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   Learn about the world's largest museum, education, and research complex with 21 museums, 9 research centers, and affiliates. Explore digital resources, events, exhibitions, collections, and podcasts on various topics.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Smithsonian_InstitutionSmithsonian Institution - Wikipedia

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   Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian Institution ( / smɪθˈsoʊniən / smith-SOH-nee-ən ), 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."

   • Employees: 6,375 (as of 28 March 2020[update])
   • Director: Lonnie Bunch, Secretary of the Smithsonian

   • Established: August 10, 1846; 177 years ago

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     Traveling Smithsonian exhibit on history of voting opens this weekend in Sackets Harbor

     May 15—SACKETS HARBOR — The traveling exhibit, "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America," presented by the Smithsonian Institution's Museum on Main Street project in cooperation with the Museum ...

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     For more than 175 years, the Smithsonian Institution has been guided by its mission of “the increase and diffusion of knowledge," and we build on this powerful tradition in our book publishing ...

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4. www.si.edu › aboutAbout the Smithsonian | Smithsonian Institution

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   The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo—shaping the future by preserving heritage, discovering new knowledge, and sharing our resources with the world. The Institution was founded in 1846 with funds from the Englishman James Smithson (1765–1829 ...

5. www.si.edu › About › HistoryOur History | Smithsonian Institution

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   The Smithsonian Institution was established with funds from James Smithson (1765–1829), a British scientist who left his estate to the United States to found “at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.” On August 10, 1846, the U.S. Senate passed the act ...

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   How did the Smithsonian start?

   • Learn about our beginning with James Smithson’s bequest to the people of the United States. The Smithsonian is home to 21 museums and galleries and the National Zoo. The Smithsonian is one of the world’s foremost research centers in science, the arts, and the humanities.

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   • The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo—shaping the future by preserving heritage, discovering new knowledge, and sharing our resources with the world.

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   What does Smithsonian Institution stand for?

   • The Smithsonian Institution ( / smɪθˈsoʊniən / smith-SOH-nee-ən ), 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."

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   Who founded the Smithsonian Institution?

   • The Institution was founded in 1846 with funds from the Englishman James Smithson (1765–1829) according to his wishes “under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.” We continue to honor this mission and invite you to join us in our quest. The increase and diffusion of knowledge.

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7. naturalhistory.si.eduHomepage | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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   Black Birders Week at Smithsonian We’re teaming up with the National Museum of African American History and Culture to offer two bird walks and a day of activities celebrating Black birders, birds, and nature.

8. www.britannica.com › topic › Smithsonian-InstitutionSmithsonian Institution | History, Museums, & Facts | Britannica

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   May 13, 2024 · Smithsonian Institution, research institution founded by the bequest of James Smithson, an English scientist.Smithson, who died in 1829, had stipulated in his will that should his nephew and heir himself die without issue, his remaining assets would pass to the United States and be used to found the Smithsonian Institution.

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10. naturalhistory.si.edu › aboutAbout | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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    Natural history holds the key to Earth’s future. Our mission is to promote understanding of the natural world and our place in it. The museum’s collections tell the history of the planet and are a record of human interaction with the environment and one another. As we all work to shape a sustainable world, this record becomes the starting ...