How many museums are there in the United States?

3,864 museums file a Form 990 with the IRS in the United States.

What else are Archaeological Museums called?

Also known as Archeological Museums, Automobile Museums, Boat Museums, Circus Museums, Comedy Museums, Crime Museums, Culture-Specific Museums, Doll Museums, Film Museums, Fire-Fighting Museums, Forestry Museums, Gun Museums, Hall of Fame, Historic Ships, Hobby Museums, Holocaust Museums, Lapidary Arts Museums, Logging/Lumber Museums, Mapparium Museums, Marine Museums, Maritime Museums, Model Train Museums, Money/Numismatic Museums, Motion Picture Museums, Musical Instrument Museums, Naval Museums, Observatories, Philatelic Museums, Planetaria, Planetarium, Postal Museums, Railroad Museums, Religious Museums, Scouting Museums, Ship Museums, Specialized Museums, Sport Halls of Fame, Sports Museums, Theater Museums, Toy Museums, Train Museums, Transportation Museums, Video Museums, Visitors Center, Wax Museums, Whaling Museums, and Woodcarving Museums.

Largest museums in the United States

The 50 largest museums in the United States

The 50 largest museums in the United States by revenue range from $2.0 billion down to $16 million.

The largest are Smithsonian Institution, National Foundation For The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Inc, and Lucas Museum Of Narrative Art.

Organizations

3,864

Total revenue

$5.9B

Total assets

$24.7B

Largest museums in the United States

Ranked by revenue.

Smithsonian Institution

National Foundation For The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Inc

Lucas Museum Of Narrative Art

Museum Of Arts And Sciences Inc

Carnegie Institute

WWisconsin Museum Of Nature And Culture Inc

RRoyal Ontario Museum

CCrosswater Canyon Inc

Country Music Foundation Inc

The Exploratorium

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum Inc

The Studio Museum In Harlem

AAngela Duldulao Mcpherson Foundation

HHistoric Haymarket Milwaukee I Inc

The Wende Museum Of The Cold War Inc

Museum Of Chinese In The America

Medal Of Honor Museum Foundation

Brandywine Conservancy & Museum Of Art

Musical Instrument Museum

Uss Midway Museum

Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc

National Football Museum Inc

Cincinnati Museum Center

Johnny Morris' Wonders Of Wildlife Foundation

Our Rescue

International Spy Museum

The Commemorative Air Force

The Jewish Museum

Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation

National Museum Of Mathematics

Mystic Seaport Museum Inc

Exploration Place Inc

Newark Museum Association

Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum

Battleship Texas Foundation Inc

Adler Planetarium

Discovery Science Center Of Orange County

Experience Learning Community

Museum Of African American History

Peabody Essex Museum Inc

Grand Rapids Public Museum

National Corvette Museum Foundation Inc

Shelburne Museum Incorporated

The Paley Center For Media

Grammy Museum Foundation Inc

The Maritime Aquarium At Norwalk Inc

Oakland Museum Of California

Holocaust Museum La

Naval Aviation Museum Foundation Inc

Witte Museum

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & Business Master File. A 990 shows how an organization is run and funded — not its real-world outcomes. Figures are presented without evaluation; we do not rate, score, or rank organizations. · philanthropy.org