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Today in Smithsonian History: January 20, 1941

2019Visitors to the lower main hall of the Smithsonian Institution Building in 1867, via Smithsonian Institution Archives.January 20, 1941 A new exhibition providing an overview of the Smithsonian’s activities around the world, opens in the newly renovated Great Hall of the Smithsonian Institution Building (the Castle).

Watch a video history of the Great Hall.

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