Historic New Orleans Collection
The Collection houses over 300,000 primary source manuscripts,documents, books,photographs, artworks and maps that chronicle the lives of the numerous cultures forming New Orleans from the 16th century to the present. The compound in the French Quarter includes ... -- New Orleans,LA,
USA
Huntington Library, Art Collection and Botanical Gardens
The Huntington is an oasis of art and culture set amidst 150 acres of breathtaking gardens. Three art galleries and a library showcase magnificent
collections of rare books and manuscripts, 18th- and 19th-century British and French art, American art ... -- San Marino,CA,
USA
J. Paul Getty Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum. The collections of the museum include classical Greek and Roman antiquities; French decorative arts; European paintings, manuscripts, sculpture and drawings; photographs. The site also provides a history of the museum, information on temporary exhibitions, information for ... -- Los Angeles,CA,
USA
Maryland Historical Society
The Maryland Historical Society, widely esteemed as one of the nation's finest history museums, was established in 1844 as a private nonprofit institution to collect, preserve,
and interpret the objects and artifacts that illuminate the state's history. In... -- Baltimore,MD,
USA
Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon is one of the best documented historic houses in America. The Association's library and archival collections
provide a continuous history of the Mount Vernon estate and its owners from the original land patent in 1674 up to ... -- Mount Vernon,VA,
USA
Rosenbach Museum & Library
One of the true cultural treasures of Philadelphia, the Rosenbach Museum & Library seeks to inspire curiosity, inquiry and creativity by engaging broad audiences in exhibitions, programs and research based on its remarkable and expanding collections. The museum was founded by ... -- Philadelphia,PA,
USA
Tareq Rajab Museum of Arab and Islamic Art and Culture
museum of Arab and Islamic culture, chronologically and geographically comprehensive collection of the arts of the Islamic world, Qur'anic manuscripts, calligraphy, textiles, costumes, ceramics, metalwork, silver tribal and folk jewelry, musical instruments, arms and armour, orientalist paintings of the ... -- Kuwait, Kuwait
The Morgan Library
The Morgan Library, a complex of buildings in the heart of New York City, began as the
private library of financier Pierpont Morgan, one of America's greatest collectors and cultural
benefactors. As early as 1890 Morgan had begun to ... -- New York,NY,
USA
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