Castle Children's Room - Knowledge Begins in Wonder

Children's Room, 1901

AUTHOR:
Unknown
SUBJECT:
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
Smithsonian Institution Building Children's Room
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print
TYPE:
Photographic print
Exhibit
DATE:
1901
CATEGORY:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
NOTES:
For more information see: The Castle: An Illustrated History of the Smithsonian Building by Field, Stamm, and Ewing, p. 126-130.
SUMMARY:
Children's Room in the South Tower of the Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB), or "Castle." The natural history displays were conceived by Secretary Samuel P. Langley (1887-1906) and were intended to inspire children to study the natural world. Cases were specifically designed to suit a child's height and all Latin labels were replaced with poetic inscriptions. Stenciled over the door to the garden was a quote paraphrased from Aristotle that reads, "Knowledge begins in wonder."
CONTAINED WITHIN:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 41, Folder: 8
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
TOPIC:
Children
Natural history
STANDARD NUMBER:
8010 or MNH-8010
RESTRICTIONS:
No restrictions
DATA SOURCE:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div