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Three research assistants spent years scouring archives, interviewing artists, and conducting historical research to uncover women’s stories from state fairs. Their discoveries are now on display in the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery.
Learn about our work in the museum’s Department of Conservation and Scientific Research, one of the oldest conservation labs in the country.
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Learn about the National Museum of Asian Art's work in the museum’s Department of Conservation and Scientific Research, one of the oldest conservation labs in the country.
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Not a keychain, a netsuke. Like many modern trends, netsuke combine utility and fashion. In Japan, they were worn by people wearing kimonos and were attached to external pockets, balancing out the pocket's weight.
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Hear artist Saodat Ismailova discuss Central Asian cinema in conversation with Tom Vick, Curator of Film, and Carol Huh, Associate Curator of Contemporary Asian Art.
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Enjoy an intimate conversation with sculptor Arlene Shechet, whose vanguard practice has developed over decades of consistently experimental, insistently rigorous, and wildly inventive work.
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Esteemed art historian Richard J. Powell; poet, novelist, playwright, and composer Ishmael Reed; entrepreneur and Basquiat estate steward Lisane Basquiat; and film director Tamra Davis reflect on the forces that shaped Basquiat’s genius.
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