The prints were praised as “translations . . . of the best creations of genius in painting and sculpture,” and although unrelated to the Smithsonian’s then primarily scientific ... The Smithsonian ...
About 7,000 public servants make up the Smithsonian Institution ... shows what the museums can be even before they have a building, and then to really nail down what the site would be.
The Smithsonian Visitor Center in Washington DC is located in a beautiful red sandstone building known as "The Castle". Learn ...
Convinced that museums could provide a fertile environment conducive to children as well as adults, then Smithsonian secretary Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906) converted a room on the first floor ...