That was in 1983, and over the years it has received gifts and pledges for about $30 million.
On 14 March 1566, after receiving pledges from Spain and others, they decided to proceed.
She has asked for $880 million in foreign aid and has received pledges of about $129 million, the Government says.
To date, the museum has received pledges or collections worth $22 million, including $2.5 million from the city and $510,000 from the state.
The company said it had also received pledges of $900,000 toward operating expenses.
So far the U.S. has received pledges of more than $50 billion to cover military costs.
Although not achieving this high aim, Annan did receive pledges of $5billion over a 6 year period.
But in the end, he backed down after receiving relatively modest pledges from his boss.
Although no general appeal for funds was made, the agency received pledges and payments of $32.2 million by the end of June.
He has also received pledges from many of his former students to join the new group.