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Unintended Journeys
Opens February 7, 2014
Examine the plight of environmental refugees displaced within the last decade due to natural disasters and global climate change. The exhibition reveals the challenges these people and communities face, as well as their continued resilience in the face of adversity.
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Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation
Opens February 27, 2014
Explore the heritage, daily experience and numerous, diverse contributions that Indian immigrants and Indian Americans have made to shaping the United States.
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Birds of DC Mobile
This new website is an extension of Birds of the District of Columbia, an exhibition that opened in 1923 at the Natural History Museum. Created for mobile phones and computers, the website was developed to enhance the visitor experience at the exhibition. General information, vocalizations and the range map for each species are provided through a link to the species page hosted by the Encyclopedia of Life.
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| Anthropologist Kari Bruwelheide at the Harleigh Knoll site. |
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Bird Detective: Forensic Ornithologist Carla Dove
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Bone Whispering: Forensic Anthropologist Kari Bruwelheide
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Smithsonian Science How? Live Webcasts
Learn about the cutting-edge research in the Division of Birds’ Feather Identification Laboratory during 25-minute live webcasts on February 12. Join Carla Dove in analyzing the remains of birds from airplane strikes and other events. See how she and her team use various types of evidence to identify the birds. Marvel at how DNA barcoding complements old-fashioned comparisons of feathers. Learn how Carla and her team are making your flights safer while also improving management of natural populations of birds.
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Smithsonian Science How? Live Webcasts
Find out what goes on behind the scenes of the Museum’s Forensic Anthropology Department during live webcasts on February 27. Join Kari Bruwelheide in understanding what skeletons can tell you about how people lived and died. Probe into the mysteries contained in human bones. See the sophisticated technologies being used to extract information from bones. Learn how Kari is analyzing skeletal remains in conjunction with historical records and other artifacts to recreate a picture of human life in the Colonial Chesapeake.
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 Illustration, Cruisin’ the Fossil Freeway, by Ray Troll.
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Book Signing: Cruisin’ the Fossil Freeway with Kirk Johnson and Ray Troll
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Live Butterfly Pavilion
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Thursday, February 20, 12:30-1:30pm
Meet Kirk Johnson, Sant Director of the National Museum of Natural History, and artist Ray Troll when they visit the Museum Store to talk with visitors and sign copies of their book, Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway: An Epoch Tale of a Scientist and an Artist on the Ultimate 5,000-Mile Paleo Road Trip.
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View videos of the authors as they cruised the fossil freeway with the Burke Museum >
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February 14 -- Valentine’s Day -- marks the sixth anniversary of the Live Butterfly Pavilion. Treat your valentine to a romantic stroll among beautiful butterflies and exotic plants in this tropical oasis in the middle of Washington, DC.
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Free Programs in Q?rius
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Special Discount Tickets for “Is Genetic Information Different?”
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Friday, February 7, 2:30-4:30pm
Robber Flies: Unique and Diverse Predators
Saturday, February 8, 2:00-3:00pm
Know Your Family History - Improve Your Health
Tuesday, February 11, 2:30-4:30 pm
Botanical Illustration Workshop (email munnd@si.edu to register)
Wednesday, February 12, 11:00-11:30am and 2:00-2:30pm
Bird Detective with Carla Dove Smithsonian Science How?
Wednesday, February 19, 3:00-4:00pm
Tattoo: The History of Humanity through Pain and Permanence
Thursday, February 27, 11:00-11:30am and 2:00-2:30pm
Bone Whispering with Kari Bruwelheide Smithsonian Science How?
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Evening Discussion
Thursday, February 6 - 6:45 p.m.
New and often-complex ethical and medical questions have emerged as genetic testing becomes more widespread. Two debaters with extensive experience in genetics and genomics address the issues in a lively event in which the audience plays a key role.
Eric Green, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health, moderates the event.
To receive the discount price for tickets ($25) to this event, log into SmithsonianAssociates.org using the Promo Code 201990 to purchase your discounted tickets.
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Free School Programs in Q?rius and Q?rius jr.
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Support Your Museum
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Learn more about school programs at the National Museum of Natural History:
- Q?rius programs for grades 6-12
- Q?rius jr: a discovery room programs for grades K-7
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Your donation supports our free educational programs and exhibitions and contributes to ground-breaking research around the world.
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BANNER IMAGE:
Dr. Carla Dove examining birds from the reference collection at the National Museum of Natural History to get comparison information for identifying bird remains from an airplane-bird collision. Image by David Price, Smithsonian.
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