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Smithsonian Museums - Washington, DC

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The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its shops and its magazine. Most of its facilities are located in Washington, D.C., ...

The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its shops and its magazine. Most of its facilities are located in Washington, D.C., but its 19 museums, zoo, and eight research centers include sites in New York City and Virginia. It has over 142 million items in its collections.

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Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution Building, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., houses the Smithsonian Institution's administrative offices and information center. The Building is constructed of red sandstone in the faux Norman style (a 12th-century combination of late Romanesque and early Gothic motifs) and is appropriately nicknamed The Castle.
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The National Zoo
The Smithsonian National Zoological Park, commonly known as the National Zoo, is a zoo located in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1889, it consists of two distinct installations: a 163 acre (0.7 km²) zoo within the ...
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is a national institution located adjacent to The National Mall in Washington, D.C. however, it is not a constituent institution of the Smithsonian Institution. The museum is dedicated to documenting, studying,... more from wikipedia
Tonydataiga suggested: A very sad, but informative museum that doesn't hold back in explaining the atrocities that occured in the Nazi holocaust.
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National Air and Space Museum
The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution is a museum in Washington, D.C., United States, and is the most popular of the Smithsonian museums. It maintains the largest collection of aircraft and spacecraft in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and spaceflight, as well as planetary science and terrestrial geology and ...
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National Museum of Natural History
The National Museum of Natural History is a museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The museum's collections total over 125 million specimens of ...
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is an art museum located in Washington, D.C. on the National Mall and designed by architect Gordon Bunshaft. It is part of the Smithsonian Institution. Its collection focuses on contemporary and modern ...
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National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery is an art gallery in Washington, D.C. administered by the Smithsonian Institution. Its collections focus on images of famous individual Americans. [http://www.npg.si.edu/]
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Smithsonian American Art Museum is a museum in Washington, D.C. with an extensive collection of American art. Part of the Smithsonian Institution, the museum has a broad variety of American art that covers all regions and art movements found in the United States. Among the significant artists represented in its collection are Nam June Paik, David Hockney, Georgia O'Keeffe, John Singer Sargent, Albert Bierstadt, Edmonia Lewis, Thomas Moran, Edward Hopper, and Winslow Homer.
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National Museum of American History (Mall ...
The National Museum of American History is a museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution and located in Washington, D.C., on the ...
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National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. ...
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM)'s annex at Wash ...
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