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Smithsonian to launch special anniversary exhibition of 9/11 objects (IrishCentral)

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:42:20 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has announced that more than 50 objects from the three sites of the September 11 terrorist attacks will go on display 10 years after the tragic event.

Smithsonian should have kept "ant-covered Jesus" (IrishCentral)

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 06:45:17 PST

The National Portrait Gallery, part of the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, recently opened a new exhibition called "Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture," featuring the work of many homosexual artists It is billed as "the first major museum exhibition to focus on sexual differences in the making of modern American portraiture READ MORE

Music Smorgasbord at Smithsonian (IrishCentral)

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:04:39 PDT

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THE news out of Northern Ireland has been getting better, and it is about to get much better as a massive cultural exhibit is about to be launched in the heart of our nation's capital, on the Mall in Washington D.C. READ MORE

Smithsonian Webcast (IrishCentral)

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 09:55:02 PDT

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You may not be able to get down to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in D.C. celebrating the cultural treasures of Northern Ireland over the next 10 days, but it doesn't mean you can't catch a glimpse of it via the internet. On Saturday, June 30 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. you'll be able to watch a webcast of some Northern Ireland talent like Patricia Flynn, Four Men and a Dog, Len Graham and Jack Lynch, Lee Lawson, Robert Watt and Mark Wilson. READ MORE