Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Smithsonian Struts More of Its Stuff With Affiliations

Smithsonian Struts More of Its Stuff With Affiliations: "Smithsonian Struts More of Its Stuff With Affiliations

By Jacqueline Trescott
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 22, 2006; Page C01

The Apollo 13 space capsule has been to Hutchinson, Kan.

Kermit the Frog has gone to Dubuque, Iowa.



A triceratops skull went to Anniston, Ala.

Lincoln's top hat, the one he was wearing the night of his assassination, visited Danville, Calif.

The four trips are part of a plan to get the Smithsonian Institution to empty its closets. In exchange for a $2,500 annual fee, museums may become Smithsonian 'affiliates"
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