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Groundbreaking for National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Data

Subject:
Cardinal, Douglas  Search this
Tayac, Chief Billy Redwing  Search this
West, W. Richard  Search this
Heyman, Ira Michael 5/30/1930-11/19/2011  Search this
Office of Design and Construction  Search this
Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates  Search this
National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)  Search this
Place:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
September 28, 1999
Category:
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Notes:
Smithsonian Year 1999. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000, p. 37.
Summary:
The groundbreaking ceremony for the National Museum of the American Indian on The Mall in Washington, D.C., is held on 28 September 1999. In attendance are Smithsonian Secretary I. Michael Heyman, NMAI director Richard West, and representatives of many Native American tribes. The event included a blessing ceremony by Chief Billy Redwing Tayac of the Piscataway tribe. The building is based on a concept developed by Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, designed by Native American architect Douglas Cardinal, carried out by the architectural staff of the Smithsonian Institution.
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Piscataway Indians  Search this
Museum directors  Search this
Secretaries  Search this
Secretariats  Search this
Groundbreaking  Search this
Buildings  Search this
Building  Search this
Indians of North America--Museums  Search this
New Museums  Search this
Architecture--Design and plans  Search this
Indians of North America  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_2385