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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will donate $200 million to the Smithsonian Institution to renew National Air, and Space Museum and open a new training center next door.

Great donation from Mr. Bezos, will make up the biggest giveaway announced late Wednesday Smithsonian It has received nothing since the first sum that led to its establishment nearly 200 years ago.

Seventy million dollars will go to update the Air and Space Museum on the National Mall in Washington and the rest of the total will be spent on the new “Bezos Learning Center”. Smithsonian I said.

Smithsonian It plays a vital role in sparking the imaginations of future builders and dreamers.” Bezossaid in a statement released by the richest person in the world Smithsonian. “Every child is born with great potential, and it is inspiration that unlocks that potential. My love affair with science, invention, and space has done that for me, and I hope this gift will do the same for others.”

In the 1820s, James Smithson, a British scientist, bequeathed his estate “to establish in Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an institution for the increase and dissemination of knowledge among the people.”

More than $500,000 in gold was given to the U.S. government after Smithson died in 1829. Smithsonian was established in a short time. The construction of its first museum was completed in 1881.

“Today, as we emerge from a very important moment in history, Jeff‘s donation builds on this original tradition and will help us reimagine and transform the world. Smithsonian,” I said Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch.

“This historic gift, Smithsonian Achieving the goal of reaching every classroom in America by creating a world-class learning center with access and inspiration at its core,” Mr. Bunch added. Jeff for her for generosity and her passion and commitment to education, innovation and technology. This donation will nurture our nation’s future leaders and innovators.

weather and Space Museum It was established in 1946 and opened its current building in the Mall in 1976. Historic airplanes and spacecraft from his collection are displayed here and in the annex, the Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.

Smithsonian He said that the “Bezos Center” will be located in a new facility to be built on the shopping mall on the east side of the museum plaza, and there will be programs and activities for students.

Before the new coronavirus pandemic broke out, Weather and Space Museum It was one of the most popular of 21 different facilities operated by Smithsonian, according to their website.

For example, in 2019 Smithsonian He said that his museums were visited 22.1 million times in total. That’s about 3.2 million visits recorded by Air and Space Museum and 1.3 million at the Udvar-Hazy Center.

Mr. BezosAt the age of 57, he founded Amazon in 1994 and served as the CEO of the online retail giant until this month. Forbes called he is “The richest man in modern history”. he is It is reportedly worth about $200 billion.