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E-Mail:
Please take a moment to read below and find out which E-mail address to use for your E-mail inquiry. NMNH receives many E-mail questions each day, so directing your inquiry to the appropriate E-mail address will significantly increase your chances of receiving a reply. Please be brief, yet specific enough that your inquiry can be answered. Please note that NMNH does not have the resources to answer all E-mail inquiries, and inquiries that request all information on a particular topic cannot be accommodated.

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Mailing Address:
To send mail through the postal system,
the mailing address is:
National Museum of Natural History (NMNH)
P.O. Box 37012 Smithsonian Inst.
Washington D.C., 20013-7012

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For general questions about natural history sciences please send E-mail to: info[at]si.edu.

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For inquiries about the Discovery Room, please send E-mail to: disroom[at]si.edu.

For inquiries about the Naturalist Center, located in Leesburg VA, please send E-mail to: natcenter[at]nmnh.si.edu.

For inquiries about internships and other academic opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students please send E-mail to: sangreym[at]si.edu.

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If you have no idea where to send your inquiry, please send E-mail to
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