About the Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C., USA:
For the diffusion and increase of the knowledge in 1846 was established, administrated by the United States government is a group of research centers and museums. As the United States National Museum originally organized, in 1967 as an administrative entity to exist that name ceased. About 137 million items for the electronic items termed as the nation’s attic, zoo, 9 research centers, for the nineteen museums the nucleus and the Washington D.C. Institutes, among them many of them are architectural landmarks or the historical landmarks, in the world like this complex is the largest. In Maryland, Panama, Arizona, Virginia, Panama and elsewhere are located the additional facilities, and are Smithsonian affiliates other 168 museums. Without charge are admitted thirty million annual visitors of the Smithsonian Institute, from the institution’s own endowment, the membership dues, licensing revenues, concession, retail, government support, the contributions of the private and corporate the funding comes. Smithsonian and the Air & Space magazines includes the institution publications.
Museums of the Smithsonian Institute:
The Smithsonian Institute comprise nineteen galleries and museums, the National Zoological Park as well as. On the National Mall are the eleven, between the Lincoln Memorial and the United States Capitol that runs the strip of land. Elsewhere in the Washington D.C. are located the other museums, in New York City with the two more, in Virginia and Chantilly there is one.
Puerto Rico and Panama, in 39 states with the 168 other museums has close ties the Smithsonian Institute. As Smithsonian Affiliated museums these museums are known. In the form of long term loans are given to these museums the collections of artifacts. A large number of traveling exhibitions also has the Smithsonian Institute. In 2008 across the country went to the 510 venues 58 of these traveling exhibitions.
In January 2015 the Smithsonian Institute announced that, within the London’s Queen Elizabeth II Olympic Park the first permanent overseas exhibition space of it to build the Smithsonian Institute is in the talks.
Collections of the Smithsonian Institute:
The Hope Diamond and ruby slippers are the most famous items among the Smithsonian Institute’s. In 2013 June 21 for go Skateboarding Day, the professional skateboarder Tony Hawk’s first skateboard accepted the institute. Accompanied the submission a skateboarding exhibition and in attendance were also other professional skateboarders like the Brian Anderson, Fred Gall, Chris Haslam, Shaun Gregoire and Rodney Mullen.
Including more contemporary items to broaden the collections the Smithsonian Institute continues. In 2013 the late December, two video game it had acquired announced the Smithsonian Institute, by the Kellee Santiago and Jenova Chen Flower (2009), about the environmental impact of pollution a game, a wind-blown collection of flower petals in which the player controls, and by the Ed Fries the Halo 2600 (2010), the popular first person shooter (FPS) game series, Halo which is a retro remix. The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s director, Elizabeth Broun said that, “A great expression of art and culture are the best video games”.
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