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Displaying 25 of 5,258 exhibitions.

  • The Civil War: Selections from the Archives Center

    On view are objects from the Archives Center related to the Civil War.

    August 6, 2003 – October 29, 2003

    American History Museum

  • In Pursuit of Heavenly Harmony: Paintings and Calligraphy by Bada Shanren (1626-1705) from the Bequest of Wang Fangyu and Sum Wai

    View 33 works by one of the most renowned and influential individualist painters and calligraphers of the early Qing dynasty.

    April 26, 2003 – October 19, 2003

    Asian Art Museum, West Building

  • Solos: SmartWrap

    Visit a new series that will feature international and contemporary works in the fields of design and architecture, beginning with SmartWrap, a 16-foot-square by 24-foot-high walk-in pavilion designed by the Philadelphia architecture firm Kieran Timberlake Associates.

    August 5, 2003 – October 10, 2003

    Cooper Hewitt Design Museum

  • Ethiopian Icons: Faith and Science

    This exhibition that focuses on the icon—an art form associated with the Ethiopian Orthodox church—and features six icons from the collection that have recently undergone technical analysis and conservation treatment.

    January 30, 2003 – October 5, 2003

    African Art Museum

  • The West Wing: A Chronology

    Use images and text to trace the history of the west wing of the Castle -- from its first use as the Institution's library to its use as The Commons restaurant (closed May 12, 2003).

    April 5, 2002 – September 30, 2003

    Smithsonian Castle

  • The Splendor of Diamonds

    See together for the first time 7 of the world's rarest diamonds representing a range of sizes and a rainbow of colors.

    June 27, 2003 – September 30, 2003

    Natural History Museum

  • Dreams and Reality: Korean American Contemporary Art Celebrating 100 Years of Korean Immigration to America

    Discover the works of 18 contemporary Korean American artists who represent the blending of two cultures and the creative vitality of the Korean American community today.

    August 15, 2003 – September 19, 2003

    Ripley Center

  • Science in the News: Mosquitoes

    This case explores the museum's collection of 1.5 million mosquitoes -- the world's largest.

    July 16, 2003 – September 16, 2003

    Natural History Museum

  • Personal Legacy: The Healing of a Nation: Keepsakes from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

    Visit a selection of personal artifacts left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during its first 10 years in existence.  

    October 27, 1992 – September 14, 2003

    American History Museum

  • Celebrating Scotland's Crafts

    View objects produced by traditional methods that highlight the continuation of specialized skills and crafts passed down from generation to generation in Scotland.

    June 20, 2003 – September 12, 2003

    Arts and Industries Building

  • Tobacco to Tourism: Celebrating Alexandria's Scottish Heritage

    Trace the Scottish heritage of the city of Alexandria, Virginia, from its founding in the 18th century -- by a group that included several Scottish tobacco traders -- to today.

    June 20, 2003 – September 12, 2003

    Arts and Industries Building

  • Ancestral Scotland Genealogy Interactive

    Visit your Scottish roots and find out how you can walk in the footsteps of your ancestors with a trip to Scotland via computer.

    June 25, 2003 – September 9, 2003

    Arts and Industries Building

  • Isamu Noguchi and Modern Japanese Ceramics

    Best known for his abstract stone sculpture and public plazas, Japanese American artist Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) also produced ceramics during short sojourns to Japan in 1931, 1950, and 1952.

    May 3, 2003 – September 7, 2003

    Asian Art Museum, East Building

  • South Asian Sculpture

    Admire 19 examples of sculpture--including spectacular examples of gold jewelry--created to embellish sacred spaces in southern Asia.

    March 12, 2000 – September 7, 2003

    Asian Art Museum, West Building

  • Chinese Buddhist Sculpture in a New Light

    See a collection of devotional objects created in China for Buddhist worship that possess great visual and spiritual power, and were so popular that they spawned the manufacture of forgeries, which were then bought by foreign collectors.

    April 14, 2002 – September 7, 2003

    Asian Art Museum, West Building

  • Changing the Face of Power: Women in the U.S. Senate

    See more than 30 black-and-white photographs of women senators featured in this photo essay by photojournalist Melina Mara.

    May 22, 2003 – September 7, 2003

    Arts and Industries Building

  • History in the News: Acupuncture: A Transnational Tale in Medical History

    This small showcase explores the complexity of transnational cultural exchange by looking at the recent history of acupuncture.

    May 10, 2002 – September 2, 2003

    American History Museum

  • Nature's Selections: Photographs by Chip Clark

    These 32 images by Natural History Museum's photographer Chip Clark depict museum staff at work performing hands-on activities, as well as scenes from nature.

    June 10, 2003 – September 2, 2003

    Natural History Museum

  • Ice Cream Parlor

    Museum visitors can enjoy sundaes and sodas made with Haagen-Dazs ice cream in a parlor reminiscent of the turn of the century. 

    July 3, 1981 – September 2, 2003

    American History Museum

  • Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life & Land, Photographic Journey by Subhankar Banerjee

    Photographs by Subhankar Banerjee portray the unique landscape and document the biodiversity and indigenous cultures of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.

    May 2, 2003 – September 2, 2003

    Natural History Museum

  • The Healer Within

    Through 34 interactive workstations, learn how to become actively engaged in improving your own health.

    May 28, 2003 – September 2, 2003

    Arts and Industries Building

  • A Passion for Plants: Botanical Art from the Shirley Sherwood Collection

    See 100 works by 67 artists from the collection of Dr. Shirley Sherwood, an independent scholar and collector of botanical watercolors and paintings.

    March 28, 2003 – September 2, 2003

    Natural History Museum

  • Celia Cruz's Dress

    On view is a costume that Celia Cruz, "the Queen of Latin music," wore in concert in Carnegie Hall in the 1970s.

    July 21, 2003 – September 1, 2003

    American History Museum

  • Resistance, Creativity and Survival: The Janina Rubinowitz Collection of Maroon Arts

    Explore the history of communities created by runaway slaves, known as maroons, in South America and the Caribbean in this exhibition of 65 paintings, wood carvings, photographs, and objects used in worship ceremonies.

    February 3, 2003 – August 31, 2003

    Anacostia Community Museum

  • Captive Passage: The Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Making of the Americas

    Follow the story of the slave trade told from a maritime perspective through more than 200 objects and images.

    February 3, 2003 – August 31, 2003

    Anacostia Community Museum

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