Archeology Hall Remodeled, Opened in NHB
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PrintThe new exhibit hall "Highlights of Latin American Archeology" is opened with a special ceremony in recognition of Pan-American Day. The hall (Hall 23) is the first permanent exhibit hall to be completely renovated since the building was opened to the public in 1910. The renovation was begun in 1951 and "presents man's cultural development from his earliest known beginnings in Latin America to the high civilizations of the Inca, Aztec, and Maya."
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
April 14, 1954