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June 20, 1911

The new National Museum Building (now the National Museum of Natural History) is formally completed. The building houses anthropological, art, historical and natural history collections. Many historical exhibitions also remain in the Arts and Industries Building.

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Posted: 20 June 2010
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Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.