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N AT I O N A L M U S E U M O F T H E A M E R I C A N I N D I A N The National Museum of the American Indian opened in 2004 and receives more than 250,000 visitors a year. Summer Concerts “Fritz Scholder: Indian/Not Indian,” (3rd floor, opens Nov. 1) is the first comprehensive retrospective of the artist Fritz Scholder (Luiseno; 19372005), featuring paintings, prints and bronze sculptures. Scholder was perhaps one of the most famous among 20th-century Native artists; he was both a teacher and mentor to students at Santa Fe’s Institute of American Indian Arts. “Through the Eyes of the Eagle: Illustrating Healthy Living for Children” (2nd floor, opens Jan. 5) Original watercolors from the Eagle Books, a diabetes prevention series developed for Native schoolchildren. STORES AND CAFÉ The Mitsitam (meaning “let’s eat”) Native Foods Café (1st floor) offers a variety of specialties—including Indian tacos made with frybread, fireroasted salmon, buffalo burgers, desserts, snacks and beverages. Café hours: daily, 10 to 5. The café’s full menu is available from 11 to 3, with a smaller menu from 3 to 5 (See p. 6 for a complete list of restaurants.) The Chesapeake Museum Store (1st floor) offers beautiful silver and turquoise jewelry, pottery and textiles handmade by Native artisans. Find books, music, jewelry, T-shirts, toys and souvenirs in the Roanoke Museum Store (2nd floor). FREE FILMS Daily free films are presented in the Rasmuson Theater on the first floor (closed some Wednesdays). No tickets required; check showtimes at the welcome desk. “Who We Are” (13 minutes) is on view in the state-of-the-art Lelawi Theater on the fourth floor. Hand-held translators are available in Spanish, French, German and Japanese. www.goSmithsonian.com TOP PHOTOGRAPH: JUDY DAVIS/ HOACHLANDER DAVIS PHOTOGRAPHY BOTTOM PHOTOGRAPH: COLLECTION OF THE FRED JONES JR. MUSEUM OF ART, UNIV. OF OKLAHOMA, NORMAN; PURCHASE, RICHARD H. AND ADELINE J. FLEISCHAKER COLLECTION, 1996. Evening music performances by The Plateros, Jamie Coon and Darryl Tonemah, among others are offered on the second and fourth Fridays at 5:30 on the Welcome Plaza through August (rain location: Potomac Atrium). 41 http://www.goSmithsonian.com

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goSmithsonian - June 2008 Contents Visitor Information Smithsonian Institution Building—The Castle The S. Dillon Ripley International Gallery Dining Guide Donald W. Reynolds Center Smithsonian American Art Museum National Portrait Gallery National Air and Space Museum The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Discovery Theater, SITES, Folklife Festival and more National Museum of American History Map of the National Mall National Museum of Natural History National Museum of the American Indian Arthur M. Sackler Gallery/Asian Art Freer Gallery of Art/Asian and American Art Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden/Contemporary and Modern Art National Museum of African Art Renwick Gallery/American Art National Postal Museum Anacostia Community Museum National Zoological Park

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