National Museum of Natural History

Summary

National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• National Museum of Natural History was a member of Biodiversity Information Standards^[3].
• National Museum of Natural History was a member of Natural Science Collections Alliance^[4].
• National Museum of Natural History is located in Washington, D.C.^[5].
• National Museum of Natural History is in the country of United States^[6].
• National Museum of Natural History's instance of is recorded as natural history museum^[7].
• National Museum of Natural History's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[8].
• National Museum of Natural History's architect is recorded as Hornblower & Marshall^[9].
• National Museum of Natural History's architect is recorded as Charles Follen McKim^[10].
• National Museum of Natural History's architect is recorded as Daniel Burnham^[11].
• National Museum of Natural History is operated by Smithsonian Institution^[12].
• National Museum of Natural History's architectural style is recorded as Beaux-Arts^[13].
• National Museum of Natural History took place at National Mall^[14].
• National Museum of Natural History's postal code is recorded as 20560^[15].
• National Museum of Natural History's child organization or unit is recorded as National Museum of Natural History Department of Botany^[16].
• National Museum of Natural History's child organization or unit is recorded as National Museum of Natural History - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division^[17].
• National Museum of Natural History's child organization or unit is recorded as National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Department of Entomology^[18].
• National Museum of Natural History's child organization or unit is recorded as National Museum of Natural History - Paleobiology Department^[19].
• National Museum of Natural History's child organization or unit is recorded as National Museum of Natural History Invertebrate Zoology Department^[20].
• National Museum of Natural History's child organization or unit is recorded as National Museum of Natural History - Mineral Sciences Department^[21].
• National Museum of Natural History's child organization or unit is recorded as National Museum of Natural History - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division^[22].
• National Museum of Natural History's child organization or unit is recorded as National Museum of Natural History - Education & Outreach^[23].
• National Museum of Natural History's child organization or unit is recorded as National Museum of Natural History - Vertebrate Zoology - Herpetology Division^[24].
• National Museum of Natural History's child organization or unit is recorded as National Museum of Natural History - Vertebrate Zoology - Birds Division^[25].
• National Museum of Natural History's child organization or unit is recorded as National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Department of Anthropology^[26].
• National Museum of Natural History is part of Smithsonian Institution^[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include March 17, 1910^[28] and 1910^[29].

Identity

National Museum of Natural History's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[30]. It is part of Smithsonian Institution^[27].

Leadership

National Museum of Natural History's director / manager is recorded as Kirk R. Johnson^[31].

Operations

National Museum of Natural History's parent organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Institution^[32]. Subsidiaries include National Museum of Natural History Department of Botany^[16], a curatorial department^[33], in United States^[34]; it - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division^[17]; it (U.S.) Department of Entomology^[18], an academic department^[35]; it - Paleobiology Department^[19]; National Museum of Natural History Invertebrate Zoology Department^[20]; and it - Mineral Sciences Department^[21]. It is operated by Smithsonian Institution^[12].

Why It Matters

National Museum of Natural History has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]