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<p>The 13 museums of the Smithsonian Institution and the National Zoological Park encompass an unparalleled range of America's cultural, social, scientific, and artistic heritage. The Smithsonian is the Hope Diamond; Charles Lindbergh's plane, the <i>Spirit of St. Louis</i> ; Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing, pandas from the People's Republic of China. It is George Washington's uniform; the largest cockroach in Texas; the inaugural gowns of the First Ladies; Georgia O'Keeffe's painting <i>Yellow Calla</i> ; Henry Moore's sculpture <i>Family Group</i> ; and a Koro Ach headdress from Nigeria. The scope of the Smithsonian's collections is so wide and so eclectic the Institution has sometimes been playfully dubbed "the nations attic."</p> <p> In <i>A Picture Tour of the Smithsonian</i> , we invite you to relive a recent visit or make plans for a future one. Whether recalling a favorite museum or viewing the bounty of the Smithsonian for the first time, armchair tourist will delight in this visual tribute to the most visited museum complex in the world.</p>

Author

Smithsonian Institution

Publisher

Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press

Published

1990

Language

EN

ISBN

9780874748994

Subjects

Computer Science, Science, Travel