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Tibetan Jackets and Gifts and More!
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Before the Sackler Shop closes in February for renovation, save 10% off all merchandise in the Freer and Sackler Shops, including handcrafted Tibetan jackets, crafts, and toys! These unique handicrafts are created by Tibetan artisans from the Dropenling Handicraft Development Center in Tibet, a non-profit organization helping to improve the livelihood of the artisan community.
Continues January 26
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer and Sackler Shops
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| 10:30 AM-3 PM
Winter Storytelling
2-Day Family Festival |
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Enjoy traditional and contemporary storytelling from a variety of Native communities. Listen, watch, and learn how to tell stories -- not only with words, but with string, dance, and art.
Free
Last day
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: American Indian Museum Throughout the museum
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Robert F. Dorr: Hell Hawks! and Air Force One
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Robert F. Dorr signs copies of his books Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht and Air Force One.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
Repeats Jan. 31
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center Outside Museum Store
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Down by the Sea Shore
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) More than a hundred years ago American artist Dwight William Tryon used pastels to capture the many moods of the sea. Today, Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto takes black-and-white photographs that meld sea and sky. Discover their works in the Sackler Gallery, and then draw with pastels and charcoal in the classroom to create your own seascape to take home.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Last program. Continues with new theme next month
Related Exhibition: Seascapes: Tryon & Sugimoto
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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| 2 PM
Iranian Film Festival 2009: Head Wind
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(2008, 65 min., Persian with English subtitles, directed by Mohammad Rasoulof, Iran) This documentary takes a searing look inside the Islamic Republic and its losing battle for control over the flow of information that enters the country from the outside world. The film touches on one of the major post-revolution issues by examining Iran's underground satellite, Internet, and DVD culture.
Note: Due to high demands for tickets, assigned seating is in effect for this series. Up to two (2) free tickets per person are distributed 1 hour before.
Free, see Note for ticket information
Film festival continues Feb. 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, & 22
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium
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Art and War
James Renwick Alliance Lecture |
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A teapot may not seem like the conventional place to find a political message or social commentary, but ceramic artist and sculptor Richard Notkin is able to transform this seemingly traditional form to communicate his viewpoints to the world. This afternoon, he elaborates on his 40-year commentary in clay. Sponsored by the James Renwick Alliance.
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Renwick Gallery
Location: Renwick Gallery Grand Salon
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