest works of art from each period. Works from our collections often appear in art publications and in traveling exhibitions.
Des Moines, Science, Museums
Oak Park, Writers, Museums
Chicago, Anthropology, Visual Arts, Museums The Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum (MFACM) sits in the heart of the Pilsen / Little Village community, the largest Mexican community in the Midwest.
Chicago, Visual Arts, Museums
Urbana, Champaign, Museums, Visual Arts University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Davenport, Museums, Natural History Take a short trip to the Putnam Museum of History and Natural Science, a one-stop opportunity to explore the history and environments of the Mississippi River Valley and faraway places too!
the United States, Fort Wayne, Museums, History
Norway, Decorah, Museums, Education, Social History, Arts and Crafts Located in picturesque Decorah, IA, Vesterheim is the largest, most comprehensive museum in the United States dedicated to a single immigrant group. Though Norwegian-American, Vesterheim reflects the story of an entire immigrant nation.
Cleveland, Health, Museums First museum of its kind in the Western Hemisphere devoted to health and living well. Each year, museum developers from around the world travel to The Health Museum to study the unique health focus of its exhibits and educational programs.
Cedar Rapids, Visual Arts, Museums The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art devotes eight galleries to selections of works from our permanent collection. The Museum owns over 5,000 works of art.
Grand Rapids, Visual Arts, Museums The museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and teaching about the natural and cultural history of West Michigan. It is owned and operated by the City of Grand Rapids.
Akron, Contemporary Art, Visual Arts, Museums In addition to our own collection, the Akron Art Museum features borrowed works. We've showcased pieces by Georgia O'Keefe, Andy Warhol and Dale Chihuly, as well as works from the Smithsonian Institution and the Museum of Modern Art.
Valparaiso, Museums, Visual Arts Valparaiso University
Coon, Racism, Museums, Discrimination, Tolerance, Universities Racism and racial stereotypes in the Jim Crow Era. Racial discrimination against minorities, blacks, and African Americans. Minstrel shows, Al Jolson and Amos and Andy.
Sheboygan, Art, Museums
New Bremen, Biking, Museums One of the largest private collections of bicycles in the world.
Cincinnati, Contemporary Art, Modern Art, Museums The Contemporary Arts Center Cincinnati is the region's only museum dedicated to Modern and Contemporary art. The CAC focuses on recent developments in painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, performance art and new media.