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Smithsonian Events for the Week of August 31-September 4: Dig It!, The Scurlock Studio, Asia After Dark and More!

At last count, Velveteria, the Museum of Velvet Paintings has nearly 2,500 velvet paintings.

Museums With Their Own Niche

Subjects as wide-ranging as lunchboxes, roller skating, and Bigfoot have museums dedicated solely to their study and appreciation

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Senator Teddy Kennedy, 1932-2009

The jabbawockeez: a hip-hop dance crew from California and winners of the first season of America's Best Dance Crew

Boogie with Asia After Dark

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Going to Lunch in Style with Historic Lunchboxes

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Lunder Conservation Center Educates the Public

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New Exhibit Showcases Depression-era Artists

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Celebrate Bad Poetry Day

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Smithsonian Events for the Week of August 17-22: Quilting, Conservation Clinics and Awesome Art

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Weekend Events: Portraits Come Alive, Family Celebrations and a Scavenger Hunt!

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Need a Dose of Common Sense? Go See Thomas Paine

You’d never know by looking at Thomas Paine’s portrait with his fine clothes and his perfectly coiffed hair

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Remembering the Life and Legacy of Eunice Kennedy Shriver

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Smithsonian Events for the Week of August 10-14: Peter Lorre, the Wright Flyer, Japanese Folklore and Living Portraits

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Weekend Events: Portraits Alive, Keith Secola Concert and a Book Signing with Fergus Bordewich

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High School Students Portray Personalities from the Portrait Gallery

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From Morning Glory to On Golden Pond, Four Oscars for Kate Hepburn

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Ron Mueck’s “Big Man” is BIG

The Hirshhorn’s sculpture is compelling and confounding. Is he pouting like an over-grown child, or is he angry?

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Smithsonian Events for the Week of August 3-7:

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Smithsonian Weekend Events: LEGOs, Forensics, and Marcel Duchamp

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Weekend Events: Hirshhorn After Hours, Special Exhibitions and a Historic Sorority Girl

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