January
SITES Transfers to US National Museum
Year:
1966
Month:
february
Day:
14
Date:
Mon, 1966-02-14
SIA Image reference:
The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service is transferred from the National Collection of Fine Arts, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, under whose jurisdiction it had been since 1952, to the U.S. National Museum. The scope of exhibits is expanded to include crafts, history, technology, science, and education.