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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.
Smithsonian is a science and nature magazine (and associated website, SmithsonianMag.com). It 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]
The Archives has a collection of over 37,000 35mm slides of gardens and a collection of over 3,000 hand-colored glass lantern slides from the 1920s and 1930s. [1] The lantern slides were created by Garden Club of America members in the early 20th century for use in lectures and presentations and are a valuable record of hundreds of early 20th ...
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 mainly with enhancing science and less interested in being a museum.
The CFCH contains (numerically) the largest collection in the Smithsonian, but is not fully open to the public. [note 1] Its budget comes primarily from grants, trust monies, federal government appropriations, and gifts, with a small percentage coming from the main Smithsonian budget. [2] The center is composed of three distinct units.
From MoMA to the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, these gift shops know how to sell a souvenir. Check out these amazing shops from across the country.
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 library in the country.
The gift shop of the Musée de La Poste. A museum shop or museum store is a gift shop in a museum. Typical offerings include reproductions of works in the museum, picture postcards, books related to the museum's collections, and various kinds of souvenirs. Art museums often include clothing and decorative objects inspired by or copying artwork. [1]