Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution
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The Smithsonian Institution was established in 1846 with funds bequeathed to the United States by James Smithson. The Institution is as an independent trust instrumentality of the United States holding some 140 million artifacts and specimens in its trust for the increase and diffusion of knowledge. The Institution is also a center for research dedicated to public education national service and scholarship in the arts sciences and history. The Smithsonian is composed of sixteen museums and galleries and the National Zoo and numerous research facilities in the United States and abroad. Nine Smithsonian museums are located on the National Mall between the Washington Monument and the Capitol. A three-level underground building houses two museums and the S. Dillon Ripley Center which includes the International Gallery offices and classrooms. Five other museums and the Zoo are elsewhere in Washington and both the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and the National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center are in New York City. The Smithsonian's website contains resources and educational materials on a tremendous variety of topics.
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