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The Heroic Past: The Persian Book of Kings June 4, 2000 - October 29, 2000 |
Sackler Gallery |
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Grand Salon: 19th-Century Picture Gallery June 3, 2000 - June 17, 2002 |
Renwick Gallery |
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This Land Is Your Land: The Life and Legacy of Woody Guthrie May 26, 2000 - September 24, 2000 This exhibition follows folk singer Woody Guthrie's (1912-1967) life through his personal history and artistic development. |
American History Museum |
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Transatlantic Dialogue: Contemporary Art In and Out of Africa May 21, 2000 - September 3, 2000 |
African Art Museum |
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Picturing Whistler May 21, 2000 - December 3, 2000 On view are 30 portraits of James McNeill Whistler (1834-1919) from the Charles Lang Freer collection that range in date from around 1845 to 1897. |
Freer Gallery |
Artificial Anatomy: Papier-Mache Anatomical ModelsMay 13, 2000 - July 8, 2001 Examples from the museum's unique collection of papier-mache anatomical models constructed by French physician Dr. Louis Thomas Jerome Auzoux (1797-1880) are used to explore the history and educational use of such models for the medical and lay person. |
American History Museum |
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The Graceful Envelope: 2000 May 5, 2000 - April 15, 2001 Calligraphers from around the world submitted hand-crafted envelopes for the museum's 6th annual Graceful Envelope contest. These 75 were selected to go on view. |
Postal Museum |
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Music in the Age of Confucius April 30, 2000 - September 17, 2000 |
Sackler Gallery |
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Brushing the Past: Later Chinese Calligraphy from the Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth April 30, 2000 - January 2, 2001 This exhibition illustrates the evolution of Chinese calligraphy over 3,500 years. |
Freer Gallery |
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Looping the Loop: Posters of Early Flight April 29, 2000 - July 9, 2000 To honor the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' great accomplishment, more than 30 posters are used to chronicle modern aviation from its earliest inception of balloons and dirigibles (airships) to mono- and biplanes. |
Air and Space Museum |
Vikings: The North Atlantic SagaApril 29, 2000 - August 13, 2000 |
Natural History Museum |
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Duke Ellington: The Spirit of Music April 25, 2000 - May 29, 2000 |
American History Museum |
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Dali's Optical Illusions April 19, 2000 - June 18, 2000 On view are more than 60 paintings and drawings created from the early 1920s to the 1970s by the Spanish artist Salvador Dali. |
Hirshhorn Museum |
Fast Attacks and Boomers: Submarines in the Cold WarApril 12, 2000 - June 1, 2003 This exhibition reviews the early history of submarines and their radical transformation after World War II. |
American History Museum |
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Reservation X: The Power of Place April 9, 2000 - August 20, 2000 View installation pieces by seven native artists from across Canada and the United States that express the complex connections between community and identity. |
American Indian Museum Heye Center |
In Search of Giant SquidApril 1, 2000 - May 6, 2005 Two preserved giant squids are on view. The rare Taningia danae is often referred to as the world's largest flasher because of its ability to flash brilliant blue-green light in the ocean depths. Architeuthis dux, displayed in the museum since 1983, is the world's largest invertebrate. |
Natural History Museum |
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The Renwick Invitational: Five Women in Craft March 31, 2000 - August 20, 2000 This exhibition examines the work of five women from diverse regions and backgrounds. |
Renwick Gallery |
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The Art of John Cederquist: Reality of Illusion March 31, 2000 - August 20, 2000 On view are 13 playful trompe l'oeil sculptures by the contemporary studio furniture maker. |
Renwick Gallery |
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Highlights from the Archives Center's Collections March 31, 2000 - July 10, 2000 |
American History Museum |
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Census 2000: Counting America 1790-2000 March 23, 2000 - July 17, 2000 |
American History Museum |
