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Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

Cambridge, Massachusetts

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In partnership with Harvard University, this observatory conducts a broad program of research in astronomy, astrophysics, and Earth and space sciences.

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American Art and Portrait Gallery Library

To support the research of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the National Portrait Gallery, and the Archives of American Art, the AA/PG Library collection of 180,000 books, exhibition catalogs, catalogues raisonnes, serials, and dissertations is concentrated in the area of American art, history, and biography with supportive materials on European art.

Anacostia Community Museum

The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum (ACM) aspires to illuminate and share the untold, and often overlooked stories of people furthest from opportunity in the Greater Washington D.C. region. Our mission is to tell stories of everyday people making impactful changes, who use their collective power to tackle complex issues and advance a more equitable future for all. While local in nature, these stories are relevant to people and communities across our nation.

Anacostia Community Museum Library

The library was created in 1991 to support the research, exhibitions, and public programs of the Smithsonian’s first neighborhood museum, as well as the research needs of the Smithsonian and researchers at large.

Archives of American Art

This archive collects and preserves documents and records related to the history of the visual arts in the United States.

Arts and Industries Building

The Arts and Industries Building (AIB) is the Smithsonian’s second oldest building and a national hub for creative exchange between ideas and objects from our past and our future. AIB opened in 1881 as the country’s first U.S. National Museum, an architectural icon in the heart of the National Mall. Its soaring halls introduced millions of Americans to wonders about to change the world—Edison’s lightbulb, the first telephone, Apollo rockets. Over the years, AIB was the origin and incubator for almost every other Smithsonian museum, debuting everything from dinosaurs to rocket ships. Never fully renovated, the building closed completely in 2004 due to structural concerns before reopening in 2021 with the landmark FUTURES exhibition. The Arts & Industries Building is temporarily closed to the public.

Asian Pacific American Center

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center brings history, art and culture to you through innovative museum experiences and digital initiatives.

Botany and Horticulture Library

The Botany library began as a departmentally run library in the 19th century at the Smithsonian Institution. Literature is very important to the discipline of botany and in particular, taxonomy and botanical nomenclature.

Conservation Biology Institute

Part of the National Zoo, SCBI focuses on animal care, science, education, and sustainability.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Library

The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Library is the major resource in the United States for books, trade catalogs, serials, pictures, and archival material covering design and decorative art from the Renaissance to the present.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Reopened in 2014, located on the Upper East Side. The renovation includes new interactive galleries and digital tools for exploring design and innovation.

Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology

Located in the National Museum of American History, this library houses rare books and manuscripts related to the history of science and technology.

Environmental Research Center Library

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Library was founded in 1977 at the Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies (CBCES) to support the Center’s research and education programs. The CBCES was renamed the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) in 1986 upon the closing of the Smithsonian Radiation Biology Laboratory (SRBL) in Rockville, MD and the partial merging of staff and collections.