Smithsonian Institution
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Smithsonian Institution
Summary
Smithsonian Institution is an institution[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of institution entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,033 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Smithsonian Institution was a member of Association of Research Libraries[3].
- Smithsonian Institution was a member of World Digital Library[4].
- Smithsonian Institution was a member of IIIF Consortium[5].
- Smithsonian Institution was a member of International GLAM Labs Community[6].
- Smithsonian Institution was a member of DataCite[7].
- Smithsonian Institution was a member of Coalition for Networked Information[8].
- Smithsonian Institution is in the country of United States[9].
- Smithsonian Institution's instance of is recorded as institution[10].
- Smithsonian Institution's instance of is recorded as business[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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Body
Founding
Founders include James Smithson[14] and Joel Roberts Poinsett[15]. August 10, 1846 marks the founding of Smithsonian Institution[30].
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[31]. Subsidiaries include Smithsonian American Art Museum[19], an art museum[32], in United States[33], founded in 1829[34], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[35]; National Museum of the American Indian[20], a museum[36], in United States[37], founded in 1989[38]; National Museum of African Art[21], an art museum[39], in United States[40], founded in 1964[41]; National Portrait Gallery[22], an art museum[42], in United States[43], founded in 1962[44], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[45]; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden[23], a sculpture garden[46], in United States[47], founded in 1974[48]; and Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory[24], an astronomical observatory[49], in United States[50], founded in 1890[51].
Industry
Smithsonian Institution's industry is recorded as educational system[52].
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Smithsonian Institution include Smithsonian Agreement[53], a contract[54] and 3773 Smithsonian[55], an asteroid[56].
Why It Matters
Smithsonian Institution ranks in the top 2% of institution entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,033 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 119 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Works attributed to it include Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington[59], a scientific journal[60], founded in 1882[61], written by Biological Society of Washington[62]. Entities named for it include Smithsonian Agreement[53], a contract[54] and 3773 Smithsonian[55], an asteroid[56].