Art forms

Craft & Textile

Ceramics, textiles, metalwork, furniture, and folk craft.

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Nauru · National

Naoero Museum

The Government of Nauru page for Naoero Museum, opened in 2019, covers traditional craft, historical photographs, and island artefacts; entry is free on weekday afternoons.

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nauru.gov.nrEnglish / NA

Palau · National

Etpison Museum

Etpison Museum in Koror displays Palauan and Micronesian artefacts, shell money, storyboards, and historical photographs, with displays on traditional culture and twentieth-century history. It is privately run.

PaidCraft & TextileEnglish
etpisonmuseum.orgEnglish

Tonga · National

Tonga National Museum

Tonga National Museum in Nuku'alofa shows stone anchors, wooden headrests, carvings, and barkcloth, along with work by contemporary Tongan artists; it reopened in its current form in 2020.

PaidCraft & TextileMultilingual
tongatourism.travelEnglish / Tongan

Vanuatu · National

Vanuatu Cultural Centre

The Vanuatu Cultural Centre in Port Vila houses the national museum and archives, with island carvings, masks, textiles, and field recordings, and supports island-based cultural workers.

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vanuatuculturalcentre.vuEnglish / French / Bislama

Samoa · National

Museum of Samoa (Falemata'aga)

The national museum of Samoa in Apia displays barkcloth, tattooing tools, pottery, and colonial-era photographs in a former colonial school building; entry is free with donations welcome.

FreeCraft & TextileEnglish
samoa.travelEnglish

United States · Regional

Birmingham Museum of Art

Birmingham Museum of Art in Birmingham holds Asian, European, and American art, with particular strength in Asian ceramics and decorative arts. The website offers collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.

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artsbma.orgEnglish

United States · Regional

Anchorage Museum

Anchorage Museum in Anchorage combines Alaskan history, Indigenous cultures, and northern art. The website offers collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.

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anchoragemuseum.orgEnglish

United States · Regional

University of Alaska Museum of the North

University of Alaska Museum of the North in Fairbanks holds Alaskan natural history, Indigenous objects, and northern art. The website offers collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.

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uaf.eduEnglish

United States · Regional

Phoenix Art Museum

Phoenix Art Museum in Phoenix collects American, European, Asian, and Latin American art, with a dedicated fashion design gallery. The website offers collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.

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phxart.orgEnglish

United States · Regional

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville is known for its survey collection of American art and its wooded campus. The website offers collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.

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crystalbridges.orgEnglish

United States · National

J. Paul Getty Museum

J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles runs the Getty Center and Getty Villa, covering ancient to modern European art and photography. The website offers collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.

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getty.eduEnglish

United States · Regional

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in San Francisco brings together the de Young and Legion of Honor, covering American, European, and African art. The website offers collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.

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famsf.orgEnglish

United States · Regional

Denver Art Museum

Denver Art Museum in Denver is strong in Indigenous American art, Western art, and textile design. The website offers collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.

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denverartmuseum.orgEnglish

United States · Regional

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford is one of the oldest US art museums, with European painting and decorative arts. The website offers collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.

FreePaintingOfficial
thewadsworth.orgEnglish

United States · National

National Museum of Asian Art

National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC comprises the Freer and Sackler galleries, holding East Asian, South Asian, and Islamic art. The website offers collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.

FreePaintingOfficial
asia.si.eduEnglish

United States · Regional

The Ringling Museum of Art

The Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota combines European painting, a circus museum, and historic estates. The website offers collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.

FreePaintingOfficial
ringling.orgEnglish

United States · Regional

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg in St. Petersburg collects European, American, Asian, and ancient art. The website offers collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.

FreePaintingOfficial
mfastpete.orgEnglish

United States · Regional

Michael C. Carlos Museum

Michael C. Carlos Museum in Atlanta is Emory University's ancient art museum, with Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and American collections. The website offers collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.

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carlos.emory.eduEnglish

United States · Regional

Telfair Museums

Telfair Museums in Savannah spans three historic buildings with American and European art and Savannah history. The website offers collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.

FreePaintingOfficial
telfair.orgEnglish

United States · Regional

Honolulu Museum of Art

Honolulu Museum of Art in Honolulu holds Asian, Pacific, European, and American art. The website offers collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.

FreePaintingOfficial
honolulumuseum.orgEnglish

United States · Regional

Bishop Museum

Bishop Museum in Honolulu is known for Hawaiian and Pacific Indigenous culture and natural history. The website offers collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.

FreeCraft & TextileOfficial
bishopmuseum.orgEnglish

United States · Regional

Louisiana State Museum

Louisiana State Museum in New Orleans presents Louisiana history, culture, and art across several historic sites. The website offers collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.

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louisianastatemuseum.orgEnglish

United States · Regional

The Walters Art Museum

The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore holds global art and craft from antiquity to the nineteenth century. The website offers collection search, exhibition listings, and visitor information.

FreePaintingOfficial
thewalters.orgEnglish

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