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	IVAL! in Washington DC at Postal code 20001\, United States - Eventful
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SUMMARY:National Museum of American History--GRAND REOPENING FESTIVAL!
DESCRIPTION:  Join us for the GRAND REOPENING CELEBRATION for the Nati
	onal Museum of American History!!! Experience the newly transformed Mu
	seum with a dynamic schedule of activities\, including musical enterta
	inment\, living history and various giveaways (while supplies last)\, 
	in addition to the Museum’s usual exhibition offerings. ADMISSION IS 
	FREE!! Let's meet at 10:30AM near the entrance. Museum is located at 1
	4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Nearest metro stops are Smithso
	nian or Federal Triangle. Look for "Meetup" sign/nametag. If you have 
	trouble finding the group call me at 301-325-9548. Following is a brie
	f description of the festival from the museum's website. If you'd like
	 to visit the museum online visit www.americanhistorysi.edu. The sound
	track of American history will echo through the Museum during the reop
	ening celebration as musical styles of our nation’s past come to life
	. Jazz\, blues\, Latin\, 19th-century string band music\, "freedom son
	gs" of the Civil Rights Movement and military music will fill the Muse
	um. Performances will rotate and repeat throughout the day. Complete s
	chedules will be available at the Welcome Center on the second floor o
	r the Information Desk on the first floor. Visitors will have the oppo
	rtunity to meet actors impersonating Mary Pickersgill\, who made the S
	tar-Spangled Banner in 1813\, outside of the iconic flag’s new galler
	y. Near the Greensboro Lunch Counter display visitors may take part in
	 the sit-ins of the Civil Rights Movement or move to "The Price of Fre
	edom" exhibition to listen to letters home from American soldiers thro
	ughout our nation’s armed conflicts. Visitors may have their photo ta
	ken with Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz\," George Washington\, Civil W
	ar soldiers and other historical characters in front of the Museum’s 
	iconic landmark objects\, such as Clara Barton’s ambulance\, the John
	 Bull locomotive or Dumbo the elephant. Volunteers will be on hand to 
	assist in photography. At artifact and destination carts visitors will
	 have the opportunity to get their hands on history. These carts provi
	de a venue where visitors get to be the historian and learn about the 
	past. Everyday objects can be examined for clues about the people who 
	made and used them\, and visitors can explore the experience of variou
	s Americans\, such as soldiers\, throughout history. Carts vary daily.
	 Check at the Welcome Center on the second floor or the Information De
	sk on the first floor for daily schedules. At staffed kiosks on the th
	ird floor\, visitors will be able to test drive "Smithsonian’s Histor
	y Explorer\," the Museum’s new gateway to online resources for teachi
	ng and learning American history made possibly by a new partnership wi
	th Thinkfinity.org\, the Verizon Foundation’s comprehensive education
	 program and online portal. ------------------------------------------
	------------------------------------- The Smithsonian’s National Muse
	um of American History reopens after two years of architectural renova
	tions to shed new light on American history\, literally and figurative
	ly. The Museum has been dramatically transformed and will engage audie
	nces of all ages. Visitors walk into a five-story skylit atrium\, surr
	ounded by artifact displays showcasing the breadth of the Museum’s th
	ree million objects from the cultural\, social\, technological and pol
	itical history of the United States. A grand staircase now links the M
	useum’s first and second floors and six landmark objects located in t
	he wings of each of the three exhibition floors help orient visitors. 
	New galleries such as the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Hall of Inventio
	n\, presenting "Invention at Play\," join old favorites including "The
	 American Presidency: A Glorious Burden" and "America on the Move." At
	 the heart of the Museum\, the Star-Spangled Banner—one of the most r
	ecognized symbols of the nation—has been given a new state-of-the-art
	 gallery and fresh interpretation. The grand reopening kicks off a yea
	r of new exhibitions and programming throughout 2009.\n
LOCATION:Postal code 20001\, United States @ Washington, District of C
	olumbia 20001 United States
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