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Tuesday, October 28
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Textile Trunk Show with Designer Julie Ward
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Gallery Asha travels the world to find the most unique textiles that represent the beauty of indigenous cultures and for today's special sale has selected a variety of products designed and created from textiles found throughout Africa. Designer Julie Ward of Gallery Asha is present to answer questions.
Free; first come, first served
Related Exhibition: TxtStyles: Fashioning Identity
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National Museum of African Art
Location: Museum Store
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| 6:45 PM
Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek on Unifying the Forces of Nature
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Learn why winner of the 2004 Nobel Prize in physics Frank Wilczek (professor of physics, MIT) believes we are on the cusp of a new Golden Age of physics and a unifying theory of the forces of nature. Book signing follows.
$20, general; $15, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. ***New Location***
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African Chic: Inspiring Global Fashion
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Speakers from the world of fashion, design, and modeling address the ways in which African fashion has inspired global trends since the 1970s. Reception follows.
Free; first come, first served
Related Exhibition: TxtStyles: Fashioning Identity
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National Museum of African Art
Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2
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My Second Career as a Collector
Collector's Roundtable Lecture Series |
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In this lecture series, nationally acclaimed experts share their experiences with seasoned and novice art collectors. Today, Lewis Nerman (member of the Smithsonian Council of American Art and trustee at the Miami Museum of Contemporary Art) discusses his second career as an art collector in developing an impressive collection of post-war, 20th-century American art.
Note: To register, call 202-633-8490, e-mail saamprograms@si.edu, or visit the Web at americanart.si.edu/visit/calendar.cfml.
Fee and advance registration required; see Note
Series continues Nov. 18
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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Meet the Artist: Joseph Kosuth
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Don't miss a rare opportunity to see this world-renowned artist speak at the Hirshhorn. Several of his works are part of the collection, some of which are on view in the related exhibition.
Free; first come, first served
Related Exhibition: The Panza Collection
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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