1846 |
Smithsonian Institution established in Washington |
1849 |
Smithsonian purchases Marsh Collection of engravings |
1850 |
West Wing and Range of Smithsonian Institution Building (the Castle)
completed and occupied; library and Marsh Collection housed there |
1857 |
U.S. National Museum formed within the Smithsonian |
1865 |
Fire destroys portion of Smithsonian Building; library and some art
collections deposited at Library of Congress |
1874 |
Additional art collections deposited at the Corcoran Gallery of Art |
1886 |
Section of Graphic Arts established; later called Division of Graphic Arts |
1888 |
Graphic Arts exhibition opens in Arts & Industries building |
1896 |
Some art collections recalled from Library of Congress and Corcoran Gallery of Art |
1912 |
Graphic Arts exhibition moves to Smithsonian Building |
1965 |
Graphic Arts exhibition moves to new Museum of History and
Technology |
1980 |
Museum of History and Technology renamed National Museum of
American History |