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Official Home Page of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC U.S.A.

Home page of the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) is a research institute of the Smithsonian Institution headquartered in Cambridge, MA, where it is joined with the Harvard College Observatory (HCO) to form the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA). More than 300 scientists at the CfA are engaged in a broad program of research in astronomy, astrophysics, earth and space sciences, and ...

The National Portrait Gallery is dedicated tothe exhibition and study of portraits of people who have made significant contribution to American history and culture and to the study of the artists who created such portraiture.

Smithsonian Magazine - This beautifully produced site exploring science, nature, the arts, history, and the environment features powerful searching, award-winning images, video, audio, and informative hot links.

About the Libraries News and Features Tools for the Researcher Press Page ~ American Discovery ~ Mosaic of Science ~ Art & Design ~ Industry & Technology ~ Tools for the Researcher ~ About the Libraries ~ News ~ Press Page ~ 1995-2002 Smithsonian Institution Libraries Smithsonian Institution ...

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center is a global leader in the study of ecosystems in the coastal zone, where land and water meet and where human populations and their impacts are most concentrated.

The Freer Gallery Of Art and The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery - The National Museum of Asian Art For the United States ...

Six searchable Smithsonian catalogs containing collections from Archives, Art Inventories, Libraries, Juley Photo Archives and Research units. Multimedia files containing Images, Sound recordings, transcripts and finding aids are included. ...

What's New Exhibitions Contact Us Special Programs & Projects Museum on Main Street America's Jazz Heritage Voyage: A Journey Through Our Solar System Temporary Address Change SITES has a new, temporary mailing address. Until further notice, please send mail to: SITES Smithsonian Institution PO Box 37012 QUAD Suite 3146 MRC 0706 Washington, DC 20013-7012 Dr. King's Legacy Through The Eyes of ...

The National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, features African art from antiquity to the present. ...

The Arctic Studies Center invites you to explore the history of northern peoples, cultures, and environments and the issues that matter to northern residents today. Join us as we excavate arctic sites; support indigenous efforts to preserve cultural heritage; and work with communities and scholars to share the treasures preserved in museum collections and archives. Vikings Looking Both Ways ...

The National Anthropological Archives collects and preserves historical and contemporary anthropological materials that document the world's cultures and the history of the discipline ...

The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. Search more than 2, 000 modern and contemporary artworks, learn about museum programs and exhibitions, and create your own artwork in an online interactive.

Museum Studies Courses & Workshops, Fellowships, Internships, Publications, Professional Support, Additional Information The mission of the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies (SCEMS) is to interpret the collective knowledge of the Smithsonian and serve as a gateway to the Institution's education resources. Through research, publishing, and staff development programs for the ...

This virtual exhibit features over 250 objects from the National Museum of American History's collections, revealing the stories of how and why they were collected.

The Smithsonian American Art Museum is dedicated to the preservation, exhibition, and study of visual arts in America. Our web site offers virtual exhibitions, children's activities, an online shop and tools for research and education.

This innovative program will take you on a personalized tour through the collections of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

Welcome to America's Smithsonian, an exhibition celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Smithsonian Institution. In 1827 an Englishman named James Smithson wrote a will that eventually left his estate to the United States of America, to found, at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an Establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge. Established by an act of ...

Welcome to the National Numismatic Collection (NNC) of the Smithsonian Institution, one of the largest numismatic collections in the world. Located in the National Museum of American History, the NNC includes approximately one million objects--more than 400, 000 coins and some 550, 000 pieces of paper money and encompasses the entire history of money of the world, coins and paper money, as well as ...

This site from the National Museum of American History chronicles the donation of Julia Child's kitchen to the Smithsonian.

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Welcome to the James Renwick Alliance Homepage ...

Introduction to Powering A Generation web-site.

George and Martha Washington ...

S. Dillon Ripley Center Entered from a copper domed kiosk on Jefferson Drive between the Castle and the Freer Gallery of Art, the S. Dillon Ripley Center houses The International Gallery The Smithsonian Associates Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Services The Ripley Center also contains a small conference center and meeting rooms. The Ripley Center can also be entered from the Sackler Gallery ...

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Inaugural Celebrations at the Smithsonian Smithsonian Museums Have Hosted Inaugural Festivities Since 1881 On March 4, 1881, James A. Garfield became the first president to celebrate his inauguration in a Smithsonian building. The festivities were also the first event held in the new Arts and Industries Building, (then known as the National Museum Building), before it opened to the public. The ...

Lifelong Learning with the Smithsonian! Smithsonian Study Tours Washington, D.C., Area Activities National Outreach Smithsonian Study Tours Washington, D.C., Area Activities National Outreach U.S. & Canada Study Tours International Study Tours Family Adventures North American Study Voyages International Ocean and River Voyages Civil War Studies at The Smithsonian Associates Resident Associate ...