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Nurturing the potential of all children through kid-driven experiences, inspiring them to become joyful, active learners.

Kidzu Children's Museum inspires children and the adults in their lives to learn through creative play.

In 1993 a group of Danevang, Texas residents and former residents formed the Danish Heritage Preservation Society with the purpose of preserving the heritage of the Danish immigrants who settled the community of Danevang beginning in 1894.

To inspire an interest in science, art and history through pinball and to preserve and promote this important part of american culture.

The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art’s mission is to present the art, culture and history of Tibet to a world audience in order to educate and inspire appreciation of Himalayan cultures and to foster better global understanding. The founder, Jacques Marchais (1887-1948) intended the Jacques Marchais museum of Tibetan art museum, begun in 1945, to serve as a bridge between Tibetan art and culture and the west. The Jacques Marchais museum of Tibetan art preserves its unique collection of rare and sacred artifacts and provide careful stewardship of its historic buildings and gardens. In addition to presenting the Jacques Marchais history, it is the intention of the museum to give visitors an understanding of tibet and the himalayan region.

Our mission is to educate and inspire current and future generations about the experiences and contributions of women by collecting, preserving, and interpreting the evidence of that experience. . . . Respecting and honoring all women and their experiences . . . Respecting all individuals’ beliefs, cultures and ideas . . . Inviting and encouraging participation and open dialogue from women, men and children . . . Integrity of our collection and in our presentation of women’s history . . . Diversity, cultural competence, cultural democracy and inclusion in our organizational structure . . . An organizational environment that builds and fosters open, honest, considerate communication and a spirit of cooperative problem solving, consensus and community . . . Planning, responsible decision-making, well-designed systems accountability, and fiscal responsibility . . . Enthusiasm, positive attitude, creativity, recognition, humor, commitment, support, passion, acceptance . . . Human life and human rights.

To support and celebrate the visual artist, from the aspiring to the professional.

With a minimal budget of grants and donations, we have become a gathering site for students, artists and volunteers with all kinds of skills to restore the: 1876 log cabin,1873-1904 farmhouse,1913 early curio natural history roadside museum cabin, which may date back to the early 1880's,1898 barn, and we are also trying to preserve 130 years of books, letters, journals, receipts, photographs, artifacts into an accessible on site and online library.

Operation of Museum of Transportation with emphasis on railroad transportation and artifacts including rolling stock

The UMLAUF Sculpture Garden & Museum exhibits the work of Charles Umlauf and other contemporary sculptors in a natural setting, and provides educational experiences that encourage the understanding and appreciation of sculpture.

Reeves-Reed Arboretum engages, educates and enriches its visitors so they become better stewards of nature and the environment. We achieve this mission through the care and utilization of an historic estate and gardens, and world-class environmental education, arts, and cultural programs.

Committed to inspiring curiosity through exploration, the Buffalo Museum of Science is a non-profit educational institution dedicated to providing relevant science programming and services to children, families, adults, and schools in the Buffalo Niagara region. Through exhibits and interactive science studios designed for multi-generational learning, the Museum showcases its extensive collections of over 700,000 specimens and artifacts representing all facets of the natural world with an emphasis on Western New York. Opened in 1929 in Buffalo’s Olmsted-designed Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, the Museum is currently installing eight permanent interactive science studios to transform its visitor experience by 2017. The Museum also operates Tifft Nature Preserve in South Buffalo, a 264-acre urban wetland preserve on reclaimed former industrial land. Learn more at www.sciencebuff.org.