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ILLINOIS
Abraham Lincoln Pres Library & Museum
Anthropology Museum at NIU
http://www.niu.edu/anthro_museum/
Arlington Heights Historical Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Batavia Depot Museum
http://www.bataviahistoricalsociety.org/depot_museum.htm
Bishop Hill Heritage Association
Blackberry Farm Pioneer Village
http://www.foxvalleyparkdistrict.org
Blackwell History of Education Museum (Northern Illinois University)
http://www.cedu.niu.edu/blackwell/
Burpee Museum of Natural History
Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House
http://www.butterworthcenter.com
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts
Chicago Academy of Sciences — Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Chicago Architecture Foundation
Chicago Cultural Alliance
http://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org
Chicago History Museum
Chicago Maritime Society
http://www.chicagomaritimesociety.org
Chicago Public Library
Children’s Discovery Museum
http://www.childrensdiscoverymuseum.net
DePaul University Museum
http://museums.depaul.edu/artwebsite
Des Plaines Historical Society
http://www.desplaineshistory.org/
Discovery Center Museum
http://www.discoverycentermuseum.org
DuPage Children’s Museum
http://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuSable Museum
Elgin Area Historical Society
Elgin Public Museum
http://www.elginpublicmuseum.org
Ellwood House Museum
Elmhurst Historical Museum
http://www.elmhurst.org/elmhurst/museum
Erlander Swedish Home Museum
http://www.swedishhistorical.org
Evanston History Center
http://www.evanstonhistorycenter.org
First Division Museum of Cantigny
http://www.firstdivisionmuseum.org
Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust
Freeport Art Museum
http://www.freeportartmuseum.com
Glen Ellyn Historical Society
Glessner House Museum
Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center
https://www.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
http://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org
Illinois State Historical Society
http://www.historyillinois.org
Illinois State Museum
International Walldog Mural & Sign Art
Jack Olson Gallery
http://www.niu.edu/olsongallery/
John G. Shedd Aquarium
Joliet Area Historical Museum
Jurica-Suchy Nature Museum Benedictine University
Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Lake County Discovery Museum
http://www.lcfpd.org/discovery_museum
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens
Lombard Historical Society
Loyola University Museum of Art
Loyola University of Chicago Cuneo Mansion and Gardens
Macon County Historical Society
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art
http://www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu
McHenry County College
http://www.mchenry.edu/artgallery
McHenry County Historical Society
McLean County Museum of History
Mendota Museum & Historical Society
Midwest Open Air Museums Coordinating Council
Morton Grove Park District
http://www.mortongroveparks.com
Museum of Contemporary Art — Chicago
Museum of the Grand Prairie
http://www.earlyamericanmuseum.org
Museum of Science & Industry
Museums at Lisle Station Park
http://www.lisleparkdistrict.org/museum.htm
Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park
http://www.govst.edu/sculpture/
National Great Rivers Museum
http://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/Rivers/
Northern Illinois University Art Museum
National Indo-American Museum
Norwood Park Historical Society
http://www.norwoodparkhistoricalsociety.org
Oriental Institute Museum
http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/default.html
Ottawa Scouting Museum
http://www.ottawascoutingmuseum.org
Peoria Historical Society
http://www.peoriahistoricalsociety.org
Peoria Riverfront Museum
http://www.peoriariverfrontmuseum.org
Poplar Grove Vintage Wings & Wheels Museum
http://www.poplargrovewingsandwheels.com
Raupp Museum
http://www.bgparkdistrict.org/museum/
Richard H. Driehaus Museum
Robert R. McCormick Museum
Rockford Art Museum
http://www.rockfordartmuseum.org
Ronald Reagan Museum at Eureka College
Schingoethe Center, Aurora University
SIUE University Museum
http://www.siue.edu/community/museum.shtml
Springfield Art Museum
St. Charles Heritage Center
Streamwood Park District
http://www.streamwoodparkdistrict.org
Swedish American Medical Museum
Swedish American Museum
http://www.swedishamericanmuseum.org
Tarble Arts Center
The Field Museum of Natural History
The Geneva History Center
http://www.genevahistorycenter.org
The Science Center of Southern Illinois
http://www.yoursciencecenter.org
Tinley Park Historical Society
http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/1166172
Ukrainian National Museum
http://www.ukrainiannationalmuseum.org
University Museum at Southern Illinois University — Carbondale
West Chicago City Museum
Wilmette Historical Museum
http://www.wilmettehistory.org
Windmill Cultural Center
INDIANA
Art Museum of Greater Lafayette
Auburn-Cord Dusenberg Museum
Ball State University Museum of Art
http://cms.bsu.edu/Web/MuseumofArt.aspx
Brauer Museum of Art
http://www.valpo.edu/artmuseum
Charley Creek Foundation
http://www.charleycreekfoundation.org
Conner Prairie Living History Museum
Creative Company
http://www.creativesitebooks.com
David Owsley Museum of Art, Ball State University
Depauw University
Eiteljorg Museum
Evansville Museum of Art, History and Science
Fort Wayne Museum of Art
General Lew Wallace Study & Museum
Haan Mansion Museum of Indiana Art
http://haanmuseum.org/index.aspx
Hall of Fame Museum Indianapolis Motor Speedway
http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com
Historic Madison, Inc.
http://www.historicmadisoninc.com
Indiana Historical Society
Indiana Medical History Museum
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis Art Center
http://www.indplsartcenter.org
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Johnson County Museum of History
http://www.johnsoncountymuseum.org
Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library
http://www.vonnegutlibrary.org
Mathers Museum of World Cultures
http://www.indiana.edu/~mathers/
Minnetrista Cultural Center
Morris-Butler House Museum
http://www.indianalandmarks.org
National Model Aviation Museum
http://www.modelaircraft.org/museum.aspx
North Manchester Center for History
http://www.nmanchesterhistory.org
President Benjamin Harrison Home
http://www.presidentbenjaminharrison.org
Purdue University Agricultural Communication
https://ag.purdue.edu/Pages/default.aspx
Richmond Art Museum
http://www.richmondartmuseum.org
School of Fine Arts Gallery Indiana University
http://www.indiana.edu/~grunwald/
South Bend Museum of Art
Studebaker National Museum
http://www.studebakermuseum.org
Switzerland County Historical Society
http://scpl.info/historicalsociety.html
Swope Art Museum
The Anderson Center for Fine Arts
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
http://www.childrensmuseum.org
The History Museum
http://www.historymuseumsb.org
The Monroe County Historical Society Inc
Wylie House Museum, Indiana University
https://libraries.indiana.edu/wylie-house-museum
IOWA
African American Historical Museum & Cultural Center of Iowa
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Charles H. MacNider Art Museum
Dubuque Arboretum Association
http://www.dubuquearboretum.com
Dubuque Museum of Art
Family Museum of Arts & Science
Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell College
http://www.grinnell.edu/faulconergallery
Figge Art Museum
German American Heritage Center
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library
http://www.hoover.archives.gov
Linn County Historical Society
Museum of Danish America
National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library
National Motorcycle Museum
http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org
Palmer Museum of Chiropractic History
http://www.palmer.edu/PFCH/museum.htm
Pella Historical Society
Putnam Museum of History & Natural Science
Salisbury House & Gardens
Sanford Museum and Planetarium
Science Center of Iowa
The Higgins Museum
http://www.thehigginsmuseum.org
University of Iowa Museum of Art
University of IA Pentacrest Museums
University of Northern Iowa Museums
https://museum.library.uni.edu/
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum
http://www.vesterheim.org/index.php
Waterloo Museum of Art
http://www.waterloocenterforthearts.org
MICHIGAN
Alden B. Dow Home and Studio
Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Museum
Allegan County Old Jail Museum and Historical Society
American Museum of Magic
http://www.americanmuseumofmagic.org
Arab American National Museum
Bay County Historical Society
Berrien County Historical Association
Broad Art Museum MI State University
Calvin College Center Art Gallery
http://www.calvin.edu/centerartgallery/
Cranbrook Institute of Science
Dennos Museum Center—Northwestern Michigan College
Detroit Institute of Art
Detroit Zoological Society
DeVos Art Museum—Northern Michigan University
http://art.nmu.edu/department/museum/index.htm
Edsel & Eleanor Ford House
Ella Sharp Museum
Flint Institute of Arts
Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum
Grand Rapids Art Museum
Grand Rapids Children Museum
Holland Museum
Holocaust Memorial Center
http://www.holocaustcenter.org
Kelsey Museum
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/kelsey/
Krasl Art Center
Lakeshore Museum Center
Mackinac State Historic Parks
Mason Co Historical Society
http://www.historicwhitepinevillage.org
Michigan Women’s Historical Center & Hall of Fame
http://www.michiganwomenshalloffame.org
Museum of Cultural and Natural History
North Berrien Historical Society
http://www.northberrienhistory.org
Organization for Bat Conservation
http://www.batconservation.org
Plymouth Historical Museum
http://www.plymouthhistory.org
Public Museum of West Michigan
Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society
http://www.sdhistoricalsociety.org/
The Henry Ford
The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
The Kalamazoo Valley Museum
The Museum at Southwestern Michigan College
Tri-Cities Museum
http://www.tri-citiesmuseum.org
Turtle Museum of Ann Arbor
University of Michigan Museum of Art
MINNESOTA
American Swedish Institute
http://www.americanswedishinst.org
The Bakken
Carleton College
Dakota County Historical Society
Dorothy Molter Museum
Excelsior Springs Historical Museum & Archives
Flaten Art Museum St. Olaf College
http://www.stolaf.edu/collections/flaten/
Gammelgarden Museum
Goldstein Museum of Design at the University of Minnesota
http://www.goodhuehistory.mus.mn.us/
Goodhue County Historical Society
http://www.goodhuehistory.mus.mn.us
Hennepin History Museum
Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County
Koochiching County Historical Society
McLeod County Historical Society
Midwest Art Conservation Center
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Minnesota Children’s Museum
Minnesota Discovery Center
http://www.mndiscoverycenter.com
Minnesota Historical Society
National Frontier Trails Museum
http://www.ci.independence.mo.us
Richfield Historical Society
http://www.richfieldhistory.org
Rochester Art Center
http://www.rochesterartcenter.org
Science Museum of Minnesota
Stearns History Museum
Textile Center
http://www.textilecentermn.org
The Ramsey County Historical Society
The Works
Tweed Museum of Art — University of Minnesota, Duluth
Walker Art Center
Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota
Wells Fargo History Museum
http://www.wellsfargohistory.com
Winona County Historical Society
MISSOURI
Advertising Icon Museum
http://www.advertisingiconmuseum.org
Air & Military Museum of Ozarks
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art
http://www.albrecht-kemper.org
Andrew County Museum and Historical Society
http://www.savannahmo.net/museum.html
Bootheel Youth Museum
http://www.bootheelyouthmuseum.org
Campbell House Museum
http://www.campbellhousemuseum.org
Clay County Historic Sites
Contemporary Art Museum St Louis
Delta Dental Health Theater
First Missouri State Capitol SHS
http://mostateparks.com/park/first-missouri-state-capitol-state-historic-site
Holocaust Museum & Learning Center
International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum
Kansas City Museum/Union Station Kansas City, Inc.
Laumeier Sculpture Park
Laura Ingalls Wilder Home Association
http://www.lauraingallswilderhome.com
Margaret Harwell Art Museum
Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum
http://www.marktwainmuseum.org
May Gallery — Webster University
http://www.webster.edu/maygallery/
Missouri History Museum
Missouri State Museum
National Churchill Museum
http://www.churchillmemorial.org
National World War 1 Museum
Ralph Foster Museum
Saint Louis Art Museum
Saint Louis Science Center
SEMO State University Museum
http://www.semo.edu/museum/index.htm
Shoal Creek Association
Spiva Center for the Arts
Springfield Art Museum
St. Louis Zoo
The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog
The Division of State Parks and Recreation
Field House Museum
http://www.eugenefieldhouse.org
The Magic House — St. Louis Children’s Museum
The Museum of Osteopathic Medicine
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
The Toy & Miniature Museum of Kansas City
http://www.toyandminiaturemuseum.org
U.S. Army Engineer Museum
University of Central Missouri Archives and Museum
OHIO
Canton Museum of Art
Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati Public Library, Acquisitions
http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org
Cleveland Clinic Art Program, Arts & Medicine Inst
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/arts_medicine/default.aspx
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Codington County Heritage Museum
Columbus Museum of Art
DAAP Galleries University of Cincinnati
http://www.daap.uc.edu/galleries.html
Decorative Arts Center
Denison Museum
Great Lakes Science Center
Kennedy Museum of Art
Maritime Museum of Sandusky
http://www.sanduskymaritime.org
Massillon Museum
http://www.massillonmuseum.org
McKinley Memorial Library
Miami University Art Museum
http://www.muohio.edu/artmuseum
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Oberlin Heritage Center
http://www.oberlinheritage.org
Ohio Historical Society
Richard M Ross Art Museum
http://www.rossartmuseum.blogspot.com
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Ross Art Museum
http://www.owu.edu/admission/ross.html
Springfield Museum of Art
http://www.springfieldart.museum
The Canton Museum of Art
Toledo Museum of Art
Western Reserve Fire Museum
Western Reserve Historical Society
Wilmington College Quaker Heritage Center
http://www2.wilmington.edu/qhc/
Zanesville Art Center
http://www.zanesvilleartcenter.org
WISCONSIN
Aldo Leopold Nature Center
http://www.aldoleopoldnaturecenter.org
Arvid E. Miller Library/Museum
http://mohican-nsn.gov/Departments/Library-Museum/
Bergstrom-Mahler Museum
http://www.bergstrom-mahlermuseum.com
Cable Natural History Museum
Camp 5 Museum/Wisconsin Forestry Museum
Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion
Chazen Museum of Art
Charles Allis/Villa Terrace Art Museum
http://www.villaterracemuseum.org/
Children’s Museum of Fond Du Lac Inc
Chippewa Valley Museum
City of Platteville — Museum Department
http://www.platteville.org/CityDepts/MiningRolloJamisonMuseums/ tabid/1859/Default.aspx
Deke Slayton Memorial Space and Bicycle Museum
http://www.dekeslaytonmuseum.com
Door County Maritime Museum & Lighthouse Preservation Society
Dunn County Historical Society
Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum
Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection
http://www.textilecollection.wisc.edu
Jewish Museum Milwaukee
http://www.jewishmuseummilwaukee.org
John Michael Kohler Arts Center
Kenosha County Historical Society/Kenosha History
http://www.kenoshahistorycenter.org
Kenosha Public Museum
La Crosse County Historical Society
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
Logan Museum of Anthropology
Madeline Island Museum
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org
Madison Children’s Museum
http://www.madisonchildrensmuseum.org
Marathon County Historical Society
http://www.marathoncountyhistory.com
Military Veterans Museum & Education Center
Miller Art Museum
http://www.millerartmuseum.org
Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee Public Museum
Mitchell Gallery of Flight
http://www.mitchellgallery.org
Museum of Wisconsin Art
Neville Public Museum
http://www.nevillepublicmuseum.org
Oneida Nation Museum
http://www.oneidanation.org/museum/
Oshkosh Public Museum
Outagamie County Historical Society
http://www.foxvalleyhistory.org
Port Washington Historical Society
http://www.portwashingtonhistoricalsociety.org
Racine Heritage Museum
Racine Art Museum
Rahr-West Art Museum
Rock County Historical Society
Sheboygan County Historical Society & Museum
http://www.co.sheboygan.wi.us/html/d_museum.html
The Charles Allis and Villa Terrace Art Museums
UW Geology Museum
http://www.geology.wisc.edu/~museum
Washington County Historical Society
http://www.historyisfun.com/index.htm
Waukesha County Museum
Wisconsin Automotive Museum
http://www.wisconsinautomuseum.com
Wisconsin Historical Museum
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
http://www.wisconsinmaritime.org
Wisconsin Veterans Museum
Wright Museum of Art — Beloit College