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  2. Kimberly Camp - Wikipedia

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    Kimberly Camp (September 11, 1956) is an artist and museum leader known for her one-of-a kind dolls and paintings, and leading influential museums and museum projects.. She was the founding director of the Smithsonian Institution Experimental Gallery (1989–1993), president and CEO of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (1994–1998) in Detroit, president and CEO of the ...

  3. List of Smithsonian museums - Wikipedia

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    The Smithsonian museums are the most widely visible part of the United States' Smithsonian Institution and consist of 20 museums and galleries as well as the National Zoological Park. [ 1 ] 17 of these collections are located in Washington D.C. , with 11 of those located on the National Mall .

  4. Smithsonian Institution - Wikipedia

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    Nineteen museums and galleries, as well as the National Zoological Park, comprise the Smithsonian museums. [62] Eleven are on the National Mall, the park that runs between the Lincoln Memorial and the United States Capitol. Other museums are located elsewhere in Washington, D.C., with two more in New York City and one in Chantilly, Virginia.

  5. Michigan Science Center - Wikipedia

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    Michigan Science Center. The Michigan Science Center (MiSci) is a Smithsonian-affiliate science museum in Detroit, Michigan.The mission of the Michigan Science Center is to inspire curious minds of all ages to discover, explore and appreciate science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in a creative, dynamic learning environment.

  6. Category:Smithsonian Institution - Wikipedia

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    The Smithsonian Institution is a museum complex with most of its facilities in Washington, D.C., United States. It consists of 19 museum buildings, a zoological park, 7 research centers and 142 million items in its collections.

  7. Lonnie Bunch - Wikipedia

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    He has spent most of his career as a history museum curator and administrator. Bunch served as the founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) from 2005 to 2019. He previously served as president and director of the Chicago History Museum (Chicago Historical Society) from 2000 to 2005. [1]

  8. Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Wikipedia

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    Smithsonian Libraries and Archives is an institutional archives and library system comprising 21 branch libraries serving the various Smithsonian Institution museums and research centers. The Libraries and Archives serve Smithsonian Institution staff as well as the scholarly community and general public with information and reference support.

  9. List of museums focused on African Americans - Wikipedia

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    Museums not only collect and preserve historic and cultural material, their basic purpose is educational or aesthetic. The first African American museum was the College Museum in Hampton, Virginia, established in 1868. [2] Prior to 1950, there were about 30 museums devoted to African American culture and history in the United States.