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Summary

"Science in American Life" permanent exhibition open at the National Museum of American History. The exhibition demonstrates how science has changed the way American have lived over the last 125 years. It is the first major effort of the museum to examine science in a social and cultural context. The exhibition also includes an interactive education center in the "Hands On Science Center." The exhibition was underwritten by a grant from the American Chemical Society.

Subject

  • American Chemical Society
  • Hands on Science Center
  • National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)
  • Science in American Life (Exhibition) (1994: Washington, D.C.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 98-015, Box 2, "The Torch," April 1994, 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 27, 1994

Topic

  • Education
  • Science
  • Exhibit openings
  • Exhibitions

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