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Flag
Day Family Festival
On Saturday, June 10, noon–4
p.m., the Museum hosts a festival with music and activities
for the whole family. Enjoy special tours of the Star-Spangled
Banner exhibition and performances from the Fifes and Drums of
York Town. Sing along with the Franklin Middle School choir as
they perform patriotic favorites. Help fold a full-size
replica of the Star-Spangled Banner, learn about the
construction of the flag, and try your hand at sewing. Author
Marc Leepson signs his book, Flag: An American
Biography.
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Celebrate
American Originals
In conjunction with the
Washington, D.C., Convention and Tourism Corporation, the
Museum celebrates American Originals this summer. Visit the
information desks at the Museum to pick up a special guide
highlighting a few of the Museum's many American
originals.
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Reminder:
Visit the Museum before September 5, 2006.
In order
to undertake a major architectural transformation, the Museum
will close this fall and reopen in 2008.
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EVENTS |
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Film
and Discussion of the 1968 Los Angeles High School
Walkouts
Award-winning film producer Moctesuma
Esparza was one of the East Los Angeles high school students
who protested against academic prejudice and the lack of
cultural history being taught in 1968. Following a viewing of
"Walkout" (120 min.), Esparza discusses the making of the
film. Thursday, June 15, 2:30 p.m., Carmichael Auditorium,
first floor.
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Performance:
Jamming with Yo-Yos
Team Yo-Yo Jam will perform
three 45-minute sets with an introduction on the history of
the yo-yo by museum curator David Shayt. Invented by Filipino
immigrant Pedro Flores, the yo-yo is a widely known but little
understood solo sports device with a colorful history of
immigrant enterprise, business ingenuity, and mechanical
invention. Saturday, June 17, 12:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m., Flag Hall,
second floor, center.
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Book
Signing: "My Life in France"
Alex Prud’homme, Julia
Child’s nephew, will sign copies of the book “My Life in
France.” The book, which he coauthored with Child, is a memoir
of Child's life in postwar France. Saturday, June 17, 11
a.m.–1 p.m., “Bon Appétit! Julia Child's Kitchen” exhibition,
first floor, west.
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Fire
and Water: A Presentation of Highlights from the CIGNA
Firefighting Collection
Curator William Yeingst
displays and discusses the significance of firefighters'
parade hats from the CIGNA Firefighting and Maritime
Collection. He also presents a sampling of other
representative objects that reveal the broad scope of the
donation. Wednesday, June 21, 12–1 p.m., Reception Suite,
first floor, center.
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 See all events and programs
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EXHIBITIONS |
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Who
Made the Star-Spangled Banner? Hint: It Wasn't Betsy
Ross!
Just in time for Flag Day, the Museum unveils
a new portion of “The Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag that
Inspired the National Anthem” exhibition. The gallery reveals
the story and history of the person who created the
Star-Spangled Banner.
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Say Have You Seen? Visit the Museum Before September 5,
2006
To prepare for renovation, the Museum will
begin closing some of its exhibition galleries this spring and
summer, and the full Museum will close to the public as of
September 5, 2006. See the schedule of exhibitions that will
remain open through Labor Day, as well as those slated to
close in the coming months.
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“First
Ladies: Political Role and Public Image” - Closing in
July
The “First Ladies” exhibition examines the
evolving roles of the first lady. Through historic
photographs, period graphics, and personal artifacts such as
their gowns, the exhibition traces the social and political
accomplishments of many first ladies as well as the
traditional responsibilities of the position. While most of
the “First Ladies” exhibition closes in July, inaugural gowns
representing contemporary first ladies, from Jacqueline
Kennedy to Hillary Clinton, will remain on view.
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ON THE WEB |
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“Portraits
of a City: The Scurlock Photographic Studio's Legacy to
Washington, D.C.”
For most of the twentieth
century, the Scurlock Photographic Studio documented
Washington, D.C.'s African American community and city life.
The thousands of images in the Scurlock archives are an
invaluable resource for understanding the history of
Washington and of the nation. Browse the collection of
photographs or search by keyword using the new Web
site.
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Featured
Object: Fragment from the Star-Spangled
Banner
“Souvenirs, or relics, of historic flags
became highly prized and collectible objects in the late
1800s,” writes curator Marilyn Zoidis. Visitors are often
surprised to learn that pieces of the flag were given away
before it came to the Smithsonian. They ask how the American
flag could be treated this way. Discover how fragments of the
Star-Spangled Banner were located, identified, and
collected.
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FOR
EDUCATORS |
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Star-Spangled
Banner Teacher's Manual
Students in grades K–8 can
learn more about the flag that inspired the national anthem
through the lessons, activities, and resources in this kit.
Multidisciplinary activities use the flag to teach math,
literacy, research, writing, and analytical skills. Click here
to download your copy of the manual.
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You
Solve the Mystery!
In this online activity,
students can hone their observational and research skills as
they use primary sources to discover more about the
Star-Spangled Banner.
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Educators page
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FOR KIDS & FAMILIES |
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Go
Back in Time!
Travel back in time to visit five of
the families that lived at 16 Elm Street in Ipswich,
Massachusetts. Use the clues they left behind to decide in
which time period you've landed.
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Oh
Say, Can You . . . Sing the National Anthem?
Do you
know all of the words to the Star-Spangled Banner? Click
here, and you can learn all four verses. Then come to the
Museum for our annual Flag
Day Family Festival, and join our sing-along! You can also
do a flag-related science experiment in the Hands on Science
Center, help fold a huge (that's 30 by 42 feet!) flag, and
make your own American flag to take home. Saturday, June 10.
12–4 p.m.
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Kids page
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SHOPPING & DINING |
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This summer, the stores are filled
with a brand new assortment of Star-Spangled merchandise.
Choose from shirts, visors, hats, totes, and more. For a
unique frozen treat, sample some Dippin' Dots ice cream.
You'll find them outside at the Mall entrance and in the Main
Street Cafe.
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DC 20560
Brent D. Glass, director
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