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The MCA is an innovative and compelling center of contemporary art where the public can directly experience the work and ideas of living artists, and understand the historical, social, and cultural context of the art of our time. The Museum boldly interweaves exhibitions, performances, collections, and educational programs to excite, challenge, and illuminate our visitors and to provide insight into the creative process. The MCA engages diverse audiences and creates a sense of community by providing a place to contemplate and discuss contemporary art and culture and issues of our day.

Our mission is to enhance the community through the informal education of the Arts and Sciences. The Children's Museum of Illinois is a hands-on, interactive museum for children ages preschool to twelve. Its exhibits and activities complement and enhance children's educational opportunities, particularly in the arts and sciences. The museum contributes to the community's quality of life as an educational facility, visitor attraction, family activity and site for volunteers.

In service to the memory of the men and women of the Illinois State Police

ART EDUCATION/HISTORY PRESERVATION

"The DIA creates experiences that help visitors find personal meaning in art individually and with each other."

Connecting people through art, creativity, and design.

The mission of the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum (AAHOM) is to inspire people to discover the wonder of science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEaM). Our vision is to be the leader in imaginative and interactive learning experiences. Thanks to a steadfast belief in the power of STEaM when placed in the hands of pre-K through 8th graders, we enjoy one of the highest annual attendance rates at a science center in the State of Michigan: over 290,000 visitors in the last year. We have over 7,750 family members, demonstrating the value they find in our exhibits and programs. Over 5.4 million visitors have visited AAHOM since it opened its doors in 1982, making it one of the most popular science centers in the State of Michigan. In the last fiscal year (October 1, 2014-September 30, 2015), 73% of AAHOM visitors came from five counties in Southeast Michigan as follows: Washtenaw (32.8%), Wayne (22.7.%), Oakland (13.6%), Livingston (3.4%), and Macomb (3.4%). Our outreach programs serve the State of Michigan and northern Ohio. In the last fiscal year, we delivered 518 outreach programs. Distance learning programs reach schools through the U.S., Canada, and Australia.

The Marquette Maritime Museum mission is to preserve and protect the maritime history of Marquette, Lake Superior and the Great Lakes and remember the exploits of our submarine veterans.

Our mission is preserving Michigan's railroad history, starting with the Clinton Branch Railroad, laid in 1837 and the first branch line of the first railroad west of the Alleghany mountains. We also preserve historic railroad equipment, records and artifacts focusing on the tristate area (Michigan, northern Ohio and northern Indiana) and the New York Central Railroad, which owned the Clinton Branch.

THE MISSION OF THE MICHIGAN FIREHOUSE MUSEUM IS TO ENHANCE THE APPRECIATION OF FIREFIGHTING HISTORY THROUGH ENGAGING AND INFORMATIVE EXHIBITS, AS WELL AS TEACHING AND PROMOTING FIRE SAFETY AND PREVENTION.

Madison Children's Museum's (MCM) mission is to connect children with their families, their communities, and the world beyond through discovery learning and creative play.

The mission of the Milwaukee Public Museum is to inspire curiosity, excite minds, and increase desire to preserve and protect our world's natural and cultural diversity through exhibitions, educational programs, collections, and research.