Jazz Patriarch Ellis Marsalis New Orleans: A Living Museum of Music, takes a look at the roots and traditions of New Orleans music. Ellis Marsalis, revered jazz pianist, music educator and patriarch of New Orleans’ First Family of Jazz is shown here performing at the annual Spring French Quarter Festival.
Wilhelmina Holladay, “Billie,” is the co-founder of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Billie and her husband Wallace began collecting art in the 1960s, at a time when scholars and art historians were beginning to take note of the underrepresentation of women and various ethnic groups in museum collections and major art exhibitions.
Margaret Burroughs, a poet, visual artist, educator and arts organizer, grew up in Chicago and made a lasting contribution to that city’s arts and humanities community. Her reach, however, has extended far beyond Chicago’s borders. One of the founding members of the DuSable Museum of African-American History, Burroughs is ranked among the distinctive visionaries of
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In our travels, the GREAT MUSEUMS team has profiled many museums – both on and off the beaten path. Over a decade ago, we began compiling a list of the museums of the United States. Visit our Find a Museum page to discover a great museum in your back yard. There are over 15,000 museums