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Events at the National Portrait Gallery (NPG), and
Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) and its Renwick Gallery Wednesday, January 7, 2009
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Meet in the F Street Lobby
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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 Join us for a tour or talk at 1:30 in the Luce Foundation Center for American Art and enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea in this elegant space. Beverages served until 3:30 p.m. except during special events. Wednesday, January 7, 2009
3:00 PM
Lunder Conservation Center, Third Floor Mezzanine
Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery
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 Learn how museum conservators use science, art history, and skilled hands to preserve objects from our collections in the Lunder Conservation Center. Group size is limited; meet at the Luce Foundation Center Information Desk by 3 p.m. Program repeats weekly except on December 10, 24, and 31. Lunder Conservation Center, Third Floor Mezzanine Thursday, January 8, 2009
12:00 PM
1st Floor Lobby
Renwick Gallery
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 Join Exhibition Lighting Specialist Scott Rosenfeld and Exhibition Designer David Gleeson as they lead a gallery talk through Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Glass and share their behind-the-scenes insights. Learn what lighting and display techniques were used to illuminate the beauty of Linos work. First-floor LobbyRenwick Gallery Thursday, January 8, 2009
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
F Street Lobby
National Portrait Gallery
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Happy Birthday to the King! On January 8, researcher Warren Perry speaks about the portrait of Elvis Presley by Ralph Cowan. Thursday, January 8, 2009
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Meet in the F Street Lobby
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Join us for a tour or talk at 1:30 in the Luce Foundation Center for American Art and enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea in this elegant space. Beverages served until 3:30 p.m. except during special events. Thursday, January 8, 2009
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
F Street Lobby
National Portrait Gallery
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On January 8, assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings Anne Goodyear speaks about the portrait of Cindy Sherman by Martin Schoeller in the exhibition "Portraiture Now: Feature Photography." Friday, January 9, 2009
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Meet in the F Street Lobby
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Join us for a tour or talk at 1:30 in the Luce Foundation Center for American Art and enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea in this elegant space. Beverages served until 3:30 p.m. except during special events. Saturday, January 10, 2009
11:30 AM - 3:00 PM
NPG Education Center
National Portrait Gallery
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Join the National Portrait Gallery in exploring the spirit of activism and keep your New Years resolution to be more active, energized, and involved in your community. This fun-filled, inspiring family day features storytelling, a hands-on craft, and an information booth featuring local community service opportunities. In addition, a self-guided tour will highlight portraits from the Portrait Gallerys permanent collection as well as from the exhibition Women of Our Time: Twentieth-Century Photographs, which features women who have energized Washington and the nation while making a difference. Recommended for youth ages 10 and up and their families. Saturday, January 10, 2009
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Meet in the F Street Lobby
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Join us for a tour or talk at 1:30 in the Luce Foundation Center for American Art and enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea in this elegant space. Beverages served until 3:30 p.m. except during special events. Saturday, January 10, 2009
3:00 PM
McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level
National Portrait Gallery
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A Single Woman (2008) is the story of the United Statess first congresswoman, Jeannette Rankin. Twice elected to represent Montana, in 1916 and 1940, Rankin twice lost her seat for voting against this countrys entry into world wars. Her portrait is on display in the exhibition Women of Our Time: Twentieth-Century Photographs. A conversation with the films director, Kamala Lopez, and Women of Our Time curator Ann Shumard will follow the screening. Free and open to the public; no tickets required. Doors open at 2:30; seating is first come, first served. Sunday, January 11, 2009
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Meet in the F Street Lobby
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Join us for a tour or talk at 1:30 in the Luce Foundation Center for American Art and enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea in this elegant space. Beverages served until 3:30 p.m. except during special events. Sunday, January 11, 2009
3:00 PM
McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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 Free tickets to the Steinway Series, which takes place every second Sunday, are available in the G Street lobby, one hour before each performance. Alan Mandel Sunday, January 11, 3 p.m. Internationally acclaimed pianist Alan Mandel brings a wonderful repertoire of nineteenth- and twentieth-century American composers to the Steinway Series. Mandel, a professor emeritus of music at American University and former artistic director of the Washington Music Ensemble, performs works by Charles Ives, among others. McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level Sunday, January 11, 2009
4:00 PM
Meet in the F Street Lobby
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Did you know that David Beck's MVSEVM includes imagery of President and Mrs. Lincoln dancing at the inaugural ball? Did you also know that the Luce Foundation Center has two inaugural medals, made in honor of FDR and JFK? Inaugural-themed tours include SAAM's exhibition, The Honor of Your Company Is Requested: President Lincoln's Inaugural Ball, as well as other items from the collection that relate to inaugurations past. Sunday, January 11, 2009
7:30 PM
Grand Salon
Renwick Gallery
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 The Smithsonian Chamber Music Society celebrates its 32nd season with an appropriately eclectic repertoire, balancing familiar masterworks with undeservedly neglected pieces. Pre-concert talks one hour before performance. To purchase tickets ($23 to $31), contact the Smithsonian Associates at (202) 633-3030 or visit residentassociates.org. Consorts of Orlando Gibbons, William Byrd, and Christopher Tye Sunday, January 11, 7:30 p.m. Grand SalonRenwick Gallery A Schubertiade: String Trio in B-flat Major, D471; Sonata in A Minor, D385; Quartet in G Major, D887 Sunday, February 15, 7:30 p.m. Grand SalonRenwick Gallery Monday, January 12, 2009
2:00 PM
Meet in the F Street Lobby
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Did you know that David Beck's MVSEVM includes imagery of President and Mrs. Lincoln dancing at the inaugural ball? Did you also know that the Luce Foundation Center has two inaugural medals, made in honor of FDR and JFK? Inaugural-themed tours include SAAM's exhibition, The Honor of Your Company Is Requested: President Lincoln's Inaugural Ball, as well as other items from the collection that relate to inaugurations past. Tuesday, January 13, 2009
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Luce Foundation Center, Third Floor
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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 Draw inspiration from artists sketches as well as the thousands of objects on display in the Luce Foundation Center; then spend time sketching in our workshop. Some materials provided; please bring a small sketchbook and pencils. Repeats weekly. See dates and locations below. Second Tuesdays of the Month Still-life sketching Meet in the G Street Lobby. All other Tuesdays Sketching in the Luce Foundation Center for American Art Luce Foundation Center, Third Floor ONGOING
EXHIBITIONS
March 8, 2008 - January 18, 2010 Smithsonian American Art Museum Map May 8, 2008 - February 8, 2009 National Portrait Gallery Map September 12, 2008 - January 25, 2009 National Portrait Gallery Map October 10, 2008 - February 1, 2009 National Portrait Gallery Map November 7, 2008 - July 5, 2009 National Portrait Gallery Map October 24, 2008 - June 21, 2009 National Portrait Gallery Map November 21, 2008 - May 25, 2009 Smithsonian American Art Museum Map November 27, 2008 - March 3, 2009 Smithsonian American Art Museum Map November 26, 2008 - September 27, 2009 National Portrait Gallery Map UPCOMING
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January 20, 2009 - January 3, 2010 National Portrait Gallery Map February 27, 2009 - January 3, 2010 Smithsonian American Art Museum Map March 27 - August 2, 2009 National Portrait Gallery Map Pictured Above:
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