Every portion throws light on all the others.
As we plan for the celebration of our 150th anniversary in 1996, we will continue to enlarge our technological capacity and know-how to extend the reach of our historic mission. In the past few years the Smithsonian has moved into another dimension and in 1995 officially announced its address in cyberspace. There are no closing hours, no long lines or impenetrable crowds, no need to worry about wheelchair ramps or other special facilities. With a few mouse clicks visitors can leap from modern art to ancient artifacts, travel around between centuries and across continents, exploring people, places and things as never before in history. In fact you do not even have to be in the United States.