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Detached storage: the Smithsonian Institution's Museum Support Center

April 2009
Museum International 47(4):18 - 22

April 2009
47(4):18 - 22

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-0033.1995.tb01265.x

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A ground-breaking storage and research facility located well away from the Smithsonian Institution in central Washington, D.C., the Museum Support Center employs state-of-the-art technology to facilitate both preservation and research.

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