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History Museums

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History Museums organizations account for 3k organizations in the United States. In aggregate, these organizations generate $2b in revenue and employ 17.9k individuals.

3 Thousand

Active Organizations

$2.1 Billion

Annual Revenue

18 Thousand

Employees in Sector

$11 Billion

Controlled Assets

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Rosenbach Museum And Library

Philadelphia, PA

Assets: $16m

Revenue: $3m

MISSION:

OPERATION OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MISSION STATEMENT: "WE FOSTER INQUIRY, LEARNING AND CREATIVE THOUGHT BY ENGAGING AUDIENCES IN PROGRAMS, EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH INSPIRED BY OUR COLLECTIONS."

Bay Area Electric Railway Association

Suisun City, CA

Assets: $16m

Revenue: $2m

MISSION:

THE MISSION OF THE BAY AREA ELECTRIC RAILROAD ASSOCIATION IS TO PRESERVE THE REGIONAL HERITAGE OF ELECTRIC RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION AS A LIVING RESOURCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

Panhandle-Plains Historical Society

Canyon, TX

Assets: $16m

Revenue: $3m

MISSION:

TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, CONSERVE, EXHIBIT AND INTERPRET THE HISTORICAL, ETHNOLOGICAL, CULTURAL, AND SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE OF THE PANHANDLE-PLAINS REGION OF TEXAS AND RELTAED AREAS OF THE SOUTHWEST; TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE PANHANDLE-PLAINS HISTORICAL MUSEUM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS; TO ENLIST INTEREST AND SUPPORT IN ACHIEVING THE MISSION; AND TO UNDERTAKE OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES.

Holocaust Legacy Foundation Inc

Boston, MA

Assets: $16m

Revenue: $8m

MISSION:

TO PRESERVE AND PERPETUATE THE MEMORY AND LESSONS OF THE HOLOCAUST FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

National Museum For Civil War Medicine Inc

Frederick, MD

Assets: $16m

Revenue: $1m

MISSION:

REPOSITORY/MUSEUM FOR THE COLLECTION/HOUSING/DISPLAY OF ARTIFACTS, MANUSCRIPTS, BOOK DOCUMENTS AND OTHER MATERIALS PERTAINING TO THE ART OF MEDICINE AS IT WAS PRACTICED DURING THE PERIOD OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (1861-1865), TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING THIS ERA OF MEDICAL HISTORY.

Sephardic Heritage Museum Inc

New York, NY

Assets: $15m

Revenue: $5m

MISSION:

MAINTENANCE AND PUBLIC DISPLAY OF OBJECTS OF HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE.

Indiana State Museum Foundation Inc

Indianapolis, IN

Assets: $15m

Revenue: $8m

MISSION:

THE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF COLLECTING, PRESERVING, AND INTERPRETING INDIANA HISTORY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Harrington House Foundation

Amarillo, TX

Assets: $15m

Revenue: $107k

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.

The Mark Twain Memorial

Hartford, CT

Assets: $15m

Revenue: $3m

MISSION:

TO FOSTER AN APPRECIATION OF THE LEGACY OF MARK TWAIN AS ONE OF OUR NATION'S DEFINING CULTURAL FIGURES.

Center For Holocaust And Humanityeducation

Cincinnati, OH

Assets: $15m

Revenue: $4m

MISSION:

THE CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST AND HUMANITY EDUCATION (CHHE) EXISTS TO ENSURE THE LESSONS OF THE HOLOCAUST INSPIRE ACTION TODAY. CHHE EDUCATES ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST, REMEMBERS ITS VICTIMS AND ACTS ON ITS LESSONS. THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS, CHHE CHALLENGES INJUSTICE, INHUMANITY AND PREJUDICE, AND FOSTERS UNDERSTANDING, INCLUSION AND ENGAGED CITIZENSHIP.

Seward House Museum

Auburn, NY

Assets: $15m

Revenue: $1m

MISSION:

TO INSPIRE CURIOSITY AND FOSTER LEARNING ABOUT 19TH CENTURY AMERICA THROUGH THE LENS OF THE WILLIAM H. SEWARD FAMILY BY PROVIDING ENGAGING AND UNIQUE EXPERIENCES, TO PRESERVE, PROTECT AND CARE FOR THE COLLECTION, AND TO SUSTAIN THE HISTORICAL LANDSCAPE

Fountainhead Museum Foundation

Fairbanks, AK

Assets: $14m

Revenue: $11m

MISSION:

THE ORGANIZATION IS ESTABLISHED TO OPERATE AN ANTIQUE AUTO MUSEUM INCLUDING PERIOD FASHIONS, OR SIMILAR MUSEUMS, FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.

Hiller Aviation Institute

San Carlos, CA

Assets: $14m

Revenue: $3m

MISSION:

THE HILLER AVIATION MUSEUM USES AVIATION TO INSPIRE ADVENTURE AND INNOVATION WHILE USING SCIENCE TO EXPLORE HOW DREAMS OF FLIGHT BECOME REALITY.

Museum Of The Southern Jewish Experience

New Orleans, LA

Assets: $14m

Revenue: $1m

MISSION:

THE MUSEUM OF THE SOUTHERN JEWISH EXPERIENCE EXPLORES THE MANY WAYS THAT JEWS IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH INFLUENCED AND WERE INFLUENCED BY THE DISTINCT CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.

Mid America Flight Museum Nonprofit Corporation

Mt Pleasant, TX

Assets: $14m

Revenue: $2m

MISSION:

MID AMERICA FLIGHT MUSEUM EXISTS TO HONOR VETERANS, MENTOR KIDS, AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT THROUGH THE PRESERVATION OF AVIATION HISTORY. THE MUSEUM WILL BE A WORKING MUSEUM WITH MULTIPLE AIRPLANES ON DISPLAY AND IN USE IN AN EFFORT TO FULFILL THIS MISSION.

North Carolina Transportation Museum Foundation

Spencer, NC

Assets: $13m

Revenue: $7m

MISSION:

PRESERVE AND INTERPRET THE HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION IN NORTH CAROLINA AND PRESENT THIS HISTORY IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO ENJOY THEIR EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS LEARN FROM IT.

Anchorage Museum Association

Anchorage, AK

Assets: $13m

Revenue: $11m

MISSION:

THE ANCHORAGE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION OPERATES THE ANCHORAGE MUSEUM AT RASMUSON CENTER.

Agriculture Heritage Museum Inc

Lubbock, TX

Assets: $13m

Revenue: $3m

MISSION:

TO PRESERVE THE HISTORY OF, TELL THE STORY OF, AND INSTILL PRIDE IN AMERICAN AGRICULTURE AND VALUES.

Fort Ligonier Association

Ligonier, PA

Assets: $13m

Revenue: $1m

MISSION:

WE INSPIRE ALL TO BECOME BETTER-INFORMED CITIZENS BY ENGAGING THEM IN THE STORIES OF FORT LIGONIER AND HOW IT SET THE STAGE FOR THE FOUNDING OF OUR COUNTRY AND CHANGED WORLD HISTORY.

Posner Fine Arts Foundation

Pittsburgh, PA

Assets: $13m

Revenue: $55k

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.