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Exhibitions
The Cinema Effect: Illusion, Reality, and the Moving Image

The Cinema Effect: Illusion, Reality, and the Moving Image: Part II - Realisms
Explores how cinema communicates, amuses, and critiques by complicating the line between fiction and reality

El Anatsui: Gawu El Anatsui: Gawu
This solo exhibition of works by El Anatsui, one of Africa's leading contemporary artists, features weavings created from found metal objects
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Deep Sea 3-D

Deep Sea 3-D
See the ocean as you have never seen it before, and meet the filmmakers who made the new IMAX film, Deep Sea 3-D, possible

Thirteenth Annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival Thirteenth Annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival
This year's festival features old and new films that highlight Hong Kong's cinematic achievements
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Inside Smithsonian Research Inside Smithsonian Research
Quarterly newsletter packed with information about the numerous research projects around the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Photography Initiative

Explore Smithsonian Photography
An ever-expanding view into more than 150 years of photography collecting throughout the Smithsonian

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Closed for renovation. Reopens Nov. 21, 2008
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Closed in preparation for renovation

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