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EXHIBIT | ”Maya 2012: Lords of Time” takes visitors back thousands of years while giving the all hope for the future.
Gretchen Feldman: A life that never lacked for color
(Gretchen Feldman / American Visionary Art Museum)
Feldman produced thousands of robust watercolors, rural landscapes, scenes of life on Martha’s Vineyard and abstract art.
Dissident melds Chinese issues, artisanship
You’ve read the headlines, now see the work: Pieces by the dissident artist Ai Weiwei come to Washington in installations at the Sackler and Hirshhorn and then a retrospective.
From Japan, a wave of images
“2.46 and Thereafter” is a collection of Japanese artists’ responses to last year’s earthquake, tsunami and nuclear calamity.
‘Frida Kahlo: Her Photos’ offers intimate look at the artist
Painter’s personal photographs are on display at Arlington’s Artisphere.
African American museum groundbreaking showcases living history
Speakers at the groundbreaking of the African American museum emphasized the future.
Senator probes Smithsonian secretary’s travel history
Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) has asked the Smithsonian Inspector General for complete travel documents for Secretary G. Wayne Clough.
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‘Star Wars’ exhibit to explore personal identity
An upcoming exhibit to appear in Canada explores personal identity through characters from the “Star Wars” universe.
Military medical museum reopening
There’s more than war in the Defense Department’s refreshed and relocated National Museum of Health and Medicine.
Navigating Philadelphia, sans car
With a combination of public buses and trains, the city’s sights are approachable without ever having to touch a gas pump.
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Discovery’s last flight sends it to Smithsonian
The workhorse of the space shuttle fleet gets a prime location at the museum.
Spring Arts Preview 2012
The Post Arts staff offers you its most-anticipated events of the coming season and more.
Crystal Bridges: A world-class museum from the land of Wal-Mar
An American art museum in Arkansas has ruffled feathers, challenged stereotypes and raised expectations as this country’s newest major cultural institution.
Remaking D.C., and its art scene
Art patrons Mera and Donald Rubell helped transform parts of Miami. Now the couple aims to do the same in Southwest Washington.
How to visit a museum without going
Experts agree that museums are inexorably moving into the brave new virtual world.
Real Art D.C. 2011
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Stuck between conceptual and literal
REVIEW | New memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. turns out to be a relatively modest affair.
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