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# Contact Us

For efficient service, please read through the following list and contact the appropriate office directly.

### Collections: Donating and Locating

### I would like to donate an object to the Smithsonian Institution. What should I do?

The Smithsonian acquires thousands of objects and specimens each year for its collection holdings through donation, bequest, purchase, exchange, and field collecting. Each museum and curatorial department decides on a case-by-case basis which objects to add to its collections. Donations are accepted only when the item truly complements the collection. We also consider whether we can properly care for an intended donation, as our collections are held in trust for the American people.

If you are interested in donating objects to one of the following Smithsonian museums, please visit the appropriate webpage:
                              - Anacostia Community Museum
                              - Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
                              - National Museum of African Art
                              - National Air and Space Museum and its Udvar Hazy Center
                              - Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery
                              - National Museum of American History
                              - National Museum of American Indian
                              - National Portrait Gallery
                              - National Postal Museum
                              - Smithsonian Institution Libraries
                              - Archives of American Art

If you would like to donate objects to one of the following museums, please email directly:
                              - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  (modern and contemporary art):  HMSG_Aquisitions@si.edu 
                              - National Museum of Asian Art :  PublicAffairsAsia@si.edu .   
                              - National Museum of Natural History :  naturalexperience@si.edu .

**Note:** the National Museum of African American History and Culture is not currently accepting object donations. 

***Under no circumstances should you send us your object without prior written curatorial approval.***

### How can I find out if the Smithsonian holds a particular object in its collections and where it might be?

The Smithsonian holds nearly 154 million objects in its collections, distributed among its 21 museums, the National Zoo, libraries, research centers, and storage facilities. Many artifacts are donated to the Smithsonian by individuals, private collectors, and federal agencies; others come to the collections through field expeditions, bequests, exchanges with other museums and organizations, and purchases.

Only a small percentage of the Smithsonian’s vast holdings are on view. Many artifacts not on display are stored in collection study areas in the museums and are available to researchers by appointment. Air- and spacecraft are conserved and stored at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, part of the National Air and Space Museum, in Chantilly, Virginia. Other research collections are housed in Landover and Suitland, Maryland, facilities.

Most of our collections have been cataloged in our Collections database. If you don’t find the object you are interested in listed there, please send as much information about the object as you have to info@si.edu; such information as a complete description of the item, its history, how and when it came to the Smithsonian, who donated it, and the museum or facility to which it was donated can help us refer your inquiry to the appropriate collections staff.

Some museums and units may be contacted directly. To either conduct research or inquire about a collection, either send a detailed email or follow instructions at any of the following:

**Anacostia Community Museum**(email only)

**Archives of American Art**

**Asian Art Museum**

**Smithsonian Gardens**

**National Postal Museum**

### Lost and Found

Web: Lost and Found

To report a lost possession, click on the "Lost Property Report Form" inside the link above.

### Magazine Subscriptions

## Air & Space Quarterly

                              - Web:  Air & Space Quarterly
                              - Email:  NASMmembership@si.edu
                              - Phone: 800.513.3081

## Smithsonian Magazine

                              - Web:  Change or update your membership information .
                              - Email:  Smithsonian@SmithsonianService.com
                              - Phone: 800.766.2149

### Membership Services

The Smithsonian does not maintain a centralized mailing list; each membership program maintains its own membership database.

Supporting Members, Smithsonian Associates, and Friends of the Smithsonian may look up their membership by visiting https://smithsonianservice.com/member

For specific inquiries, including a change of address, or to stop receiving mail, please contact the appropriate membership program:
                              - Supporting Members (Smithsonian Magazine)  	Email:  Smithsonian@SmithsonianService.com  	Phone: 800.766.2149
                              - Smithsonian Associates  	Email:  customerservice@smithsonianassociates.org  	Phone: 202.633.3030
                              - Friends of the Smithsonian  	Email:  membership@si.edu  	Phone: 800.931.3226  
                              - African American History and Culture  	Email:  NMAAHCmember@si.edu  	Phone: 844.750.3012 or 202.633.9539                                                         
                              - African Art Museum  	Email:  NMAfAMembership@si.edu  	Phone: 202.633.4607
                              - National Air & Space Museum (DC and VA)  	Email:  NASMmembership@si.edu  	Phone: 800.513.3081  
                              - Smithsonian American Art Museum  	Email:  americanartdevelopment@si.edu  	Phone: 202.633.8420 
                              - National Museum of American History  	Email:  JohnsonSt@si.edu  	Phone: 202.633.0398
                              - National Museum of American Indian  	Email:  nmaimember@si.edu  	Phone: 800.242.6624 or 202.633.6984
                              - Cooper Hewitt National Museum of Design  	Email:  chmembership@si.edu  	Phone: 212.849.8349  
                              - National Museum of Asian Art (Freer|Sackler)  	Email:  FriendsNMAA@si.edu  	Phone: 202.633.0430
                              - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  	Email:  HMSGdevelopment@si.edu  	Phone: 202.633.2836  
                              - National Zoo  	Email:  ZooMembership@si.edu  	Phone: 202.633.2922
                              - National Museum of Natural History  	Email:  nhadvancement@si.edu  	Phone: 202.633.0821  
                              - National Postal Museum  	Email:  NPMgiving@si.edu  	Phone: 202.633.7900   
                              - Renwick Gallery  	Email:  admin@jra.org  	Phone: 301.907.3888 

### Museum and Zoo Contacts

                              - National Museum of African American History and Culture 
                              - National Museum of African Art 
                              - National Air and Space Museum (DC and VA)
                              - Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery
                              - National Museum of American History
                              - National Museum of the American Indian (DC and NY) 
                              - National Museum of the American Latino
                              - Smithsonian American Women's History Museum
                              - Anacostia Community Museum
                              - Arts and Industries Building
                              - National Museum of Asian Art 
                              - Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle)
                              - Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 
                              - Smithsonian Gardens
                              - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
                              - National Museum of Natural History
                              - National Portrait Gallery
                              - National Postal Museum
                              - Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute

### Office of Human Resources

                              - Web:  Office of Human Resources
                              - Phone: 202.633.6370

### Rights and Reproductions

                              - For general information on using Smithsonian content, please visit our Terms of Use webpage. 
                              - Each museum and office grants rights to reproduce objects and images in its collections. 
                              - To determine which museum holds the object or image you are interested in, search our Collections database. 
                              - For information on how to contact the appropriate office to request rights, please see our Rights, Restrictions, and Security Contacts webpage.
                              - To explore and access Smithsonian content that you may download and use without permission visit Smithsonian Open Access.

### Smithsonian Books and Scholarly Press

**Smithsonian Books**
                              - Web:  www.smithsonianbooks.com
                              - Email:  LittsM@si.edu
                              - Phone Orders: 800.733.3000 (Penguin Random House Customer Service)                                                                 

**Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press**
                              - Web:  scholarlypress.si.edu
                              - Email:  scholarlypress@si.edu 

**DK Smithsonian**- published by Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc. (not Smithsonian)

### Smithsonian Catalog/Museum Stores

### Online Shopping

*(Please note that the Smithsonian Catalog is not representative of merchandise sold in the onsite museum stores.)*

**Mail Order:**www.smithsonianstore.com

**Email: **customer-service@smithsonianstore.com

**Web: **https://www.smithsonianstore.com/customer-service/contact-us/

**Phone:**

### Museum Stores

*Onsite Shopping (Due to COVID-19 closures, links are not currently available to each onsite museum store.)*

**Individual Museum Stores:**www.si.edu/visit/museum-stores

**Product Development & Licensing:**www.si.edu/pdl

**Retail:**www.si.edu/se/seproductsubmissions.aspx

### Smithsonian Journeys (Travel)/ Smithsonian Channel

### Smithsonian Journeys

                              - Web:  www.smithsonianjourneys.org
                              - Email:  smithsonianjourneys@si.edu
                              - Phone: 855.330.1542
                              - International callers: 989.702-2515
                              - Reservations:  sjreservations@si.edu

### Smithsonian Channel

                              - Web:  www.smithsonianchannel.com
                              - Email:  contact@smithsoniannetworks.com
                              - Phone: 844.764.8488
                              - Webform

### General Information

### For information on visit-planning, including timed entry passes, please visit:

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### For visit-planning and Smithsonian-related inquiries not addressed above:

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                              - Phone:  202.633.1000  (recorded information/live voice-- Monday-Saturday  10:00am-4:00pm)
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                              - Staff Mail:  Employee name  	Smithsonian Institution  Building name ,  room number (if known)  	PO Box 37012  	Washington, DC 20013-7012

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