Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution

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administrative body board of regents governing body

The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is the governing body that oversees the policies, administration, and overall direction of the Smithsonian’s museums and research centers.

Aliases (1)

Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents ×2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative body → board of regents → governing body →
appoints	Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution →
associatedWith	Executive Branch of the United States → Supreme Court of the United States → United States Congress →
compositionIncludes	congressional regents → ex officio members → private citizens →
country	United States of America →
governs	Smithsonian Institution → Smithsonian Institution museums and galleries → Smithsonian Institution research programs →
hasAuthorityOver	Smithsonian Institution Secretary →
hasMember	Chief Justice of the United States → Vice President of the United States → citizen regents → members of the United States House of Representatives → members of the United States Senate →
hasRole	fiduciary oversight of the Smithsonian Institution → long-term planning for the Smithsonian Institution → policy-making for the Smithsonian Institution →
jurisdiction	United States federal government →
language	English →
legalBasis	Act of Congress →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. →
meetsAt	Smithsonian Institution Building →
nonProfitStatus	governing body of a nonprofit educational and research institution →
oversees	Smithsonian Institution budget → Smithsonian Institution capital projects → Smithsonian Institution endowment → Smithsonian museums → Smithsonian research centers → administration of the Smithsonian Institution → overall direction of the Smithsonian Institution → policies of the Smithsonian Institution →
partOf	Smithsonian Institution →
responsibleFor	governance of Smithsonian museums → governance of Smithsonian research centers → oversight of administration of the Smithsonian Institution → oversight of finances of the Smithsonian Institution → policy approval for the Smithsonian Institution → strategic direction of the Smithsonian Institution →
sector	cultural institution governance →
supervises	Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution →
typeOfJurisdiction	trust instrumentality of the United States →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
National Museum of African Art → National Portrait Gallery → Smithsonian American Art Museum → Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building ("Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents") → Smithsonian Institution Building ("Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents") →	governingBody
Secretary of the Smithsonian →	appointedBy
Smithsonian Institution →	operatedBy
Secretary of the Smithsonian →	reportsTo