"The goal of the Museum is to hold and maintain the most comprehensive collection worldwide of modern Iroquois art dating from the 1960's to the present. In addition we house and preserve strong archaeological and representative historical collections. The collections continue to grow through acquisitions and gifts from the public, including Iroquois artists and collectors. The Iroquois continue to … Continue reading Iroquois Indian Museum – Howes Cave, NYiro
Johnson Museum of Art – Ithaca, NY
"The Johnson Museum of Art actively participates in supporting the teaching and research needs of an outstanding group of faculty and is proud to be one of the many unique resources on campus that inspires excellence in undergraduate and graduate student education at Cornell. The Johnson Museum holds more than 35,000 works in its collection. … Continue reading Johnson Museum of Art – Ithaca, NY
Seneca Art and Cultural Center at Ganondagan – Victor, NY
"The Seneca Art & Culture Center fulfills a vision of a permanent, year-round interpretive facility at Ganondagan telling the story of the Seneca and Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) contributions to art, culture and society for more than 2,000 years to the present day. The Seneca Art & Culture Center responds year round to the diverse interests of Native peoples, … Continue reading Seneca Art and Cultural Center at Ganondagan – Victor, NY
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center – Poughkeepskie, NY
"Vassar College has been collecting works of art for over one hundred and fifty years, formerly as the Vassar College Art Gallery and since 1993 as the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center. The founding collection numbered over 3,000 paintings (mostly American) and works on paper (mostly European). It has since grown to over 19,000 works … Continue reading The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center – Poughkeepskie, NY
El Museo – Buffalo, NY
"El Museo is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, professionally directed visual arts organization dedicated to the exhibition of contemporary work by underserved artists, and cultural programming that engages diverse communities through the arts and humanities. In the 1970s, following the civil rights movement and a renewed emphasis on diversity politics and multiculturalism, cultural organizations proliferated working to … Continue reading El Museo – Buffalo, NY
Cayuga Museum of History and Art – Auburn, NY
"The Cayuga Museum collects materials that document the lives of people living in the region from the earliest Native cultures to our neighbors today. Our collecting mission is focused on Auburn, Cayuga County, and the Finger Lakes Region of New York. In addition to general collections, the Cayuga Museum also has a special initiative for … Continue reading Cayuga Museum of History and Art – Auburn, NY
Akwesasne Museum – Hogansburg, NY
"The collection of the Akwesasne Museum includes over 2,000 photographic objects and over 700 ethnographic objects of various kinds, related to the Mohawk community of Akwesasne. Over 300 of our ethnographic objects are baskets, making it our second largest discreet category within the overall collection. Black ash splint and sweetgrass basketry is one of the … Continue reading Akwesasne Museum – Hogansburg, NY
Brooklyn Museum of Art – Brooklyn, NY
"Our Mission - To create inspiring encounters with art that expand the ways we see ourselves, the world and its possibilities. Our Vision - Where great art and courageous conversations are catalysts for a more connected, civic, and empathetic world. Welcome to our collection online, where you’ll find a wealth of information about many of the objects … Continue reading Brooklyn Museum of Art – Brooklyn, NY
Minneapolis Institute of Art – Minneapolis, MN
"The Arts of Africa and the Americas Department is dedicated to the immense creativity of Native peoples across the world, from prehistory to the present. The collection has grown significantly since the department was founded more than 30 years ago, and now numbers more than 5,500 objects, including masterworks of sculpture, ceramics, textiles, metalsmithing, painting, … Continue reading Minneapolis Institute of Art – Minneapolis, MN
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – New York, NY
"When The Met was founded in 1870, it owned not a single work of art. Through the combined efforts of generations of curators, researchers, and collectors, our collection has grown to represent more than 5,000 years of art from across the globe—from the first cities of the ancient world to the works of our time." … Continue reading The Metropolitan Museum of Art – New York, NY
Indigenous Arts, Culture, and Education 