I-Smithsonian Institution

Imibuzo nge-Smithsonian

Yintoni i-Smithsonian Institution?

I-Smithsonian iyimyuziyam kunye neengcaphephe zophando, eziqulethwe kwiimyuziyam kunye ne-galleries kunye ne-National Zoological Park. Inani elipheleleyo lezinto, imisebenzi yezobugcisa kunye neemifanekiso kwi-Smithsonian iqikelelwa malunga nezigidi ezili-137. Iqoqo lisuka kwiinambuzane kunye neemeteorites ukuya kwiindawo zokuhamba kunye ne-spacecraft. Ubuninzi bezinto zokufakelwa kwezinto ezixhambileyo-ukusuka kwiqoqo elimangalisayo le-bronzes yakudala yaseTshayina ukuya kwi-Star-Spangled Banner; ukususela kwi-fossil ye-3.5 billion ubudala ubudala kwi-module ye-Apollo yokuhamba kwenyanga; kwi-ruby slippers echazwe kwi "Wizard ye-Oz" ukuya kumzobo kaMongameli kunye neememorabilia.

Ngokusetyenziswa kweprogram yemali-mboleko yexesha elide, i-Smithsonian ikwabelana ngokuqokelela kunye nobuchule bayo ngaphezulu kwama-161 amaziko olondolozo lwembali ezinxulumene neli lizwe.

Uphi i-Smithsonian Museum?

I-Smithsonian yinkampani yamaziko omninzi aneemyuziyam ezininzi ezazisasazeka kwiWashington, DC. Ezilishumi kwiimyuziyam zifumaneka ukusuka kwi-3 ukuya kweyesi-14 Iimitha phakathi koMgaqo-siseko kunye neMigangatho ye-Independence, ngaphakathi kwimizila engamayela. Bona imephu .

I-Smithsonian Visitor Centre ikhona kwiNqaba ye-1000 yaseJefferson Drive SW, eWashington, DC. Itholakala phakathi kweSizwe seMall, nje ukuhamba okufutshane ukusuka kwisikhululo seMetrostonian Metro Station.

Kuluhlu olupheleleyo lwembaliyamyuziyamu, jonga isiKhokelo kuzo zonke i-Smithsonian Museums.

Ukufikelela kwi-Smithsonian: Ukusetyenziswa kwezithuthi zikawonkewonke kunconywa kakhulu. Ukupaka kunqongophe kakhulu kwaye i-traffic isoloko ikhulula kufuphi ne-Washington DC ekhangayo kakhulu.

I-Metrorail ifumaneka ngokukhawuleza kwiindawo ezininzi zokugcina iimyuziyam zaseSmiths kunye neZwe zoZwelonke. I-DC Circulator Bus inikezela ngeenkonzo ezikhawulezayo kunye nezilungeleleneyo ezikuloo ndawo.

Ziziphi iimali zokumkelwa kunye neeyure?

Ukungena kukhululekile. Iimyuziyam zivulekile ngo-10 ukuya ku-5: 30 ntambama iintsuku ezisixhenxe ngeveki, imihla ngemihla kulo nyaka, ngaphandle kweKrisimesi.

Ngexesha leenyanga zasehlotyeni, iiyure zandiswa kude kube ngu-7 ntambama kwiMyuziyam yoMoya kunye nendawo, iMyuziyam yeMbali yeNdalo, iMyuziyam yeMbali yaseMerika kunye ne-American Museum Museum kunye ne-National Portrait Gallery.

Ziziphi ii-Smithsonian Museum ezithandwa kakhulu kubantwana?

Ziziphi izinto ezikhethekileyo ezikhoyo kubantwana?

Sifanele sidle kuphi xa si tyelela i-Smithsonian?

Iimyuziyam zeemyuziyam zibiza kwaye zihlala zixakeke, kodwa yindawo efanelekileyo kakhulu yokutya. Unokuzisa ipikiniki kwaye udle kwiindawo eziqingqiweyo kwi-National Mall. Kuba nje idola ezimbalwa ungathenga i-hotdog kunye nesoda kwisitrato somthengisi. Ukufumana ulwazi oluthe vetshe, khangela isikhokelo sokuTyela kunye nokuDlisa kwiSizwe seMall.

Ziziphi iindlela zokukhusela iiSmithsonian Museums ezithathayo?

Izakhiwo ze-Smithsonian zenza i-check-hand check of all bags, iiflecase, iifake, kunye neebhegi.

Kwiinkoliso ezininzi, iindwendwe zifuneka ukuba zihambe ngomtshini wensimbi kunye neengxowa zicatshulwa nge-x-ray. I-Smithsonian ibonisa ukuba iindwendwe zizisa kuphela isikhwama esincinci okanye "isikhwama se-fanny-pack" -thyle bag. Iifaki ezinkulu zamaphepha, iipokethi okanye umthwalo uya kuxhomekeka kwixesha elide lokukhangela. Izinto ezingavumelekanga zibandakanya imimese, izibhamu, izicabisi, izikrini, iifayile zeeil, ii-coorkscrews, i-pepper spray, njl.

Ngaba iiSmithsonian Museums ziyakhubazeka?

IWashington, DC yenye yezona zixeko ezinokukhubazeka kakhulu kwihlabathi. Ukufikeleleka kwazo zonke izakhiwo zaseSmithsonian akukho na mathuba, kodwa i-Institution iyaqhubeka isebenza ukuphucula ukungaphumeleli kwayo. Iimyuziyam kunye neZoo zinamavili ezitulo ezinokuboleka, mahhala, ukusetyenziswa kwiziko ngalinye. Ukufumana ukusuka kumyuziyamu omnye ukuya kwesinye kunzima kubafundi abakhubazekileyo.

Ukuqeshisa umqhubi wenjini kukhuthazwa kakhulu. Funda ngokumalunga nokukhubazeka eWashington DC Iiholide ezilungiselelwe kwangaphambili zingahlelelwe ukuva nokuvaleka.

Kwakunjani u-Smithsonian kwaye ngubani uYames Smithson?

I-Smithsonian yasungulwa ngowe-1846 nguMthetho weCongress ngemali eyanikelwa nguJames Smithson (1765-1829), ososayensi waseBrithani owashiya impahla yakhe e-United States ukuba afumane "eWashington, phantsi kwegama leStandsonian Institution, ukusekwa ukwenyuka nokwahlukana kolwazi. "

Uxhaswa njani ngeSmithsonian?

Iziko li malunga nama-70 ekhulwini ekuxhaswe ngemali. Kunyaka-mali ka-2008, ukunikezelwa kwemali kwakumalunga nama-682 yezigidi. Intsalela yemali ivela kwiminikelo evela kwiinkampani, iziseko kunye nabantu ngabanye kunye nemali evela kwi-Smithsonian Enterprises (izitolo zesipho, iivenkile, ii-IMAX zemahala, njl.).

Ziziphi iindlela zokufakelwa kweempahla ezongeziweyo kwii-Smithsonian Collections?

Uninzi lweempahla zinikelwa kwi-Smithsonian ngabantu ngabanye, abaqokeleli bamacandelo kunye namaziko agunyaziwe njengeNASA, i-US Postal Service, iSebe leNgaphakathi, iSebe lezoKhuseleko, i-Treasury yase-US kunye neThala leNkcazo. Izinkulungwane zezinto zithengwa ngokuhambela kwintsimi, iintengo, ukuthenga, ukutshintshana kunye nezinye iimyuziyam kunye nemibutho, kwaye, kwimeko yezinto eziphilayo kunye nezilwanyana, ngokuzalwa nokusasazeka.

Yintoni i-Smithsonian Associates?

I-Smithsonian Associates inikeza iinkqubo ezahlukeneyo zemfundo nenkcubeko kubandakanywa iintetho, izifundo, iiklasi zobugcisa, iindwendwe, ukuqhuba, iifilimu, iinkqubo zenkampu zasehlotyeni kunye nokunye. Amalungu athola izaphulelo kunye nokufaneleka kwimisebenzi ekhethekileyo kunye namathuba okuhamba. Ukufumana ulwazi oluninzi, khangela iWebhsSonian Associates website