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  2. 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 ...

  3. National Museum of Natural History - Wikipedia

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    National Museum of Natural History. The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. It has free admission and is open 364 days a year. With 4.4 million visitors in 2023, it was the second most-visited museum in ...

  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. List of Smithsonian museums - Wikipedia

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    Smithsonian museums on the National Mall: 1 - National Museum of African American History and Culture. 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 ...

  6. List of museums in Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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    Regional, national, and international contemporary art. Anacostia Community Museum. Smithsonian Institution. African American history. Local history and culture. Anderson House. Society of the Cincinnati. Historic house. Early 1900s palatial residence with period furnishings, Society artifacts, portraits, armaments, and personal artifacts of ...

  7. List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C.

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    Previous occupants in the early decades of the 19th century included James Monroe and the British legation. Built ca. 1802 to 1805, this is a fine example of the Federal style of residential architecture. 2. Administration Building, Carnegie Institution of Washington.

  8. Arts and Industries Building - Wikipedia

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    November 8, 1964. 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]

  9. National Air and Space Museum - Wikipedia

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    Website. https://airandspace.si.edu. The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution, is a museum in Washington, D.C., in the United States, dedicated to human flight and space exploration. Established in 1946 as the National Air Museum, its main building opened on the National Mall near L'Enfant Plaza in 1976.