(the) Smithsonian Institution
- (the) Smithsonian Institution
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a US national institution that consists of several museums and centres for scientific research in Washington, DC. It was established in 1846 by the US ↑
Congress with money given by James Smithson
(1765–1829
), an English scientist. Its popular name is ‘the nation’s attic’. The 12 major museums, most of which are situated along the ↑
Mall, include the ↑National Air and Space Museum,
the ↑National Gallery of Art,
the National Museum of American Art,
the National Portrait Gallery and the National Museum of American History. The ↑Kennedy Center is an independent part of the Smithsonian.
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