Discovery Why 99% Of Smithsonian's Specimens Are Hidden In High-Security Scott Admin posted on 2 years ago — updated on 1 second ago 188 views The Smithsonian Natural History Museum houses 147 million specimens — everything from pickled animals to priceless gems to dinosaur bones. But less than 1% of it's on display. The rest is hidden behind the scenes in what's called collections. smithsonian Business Insider Big Business museums Scott Follow Author, educator, musician, dancer and all around creative type. Founder of "The Happy Now" website and the online jewelry store "Silver and Sage".
