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• Ex-museum director linked to lavish trips

  - 2007-12-29

  WASHINGTON AP -- The former director of the National Museum of the American Indian spent more than $250,000 in Smithsonian funds on first-class transportation and luxury hotels over the past four years, according to records obtained by The Washington Post. During that time, W. Richard West Jr. was...

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• CSO's Haitink named Musician of the Year.(Time Out!)(Classical music)

  - 2007-01-05

  Byline: Bill Gowen Bernard Haitink, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's principal conductor, has been named the 2007 "Musician of the Year" by Musical America, the international directory of the performing arts. The award was presented recently at New York's Lincoln Center for the Performing...

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• Press Preview for Grand Opening of the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture

  - 2006-06-16

  News Advisory: WHAT:Press preview for the Grand Opening of the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, home of the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum WHEN:Tuesday, June 27 9:30 a.m. -- Sign in, coffee and continental breakfast 10 a.m. -- Remarks and Q&A 10:45 a.m....

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• Press Preview for Exhibition 'First Look: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection' May 16

  - 2006-05-10

  News Advisory: WHAT: Press preview for the exhibition "First Look: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection" WHEN: Tuesday, May 16 Remarks at 9:30 a.m., followed by a discussion and tour of the exhibition WHERE: National Museum of African Art 950 Independence Ave., S.W. WHO: Susan Talbott, director of Smithsonian Arts,...

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• Press Briefing and Tour of Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, March 23

  - 2006-03-16

  News Advisory WHAT: Press briefing and tour of the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, home of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery WHEN:Thursday, March 23 9:30 a.m. -- Sign-in and refreshments 10 a.m. -- Presentation by museum directors, followed by Q&A and...

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• Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture

  - 2006-02-27

  Kinshasha Holman Conwill, an arts, museum and management consultant for the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., has been named deputy director of the museum. Her many past projects have included serving as a senior policy advisor for the Museums and Community Initiative of...

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• The annual Black History Month luncheon speaker on Feb. 25 at Howard University will be Lonnie Bunch, director of Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History

  - 2006-02-13

  The annual Black History Month luncheon speaker on Feb. 25 at Howard University will be Lonnie Bunch, director of Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History. While the honoree will be Dorothy Height for her work with Black women.

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• Smithsonian highlights Alaska native art and film: Alaska native culture and traditions at Washington, D.C., museum

  - 2005-11-01

  Alaska Native culture and traditions are focal points of a festival at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History this month in Washington, D.C., with art, performances, storytelling, crafts and film screenings by influential filmmakers. The Alaska Native Art & Culture Festival begins Nov. 4 at the museum at...

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• National Museum of African American History and Culture

  - 2005-08-01

  5 Lonnie G. Bunch is the first director of the Smithsonian's new National Museum of African American History and Culture. As founding director, Bunch will identify the museum's mission and develop exhibitions and public programs about the history, culture, and contributions of African Americans. He will also coordinate fundraising efforts...

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• Press Preview for 'The Life and Music of Celia Cruz' at National Museum of American History, May 17

  - 2005-05-12

  News Advisory: WHAT:Press preview for "!Azucar! The Life and Music of Celia Cruz" -- an exhibition about the life of legendary Cuban-born singer Celia Cruz (1925-2003) and her impressive career that spanned six decades. WHEN:Tuesday, May 17, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE:National Museum of American History,14th Street and Constitution...

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