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PortSide is a living lab for better urban waterways. PortSide NewYork brings WaterStories to life.

Our mission is to broaden and enhance the educational opportunities for children ages 10 and under and to enhance their understanding of the world. The Museum seeks to create an environment that inspires lifelong learning, and supports parents, caregivers and educator's as facilitators of children's explorations. To achieve its mission, the museum builds collaborations and pursues strategies that welcome all families to join in the Stepping Stones learning community. As a multi-dimensional resource in the region, the museum offers exhibits, programs and services that take an interactive approach to promote early learning.

India Heritage Center's goal is to foster awareness of the Indian journey to the United States and document stories of immigrants upon arrival to assimilation and highlight achievements and contributions, along with any struggles in respective fields.

Research and preserve Palestinian history Showcase the Palestinian experience, pre- and post-Nakbah, in Palestine and in the diaspora Celebrate Palestinian cultural and artistic achievements Tell the Palestinian story to US and global audience through works of art, film, literature, and mixed media Serve as a cultural common ground for all Palestinians

The mission of the Science Museum of Virginia is to inspire Virginians to enrich their lives through science. The Science Museum of Virginia Foundation supports the services and operations of the Science Museum of Virginia.

Montpelier embraces its unique identity as a monument to James Madison, a museum of American history, and a center for constitutional education that engages the public with the enduring legacy of Madison's most powerful idea: government by the people. As the lifelong home of James Madison, Father of the Constitution and Architect of the Bill of Rights, Montpelier's mission is to communicate Madison's role in creating our modern, democratic government.

The premise on which the Museum was founded is "for the purpose of establishing and maintaining in [New York City] a museum and library of art, of encouraging and developing the study of the fine arts, and the application of arts to manufacture and practical life, of advancing the general knowledge of kindred subjects, and to that end of furnishing popular instruction".

Founded in 1929 as an educational institution, The Museum of Modern Art is dedicated to being the foremost museum of modern art in the world. Through the leadership of its Trustees and staff, The Museum of Modern Art manifests this commitment by establishing, preserving, and documenting a permanent collection of the highest order that reflects the vitality, complexity and unfolding patterns of modern and contemporary art; by presenting exhibitions and educational programs of unparalleled significance; by sustaining a library, archives, and conservation laboratory that are recognized as international centers of research; and by supporting scholarship and publications of preeminent intellectual merit.

The New-York Historical Society collects, preserves, and interprets, for the broadest possible public, material relevant to the history of the United States in general and of New York State and City in particular.

The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art’s mission is to present the art, culture and history of Tibet to a world audience in order to educate and inspire appreciation of Himalayan cultures and to foster better global understanding. The founder, Jacques Marchais (1887-1948) intended the Jacques Marchais museum of Tibetan art museum, begun in 1945, to serve as a bridge between Tibetan art and culture and the west. The Jacques Marchais museum of Tibetan art preserves its unique collection of rare and sacred artifacts and provide careful stewardship of its historic buildings and gardens. In addition to presenting the Jacques Marchais history, it is the intention of the museum to give visitors an understanding of tibet and the himalayan region.

To preserve and interpret the Bolling Home, birthplace and childhood home of First Lady to President Woodrow Wilson, Edith Bolling Wilson, while increasing awareness of contributions she made to the institution of the Presidency and to the country.

The mission of the National Museum of Industrial History, in affiliation with the Smithsonian Institution, is: to forge a connection between America’s industrial past and the innovations of today by educating the public and inspiring the visionaries of tomorrow.