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The Museum of the City of New York, located in East Harlem on Fifth Avenue?s Museum Mile, was founded in 1923 to serve the people of New York and visitors from around the world through exhibitions, collections, publications, and school and public programs. The Museum is the official repository of the city?s history, celebrating New York?s heritage of diversity, tolerance, opportunity, and perpetual transformation by presenting exhibitions and programs that offer important and intriguing perspectives on what gives New York its singular character.

Oak Glen School House Museum And Park Association

The Shemer Art Center provides a unique atmosphere for Arizona residents and visitors to enjoy and learn about visual art, through classes, lectures, workshops, exhibitions and events. An on-site gift shop and sculpture garden also foster the organization's mission to support and showcase Arizona artists, which it has done since 1984.

The organization preserves, promotes, and shares the African American history of Lincolnville and northeast Florida through exhibits, educational programs, performances, and community events. Its work centers on collecting and interpreting local Black history—spanning pre‑colonial times through the Civil Rights era—to educate visitors and support cultural programming.

The Daughters of Hawaii (the society) was granted a charter of incorporation by the governor of the territory of Hawaii on April 17, 1915, for educational and eleemosynary purposes, including "perpetuating the memory and spirit of old Hawaii and its historical events and preserving the nomenclature and pronunciation of the Hawaiian language." The society operates the Queen Emma summer palace museum in Honolulu, Hawaii and the Hhulihe'e Palace in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.

Pride of Baltimore, Inc. is a non-profit maritime organization dedicated to preserving and enhancing the living history of the Chesapeake Bay through education in the traditional practices of seamanship and nautical craft via hands-on exploration aboard Pride of Baltimore II, a historically evocative reproduction of a War of 1812-era privateer. Capturing public imagination through unique worldwide voyages of discovery, Pride II honors Maryland seafarers of all eras and, wherever she sails, shares the innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, and patriotism that forged and continues to define Maryland’s maritime identity.

The mission of the New Orleans African American Museum is to preserve, interpret and promote the African American cultural heritage of New Orleans, with a particular emphasis on the Trem community.

From the website: "… the museum has objectively interpreted and presented the achievements and aspirations of African Americans from pre-colonial times to the current day. The museum is committed to telling the story of African Americans in all its permutations: family life, the Civil Rights movement, arts and entertainment, sports, medicine, architecture, politics, religion, law and technology. The AAMP currently houses four galleries and an auditorium, each of which offer exhibitions anchored by one of our three dominant themes: the African Diaspora, the Philadelphia Story, and the Contemporary Narrative."