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White Oak Associates is a nationally prominent museum planner — planning museum re-inventions, museum expansions and new museums for science centers, community museums, history museums, children’s museums and special format theaters.

• Aquarium of the Americas, New Orleans, LA
• Arkansas Museum of Science & History, Little Rock, AR
• Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI
• Boston Children’s Museum, Boston, MA
• Boston Museum, Boston, MA
• Boston Tea Party Museum, Boston, MA
• Canada Science & Technology Museum, Ottawa, ON, Canada
• Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, PA
• Charlotte Museum of History, Charlotte, NC
• Children’s Museum of Denver, Denver, CO
• Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
• Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry, Charleston, SC
• Children’s Museum of Maine, Portland, ME
• Children’s Museum of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
• Cincinnati Museum of Natural History, Cincinnati, OH
• Collier Automotive Museum, Naples, FL
• Connecticut Science Center, Hartford, CT
• COSI, Columbus, OH
• Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO
• Destination Cinema, Inc., Ogden, UT
• Discovery Place, Charlotte, NC
• Discovery Center Science Museum, Ft. Collins, CO
• Discovery Science Center, Santa Ana, CA
• Ecotarium, Worcester, MA
• Entergy IMAX® Theater, Audubon Institute, New Orleans, LA
• Evergreen International Aviation, McMinnville, OR
• Exploration Place, Wichita, KS
• Fleischmann Planetarium & Science Center, Reno, NV
• Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA
• Glazer Children’s Museum, Tampa, FL
• Greensboro Children’s Museum, Greensboro, NC
• Hansen Planetarium, Salt Lake City, UT
• Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI
• Heritage Harbor Museum, Providence, RI
• Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, TX
• International African-American Museum, Charleston, SC
• IMAX® 3D Theater at Potsdamer Platz , Berlin, Germany
• Liberty Science Center, Jersey City, NJ
• Long Island Museum of Science & Tech, Garden City, NY
• Louisville Science Center, Louisville, KY
• MacGillivray-Freeman Films, Laguna Beach, CA
• Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Norwalk, CT
• Mississippi Valley Science Center, Muscatine, IA
• MOSI, Tampa, FL
• Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago, IL
• Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• Museum of Yachting, Newport, RI
• Muzeo Anaheim, Anaheim, CA
• Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT
• National Coast Guard Museum, New London, CT
• National Infantry Foundation, Columbus, GA
• National Museum of the Marine Corp., Triangle, VA
• Nauticus, the National Maritime Center, Norfolk, VA
• New England Aquarium, Boston, MA
• New York Hall of Science, New York, NY
• North Alabama Science Center, Huntsville, AL
• Omaha Children’s Museum, Omaha, NE
• Omniplex Science Museum, Oklahoma City, OK
• Orlando Science Center, Orlando, FL
• Peoria Riverfront Museum (Lakeview Museum), Peoria, IL
• Petrosains, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• The Pew Charitable Trusts, Philadelphia, PA
• Pink Palace Museums, Memphis, TN
• Putnam Museum of History & Natural Science, Davenport, IA
• Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, San Diego, CA
• Roberson Museum & Science Center, Binghamton, NY
• Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY
• Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, AB, Canada
• Royal BC Museum, Victoria, BC, Canada
• Rivercenter Alamo IMAX® Theater, San Antonio, TX
• Saskatchewan Science Centre, Regina, SK, Canada
• Science Center of Iowa, Des Moines, IA
• Science East, New Brunswick, Canada
• Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
• Science Museum of Virginia, Richmond, VA
• Science North, Sudbury, ON, Canada
• Science Springs, Northwest Arkansas
• Science South, Columbia, SC
• Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, Chantilly, VA
• South Florida Science Museum, West Palm Beach, FL
• Springfield Museum Association, Springfield, MA
• St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, MO
• Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Norwalk, CT
• Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth, NH
• TELUS World of Science-Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• TELUS World of Science-Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• The Cable Center, Denver, CO
• The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, CA
• University of Arizona Science Center, Tucson, AZ
• US Navy Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
• Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City, UT
• Ventura County Discovery Center, Thousand Oaks, CA
• Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, VA
• WGBH Public Broadcasting, Boston, MA
• Aquarium of the Americas, New Orleans, LA
• Arkansas Museum of Science & History, Little Rock, AR
• Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI
• Boston Children’s Museum, Boston, MA
• Boston Museum, Boston, MA
• Boston Tea Party Museum, Boston, MA
• Canada Science & Technology Museum, Ottawa, ON, Canada
• Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, PA
• Charlotte Museum of History, Charlotte, NC
• Children’s Museum of Denver, Denver, CO
• Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
• Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry, Charleston, SC
• Children’s Museum of Maine, Portland, ME
• Children’s Museum of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
• Cincinnati Museum of Natural History, Cincinnati, OH
• Collier Automotive Museum, Naples, FL
• Connecticut Science Center, Hartford, CT
• COSI, Columbus, OH
• Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO
• Destination Cinema, Inc., Ogden, UT
• Discovery Place, Charlotte, NC
• Discovery Center Science Museum, Ft. Collins, CO
• Discovery Science Center, Santa Ana, CA
• Ecotarium, Worcester, MA
• Entergy IMAX® Theater, Audubon Institute, New Orleans, LA
• Evergreen International Aviation, McMinnville, OR
• Exploration Place, Wichita, KS
• Fleischmann Planetarium & Science Center, Reno, NV
• Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA
• Glazer Children’s Museum, Tampa, FL
• Greensboro Children’s Museum, Greensboro, NC
• Hansen Planetarium, Salt Lake City, UT
• Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI
• Heritage Harbor Museum, Providence, RI
• Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, TX
• International African-American Museum, Charleston, SC
• IMAX® 3D Theater at Potsdamer Platz , Berlin, Germany
• Liberty Science Center, Jersey City, NJ
• Long Island Museum of Science & Tech, Garden City, NY
• Louisville Science Center, Louisville, KY
• MacGillivray-Freeman Films, Laguna Beach, CA
• Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Norwalk, CT
• Mississippi Valley Science Center, Muscatine, IA
• MOSI, Tampa, FL
• Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago, IL
• Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• Museum of Yachting, Newport, RI
• Muzeo Anaheim, Anaheim, CA
• Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT
• National Coast Guard Museum, New London, CT
• National Infantry Foundation, Columbus, GA
• National Museum of the Marine Corp., Triangle, VA
• Nauticus, the National Maritime Center, Norfolk, VA
• New England Aquarium, Boston, MA
• New York Hall of Science, New York, NY
• North Alabama Science Center, Huntsville, AL
• Omaha Children’s Museum, Omaha, NE
• Omniplex Science Museum, Oklahoma City, OK
• Orlando Science Center, Orlando, FL
• Peoria Riverfront Museum (Lakeview Museum), Peoria, IL
• Petrosains, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• The Pew Charitable Trusts, Philadelphia, PA
• Pink Palace Museums, Memphis, TN
• Putnam Museum of History & Natural Science, Davenport, IA
• Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, San Diego, CA
• Roberson Museum & Science Center, Binghamton, NY
• Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY
• Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, AB, Canada
• Royal BC Museum, Victoria, BC, Canada
• Rivercenter Alamo IMAX® Theater, San Antonio, TX
• Saskatchewan Science Centre, Regina, SK, Canada
• Science Center of Iowa, Des Moines, IA
• Science East, New Brunswick, Canada
• Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
• Science Museum of Virginia, Richmond, VA
• Science North, Sudbury, ON, Canada
• Science Springs, Northwest Arkansas
• Science South, Columbia, SC
• Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, Chantilly, VA
• South Florida Science Museum, West Palm Beach, FL
• Springfield Museum Association, Springfield, MA
• St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, MO
• Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Norwalk, CT
• Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth, NH
• TELUS World of Science-Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• TELUS World of Science-Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• The Cable Center, Denver, CO
• The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, CA
• University of Arizona Science Center, Tucson, AZ
• US Navy Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
• Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City, UT
• Ventura County Discovery Center, Thousand Oaks, CA
• Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, VA
• WGBH Public Broadcasting, Boston, MA

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