Cultural Competence A-Z: M is for Museum

One of the most moving museums ever. A must!

If you remember waaaayyyyyy back in the post for letter A we talked about art. And in that post, I listed a few museums around the U.S.A. and world that housed amazing art collections. While I still encourage you to check those out, the museums that I'm going to talk about here are slightly different.

Not all museums are about art - at least not paintings and sculpture. Many museums focus on culture and they are a great way to learn something new with your kids. A lot of them have absolutely fantastic children's programming as well so be sure to check out their websites and see what they have available. Then, if you're in the area, check out one of these fantastic museums in person. If they are too far, check out their websites or visit one of your local cultural museums for a fun dose of diversity!

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; Washington, DC https://www.ushmm.org/
• National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture; Chicago, IL http://nmprac.org/
• ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives at the University of Southern California Libraries; Los Angeles, CA http://one.usc.edu/
• Children's Cultural Center of Native America; New York, NY no website
• New Orleans African American Museum of Art, Culture, and History; New Orleans, LA http://noaam.org/
• Heard Museum; Phoenix, AZ http://heard.org/
• Bernice P. Bishop Museum; Honolulu, HI http://www.bishopmuseum.org/
• Nordic Heritage Museum; Seattle, WA http://nordicmuseum.org/
• Kansas City Irish Center; Kansas City, MO http://irishcenterkc.org/
• Arab American National Museum; Dearborn, MI http://www.arabamericanmuseum.org/
• Black Cultural Archives; London, UK http://bcaheritage.org.uk/
• Sydney Jewish Museum; Sydney, AU https://sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au/
• German Museum for the Blind; Berlin, Germany http://www.blindenmuseum-berlin.de/

Which museum interests you the most? Which will you check out first? Leave a comment below. And don't forget to check back next week for the next letter N. We are officially in the second half of the alphabet! You can still sign up for the newsletter and get all of the remaining letters and posts delivered right to your inbox so you don't have to remember to check. Enjoy and share with others!

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