2009 Statistics
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PrintAs the year 2009 came to an end, Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough shared the 2009 statistics and notable achievements with the staff. In 2009: 30 million visitors explored the Smithsonian's museums; 188 people visited the Smithsonian's web sites; 4,800 educators attended Teacher's Night; a 3,000 pound telescope was sent to the National Air and Space Museum; 90 exhibitions opened; 3 clouded leopard babies were born as the National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center; the Smithsonian Channel won two Emmy Awards and Folkways won one Grammy Award.
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Wayne Clough, SI Email Announcements, Friday December 18, 2009
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
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