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MISSION: Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose inspires creativity, curiosity and lifelong learning. VISION: Today’s children become tomorrow’s visionaries. VALUES: Children - We respect children and the adults who support them, striving to understand and respond to their individual developmental needs, learning styles and cultures. Play - We believe play is essential to healthy development and lifelong learning. Integrity - We create experiences rooted in authenticity, a spirit of discovery, and a commitment to excellence. Curiosity - We encourage wondering, asking questions, exploring and inventing. Intersections - We value multidisciplinary exploration, unexpected insights and new connections. Community - We celebrate people, cultures and discoveries, building global awareness and understanding. Learning - We believe that interactive engagement with ideas, materials, the environment, and technology promotes creativity, critical thinking, problem solving and growth.

PAMM is a modern and contemporary art museum located in downtown Miami, Florida, and is dedicated to collecting, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting international art of the 20th and 21st centuries with an emphasis on the cultures of the Atlantic Rim—from which the vast majority of Miami residents hail. To complement its mission and to provide a broader historical context, PAMM presents works of art outside of this time frame when appropriate. PAMM is dedicated to education and scholarship. To this end, the Museum takes a variety of approaches. PAMM engages the community in lively exchange, fosters fresh ideas, and conveys the excitement of the creative process. The Museum is a catalyst for the visual arts nationally and internationally, and is known as a leader in museum education.

The Friends are recognized by the National Park Service as the official nonprofit supporting partner of Flight 93 National Memorial. Established in 2009, the Friends now include over 280 members from 18 states. Friends are family members of the passengers and crew, first responders and investigative personnel who responded to the crash site in September 2001, U.S. Capitol employees, members of the media, volunteer Ambassadors, and many others from various walks of life, all with the same goal: to ensure that the story of Flight 93 is always honored and remembered.

The National September 11 Memorial and Museum will honor the thousands of lives lost in the attacks of September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993; the endurance of those who survived; the courage of those who risked their lives to save others; and the compassion of all who supported us in our darkest hours. As a catalyst for the future, this inspiring and dignified space will help restore the spirit and vitality of the surrounding community while seeking to foster understanding and peace in the larger world community.

The Edison Institute does business as "The Henry Ford."  Its mission is to provide unique educational experiences based on authentic objects, stories and lives from America's traditions of ingenuity, resourcefulness, and innovation. Its purpose is to inspire people to learn from these traditions to help shape a better future.    

With two locations, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) is the region's foremost forum devoted to the exploration and presentation of the art of our time, presenting works across all media created since 1950. Located in the heart of downtown San Diego and in the coastal community of La Jolla, MCASD provides an unprecedented variety of exhibition spaces and experiences for the community, showcasing an internationally recognized collection and a dynamic schedule of exhibtions and public programs. MISSION The mission of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego is to serve diverse audiences through the exhibition, interpretation, collection, and preservation of art created since 1950. MANDATE MCASD engages regional, national, and international audiences including the binational constituency of the San Diego/Tijuana region. VISION MCASD is a museum providing public access to contemporary art, artists, and the creative process; a forum for the exploration and understanding of contemporary art and ideas; and a laboratory for artists to experiment with new forms of creative expression.

The FPAJMZ mission is to support the City of Palo Alto in its efforts to provide exciting and interactive museum exhibits, offer science education programs, and improve zoo and museum facilities.

THE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED EXCLUSIVELY TO OWN AND ADMINISTER FUNDS FOR THE DENVER ART MUSEUM AND TO MAKE PERIODIC DISTRIBUTIONS TO THE MUSEUM FOR ITS EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

A large part of The Museum's focus is to collect and preserve historic vehicles, and a great deal of importance was placed from day one on acquiring a great number of significant vehicles of all shapes, sizes, makes, models, and purposes. As the Museum's popularity grew as a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit educational institution, people came to realize that it was the perfect tax deductible home for their prized possession. Our first donation was a beautifully restored 1952 Mercedes-Benz 300 Cabriolet from Annapolis, Maryland. Since then, we have taken in donations from all over the world varying greatly from single vehicles, to multiple vehicle collections, rare automobile components, artwork, photographs, books, and automobilia. Our education programs are built around the curriculum of the California educational system, making The Petersen an excellent place to take children on a field trip. Our free bus program ensures that children that come from disadvantage schools can still visit The Museum. We educate people of all ages. From monthly Discovery Days in our Discovery Center, to Teacher Salary Point Workshops, to a full complement of very knowledgeable docents who volunteer their time every day to help educate visitors, we do our best to make sure that everyone who leaves The Petersen Automotive Museum learns something.

The mission of Arizona Science Center is to inspire, educate and engage curious minds through science.

The Aspen Art Museum is a non-collecting institution presenting the newest, most important evolutions in international contemporary art. 

The Bakken Museum’s mission is to further the understanding of the history, cultural context and applications of electricity and magnetism in the life sciences and their benefits to contemporary society. Our ultimate goal is to inspire youth to pursue a life in science for the benefit of humanity.