New York City’s Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum complex is a dynamic, interactive and educational journey that’s fun for all ages and includes a flight deck with 30 authentically restored aircraft, the hands-on Exploreum hall, Growler submarine, the British Airways Concorde, Anchor Chain Room, Captain’s Bridge and more.
Visitors to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum are greeted by the visual splendor of the courtyard garden and surrounding galleries—a feast for the senses. The Museum was designed as a work of art in totality.
IWM is unique in its coverage of conflicts, especially those involving Britain and the Commonwealth, from the First World War to the present day. We seek to provide for, and to encourage, the study and understanding of the history of modern war and \'wartime experience\'. We are proud to be regarded as essential sights of London, Cambridgeshire and Greater Manchester.
Kay and Velma Kimbell established the Kimbell Art Foundation in the 1930s in partnership with Velma’s sister and her husband, Dr. and Mrs. Coleman Carter. After Mr. Kimbell’s death in 1964, the family left their collection and entire personal fortune to the Foundation to establish a public art museum \"of the first class\" in Fort Worth. Kay and Velma Kimbell established the Kimbell Art Foundation in the 1930s in partnership with Velma’s sister and her husband, Dr. and Mrs. Coleman Carter. After Mr. Kimbell’s death in 1964, the family left their collection and entire personal fortune to the Foundation to establish a public art museum \"of the first class\" in Fort Worth.
For over eighty years, the history of the ocean and its relationship with humankind has been told and displayed in one of the largest maritime museums in the world. In 1930, The Mariners\' Museum was brought to life by the shared vision of Archer Milton Huntington and Homer L. Ferguson. Huntington was son of railroad and shipping magnate Collis P. Huntington, who founded Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company just a few miles from the Museum. Ferguson, the head of Newport News Shipbuilding at the time of the founding, also served as The Mariners’ Museum’s first President.
The center offers engaging experiences for all ages, from life-size walk-through dioramas that transport visitors into the past, to changing exhibits and live performances of contemporary arts and cultures. Extensive interactive exhibits depict 18,000 years of Native and natural history, while two libraries, including one for children, offer a diverse selection of materials on the histories and cultures of all Native peoples of the United States and Canada.
The Miami Museum of Science and Planetarium was founded in the belief that curiosity, knowledge and appreciation of the sciences are essential to the health and survival of the individual, the community and the planet.
