THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION'S. From: Rocks & Minerals | Date: January 1, 1998| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1998 Heldref Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Natural Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution opened the Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals on Sept 20, 1997. The hall is part of a planning and renovation process that began in 1988. The gem and mineral galleries that were completed in 1958 were among the most popular exhibits in the Smithsonian institution.

New Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals

On 20 September 1997 the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution opened the Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals, culminating a planning and ...

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