Bird Hall Opens, Natural History

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Summary

The new Bird Hall of the National Museum of Natural History opens to the public. It was designed by birds curator Herbert Friedmann as part of the Exhibits Modernization Program.

Subject

  • Friedmann, Herbert 1900-1987
  • Exhibits Modernization Program United States National Museum
  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
  • United States National Museum

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1956, p. 4

Contact information

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

Date

March 22, 1956

Topic

  • Animals
  • Architecture
  • Openings
  • Repair and reconstruction
  • Exhibitions
  • Birds
  • Buildings
  • Ornithology
  • Buildings--Repair and reconstruction

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