significanc opportunities to build affiliations for the future — 

 with communities, with corporations, with universities and 

 other educational institutions, with museums and research 

 entities. Funding from the members of the 150th Anniversary 

 Corporate Partners Program — Discover® Card, Intel 

 Corporation, MCI Communications Corporation, and Trans 

 World Airlines, Inc. — made possible the exhibition and 

 many other aspects of the anniversary celebration. By seeking 

 partners, we can do much more, and do it more efficiently, 

 more effectively, and with vastly broader impact. As we 

 begin to master the potential of technology, looking to the 

 day when there may be many museum exhibitions in 

 cyberspace, thete is even greater promise for collaborative 



efforts drawing on the complementary strengchs of 

 organizations within and outside the Smithsonian. 



The Smithsonian's dual role — as a leader in research and as 

 a national museum — has an eminently American quality. The 

 determined pursuit of new horizons in knowledge figures 

 prominently in the American story, and so do the collection 

 and preservation of the objects of our heritage in museums, 

 which are also centers of learning and enlightenment. As one 

 of the nation's premier research institutions and as the 

 national museum, the Smithsonian has a special obligation to 

 help define American culture and heritage. On our 150th 

 anniversary, we renewed the dedication to community and 

 collaboration that will help us meet that obligation. 



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