How the smithsonian’s museum organized their collection

-They went inside the secret collections to see how they acquire,clean,maintain and protect millions
of specimens.

-They are either collected in the field,donated,or purchased with endowments.

-For Acquisition,the giant Arkansas crystal was donated.

-Using process accessioning,where the museum inspects the objects so they can take ownership of it
and make sure that its in good shape when they receive

-For research,the collections are essentially a living library that 12 000 visiting scientists can access
and their work has real-world benefits.