This list of museums in

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is a list of

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s, defined for this context as institutions (including

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s, government entities, and private

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es) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e.,

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s) are not included.

Museums

Defunct museums

* Abilene Fashion Museum * Crawford County Historical Museum, Pittsburg, closed in 2015 *

Lebold Mansion Lebold Mansion is a Victorian-era house in Abilene, Kansas, United States. Lebold Mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. History Constructed of native Kansas limestone, the mansion was built in 1880 by banker C ...

, Abilene, a private house as of 2010 * Museum of the Antique Fan Collectors Association, collection of electric fans, moving from

Andover, Kansas Andover is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States, and a suburb of Wichita. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 14,892. Andover is the most populated city in Butler County. History 19th century When the Kansas ...

Zionsville, Indiana Zionsville is a suburban town located in the extreme southeast area of Boone County, Indiana, United States, northwest of Indianapolis. The population was 14,160 at the 2010 census, 30,693 at the 2020 census, and grew to 33,891 in the 2022 est ...

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* Norman No. 1 Oil Well Museum, Neodesha * Scotty's Classic Car Museum, Arma
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closed and for sale as of 3/3/2016 * Ted's Old Iron Farm and Museum, Columbus, closed in 2014 after owner's death

References

Resources

Travel KansasKansas Travel
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Kansas Museums Association
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Museums A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...

Museums

Defunct museums

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References

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