This presentation goes over some worlds most renowned museums in the United States.

1. T O P M U S E U M S T O S E E I N T H E
U N I T E D S TAT E S : C H A P T E R 1
B Y M I K U S K I N S

2. Museums are often a major
tourist attraction.

3. They often hold a variety of
subjects and content such as
art, history, and science for
children and adults alike.

4. In addition, the content
themselves are a gateway
door to unexplored
opportunities.
They provide memorable
and immersive learning
experiences that provoke
our imagination, introduce
us to unknown worlds, and
offer us unique
environments for both
families and friends.

5. In the United States, there
are currently over 17,000
museums.

6. In this presentation
the top must-see
museums in the
United States.
Remember, the doors
of knowledge are
there. You just need
to open them.

7. T H E A RT I N S T I T U T E O F C H I C A G O
• If you are in the Greater Chicago area, I highly advise you to check out the Art Institute
of Chicago (AIC).
• This infamous museum located in Chicago’s Grant Park provides numerous programs,
resources and collection to increase art awareness and appreciation for all of its
visitors.
• The AIC is an encyclopedic art museum featuring collections of Impressionist and Post-
Impressionist art for its permanent collection.
• In addition, it holds various American art, Old Masters, European and American
decorative art, Asian art, modern and contemporary art, and architecture and industrial
and graphic design.
• During 2009, the attendance hit its highest with up to 2 million attendance and visitors.

11. T H E S M I T H S O N I A N I N S T I T U T I O N
• The world renowned Smithsonian Institution is reportedly the world’s
largest museum and research complex holding 19 museums and
galleries and the National Zoological Park in Washington D.C.
• Established in 1846, the Smithsonian has about thirty million annual
visitors with a collection that includes 138 million artworks, artifacts, and
specimens.
• In addition to its incredible collections, the museum itself is meant to
shape the future by preserving and teaching the American heritage,
discovering new knowledge, and sharing innovative resources with the
world.
• They look to provide a service and an institution that discovers, explores,
creates, excels, and serves the integrity, diversity, and service for its
visitors.

15. M E T R O P O L I TA N M U S E U M O F A RT
• If you are looking for an experience, then I highly recommend visiting the Metropolitan
Museum of Art (MET) in New York City.
• The MET is reportedly the largest art museum in the United States. Its permanent
collection contains more than two million works, divided across seventeen different
departments.
• The more permanent collects at the MET are classical antiquity and Ancient Egyptian,
paintings and sculptures from nearly all the European masters, and an extensive
collection of American and Modern art.
• In addition, the MET has an extensive bridge with African, Asian, Byzantine, and Islamic
collections found all throughout the world.
• One of their most notable and popular exhibits is the Roman sculptures collection
varying from the Classical period all the way to the Hellenistic period. Keep in mind, to
see all of these exhibits would take a majority of your day, two even if you are that
invested in seeing its greatness.

19. P H I L A D E L P H I A M U S E U M O F A RT
• Philadelphia Museum of Art
• The Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest art
museums in the United States.
• It holds more than 200,000 objects that include world-class
European and American paintings, printings, drawings, and
decorative art. In addition to the collection, the building is
considered a landmark that is welcomed to everyone.
• Their goal is to bring art to life and inspire their visitors with
scholarly study, creative play, and imaginative visits.