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September 27, 1976

The Victorian Garden opens to the public in the South Yard behind the Castle to the west of the Arts and Industries Building. It is the work of the Office of Horticulture (now Smithsonian Gardens),  and is the Smithsonian’s first major horticultural display.


Posted: 27 September 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.