Smithsonian (disambiguation)
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Smithsonian can refer to:
- the Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian InstitutionThe Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
, a museum in Washington, D.C.- the Smithsonian Institution BuildingSmithsonian Institution BuildingThe Smithsonian Castle, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. behind the National Museum of African Art, houses the Smithsonian Institution's administrative offices and information center...
- Smithsonian (magazine)Smithsonian (magazine)Smithsonian is the official journal published by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The first issue was published in 1970.-History:...
, a magazine published by the Institution
- the Smithsonian Institution Building
- Smithsonian (Washington Metro)Smithsonian (Washington Metro)Smithsonian is a side platformed Washington Metro station at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. The station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority...
, a station of the Washington Metro approximate to the Institution - The Smithsonian Institution (novel)The Smithsonian Institution (novel)Gore Vidal's novel The Smithsonian Institution is a fictional account of the adventures of "T." as he helps a group of scientists in the basement of the Smithsonian create the neutron bomb, and encounters historical figures such as President Abraham Lincoln, Charles Lindbergh, Eleanor Roosevelt and...
, a novel by Gore Vidal - 3773 Smithsonian3773 Smithsonian3773 Smithsonian is a small main belt asteroid. It was discovered by astronomers at the Oak Ridge Observatory in 1984. It is named in honour of the Smithsonian Institution, the museum complex in Washington D.C....
, an asteroid - Smithsonian AgreementSmithsonian AgreementThe Smithsonian Agreement was a December 1971 agreement that ended the fixed exchange rates established at the Bretton Woods Conference of 1944.-History:...
- EF Smithsonian, an educational travel organization