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  • 'First Ladies' returns to Smithsonian

    By Deborah Dietsch - Special to The Washington Times

    Presidential wives often have played more powerful roles than vice presidents in serving the nation, but their accomplishments are glossed over in the new "The First Ladies" galleries at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Published November 24, 2011 Comments

  • Madame Tussauds makes room for all U.S. presidents

    By Brett Zongker - Associated Press

    A revamped Madame Tussauds wax museum opened its $2 million presidents gallery Thursday after spending a year carefully researching the eyes, hair and other features to add 28 new commanders in chief to its collection. Published February 17, 2011 Comments

  • 'Staycationers' boost museum attendance

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    More museum visitors opted for affordable "staycations" rather than expensive trips last year, according to a study by the American Association of Museums (AAM). Published March 18, 2010 Comments

  • Artists view Christ's pain

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    Rare depictions of Jesus Christ's suffering on the cross are at the National Gallery of Art, which presents its first comparison of painting and sculpture from the Roman Catholic Church. Published March 18, 2010 Comments

  • DINING: Zentan a restaurant to watch

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    Zentan, the restaurant in the Donovan House hotel at Thomas Circle, is full of surprises, beginning with its name. The hotel, which replaces the Holiday Inn at the corner of 14th Street and Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, is named for William "Wild Bill" Donovan, the father of the Office of Strategic Services, the World War II spy-and-special-operations predecessor of the CIA. "Zentan" is the Mandarin word for "spy." Published December 30, 2009 Comments

  • White House chefs check lists twice

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    Christmas at the White House isn't for sissies. Take quantities that might work in a private home -- guests, cookies, parties, cards, whatever -- and add some extra zeros to get a feel for a White House-sized holiday season. Published December 22, 2009 Comments

  • D.C. digs out from record snowstorm

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    Washington-area commuters returned to work Monday morning with few problems, following the weekend storm that brought roughly 16 inches of snow to the region. Published December 21, 2009 Comments

  • ART: Matisse's ideas reframed through works on paper

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    Henri Matisse, the French painter known for his vivid colors, is being represented in black and white for two more weeks at the Baltimore Museum of Art. This comprehensive exhibition of 170 works refreshes the typical view of Matisse through one of the least known sides of the artist's career, his printmaking. Published December 20, 2009 Comments

  • D.C. museum wants to add rooftop 'bubble'

    By Joseph Weber

    The Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C., wants to add to the building a temporary, inflatable bubble that squeezes through its rooftop -- a modern concept in a city known worldwide for its classical architecture. Published December 18, 2009 Comments

  • DESIGN: Porcelains with a French accent

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    Along with Faberge eggs and Aubusson rugs, cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post collected Sevres porcelains, not all of them completely authentic. A gilded ice pail displayed inside the Hillwood estate, Post's home-turned-museum, turns out to be an English interpretation of the French ceramics. Published December 13, 2009 Comments

  • DINING: Sou'Wester new at Mandarin hotel

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    Sou'Wester has replaced Cafe MoZu in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, but the sou'wester that has blown through the hotel's casual dining room is hardly a storm. Published November 18, 2009 Comments

  • ART: Shonibare's headless extravagance

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    "Off with their heads" could be the slogan of the theatrical art created by British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare. His signature mannequins are decapitated as if they had been sent to the guillotine, an apt image given his fascination with the era of Marie Antoinette. Published November 15, 2009 Comments

  • PHOTOGRAPHY: Man Ray at Phillips

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    Twenty-five years ago, New York's Museum of Modern Art mounted a controversial exhibit examining the relationship between modern art and "primitive" tribal cultures. The show was criticized for relegating non-Western art to a supporting role in the development of Western abstraction. Published November 13, 2009 Comments

  • Smithsonian opens Christmas exhibit

    By Joseph Weber

    The Smithsonian Institution opened an exhibition Friday featuring iconic commercial art and images from Christmas seasons past — including holiday parade memorabilia and window displays from department stores. Published November 13, 2009 Comments

  • Recession imagery captured in exhibit

    By Karen Goldberg Goff

    An empty office. An abandoned building. A sign that says, "I want what we had." These images from the recession have been captured in a new photography exhibit, "Framing the Economic Downturn," presented by the Washington Project for the Arts. It opens Wednesday at Gallery O/H on H Street Northeast and runs through Dec. 12. Published November 11, 2009 Comments

  • DINING: A feast fit for pirates

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    Reflecting its beautiful setting on the West River, the Inn at Pirates Cove has a menu bursting with seafood. Reflecting its location in hamletesque Galesville, Md., the food is simple but hearty, served with a smile and friendly conversation. Published November 11, 2009 Comments

  • RANDOM ACTS: Concert to aid youth shelter

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    A concert featuring the socially conscious rappers of Public Enemy is set for Nov. 18 to mark the third annual National Homeless Youth Awareness Month. Published November 11, 2009 Comments

  • Hot Button

    By Amanda Carpenter

    First lady Michelle Obama is officially a Glamour girl now, landing the December cover for the fashion magazine. Published October 29, 2009 Comments

  • Taking a leap

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    Elet Hall isn't a traceur -- a practitioner of parkour, an alternative urban sport of running, jumping and climbing over man-made structures -- because he wants fame or intense action. Published October 26, 2009 Comments

  • ART: Canadian artist Jungen recycles familiar into fantastic

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    A whale skeleton introduces visitors to the newest exhibition at the National Museum of the American Indian, but the impressive specimen isn't a relic from nature. The bones turn out to be parts of cheap plastic patio chairs, just some of the everyday designs recycled into inventive art by Canadian Brian Jungen. Published October 25, 2009 Comments

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