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Summary

A popular volume on the National Museum of Natural History, separated into chapters covering the evolution of the Smithsonian museums, collections, conservation, science, the public, art at Natural History, "a museum of earth, life, taxonomy," Natural History as a marine museum, and a Museum of Man. Photographs include many exhibits and collections, as well as behind-the-scenes shots. There are a few historical photographs of the early museum and collections.

Subject

  • Clark, Chip
  • Sandved, Kjell Bloch 1922-
  • National Museum of Man at the Smithsonian
  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
  • United States National Museum
  • Natural History Building

Notes

With photographs by Smithsonian photographers Kjell Sandved and Chip Clark.

Contained within

(Book)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, [email protected]

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Date

1982

Topic

  • Natural history museums
  • Marine Biology
  • Conservation and restoration
  • Art museums
  • Architecture
  • Natural History
  • Science
  • SI, Early History
  • Public programs
  • Museums
  • Anthropolgy
  • National Collections
  • Museum exhibits
  • Photographs
  • Natural history
  • Buildings
  • Building
  • Marine biology
  • Anthropological museums and collections

Place

Washington (D.C.)

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