List of museums in Washington, D.C.

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This list of museums in Washington, D.C. 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. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Name Image Smithsonian Type Summary/Website
African American Civil War Memorial Museum Ethnic - African American - History website, info
American University Museum Art website
Anacostia Museum Smithsonian Ethnic - African American - History website
Art Museum of the Americas Art website, founded by the Organization of American States
The Bead Museum Decorative arts website
Charles Sumner School History info, info, one of the first public school buildings erected for the education of Washington's black community
Corcoran Gallery of Art Art website
DAR Museum History website, info, owned by Daughters of the American Revolution
Decatur House Historic house website
Dumbarton House Historic house website
Dumbarton Oaks Library website
Folger Shakespeare Library Library website
Freer Gallery of Art Smithsonian Art website
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Biography website
Heurich Mansion Historic house info, info on Christian Heurich
Hillwood Museum Decorative arts website
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Smithsonian Art website
International Spy Museum Espionage website
Kreeger Museum Art website
Library of Congress Library website
Lillian & Albert Small Jewish Museum Ethnic - Jewish history website; history of the local Jewish community; preserves the oldest synagogue building in the Washington, D.C., area; operated by the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington
Madame Tussauds Washington D.C. Wax museum website
Marian Koshland Science Museum Science website
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site Historic house website
National Air and Space Museum Smithsonian Aerospace website
National Archives Library website
National Building Museum Architecture website
National Children's Museum Children's Scheduled to open 2012 website
National Gallery of Art Art website
National Geographic Museum Natural history website
National Jewish Museum Ethnic - Jewish website, currently closed, collections online
National Museum of African American History and Culture Smithsonian Ethnic - African American Planned museum website
National Museum of African Art Smithsonian Art - African American website
National Museum of American History Smithsonian History website
National Museum of the American Indian Smithsonian Ethnic - Native American website
National Museum of American Jewish Military History Ethnic - Jewish - Military - History website
National Museum of Crime & Punishment Crime website
National Museum of Health and Medicine Medical website
National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Natural history website
National Museum of Women in the Arts Art website
National Portrait Gallery Smithsonian Art - History website
National Postal Museum Smithsonian Philately website
Newseum Media website
The Octagon House Historic house - Architecture website
Old Stone House Historic house website
Phillips Collection Art website
Pope John Paul II Cultural Center Religion website
President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument Historic house website
Renwick Gallery Smithsonian Decorative arts website
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Smithsonian Art website
Scottish Rite Temple and Supreme Council Library Multiple website
S. Dillon Ripley Center Smithsonian Exhibition website
Sewall-Belmont House and Museum Historic house - History website
Smithsonian American Art Museum Smithsonian Art website
Textile Museum Textiles website
Tudor Place Historic house website
United States Capitol Visitor Center History Under construction; website
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum History website
U.S. Department of the Interior Museum History website
U.S. Navy Museum Maritime - Military website
USS Barry (DD-933) Museum ship - Military website
White House Historic house website
Woodrow Wilson House Historic house - Biographical website

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