2008 Official GLBT Travelers Guide - Pride in DC - (Page 29) Frida Kahlo (Mexican, 1907-1954) Self Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky, 1937 Gift of the Honorable Clare Boothe Luce National Museum of Women in the Arts sMiThsOnian aMeriCan arT MuseuM art collection is an unparalleled record of the American experience from the colonial period to today. Highlights are images of the west, impressionism, WPA murals, folk art, modern art. Open 11:30 am -7 pm except Dec. 25. 8th & F Sts. NW · (202) 633-1000 · americanart.si.edu · The nation’s first Metro: Gallery Pl-Chinatown. sMiThsOnian arTs & inDusTries BuilDinG 900 Jefferson Dr. SW · (202) 633-1000 · si.edu/ai/ · Metro: Smithsonian. Museum closed in preparation for renovation. sMiThsOnian assOCiaTes PO Box 23293 · (202) 357-3030 · smithsonianassociates.si.edu · Special after-hours performances, lectures, films and tours. Consult The Associates magazine, available in all Smithsonian museum shops, for list of monthly activities, or go online. Admission prices vary. Call for ticket information TTY: (202) 633-9467. sMiThsOnian insTiTuTiOn infOrMaTiOn CenTer naTiOnal POrTraiT Gallery npg.si.edu · The National Portrait Gallery gives visitors a chance to meet fascinating Americans from more than 225 years of history in its halls. Through portraits and performances the Portrait Gallery tells the stories of poets and presidents, visionaries and villains, actors and activists who speak American history. 11:30 am - 7 pm every day except Dec. 25. Metro: Gallery Pl-Chinatown. naTiOnal POsTal MuseuM 8th & F Sts. NW · (202) 633-1000 · naTiOnal zOOlOGiCal Park 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW ·(202) 633-1000 · nationalzoo.si.edu · Thousands of exotic animals, including giant pandas. Amazonia is a re-created microcosm of the world’s largest rain forest. Open daily except Dec. 25. Call for hours. Free admission. renWiCk Gallery Of The sMiThsOnian aMeriCan arT MuseuM 17th the oldest of the 15 Smithsonian museums in Washington houses an orientation theater, scale models of Washington’s monumental core, an interactive touch-screen program in 6 languages, plus multilingual information and assistance. Open daily 8:30 am - 5:30 pm except December 25.Metro: Smithsonian. National Mall · (202) 633-1000 · si.edu/visit · Known as the Castle, Metro: Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan. art mUSeUm/ GaLLery COrCOran Gallery Of arT St. & Pennsylvania Ave. NW · (202) 633-1000 · AmericanArt.si.edu · Permanent collection and exhibitions of American crafts. This gem of a museum, located in a historic building near the White House, is dedicated to exhibiting the finest American crafts from the 19th century to the present. Open daily 10 am - 5:30 pm. Closed December 25. Free admission. collection of airmail planes, mail trucks, stagecoaches, and other postal vehicles along with rare stamps, letters, Owney the Postal Dog, and a Pony Express exhibit. Open daily 10 am - 5:30 pm except Dec. 25. Free admission. 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE · (202) 633-1000 · postalmuseum. si.edu. Colorful and engaging The Corcoran’s spectacular beaux-arts building is a favorite location for Washington’s most important social events. 500 17th St. NW · Washington, DC · (202) 639-1781 · corcoran.org · Metro: Farragut West. Metro: Farragut West. 29 See & Do Metro: Union Station. http://americanart.si.edu http://si.edu/ai/ http://smithsonianassociates.si.edu http://si.edu/visit http://nationalzoo.si.edu http://npg.si.edu http://AmericanArt.si.edu http://corcoran.org http://postalmuseum.si.edu http://postalmuseum.si.edu
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