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Flights of Fancy - Stories for Children
National Children's Book Week |
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(for ages 3-7) Bring your children to "Flights of Fancy," the museum's story time. Celebrate National Children's Book Week as storytellers and readers share folktales and books from around the world that make the collections come alive. It's a magical way to explore space and fly with heroes and heroines of the past. Each reading is followed by a hands-on activity.
Free; parking $12 for the day
Repeats May 17
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
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Molly Donovan on Black Box: Kimsooja
Friday Gallery Talk |
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Artist and curatorial research associate Ryan Hill organized the weekly gallery talks and introduces each program. In today's talk, Molly Donovan (National Gallery assistant curator of modern and contemporary art) discusses Black Box: Kimsooja.
Free
Continues most Fridays
Related Exhibition: Black Box: Kimsooja
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Meet at information desk
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Saturday, May 17
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The Religions of China: Visions of the Way
All-Day Seminar |
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In today's seminar, Charles B. Jones (associate professor of religion and culture, Catholic University) explores basic assumptions underlying the Chinese religious worldview, and discusses the three major religions of China: Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism. Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
$120, general admission; $85, member; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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Hill Towns of Tuscany: The Heart of Italy
All-Day Seminar |
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The hill towns of Tuscany are a living cultural treasure. In each picturesque village, magnificent treasures are tucked away on steep cobbled paths that offer breathtaking panoramic vistas of the surrounding landscape. In today's seminar, C. Griffith Mann (curator of medieval art, Walters Art Museum) highlights some of these villages, presenting their buildings, art, and history as a reflection of the medieval communities that created them.
$120, general admission; $85, member; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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Flights of Fancy - Stories for Children
National Children's Book Week |
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(for ages 3-7) Bring your children to "Flights of Fancy," the museum's story time. Celebrate National Children's Book Week as storytellers and readers share folktales and books from around the world that make the collections come alive. It's a magical way to explore space and fly with heroes and heroines of the past. Each reading is followed by a hands-on activity.
Free; parking $12 for the day
Last day
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Location:
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Native Writers: Noenoe Silva
Discussion, with book signing |
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Noenoe Silva (Native Hawaiian/Kanaka Maoli; associate professor of political science, University of Hawai'i at Manoa) reads from and discusses her book Aloha Betrayed: Native Hawaiian Resistance to American Colonialism which won the Baldridge Prize for best book in history. Book signing follows. Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Free
Repeats May 18
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: 4th Level, Patron's Lounge
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Night at the Museum -- A Behind-the-Scenes Experience
After-Hours Family Program |
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Spend an evening with curators, archivists, educators, restoration staff, and other experts who research, preserve, and restore the museum's amazing aviation and space exploration artifacts. Take a tour to learn how the museum operates and hear stories about the artifacts. Don't forget your camera so you can take a special tour with photographer Dane Penland, who advises on the finer points of capturing the perfect picture of your favorite artifact.
Note: For tickets, visit the Web at www.nasm.si.edu/events/lectures/ticketsform.cfm or call 202-633-2398.
Free, but tickets required; see Note
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Throughout the museum
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Sunday, May 18
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Native Writers: Noenoe Silva
Discussion, with book signing |
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Noenoe Silva (Native Hawaiian/Kanaka Maoli; associate professor of political science, University of Hawai'i at Manoa) reads from and discusses her book Aloha Betrayed: Native Hawaiian Resistance to American Colonialism, which won the Baldridge Prize for best book in history. Book signing follows. Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Free
Last day
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: 4th Level, Patron's Lounge
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Architectural Olympics in Beijing
Illustrated Lecture |
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World-class athletes aren't the only star attractions at the upcoming Beijing Olympics. The architects and engineers on the Chinese teams who helped to create the two stadiums -- the National Stadium, nicknamed the Bird's Nest, and the National Aquatics Center, nicknamed the Water Cube -- are getting worldwide recognition. In this illustrated lecture, general designer of the National Stadium Li Xinggang and chief structural engineer of the National Aquatics Center Fu Xueyi discuss the design, construction, and influences of the structures.
$20, general; free to members & students; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Natural History, Baird Auditorium
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Romancing the String - My Life in Fiber
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Over the last 35 years, fiber artist John Garrett has worked with textile technologies and a wide range of found and natural materials to create 2- and 3-dimensional constructions that are visually unpredictable and intellectually eloquent. Today, he highlights his creations. Sponsored by the James Renwick Alliance.
Free
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Renwick Gallery
Location: Grand Salon
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Monday, May 19
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Greece and the Greeks: The Power of Hellenic Heritage
Illustrated Lecture |
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Why does Greece instantly evoke notions of classical antiquity? In this illustrated lecture, Fani-Maria Tsigakou (curator of the Department of Paintings, Prints, and Drawings, Benaki Museum, Athens) explores the reasons through an overview of Greek images produced in Europe.
$10, general admission; free, members; call 202-633-3030
Related Exhibition: Classically Greek: Coins and Banknotes from Antiquity to Today
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Smithsonian Castle, Schermer Hall
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Tuesday, May 20
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Cal Thomas and Bob Beckel: Finding Common Ground
Lecture, with book signing ***Cancelled*** |
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Drawing on their USA Today column, Cal Thomas and Bob Beckel address how partisan rancor has run amok in Washington and how civility can be restored in order to move the country forward. They make a strategic case for why bipartisanship and consensus politics are good for the nation. Book signing follows.
$30, general; $20, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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Wednesday, May 21
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Behind-the-Scenes Program
Lunder Conservation Center Activity |
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A museum conservator explains how artworks in the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery collections are cleaned, conserved, and stabilized.
Note: Register in person at the Luce Foundation Center information desk before 3 PM.
Free, but registration required; see Note
Repeats every Wednesday
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: 3rd floor, west, Lunder Conservation Center
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Easter Island: Myths and Reality
Illustrated Lecture, with light reception |
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Once home to a lost and enigmatic Polynesian culture, Easter Island, located off the coast of Chile, is today an important archaeological site. Tonight, the island's longtime resident archaeologist Claudio Cristino (associate professor of anthropology, University of Chile) discusses the most popular theories that have tried to solve the island's mysteries. The program concludes with a reception featuring Chilean cheeses and wines.
$40, general; $30, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: American Indian Museum, Rasmuson Theater ***New Location***
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Elizabeth I's Perilous Path to the Throne
Illustrated Lecture, with book signing |
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Queen Elizabeth I's greatness was shaped in no small measure by her turbulent childhood and youth. British historian and author Alison Weir explores Elizabeth's life and relationships before her accession to the throne -- years when she came perilously close to the scaffold more than once. Drawing on a wealth of original source material, Weir traces the development of Elizabeth's complex character and describes the challenges she faced and the conflicts in which she was involved. Book signing follows.
$35, general; $25, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Hirshhorn Museum, Ring Auditorium ***New Location***
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The Nuts and Bolts of Flight: The Aeronautical Propulsion
Systems Collection: Ask an Expert |
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Jeremy Kinney, Aeronautics Division, discusses the aeronautical propulsion systems collection, the nuts and bolts of flight.
Free
Continues 2nd & 4th Thursdays of each month
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Meet at the SR-71 Blackbird
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Portrait of Admiral William Frederick "Bull" Halsey
"Face to Face" Portrait Talk |
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The weekly portrait talk highlights a portrait selected by a National Portrait Gallery staff member or guest speaker.
Robert Cressman (Navy Historical Center) talks about the portrait of Admiral William Frederick "Bull" Halsey, a U.S. Naval officer and commander of the United States Third Fleet in the Pacific during World War II, by an unidentified artist in the related exhibition.
Free
Continues most Thursday evenings
Related Exhibition: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture
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National Portrait Gallery
Location: Meet at F Street Lobby
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The Art of the Lost and Found
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Have you ever wondered what happens to stolen art? Bonnie Magness-Gardiner (manager, Art Theft Program, Federal Bureau of Investigation) shares her experience with the FBI Art Crime Team and gives examples of cases that illustrate how art theft and fraud is uncovered, how it is investigated, and the role of experts in the process. Cosponsored with the National Portrait Gallery.
Free, first come, first served
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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Mississippi Freedom Riders: Heroes of Civil Rights Movement
Lecture, with book signing |
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Join Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and distinguished history professor Roger Wilkins, author and photographer Eric Etheridge, and three of the 1961 Freedom Riders as they discuss the remarkable Civil Rights action of 47 years ago. Book signing follows.
$20, general; $15, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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Maori Culture: Seeing Beyond the Warrior Image
Illstrated Lecture, with light reception |
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This evening, art historian and native Maorian Jo Damond focuses on her culture's artistic raranga, or weaving, and explains this highly developed art form shaped by the Maori women and it significance. Light reception follows.
Note: No door sales. Ticket and photo ID required for entrance.
$50, general admission; $40, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Embassy of New Zealand, 37 Observatory Circle, NW
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Friday, May 23
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Milena Kalinovska on Tim Rollins + K.O.S.
Friday Gallery Talk |
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Artist and curatorial research associate Ryan Hill organized the weekly gallery talks and introduces each program. In today's talk, Milena Kalinovska (director of programs) discusses Tim Rollins + K.O.S. portfolio Creation.
Free
Continues most Fridays
Related Exhibition: Currents: Recent Acquisitions
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Meet at information desk
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Saturday, May 24
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The Scurlock Studio Records Collection -- Who Were We During
the Jazz Age When Gatsby "Lived"?: Literary Program |
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(for teens to adults) This program examines images of Washington, D.C.'s, African American life through the lens of photographer Addison Scurlock and compares that view with the New York of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby. Cosponsored with American History Museum's Archives Center and The Big Read-D.C. project.
Free; for reservations, call 202-633-4868
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: 1901 Fort Place, SE
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Snakes -- Local & Exotic ***Postponed; new date TBA***
Naturalist Center Lecture Series |
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(for ages 10 and up) Snakes are marvels of adaptation; they fascinate all of us, even those of us who find them frightening. George Zug (emeritus research zoologist and former curator of herpetology) offers an introduction to snake anatomy and biology of local and foreign snakes and comments on snake-human interactions. He and Carl Ernst (George Mason University) recently published the book Snakes: Smithsonian Answer Book.
Free
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Naturalist Center, 741 Miller Dr., SE, Leesburg, VA
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Rediscovering the Lost Amazon
Illustrated Lecture |
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Dr. John Kress (curator of botany) offers an on-screen tour of ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes's photographs of the Amazon region of Colombia during the 1940s and 1950s, which are on view in the related exhibition. Kress was a student of Schultes and today provides a behind-the-scenes look at how the exhibit was created and how Schultes was an influence on his own career as a botanist and explorer.
Free
Related Exhibition: The Lost Amazon: Exploring Plants and Understanding Cultures
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Ground Floor, Baird Auditorium
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Quality and Connoisseurship
Collector's Roundtable Lecture |
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In this lecture series, nationally acclaimed experts share their experiences with seasoned and novice art collectors. Today, Thomas Colville (Thomas Colville Fine Art) discusses quality and connoisseurship.
Note: To register, call 202-633-8490, e-mail saamprograms@si.edu, or visit the Web at americanart.si.edu/visit/calendar.cfml.
$20; advance registration required; see Note
Series continues June 17
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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Wednesday, May 28
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Behind-the-Scenes Program
Lunder Conservation Center Activity |
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A museum conservator explains how artworks in the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery collections are cleaned, conserved, and stabilized.
Note: Register in person at the Luce Foundation Center information desk before 3 PM.
Free, but registration required; see Note
Repeats every Wednesday
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: 3rd floor, west, Lunder Conservation Center
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Thursday, May 29
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Portrait of Dorie Miller
"Face to Face" Portrait Talk |
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The weekly portrait talk highlights a portrait selected by a National Portrait Gallery staff member or guest speaker.
Historican Jim Barber talks about the portrait of Dorie Miller, an African American cook in the U.S. Navy known for his heroism during the Pearl Harbor attack, by David Stone Martin in the related exhibition.
Free
Continues most Thursday evenings
Related Exhibition: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture
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National Portrait Gallery
Location: Meet at F Street Lobby
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Meet the Author: Grant Hayter-Menzies
Lecture with book signing |
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Spend a lively evening with author Grant Hayter-Menzies as he reads from and discusses his latest book Imperial Masquerade: The Legend of Princess Der Ling. This colorful yet historically accurate biography of Princess Der Ling (a.k.a. Mrs. Elizabeth Antoinette White), a 20th-century writer during the Qing dynasty, explores her legacy as a witness to history (and as an apologist of the much-reviled Empress Dowager Cixi). The princess herself was a figure of controversy; arguments over her continue to rage in and outside of China to this very day. Book signing follows. Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Free; first come, first served
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Conference Room
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Friday, May 30
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Al Miner on Dan Graham
Friday Gallery Talk ***New Date*** |
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Artist and curatorial research associate Ryan Hill organized the weekly gallery talks and introduces each program. In today's talk, curatorial assistant Al Miner discusses Dan Graham's Sculpture Garden commission.
Free
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Meet at information desk
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Saturday, May 31
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Working Toward Work-Life Balance
All-Day Seminar with book signing |
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In today's seminar, psychologist Neil Fiore teaches exercises and concepts to equip participants with the tools to maintain healthy habits necessary for work-life balance. Drawing on NIH's research on the stages of effective habit change, he teaches how to distinguish between activities that directly contribute to personal mission and the distractions that end up doubling one's work efforts. Book signing follows.
$131, general; $85, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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Social Systems in Manakins -- Jewels of the Tropical Forest
Naturalist Center Lecture Series |
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(for ages 10 and up) Dr. Mercedes Foster (research zoologist and curator of birds) discusses the ins and outs of mounting a research expedition to the rainforests of Southeastern Peru, where she carries out her studies of bird behavior. She also discusses the manakins -- or jewel birds -- and their social systems, which have been compared to the discos of the 1970s.
Free
Last in series
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Naturalist Center, 741 Miller Dr., SE, Leesburg, VA
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Sunday, June 1
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Pope Memorial Lecture with Don Hein
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Australian archaeologist Don Hein describes his research on a major ceramic production center in Thailand. His lecture celebrates the debut of the museum's first online catalogue of the Hauge Collection of Ceramics in Mainland Southeast Asia.
Free; first come, first served
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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Monday, June 2
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Meet Chef Janis McLean at Morrison-Clark Restaurant
Food & Lecture Event |
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This evening, before serving a tantalizing Southern-inspired cuisine made with fresh, locally grown ingredients, Chef Janis McLean discusses first with the farmers the food they provided on the menu: David Smith of Springfield Farm, a farm that has been in his family since the 1600s, describes the sustainable methods he uses to raise his livestock; Bill Jones of Virginia's Babes in the Woods family-run farm tells of raising distinctively flavored Tamworth pigs in their natural habitat -- the forest -- free of hormones and antibiotics; and fisherman Gaylord Clark of Two Oceans Seafood explains how he sources his fish from strictly managed wild fisheries.
$145, general; $110, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Morrison-Clark Historic Hotel & Restaurant, 1015 L St., NW
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Tuesday, June 3
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Empress Chung: Korean Folktale through Animated Film
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Note: This film is unrated and contains disturbing scenes.
(2005, 94 min., Korean with English subtitles, directed by Nelson Shin) Following the screening, join Dr. Heinz Insu Fenkl (associate professor of English at SUNY New Paltz) for a stimulating discussion on Nelson Shin's rarely screened animated film Empress Chung and on how it reflects Korean values.
Free, tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Last program
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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Wednesday, June 4
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Behind-the-Scenes Program
Lunder Conservation Center Activity |
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A museum conservator explains how artworks in the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery collections are cleaned, conserved, and stabilized.
Note: Register in person at the Luce Foundation Center information desk before 3 PM.
Free, but registration required; see Note
Repeats every Wednesday
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: 3rd floor, west, Lunder Conservation Center
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Thursday, June 5
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Dinner with Socrates: Feasting in Ancient Greece
Lecture, with reception ***Sold Out*** |
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In this entertaining and tasty evening at the Embassy of Greece, culinary historian Francine Segan shares the tales of the foods, etiquette, and dining customs of ancient Greece, including the philosophers' writings on wine, health, and even dinner party seating. Note: Ticket and photo ID required.
$80, general; $60, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Embassy of Greece, 2217 Massachusetts Ave., NW
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Saturday, June 7
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From the Brightest to the Darkest: Unlocking the Mysteries of
the Universe: All-Day Seminar |
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Our Universe is indeed a mysterious place: 74% dark energy, 22% dark matter, and 4% normal matter. In illustrated presentations, astrophysicists David Lambert (professor of astronomy, University of Texas) and Karl Gebhardt (professor of astronomy, University of Texas), who are both at the forefront of unraveling the secrets of the origins of our Universe, discuss their findings.
$120, general; $85, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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Chinese Export Porcelain
Half-Day Seminar |
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In the early 17th century, the Dutch began to replace the Portuguese as the dominant destination for Chinese porcelain in Europe after capturing a Portuguese trading vessel and confiscating its collection of Chinese wares. Today, art historian Shirley Ganse examines Chinese export porcelain's exquisite designs for different countries; its evolution from mass-market to custom-made objects; its impact on world markets; and collectors' considerations of quality, condition, and the current market.
$75, general; $60, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
Demonstration and Lecture |
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Writer and artist Kadir Nelson demonstrates how he created his new children's book We Are the Ship, which tells the rich legacy of African Americans in modern-day baseball and their contributions to this uniquely American sport. This history begins in the 1920s up to its decline, after Jackie Robinson crossed over into the Major Leagues in 1947. Book signing follows. Cosponsored with the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
Free; for information, call 202-383-1828
See related program June 21
Related Exhibition: Separate & Unequaled
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: Historical Society of Washington, D.C., 801 K Street, NW
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Is it Authentic?
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How can you tell if an artwork was really made by a particular person or at a particular time? James Martin (founder, Orion Analytical) describes the process of investigating authenticity -- including connoisseurship, provenance research, and scientific examination and analysis. Orion Analytical is a consulting firm that examines and analyzes cultural property.
Free, first come, first served
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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