National Museum of American History

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Smithsonian museum history museum museum in Washington, D.C.

The National Museum of American History is a Smithsonian institution in Washington, D.C., dedicated to preserving and interpreting the political, cultural, scientific, and social history of the United States.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Smithsonian National Museum of American History	4
National Museum of American History (original building for the National Museum, Washington, D.C.)	1
national museum of the United States	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Smithsonian museum ⓘ history museum ⓘ museum in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
architect	McKim, Mead & White ⓘ Walker O. Cain ⓘ
collectionSize	more than 1.8 million objects ⓘ
coordinates	38.8913° N, 77.0300° W ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dedicatedTo	cultural history of the United States ⓘ political history of the United States ⓘ scientific history of the United States ⓘ social history of the United States ⓘ
floorCount	3 ⓘ
formerName	Museum of History and Technology ⓘ
hasAtrium	yes ⓘ
hasBasement	yes ⓘ
hasCollection	Abraham Lincoln’s top hat ⓘ National First Ladies’ Library ⓘ surface form: First Ladies’ Inaugural Gowns Greensboro sit-ins ⓘ surface form: Greensboro lunch counter ruby slippers ⓘ surface form: Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz The Star-Spangled Banner ⓘ surface form: Star-Spangled Banner flag
hasExhibition	America on the Move ⓘ American Enterprise ⓘ American Presidency exhibition ⓘ Food: Transforming the American Table ⓘ Many Voices, One Nation ⓘ Price of Freedom: Americans at War ⓘ Star-Spangled Banner Flag House ⓘ surface form: Star-Spangled Banner exhibition
hasProgram	educational programs ⓘ public exhibitions ⓘ research programs ⓘ
heritageDesignation	part of the National Mall and Memorial Parks ⓘ
inception	1964 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedOn	National Mall ⓘ
opened	January 23, 1964 ⓘ
operatedBy	Smithsonian Institution ⓘ
ownedBy	Smithsonian Institution ⓘ
partOf	Smithsonian Institution ⓘ
postalCode	20560 ⓘ
publicTransit	Smithsonian station (Washington Metro) ⓘ
regionServed	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
renamed	1980 ⓘ
streetAddress	1300 Constitution Avenue NW ⓘ
subjectOf	United States history ⓘ
visitorType	public museum ⓘ
website	https://americanhistory.si.edu ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

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Constitution Avenue NW → adjacentTo → National Museum of American History ⓘ

National Mall → contains → National Museum of American History ⓘ

Stanley → exhibitedAt → National Museum of American History ⓘ

this entity surface form: Smithsonian National Museum of American History

ruby slippers → exhibitedAt → National Museum of American History ⓘ

this entity surface form: Smithsonian National Museum of American History

transgender pride flag → filedAsArtifact → National Museum of American History ⓘ

subject surface form: Transgender pride flag

this entity surface form: Smithsonian National Museum of American History

Smithsonian Institution → hasPart → National Museum of American History ⓘ

Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building → historicUse → National Museum of American History ⓘ

this entity surface form: national museum of the United States

Washington Monument Grounds → nearby → National Museum of American History ⓘ

Archives station → nearbyAttraction → National Museum of American History ⓘ

Smithsonian Institution Building → nearbyAttraction → National Museum of American History ⓘ

this entity surface form: Smithsonian National Museum of American History

McKim, Mead & White → notableWork → National Museum of American History ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Museum of American History (original building for the National Museum, Washington, D.C.)