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Holiday Display: Gingerbread Rendering of the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building
December 2, 2004 - January 5, 2005

See an artistic rendering of the Arts & Industries Building -- created entirely of gingerbread, sugar paste, herbs, grains, and hand-carved chocolate figures --  made by artist Jan Curry.

Smithsonian Castle
The Aurora Butterfly of Peace
November 23, 2004 - July 25, 2005

Natural History Museum
Geoffrey Beene Dress
November 22, 2004 - September 4, 2006

On view is a sequined football jersey dress designed in 1967 by Geoffrey Beene.

American History Museum
Treasures Treasures
November 17, 2004 - August 15, 2005

The museum commemorates its 25th anniversary as part of the Smithsonian with Treasures, a changing exhibition that will interweave masterpieces from the museum's collection with artworks from public and private collections.

African Art Museum
America's Band Traditions: March, Swing, Stomp, and Fiddle Your Partner
November 17, 2004 - December 27, 2004

These cases highlight the diverse music collections in the Archives Center and celebrate music in America with a special sesquicentennial celebration of the birth of John Phillip Sousa.

American History Museum
Dream Worlds: Modern Japanese Prints and Paintings from the Robert O. Muller Collection Dream Worlds: Modern Japanese Prints and Paintings from the Robert O. Muller Collection
November 6, 2004 - January 2, 2005

Sackler Gallery
Perspectives: Cai Guo-Qiang: Traveler: Reflection Perspectives: Cai Guo-Qiang: Traveler: Reflection
October 30, 2004 - July 31, 2005

Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang explores how past and present artistic expression is driven by contact between cultures and peoples.

Sackler Gallery
Directions: Cai Guo-Qiang: Traveler
October 30, 2004 - April 24, 2005

Unlucky Year: Unrealized Projects from 2003-2004 is a series of drawings created by igniting gunpowder on paper, highlighting Cai's interest in using a seemingly destructive material as a tool for creation.

Hirshhorn Museum
Carmen Lucia Ruby
October 16, 2004 - November 20, 2006

On view is the 23.1-carat Carmen Lucia ruby, one of the largest faceted Burmese rubies known to exist.

Natural History Museum
Ana Mendieta: Earth Body, Sculpture and Performance 1972-1985
October 14, 2004 - January 2, 2005

Hirshhorn Museum
Generous Friends: Building an Art Collection for the National Air and Space Museum
October 8, 2004 - August 25, 2006

The 72 works on view include Rockwell's Behind Apollo 11; a Goya print from the "Los Proverbios" series; Calder's Crossroads '67; James Wyeth's Gemini Launch Pad; and works by Robert McCall, Keith Ferris, Robert Taylor, and Mitchell Jamieson.

Air and Space Museum
Richard Avedon Memorial Photographs
October 7, 2004 - June 5, 2005

American History Museum
Sports: Breaking Records, Breaking Barriers Sports: Breaking Records, Breaking Barriers
October 7, 2004 - January 9, 2005

From Althea Gibson's struggle to break the color barrier and excel as a tennis champion, through the "Battle of the Sexes" between tennis players Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, to the humanitarian efforts of baseball star Roberto Clemente, sports illustrate many facets of American life.

American History Museum
In Focus: National Geographic Greatest Portraits
October 2, 2004 - April 3, 2005

Natural History Museum
Josef and Anni Albers: Designs for Living
October 1, 2004 - February 27, 2005

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
Driving Force: VSA arts
September 25, 2004 - November 29, 2004

View 15 award-winning works of art by young artists with disabilities submitted to a contest sponsored by VSA arts.

Ripley Center
Hawaiian Treasures
September 22, 2004 - May 30, 2005

To complement the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian, this exhibition celebrates the indigenous peoples of Hawai'i.

Natural History Museum
Native History, American History: Objects Out of Storage
September 21, 2004 - September 26, 2004

These 3 temporary exhibition cases celebrate the opening of the American Indian Museum on the Mall.

American History Museum
Jewelry Designed by Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell
September 21, 2004 - April 3, 2005

See jewelry designed by Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Northern Cheyenne, R-Colo.), a leading artist working in contemporary Native American jewelry.

American Indian Museum
Native Modernism: The Art of George Morrison and Allan Houser
September 21, 2004 - November 6, 2005

See works by George Morrison (Grand Portage Chippewa) and Allan Houser (Chiricahua Apache), who have significantly influenced the direction of contemporary Native American art.

American Indian Museum

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