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asdfasdfasdfas11111 t1_j7hcgmi wrote

Reply to comment by Medievalismist in Is it possible to visit all of the Smithsonian museums in a limited time frame? by LeoTheBirb

> The National Gallery of Art isn't part of the Smithsonian

You're right, I did not know that and I've been there many times! It's so massive you kind of assume it's got to be a federally funded thing at least.

You are definitely right about Museum fatigue. Walking 2 miles in a museum feels like 2-3x that just because of how long you are on your feet, and then the hunger and fatigue kind of hits you all at once.

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museumed t1_j7hfm5j wrote

To be clear though not part of Smithsonian NGA is still federally funded.

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oxtailplanning t1_j7itav4 wrote

Similarly, the botanical gardens are part of Congress not the executive branch like the rest of the Smithsonian.

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