Blog: Around the Mall
Scenes And Sightings From Around The Smithsonian Museums And Beyond
August 1, 2008 - The Cola Wars. Smear Campaigns in Space?
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Portraits exuding tranquility dominate the Sackler Gallery pavilion through October 13.
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Arts And Industries Building
- Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum
- Freer Gallery Of Art
- Hirshhorn Museum And Sculpture Garden
- National Air And Space Museum
- National Air And Space Museum Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center
- National Museum Of African Art
- National Museum Of American History
- National Museum Of Natural History
- National Museum Of The American Indian
- National Museum Of The American Indian Heye Center New York
- National Portrait Gallery
- National Postal Museum
- National Zoological Park
- Ripley Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Renwick Gallery
- Smithsonian Institution Building The Castle
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Asian Elephants Will Soon Have New Trails to Roam
Sunday, August 3, 2008, By Michael E. Ruane Washington Post Staff Writer
The Asian elephants at the National Zoo have it nice. Every morning they get bathed and scrubbed. They often get pedicures, and step up on the scale to have their weight checked. Then they go outside to the oohs and ahhs of the adoring public.
Now life is about to get even better. In March, the zoo began work on a $60 million renovation of its elephant complex, announced two years ago, that will transform it into a state-of-the-art sanctuary called Elephant Trails.
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