Smithsonian Institution

Summary

Smithsonian Institution is an institution^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of institution entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,131 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Smithsonian Institution held citizenship in United States^[3].
• Smithsonian Institution was a member of Digital Library Federation^[4].
• Smithsonian Institution was a member of Association of Research Libraries^[5].
• Smithsonian Institution was a member of World Digital Library^[6].
• Smithsonian Institution was a member of IIIF Consortium^[7].
• Smithsonian Institution was a member of International GLAM Labs Community^[8].
• Smithsonian Institution was a member of DataCite^[9].
• Smithsonian Institution is in the country of United States^[10].
• Smithsonian Institution's instance of is recorded as institution^[11].
• Smithsonian Institution's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[12].
• Smithsonian Institution's instance of is recorded as museum^[13].
• Smithsonian Institution's founder is recorded as James Smithson^[14].
• Smithsonian Institution's founder is recorded as Joel Roberts Poinsett^[15].
• James Smithson is named after Smithsonian Institution^[16].
• Smithsonian Institution's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[17].
• Smithsonian Institution's postal code is recorded as 20013^[18].
• Smithsonian Institution's child organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian American Art Museum^[19].
• Smithsonian Institution's child organization or unit is recorded as National Museum of the American Indian^[20].
• Smithsonian Institution's child organization or unit is recorded as National Museum of African Art^[21].
• Smithsonian Institution's child organization or unit is recorded as National Portrait Gallery^[22].
• Smithsonian Institution's child organization or unit is recorded as Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden^[23].
• Smithsonian Institution's child organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory^[24].
• Smithsonian Institution's child organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Environmental Research Center^[25].
• Smithsonian Institution's child organization or unit is recorded as Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum^[26].
• Smithsonian Institution's child organization or unit is recorded as National Museum of Natural History^[27].

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Founding

Founders include James Smithson^[14] and Joel Roberts Poinsett^[15]. August 10, 1846 marks the founding of Smithsonian Institution^[28].

Operations

Smithsonian Institution's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[17]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Government of the United States^[29]. Subsidiaries include Smithsonian American Art Museum^[19], an art museum^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1829^[32], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[33]; National Museum of the American Indian^[20], a museum^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1989^[36]; National Museum of African Art^[21], an art museum^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1964^[39]; National Portrait Gallery^[22], an art museum^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1962^[42], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[43]; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden^[23], a sculpture garden^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1974^[46]; and Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory^[24], an astronomical observatory^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1890^[49].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Smithsonian Institution include Smithsonian Agreement^[50], a contract^[51] and 3773 Smithsonian^[52], an asteroid^[53].

Why It Matters

Smithsonian Institution ranks in the top 2% of institution entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,131 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] It is known by 98 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

Works attributed to it include Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington^[56], a scientific journal^[57], founded in 1882^[58], written by Biological Society of Washington^[59]. Entities named for it include Smithsonian Agreement^[50], a contract^[51] and 3773 Smithsonian^[52], an asteroid^[53].