"The Museum's collections can be divided into four areas: Alaska and circumpolar Native prehistoric and ethnographic materials Alaska historical materials Art of Alaska and the circumpolar north Non-northern collections The largest component of the Museum's collections is its Alaska Native collections. The first large collections of Eskimo and Aleut material were donated to the Cook … Continue reading Anchorage Museum – Anchorage, AK
Adirondack Experience: The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake – Blue Mountain Lake, NY
"Adirondack Experience has been collecting and interpreting objects that represent the lives of Adirondack visitors and residents for more than fifty years. The stories these objects tell form a rich documentary of the ways people have understood and interacted with the environment of the Adirondack Park. These are stories that touch on our innate need … Continue reading Adirondack Experience: The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake – Blue Mountain Lake, NY
New Orleans Museum of Art – New Orleans, LA
"The New Orleans Museum of Art, the city’s oldest fine arts institution, has a magnificent permanent collection of almost 40,000 art objects. The collection, noted for its extraordinary strengths in French and American art, photography, glass, and African and Japanese works, continues to grow. The five-acre Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at NOMA is … Continue reading New Orleans Museum of Art – New Orleans, LA
The Penn Museum – Philadelphia, PA
"The collections of the American Section are the largest of the Penn Museum and number approximately 300,000 archaeological and ethnographic specimens. The collections span the continents of North and South America from Alaska to Argentina, and document human habitation and history from the ancient past to the present day. More than half of the American … Continue reading The Penn Museum – Philadelphia, PA
de Young Museum – San Fransisco, CA
"The Arts of the Americas collection is comprised of a wide array of works made by indigenous artists from across the Western hemisphere. Ceramics, sculptures, and architectural remains provide a glimpse into the artistic and cultural practices of ancient peoples from Mesoamerica and the Andes. Highlights of the collection include a group of brilliantly colored … Continue reading de Young Museum – San Fransisco, CA
Detroit Institute of Art – Detroit, MI
"Experience the ancient arts of the United States, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru and other Central and South American countries in the DIA's Native American galleries. With approximately 3,871 objects, this collection showcases terracotta, wood and stone figures, masks, ceramic and wooden utensils, metalwork, textiles and costumes covering about 3,000 years." Text courtesy of the … Continue reading Detroit Institute of Art – Detroit, MI
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston – Houston, TX
"“Native American” describes the art of the diverse cultures of North America. The collection includes ceramics, kachina dolls, watercolors, textiles, baskets, masks, and silver jewelry dating from 2000 BC to the 1950s. The collection includes works from the Apache, Kwakwaka’wakw, and Tlingit cultures. Artworks of the Pueblo cultures of northern Arizona and New Mexico given … Continue reading The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston – Houston, TX
Woolaroc Museum – Bartlesville, OK
"The Woolaroc Museum presents one of America's most unique displays of Western art and artifacts; Native American pottery, baskets, beads, blankets and cultural art; historical displays and one of the most complete collections of Colt firearms. It is one of the most outstanding western art collections in the world that also represents the culture and … Continue reading Woolaroc Museum – Bartlesville, OK
Bowers Museum – Santa Ana, CA
"The Bowers Museum's Native American collection is the largest department in the museum and is comprised of more than 24,000 objects. The collection is strongest in the cultures of the west and southwest but does represent native cultures from across the US. Objects in the collection include basketry, pottery, beadwork, stone and shell tools weapons … Continue reading Bowers Museum – Santa Ana, CA
Cincinnati Art Museum – Cincinnati, OH
"The Cincinnati Art Museum began acquiring Native American objects before it opened its doors in 1886 thanks to a handful of key donors who understood the importance of preserving objects made by our nation’s first inhabitants. In fact, many of the artifacts predate The Exposition of Indian Tribal Arts, the first exhibit of Native American Art held … Continue reading Cincinnati Art Museum – Cincinnati, OH
Indigenous Arts, Culture, and Education 