Established | 2016 |
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Location | 602 East 2nd Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Coordinates | 40°36′46″N 75°22′16″W / 40.6128°N 75.3710°W |
Type | Historical museum |
CEO | Kara Mohsinger |
Curator | Andria Zaia |
Website | nmih |
The National Museum of Industrial History, abbreviated NMIH, housed in the former facility of Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,[1] is a museum affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution that seeks to preserve, educate, and display the industrial history of the nation.[2] It holds a collection of artifacts from the textile, steel and iron, and propane gas industries.[3]
The museum holds a significant collection of industrial machinery on loan from the institute's National Museum of American History.[1] The museum also has a large collection of documents, machinery, photographs, and other archival material from Bethlehem Steel, one of the world's largest steel manufacturers prior to its 2001 bankruptcy and 2003 dissolution.[3]
The museum opened in August 2016 with the goal to "forge a connection between America's industrial past and the innovations of today by educating the public and inspiring the visionaries of tomorrow".[4] The $7.5 million museum has four exhibitions, each focusing on a different aspect of industrial history that affected both Pennsylvania and the rest of the country.[4] The museum showcases the nation's industrial past by highlighting the machinery and the lives of workers at that time period.[5]
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