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One Smithsonian curator weighs in on new best practices for outreach
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Hundreds of years before audiences fell in love with Star Wars, one writer dreamt of battles in space
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Gene Davis, the leading member of the Washington Color School, is celebrated a half century after his striped paintings caught on
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Visceral, kinesthetic, cinematic, aural and psychological, Arena Stage’s new show about the 19th-century novel is a 21st-century experience
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The future of urban development takes on a new twist when the president lives among the clouds
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The African Art Museum at its first award ceremony recognizes two international artists who have overcome personal hardships to excel
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If you have a lover of big ideas on your holiday shopping list, consider these thought-provoking titles published this year
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Noted visual artist Bill Viola is subject of the first all-video exhibition in one of D.C.'s oldest buildings.
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Books recommended by Smithsonian Institution scholars
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Bright red is how we remember them, but Dorothy's famous shoes had another look at the start
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We asked a Smithsonian linguist and an anthropologist to debate the matter
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You'll find everything from beloved childhood characters to animatronic dinosaurs on display this season
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Take a journey to the edge of human knowledge and beyond with one of these mind-boggling page-turners
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Eight sumptuous books from the past year that meet at the intersection of science and art
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A Smithsonian scholar and student of Pacific Island sea voyaging both loves and hates the new Disney film
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Looking for the perfect gift for the food lover in your life? Any of these suggestions will hit the spot
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The Savory Collection breathes fresh life into jazz
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Horace Poolaw's photography is unearthed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian
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An Australian wine region with epic surfing beaches, a welcoming vibe and standout Cabernets and Chardonnays
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The best spies won’t leave behind an evidence trail, but then how will audiences know what’s true and what’s fiction?
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