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Categories: National museums of the United States, Members of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, Science museums in Washington, D.C., Museum organizations, Smithsonian Institution museums
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Smithsonian Institution  Smithsonian Organization  10.5479  10.5962  America's Attic
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The Smithsonian Institution, or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Wikipedia
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The Smithsonian Institution, or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Wikipedia
Group of museums and research centers administered by the United States government Wikidata
IS A
commercial enterprise
institution
nonprofit organization
HAS PART
Smithsonian American Art Museum
National Postal Museum
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution Office of Protection Services
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COUNTRY
United States
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
DIRECTOR / MANAGER
Lonnie Bunch
FOUNDED BY
Joel Roberts Poinsett
James Smithson
HEADQUARTERS LOCATION
Washington
INDUSTRY
educational system
LANGUAGE USED
English
LEGAL FORM
501(c)(3) organization
MEMBER OF
Association of Research Libraries
Coalition for Networked Information
Digital Library Federation
World Digital Library
NAMED AFTER
James Smithson
OWNER OF
Olomana
Bismarck Sapphire Necklace
Nymph
Enid A. Haupt Garden
Gachalá Emerald
PARENT ORGANIZATION
United States government
PARTNERSHIP WITH
Digital Public Library of America
SUBSIDIARY
Freer Gallery of Art
Smithsonian American Art Museum
National Postal Museum
National Museum of American Jewish History
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
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Smithsonian Institution
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Smithsonian Institution
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Smithsonian Institution
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Smithsonian

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