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Slates, Slide Rules, and Software: Teaching Math in AmericaFebruary 8, 2002 - January 12, 2004 This showcase takes visitors back to the classroom by viewing an array of tools used to teach math throughout American history, from the 1800s to the present. |
American History Museum |
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From Monastery to Marketplace: Tradition Inspires Modern Ethiopian Painting February 8, 2002 - October 27, 2002 On view are Ethiopian religious art, history painting, and scenes from daily life dating from the 18th to the 21st centuries. |
Natural History Museum |
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Margaret Mead: A Portrait February 5, 2002 - February 28, 2002 |
A&I |
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What's Cooking: Bringing Julia Child's Kitchen to the Smithsonian February 4, 2002 - August 4, 2002 |
American History Museum |
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Langston Hughes February 1, 2002 - August 2, 2002 This exhibition of stamps, books, photos, and illustrations honors the life of Harlem Renaissance poet and writer Langston Hughes (1901-1967), known for his lyrical, jazz-tinged interpretations of African American life. |
Postal Museum |
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Main Event: The Ali/Foreman Extravaganza through the Lens of Howard L. Bingham January 19, 2002 - March 27, 2002 |
A&I |
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Highlights from the Naff Arab-American Collection January 15, 2002 - March 27, 2002 On view are photographs, letters, family documents, Arabic-language newspapers and magazines that document the experience of immigrants from the Arab-speaking world. |
American History Museum |
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The Last Supper Revisited January 12, 2002 - January 27, 2002 |
African Art Museum |
Healing Mandala in Washington, D.C.January 11, 2002 - January 27, 2002 Over the next two weeks, approximately 20 Tibetan monks will create a 7' x 7' sand mandala as a healing response to the events of Sept. 11, 2001. |
Sackler Gallery |
Spectacular Display: The Art of Nkanu Initiation RitualsDecember 16, 2001 - March 3, 2002 In this exhibition, the first ever dedicated to art of the Nkanu peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a set of five, polychromed wall panels recently acquired by the museum are featured. |
African Art Museum |
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Visual Poetry: Paintings and Drawings from Iran December 16, 2001 - May 5, 2002 |
Sackler Gallery |
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American Quilt Legacy Case: Christmas Tree Quilt December 13, 2001 - July 3, 2002 |
American History Museum |
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Healing Mandala in New York City December 11, 2001 - December 23, 2001 As a healing response to the events of Sept. 11, 2001, 20 Tibetan monks will create a 7' x 7' sand mandala in New York, then will travel to Washington DC to create another. |
American Indian Museum Heye Center |
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Across Borders: Beadwork in Iroquois Life December 9, 2001 - May 19, 2002 |
American Indian Museum Heye Center |
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The Potter's Brush: The Kenzan Style in Japanese Ceramics December 9, 2001 - October 27, 2002 On view are 10 objects by Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743)--one of Japan's greatest ceramic artists--as well as almost 90 examples of Kenzan ware produced over subsequent centuries. |
Freer Gallery |
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Wall of Expression Dec. 2001 - January 11, 2006 This mural, painted by staff and artists from the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, commemorates the tragedies of Sept. 11, 2001. |
American Art Museum |
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Silent Screens: The Decline and Transformation of the American Movie Theater November 21, 2001 - January 31, 2002 |
A&I |
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Russel Wright: Creating American Lifestyle November 20, 2001 - September 15, 2002 |
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum |
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The Smithson Land Express November 15, 2001 - April 21, 2002 |
A&I |
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Directions: Marina Abramovic November 15, 2001 - February 18, 2002 This Belgrade-born, Amsterdam-based performance artist (b. 1946), whose Balkan Baroque won the top prize at the 1997 Venice Biennale, is represented by Hero, a new performance-related video work. |
Hirshhorn Museum |
