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National Museums: In Brief (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised Jan. 11, 2024
Report Number R45674
Report Type Report
Authors Shannon S. Loane
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

Of the more than 35,000 museums in the United States, some are termed "national" museums. Some national museums are authorized by Congress and operated by the federal government. However, most national museums are private museums, funded and operated without government involvement. At times, Congress has acted to designate certain private museums as national museums. Such congressional designation of private museums is honorific and recognizes a museum as being of national importance. Recently, the 115th Congress passed P.L. 115-91 to designate the National Museum of World War II Aviation as "America's National World War II Aviation Museum."