Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102
§76e Housing or Exhibiting Objects of Art Possessed by Smithsonian Institution
Title 20 › CHAPTER 3 — SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES › SUBCHAPTER IV — SMITHSONIAN GALLERY OF ART › § 76e
Summary
The Smithsonian can put art that it or the U.S. government owns into the Gallery for storage or display. This can only happen if the Regents and the Secretary agree and follow the rules they set.
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Title 20, §76e
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Such objects of art as the Government or the Smithsonian Institution now possess, or such as may hereafter be acquired, may be housed or exhibited in the Gallery, with the approval of and under such regulations as the Regents and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution may prescribe.
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Citation
20 U.S.C. § 76e
Title 20, Education
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102