71 – plus or minus — the National Law Enforcement Museum opened October 13, 2018 @NLEMuseum 444 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
— the Old Korean Legation opened May 2018 https://www.oldkoreanlegation.org/en/ and https://www.oldkoreanlegation.org/en/visiting/guide @KoreanLegation 1500 13th St NW, (15 Logan Cir NW) Washington D.C. 20005
[was: 69 =/- really. See:
https://matthewbgilmore.wordpress.com/washington-dc-museums-a-concise-complete-list/
Data (faulty) from IMLS (Institute of Museum and Library Services) suggests about 200. Click DC_Museums for a spreadsheet extracting just those in DC. That’s about 1 museum per 3,100 people.
All the IMLS data is here: IMLS Museum Universe Data File
{Note: for Museum Day 2015 I compiled a list of all museums and art galleries in the District of Columbia. See: https://matthewbgilmore.wordpress.com/2015/09/25/washington-dc-museums-a-complete-list-for-museum-day-2015/ )
Purpose: The purpose of the Museum Universe Data File is to provide a list of known museums in the United States.
Coverage: The Museum Universe Data File (MUDF) contains information about over 35,000 museums in the United States including aquariums, arboretums, botanical gardens, art museums, children’s museums, general museums, historic houses and sites, history museums, nature centers, natural history and anthropology museums, planetariums, science and technology centers, specialized museums, and zoological parks.
How will the data file be maintained?
This database will undergo periodic review and updates. IMLS encourages the public to examine the database and to contact the IMLS research staff if there are institutions that should be added or entries that should be deleted. IMLS is accepting comments at research@imls.gov.
Max Van Balgooey critiques the data here: IMLS’ Count of Museums in the US May Be Exaggerated
Here’s just a name/address listing of them–notice various duplicates. Most are familiar, a few we probably would not consider museums:
# | NAME | — | ADDRESS |
1 | WATKINS COLLECTION | — | 4400 MASS. AVE. NW |
2 | WOODROW WILSON HOUSE | — | 2340 S ST NW |
3 | TUDOR PLACE FOUNDATION, INC. | — | 1644 31ST STREET NW |
4 | SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, ARCHIVES | — | 600 MARYLAND AVE SW |
5 | SEWALL-BELMONT HOUSE | — | 144 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, NE |
6 | TUDOR PLACE | — | 1644 31ST ST NW |
7 | SEWALL-BELMONT HOUSE AND MUSEUM | — | 144 CONSTITUTION AVE NE |
8 | PRESIDENT LINCOLN’S COTTAGE | — | 140 ROCK CRK |
9 | POPE JOHN PAUL II CULTURAL CENTER | — | 3900 HAREWOOD RD NE |
10 | OCTAGON MUSEUM | — | 1799 NEW YORK AVE NW |
11 | SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, RENWICH GALLERY | — | 1661 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW |
12 | POWHATAN MUSEUM | — | 1519 MONROE ST NW |
13 | MERIDIAN HOUSE INTERNATIONAL | — | 1630 CRESCENT PLACE, NW |
14 | SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE | — | 14TH ST CNSTTUTION AVE |
15 | NATIONAL SCIENCE RESOURCES CENTER | — | 900 JEFFERSON DR SW |
16 | SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART | — | ON THE NATIONAL MALL BE |
17 | SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK | — | 3001 CONNECTITCUT AVE NW |
18 | SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN INDIAN | — | 4TH AND INDEPENDENCE AV |
19 | NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM | — | CONST AVE |
20 | NATIONAL MUSIC CENTER AND MUSEUM FOUNDATION | — | 800 MOUNT VERNON PL NW |
21 | NATIONAL MUSEUM HEALTH MDCN | — | 6825 16TH ST NW |
22 | NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM | — | 2 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NE |
23 | SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM | — | SIXTH ST & INDEPENDENCE |
24 | SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM | — | 1000 CONSTITUTION AVE N |
25 | NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER | — | 805 KIDDER BREEZE ST SE |
26 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN INDIAN | — | 4TH ST & INDEPENDENCE AVE SW |
27 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | — | 1400 CONSTITUTION AVE NW |
28 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART | — | 750 9TH ST NW |
29 | NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM | — | 14TH ST & CONSTITUTION AVE N |
30 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CRIME AND PUNISHMENT | — | 575 7TH ST NW |
31 | NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY | — | 8TH & F ST NW |
32 | SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART | — | 708 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE |
33 | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MUSEUM | — | 1145 17TH ST NW |
34 | SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY | — | 1400 CONSTITUTION AVE N |
35 | NATIONAL GUARD MEMORIAL MUSEUM | — | 1 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW |
36 | MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER | — | 1630 CRESCENT PL NW |
37 | HOWARD UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY | — | 2455 6TH ST NW |
38 | LAOGAI MUSEUM | — | 1734 20TH ST NW |
39 | JEWISH WAR VETERANS NATIONAL MEMORIAL MUSEUM ARCHIVES AND LI | — | 1811 R STREET, NW |
40 | LOCKHEED MARTIN IMAX THTR | — | 6 ST INDEPENDENCE AVE SW |
41 | HOWARD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM | — | 500 HOWARD PL NW |
42 | LILLIAN AND ALBERT SMALL JEWISH MUSEUM | — | 600 I STREET, NW |
43 | THE INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUM | — | 800 F STREET |
44 | KREEGER MUSEUM | — | 2401 FOXHALL ROAD NW |
45 | KINDALEW ENTERPRISES | — | 3210 WISCONSIN AVE NW |
46 | KLUTZNICK NATIONAL JEWISH MSM | — | 2020 K ST NW |
47 | GERMAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE MUSEUM | — | 719 6TH ST NW |
48 | FREDERICK DOUGLASS MUSEUM | — | 320 A ST NE |
49 | SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN | — | 7TH & INDEPENDENCE SW |
50 | GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY ART COLLECT | — | 3700 0 ST |
51 | DIMOCK GALLERY | — | LOWER LISNER AUDIT., 730 21ST ST. NW |
52 | DISCOVERY THEATRE | — | 1100 JEFFERSON DR SW |
53 | CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART | — | 17TH STREET & NEW YORK AVENUE, N.W. |
54 | DOUBLE M MANAGEMENT | — | 901 E ST NW |
55 | D.C. OFFICE OF PUBLIC RECORDS AND ARCHIVES | — | 1300 NAYLOR COURT, NW |
56 | DISCOVERY CREEK CHILDREN’S MUSEUM | — | 2233 WISCONSIN AVE NW |
57 | DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS | — | 2201 C ST NW |
58 | SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, CENTER FOR FOLKLIFE PROGRAMS AND CULTURAL HERTIAGE | — | 955 LENFANT PLZ SW 2600 |
59 | AMERICAN RED CROSS MUSEUM | — | 430 17TH STREET NW |
60 | B’NAI B’RITH KLUTZNICK MUSEUM | — | 2020 K STREET, NW |
61 | SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, AMERICAN ART MUSEUM | — | 8TH & F STREET NW |
62 | ANACOSTIA COMMUNITY MUSEUM | — | 1901 FORT PL SE |
63 | SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, ARTHUR M SACKLER GALLERY | — | 1050 INDEPENDENCE AVE |
64 | BOHEMIA ARTS | — | 111 QUINCY PL NE |
65 | ADOBE DESIGN CENTER AND SHOWROOM | — | 654 H ST NE |
66 | SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, ARCHIVES OF AMERICAN ART | — | 750 9TH STREET NW |
67 | PEACE CORPS FOUNDATION | — | 3601 CONN AVE NW APARTMENT 5 |
68 | ATOMIC HERITAGE FOUNDATION | — | 910 17TH ST NW STE 408 |
69 | FAUNA & FLORA INTERNATIONAL INC | — | 1720 N ST NW |
70 | NATIONAL PLASTICS MUSEUM INC | — | 1667 K ST NW STE 1000 |
71 | ADAMS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC | — | 1899 L STREET NW NO 600 |
72 | AMERICANS FOR BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION | — | 1156 15TH ST NW STE 900 |
73 | CHAIN BRIDGE ROAD-UNIVERSITY TERRACE PRESERVATION COMMITTEE | — | 3115 CHAIN BRIDGE RD NW |
74 | HOWARD THEATER RESTORATION | — | |
75 | BLACK FASHION MUSEUM | — | 2007 VERMONT AVENUE NW |
76 | CARL SCHMITT FOUNDATION INC | — | 2301 WYOMING AVE NW |
77 | ALEXANDER HAMILTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY | — | |
78 | ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL INC | — | 1334 G ST NW STE 200 |
79 | KUSH INC | — | 4545 42ND ST NW STE 208 |
80 | SHOOK MUSEUM FOUNDATION | — | 802 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NE |
81 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE INC | — | 2312 CALIFORNIA ST NW |
82 | HISTORIC BAHAMAS FOUNDATION INC | — | 1072 THOMAS JEFFERSON ST NW |
83 | AMERICAN POETRY MUSEUM | — | 1227 GOOD HOPE RD SE |
84 | PROVISIONS LEARNING PROJECT | — | |
85 | MILITARY FAMILIES UNITED INC | — | 1100 NEW YORK AVE STE 325E |
86 | NEWSEUM INC | — | 555 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW |
87 | MT ZION – FEMALE UNION BAND HISTORIC MEMORIAL PARK INC | — | 1919 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW |
88 | GLENSTONE FOUNDATION | — | |
89 | NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY&MEDICARE FNDN | — | 10 G ST NE STE 600 |
90 | GENERAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS | — | 1700 H STREET NW BOX 20 |
91 | CAPITOL HILL RESTORATION SOCIETY INC | — | PO BOX 15264 |
92 | LEPIDOPTERISTS SOCIETY | — | 10TH CONSTITUTION MRC N |
93 | COLONIAL DAMES 17TH CENTURY | — | 1300 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE |
94 | TREASURY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION | — | 1500 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW |
95 | FONDO DEL SOL MUSEUM INC | — | 2112 R ST NW |
96 | SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY THE SOCIETY | — | 224 E CAPITOL ST NE |
97 | FOUNDATION OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FO | — | 1156 15TH STREET, NW |
98 | HISTORIC MOUNT PLEASANT INC | — | 1731 LAMONT STREET NW |
99 | VELVET FOUNDATION | — | PO BOX 71094 |
100 | SOUTHERN COURIER ASSOCIATION | — | 1627 POTOMAC AVENUE SE |
101 | SS UNITED STATES CONSERVANCY | — | PO BOX 32115 |
102 | OLD NAVAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | — | 921 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE |
103 | CONSTANCE WHITAKER MAFFIN MEMORIAL FUND | — | 1325 13TH ST NW APT 702 |
104 | AMERICAN WRITERS MUSEUM FOUNDATION | — | 1999 K STREET NW STE 1109 |
105 | IKG CULTURAL CIRCLES INC | — | 1816 12TH ST NW |
106 | EVIL EMPIRE SPEECH MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | — | 2001 K ST NW STE 400 |
107 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CATHOLIC ART AND LIBRARY | — | 1500 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW STE 122 |
108 | TRUST FOR THE NATIONAL MALL | — | 1300 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STE 3 |
109 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC | — | 1200 G STREET NW SUITE 800 |
110 | SHERIDAN-KALORAMA CALL BOX RESTORATION COMMITTEE | — | 2126 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 34 |
111 | O STREET MUSEUM | — | 2020 O ST NW |
112 | ROSEWOOD IDELLA CARRIER FOUNDATION | — | PO BOX 75242 |
113 | ELLINGTON GALLERY | — | 3500 R. ST. NW |
114 | TRUST FOR ARCHITECTURAL EASEMENTS | — | 1906 R ST NW STE 100 |
115 | RAINBOW HISTORY PROJECT | — | PO BOX 12075 |
116 | UNITED STATES SENATE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC | — | 1300 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW STE 600 |
117 | TENLEYTOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY | — | 5332 42ND STREET NW |
118 | RESTORING ANCIENT STABIAE FOUNDATION USA | — | 2121 WARD COURT NW 6TH FLOOR |
119 | PENTAGON MEMORIAL FUND INC | — | 1111 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW |
120 | FOUNDATION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM FOR WOMEN IN | — | 505 9TH ST NW STE |
121 | NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION FOUNDATION | — | 401 9TH ST NW STE 900 |
122 | MUSEUM FOR BLACK INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP | — | 3973 HARRISON STREET NW |
123 | GREENSEED COMMUNITY GARDEN LAND TRUST | — | 1727 BAY ST SE |
124 | FRIENDS OF THEARBORETUM COMMUNITY CENTER | — | 1225 19TH STREET NW STE 600 |
125 | AMERICAN MUSEUM OF PEACE INC | — | 438 15TH ST NE |
126 | DIPLOMACY CENTER FOUNDATION | — | 2401 CALVERT ST NW APT 902 |
127 | WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION | — | 740 JACKSON PLACE NW |
128 | UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY | — | 200 MARYLAND AVE NE SUITE 403 |
129 | JEWISH WAR VETERANS USA NATIONAL MEMORIAL INC | — | 1811 R ST NW |
130 | THE WASHINGTON CENTER FOR INTERNSHIPS AND ACADEMIC SEMINARS | — | 1333 16TH ST NW |
131 | NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | — | ONE MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW |
132 | DC PRESERVATION LEAGUE | — | 401 F ST NW STE 324 |
133 | WASHINGTON PRESS CLUB FOUNDATION INC | — | 529 14TH ST NW STE 1115 |
134 | NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM | — | 401 F ST NW 4TH FLOOR |
135 | CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY | — | 1801 E WASHINGTON ST SE |
136 | US NAVY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | — | 701 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STE 123 |
137 | FRIENDS OF THE ART MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAS | — | 1889 F STREET NW |
138 | LENFANT TRUST | — | 1310 19TH ST NW |
139 | HERITAGE PRESERVATION INC | — | 1012 14TH ST NW STE 1200 |
140 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS INC | — | 1250 NEW YORK AVE NW |
141 | WADSWORTH-SULGRAVE HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOUNDATION | — | 1801 MASS AVE NW |
142 | BEAD SOCIETY OF GREATER WASHINGTON | — | PO BOX 42519 |
143 | BETHUNE MEMORIAL MUSEUM | — | 1318 VERMONT AVE NW |
144 | UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL | — | 100 RAOUL WALLENBERG PL SW |
145 | CITIZENS ASSOCIATION OF GEORGETOWN | — | 1365 WISCONSIN AVE NW STE 200 |
146 | DIPLOMATIC ROOMS FOUNDATION | — | 2201 C STREET NW |
147 | NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL FUND | — | 400 7TH STREET NW, SUITE 300 |
148 | CLEVELAND PARK HISTORICAL SOCIETY | — | PO BOX 4862 |
149 | BLAIR HOUSE RESTORATION FUND | — | PO BOX 27208 |
150 | COSMOS CLUB HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOUNDATION | — | 2121 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW |
151 | FOUNDATION FOR ART AND PRESERVATION IN EMBASSIES | — | 1725 I ST NW STE 300 |
152 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION EDUCATION FOUNDATION | — | PO BOX 77160 |
153 | SHERIDAN KALORAMA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION INC | — | 2401 TRACY PL NW |
154 | CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN ART FOUNDATION | — | 2920 DUMBARTON ST NW |
155 | DISTRICT COLUMBIA ARTS CENTER | — | 2438 18TH ST NW |
156 | NATIONAL HEALTH MUSEUM | — | 1155 15TH ST NW STE 810 |
157 | HOUSE OF THE TEMPLE HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC | — | 1733 16TH ST NW |
158 | THE US FEDERATION OF FRIENDS OF MUSEUMS | — | 2001 K STREET NW SUITE 400 |
159 | ST PETERSBURG CONSERVANCY | — | 3813 LEGATION ST NW |
160 | THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT | — | 333 CONST AVE NW STE 4826 |
161 | INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS OF THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM LONDON I | — | 5614 CONNECTICUT AVENUE 202 |
162 | HISTORIC CHEVY CHASE DC | — | PO BOX 6292 |
163 | VICE PRESIDENTS RESIDENCE FOUNDATION | — | 1625 EYE ST NW |
164 | MEXICAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE | — | 2829 16TH ST NW |
165 | AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL FRE | — | 1925 VERMONT AVENUE, NW |
166 | FOUNDATION FOR THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES | — | 700 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW G 12 |
167 | AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC | — | 420 SEVENTH STREET NW SUITE 501 |
168 | BOASBERG HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND INC | — | 1140 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 1210 |
169 | VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC | — | 1521 16TH STREET NW |
170 | ATATURK SOCIETY OF AMERICA | — | 4731 MASS AVE NW |
171 | HERITAGE US | — | 1025 CONNECTICUT AVE NW SUITE 400 |
172 | WASHINGTON PROJECT FOR THE ARTS INC | — | 10 I ST SW STE 434 |
173 | METROPOLITAN CLUB PRESERVATION FOUNDATION | — | 1700 H ST NW |
174 | COLLECTONS STRIES AMRCN MSLIMS | — | 2524 ELVANS RD SE |
175 | ADDISON/RIPLEY GALLERY LTD | — | 1670 WISCONSIN AVE NW |
176 | ARCHIE EDWARDS BLUES HERITAGE FOUNDATION INC | — | PO BOX 10124 |
177 | FEDERAL CIRCUIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY | — | 901 NEW YORK AVE STE 9181 |
178 | SPAIN – USA FOUNDATION | — | 2375 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW |
179 | WASHINGTON DC HALL OF FAME SOCIETY | — | 20 MADISON ST NW |
180 | CITY TAVERN PRESERVATION FOUNDATION | — | 3206 M ST NW |
181 | SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HISTORICAL SOCIETY | — | 1101 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW |
182 | FRIENDS OF THE ALNWICK GARDEN | — | 555 TWELFTH STREET |
183 | HILL EAST INC | — | 1607 E STREET SE |
184 | FREDERICK DOUGLAS GARDENS | — | 1395 MORRIS RD SE |
185 | SEGD | — | 1000 VERMONT AVE NW STE 400 |
186 | PETRA NATIONAL FOUNDATION USA | — | 1634 EYE STREET NW SUITE 205 |
187 | AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION | — | 2215 CONSTITUTION AVE N |
188 | CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL HALL ASSOCIATION | — | PO BOX 6010 |
189 | JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC | — | 701 4TH ST NW STE 200 |
190 | CONGRESSIONAL CLUB MUSEUM AND FOUNDATION | — | 2001 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW |
191 | HILLWOOD MUSEUM AND GARDENS FOUNDATION | — | 4155 LINNEAN AVE NW |
192 | ARTS CLUB OF WASHINGTON | — | 2017 I ST NW |
193 | NATIONAL WOMANS PARTY | — | 144 CONSTITUTION AVENUE NE |
194 | AMERICAN UNIVERSITY | — | |
195 | CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA | — | MULLEN LIBRARY RM 320 |
196 | NATIONAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | — | |
197 | NAVAL HISTORICAL FOUNDATION | — | 1306 DAHLGREN AVE SE BLDG 57 |
198 | TRUSTEES OF THE CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART | — | 510 17TH ST NW |
199 | NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES | — | 2101 CONSTITUTION AVE N |
200 | PHILLIPS COLLECTION | — | 1600 21ST ST NW |
201 | TEXTILE MUSEUM | — | 2320 S ST NW |
202 | SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER | — | 301 7TH ST SW |
203 | NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATE | — | 1785 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW |
204 | HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC | — | 801 K ST NW |
205 | APT WASHINGTON CHAPTER INCORPORATED | — | PO BOX 7798 |
206 | MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY | — | PO BOX 44382 |
207 | PATRONS OF THE ARTS IN THE VATICAN MUSEUMS | — | 3100 CONN AVE NW STE 344 |
208 | INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INSTITUTE | — | 1100 H STREET NWSUITE 1 |
209 | BUILDING PRESERVATION FOUNDATION | — | DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO 1825 EYE ST NW |
210 | OAK HILL CEMETERY PRESERVATION FOUNDATION | — | 3001 R ST NW |
211 | INTERNATIONAL ARTS AND ARTISTS INC | — | 9 HILLYER COURT NW FLR 2 |
212 | CAPITOL HISTORIC TRUST INC | — | 2424 TRACY PL NW |
213 | ROBERT AND MARY CHURCH TERRELL HOUSE AND LEDROIT PARK MUSEUM | — | 1862 3RD ST NW |
214 | PALISADES MUSEUM PREHISTORY | — | 5766 SHERIER PL NW |
215 | NATIONAL MALL CONSERVANCY | — | 1000 POTOMAC STREET NW |
216 | OCEAN FOUNDATION | — | 1990 M. STREET, NW |
217 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRIBAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER | — | PO BOX 19189 |
218 | HISTORIC KAPPA HOUSE RESTORATION FOUNDATION | — | PO BOX 55274 |
219 | DAVID S WYMAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES | — | 1200 G ST NW STE 800 |
220 | VERNISSAGE FOUNDATION | — | 1701 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STE 300 |
221 | TURQUOISE MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION | — | |
222 | HEURICH HOUSE FOUNDATION | — | 1307 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE NW |
223 | BLACK SPORTS LEGENDS FOUNDATION | — | PO BOX 60207 |
224 | DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MUSEUM | — | 1776 L ST NW |
225 | GREENPEACE FUND | — | |
226 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE | — | 2500 LINDEN LN |
Good post, and the data is certainly interesting. But the last one (#226) for sure is in Maryland, and a similar entry for the same institution further up is now almost 3 years out of date. The data quality question isn’t going away, for sure.
Part of the reason to publicize this…get the data cleaned up. I hope the organization will reach out to IMLS and do it.
If you look at the whole dataset you can see a Delaware museum was recorded under “DC”… That one I removed.
Yes, and the DAR Museum has been at 1776 D St, NW for nearly 125 years, never on L St.
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As I show there’s 69 plus or minus museums in DC — not 225 counted by junky IMLS data.
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