goSmithsonian - February 2008 - (Page Cover2) Become a Smithsonian Member! GREETINGS FROM THE CASTLE Welcome to the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum and research center. Here you can examine live butterflies and pandas; study the largest creatures that ever walked on earth, the dinosaurs; enjoy the beautiful Hope Diamond; marvel at the Wright Flyer; and look closely at the portraits of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. All these priceless treasures belong to the National Collections, an unsurpassed resource of more than 137 million artifacts housed in 19 museums and the National Zoo. At the National Portrait Gallery, explore American history through portraiture—including an exciting new exhibition, “RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture. Visit the new Lunder Con” servation Center, jointly operated with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, where several exhibitions open in February and March. Both museums are located at Eighth and F Streets N.W. near Gallery Place Metro station. Don’t miss the new Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard with its stunning glass canopy. Join today and receive valuable perks while you visit, plus exclusive benefits at home. Members enjoy: ■ Shopping, dining and IMAX® theater discounts ■ 12 issues SMITHSONIAN magazine ■ And more! Experience contemporary Native cultures, their history and arts at the National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall. A new exhibition, “Identity by Design, ” presents the museum’s unique collection of historical and contemporary Native dresses. You might also stop by the unusual museum café featuring Native foods. The National Zoo in the heart of Washington, D.C., is also a 163-acre research and conservation center, and is home to more than 2,000 animals, representing nearly 400 species. “Kids’ Farm” is a hands-on experience, fun for the whole family. Back on the Mall, you can learn more about your own relatives at the National Museum of Natural History's Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals, and much about the history of plants and butterflies in the new exhibition, “Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution. ” At the National Air and Space Museum (NASM), don’t miss the new permanent exhibition, “ America by Air, which explores the his” tory of commercial air transport. There’s more to see, including the space shuttle Enterprise, at NASM’s Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center, . located near Dulles Airport in Virginia. Much more is described in this valuable guide. When you return home, visit us online; start at www.smithsonian.org. Sincerely, Inquire at any museum information desk, museum store, or theater box office. Visit smithsonian. org/membership and learn about all our membership opportunities, such as: National Associates: (800) 766-2149 Resident Associates: (202) 633-3030 Air and Space Associates: (800) 766-2149 Contributing Membership: (800) 931-3226 National Air and Space Society: (202) 633-2603 American Art/Portrait Gallery Membership: (202) 633-6362 Cristián Samper Acting Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution goSmithsonian, vol. 10, no. 1, February 2008, is published by Smithsonian Business Ventures, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024. © Smithsonian Institution 2008. All rights reserved. Thomas Ott, president; Kerry Bianchi, publisher. Advertising offices: 420 Lexington Ave., NY, NY 10170 (212916-1300). Rosie Walker, director of marketing (212-916-1310); e-mail: walkerr@si.edu. For bulk orders call 212-916-1370. goSmithsonian is updated twice a year. For more information, visit goSmithsonian.com or e-mail: info@si.edu. Cover photograph by Darrell Gulin/Corbis. Secretary Samper’s photograph by Chip Clark. www.goSmithsonian.com http://www.smithsonian.org/membership http://www.smithsonian.org/membership http://www.smithsonian.org http://www.goSmithsonian.com http://www.goSmithsonian.com
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