Results for "National Institute"
- Blog Post
Biodiversity Illustrated
- Date: June 30, 2011
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: While the Smithsonian Institution is perhaps better known for its museums that pepper the landscape of the National Mall in Washington DC, its devotion to scientific research easily matches its dedication to collecting, preserving, and displaying artifacts of cultural and historical importance. The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) started off as a small field
- Webpage
National Academy of Sciences
- Date: March 21, 2012
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
- Gallery
American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery
- Date: September 5, 2013
- Description: The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) and the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) are two different museums that had their origins in the Smithsonian’s National Gallery of Art. They have been housed in the old Patent Office Building since 1968. The American Art Museum was established in 1907 under the name “National Gallery of Art.” The National Portrait Gallery was
Is that you, John Quincy Adams?
- Date: February 20, 2012
- Creator: Kirsten Tyree
- Description: In honor of President’s Day, the Smithsonian Institution Archives shares letters from President John Quincy Adams from our collections.
Exterior of the U.S. National Museum (A&I Building)
- Date: c. 1920s
- Creator: Unknown
- Creator: Unknown
The Gorgas Memorial Institute Site along the Bay of Panama
- Date: c. 1923-1924
- Creator: Hitchcock, A. S (Albert Spear) 1865-1935
- Creator: Hitchcock, A. S (Albert Spear) 1865-1935
- Historic Pictures
National Air and Space Museum and Udvar-Hazy Center
- Date: April 18, 2011
- Description: The National Air and Space Museum was established in 1946 to care for the Smithsonian’s growing aeronautical collections. On July 1, 1976, a new building opened on the National Mall to showcase the collection. In December of 2003, the Udvar-Hazy Center opened near Dulles Airport in Virginia to display additional collections. History of the National Air and Space
- SI History Bibliography
The Expanding Role of the Smithsonian Institute in Aviation and Education
- Date: September 1955
- Creator: Carmichael, Leonard 1898-1973,Garber, Paul Edward 1899-1992
- Creator: Carmichael, Leonard 1898-1973,Garber, Paul Edward 1899-1992
Here at the Smithsonian: Trips to the National Zoo
- Date: October 26, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Watch two recently-digitized clips featuring scenes at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in 1982.
Sneak Peek 4/20/2015
- Date: April 20, 2015
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Exterior view of the National Air Museum, Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, and the Arts and Industries Building featuring Rocket Row, as seen from Independence Avenue, 77-2273.
Group Portrait of Aviation Education Institute Participants for 1959
- Date: 1959 August 13, 1959
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution
- Smithsonian Legal Document
H.R. 4307 to establish within the Smithsonian Institution the National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture, and for other purposes
- Date: 2015 12/18/2015
- Creator: United States Congress (114th, 1st session : 2015)
- Creator: United States Congress (114th, 1st session : 2015)
