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Folk Art and Outsider Art have become highly prized and collectible over the last fifty years. In response to that demand, museums have opened around the United States.

The thought of bringing a young child to a museum filled with priceless works of art can be daunting. This article gives some useful pre-visit planning suggestions.

Art museums may appear very grown up in nature, but they can be an exciting place for young children to explore and learn.

The best art museums in Helsinki, Finland, whether you are interested in modern, Scandinavian art or artworks created by old European masters.

Northern Ohio -- Cleveland, Toledo, and more -- offer a wonderful collection of important art museums. What's more: these museums offer free admission.

Beijing's art museums feature contemporary art and ancient art. Exhibits from both domestic and international artists can be found at museums around the capital.

A guide to visiting the Portland Art Museum to see varied American, European, Asian, Native American, and African sculpture, photography, art, silver, artifacts and more.

Art museum family visits are a fun indoor kids activity. Elementary school aged children can learn and be inspired by the works of art viewed.

The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, designed by the famed architect Zaha Hadid, will break ground at Michigan State University in East Lansing.

The Picasso Museum in Paris is a wonderful collection of the 20th century painter's work and his own private art collection.

Fresh from its new extension in 2007, the Prado continues to grow, with a new collection of Goyas and other late 19th-century artists.

The museum boasts an impressive collection of Impressionist, Modern, and Post-Impressionist works, and is a must for art lovers when visiting the Windy City.

Bank of America cardholders receive free admission into more than seventy museums in the United States through the Museums on Us® program.

Most people equate visiting a museum with educational experiences, or some other type of learning experience. This is a field trip for you!

The Cleveland Museum of Art in Northeastern Ohio is one of Cleveland's finest museums. Free to the public, the institution holds 46,000 works of art.

Reading two books, giving kids notebooks, and providing photos and art supplies will help make a follow-up activities that are worthy of putting in a museum!

How much do you know about each of these works of art from the 16th century and the museums where they reside?

Avoid the crowds at MoMA and The Met: Three lesser-known art museums in New York City are just as inspiring.

A fall foliage trip through the Berkshires in New England provide a view of autumn leaves and art museums as a destination - Clark Institute, MASS MoCA, Williams College.

The best art museums in Los Angeles add class to a luxury vacation. From Greek and Roman antiquities to contemporary art, LA California has a museum to please anyone.

Myrtle Beach offers the Grand Strand visitor a celebration of the arts - especially visual arts - at the Burroughs Chapin Art Museum.

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but even the shortest explanation -- in a language you understand -- will add depth to your experience.

Make a day at the museum fun and exciting by planning activities that allow children to explore. Read on to find tips that teach!

Whether visitng for business or pleaseure, travel to Florida's state capital to see three trashy, yet classy, attractions.

In the same area as the famous Aya Sofia, Blue Mosque and Underground Cistern, this charming museum of rugs, ceramics and calligraphy is often overlooked by visitors.

Learn all about how cowboys lived by browsing through art at the Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, Georgia. This cowboy museum is one of the largest in the state.

The new Broad Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles features great avant garde works inside a spectacular building by Renzo Piano at an ideal location on Museum Row.

Madrid offers art aficionados three excellent museums that display some of the greatest paintings anywhere in the world, all within a ten-minute walk.

Looking for a spot to cool off and relax in Marrakech? Head to the shady - and exquisite - Majorelle Garden, home to hundreds of exotic plants and an Islamic Art Museum.

Explore the remarkable new architecture and collection of artwork at the Milwaukee Art Museum on Lake Michigan.

Nice is the perfect place to discover some of the great 20th century artists who found inspiration on the French Riviera and beyond.

New York City has some of the best art museums in the world. Visitors can view art from cubism to pointalism, as well as old master paintings. New York has it all.

.Collections of Russian matryoshka, Polish wycynanki, carved African figures, East Indian textiles and American folk art are among this outstanding museum's acquisitions.

Architect Frank Gehry's swirling titanium building is reason enough to come to Bilbao, in Spain's Basque Country.

Round out a Paris vacation with three important attractions. The Louvre and Orsay Museums, and the Pompidou Center, have some of the best art collections in the world.

Visit the Glass Pavilion to witness not only the glass works inside, but stay to marvel at the artistry and construction of the Glass Pavilion itself.

While most of the thousands of art thefts around the world are solved rather quickly, a few cases have proved frustrating for authorities.

Paris is so rich in cultural wealth that it is impossible to see it all in one trip. The Rodin Museum is within walking distance of the Musee D'Orsay and well worth it.

The first thing that you notice as you enter the Rodin Museum, the gracious 18th century "hotel particulare" once home to Auguste Rodin, is the beauty of the setting.

Need another reason to visit Maine? This striking museum located on the Colby College campus has an outstanding permanent collection AND celebrates its 50th year in 2009.

Inviting visitors to savor panoramic views of the city, Lake Washington and the Cascade and Olympic Ranges, Volunteer Park offers perennial beauty.

See these free Seattle art museums to catch new trends. Artsy types can find inspiration at SAM, Asian Art Museum, and Pioneer Square Art Walk galleries.

Supplement or replace your homeschool curriculum by visiting museums in Seattle and Tacoma. Free museum admission days help Puget Sound homeschool families.

The local government of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates has purchased the naming rights to the yet to be built art museum, The Louvre Abu Dhabi.

Paris has an abundance of famous art museums, whose collections span the centuries. Travel plans including the best smaller museums may consider these recommended ones.

The 46th Annual Lakefront Festival of Arts takes place June 20-22, 2008 on the shores of Lake Michigan on the grounds of the Milwaukee Art Museum in Wisconsin.

The City of Baltimore agreed to subsidize the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Walters Art Gallery so that admission is free. What better way to offer art to the masses?

Through the artwork of esteemed painter Edwin Deakin, Crocker Art Museum patrons will be able to see dozens of California's most beautiful sites - all in the same place.

Stockholm's museums cover a broad range of subjects, from art, history, Swedish culture, maritime history, and children's interest, to name but a few.

The following museums are dedicated to promoting the folk art and culture of Eastern Europeans and Eastern European communities in the United States.