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When Smithson died in 1829, he left his estate, valued at more than $500,000, to the United States “to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.” The United States created the Smithsonian Institution (approved by Congress Aug. 10, 1846) with a 17-member Board of Regents to govern and administer the organization. Today, the Smithsonian is the world’s largest museum and research complex, housing collections in natural history, American history, air and space, the fine arts, cultural history and other fields. The Smithsonian Institution includes 19 museums, four research centers, the National Zoo, the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, the Smithsonian Magazine, the Smithsonian Institution Press, a Traveling Exhibition Service, and a number of other offices. 

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