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- What's Up. // Smithsonian;Nov2006, Vol. 37 Issue 8, p47
The article reports on exhibits and shows in the Smithsonian museums. The top hat Abraham Lincoln wore to Ford's Theater the night he was shot is on display at the Air and Space Museum while the Museum of American History is closed for renovation. Mort Kunstler's painting of a buffalo soldier,...
- Around the mall and beyond. Park, E. // Smithsonian;Aug88, Vol. 19 Issue 5, p16
Describes the American Golden Topaz, which is the heaviest faceted gemstone in the world. It is now on display from August 1 to September 13 at Washington DC's Museum of Natural History's Gem Hall.
- Julia's Kitchen. Sellinger, Margery // Smithsonian;Feb2002, Vol. 32 Issue 11, p36
Focuses on chef Julia Child and how her kitchen items have been placed in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History following her relocation from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to a California retirement community. Exhibition-in-progress called 'What's Cooking: Julia Child at the...
- Co-Evolution. Samper, Cristi�n // Smithsonian;Dec2007, Vol. 38 Issue 9, p28
The article reports on exhibits which will be held at various locations in the U.S. including "The Partners in Evolution: Butterflies & Plants", which will explore how animals and plants evolve in response to one another, and will be featured at the National Museum of Natural History in February...
- Becoming Us. Clough, G. Wayne // Smithsonian;Mar2010, Vol. 40 Issue 12, p16
The article discusses the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins, a new permanent exhibition hall of the U.S. National Museum of Natural History, part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The facility is devoted to an exhibition on the early evolution of humans, and various elements...
- Schoolhouse Attic. Drummond, Steven // Teacher Magazine;Mar99, Vol. 10 Issue 6, p34
Presents information on the objects collected and preserved at Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History at Washington D.C. Educational materials collected and preserved at the museum; Importance of the artifacts in understanding the educational system; Photographs showing...
- Unveil: THE REOPENING OF THE SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY. Neuman, Clayton // Fast Company;Nov2008, Issue 130, p48
The article discusses the reopening of the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of American History, to take place November 21, 2008 in Washington, D.C. The event caps a two-year, $85 million renovation of the Museum. Patrick Ladden, who directed the renovation, hopes the reconfigured...
- What's Up. Crawford, Amy // Smithsonian;Jun2007, Vol. 38 Issue 3, p40
The article highlights some of the current exhibitions in the Smithsonian Institution's museums in Washington, D.C. The Natural History Museum's new Korea Gallery exhibits such anthropological artifacts as porcelain water droppers used by Korean calligraphers to moisten blocks of solid ink. The...
- Whole Worlds to Order. Small, Lawrence M. // Smithsonian;Jun2000, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p10
Focuses on the reconstruction of an African landscape by the Smithsonian's Office of Exhibits Central (OEC) at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. How children were compelled to touch the exhibit; Stages of development museum exhibits go through before completion; The...
