Arts and Culture

The following organizations either serve as venues for a range of cultural activities or support and serve as advocates for cultural preservation.

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American Arts Alliance, Washington, DC
Advocates for professional nonprofit arts organizations and their publics, representing and advancing arts interests and support before Congress and other branches of government.

American Conservatory Theater (ACT), San Francisco, CA
Nurtures the art of live theatre through dynamic productions, intensive actor training and community dialogue.

DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA
Exhibits, collects and preserves works by living New England Artists; features public sculpture park and non-degree studio art program.

Educational Alliance, The, New York, NY
Provides cultural and educational opportunities where public programs are in short supply to mentally and socially impaired community members.

English-Speaking Union of the United States, The, Washington, DC
Seeks to promote closer ties amongst the world's peoples through language.

Grants for the Arts (GFTA), San Francisco, CA
Participates in investment activities, such as the arts and promotional groups, that enhance city's appeal.

Harvard University Art Museums (HUAM), Cambridge, MA
Exhibits a range of arts in three venues, the Busch-Reisinger Museum, Fogg Art Museum, and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum.

Home Inc, Boston, MA
Helps teens develop arts and education projects that foster teamwork and communication skills, community-building, and insight into critical issues.

Il Chiostro, Inc, New York, NY
Offers arts workshops in Italy.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA
Opens the only in-home private art collection created by one individual to the public.

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC
Presents performers from around the world, nurtures new works and young artists, and serves the nation as a leader in arts education.

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
Serves as one of ten presidential libraries managed by the National Archives and Records Administration of the US government.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), Boston, MA
As a comprehensive art museum, presents eighteen temporary exhibitions and collection rotations annually, educational activities, lectures, films, concerts and family programs.

Museum of Children's Art, San Francisco, CA
Ensures that the arts are a fundamental part of the lives of all children.

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, NY
Holds over 100,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs and design objects, 14,000 films, and four million film stills.

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Preserves, collects, exhibits and fosters the understanding of works of art at the highest possible museum and scholarly standards.

National Geographic Society, Washington, DC
As a nonprofit scientific and education organization, dedicates its resources to increasing and spreading geographic knowledge.

National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, DC
Leads, educates and advocates the saving of America's diverse historic places and revitalizing communities.

New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), New York, NY
Serving individual artists, promotes freedom to develop and create with financial and informational assistance.

New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), New York, NY
Preserves and expands the rich and diverse cultural resources that are and will become the heritage of New York's citizens.

Octagon Museum, The, Washington, DC
Helps people understand the importance of architecture in their lives.

Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA
Recreates the daily work activities and community celebrations of a rural 19th-century town in authentic, living history, fashion.

Peabody Essex Museum (PEM), Salem, MA
Collects early Asian and American art, marine art, folk art, and natural history photographs.

Plimouth Plantation, Plymouth, MA
As a bicultural museum, offers powerful personal encounters with history built on thorough research about the Wampanoag and the Colonial English community in the 1600s.

Rubin Museum of Art, New York, NY
Presents films, music, theater, lectures and comprehensive collections of art from the Himalayas.

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Offers the world's largest complex of museums.

Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, Boston, MA
Preserves, interprets and collects buildings, landscapes and objects reflecting New England life from the 17th century to the present.

United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Washington, DC
Fosters mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries around the world.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
Documents, studies and interprets Holocaust history and memorializes the lives lost during that time.

Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC
Commits to providing a wide variety of entertainment and cultural activities for the residents of five Washington, DC-area counties

Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
Houses more than 35,000 works of art representing more than 50 centuries of creative spirit.