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2015 Dibner Library LectureDecember 2, 2015
On Wednesday December 2, 2015, the Smithsonian Libraries will host its 22nd Annual Dibner Library Lecture featuring Laura Otis.
5:00pm, with reception to follow
Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium
Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery
8th and G Streets NW, Washington, DC
This event is free, please click here to reserve your tickets, or call 202.633.3054.
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Artists’ Book Workshop and Hands-on SessionOctober 25, 2015
Explore artists’ books and the art of bookmaking! At the first in a series of six sessions, visit the National Museum of Africa Art to enjoy the beauty and artistry of artists’ books firsthand as you leaf through selections from the Warren M. Robbins Library’s collection, and create your own work of art in a bookmaking workshop conducted by guest artist and local bookmaker Patricia Autenrieth. This event is perfect for the whole family!
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Adopt-a-Book EveningOctober 8, 2015
Enjoy an elegant evening with us celebrating French food, wine and culture while exploring and adopting Smithsonian Libraries Rare Books. Guests will have the opportunity to browse a trove of remarkable and historic volumes and are invited to learn more about the Libraries' special collections and why they must be preserved.
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Teacher Focus GroupsOctober 1, 2015
Hey educators! Smithsonian Libraries needs your help!
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Roundtable on Artists' BooksSeptember 16, 2015
Wednesday, September 16th, 2015.
2-5pm.
Lecture Room, National Museum of African Art950 Independence Avenue Southwest, Washington, DC 20560
Free and open to the public.
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#FantasticObjects Tweet UpAugust 7, 2015
Join us for a Tweet Up with the National Museum of American History and Smithsonian Libraries!
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Fantastic Worlds: Science and Fiction, 1780-1910July 1, 2015
Opening July 2015 in the Smithsonian Libraries Exhibition Gallery in the
National Museum of American History
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The Curious Mister CatesbyApril 14, 2015Date: April 14
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History |
Questions for an Open Cultural Institution: Thinking Together in Provocative PlacesFebruary 26, 2015
Thursday, February 26th
11:00am-12:00pm
S. Dillon Ripley Center, Lecture Hall
Free and open to the public
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21st Annual Dibner Library LectureDecember 11, 2014
Nancy E. Gwinn, Director, Smithsonian Libraries
Cordially invites you to attend the 21st Dibner Library Lecture
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"The Lost Bird Project"November 20, 2014Gone and nearly forgotten, the Labrador Duck, Great Auk, Heath Hen, Carolina Parakeet and Passenger Pigeon have left a hole in the American landscape and in our collective memory. Moved by their stories, sculptor Todd McGrain set out to bring their vanished forms back into the world by permanent |
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Lecture and Book Signing by Christopher CokinosOctober 28, 2014Martha's Flight into the Future: Heresy as Hope |
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"From Billions to None" Film Showing & LectureSeptember 22, 2014The film, "From Billions to None," will have the power to move minds. It will be the strongest element in the 2014 centennial effort to galvanize awareness of human-caused species declines. The trends, documented by careful research in the sea and in the wild, are overwhelming. |
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Book Signing and Reading with Susan StockdaleSeptember 6, 2014Free program. Suggested ages: 12 and younger. |
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Echoes of Their Wings: The Passenger Pigeon and its LegacyJune 24, 2014Numbering in the billions, the passenger pigeon was the most abundant bird in North America if not the world. As late as 1860, a single flight near Toronto likely exceeded a billion birds and maybe three billion. |