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From iconic parks to surprising city spots, these national park sites offer unforgettable birdwatching moments across the U.S ...
“Youth and the Future of Culture” Highlights Younger Generations July 2–7 ...
National Mall site approved for memorial to fallen journalists. May 1, 2023. 4 min. Balloons and caution tape line the perimeter of the Capital Gazette building in Annapolis after the June 2018 ...
Will a shutdown affect my flight? What to know about air travel if Congress doesn't act. Some NPS sites, by nature, are difficult to restrict public access, like the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Both sites are on the National Mall, a location that the museums’ promoters have lobbied for, despite some political opposition. “As of today, we ...
This week, visitors on the National Mall can enjoy a gold-framed continuous video of President Trump awkwardly dancing. The ...
The display is in a similar spot as a sculpture of a large poop pile on a desk, referencing attacks on the Capitol that ...
Capital City. The National Mall Is Full — And It’s Driving Congress Nuts In the age of identity-focused museums, a spot on the National Mall is a sign of inclusion.
The Smithsonian has selected two sites along the National Mall that it is proposing as optimal locations for new museums to honor American Latinos and women.
Two new museums may soon be bound for the National Mall: the National Museum of the American Latino, and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum. The Smithsonian Institution just identified ...
In 2003, Congress declared the National Mall “a substantially completed work of civic art.” That essentially banned new works in an area known as the Reserve, though exceptions can be made.
Now the National Portrait Gallery has commissioned his first such work in the United States, a face-scape that will appear on the National Mall for a month, beginning October 1.