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Revealing CultureJune 8, 2010 - August 29, 2010 Witness a groundbreaking exhibition of contemporary art by 55 artists with disabilities that features over 130 works in a range of media, including installations, video, performance, painting, sculpture, and printmaking. |
Ripley Center |
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Archives Center Cases: Solomon "Sol" Adler: Restless Inventor, 1901-1990 June 1, 2010 - September 22, 2010 In several cases are drawings and documents related to inventor Solomon "Sol" Adler, who developed the first sewing machine that offered decorative stitches. |
American History Museum |
Toys from the AtticJune 1, 2010 - Late January 2012 This case examines toys produced in 19th-century America that reflect changes in both technology and society. |
American History Museum |
Celebrating 100 Years at the National Museum of Natural History May 29, 2010 - March 20, 2011 This photographic exhibition highlights the behind-the-scenes research that advances scientific knowledge and inspires the museum's public educational programs. |
Natural History Museum |
Cosmos in Miniature: The Remarkable Star Map of Simeon De Witt May 28, 2010 - December 5, 2010 This exhibition features the oldest surviving Anglo-American star map, hand-drawn by Simeon De Witt, surveyor for George Washington. |
American History Museum |
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Doodle 4 Google: If I Could Do Anything, I Would... May 27, 2010 - August 15, 2010 This exhibition presents 40 designs selected among tens of thousands of entries submitted by students K-12 from all 50 states in Google's annual "Doodle 4 Google" design competition. |
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum |
Beyond: Visions of Our Solar SystemMay 26, 2010 - May 2, 2011 On view are some 148 images of the Sun, the planets, and their moons taken over the last 50 years by unmanned robotic space probes. |
Air and Space Museum |
Yves Klein: With the Void, Full PowersMay 20, 2010 - September 12, 2010 The first American retrospective in nearly 30 years of this highly influential French artist's career examines his life and work. |
Hirshhorn Museum |
Gods of Angkor: Bronzes from the National Museum of CambodiaMay 15, 2010 - January 30, 2011 The fascinating story of bronze sculpture and casting in Cambodia is revealed through 36 exceptional works. |
Sackler Gallery |
National Design Triennial: Why Design Now?May 14, 2010 - January 9, 2011 Inaugurated in 2000, the Triennial program seeks out and presents the most innovative designs at the center of contemporary culture. As part of the series, this exhibition addresses and explores human and environmental problems across many design fields. |
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum |
Paul Emmanuel: TransitionsMay 12, 2010 - August 22, 2010 Artist Paul Emmanuel employs various media, including photography and film, to reveal complex concerns relating to his identity as a young white male living in post-apartheid South Africa. |
African Art Museum |
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American EntertainmentApril 23, 2010 - August 29, 2010 The exhibition explores for the first time the rich history and the cultural significance of Harlem's Apollo Theater. |
American History Museum |
Ted Muehling Selects: Lobmeyr Glass from the Permanent CollectionApril 23, 2010 - January 2, 2011 New York-based designer Ted Muehling curates the museum's recent acquisition of 163 rare examples of glass dating from 1835 to the 21st century from J. and L. Lobmeyr of Vienna, Austria. |
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum |
Black Box: Chris Chong Chan FuiApril 19, 2010 - August 1, 2010 Chris Chong Chan Fui (b. 1982, Borneo, Malaysia) lives and works in Kuala Lumpur and is the first Malaysian artist to present work at the Hirshhorn. |
Hirshhorn Museum |
Yuungnaqpiallerput (The Way We Genuinely Live): Masterworks of Yup'ik Science and SurvivalApril 17, 2010 - July 25, 2010 This exhibition reveals Yup'ik elders' scientific and spiritual knowledge for living in a sub-arctic environment. |
Natural History Museum |
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Remembering the "Running Fence"April 2, 2010 - September 26, 2010 Some 50 preparatory drawings and collages, along with photos and other media, document the creation and installation of this epic project. |
American Art Museum |
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Jazz at the Philharmonic April 1, 2010 - May 31, 2010 These cases feature business, travel, and performance documents related to "Jazz at the Philharmonic," a series of jazz concerts, tours, and performances produced by Norman Granz in the 1940s to 1960s. |
American History Museum |
Perspectives: Hai BoMarch 27, 2010 - February 27, 2011 As part of the Perspectives series of contemporary Asian art, on view are five large-scale photographs from Hai Bo's Northern Series. |
Sackler Gallery |
In the Realm of the BuddhaMarch 13, 2010 - July 18, 2010 Two distinct exhibitions offer fascinating encounters with the sacred art of Tibetan Buddhism. |
Sackler Gallery |
ColorFormsMarch 11, 2010 - January 2, 2012 On view are artworks from the Hirshhorn's collection, dating from the postwar era to the present, that explore the ways in which color has been an essential tool for artists, regardless of medium. |
Hirshhorn Museum |