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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
http://hirshhorn.si.edu/
Independence Avenue at Seventh Street SW
PO Box 37012 / MRC Code 350
Washington,
DC
20013-7012
202-633-4674 (Main)
TTY: 202-357-2700
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Conceived as the nation's museum of modern and contemporary art, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden has as its genesis a passion for collecting and for the art of our time. We continue to foster this abiding interest in the contemporary into the twenty-first century.[ Last Updated: 11-May-2003 | Hits: 53 | Reader Comments Report Problem
International Spy Museum
http://www.spymuseum.org
800 F Street, NW
Washington,
DC
20004
1-866-SPY-MUSEUM
202-EYE-SPY-U
TTY: 202-654-2840
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The mission of the International Spy Museum is to educate the public about espionage in an engaging manner and to provide a dynamic context that fosters understanding of its important role in and impact on current and historic events. The Museum focuses on human intelligence and reveals the role spies have played in world events throughout history.[ Last Updated: 28-May-2003 | Hits: 124 | Reader Comments Report Problem
Kreeger Museum
http://www.kreegermuseum.org/
2401 Foxhall Road, NW
Washington,
DC
20007
(202) 337-3050
(877) 337-3050
FAX: (202) 337-3051
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Witness the art treasures of Washington philanthropists Carmen and the late David Lloyd Kreeger. "Highlights of the collection include works by Monet, Rodin, Picasso, Miro, and Washington artists Sam Gilliam, Thomas Downing, and Gene Davis, as well as a collection of African and Asian sculpture."[ Last Updated: 17-Jun-2005 | Hits: 71 | Reader Comments Report Problem
National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
http://www.nasm.si.edu/
Sixth Street and Independence Avenue, S.W
Washington,
DC
20560
(202) 357-2700
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The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum (NASM) maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight. Located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the Museum has hundreds of artifacts on display including the original Wright 1903 Flyer, the "Spirit of St. Louis," Apollo 11 command module, and a Lunar rock sample that visitors can touch. The museum continues to develop new exhibits to examine the impact of air and space technology on science and society.
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National Building Museum
http://www.nbm.org/
401 F Street NW
Washington,
DC
20001
202 272-2448
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Created by an act of Congress in 1980, the National Building Museum is America's premier cultural institution dedicated to exploring and celebrating architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning. Since opening its doors in 1985, the Museum has become a vital forum for exchanging ideas and information about such topical issues as managing suburban growth, preserving landmarks and communities, and revitalizing urban centers. The Museum's engaging exhibitions and education programs – including innovative curricula for school children and stimulating programs for adults - annually attract more than 400,000 people.[ Last Updated: 28-May-2003 | Hits: 48 | Reader Comments Report Problem
National Museum of African Art
http://www.nmafa.si.edu/
950 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington,
DC
20560-0708
(202) 357-4600
FAX: (202) 357-4879
TTY: (202) 357-4814
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As a leading center for the visual arts of Africa, the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) fosters and sustains--through exhibitions, collections, research, and public programs--an interest in and an understanding of the diverse cultures in Africa as these are embodied in aesthetic achievements in the visual arts. The museum accepts into its collections and exhibits the art of all African areas, including the ancient and contemporary arts for the entire continent.[ Last Updated: 11-May-2003 | Hits: 59 | Reader Comments Report Problem
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
http://americanhistory.si.edu/
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington,
DC
202-357-2700
TTY: 202-357-1729
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The Museum takes care of more than three million objects that preserve the memories and experiences of the American people. We constantly enrich the collections with new acquisitions and research, and provide the public with a strong sense of the American identity through exhibitions and programs that look at the major themes of our national experience. At the National Museum of American History everyone can explore uniquely American ideals, freedom, democracy, opportunity, and the belief in progress -- something we call the American Dream -- that have shaped our nation.[ Last Updated: 10-May-2003 | Hits: 65 | Reader Comments Report Problem
National Museum of Health and Medicine
http://nmhm.washingtondc.museum/
6900 Georgia Ave., NW
AFIP, Building 54 (on the campus of Walter Reed Army Medical Center)
Washington,
DC
20307
(202) 782-2200
FAX: (202) 782-3573
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The National Museum of Health and Medicine inspires interest in personal and public health and promotes understanding of medicine, past, present, and future, with a special emphasis on American military medicine. As the nation's museum of health and medicine since 1862, they aggressively identify, collect, and preserve important resources to achieve a broad agenda of innovative exhibitions, educational programs, and scientific, historical and medical research.[ Last Updated: 28-May-2003 | Hits: 148 | Reader Comments Report Problem
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
http://www.mnh.si.edu/
10th Street and Constitution Ave., NW
Washington,
DC
20560
202-357-2700
202-633-9126 (Spanish)
TTY: 202-357-1729
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The National Museum of Natural History is dedicated to understanding the natural world and our place in it.[ Last Updated: 10-May-2003 | Hits: 65 | Reader Comments Report Problem
National Museum of Women in the Arts
http://www.nmwa.org/
1250 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington,
DC
20005-3970
202-783-5000
1-800-222-7270
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The museum contains over 250 works by women artists from around the world. They identify themselves as "the only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to recognizing the contributions of women artists."[ Last Updated: 28-May-2003 | Hits: 67 | Reader Comments Report Problem