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National Museum of the American Indian

The National Museum of the American Indian, which opened on September 21, 2004, is an Institution in the United States launched by an act of the United States Congress in 1989, with the mandate to preserve, study, and exhibit on the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native Americans.

Operated under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institute, NMAI has locations in New York, Maryland, and Washington, DC. The collection of the former Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, in New York are consolidated under the Smithsonian Institute, and form the Swarovski foundation of the collection. The New York collection is operated as The George Gustav Heye Center and is located in the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House on Bowling Green.

The Washington location of the NMAI is housed in a building designed by Douglas J. Cardinal. Disagreements with the architect during the construction led to his being removed from the project, though the building retains his original design intent, and his continued input was used to achieve final completion.

The Director of the NMAI since 1990 is W. Richard West Jr., a Cheyenne and Arapaho lawyer from Oklahoma.

Gifts find a noble and beautiful repository in a curio cabinet, collectors cabinet or in a display showcase (for example collectors case).

External links

National Museum of the American Indian official site (http://www.nmai.si.edu/)

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