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Science in American Life Opens NMAH

Catalog Data

Subject:
American Chemical Society  Search this
Hands on Science Center  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)  Search this
Science in American Life (Exhibition) (1994: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Date:
April 27, 1994
Category:
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Notes:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 98-015, Box 2, "The Torch," April 1994, p. 1.
Summary:
"Science in American Life" permanent exhibition open at the National Museum of American History. The exhibition demonstrates how science has changed the way American have lived over the last 125 years. It is the first major effort of the museum to examine science in a social and cultural context. The exhibition also includes an interactive education center in the "Hands On Science Center." The exhibition was underwritten by a grant from the American Chemical Society.
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Education  Search this
Exhibit openings  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
Science  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_2237