Museums organizations account for 4k organizations in the United States. In aggregate, these organizations generate $5b in revenue and employ 34.7k individuals.
4 Thousand
Active Organizations
$5 Billion
Annual Revenue
35 Thousand
Employees in Sector
$22 Billion
Controlled Assets
Washington, DC
Assets: $6b
Revenue: $2b
Employees: 7k
MISSION:
"INCREASE AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE" IS THE MISSION SET FORTH BY JAMES SMITHSON.
Los Angeles, CA
Assets: $1b
Revenue: $200m
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: 283
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: $541m
Revenue: $82m
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 2021, THE MUSEUMS REACHED 836,469 PEOPLE THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS.
Oklahoma City, OK
Assets: $472m
Revenue: $30m
Employees: 277
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: $283m
Revenue: $49m
Employees: 255
MISSION:
THE CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER INSPIRES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR WORLD THROUGH.
San Francisco, CA
Assets: $265m
Revenue: $49m
Employees: 615
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.
Rochester, NY
Assets: $224m
Revenue: $25m
Employees: 213
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: $223m
Revenue: $8m
Employees: 194
MISSION:
DEDICATED TO THE EXPLORATION AND PRESENTATION OF THE AUTOMOBILE AND ITS IMPACT ON GLOBAL LIFE.THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED THE YEAR END TO 12/31 FROM A 9/30 YEAR END.
Assets: $213m
Revenue: $9m
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.
Sandy, UT
Assets: $212m
Revenue: $901k
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: $210m
Revenue: $256m
Employees: 3k
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.
New York, NY
Assets: $170m
Revenue: $23m
Employees: 206
MISSION:
THE MISSION OF THE JEWISH MUSEUM IS TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, EXHIBIT AND INTERPRET JEWISH ART.
Phoenix, AZ
Assets: $167m
Revenue: $48m
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: $166m
Revenue: $61m
Employees: 473
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.
Newport News, VA
Assets: $160m
Revenue: $10m
Employees: 113
MISSION:
THE MARINERS' MUSEUM AND PARK CONNECTS PEOPLE TO THE WORLD'S WATERS, BECAUSE THROUGH THE WATERS - THROUGH OUR SHARED MARITIME HERITAGE - WE ARE CONNECTED TO ONE ANOTHER.
Chadds Ford, PA
Assets: $160m
Revenue: $26m
Employees: 152
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.
Cleveland, OH
Assets: $156m
Revenue: $53m
Employees: 211
MISSION:
THE MISSION OF THE MUSEUM IS TO ENGAGE, TEACH, AND INSPIRE THROUGH THE POWER OF ROCK AND ROLL. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
New York, NY
Assets: $154m
Revenue: $40m
Employees: 107
MISSION:
THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM IS THE NEXUS FOR ARTISTS OF AFRICAN DESCENT LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY AND FOR WORK THAT HAS BEEN INSPIRED AND INFLUENCED BY BLACK CULTURE.
Seattle, WA
Assets: $151m
Revenue: $24m
Employees: 148
MISSION:
TO MAKE CREATIVE EXPRESSION A LIFE-CHANGING FORCE THROUGH EXPERIENCES THAT INSPIRE AND CONNECT.