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National Museum of American History—“By the Numbers” |
November 2008
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- 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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SI-497-2008
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