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The Smithsonian Center for Archives Conservation was created with initial funding of $100,000, provided by Eleanor McMillan, which supported the salary of a paper conservator. The Institutional History Division has authored an online history of the Smithsonian, and provides web access to over 3,000 digital images.
Flag of the Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian Institution (/ s m ɪ θ ˈ s oʊ n i ə n / smith-SOH-nee-ən), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge."
Aviation and spaceflight history Washington, D.C. National Mall: 1946, 1976 [note 1] [13] National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Aviation and spaceflight history Chantilly, Virginia: 2003 [14] National Museum of African American History and Culture: African-American history and culture: Washington, D.C. National Mall: 2003 ...
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Smithsonian magazine's Museum Day will return in September, giving guests free access to museums, zoos and cultural centers all over the country.
With just a month left before its reopening, you can now claim your space to see the National Air and Space Museum's new galleries.
On August 10, 1846, James K. Polk, the 11th President of the United States signed the Smithsonian Institution Act into law. The institution was established as a result of the funds from James ...
The collection documents the history of anthropology and the world's peoples and cultures, and is used in indigenous language revitalization. It is located in the Smithsonian's Museum Support Center in Suitland, Maryland, and is part of the Department of Anthropology at the National Museum of Natural History.