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National Portrait Gallery

Photo Courtesy of Timothy Hursley

Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery

Robin Weiner/Smithsonian Institution

Hours: 11:30 to 7 Closed December 25	Location: 8th St. at F St., NW Washington, DC
Phone/Website: http://www.npg.si.edu/ (202) 633-1000 (voice/tape) (202) 633-5285 (TTY) info@si.edu	Metro: Green Line Red Line Yellow Line Gallery Place-Chinatown Station

	The Story Behind Gene Kranz's Vest Listen to a short lecture given by curator Margaret Weitekamp on Gene Kranz career with NASA and how his vest ended up at the Smithsonian
	The Art of Gaman: Crafts from the Japanese Internment Camps During World War II, Japanese Americans who were sent to internment camps used scraps and found materials to create beautiful works of art
	The Photography of Timothy H. O’Sullivan After capturing the horrors of the Civil War, 19th century photographer Timothy H. O’Sullivan uncovered the beauty of the great expanses of the American west

Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life
by Harry R. Rubenstein

For the first time, the Smithsonian is publishing its unparalleled Lincoln collection.

Celebrate Smithsonian!
With Smithsonian Journeys
Oct 20 - 23, 2010

Enjoy behind-the-scenes access and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Museum of Natural History