North Public Escalator, NMAH, Removed
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PrintThe north public escalator in the National Museum of American History is removed to make way for "George Washington: A Figure Upon the Stage." The removal of this escalator provides over 4,000 square feet of exhibit space on the second floor in the north central section behind the Star Spangled Banner. The exhibit is scheduled to debut February 22, 1982.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Torch, 3/1981, p. 6
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
May 15, 1981