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NMAI opens massive collection to those who ask
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2003 The National Museum of the American Indian's new Cultural Resources Center in suburban Washington, D.C., is open to anyone who wants to use objects in the collection for study or worship. With 850,000 items in the collection, the center's registrar keeps up with the traffic. "Archaeological or ethnographic, it's all at their fingertips," Ann Drumheller told The New York Times. "We pull it out for them, even show them field notes from all the collectors." The NMAI's new museum on the National Mall opens next year. Get the Story:
Tracking Stuff and Sharing It (The New York Times 4/23)
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