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Exhibit At Space Center Houston Showcases Historic Apollo 11 Command Module
Posted on · Gear the astronauts used in their pioneering mission is also on display until March 18
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‘All Is Not Lost’: These Smithsonian Experts Help Save Hurricane-Soaked Heirlooms
Posted on · Hurricane victims can replace chairs, cars, even homes. But they can't replace family photos or VHS tapes of grandma. So the Smithsonian and FEMA have dispatched a "heritage task force" to Texas.
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Health Museum Becomes Latest Smithsonian Affiliate
Posted on · The John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science is the latest Houston-area museum to become an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, which offers access to the Smithsonian's intellectual and material resources.
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Houston Photographer Captures Hidden Worlds From World War I
Posted on · (Above: The underground dining area of a WWI French soldier, as photographed by Houston doctor Jeff Gusky. Image Courtesy: jeffgusky.com) When we think of the brutal warfare of World War I, we tend to think of the 9 million soldiers and 7 million civilians dead, of infantrymen waging war with guns and grenades, hiding in […]
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Houston Contributes Artifact To New Smithsonian African American Museum
Posted on · A University of Houston anthropology professor has donated artifacts to the National African American Museum of History and Culture, which open this weekend in the nation's capital.
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Photo of Resident of Former Freedmen’s Town, Tamina, to Be Displayed at Smithsonian Gallery
Posted on · Last year (March 18, 2014) we brought you the story of a photo exhibit that chronicled the lives of those living in Tamina, a former freedman's town on the opposite side of I-45 from The Woodlands. The exhibit, by Houston photographer Marti Corn, was called The Ground On Which I Stand, and it was the […]