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April 21 to April 24
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THE OUTWIN 2016: American Portraiture Today

Finalists from the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition

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National Parks Adventure 3D

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Johnson IMAX® Theater

National Museum of Natural History

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Robert Irwin:
All the Rules Will Change

Explore the limits of perception with a modern master.

April 7 – September 5, 2016

At the Hirshhorn »

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Renwick Gallery

Wonder

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