Washington, D.C. Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== Other museums ==== [[File:National law enforcement officers memorial.jpg|thumb|The [[National Building Museum]]]] The [[National Gallery of Art]] is on the National Mall near the Capitol and features American and European artworks. The U.S. government owns the gallery and its collections. However, they are not a part of the Smithsonian Institution.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/about.html |title=About the National Gallery of Art |access-date=April 28, 2013 |publisher=National Gallery of Art |archive-date=September 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922015956/http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/about.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[National Building Museum]], which occupies the former Pension Building near [[Judiciary Square, Washington, D.C.|Judiciary Square]], was chartered by Congress and hosts exhibits on architecture, urban planning, and design.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbm.org/about-us/about-the-museum/ |title=About the National Building Museum |publisher=National Building Museum |access-date=November 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104214726/http://www.nbm.org/about-us/about-the-museum/ |archive-date=November 4, 2010}}</ref> The [[United States Botanic Garden|Botanic Garden]] is a [[botanical garden]] and museum operated by the U.S. Congress that is open to the public.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usbg.gov/ |title=United States Botanic Garden |publisher=USBG |access-date=September 10, 2022 |archive-date=August 6, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020806200311/https://www.usbg.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref> There are several private art museums in Washington, D.C., that house major collections and exhibits open to the public, such as the [[National Museum of Women in the Arts]] and [[The Phillips Collection]] in [[Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C.|Dupont Circle]], the first museum of modern art in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.phillipscollection.org/about/about-the-phillips/index.aspx |title=About The Phillips Collection |access-date=December 2, 2012 |publisher=The Phillips Collection |archive-date=November 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130212702/http://www.phillipscollection.org/about/about-the-phillips/index.aspx |url-status=dead}}</ref> Other private museums in Washington include the [[O Street Museum]], the [[International Spy Museum]], the [[National Geographic Society]] Museum, and the [[Museum of the Bible]]. The [[United States Holocaust Memorial Museum]] near the National Mall maintains exhibits, documentation, and artifacts related to the [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ushmm.org/research/library/faq/details.php?lang=en&topic=06 |title=Frequently Asked Questions |access-date=May 27, 2008 |date=January 14, 2008 |publisher=U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum |archive-date=April 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407224922/http://www.ushmm.org/research/library/faq/details.php?lang=en&topic=06 |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page