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Night at the Museum Lights! Camera! Smithsonian!
Make a quest to find artifacts that inspired scenes in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
What's Up on the Hill? What’s Up on the Hill?
Face the Nation moderator Bob Schieffer sets the stage for this insider’s look at Congress
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Lincoln at the Smithsonian

Lincoln at the Smithsonian
The Smithsonian commemorates the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth in 1809 with a yearlong celebration including events and exhibitions

The Hidden Life of Ants The Hidden Life of Ants
Explore life from an ant's point of view with large-format photographs of ants on display at the National Museum of Natural History
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