Blog: Around the Mall
Scenes And Sightings From Around The Smithsonian Museums And Beyond
November 20, 2008 -
American History Transformed, Watch the New Museum Evolve
Grand Reopening
Friday November 21 -
The National Museum of American History
Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Arts And Industries Building
- Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum
- Freer Gallery Of Art
- Hirshhorn Museum And Sculpture Garden
- National Air And Space Museum
- National Air And Space Museum Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center
- National Museum Of African Art
- National Museum Of American History
- National Museum Of Natural History
- National Museum Of The American Indian
- National Museum Of The American Indian Heye Center New York
- National Portrait Gallery
- National Postal Museum
- National Zoological Park
- Ripley Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Renwick Gallery
- Smithsonian Institution Building The Castle
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November 20, 2008
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November 18, 2008
The Ruby Slippers Return to the Museum of American History
In the News
America's Attic Is Ready for Its Public
With Orders to Get Organized and More Relevant, The American History Museum Reinvents Itself
By Jacqueline Trescott
Thursday, November 20, 2008; Page A01
The National Museum of American History -- home to a broad mix of historical and pop-culture treasures from the Star-Spangled Banner to Julia Child's kitchen -- reopens tomorrow after an $85 million overhaul.
Six years ago, a blue-ribbon commission appointed by the museum faulted the facility for being incoherent and disorganized, and "lacking aesthetic appeal" and balance. It was portrayed as a mess, even though at its peak, more than 5 million people a year found their way through its cluttered hallways. It's the third-most-visited museum on the Mall.
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