List of art museums in the United States

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The list includes art museums in the United States . It is based on data from the American Association of Museums . The museums are listed by state , with the AAM also taking Puerto Rico into account.

Art museums by state

Alaska

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Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center 2014.jpg Anchorage Museum of History and Art Anchorage 1968 The museum's collection includes over 20,000 objects. Her focus is on Native American art and the art of Alaskan artists.

Alabama

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BhmmaIMG 0496.JPG Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham 1951 The museum's collection includes 17,000 objects. The collection of Vietnamese ceramic objects and the Vetlesen Jade Collection are among the most important in Germany. The painting Looking down Yosemite Valley, California by Albert Bierstadt was organized by the Foundation National Endowment for the Humanities named one of the 40 paintings that represent people, places and events in American history best.
Huntsville Museum of Art.jpg Huntsville Museum of Art Huntsville 1970 The museum's collection includes 2,300 works, mostly by American and local artists.
Mobile Museum Of Art.jpg Mobile Museum of Art mobile 1963
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Montgomery 1930 The focus of the museum's collection is on American art and Old Master prints . The museum also has a comprehensive collection of glass and porcelain.

Arkansas

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Arkansas Arts Center Little rock 1960

Arizona

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Phoenix Art Museum Phoenix 1959
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Scottsdale 1999 The museum is the only one in Arizona devoted entirely to contemporary art, design, and architecture.
University of Arizona Museum of Art Tucson The museum's collection includes around 5000 objects. Much of the collection consists of paintings from Europe from the Renaissance to the modern age.
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block Tucson 1924 The museum's collection includes over 7,000 works. The focus is on American art. The Historik Block consists of five buildings from the second half of the 19th century, which are grouped around the museum building.

Colorado

Connecticut

District of Columbia

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawai

Iowa

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

California

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Asian Art Museum San Francisco 1966 The museum's collection comprises over 17,000 objects and is one of the most important of its kind in the world. It was donated by Avery Brundage .
Bakersfield Museum of Art Bakersfield 1956

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Massachusetts

Maryland

Maine

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Mississippi

Montana

North Carolina

North Dakota

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

new York

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Vermont

Washington

Wisconsin

West Virginia

Wyoming

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