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According to the Smithsonian's web site here are the 16 museums that are part of the Institute. The Indian museum has two locations, one in DC and one in NY so technically you could say the number is 17. If you add the planned museum and the virtual museum then you get 19.

African Art Museum
Collection, research, and exhibition of African art
Washington, D.C.

National Air and Space Museum Air and Space Museum
History, science, and technology of aviation and space flight
Washington, D.C.

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center
Companion facility to the Air and Space Museum on the National Mall
Chantilly, VA

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick GalleryAmerican Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery
Painting, sculpture, graphics, folk art, craft and Photography 18th century to the present
Washington, D.C.

National Museum of American History, Behring Center American History Museum
History of science, technology, society and culture in America
Washington, D.C.

National Museum of the American Indian American Indian Museum
Collection, preservation, study and exhibition of the living cultures and history of the native peoples of the Americas
Washington, D.C. and the Heye Center, New York City

Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture Anacostia Community Museum
Exploring the ever-changing concepts and realities of "community"
Washington, D.C.

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
Changing exhibitions of design, decorative arts, industrial design and architecture
New York City

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Asian art and a specialized collection of American art
Washington, D.C.

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Modern and contemporary art
Washington, D.C.

National Zoological Park National Zoo
More than 400 animal species in a 163-acre park
Washington, D.C.

National Museum of Natural History Natural History Museum
Where natural history lives
Washington, D.C.

National Portrait Gallery Portrait Gallery
Portraits of distinguished Americans
Washington, D.C.

National Postal Museum Postal Museum
Interactive museum of postal history and philately
Washington, D.C.

Smithsonian Institution Building, the Castle Smithsonian Institution Building, the Castle
Smithsonian Information Center
Washington, D.C.

Arts and Industries Building Arts and Industries Building
Washington, D.C.
Closed in preparation for renovation


Future Museum National Museum of African American History and Culture

Virtual Museum Latino Virtual Museum

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Anacostia Community Museum

National Museum of the American Indian

National Air and Space Museum

National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Arts and Industries Building

National Museum of American History

National Museum of Natural History

National Postal Museum

National Museum of African American History and Culture

National Zoo

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum

Freer Gallery of Art

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

National Museum of African Art

National Portrait Gallery

Renwick Gallery

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Smithsonian Institution Building

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