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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1D20. 



not, therefore, satisf}^ any of the needs set forth in the last report in 

 respect to additional space for the national collections. 



VISITORS. 



The number of visitors to the Natural History Building durinir the 

 year aggregated 321,568 for week days and 101,416 for Sundays, be- 

 ing a dail}^ average of 1,024 for the former and 1,950 for the latter. 

 At the Arts and Industries Building, Avhich is open only during the 

 week, the total attendance was 250,982, a daily average of 799. The 

 Smithsonian Building, like the Arts and Industries Building, is or- 

 dinarily only open to visitors on week da3's, but an exception was 

 made for a few Sundays in March and April. 1920, Avhen there was 

 on exhibition a series of exquisite Avater color paintings of wild' 

 flowers by Mrs. C. D. AValcott. The total attendance in this build- 

 ing for the year was 84,223 on week days and 1,790 on- the five 

 Sundays, averaging 268 for the former and 358 for the latter. 



It is highly desirable that all three buildings should be open at 

 least a part of each Sunday to give persons employed during the 

 week an opportunity to view the nation's collections. This will be 

 possible when additional funds are provided to cover the extra 

 watchmen and other attendants required. 



The following tables show, respectively, the attendance of visitors 

 during each month of the past year, and for each year since 1881, 

 Avhen the building now devoted to arts and industries was first oc- 

 cupied. 



Nidiihcr of vi-'iit'n-s diiriiifj lite year cnOliig Jidic 30, l'J20. 



Year anrt month. 



1919 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 



December 



1920 



January 



February 



Mai eh 



Apri < 



May 



June 



Total '.. 



Museum Buildings. 



Arts and 

 Indus- 

 tries. 



Natural 

 History. 



24,75.5 

 29, 501 

 29, 697 

 21,401 

 IS, 971 

 13,149 



11,491 

 10, 1<W 

 15,815 

 23, 207 

 27,550 

 25, 271 



250, 9.S2 



33,631 

 45, 392 

 44, 974 

 36,906 

 38, 420 

 23, 751 



22, 914 



21, 740 

 32,204 

 38. 954 

 46, 0S9 

 3S. 009 



422 J84 



Smithso- 

 nian 

 Building. 



7,812 

 9,594 

 9, 690 

 7, 245 

 5,875 

 4,992 



4,264 

 3,439 

 6,371 

 8,121 

 9,978 

 8,632 



86, 013 



