• 2 Kitchen sinks on display
• 6 Screens with museum information
• 10 Degrees from horizontal: orientation of the flag
• 13 Stars surrounding dark-green-inset marble in atrium
• 23 Vehicles on display in the “America on the Move” exhibition
• 34 Treads in grand glass staircase
• 40 Feet of original 1932 pavement from Route 66
• 45 Feet (approximately) of viewing area in Star-Spangled Banner Gallery
• 45 Pounds—weight of the Star-Spangled Banner
• 70 Degrees +/- 2 degrees; 50 percent relative humidity +/- 2 percent—temperature and humidity, respectively, in the Star-Spangled Banner chamber
• 138 Lunch boxes and bottles in Stars and Stripes Cafe
• 275 Linear feet of Artifact Walls
• 530 Pieces of marble installed in east and west hallways, reusing museum’s original marble
• 900 Objects in Julia Child’s kitchen
• 960 Pixels of mirrored polycarbonate make up the Abstract Flag
• 4,784 Objects on display in the museum
• 10,000 Pounds (approximately)—weight of the table that the Star-Spangled Banner rests on
• 300,000 Square feet of exhibition, programming and public space in the museum
• 1.7 Million (approximately) stitches were clipped to remove the old linen backing from the Star-Spangled Banner during its conservation treatment
• 3 Million objects in the museum’s collection
• 3 Million annual visitors

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