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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Appointment Request Form

All requests for research access to human remains collections must be submitted via this form. Submission of the form is not a guarantee that access will be granted.
Contact Information
 
e.g. University, Business, First Nation/Tribe, Museum. If you have no affiliation, please enter “None”.
Are you a Smithsonian employee, intern, fellow, or volunteer?
Emergency Contact
 
Visit Request Details
What best describes your researcher status?
Check all that apply.
What best describes your researcher status?
Check all that apply.
In order to direct you to the correct unit, please indicate the type of collections you would like to view.
In order to direct you to the correct unit, please indicate the type of collections you would like to view.
2D, primarily paper documents, including artwork
audio recordings
film/media
e.g. baskets, rattles, garments
osteology and anatomy
In order to direct you to the correct unit, please indicate the type of collections you would like to view.
In order to direct you to the correct unit, please indicate the type of collections you would like to view.
Try searching the Departmental/Divisional Website. [Please note some collections are fully or partially restricted for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to: donor agreements, cultural sensitivity, and adherence to privacy laws.]
Try searching the Departmental/Divisional Website. [Please note some collections are fully or partially restricted for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to: donor agreements, cultural sensitivity, and adherence to privacy laws.]
Do you plan to dissect, section, or take a sample for sequencing
Do you plan to request subsampling?
Have you received permission to perform the requested destructive analysis?”
Do you need to examine type specimens? (Conditional)
Do you plan to bring in specimens or other material for comparative purposes?
Requested Date(s) of Visit

Note: Please do not select an arrival or departure date that falls on a Saturday, Sunday, Monday, or Federal Holiday.

Dates are not guaranteed until your visit is approved. We discourage making any non-refundable travel plans before receiving your appointment approval email.
Visitor Team Details
Will anyone else be visiting with you?
Additional visitors under the age of 18 are only allowed on a case-by-case basis, in consultation with museum staff. For help, please contact the appropriate collections manager.
Please submit a separate Visitor Appointment Form for each person 18 and above visiting. Additional visitors under the age of 18 are only allowed on a case-by-case basis, in consultation with museum staff.

For help, please contact the appropriate collections manager.
 
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