April 13, 2009

Exterior image of the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building. The building served as the first U.S. National Museum and opened in 1881.

April 13, 2009: In effort to restore and reopen the Arts and Industries Building, G. Wayne Clough, twelfth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, announces the formation of the Arts and Industries Building Program Planning Committee.  The Committee forms to generate an appropriate mission and function for the A&I Building and recommend program plans by June 2009. The committee is chaired by David K. Allison of the National Museum of American History.

Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution Archives

Related posts:

Thank you for your leadership “Forward Into Light” Photo Gallery “Forward Into Light” Photo Gallery Diversity and collaboration are hallmarks of Smithsonian’s emerging leaders