America
1846
an audacious idea
to grow and broadcast more knowledge than the world had ever seen
with an eye to the future
that dream was the Smithsonian
your Smithsonian
expanding the portrait of a people
revealing the building blocks of life
to discover new species
and save those we already know
a knowledge powerhouse with purpose
and a community mindset
inspiring a new generation to learn from the past
speak up
be civic
serve a nation
so that together we can step into the future with optimism
no dreams deferred