Smithsonian Institution
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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION \*\
\*\ EDITORIAL NOTE: The Smithsonian Institution did not meet the publication deadline for submitting updated information of its activities, functions, and sources of information.
1000 Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560
Phone, 202-633-1000. TDD, 202-357-1729. Internet, www.smithsonian.org.
Board of Regents:
The Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr.
(Chancellor)
The Vice President of the United States Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
Members of the Senate Thad Cochran, Christopher Dodd, Patrick J. Leahy
Members of the House of Representatives Xavier Becerra, Samuel Johnson, Doris Matsui
Citizen Members Eli Broad, Phillip Frost, Shirley Ann Jackson, Robert P. Kogod, John W. McCarter, Jr., Roger Sant, Alan G. Spoon, Patty Stonesifer,
(vacancy)
Officials:
SECRETARY G. Wayne Clough
Inspector General A. Sprightley Ryan
Director, Communications and Public Affairs Evelyn Lieberman
Director, Equal Employment and Minority Affairs Era Marshall
Director, External Affairs Virginia B. Clark
Director, Government Relations Nell Payne
General Counsel Judith E. Leonard
Undersecretary for Finance and Administration Alison McNally
Chief Financial Officer Alice C. Maroni
Chief Information Officer Ann Speyer
Director, Accessibility Program Elizabeth Ziebarth
Director, Exhibits Central Michael Headley
Director, Facilities Engineering and Operations Clair Gill, Acting
Director, Human Resources James Douglas
Director, Investments Amy Chen
Director, National Collections Bill Thompkins
Director, Policy and Analysis Carole P. Neves
Director, Smithsonian Institution Archives Anne Van Camp
Director, Special Events and Protocol Nicole L. Krakora
Ombudsman Chandra Heilman
Undersecretary for History, Art, and Culture Richard Kurin
Director, Anacostia Community Museum Camile Akeju
Director, Archives of American Art John W. Smith
Director, Asian Pacific American Program Franklin Odo
Director, Center for Folklife and Cultural Daniel Sheehy, Acting
Heritage
Director, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Paul W. Thompson
Director, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Julian Raby
Sackler Gallery
Director, Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Richard Koshalek
Director, National Museum of African American Lonnie Bunch
History and Culture
Director, National Museum of African Art Johnnetta B. Cole
Director, National Museum of American History Brent Glass
Director, National Museum of the American Indian Kevin Gover
Director, National Portrait Gallery Martin Sullivan
Director, National Postal Museum Allen Kane
Director, National Programs Richard Kurin, Acting
Director, Smithsonian Affiliations Harold Closter
Director, Smithsonian Associates Barbara Tuceling
Director, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Elizabeth Broun
Renwick Gallery
Director, Smithsonian Center for Education and Stephanie Norby
Museum Studies
Director, Smithsonian Latino Center Eduardo Diaz
Director, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Anna R. Cohn
Exhibition Service (SITES)
Undersecretary for Science Charles Alcock, Acting
Director, National Air and Space Museum John R. Dailey
Director, National Museum of Natural History Cristian Samper
Director, National Science Resources Center Sally Shuler
Director, Fellowships Catherine Harris
Director, National Zoological Park Steven Monfort, Acting
Director, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Charles Alcock
Director, Smithsonian Environmental Research Anson H. Hines
Center
Director, Smithsonian Institution Libraries Nancy E. Gwinn
Director, Smithsonian Marine Station Valerie Paul
Director, Smithsonian Museum Conservation Robert Koestler
Institute
Director, Smithsonian Tropical Research Eldredge Bermingham
Institute
President, Smithsonian Enterprises and Tom Ott
Smithsonian Publishing
Editor-in-Chief, Smithsonian Magazine Carey Winfrey
Group Publisher, Smithsonian Publishing Kerry Bianchi
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts \1\
Chairman Stephen A. Schwarzman
President Michael M. Kaiser
National Gallery of Art \1\
President Victoria P. Sant
Director Earl A. Powell III
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
\1\
Director Lee H. Hamilton
Deputy Director Michael Van Dusen
Chairman, Board of Trustees Joseph B. Gildenhorn
\1\ Administered under a separate Board of Trustees.
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The Smithsonian Institution is an independent trust instrumentality of the United States which comprises the world's largest museum and research complex; includes 19 museums and galleries, the National Zoo, and research facilities in several States and the Republic of Panama; and is dedicated to public education, national service, and scholarship in the arts, sciences, history, and culture.
The Smithsonian Institution was created by an act of Congress on August
10, 1846 (20 U.S.C. 41 et seq.), to carry out the terms of the will of British scientist James Smithson (1765-1829), who in 1826 had bequeathed his entire 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 among men.'' On July 1, 1836, Congress accepted the legacy and pledged the faith of the United States to the charitable trust.
In September 1838, Smithson's legacy, which amounted to more than
100,000 gold sovereigns, was delivered to the mint at Philadelphia. Congress vested responsibility for administering the trust in the Secretary of the Smithsonian and the Smithsonian Board of Regents, composed of the Chief Justice, the Vice President, three Members of the Senate, three Members of the House of Representatives, and nine citizen members appointed by joint resolution of Congress. To carry out Smithson's
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mandate, the Institution executes the following functions:
--conducts scientific and scholarly research;
--publishes the results of studies, explorations, and investigations;
--preserves for study and reference more than 136 million artifacts, works of art, and scientific specimens;
--organizes exhibits representative of the arts, the sciences, and American history and culture;
--shares Smithsonian resources and collections with communities throughout the Nation; and
--engages in educational programming and national and international cooperative research.
Smithsonian activities are supported by its trust endowments and revenues; gifts, grants, and contracts; and funds appropriated to it by Congress. Admission to the museums in Washington, DC, is free.
Activities
Anacostia Community Museum The Museum, located in the historic Fort Stanton neighborhood of southeast Washington, serves as a national resource for exhibitions, historical documentation, and interpretive and educational programs relating to African-American history and culture.
For further information, contact the Anacostia Community Museum, 1901 Fort Place SE., Washington, DC 20020. Phone, 202-633-1000. Internet, www.si.edu/anacostia.
Archives of American Art The Archives contains the Nation's largest collection of documentary materials reflecting the history of visual arts in the United States. On the subject of art in America, it is the largest archives in the world, holding more than 16 million documents. The Archives gathers, preserves, and microfilms the papers of artists, craftsmen, collectors, dealers, critics, and art societies. These papers include manuscripts, letters, diaries, notebooks, sketchbooks, business records, clippings, exhibition catalogs, transcripts of tape-recorded interviews, and photographs of artists and their work. The Archives is located at 750 Ninth Street NW., in Washington, DC.
For further information, contact the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-275-2156. Internet, http://archivesofamericanart.si.edu/askus.htm.
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum The Museum is the only museum in the country devoted exclusively to historical and contemporary design. Collections include objects in such areas as applied arts and industrial design, drawings and prints, glass, metalwork, wallcoverings, and textiles. Changing exhibits and public programs seek to educate by exploring the role of design in daily life. The Museum is open daily, except Mondays and holidays. The general admission fee is $12, $7 for students and senior citizens with ID, and free for members and children under 12.
For further information, contact Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, 2 East Ninety-First Street, New York, NY 10128. Phone, 212-849-8400. Internet, www.si.edu/ndm.
Freer Gallery of Art The building, the original collection, and an endowment were the gift of Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919). The Gallery houses one of the world's most renowned collections of Asian art, an important group of ancient Egyptian glass, early Christian manuscripts, and works by 19th and early 20th century American artists. The objects in the Asian collection represent the arts of East Asia, the Near East, and South and Southeast Asia, including paintings, manuscripts, scrolls, screens, ceramics, metalwork, glass, jade, lacquer, and sculpture. Members of the staff conduct research on objects in the collection and publish results in scholarly journals and books for general and scholarly audiences.
For further information, contact the Freer Gallery of Art, Jefferson Drive at Twelfth Street SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-633-1000. Internet, www.asia.si.edu.
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden From cubism to minimalism, the Museum houses major collections of modern and contemporary art. The nucleus of the collection is the gift and
bequest of Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981). Supplementing the permanent collection are loan exhibitions. The Museum houses a collection research facility, a specialized art library, and a photographic archive, available for consultation by prior appointment. The outdoor sculpture garden is located nearby on the National Mall. There is an...
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