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The institution is named after its founding donor, British scientist James Smithson. It was originally organized as the United States National Museum, but that ...

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The head of the Smithsonian is the Secretary, who is appointed by the Board of Regents. The Secretary oversees 21 museums, 21 libraries, the National Zoo, ...

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The Smithsonian Institution is a trust instrumentality of the United States, lawfully created by Congress in 1846.

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Over 175 years ago, on August 10, 1846, President James K. Polk signed into law an act (ch. 178, 9 Stat. 102) establishing the Smithsonian ...

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The Smithsonian Institution says NASA relinquished full ownership of Space Shuttle Discovery, but Congress wants to force the vehicle's ...

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However, the U.S. Attorney General has concluded that the Smithsonian is so "closely connected" to the federal government that it shares the ...

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4 days ago — The Smithsonian Institution is a complex of museums, the National Zoo, and research centers based in Washington, D.C., and founded by an ...

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James Smithson died in 1826, and his fortune ultimately led to the creation of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.

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Initially funded through Smithson's estate, the institution is now 62% federally funded through a combination of congressional appropriations ...

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