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I am in love with the Smithsonian Institution. This shot was taken outside of the Museum of American History in Washington DC. Their grounds are beautiful, their structures are grand, and they never charge a fee - they do ask for donations but there is not an admission charge to enter the museums.
Miniature artistic model of the Smithsonian Castle made from plant parts. On display at the "Season's Greenings: Dino-Mite!" 2025 holiday exhibit in the United States Botanic Garden, Washington DC.
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Many of the skeletons in the Bone Hall have been on view since 1881—first in what is now known as the Arts and Industries Building, and since the 1960s in their current form. The skeletons represent an unparalleled study collection of every major group of vertebrate animals. (3/27/2022)
Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Chantilly, VA
Digital art depicting Smithsonian Castle, a National Historic Landmark on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The Castle houses the administrative offices of the Smithsonian Institution, a group of museums and education and research centers created by the United States federal government in 1846.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Many of the skeletons in the Bone Hall have been on view since 1881—first in what is now known as the Arts and Industries Building, and since the 1960s in their current form. The skeletons represent an unparalleled study collection of every major group of vertebrate animals. (3/27/2022)
Local number: SIA2012-0657
Summary: SIA RU007231, Box 74, Folder 15. Photograph was taken during Bob Bartlett's expeditions to the Arctic.
Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives
This is the oldest part of the Smithsonian Institution, built in 1846. It is referred to locally as 'The Castle'.
a display from the thomas jefferson electricity exhibit at the smithsonian overlaid with a light map of the united states
i like this. it's grown on me
view it in the lightbox, please
Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Philadelphia :Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia,1817-1918.
Photographed at the National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC. This tree was believed to have been planted about 1850, Miraculously the tree survived the devastation of Dutch Elm disease.
The Smithsonian Institution, established in 1846 "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge," is a group of museums and research centers administered by the United States government. Originally organized as the "United States National Museum," that name ceased to exist as an administrative entity in 1967. Termed "the nation's attic" for its eclectic holdings of 137 million items, the Institution's Washington, D.C. nucleus of nineteen museums, nine research centers, and zoo—many of them historical or architectural landmarks—is the largest such complex in the world. Additional facilities are located in Arizona, Maryland, New York City, Virginia, Panama and elsewhere, and 168 other museums are Smithsonian affiliates. The Institution's thirty million annual visitors are admitted without charge; funding comes from the Institution's own endowment, private and corporate contributions, membership dues, government support, and retail, concession and licensing revenues. Institution publications include Smithsonian and Air & Space magazines.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian_Institution
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