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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