This institution is the world's largest museum complex and
research organization composed of 19 museums and 9 research centers.
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Smithsonian Institution
This institution is the world's largest museum complex and
research organization composed of 19 museums and 9 research
centers.
National Museum of American History
The National Museum of American History dedicates its
collections and scholarship to inspiring a broader
understanding of our nation and its many peoples. It creates
learning opportunities, stimulates imaginations, and presents
challenging ideas about our country’s past.
National Air and Space Museum
The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum
maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft
in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the br>
history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight,
as well as planetary science and terrestrial geology and geophysics.
Atop National Air and Space Museum
National Museum of the American Indians
The museum in Washington, D.C., the 18th of the Smithsonian
Institution’s world-renowned museums, features the lifeways,
history, and art of Native Americans throughout the Western
Hemisphere.
Archives of the United States of America
Of all documents and materials created in the course of
business conducted by the United States Federal government,
only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons
that they are kept by this agency forever.
Those valuable records are preserved and are available to
the public, whether they want to see if they contain clues about
their family’s history, need to prove a veteran’s military
service, or are researching an historical topic that interests
them.
Fountain on the National Gallery of Art Grounds
Designed to offer year-round enjoyment to the public in one
of the preeminent locations on the National Mall, the National br> Gallery Sculpture Garden includes seventeen works from the
Gallery's growing collection as well as loans for special
exhibitions.
Sculpture (1)
Designed to offer year-round enjoyment to the public in one
of the preeminent locations on the National Mall, the National br> Gallery Sculpture Garden includes works from the Gallery's
growing collection as well as loans for special exhibitions.
Sculpture (2)
Sculpture (3)
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