Museum Support Center Opens

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Summary

The Museum Support Center, a collections management facility, opens in Suitland, Maryland. The center will meet the need for proper housing and protection of millions of museum artifacts and specimens. The formal dedication is held on May 16, but Smithsonian staff members were allowed to tour the facility from May 10-13.

Subject

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Museum Support Center

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 4, "The Torch," May 1983, p. 1, 3.
  • Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7098, "S. Dillon Ripley Chronology."

Contact information

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

Date

May 16, 1983

Topic

  • Architecture
  • New Programs
  • Openings
  • Museums
  • Major Events in Smithsonian History
  • Nature conservation
  • Buildings
  • Museums--Collection management

Place

Maryland

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