
- Sponsors Type
- Academic
- Country
- United States
- Grant Types
- Fellowship/Scholarship/Dissertation Internship/Work-study Research Project Training/Course Travel Workshop/Conference Post-doctoral Collaboration/Cooperative Agreement Artistic/Exhibit/Collection Publishing/Editorial Other
- Phone
- 202.633.1000
- info@si.edu
- Address
- Smithsonian Information, Ripley Center, MRC 010, PO Box 37012, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Our Purpose
The increase and diffusion of knowledge.
Our Plan
Our 2027 Strategic Plan outlines the direction and priorities for the Smithsonian.
Our Vision
Through our unparalleled collections and research capabilities, and the insight and creativity we foster through art, history, and culture, the Smithsonian strives to provide Americans and the world with the tools and information they need to forge Our Shared Future.
OUR HISTORY
The Smithsonian Institution was established with funds from James Smithson (1765–1829), a British scientist who left his estate to the United States to found “at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.” On August 10, 1846, the U.S. Senate passed the act organizing the Smithsonian Institution, which was signed into law by President James K. Polk.
Congress authorized acceptance of the Smithson bequest on July 1, 1836, but it took another ten years of debate before the Smithsonian was founded! Once established, the Smithsonian became part of the process of developing an American national identity—an identity rooted in exploration, innovation, and a unique American style. That process continues today as the Smithsonian looks toward the future.
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The following sponsors are parts of Smithsonian Institution:
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of Natural History
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
- Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
- Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
- National Museum of Asian Art
- National Museum of the American Latino
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Buffalo Bill Center of the West
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
- Office of Sponsored Projects
- Smithsonian Science Education Center
- Archives of American Art
- National Air and Space Museum
- National Museum of African Art
- National Portrait Gallery
- Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
- Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Marine Global Earth Observatory
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
- Smithsonian National Postal Museum
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Architectural History and Historic Preservation
- Hirshhorn Museum
- Museum Conservation Institute
- Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
- Cooper Hewitt
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Smithsonian Learning Lab
- Smithsonian Institution - Office of Academic Appointments and Internships
- Smithsonian Institution - Office of Academic Appointments and Internships
- Smithsonian American Women's History Museum
- Smithsonian Institution - Office of General Counsel
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