The National Museum of the American Indian and Washington DC Tourism
Jun 25th, 2009 by DavePF
The National Museum of the American Indian should be included in your Washington DC tourism plans. Here you will be able to see the life of the Native American Indians prior to the settling of the pilgrims up to and including their lives today. The Museums purpose is to protect and foster the Native American culture by reaffirming traditions and beliefs, encouraging contemporary artistic works and giving a voice to the Native American Indians. This is just one of the sixteen Museums that comprise the Smithsonian Institute.
The man that began the collections of the Museum was George Gustav Hey. He began collecting items in 1874 and continued through 1957. There is a wide range of materials from historical artifacts to religious pieces for you to see. There are also everyday items showing how the Native Americans lived. Three is also a film and audiovisual collection, paper archives, and a photography achieve of more than 300,000 images depicting both historic and contemporary life.
Being located on the National Mall gives you the opportunity to see many of the outstanding buildings of the Smithsonian Institute. This Museum is located on Fourth Street and Independence Ave., SW. When you complete your visit to this Museum you will want to visit the others in the area. It will take time to see them all which may require you to come back to DC many times to see them all.
