The Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is a large group of different museums, scientific
building and collections in Washington, D.C., established in 1846 using money left by
James Smithson, an English scientist.
The Institution holds some 139 million exhibits "for the increase and diffusion of
knowledge". Nine Smithsonian museums are located between the Washington
Monument and the Capitol. A three-level underground building that opened in
1987 houses two museums and the S. Dillon Ripley Center, which includes the International Gallery, offices and classrooms. Five other museums and the Zoo are
elsewhere in Washington, and both the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design
and the new National Museum of the American Indian are in New York City.
The Institution includes Freer Gallery of Art, National Air and Space Museum,
National Museum of African Art, National Museum of American Art, National
Museum of American History, National Museum of Natural History, National Portrait
Gallery, National Postal Museum, National Zoological Park and some other museums
and collections.
Admission is free, unless otherwise noted.
The museums are open daily, except December 25, from 10 a. m. to 5:30 p. m.,
unless otherwise noted.
National Air and Space Museum gives people a sense of participation in the
evolution of air and space technology. Twenty-three exhibit areas house dozens of
airplanes and spacecraft, missiles and rockets, and other flight-related artifacts.
Special films are shown on a five-storey high movie screen and insights into the
workings of our universe are featured, with presentations in the planetarium.
National Museum of American History has objects on display from a For
Model T to Duke Ellington's musical transcripts. The Museum's exhibits embody
the nation's scientific, technological and cultural heritage of the USA.
The Smithsonian Institution is a large group of different museums, scientific
building and collections in Washington, D.C., established in 1846 using money left by
James Smithson, an English scientist.
The Institution holds some 139 million exhibits "for the increase and diffusion of
knowledge". Nine Smithsonian museums are located between the Washington
Monument and the Capitol. A three-level underground building that opened in
1987 houses two museums and the S. Dillon Ripley Center, which includes the International Gallery, offices and classrooms. Five other museums and the Zoo are
elsewhere in Washington, and both the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design
and the new National Museum of the American Indian are in New York City.
The Institution includes Freer Gallery of Art, National Air and Space Museum,
National Museum of African Art, National Museum of American Art, National
Museum of American History, National Museum of Natural History, National Portrait
Gallery, National Postal Museum, National Zoological Park and some other museums
and collections.
Admission is free, unless otherwise noted.
The museums are open daily, except December 25, from 10 a. m. to 5:30 p. m.,
unless otherwise noted.
National Air and Space Museum gives people a sense of participation in the
evolution of air and space technology. Twenty-three exhibit areas house dozens of
airplanes and spacecraft, missiles and rockets, and other flight-related artifacts.
Special films are shown on a five-storey high movie screen and insights into the
workings of our universe are featured, with presentations in the planetarium.
National Museum of American History has objects on display from a For
Model T to Duke Ellington's musical transcripts. The Museum's exhibits embody
the nation's scientific, technological and cultural heritage of the USA.
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1. When was the Smithsonian Institution established?
2. How many Smithsonian museums are located in Washington?
3. In what other places are Smithsonian museums located?
4. How many exhibits does the Institution hold?
5. How much does the admission cost?
6. When are the museums open?
7. What can you see in the National Air and Space Museum? in the National Museum
of American History?
8. Why is the Zoo mentioned in the text?
9. If you traveled to Washington which of the Smithsonian Museums would you visit?
1. When was the Smithsonian Institution established?
2. How many Smithsonian museums are located in Washington?
3. In what other places are Smithsonian museums located?
4. How many exhibits does the Institution hold?
5. How much does the admission cost?
6. When are the museums open?
7. What can you see in the National Air and Space Museum? in the National Museum
of American History?
8. Why is the Zoo mentioned in the text?
9. If you traveled to Washington which of the Smithsonian Museums would you visit?