Museums organizations account for 4k organizations in the United States. In aggregate, these organizations generate $4b in revenue and employ 36.9k individuals.
4 Thousand
Active Organizations
$4.4 Billion
Annual Revenue
37 Thousand
Employees in Sector
$18.2 Billion
Controlled Assets
Washington, DC
Assets: $5b
Revenue: $2b
Employees: 7k
MISSION:
"INCREASE AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE" IS THE MISSION SET FORTH BY JAMES SMITHSON.
Salem, MA
Assets: $744m
Revenue: $56m
Employees: 320
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: $492m
Revenue: $71m
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 2019, THE MUSEUMS REACHED 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS.
Oklahoma City, OK
Assets: $475m
Revenue: $45m
Employees: 418
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/MUSEUM/ABOUT-US.
Cincinnati, OH
Assets: $283m
Revenue: $49m
Employees: 489
MISSION:
THE CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER INSPIRES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR WORLD THROUGH.
Atlanta, GA
Assets: $278m
Revenue: $255m
Employees: 354
MISSION:
SEE SCHEDULE O THE CDC FOUNDATION HELPS THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) DO MORE, FASTER, BY FORGING EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN CDC AND FOUNDATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, CORPORATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO FIGHT THREATS TO HEALTH AND SAFETY.
San Francisco, CA
Assets: $265m
Revenue: $49m
Employees: 811
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.
Los Angeles, CA
Assets: $221m
Revenue: $25m
Employees: 187
MISSION:
DEDICATED TO THE EXPLORATION AND PRESENTATION OF THE AUTOMOBILE AND ITS IMPACT ON GLOBAL LIFE.
Rochester, NY
Assets: $181m
Revenue: $18m
Employees: 319
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.
Assets: $177m
Revenue: $62m
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: $165m
Revenue: $88m
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.
Washington, DC
Assets: $148m
Revenue: $14m
Employees: 260
MISSION:
THE INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE IMPORTANCE OF INTELLIGENCE.
Seattle, WA
Assets: $146m
Revenue: $7m
Employees: 177
MISSION:
TO MAKE CREATIVE EXPRESSION A LIFE-CHANGING FORCE THROUGH EXPERIENCES THAT INSPIRE AND CONNECT.
New York, NY
Assets: $145m
Revenue: $17m
Employees: 235
MISSION:
THE MISSION OF THE JEWISH MUSEUM IS TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, EXHIBIT AND INTERPRET JEWISH ART.
Cleveland, OH
Assets: $140m
Revenue: $37m
Employees: 248
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.
Chadds Ford, PA
Assets: $140m
Revenue: $7m
Employees: 210
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 RIVER MUSEUM OF ART ENGAGES AUDIENCES THROUGH ITS PRESENTATION OF AMERICAN ART WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE WYETH FAMILY AND OTHER ARTISTS OF THE BRANDYWINE REGION.
New York, NY
Assets: $136m
Revenue: $17m
Employees: 193
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.
Newport News, VA
Assets: $132m
Revenue: $8m
Employees: 114
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.
Petersburg, KY
Assets: $131m
Revenue: $43m
Employees: 778
MISSION:
TO OPERATE FOR THE BENEFIT OF, AND TO SUPPORT THE MISSION AND PURPOSES OF, ANSWERS IN GENESIS, INC.
Phoenix, AZ
Assets: $120m
Revenue: $22m
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.