Tag: Smithsonian
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Smithsonian after dark: Zoo Lights edition
If you haven’t been to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo this season for Zoo Lights then time is running out to take part in the festive light and animatronic display that runs through Jan. 3. Zoo Lights is something that the National Zoo puts on every season and I don’t think I have ever seen the…
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‘State Fairs’ exhibit opens at Renwick Gallery
Each year artisans invest time and energy into intricate works displayed at county and state fairs across the United States. While these collections may travels tens of miles, or occasionally hundreds of miles for notable fanfare, some have journey several thousands miles more to be part of the new exhibit: “State Fairs: Growing American Craft,”…
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Visiting Air & Space’s Other Museum
CHANTILLY, Va. — Earlier this week we had the opportunity to view the Air & Space’s new galleries on display at the National Mall. So it only seemed fitting to see what’s making headlines at the other museum, the Udvar-Hazy Center located near Dulles International Airport. Space Shuttle Discovery Probably the most recent headline around…
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5 new galleries open at National Air & Space Museum
The partitions separating patrons from ongoing construction have moved once again inside the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C. as five new exhibit galleries opened to the public on Monday, July 28. This includes: Note: Free timed entry tickets are still required for the museum in Washington D.C. as of this…
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Friday at the Zoo
As the old adage goes, if you can’t beat them then join them. So, with a very slight reprieve from oppressive heat — albeit still steamy, swampy, sweaty or whatever adjective best describes this tropical pattern of Florida-like weather that continues to plague the DMV, this photo outing takes us to Connecticut Avenue and the…
