Arts and Entertainment

Created by an act of Congress in 1980, the National Building Museum is America's premier cultural institution dedicated to exploring and celebrating architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning. Since opening its doors in 1985, the Museum has become a vital forum for exchanging ideas and information about such topical issues as managing suburban growth, preserving landmarks and communities, and revitalizing urban centers.

Reference, Museums, Arts and Entertainment, Architecture - The Lighthouse: Scotland's Architecture Center. The Lighthouse is one of the largest temporary exhibition venues for architecture and design in Europe.

Reference, Museums, Arts and Entertainment, Architecture - Bauhaus Architecture Center in Tel-Aviv. The Bauhaus center presents the uniqueness of Tel-Aviv as Bauhaus architecture capital of the world.

Reference, Museums, Arts and Entertainment, Architecture - MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Los Angeles. Offers a schedule of exhibitions, symposia, lectures, performances, workshops, and publications and hosts a residency program for visiting artists and architects.

Reference, Museums, Arts and Entertainment, Architecture - Architecture Net Austria - Architekturnetz Oesterreich. A national platform of different institutions to increase the public awareness of architecture as an important cultural factor through exhibitions and publications.

Reference, Museums, Arts and Entertainment, Architecture - La Galerie d'Architecture. This architecture gallery in Paris, France hosts exhibitions, as well as a bookshop and coffee shop.

Reference, Museums, Arts and Entertainment, Architecture - The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design. Chicago museum of architecture and design features information on public programs and education services.

Centre d'information, de documentation et d'exposition d'urbanisme et d'architecture de Paris.

Reference, Museums, Arts and Entertainment, Antiquities - Museum of Byzantine Culture. Presents its collections and its history, details of temporary exhibits, conferences, and concerts.

Reference, Museums, Arts and Entertainment, Antiquities - The Menil Collection. Houses and exhibits the permanent collection of John and Dominique de Menil, including art from antiquity, the Byzantine world, tribal cultures, and the twentieth century.

Reference, Museums, Arts and Entertainment, Art Museums - National Museum of American Art. features the work of American artists.

Reference, Museums, Arts and Entertainment, Film and Media - Anthology Film Archives. Preserves and exhibits motion pictures.