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Summary

Although not yet completed, the United States National Museum Building (now National Museum of Natural History) is opened to the public.

Subject

  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
  • Natural History Building
  • United States National Museum

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Yochelson, Ellis L. The National Museum of Natural History: 75 Years in the Natural History Building. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985., p. 9
  • Torch, 3/1985, p. 1

Contact information

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

Date

March 17, 1910

Topic

  • Architecture
  • Openings
  • Natural History
  • Exhibitions
  • Major Events in Smithsonian History
  • Buildings
  • Natural history

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