History Museums organizations account for 3k organizations in the United States. In aggregate, these organizations generate $2b in revenue and employ 16.0k individuals.
3 Thousand
Active Organizations
$1.8 Billion
Annual Revenue
16 Thousand
Employees in Sector
$10.7 Billion
Controlled Assets
San Francisco, CA
Assets: $57m
Revenue: $13m
Employees: 76
MISSION:
FUNDRAISE FOR AND OPERATE THE WALT DISNEY FAMILY MUSEUM AND ITS EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS.
New York, NY
Assets: $55m
Revenue: $10m
Employees: 100
MISSION:
THE MUSEUM SERVES AS NEW YORK'S HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM. SEE SCHEDULE O.
Farmington Hills, MI
Assets: $47m
Revenue: $22m
Employees: 54
MISSION:
THE HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER, KNOWN AS THE ZEKELMAN HOLOCAUST CENTER (THE HC), EDUCATES ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST THROUGH EXHIBITS, LIBRARY, PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND TEACHER TRAINING.
Nashville, TN
Assets: $43m
Revenue: $9m
Employees: 25
MISSION:
TO EDUCATE THE WORLD, PRESERVE THE LEGACY, AND CELEBRATE THE CENTRAL ROLE AFRICAN AMERICANS PLAY IN CREATING THE AMERICAN SOUNDTRACK
Louisville, KY
Assets: $43m
Revenue: $4m
Employees: 119
MISSION:
TO IGNITE THE HUMAN SPIRIT WITH THOUGHTFULLY CRAFTED STORIES TO SPARK CURIOSITY ABOUT WHO WE ARE AND OUR CONNECTION TO THE FUTURE. WE TELL STORIES THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS AND CAMPS, PROGRAMS, EVENTS, TOURS, TASTINGS, AND OUR VIRTUAL FRAZIER MAGAZINE.
Los Angeles, CA
Assets: $41m
Revenue: $20m
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to acquire, preserve, research and exhibit collections of objects including documents, tools, implements and furnishings that have significance in helping to interpret or understand the past.
Houston, TX
Assets: $41m
Revenue: $4m
Employees: 25
MISSION:
THE MISSION OF THE LONE STAR FLIGHT MUSEUM (LSFM) IS TO CELEBRATE FLIGHT AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN TEXAS AVIATION HISTORY AND TO ENGAGE OUR YOUTH THROUGH SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, AND MATH (STEM). OUR VISION IS TO BE A DYNAMIC AND INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL MUSEUM REACHING THE YOUTH OF TEXAS AS A RECOGNIZED EXPERIENCE OF CHOICE. WE BELIEVE AVIATION INSPIRES ACHIEVEMENT AND ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES.
Fayetteville, NC
Assets: $41m
Revenue: $30m
Employees: 1
MISSION:
TO TELL THE STORY OF THE CIVIL WAR AND ALL OF ITS RAMIFICATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Plymouth, MA
Assets: $40m
Revenue: $9m
Employees: 222
MISSION:
PLIMOTH PATUXET IS THE LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM OF THE 17TH-CENTURY ATLANTIC WORLD BASED IN PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS.
Charleston, SC
Assets: $39m
Revenue: $10m
Employees: 66
MISSION:
TO SUSTAIN THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION FOR MIDDLETON PLACE.
Belmont, MA
Assets: $38m
Revenue: $2m
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to acquire, preserve, research and exhibit collections of objects including documents, tools, implements and furnishings that have significance in helping to interpret or understand the past.
New York, NY
Assets: $37m
Revenue: $9m
Employees: 160
MISSION:
THE TENEMENT MUSEUM TELLS THE UNIQUELY AMERICAN STORIES OF IMMIGRANTS, MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES IN THE ONGOING CREATION OF OUR NATION.
Detroit, MI
Assets: $36m
Revenue: $15m
Employees: 47
MISSION:
THE ORGANIZATION COLLECTS DOCUMENTS, OBJECTS, PICTURES, CLOTHING, AND ARTIFACTS WHICH DEPICT AND DEMONSTRATE THE HISTORY, AND PRESERVE THE LEGACY AND TRADITION, OF A MUSICAL ERA FOR DISPLAY TO THE PUBLIC.
Memphis, TN
Assets: $36m
Revenue: $15m
Employees: 56
MISSION:
THE NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM (NCRM), LOCATED AT THE HISTORIC LORRAINE MOTEL, HONORS AND PRESERVES THE LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING. WE CHRONICLE THE AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND TELL THE STORY OF THE ONGOING STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. WE EDUCATE AND SERVE AS A CATALYST TO INSPIRE ACTION TO CREATE POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE.
Sandwich, MA
Assets: $35m
Revenue: $7m
Employees: 99
MISSION:
CELEBRATE AMERICAN CULTURE AND INSPIRES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO EXPLORE, DISCOVER AND LEARN TOGETHER.
Richmond, VA
Assets: $34m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 54
MISSION:
THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM IS TO BE THE PREEMINENT CENTER FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR AND ITS LEGACIES FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES: UNION AND CONFEDERATE, ENSLAVED AND FREE AFRICAN AMERICANS, SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS.
Buffalo, NY
Assets: $33m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 5
MISSION:
THE ESTABLISHMENT & OPERATION OF A MUSEUM DEVOTED TO STIMULATING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRIES IN US & EMPHASIS ON DEVELOPMENTS & INNOVATIONS ORIGINATING IN BUFFALO & NIAG FRONTIER.
Orange, VA
Assets: $33m
Revenue: $7m
Employees: 94
MISSION:
A MEMORIAL TO JAMES MADISON AND THE ENSLAVED COMMUNITY, A MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY, AND A CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL EDUCATION THAT ENGAGES THE PUBLIC WITH THE ENDURING LEGACY OF MADISON'S MOST POWERFUL IDEA: GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE.
Richmond, VA
Assets: $32m
Revenue: $4m
Employees: 78
MISSION:
THE MISSION OF THE VALENTINE IS TO ENGAGE, EDUCATE AND CHALLENGE A DIVERSE AUDIENCE BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING AND INTERPRETING RICHMOND'S HISTORY.
Cincinnati, OH
Assets: $31m
Revenue: $4m
Employees: 40
MISSION:
TO REVEAL STORIES ABOUT FREEDOM'S HEROES, FROM THE ERA OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TO CONTEMPORARY TIMES, CHALLENGING AND INSPIRING EVERYONE TO TAKE COURAGEOUS STEPS FOR FREEDOM TODAY.