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Summary

The National Museum Act, authorized in 1966 and first funded in 1972, establishes a program which assists museums and their professional organizations in developing curricula in museum management. The act also funds research in museum management, conservation, exhibitions, and teaching techniques which enable museums better to serve the public and to protect national treasures.

Subject

National Museum Act of 1966

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Specific date comes from 1967 Annual Report.
  • Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1972. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1972, p. 110.
  • Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1973. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1973, p. 148-9.
  • Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1967. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1967, p. 15.
  • Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7098, "S. Dillon Ripley Chronology."

Contact information

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

Date

October, 1966

Topic

  • Training
  • Law
  • New Programs
  • Exhibitions
  • Museums
  • Legislation
  • Museum techniques

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