Venues For Art And Culture: Museums, Theatres, Galleries, Concert Halls, Etc.

United States 2002 Christmas
Art Institute of Chicago is located in Grand Park of Chicago. The museum covers a global collection of art across time periods and cultures, highlighted by masterpieces such as Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat and The Old Guitarist by Pablo Picasso. The 2002 Christmas stamp features Virgin and Child by Jan Gossaert (1478-1532).

United States 2006 Christmas
Denver Art Museum is located in the Civic Center of Denver, Colorado. It is known for its collection of American Indian art as well as western American art. The 2006 Christmas stamp shows Madonna and Child with Bird by Peruvian painter Ignacio Chacón (1745-1775).

United States 2008 Christmas
Cleveland Museum of Art is located in the Wade Park District of University Circle, Cleveland, Ohio. The museum is internationally renowned for its holdings of Asian and Egyptian art, along with diverse collections from around the world. The 2008 Christmas stamp shows Virgin and Child with the Young John the Baptist by Florentine painter Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510).

United States 2011 Christmas
Walters Art Museum (formerly Walters Art Gallery) is located in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. Its collections span from 5000 BCE to the 21st century and covers Africa, Asia, Europe, and Americas. The 2011 Christmas stamp features Madonna of the Candelabra by Italian Renaissance artist Raphael.

United States 1983 Smithsonian Institution FDC
National Museum of American History (originally Museum of History and Technology) is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The museum preserves and displays the heritage of the United States in the areas of political, social, cultural, scientific, and military history. Its collection is highlighted by the original Star-Spangled Banner, the garrison flag that flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor during the War of 1812.

United States 2004 American Choreographers
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater was founded by Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Alvin Ailey (1931-1989). The prominent dance company celebrates diverse dance traditions and features performances of vibrant blend of styles including ballet, jazz, and hip-hop.

United States 2005 Modern American Architecture
Guggenheim Museum is located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. The iconic building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The museum hosts a permanent collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, early Modern and contemporary art and also features special exhibitions throughout the year.

United States 2005 Modern American Architecture
Walt Disney Concert Hall, designed by Frank Gehry, is located in downtown Los Angeles, California. The concert hall hosts performances by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and visiting orchestras, the Los Angeles Master Chorale, and various artists.

United States 1966 American Circus
Circus World Museum is located in Baraboo, Wisconsin. The museum features circus artifacts and exhibits and hosts daily live circus performances throughout the summer.

United States 1977 Pueblo Art
Museum of New Mexico is a collection of museums, historic sites, and archaeological services governed by the State of New Mexico. The museum system is dedicated to the accurate and sensitive presentation of southwestern Native American cultures.

United States 1973 NASA Johnson Space Center
Johnson Space Center (originally Manned Spacecraft Center) consists of a complex of 100 buildings constructed on 1620 acres in Clear Lake, southeast of Houston, Texas. Its visitor center Space Center Houston features exhibits on the history and future of human spaceflight, including spacecrafts, rocket boosters, lunar rocks, a replica space shuttle mounted on a NASA 905 shuttle carrier aircraft, as well as a tour of astronaut training facilities and the Mission Control Center.

United States 1972 Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum
Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum is located in Wapakoneta, Ohio, the hometown of Neil Armstrong (1930-2012), the first man to set foot on the Moon. The museum is home to the original Gemini 8 spacecraft piloted by Armstrong to perform the world's first space docking, as well as multiple items from the Apollo Program missions.

United States 1993 University of North Carolina Bicentennial
Playmakers Theatre is located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The historical building (1850) became a theatre in 1923 and is today a secondary venue for dramatic art performances.

United States 1993 Holocaust Memorial Museum
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The museum opened in 1993 and holds both permanent exhibition and a traveling exhibition.

United States 2017 National Museum of African American History and Culture
National Museum of African American History and Culture is a Smithsonian Institution museum located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Its content spans four centuries of African American life, covering Slavery and Freedom, the Civil Rights Movement, and contributions to culture, military, sports, and arts.