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Missouri's Stately Ground February 18, 2005 - September 18, 2007 On view in this wall case is a cross-section of Menfro soil, which covers more than a million acres in central and eastern Missouri, to explore what soils tell us about history and biology. |
Natural History Museum |
Boating on a RiverFebruary 12, 2005 - August 21, 2005 This exhibition surveys the role of boats in later Chinese painting history. On view in this thematic rotation are 28 works of Chinese painting and calligraphy spanning the 12th to the 20th centuries. |
Freer Gallery |
TEXTures: Word & Symbol in Contemporary African ArtFebruary 11, 2005 - September 4, 2005 The exhibition highlights the creative ways in which 6 contemporary artists combine the acts of writing with a range of media. |
African Art Museum |
Isamu Noguchi: Master SculptorFebruary 10, 2005 - May 8, 2005 This exhibition, marking the centennial of Isamu Noguchi's birth (1904-1988), is the first museum show in over 30 years to highlight the tremendous diversity of forms, ideas, and materials in his sculptural works. |
Hirshhorn Museum |
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On Their Own: Selected Works by Self-Taught African American Artists January 31, 2005 - June 12, 2005 |
Anacostia Community Museum |
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The Art of Charles Smith January 31, 2005 - June 12, 2005 |
Anacostia Community Museum |
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In Celebration of Black Men January 31, 2005 - June 12, 2005 |
Anacostia Community Museum |
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Skitch Henderson: A Man and His Music January 30, 2005 - March 13, 2005 On view are approximately 10 photographs highlighting the work of Skitch Henderson, musician, composer, bandleader, and founder and music director of The New York Pops. |
Smithsonian Castle |
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New Tribe: New York: Mario Martinez January 29, 2005 - May 8, 2005 This exhibition features 15 works, alongside 6 new works, by New York, Native American abstract painter Mario Martinez (Yaqui). |
American Indian Museum Heye Center |
Fountains of Light: Islamic Metalwork from the Nuhad Es-Said CollectionJanuary 15, 2005 - January 21, 2007 On view is a group of 27 inlaid precious metal objects from the Nuhad Es-Said Collection, considered one of the finest collections of Islamic metalwork in private hands. |
Sackler Gallery |
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Declaration of Independence January 14, 2005 - March 6, 2005 On view is an original copy of the Declaration of Independence -- one of 25 known to exist. |
American History Museum |
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Ralph J. Bunche, Statesman, Activist, Peacemaker (Part 2) January 12, 2005 - March 27, 2005 On view in several cases are photographs, artifacts, and graphics highlighting Bunche's life while living in Washington, D.C.. Complements Case: Ralph J. Bunche, Statesman, Activist, Peacemaker (Part 1) on view nearby. |
American History Museum |
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Nature's Best 2004 Photography Awards January 6, 2005 - April 24, 2005 |
Natural History Museum |
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On the Road December 23, 2004 - July 13, 2007 Learn about the history of city mail delivery vehicles from the first tests in 1899 to the present. |
Postal Museum |
Black & White: Chinese Ceramics from the 10th-14th CenturiesDecember 18, 2004 - August 1, 2010 This exhibition of showcases the variety of glossy black-glazed wares, brilliant white porcelains, and eye-catching combinations of both colors on single vessels created during the Song and Yuan dynasties. |
Freer Gallery |
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East and West: Trading Designs -- The Decorative Arts of China, Japan, Europe, and the United States in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries December 17, 2004 - March 13, 2005 |
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum |
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In the Russian Tradition: A Historic Collection of 20th-Century Russian Paintings December 15, 2004 - April 10, 2005 View approximately 50 paintings by 45 Russian artists that explore the diversity of Russian art over the last 100 years. This is the most comprehensive exhibition of Russian paintings in America since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. |
Ripley Center |
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History in the News: Collecting September 11: Windows on the World December 8, 2004 - June 9, 2004 Objects on view include recently acquired artifacts from Windows on the World, a restaurant on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center's north tower. |
American History Museum |
Iraq and China: Ceramics, Trade, and InnovationDecember 4, 2004 - July 17, 2005 Approximately 60 objects in this exhibition focuses on revolutionary and enduring changes that took place in Iraqi ceramics during the 9th century as Islamic pottery responded to a wave of luxury Chinese goods imported by Arab and Persian maritime merchants. |
Sackler Gallery |
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The Orchid Express December 4, 2004 - May 1, 2005 |
Natural History Museum |