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Thursday, January 29
12 Noon-12:30 PM
Lecture Meet our Museum
Lecture
A museum staff member shares stories about some of the objects in the museum's collections and discusses the museum's work to collect, preserve, research, interpret, and present our nation's history. Question-and-answer session follows.
Free
Repeats most Thursdays
National Museum of American History
Location: American History Museum 2nd Floor, Center
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6-6:30 PM
Special Tour Lecture What's New at the Portrait Gallery: Michael J. Fox
Face-to-Face Portrait Talk
The weekly portrait talk highlights a portrait selected by a National Portrait Gallery staff member or guest speaker.
Today, curator of photographs Ann Shumard talks about the portrait of Michael J. Fox by Steve Pyke in the related exhibition.
Free
Continues most Thursday evenings
Related Exhibition: Portraiture Now: Feature Photography
National Portrait Gallery
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Meet at F Street Lobby
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6:45-8:45 PM
Lecture America's Strategic Bombing Campaign
Lecture
The American strategic bombing campaigns against Germany and Japan between 1942 and 1945 were some of the most destructive and consequential undertakings in the history of warfare. The campaigns consumed an enormous share of American economic and military resources, and represented a watershed in the devastating methods and effects of modern industrial warfare. This evening, Marcus Jones (professor of history, U.S. Naval Academy) discusses the effectiveness of these strategic bombing campaigns.
$25, general; $20, members; call 202-633-3030

Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Sublevel 3 (check monitor)
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7 PM
Lecture Stories in the Dirt, Stories in the Air: Conversations with
Frank Gohlke: Illustrated Lecture with book signing
Landscape photographer Frank Gohlke reads selections from his catalogue essay Stories in the Dirt, Stories in the Air; shares his thoughts on the American landscape; and shows how his photographs capture the effects of human interaction with nature. Afterwards, Toby Jurovics (curator of photography) moderates a discussion with the artist, who takes questions from the audience. Book signing and reception follow.
Free
Related Exhibition: Accommodating Nature: The Photographs of Frank Gohlke
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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