Elevation blueprint for the Museum of the American Indian building at Broadway and 155th in New York, presumably prepared by architect Charles Pratt Huntington in 1916.
Museum founder and wealthy New York financier George Gustav Heye (1874–1957).
T
he National Museum of the American Indian is wrapping up its celebration of the 100th anniversary year of the estab- lishment of our predecessor institution, the Museum of the
American Indian, Heye Foundation (MAI). MAI’s founding on May 10, 1916, paved the way for the opening of the museum in upper Manhattan in 1922 and eventually the estab- lishment of the NMAI as part of the Smith- sonian Institution in 1989. This milestone anniversary gave us various opportunities for celebrating the provenance of our collections and its continued study and expansion. Who would have imagined in the early 1900s that NMAI – with its museums on the National Mall and in Lower Manhattan and the Cul- tural Resources Center collections facility in Suitland, Md. – would have become such an internationally prominent institution? There are so many stories to tell about amazing and remarkable personalities, and struggles and triumphs along the way, and this past year we proudly honored our truly unique history.
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IMAGE COURTESY OF THE NMAI ARCHIVE CENTER
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