Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution   - Composed of sixteen museums and galleries, the National Zoo, and numerous research facilities in the United States and abroad.

Albert Einstein Planetarium - Features programs, events, and information on the Zeiss Model VIa planetarium instrument, dual digital projection system and six-channel digital surround sound system. Part of the National Air and Space Museum.

Arctic Studies Center - Dedicated to the study of northern peoples, their history and environment. Links, pictures and information.

Center for Earth and Planetary Studies - Scientific research unit within the Collections and Research Department of the National Air and Space Museum. Features research, outreach and image galleries covering planetary science, terrestrial geophysics, and the remote sensing of environmental change.

Center for Education and Museum Studies - Outreach office of the Smithsonian focusing on museum studies, training, information and professional service.

Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage - Focuses on contemporary grassroots cultures. Festival information, recordings, events, and resources.

Center for Tropical Forest Science - Promotes and coordinates long-term biological and socio-economic research within tropical forests and forest-dependent communities. Forest management, conservation, and natural resource policies.

Cold War International History Project (CWIHP) - Hosts hundreds of previously inaccessible documents dealing with the Cold War.

Conservation and Research Center - Advances conservation of biological diversity by increasing knowledge through investigations of threatened species, habitats, and communities, and disseminates knowledge through advanced studies, professional training, and public outreach.

Global Volcanism Program - Seeks better understanding of all volcanoes through documenting their eruptions during the past 10,000 years. A program of the National Museum of Natural History.

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics - Collaboration between the Harvard College Observatory (HCO) and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO). Features research, events, press releases, and a review of the facilities.

Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies - The Institute organizes seminars, workshops, briefings, and conferences featuring prominent scholars and policymakers from America, Russia, and other successor states to the Soviet Union.

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) - Astrophysical research facility located in Cambridge, Massachusetts with scientists engaged in a broad program of research in astronomy, astrophysics, earth and space sciences, and science education.

Smithsonian Institution Research Information System - SIRIS offers an interactive, integrated system applying established national standards to manage, describe, and provide access to research resources held primarily by the Institution's libraries, archives, and research units.

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute - Supports research on basic biological processes in tropical marine and terrestrial plants and animals. Republic of Panama.

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - A presidential memorial that fosters scholarship and dialogue in the humanities and the social sciences. The Center pursues work on three interregional, interdisciplinary themes: ethnicity, comparative urban studies, and governance.