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  2. Smithsonian Institution - Wikipedia

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    The Smithsonian Institution was established as a trust instrumentality by act of Congress. [119] More than two-thirds of the Smithsonian's workforce of some 6,300 persons are employees of the federal government.

  3. National Museum of Natural History - Wikipedia

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    The United States National Museum was founded in 1846 as part of the Smithsonian Institution. The museum was initially housed in the Smithsonian Institution Building, which is better known today as the Smithsonian Castle. A formal exhibit hall opened in 1858. [10]

  4. Smithsonian American Art Museum - Wikipedia

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    Website. americanart.si.edu. 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 ...

  5. Smithsonian (magazine) - Wikipedia

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    English. Website. www.smithsonianmag.com. ISSN. 0037-7333. Smithsonian is a science and nature magazine (and associated website, SmithsonianMag.com), and is the official journal published by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., although editorially independent from its parent organization. The first issue was published in 1970. [2]

  6. Independent agencies of the United States government

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    The Smithsonian Institution (SI) is an independent establishment of the United States created by an act of Congress on August 10, 1846. The SI conducts scientific and scholarly research; publishes the results of studies, explorations, and investigations; organizes exhibits representative of the arts, the sciences, American history, and world ...

  7. 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.

  8. Smithsonian Contributions and Studies Series - Wikipedia

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    The Smithsonian Institution began publishing consolidated compilations of quarto-sized papers in 1848, under the name Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. [1] In 1862 octavo-sized papers called Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections were added, [1] followed by the monographic Bulletin of the United States National Museum in 1875, [1] and the compiled Proceedings of the United States National ...

  9. List of Smithsonian museums - Wikipedia

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    After eight years, in 1846, the Smithsonian Institution was established. [2] The Smithsonian Institution Building (also known as "The Castle") was completed in 1855 to house an art gallery, a library, a chemical laboratory, lecture halls, museum galleries, and offices. [3] During this time the Smithsonian was a learning institution concerned ...