The best museums Côte Est Etats-Unis

This very surprising museum deserves to stop there! He presents original works created by self-taught and visionary artists. Some are exposed to the outside and in the garden, where sculptures and tall herbs are combined.

A perfect example of federal architecture with a collection of 17th and 19th century furniture and paintings. This residence is historic because it is here that the creation of the United Nations was decided in 1944. Don't miss out on a walk in the 16 hectares of the beautifully landscaped park with its 19 ponds and terraced gardens.

This museum, founded in 1964, takes us a little further out of American history since it is entirely dedicated to African culture and art, both contemporary and traditional. You can stroll among the 9,000 pieces of art featuring musical instruments, jewels, paintings or fabric pieces. Not to be missed: the remarkable paintings of the Egyptian artist Fathi Hassan and the collection of Eliot Elisofon, documentary photographer for Life magazine who gave the museum several thousand photos before his death.

The National Museum of the Amerindians, designed in close collaboration with two Amerindians from the Cherokee and Hopi tribes, ingeniously showcases the Amerindian way of life, history and art in the Northern Hemisphere. The 5-storey building deserves to be observed for a moment: its curvilinear shape, pale yellow colour and Kasota (Minnesota) beech clad façade recall the Amerindian environment. It is the work of Canadian and Amerindian architect Douglas Cardinal, who is also responsible for the remarkable Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec.

Opened in 2004, this beautiful museum stands in front of the Capitol with grace and strength. He is interested in the current Indian people, but without mentioning the extermination of the Indians after the discovery of the New World by the English pioneers... On the 4th floor, the exhibition "Our Universes" explores the close relationship that links the Amerindians to the universe and nature, and comments on the philosophy of several tribes, including those of Pueblo de Santa Clara (New Mexico), Hupa (California) and Mapuche (Chile)... Opposite, the exhibition "Our Peoples" traces five centuries of history of different Amerindian tribes: Tapiraré (Brazil), Kiowa (Oklahoma), Cherokee (North Carolina)... On the ^third floor, the "Our Lives" exhibition tells, with the help of objects, photos, videos and testimonies, how indigenous communities have survived and how they live today. All this is very well done, interesting and interactive. Souvenirs (some pretty necklaces and earrings) are on sale in the museum shop. You can also discover the craftsmanship of these peoples. Outside, the reconstruction of the Amerindian environment is a success, splendid and soothing. It features some forty ancient rocks, including four that mark the cardinal points of Maryland, Canada, Hawaii and Chile, more than 33,000 native plants from 150 species, more than 25 tree species, including red maple, sumac vinegar and white oak..

Here is the th century art collection and art collector Joseph Hirshhorn (1899-1981). It is installed in a museum built by Gordon Bunshaft (and called doughnut by the Americans). The works of Dubuffet, Picasso, Brancusi, Rothko, Giacometti, Hopper, Oldenburg and Warhol are. And in a sunny afternoon, you will also see the Garden Sculpture, outside. From May to September free jazz concerts are given every Friday evenings in the garden café.

This beautiful museum is one of the many jewels in the Mall. It gathers several collections on the heritage and heritage of the United States in all areas (social, cultural, scientific and military). On January 1, 2015, a new wing, Innovation Wing, introduced all American anthology creations such as the Steam Train, Electricity, or Sound Recording technique. Among the many halls, we will see with interest that dedicated to the American Presidency in order to better understand the powers of the American president or those of course devoted to American history. It is a very interesting museum to discover American life, both through its history and its innovations. 

This museum only exhibits temporary exhibitions of African and Afro-American art. Two floors are devoted to the regional arts where the exhibitions are presented in thematic, cultural or political form. They are always very varied and offer paintings, sculptures, masks and sacred objects. Compared to other ethnic museums, it presents both traditional and ancient works as well as contemporary works. The museum shop sells various crafts and crafts in relation to the current expo.