Smithsonian Institution
https://www.si.edu/ /
http://www.si.edu/http://smithsonianmuseum.blogspot.com/1000 Jefferson Dr., SW, Washington, D.C. Ten of the Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C., span an area from 3rd to 14th Streets between Constitution Avenue and Independence Avenue, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km).
National Museum of Natural History
http://www.si.edu/Museums/natural-history-museumhttp://www.mnh.si.edu/Opened 1910
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Natural_History10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, in Washington, D.C. 20560, USA
Timothy McCoy
Jeffrey E. Post
Benjamin Andrews
Elizabeth Cottrell
Russell Feather
Leslie Hale
Julie Hoskin
Paul W. Pohwat
Timothy Rose
etc etc
http://mineralsciences.si.edu/staff.htmFor museum trip reports, see
http://www.strahlen.org/forum/index.php/topic,20215.0.htmlSee their former magazine
http://www.strahlen.org/forum/index.php/topic,14217.0.htmland their newsletter
http://www.strahlen.org/forum/index.php/topic,14218.0.htmlAlso see
http://www.mineralmuseums.com/smithsonian/smith.shtmlhttp://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4244https://www.mindat.org/museum-194.html