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Public Safety: Visit More Museums

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Security, Fire, and Emergency Management:

• National EMS Museum
  • The National EMS Museum is dedicated to memorializing and commemorating the history of EMS and the individuals and organizations that provide emergency care to the sick and injured.
• County of Los Angeles Fire Museum Association
  • The mission of the county of Los Angeles Fire Museum is to celebrate the history of the American Fire Service and the contributions made to that history by the County of Los Angeles Fire Department.
• NYC Fire Museum
  • The mission of the New York City Fire Museum is to collect, preserve and present the history and cultural heritage of the fire service of New York and to provide fire prevention and safety education to the public, especially children.
•  Disaster Reduction Museum (Japan)
  • Disaster Reduction Museum features several dioramas of how the Kobe streets looked immediately after the quake and how the city recovered from that day. Several video displays across the museum also help to highlight earthquake awareness.
• The National September 11 Memorial Museum
  • THE MISSION of the Memorial Museum, located at the World Trade Center site, is to bear solemn witness to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993. The Museum honors the nearly 3,000 victims of these attacks and all those who risked their lives to save others. It further recognizes the thousands who survived and all who demonstrated extraordinary compassion in the aftermath. Demonstrating the consequences of terrorism on individual lives and its impact on communities at the local, national, and international levels, the Museum attests to the triumph of human dignity over human depravity and affirms an unwavering commitment to the fundamental value of human life.
• Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab
  • The Counter terrorism Education Learning Lab (CELL) is dedicated to preventing terrorism through education, empowerment and engagement. As a nonprofit, nonpartisan institution, its one-of-a-kind exhibit, renowned speaker series and training initiatives provide a comprehensive look at the threat of terrorism and how individuals can play a role in preventing it, ultimately enhancing public safety.

Military Service:

Museums

• The Armed Forces Military Museum
  
  • The Armed Forces History Museum is a not-for-profit IRS approved charitable organization dedicated to preserving history and providing education to the public of the many sacrifices made to protect our freedom. The museum is committed, through its collections and outreach, to being a vital partner in the cultural life of the Tampa Bay and Central Florida communities and strives to achieve this goal through the highest professional standards in keeping with military tradition.
• The National WWII Museum
  • Women At War
• Military Museum of Southern New England
  • The Military Museum of Southern New England opened in 1995 as a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of our nation's military history. The original intent of the museum was to maintain the memory of American Tank Destroyer units of the Second World War. Over our 20 year history, the museum's collection has expanded to over 10,000 artifacts, covering all of the armed forces of the United States. We currently display a vivid cross-section of 20th century American military history.
• New York State Military Museum
  
  • New York State Military Museum is to preserve, interpret and disseminate the story, history and records of New York State’s military forces and veterans. The museum houses over 10,000 artifacts dating from the Revolutionary War to Desert Storm that relate to New York State’s military forces, the state’s military history and the contributions of New York’s veterans.
• National Military History Center
  • The National Military History Center (NMHC) in Auburn, IN will complement these efforts while offering a variety of unique and exciting components. The complex will spotlight the service and sacrifice of America's military through a variety of museum units and major galleries dedicated to Young America's military, World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Cold War, and today’s War on Terror.
• New Brunswick Military History Museum
  • New Brunswick Military History Museum is to collect and preserve, research and exhibit artifacts which illustrate the history and heritage of the military forces in New Brunswick, and New Brunswickers at war, during peacetime, and on United Nations/NATO duty.

Public Safety & Law Enforcement:

• National Law Enforcement Museum
  • The mission of the National Law Enforcement Museum is to tell the story of American law enforcement through exhibits, collections, research and education. The Museum dynamically engages the broadest possible audience in this story in an effort to build mutual respect and foster cooperation between the public and the law enforcement profession. By doing so, the Museum contributes to a safer society and serves to uphold the democratic ideals of the U.S. Constitution.
• National Museum of Crime and Punishment (The Crime Museum)
• CIA Museum Virtual Tour
• The FBI Education Center
  
  • The center gives visitors an opportunity to see how the FBI protects the United States and Americans oversees.
• New York City Police Museum
• Indiana State Prison Museum
• Indiana Women's Prison Virtual Museum

Criminal Justice & Investigative Services:

• The Museum of Social Justice
  
  • The Museum of Social Justice is a cultural center focused on the story of Los Angeles’ diversity through education and community transformation.
• Justice & Police Museum
  • You can explore the fascinating history of policing in New South Wales. You can see the weaponry, equipment and historical uniforms used by police. You can also learn about the interaction between police and Australia's indigenous population. Ponder whether you would be tough enough or foolhardy enough to charge a gun-toting criminal armed only with a police issued leather baton. Or experience life on the other side of the law and step into our authentic 1890s holding cell and hope the other prisoners don’t take a dislike to you.
• The National Law Enforcement Museum
  • The mission of the National Law Enforcement Museum is to tell the story of American law enforcement through exhibits, collections, research and education. The Museum dynamically engages the broadest possible audience in this story in an effort to build mutual respect and foster cooperation between the public and the law enforcement profession. By doing so, the Museum contributes to a safer society and serves to uphold the democratic ideals of the U.S. Constitution.