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exhibit link Aug 27, 2010-Jan 17, 2011
John Gossage: The Pond
Gossage's photographs of a small pond in Maryland reveal moments of grace and elegance in a seemingly mundane place and recall Henry David Thoreau's Walden
American Art Museum
exhibit link Sep 4, 2010-Jan 16, 2011
Hide: Skin as Material and Metaphor: Part II
Featured artists draw upon this rich subject in multifaceted ways
American Indian Museum, Heye Center Museum
exhibit link Sep 24, 2010-Jan 30, 2011
A Revolution in Wood: The Bresler Collection
On view from the recently donated Charles and Fleur Bresler Collection are 66 contemporary wood-turning objects made by well-known U.S. artists in the 1980s and 1990s
Renwick Gallery
exhibit link Sep 25, 2010-Jan 16, 2011
Fiona Tan: Rise and Fall
Artist Fiona Tan's photos, drawings, and video installations reveal the power of images in constructing memories and identities
Sackler Gallery
exhibit link Sep 25, 2010-Aug 7, 2011
Vantage Point: The Contemporary Native Art Collection
Significant works by 25 artists in a range of media highlight the museum's young but vital collection of contemporary art
American Indian Museum
exhibit link Sep 29, 2010-May 1, 2011
Cyprus: Crossroads of Civilizations
The history of Cyprus is revealed through a rich collection of antiquities, many of which are traveling outside the country for the first time
Natural History Museum
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Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag that Inspired the National Anthem Star-Spangled Banner
This flag inspired Francis Scott Key to write our national anthem
American History Museum
Hope Diamond   Hope Diamond
The world's largest deep blue diamond
Natural History Museum
Giant Pandas Giant Pandas
Meet Mei Xiang and Tian Tian
National Zoo
Milestones of Flight Milestones of Flight
From the Wright Flyer to the Breitling Orbiter
Air and Space Museum
Dinosaurs Dinosaurs
How did life and all its wondrous forms come about? The story begins almost 3.5 billion years ago and unfolds in this exhibit.
Natural History Museum
 
America’s Presidents Lansdowne Portrait Gilbert Stuart’s original “Lansdowne” portrait of George Washington
Portrait Gallery
American Art Electronic Superhighway
In this monumental map of the U.S., Nam June Paik arranged 336 televisions on a scaffold and overlaid it with almost 600 feet of neon
American Art Museum
The Peacock Room The Peacock Room
Whistler brightened the room with golden peacocks, painting every inch of the ceiling and walls to create an elegant setting
Freer Gallery
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Key Ingredients: America by Food Key Ingredients: America by Food
Explores the connections between Americans and the foods they produce, prepare, preserve, and present at the table
Museum on Main Street
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