A NATIONAL TREASURE

A NATIONAL TREASURE

The Smithsonian Institute, located in Washington, D.C. was established in 1846 for two reasons. The first was to do fundamental research and then publish the findings of this research. This research is used by historians and scientists all over the world. The second reason was to preserve the history and culture of the United State. The Smithsonian Institute established a museum to do this. The original building still stands today and is called to Smithsonian Museum. Since that first museum, may more have been built to house artifacts from various areas of U.S. society ad history? Some of the most famous of these museums are the National Air and Space museum, the National Gallery of Art, and the National Museum of National History. The president of the United State also lives in Washington, D.C. These two functions of the Smithsonian Institute continue to be very important to the American people.