Hall 11 Reopens

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Summary

Re-opening of Hall 11, Natural History Building. The hall included "thirty-five modernized exhibits interpreting the traditional cultures of the historic Indians of California and the American Southwest." The formal opening of the Hall occurs on June 2, 1955.

Subject

  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
  • Natural History Building
  • United States National Museum

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Torch, 5/1955, p. 5
  • Torch 6/1955, p. 1

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

April 17, 1955

Topic

  • Architecture
  • Repair and reconstruction
  • Building
  • Buildings--Repair and reconstruction

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