The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum complex that houses a collection of 137 million artifacts, works of art and biological specimens. This collection is not only interesting for its epic scale, but for its presentation of global science and culture. Being as interested as I am in both science and the nature of human being, this collection is most intriguing.
The Institution, which was established in 1846, has been presided over by many but the main goal of the Institution is knowledge through education and research.
The whole complex is broken down into 19 different museums which include the National Air and Space Museum, the National Museum of Natural History, the National Zoo and the archive area which is not seen by the public. It is obvious that a good deal of the collection is organized by what museum it is housed in. What is amazing is that only a little amount of the collection is seen in these museums. The rest is archived for research.
Smithsonian Institution Website: http://www.si.edu/
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