"Stories of the People" Opens in A&I
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Print"Stories of the People," the National Museum of the American Indians's first exhibition at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., opened in the Arts and Industries Building (A&I) on August 10, 1996. The exhibition features 200 objects chosen by seven native selectors representing six tribes or regional groups from the Americas. It surveys the last 150 years, a period of great social and cultural change for native peoples.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Smithsonian Year 1996. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1997, p. 36-37.
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
August 10, 1996