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Meier 75 October 1, 2009 - October 12, 2009 In celebration of architect Richard Meier's 75th birthday, on view are architectural drawings and models of three of his major projects. |
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum |
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Treasures from the William H. Gross Collection October 1, 2009 - October 31, 2009 In honor of National Stamp Collecting Month, the museum features three great stamp rarities on loan from William H. Gross. |
Postal Museum |
Faces of the Frontier: Photographic Portraits from the American West, 1845-1925September 25, 2009 - January 24, 2010 Through more than 100 portrait photographs, this exhibition tells the story of the changes that occurred in the American West during the 80 years between the Mexican War and passage of the Indian Citizenship Act in 1924. |
Portrait Gallery |
Since Darwin: The Evolution of EvolutionSeptember 12, 2009 - July 18, 2010 This exhibition reveals the significant role Darwin's theories have played in explaining and unifying all the biological sciences. |
Natural History Museum |
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Darwin's Legacy September 10, 2009 - October 11, 2010 To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species, on view in two cases are objects and books related to the scientific voyage in the early 1830s that inspired his theory of evolution. |
Natural History Museum |
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Accelerate: A National Juried Exhibition for Emerging Artists with Disabilities, Ages 16-25 September 10, 2009 - January 6, 2010 View works by 15 award-winning emerging artists with disabilities, ages 16 to 25. |
Ripley Center |
Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, 1942-1964September 9, 2009 - January 3, 2010 Through freestanding, illustrated banners with text, this bilingual (English and Spanish) exhibition examines the experiences of bracero workers and their families while providing insight into Mexican American history and historical context to today's debates on guest worker programs. |
American History Museum |
Delivering Hope: FDR & Stamps of the Great DepressionSeptember 9, 2009 - June 6, 2010 Franklin D. Roosevelt, president during the Great Depression, used stamps to communicate with the American people. |
Postal Museum |
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Creating Hawai'i August 21, 2009 - March 14, 2011 This case features objects from the museum's collection that highlight the unique culture and history of Hawai'i. |
American History Museum |
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Student Art Exhibition: Tradition Is My Life, Education Is My Future August 19, 2009 - September 17, 2009 View works by the 2009 Native American Student Artist Competition winners. |
American Indian Museum |
One Life: Thomas Paine, The Radical Founding FatherAugust 7, 2009 - November 29, 2009 This exhibition features Thomas Paine (1737-1809), whose pamphlet Common Sense fired up Americans to get on with a declaration of independence. |
Portrait Gallery |
Staged Stories: Renwick Craft Invitational 2009August 7, 2009 - January 3, 2010 This exhibition features works by four artists. |
Renwick Gallery |
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Addison Scurlock's Portrait Studies of Women August 3, 2009 - November 29, 2009 |
American History Museum |
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Crux: (as seen from those who sleep on the surface of the earth under the night sky) July 30, 2009 - February 25, 2011 View a mobile by Brian Jungen (b. 1970, Dunne-za First Nations/Swiss-Canadian) that depicts five animals that describe the Australian constellations. |
American Indian Museum |
Moving Perspectives: Shahzia Sikander/XunJuly 18, 2009 - November 8, 2009 As part of the year-long series Moving Perspectives that focuses on recent works of video art that provide rich sensory experiences of the many changes taking place in contemporary Asia, works by Shahzia Sikander and Sun Xun will be on shown continuously. |
Sackler Gallery |
Alan Bean: Painting Apollo, First Artist on Another WorldJuly 16, 2009 - January 13, 2010 On view are approximately 40 original paintings and drawings of the moon's landscape, fellow Apollo moonwalkers, and views of Earth from space by Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean. |
Air and Space Museum |
Earl Shaffer and the Appalachian TrailJuly 10, 2009 - November 1, 2009 |
American History Museum |
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From Earth to the Universe July 6, 2009 - July 27, 2009 This bilingual (English and Spanish) exhibition features some 50 large-scale images of a variety of astronomical objects -- from Earth to the farthest corners of the universe. |
Air and Space Museum |
Artful AnimalsJuly 1, 2009 - July 25, 2010 Dedicated to young audiences, this exhibition explores how African artists create striking works of art using images from an array of domestic and untamed animals. |
African Art Museum |
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Sunset Song July 1, 2009 - October 31, 2009 |
Hirshhorn Museum |