On this day in 1989, President George Bush signs legislation to - TopicsExpress



          

On this day in 1989, President George Bush signs legislation to establish the Smithsonians National Museum of the American Indian, to be located on the National Mall between the National Air and Space Museum and the U.S. Capitol. The Museum is scheduled to open in the mid- to late 1990s. The legislation also describes Smithsonian policy on the repatriation of American Indian human remains and associated funerary objects. The legislation also establishes the George Gustav Heye Center in the Alexander Hamilton Customs House in New York City and provides for a storage, conservation, and research facility at the Museum Support Center in Suitland, Maryland. More - bit.ly/1wJJ7s0 Smithsonian Institution Archives siarchives.si.edu/history/national-museum-american-indian #OTD #OnThisDay #NMAI #NAHM2014
Posted on: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 21:00:01 +0000

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