Museums
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Smithsonian limits gallery closures to three museums
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The Smithsonian Institution is limiting the number of galleries it will close due to budget cuts mandated by Congress.
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Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum giving away select museum items
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A Vietnam-era Marine Corps chopper is just one of the items on a long list that the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum is willing to give away.
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Smithsonian to reopen after Sandy
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The Smithsonian Institution's museums and National Zoo are reopening on the National Mall after shutting their doors for two days because of superstorm Sandy.
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Google maps Smithsonian's museums for visitors
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Beginning Tuesday, visitors at the Smithsonian Institution can trace their steps through 17 museums and National Zoo in Washington and at locations in northern Virginia and New York City.
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Vandal spray paints Picasso painting
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An act of vandalism was caught in a 24-second video posted on YouTube. The video shows a man spray painting a Pablo Picasso painting at a Houston museum.
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National Museum of Natural History to open human genome exhibit
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With the help of a $3 million pledge from a biotechnology company, the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History will develop its first major exhibit on the human genome.
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Human genome exhibit to come to Smithsonian's Natural History museum
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The effort marks the 10th anniversary of researchers producing the first complete human genome sequence as a blueprint of the human body.
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Steve Jobs exhibit at Smithsonian to open
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This month, the Smithsonian will open the first in a series of exhibits showcasing the technology patents of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
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New exhibit explores Jefferson's slave ownership
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A new exhibit opening Friday as the Smithsonian Institution shows the contradictions of Thomas Jefferson.
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Smithsonian attendance drops 2% but earns more donations
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Smithsonian earns more in donations despite drop of attendance.
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Building Museum exhibit shows DC that could have been
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A new exhibit at the National Building Museum shows original designs that are sometimes dramatically different from the monuments and cityscape we’re used to.
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Virginia's slave museum property to be repossessed
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Fredericksburg's treasurer says the slave museum property belong to the city because of $215,000 in unpaid taxes.
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Va. museums free to military
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Active duty military personnel and their families can get free admission into several Virginia museums this summer.
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Memorial Day: D.C. museums, zoo open, government offices closed
CommentGovernment offices are closed for Memorial Day in Washington, but a visit to the city's Smithsonian museums is still possible.
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Museums offering free tickets to military families
CommentMore than 1,300 museums across the country are offering free admission to active duty military personnel and their families all summer in a program with the National Endowment for the Arts.
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