MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, Presentation
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Language: English / USA
Hello, my name’s Marcy, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the wonders of the world: the National Museum of Natural History in Washington.
This is the oldest museum run by the Smithsonian Institution in the city. It was founded along with the Institution in 1846, and until 1910 the collections were kept in its historical home, the Smithsonian Castle, located right opposite here on the National Mall.
The new museum building, in neoclassical style, was designed by the architects Hornblower & Marshall, and covers an area of 140,000 square meters, 30,000 of which is used for exhibitions or areas for the public.
The museum is open 364 days a year. Entry is free, and with 7 million visitors in 2016, it was the most popular national history museum in the world....