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The Singing and the Silence: Birds in Contemporary Art
Now on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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National Portrait Gallery
The Outwin Boochever
Portrait
Competition
Call for entries now open through November 30, 2014.
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Join us as a digital volunteer!
Help us digitize and transcribe our collections – unlocking stories, increasing access, and discovering new knowledge.
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National Museum of the American Indian in New York Presents
Glittering World: Navajo Jewelry of the Yazzie Family
Through January 10, 2016
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Smithsonian presents
American Indian Heritage Month
November 2014
Celebrate our nation's
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