Smithsonian Institution

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Lo Smithsonian Institution è un istituto di istruzione e ricerca con annesso un importante museo, amministrato e finanziato dal governo degli Stati Uniti. Fondato durante la presidenza di James Knox Polk la sede principale si trova a Washington, ma gestisce 19 musei siti negli stati di New York, Virginia, Panama e altri. Ha circa 142 milioni di pezzi nelle sue collezioni. Questi numeri fanno dello Smithsonian il più grande complesso di musei al mondo.

Lo Smithsonian Institution fu fondato per la promozione del sapere negli Stati Uniti dallo scienziato britannico James Smithson , che non visitò peraltro mai gli Stati Uniti.
Nel 1835, il presidente degli Stati Uniti Andrew Jackson informò il Congresso della donazione di 500.000 dollari .

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