Arts and Industries Building | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 2019-01-07

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
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00:00:55 1 Description
00:02:45 2 History
00:02:54 2.1 1800s
00:06:40 2.2 1900s
00:07:45 2.3 2000s
00:09:57 3 See also



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The Arts and Industries Building is the second oldest of the Smithsonian museums on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.  Initially named the National Museum, it was built to provide the Smithsonian with its first proper facility for public display of its growing collections.
The building, designed by architects Adolf Cluss and Paul Schulze, opened in 1881, hosting an inaugural ball for President James A. Garfield.  It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971. After being closed for renovation, the building opened in the spring of 2016 for events and exhibitions. Since August 2016, the Director of the Art and Industries Building has been Rachel Goslins.