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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. Smithsonian Institution Building - Wikipedia

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    January 12, 1965 [1] View facing northeast, 1864. The Smithsonian Institution Building, more commonly known as the Smithsonian Castle or simply The Castle, is a building on the National Mall housing the Smithsonian Institution 's administrative offices and information center. Built as the first Smithsonian museum building, it is constructed of ...

  4. List of Smithsonian museums - Wikipedia

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    18 - National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. 19 - National Museum of the American Indian's George Gustav Heye Center. 20 - Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Other museum sites on the National Mall: A - National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden. B - National Gallery of Art West Building.

  5. National Museum of Natural History - Wikipedia

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    Website. naturalhistory.si.edu. 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.

  6. National Zoological Park (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Website. nationalzoo.si.edu. The National Zoological Park, commonly known as the National Zoo, is one of the oldest zoos in the United States. The zoo is part of the Smithsonian Institution and does not charge admission. Founded in 1889, its mission is to "provide engaging experiences with animals and create and share knowledge to save wildlife ...

  7. 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.

  8. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.asia.si.edu. The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery is an art museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., focusing on Asian art. The Sackler Gallery and the Freer Gallery of Art together form the National Museum of Asian Art in the United States. [ 1 ] The Freer and Sackler galleries house the largest Asian art research ...

  9. Smithsonian American Art Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Smithsonian American Art Museum (commonly known as SAAM, and formerly the National Museum of American Art) is a museum in Washington, D.C., part of the Smithsonian Institution. Together with its branch museum, the Renwick Gallery , SAAM holds one of the world's largest and most inclusive collections of art, from the colonial period to the ...