Museums organizations account for 4k organizations in the United States. In aggregate, these organizations generate $5b in revenue and employ 40.0k individuals.
4 Thousand
Active Organizations
$5.4 Billion
Annual Revenue
40 Thousand
Employees in Sector
$24.2 Billion
Controlled Assets
Washington, DC
Assets: $7b
Revenue: $2b
Employees: 7k
MISSION:
"INCREASE AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE" IS THE MISSION SET FORTH BY JAMES SMITHSON.
Los Angeles, CA
Assets: $1b
Revenue: $252m
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to acquire, preserve, research, exhibit and provide for the educational use of works of art, objects or artifacts that are related to the study of zoology, biology, botany, mineralogy, geology and other natural sciences; history; archeology; or science and technology.
Salem, MA
Assets: $835m
Revenue: $58m
Employees: 259
MISSION:
THE MISSION OF THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM IS TO CELEBRATE OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL CREATIVITY BY COLLECTING, STEWARDING AND INTERPRETING OBJECTS OF ART AND CULTURE IN WAYS THAT INCREASE KNOWLEDGE, ENRICH THE SPIRIT, ENGAGE THE MIND AND STIMULATE THE SENSES. THROUGH ITS EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS, PUBLICATIONS, MEDIA AND RELATED ACTIVITIES, PEM STRIVES TO CREATE EXPERIENCES THAT TRANSFORM PEOPLE'S LIVES BY BROADENING THEIR PERSPECTIVES, ATTITUDES, AND KNOWLEDGE OF THEMSELVES AND THE WIDER WORLD.
Pittsburgh, PA
Assets: $649m
Revenue: $110m
Employees: 1k
MISSION:
FOUNDED BY ANDREW CARNEGIE IN 1895, CARNEGIE MUSEUMS OF PITTSBURGH IS A COLLECTION OF FOUR DISTINCTIVE MUSEUMS DEDICATED TO EXPLORATION THROUGH ART AND SCIENCE: CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART, CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER AND THE ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM.IN 2022, THE MUSEUMS REACHED 1,137,868 PEOPLE THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, AND SPECIAL EVENTS.
Oklahoma City, OK
Assets: $447m
Revenue: $56m
Employees: 260
MISSION:
THE MUSEUM OF THE BIBLE IS AN INNOVATIVE, GLOBAL AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO INVITE ALL PEOPLE TO ENGAGE WITH THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF THE BIBLE. WE DO SO THROUGH FOUR MAIN INITIATIVES: OUR PERMANENT MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON, D.C., TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. THESE ARE FURTHER DESCRIBED AT WWW.MUSEUMOFTHEBIBLE.ORG/OUR-HISTORY.
Cincinnati, OH
Assets: $307m
Revenue: $34m
Employees: 271
MISSION:
THE CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER INSPIRES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR WORLD THROUGH.
San Francisco, CA
Assets: $287m
Revenue: $48m
Employees: 571
MISSION:
THE EXPLORATORIUM IS A PUBLIC LEARNING LABORATORY EXPLORING THE WORLD THROUGH SCIENCE, ART, AND HUMAN PERCEPTION.OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE INQUIRY-BASED EXPERIENCES THAT TRANSFORM LEARNING WORLDWIDE.OUR VISION IS A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE THINK FOR THEMSELVES AND CAN CONFIDENTLY ASK QUESTIONS, QUESTION ANSWERS, AND UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND THEM.WE VALUE LIFELONG LEARNING AND TEACHING, CURIOSITY AND INQUIRY, OUR COMMUNITY, ITERATION AND EVIDENCE, INTEGRITY AND AUTHENTICITY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND INCLUSION AND RESPECT.
New York, NY
Assets: $255m
Revenue: $47m
Employees: 119
MISSION:
THE NEXUS FOR ARTISTS OF AFRICAN DESCENT, LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY, AND FOR WORK THAT HAS BEEN INSPIRED AND INFLUENCED BY BLACK CULTURE.
Rochester, NY
Assets: $251m
Revenue: $42m
Employees: 380
MISSION:
AS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION FOCUSED ON AMERICAN CULTURAL HISTORY, STRONG MUSEUM EXPLORES PLAY IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE LEARNING, CREATIVITY, AND DISCOVERY. THE MUSEUM ACCOMPLISHES THIS THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS, PUBLICATIONS, AND OTHER ACTVITIES THAT ENGAGE, ENTERTAIN AND ENLIGHTEN DIVERSE AUDIENCES, ESPECIALLY FAMILIES, CHILDREN, AND EDUCATORS.
Los Angeles, CA
Assets: $221m
Revenue: $25m
Employees: 236
MISSION:
TO EXPLORE AND PRESENT THE HISTORY OF THE AUTOMOBILE AND ITS IMPACT ON GLOBAL LIFE AND CULTURE.
Sandy, UT
Assets: $210m
Revenue: $578k
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to acquire, preserve, research, exhibit and provide for the educational use of works of art, objects or artifacts that are related to the study of zoology, biology, botany, mineralogy, geology and other natural sciences; history; archeology; or science and technology.
Atlanta, GA
Assets: $182m
Revenue: $279m
Employees: 4k
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to acquire, preserve, research, exhibit and provide for the educational use of works of art, objects or artifacts that are related to the study of zoology, biology, botany, mineralogy, geology and other natural sciences; history; archeology; or science and technology.
Chadds Ford, PA
Assets: $171m
Revenue: $18m
Employees: 170
MISSION:
THE BRANDYWINE CONSERVANCY & MUSEUM OF ART PRESERVES AND PRESENTS ELEMENTS OF ART AND NATURE THAT HIGHLIGHT THE EXTRAORDINARY BEAUTY OF THE BRANDYWINE REGION IN PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE. THE BRANDYWINE CONSERVANCY PROTECTS AND CONSERVES THE LAND, WATER, NATURAL, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OF THE BRANDYWINE-CHRISTINA WATERSHED. THE BRANDYWINE MUSEUM OF ART ENGAGES AUDIENCES THROUGH ITS PRESENTATION AND INTERPRETATION OF AMERICAN ART WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE WYETH FAMILY AND OTHER ARTISTS OF THE BRANDYWINE REGION.
New York, NY
Assets: $170m
Revenue: $23m
Employees: 220
MISSION:
THE MISSION OF THE JEWISH MUSEUM IS TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, EXHIBIT AND INTERPRET JEWISH ART.
New York, NY
Assets: $169m
Revenue: $17m
Employees: 199
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to acquire, preserve, research, exhibit and provide for the educational use of works of art, objects or artifacts that are related to the study of zoology, biology, botany, mineralogy, geology and other natural sciences; history; archeology; or science and technology.
Assets: $167m
Revenue: $8m
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to acquire, preserve, research, exhibit and provide for the educational use of works of art, objects or artifacts that are related to the study of zoology, biology, botany, mineralogy, geology and other natural sciences; history; archeology; or science and technology.
Cleveland, OH
Assets: $165m
Revenue: $44m
Employees: 266
MISSION:
BORN FROM THE COLLISION OF RHYTHM & BLUES, COUNTRY, AND GOSPEL, ROCK & ROLL IS A SPIRIT THAT IS INCLUSIVE AND EVER-CHANGING. THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME CELEBRATES THE SOUND OF YOUTH CULTURE AND HONORS THE ARTISTS WHOSE MUSIC CONNECTS US ALL.
Phoenix, AZ
Assets: $157m
Revenue: $22m
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to acquire, preserve, research, exhibit and provide for the educational use of works of art, objects or artifacts that are related to the study of zoology, biology, botany, mineralogy, geology and other natural sciences; history; archeology; or science and technology.
Assets: $153m
Revenue: $61m
Employees: 614
MISSION:
THE ROM SHOWCASES ART CULTURE AND NATURE FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND ACROSS THE AGES. AS THE COUNTRY'S PREEMINENT FIELD RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND AN INTERNATIONAL LEADER IN NEW AND ORIGINAL FINDINGS THE ROM PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTISTIC CULTURAL AND NATURAL WORLD. AMONG THE TOP 10 CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS IN NORTH AMERICA CANADA'S LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE MUSEUM IS HOME TO A WORLD-CLASS COLLECTION OF 13 MILLION ART OBJECTS AND NATURAL HISTORY SPECIMENS IN 40 GALLERY EXHIBITION SPACES.
Nashville, TN
Assets: $152m
Revenue: $57m
Employees: 474
MISSION:
IDENTIFY & PRESERVE THE EVOLVING HISTORY & TRADITIONS OF COUNTRY MUSIC & TO EDUCATE ITS AUDIENCES.