Art museums and galleries in the United States

ABC No Rio is a social center located at 156 Rivington street in New York City's Lower East Side that was founded in 1980. It features a gallery space, a zine library, a darkroom, a silkscreening studio, and public computer lab. In addition, ABC No Rio plays host to a number of radical projects in New York City, including (but not limited to) weekly hardcore/ punk matinees and the NYC Food Not Bombs collective. ABC No Rio seeks to be a community center for the Lower East Side, sponsoring projects and benefits for the community, as well as a center of radical activism in New York City, promoting " Do it yourself volunteerism, art and activism, without giving-in or selling-out to corporate sponsors." ...more on Wikipedia about "ABC No Rio"

Akron Art Museum is an art museum in Akron, Ohio, USA. ...more on Wikipedia about "Akron Art Museum"

The Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens is a non-profit museum on 3 acre (12,000 m²) grounds, founded in 1961 and dedicated to the life and works of Czech-American sculptor Albin Polasek. It is located at 633 Osceola Avenue, Winter Park, Florida, USA. ...more on Wikipedia about "Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens"

The Albright-Knox Art Gallery is a major showplace for modern art and contemporary art in the western New York Region. It is located at 1285 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14222-1096 and its telephone number is 716-882-8700. ...more on Wikipedia about "Albright-Knox Art Gallery"

Alleged was a highly influential gallery, started by Aaron Rose, that existed from 1992 until 2001. Until 1997, it was next to Max Fish in the Lower East Side of New York City. It focused on the convergence of art and skateboard culture but later evolved into a much more sophiticated arena for all types of fine art. Featured artists included Mark Gonzales, Ed Templeton, Thomas Campbell, Diann Bauer, Jeremy Henderson, Glen E. Friedman, David Aron, Daniel Higgs, Phil Frost, Spike Jonze, Andy Jenkins, Sofia Coppola, Andre Razo, Chris Johanson, Tobin Yelland, Ari Marcopolis, Barry McGee, Margaret Kilgallen, Mike Mills, Shepard Fairey, Tom Sachs, Cheryl Dunn, Ivory Serra, Shelter Serra, and Susan Cianciolo of RUN Collection. David Lynch also showed his controversial NYC cow stabbed with multiple forks piece, which the city had banned from public viewing, at Alleged. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alleged Gallery"

The American Folk Art Museum has existed in various forms, and at various locations, since it was founded in 1961. The museum opened in its permanent location on West 53rd Street in Midtown Manhattan ( New York City, USA) on December 11, 2001. ...more on Wikipedia about "American Folk Art Museum"

The American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA) is an art gallery located in Daphne, AL. The ASAMA is a division of the United States Sports Academy and was founded in 1984. The gallery's collection is sports oriented and includes works by such artists as Ernie Barnes, Bart Forbes and Bernie Fuchs. ...more on Wikipedia about "American Sport Art Museum and Archives"

The American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) is an art museum located in the Federal Hill neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. The city agreed to give the museum a piece of land on the south shore of the Inner Harbor under the condition that its organizers would clean up residual pollution from a copper paint factory and a whiskey warehouse that formerly occupied the site. It has been designated by Congress as America's national museum for self-taught art. ...more on Wikipedia about "American Visionary Art Museum"

The Amon Carter Museum is located in Fort Worth, Texas. It was established by the generosity of Amon G. Carter to house his collection of paintings and sculpture by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell. When the museum opened in 1961, its first director, Mitchell A. Wilder, sought a broader vision for its collection. Wilder believed that the grand story of American art could be interpreted as the history of many artists at different times working on “successive frontiers” in the great pageant of American history. As a result of this vision, the museum's collections began to expand in many fascinating ways, from the first landscape painters of the 1830s to modern artists of the twentieth century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amon Carter Museum"

Ariel Gallery is an artist's cooperative located in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ariel Gallery"

The Art Car Museum is a private museum of contemporary art located in Houston, Texas. The museum, nicknamed the "Garage Mahal," opened in February, 1988. Its emphasis is on art cars, fine arts, and artists that are rarely seen in other cultural institutions. The museum's mission is to elevate awareness of the political, economic, and personal dimensions of art. ...more on Wikipedia about "Art Car Museum"

Art in General is a non-profit contemporary art exhibition space in New York, New York. ...more on Wikipedia about "Art in General"

The Art Institute of Chicago is one of the premier art museums and art schools in the United States, known especially for the extensive collection of Impressionist and American art in its museum. It is located on the western edge of Grant Park, at 111 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. ==History== ===Chicago Academy of Design=== In 1866, a group of 35 artists founded the Chicago Academy of Design in a studio on Dearborn Street, with the intent to run a free school with its own art gallery. The organization was modeled after European art academies, such as the Royal Academy, with Academians and Associate Academians. The Academy's charter was granted in March 1867. ...more on Wikipedia about "Art Institute of Chicago"

The ArtGardens of Pittsburgh is an outdoor gallery of installation art where the medium of the art is growing plants. Bringing garden installations together at one venue is unique to The ArtGardens, which aims to promote gardening as a contemporary art genre. ...more on Wikipedia about "ArtGardens of Pittsburgh"

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The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery is an underground gallery of Asian art located on the National Mall (in Washington, D.C.), directly behind the Smithsonian Castle. The Sackler is one of two galleries of the National Museum of Asian Art, the other being the Freer Gallery. It connects to both the Freer and the National Museum of African Art. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arthur M. Sackler Gallery"

Artwear was a gallery that exhibited jewellery in New York City, USA. It opened in 1974, first on Madison Avenue. It moved to West Broadway in SoHo and closed in 1990. ...more on Wikipedia about "Artwear"

The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is located in San Francisco, California, United States. It has one of the most comprehensive collections of Asian art in the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asian Art Museum of San Francisco"

The Austin Museum of Digital Art (AMODA), located in Austin, Texas, is the first museum dedicated exclusively to the display of digital art. AMODA was founded in 1997 by Harold Chaput, Samantha Krukowski and Chris Rankin in response to the abundance of digital art in the local scene and the absence of venues for such art. AMODA has not only presented local artwork, but has brought digital art and digital artists from around the globe to Austin. By putting local and global works and acts next to each other, AMODA has contributed to the already growing digital art and music scene in Austin, while gaining recognition around the world as an important museum that has shaped the definition of digital art. ...more on Wikipedia about "Austin Museum of Digital Art"

The Baltimore Museum of Art in Baltimore, Maryland, was founded in 1914 and is located on the edge of the campus of Johns Hopkins University. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baltimore Museum of Art"

The Barnes Foundation is a museum and art school situated in Lower Merion Township, one of the suburbs of Philadelphia in the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Barnes Foundation of Philadelphia"

The Boston Athenæum, located at 10½ Beacon Street in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the oldest independent libraries and museums in the United States. The Athenæum combines the functions of a library with those of an art gallery and museum. As of 2005, the building holds roughly half a million volumes, with particular strengths in Boston history, New England state and local history, biography, English and American literature, and the fine and decorative arts. The Athenæum is owned by 1,049 "Proprietors" who can pass right of ownership by heredity, and has a membership of over five thousand people, making it the largest and most successful membership library in the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boston Athenæum"

The Brandywine River Museum is an intimate art museum, located in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, and internationally known for its collection of works by the Wyeth Family. The museum was founded in 1971. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brandywine River Museum"

Brattleboro Museum and Art Center is a non-collecting contemporary art museum located at 10 Vernon Street in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont. It serves as a link to the world of art and as a community center. This private non-profit organization aims to present the ancient art works in such a manner that entertains, educates, and inspires audiences of all ages. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brattleboro Museum and Art Center"

The Brooklyn Museum, located at 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York, is the second largest art museum in the City, and one of the largest in the United States. Arnold L. Lehman is the museum's Director. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brooklyn Museum"

The Butler Institute of American Art, located in Youngstown, Ohio was one of the first museums to feature work exclusively by American artists. It has been operating since 1919. ...more on Wikipedia about "Butler Institute of American Art"

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