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Annals of the Smithsonian Institution 2000 



Management Excellence — 



Financial Strength — 



After a smooth transition to a new management 

 team, efforts intensified to build the Smithsonian into 

 an effective and streamlined twenty-first-century 

 organization. 



Secretary Lawrence M. Small created five divisions — 

 American Museums and National Programs; Science; 

 International Art Museums; Financial and Administrative 

 Services; and Business Ventures. 



The purchase of the Victor Building in Washington, D.C, 

 centralized staff from leased offices and freed up more mu- 

 seum exhibition space. 



In an extraordinary year, financial contributions to the 

 Smithsonian surpassed all records: a total of $206.6 mil- 

 lion from individuals, corporations, and foundations. 

 With his $80 million gift to the National Museum of 

 American History, Kenneth E. Behring increased his sup- 

 port for the Smithsonian to $100 million, the largest gift 

 the Smithsonian has ever received. 



The Archives of American Art, National Portrait Gallery, 

 National Postal Museum, National Zoo, Program for 

 Asian Pacific American Studies, Smithsonian American 

 Art Museum, and Smithsonian Institution Libraries all 

 received record-breaking gifts. 



This year's success gave invigorating momentum to the 

 Smithsonian's effort to taise more than $1 billion from 

 private sources in the next five years. 



