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Seeing the Smithsonian: The Offical Guidebook to the Smithsonian Institution, Its Museums and Galleries

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Subject:
National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this
National Portrait Gallery (U.S.)  Search this
National Zoological Park (U.S.)  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
National Air and Space Museum  Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)  Search this
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  Search this
Freer Gallery of Art  Search this
National Collection of Fine Arts  Search this
Renwick Gallery  Search this
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (U.S.)  Search this
National Gallery of Art of the Smithsonian  Search this
Place:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1973
Category:
Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography
Notes:
Available in English, Spanish, French, German, and Japanese. Contains many glossy photographs of the most popular exhibits.
Summary:
Work is essentially a glossy, popular guidebook to the Smithsonian. Includes visitor information such as hours, locations of buildings, and most popular holdings. Gives historical information on the Secretaries, the buildings, the National Mall, and exhibits. Also includes several floor-by-floor tours of museums, including the National Museum of Natural History and Natural Portrait Gallery. Chapters on several museum also include "What's going on and where to find it," which contains visitor information, including public transportation routes, parking, notable exhibits, feeding times (for National Zoo), and location of the museum shops. Also includes information on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the National Gallery of Art.
Contained within:
(Book)
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Museum visitors  Search this
Secretaries  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
Publisher:
Columbia Broadcasting System Education & Publishing Group
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_3503