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  2. W. Richard West Jr. - Wikipedia

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    2. Walter Richard "Rick" West Jr. (born January 6, 1943) is the president and CEO of the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles. [ 1 ] He was the founding director of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, [ 2 ] retiring from the position in 2007. He is also a citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma and ...

  3. Smithsonian Institution - Wikipedia

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    The Castle in April 1865 "The Castle" (built, 1847) on the National Mall: the institution's earliest building remains its headquarters.. In many ways, the origin of the Smithsonian Institution can be traced to a group of Washington citizens who, being "impressed with the importance of forming an association for promoting useful knowledge," met on June 28, 1816, to establish the Columbian ...

  4. National Building Museum - Wikipedia

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    Added to NRHP. March 24, 1969. Designated NHL. February 4, 1985. The National Building Museum is a museum of architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning in Northwest Washington, D.C., U.S. It was created by an act of Congress in 1980, and is a private non-profit institution. Located at 401 F Street NW, it is adjacent to ...

  5. National Museum of Natural History - Wikipedia

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    Opened in 1910, the museum on the National Mall was one of the first Smithsonian buildings constructed exclusively to hold the national collections and research facilities. [7] The main building has an overall area of 1.5 million square feet (140,000 m 2 ) with 325,000 square feet (30,200 m 2 ) of exhibition and public space and houses over ...

  6. List of Smithsonian museums - Wikipedia

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    2 - National Museum of American History 3 - National Museum of Natural History 4 - Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle) 5 - Freer Gallery of Art 6 - Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 7 - National Museum of African Art 8 - Arts and Industries Building 9 - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 10 - National Air and Space Museum.

  7. Arts and Industries Building - Wikipedia

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    The Arts and Industries Building is the second oldest (after The Castle) of the Smithsonian museums on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Initially named the National Museum, it was built to provide the Smithsonian with its first proper facility for public display of its growing collections. [ 3 ]

  8. National Museum of American History - Wikipedia

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    The National Museum of American History: Kenneth E. Behring Center is a historical museum in Washington, D.C. It collects, preserves, and displays the heritage of the United States in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific, and military history. Among the items on display is the original Star-Spangled Banner.

  9. National Portrait Gallery (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is a historic art museum in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded in 1962 and opened in 1968, it is part of the Smithsonian Institution. Its collections focus on images of famous Americans. Along with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the museum is housed in the historic Old Patent Office Building.

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