National Museum of American History

The National Museum of American History: Kenneth E. Behring Center is a historical museum in It collects, preserves, and displays the heritage of the in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific, and military history.
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  • Museum
  • …lies at an elevation of 13 feet (4 metres)
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • …is operated by Smithsonian Institute
  • …dates from 1964
  • …stands 67 feet (21 metres) tall
  • Opening hours:
    10:00 AM–5:30 PM
    December 25: closed
  • Description: history museum in Washington, D.C., a division of the Smithsonian Institution
  • Address: 1300 Constitution Avenue Northwest
  • Email: info@si.edu
  • Also known as
    “americanhistory.si.edu”
    “Museum of History and Technology”
    “National Museum of American History: Kenneth E. Behring Center”
    “National Museum of History and Technology”
    “NMAH”
    “NMHT”
    “Smithsonian National Museum of American History”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and Washington Monument.
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National Museum of American History

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Latitude
38.89123° or 38° 53′ 28″ north
Longitude
-77.03002° or 77° 1′ 48″ west
Open location code
87C4VXR9+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 445808462
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
4139750
Wiki­data ID
Q148584

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“National Museum of American History” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المتحف القومي للتاريخ الأمريكي”
  • Armenian: “Ամերիկյան պատմության ազգային թանգարան”
  • Catalan: “Museu Nacional d’Història Americana”
  • Chinese: “史密森尼國家歷史博物館”
  • Chinese: “國家歷史館”
  • Chinese: “美国国家历史博物馆”
  • Chinese: “美國國家歷史博物館”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal Museum van Amerikaanse Geschiedenis”
  • Dutch: “National Museum of American History”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المتحف القومى للتاريخ الامريكى”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Muzeo de Usona Historio”
  • Finnish: “Yhdysvaltain historian museo”
  • French: “musée national d’histoire américaine”
  • French: “Musée national d’histoire américaine”
  • French: “Musée national dhistoire américaine”
  • French: “National Museum of American History”
  • Galician: “Museo Nacional de Historia Estadounidense”
  • Georgian: “ამერიკის ისტორიის ეროვნული მუზეუმი”
  • German: “National Museum of American History”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum für amerikanische Geschichte”
  • Greek: “Εθνικό Μουσείο Αμερικανικής Ιστορίας”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הלאומי להיסטוריה אמריקאית”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הלאומי להיסטוריה אמריקנית”
  • Hindi: “अमेरिकी इतिहास का राष्ट्रीय संग्रहालय”
  • Hungarian: “National Museum of American History”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Nasional Sejarah Amerika”
  • Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta Stair Mheiriceá”
  • Italian: “Museo nazionale di storia americana”
  • Italian: “National Museum of American History”
  • Italian: “NMAH”
  • Italian: “Smithsonian National Museum of American History”
  • Japanese: “国立アメリカ歴史博物館”
  • Javanese: “Muséum Nasional Sejarah Amerika”
  • Javanese: “National Museum of American History”
  • Korean: “국립 미국사 박물관”
  • Korean: “국립미국사박물관”
  • Lithuanian: “Nacionalinis Amerikos istorijos muziejus”
  • Macedonian: “Национален музеј на американската историја”
  • Malay: “Muzium Kebangsaan Sejarah Amerika”
  • Malay: “Muzium Negara Sejarah Amerika”
  • Persian: “موزه ملی تاریخ آمریکا”
  • Persian: “موزهٔ ملی تاریخ آمریکا”
  • Persian: “موزه ملی تاریخ امریکا”
  • Persian: “موزه ملی تاریخ ایالات متحده”
  • Polish: “Narodowe Muzeum Historii Amerykańskiej”
  • Polish: “National Museum of American History”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Nacional da História Americana”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Nacional de História Americana”
  • Portuguese: “National Museum of American History”
  • Russian: “Музей американской истории”
  • Russian: “Музей истории Америки”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей американской истории”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей истории Америки”
  • Slovenian: “Nacionalni muzej ameriške zgodovine”
  • Slovenian: “NMAH”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Historia Americana”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Historia Estadounidense”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Historia Norte Americana”
  • Swedish: “National Museum of American History”
  • Turkish: “Ulusal Amerikan Tarihi Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний музей американської історії”
  • Urdu: “نیشنل میوزیم آف امریکن ہسٹری”
  • Western Panjabi: “نیشنل میوزیم آف امریکن ہسٹری”

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