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GSA set to announce new federal cafeteria contracts (February 9, 2010)

Smithsonian finds Hope and Wittelsbach-Graff diamonds are not from same stone (January 29, 2010)

The Nationals Arts Index, a new survey by Americans for the Arts, paints a troubling picture for arts organizations (January 21, 2010)

New index finds more U.S. arts outlets but fewer arts patrons (January 20, 2010)

2010 holds lots of change for theaters, museums (January 17, 2010)

Industry Gallery, a new space for 21st-century art, opens in NE Washington (January 14, 2010)

Smithsonian Institution has record year in 2009, with 30 million visits (January 7, 2010)

Laptop designer Bill Moggridge will head the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt museum (January 7, 2010)

Obama chef has star role in USDA video posted on YouTube (December 17, 2009)

The Hirshhorn Museum's inflationary measure: A $5 million balloon expansion (December 16, 2009)

USDA to offer members of Congress a taste of school lunches (December 11, 2009)

Think you're dining 'green'? Menus won't always tell you. (December 7, 2009)

Kennedy Center Gets Boost From Arsht Musical Theater Fund (October 15, 2009)

Gates Foundation Announces $10 Million Donation to Smithsonian (October 15, 2009)

National Museum of National History to Open Hall of Human Origins (October 14, 2009)

White House Selects Art to Grace Private Residence, Offices (October 6, 2009)

In Recession, Curators Tap the Treasures at Hand (October 2, 2009)

Farm Workers' Wages to Increase Under Labor Agreement (September 25, 2009)

Farmers Market May Take Root Near the White House (September 10, 2009)

'Million Dollar Quartet' Headed to Broadway (September 1, 2009)

Smart Mouth: Jane Black Reviews Brooklyn Fare, a 'Pop-Up' Restaurant in N.Y. (August 30, 2009)

All-Star Comedians Lined Up to Honor Bill Cosby at Kennedy Center (August 20, 2009)

Book Reviews: 'Catching Fire' by Richard Wrangham; 'An Edible History of Humanity' By Tom Standage (July 12, 2009)

Overhaul of Food Safety Rules in the Works (July 8, 2009)

Congress May Look to Ky. Schools' Healthy Example in Creating Nutritional Policy (June 29, 2009)

'Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian' Will Benefit Institution (May 22, 2009)

Obama Set to Nominate Broadway Honcho Rocco Landesman to Lead Arts Endowment (May 14, 2009)

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White House Set to Nominate Landesman for Head of NEA (May 13, 2009)

Grass-roots Activists Meet With Obama Administration Officials (May 13, 2009)

Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center's 2009-10 Season (May 8, 2009)

National Gallery's East Building Needs a $40 Million Facelift (May 8, 2009)

Recession Suddenly Stunts the Country's Cultural Growth Spurt (May 3, 2009)

Hirshhorn Museum Will Auction Off Three Paintings by Thomas Eakins (April 30, 2009)

National Children's Museum to Unveil Pelli Design for National Harbor Building (April 22, 2009)

Designer for the African American History Museum Is Chosen (April 15, 2009)

Newseum Sees Higher Attendance in First Year at Pennsylvania Avenue Location (April 10, 2009)

Corcoran Gallery of Art Lays Off 18, Still Sees $3.5 Million Deficit (April 10, 2009)

Simplicity Becomes a Selling Point (April 7, 2009)

Profile of Patricia Stonesifer, Chairman of the Smithsonian's Board of Regents (April 6, 2009)

Beleaguered D.C. Historical Society Tries to Stake a Claim in Visitor Traffic (April 3, 2009)

Smithsonian Secretary Assures House Panel That Asbestos Poses No Risk to Workers (April 2, 2009)

Architect Frank Gehry Is Picked to Design D.C.'s Eisenhower Memorial (April 2, 2009)

Bill Cosby Will Receive the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (April 2, 2009)

Asbestos Issue Emerges at Smithsonian's National Museum of American History (April 1, 2009)

Architectural Firms Compete to Design African American History Museum (March 28, 2009)

Six Teams Compete to Design National Museum of African American History and Culture (March 27, 2009)

Textile Museum Director Daniel Walker Steps Down (March 27, 2009)

Schoolchildren Join First Lady for White House Garden Groundbreaking (March 21, 2009)

Vegetable Garden Will Be Installed on White House Grounds (March 20, 2009)

Smithsonian and 27-Year Employee in Battle Over Asbestos (March 15, 2009)

Smithsonian Announces New Hirshhorn Museum Director (February 27, 2009)

2009 Folklife Festival Themes Are Announced (February 20, 2009)

Johnnetta Cole Named New Director of the National Museum of African Art (February 10, 2009)

Vilsack Says USDA Must Serve Eaters as Well as Farmers (February 5, 2009)

Kennedy Center 'Crisis' Project Throws a Lifeline to Arts Groups (February 4, 2009)

Indian Museum to Put Its Collection Online (January 30, 2009)

Six Teams to Compete to Design National Museum of African American History and Culture (January 30, 2009)

Clough, Installed as Smithsonian's Secretary, Announces Cost-Cutting Measures (January 27, 2009)

National Gallery of Art to Display Model of Lincoln Memorial's Statue (January 16, 2009)

American History Museum Gets a Rare Copy of the Emancipation Proclamation (January 15, 2009)

National Portrait Gallery Makes Changes Concerning 9/11 to Caption of President Bush's Picture (January 14, 2009)

Artists Urge Obama to Name a Secretary of Culture (January 14, 2009)

From China, 'Warriors' Will Charge (January 7, 2009)

"Hell's Kitchen" winner Rahman "Rock" Harper Readying Menu for New D.C. Eatery (December 26, 2008)

Obama Administration May Tie Improved Nutrition to Food Assistance Programs (December 24, 2008)

Phillips Collection Receives Largest Gifts Ever, Endowment Reaches $38 Million (December 19, 2008)

Corcoran Gallery of Art to Close for Seven Weeks for Repairs (December 19, 2008)

NEA Reports Nonprofit Theaters Holding On, but Economic Downturn May Affect Revenue (December 15, 2008)

Smithsonian Plans 10 Exhibits to Mark Obama's Inauguration (December 9, 2008)

Udvar-Hazy Center Expansion Project Gets $6 Million Gift from Airbus (December 3, 2008)

Reopened National Museum of American History Draws Large Thanksgiving Weekend Crowds (December 2, 2008)

Americans' Food Stamp Use Nears All-Time High (November 26, 2008)

Newseum Reduces Staff in Response to Economic Downturn (November 25, 2008)

Airier, Better-Organized American History Museum to Reopen (November 20, 2008)

USDA Panel Approves First Rules For Labeling Farmed Fish 'Organic' (November 20, 2008)

In a First, Smithsonian Regents Answer the Public's Questions (November 18, 2008)

Smithsonian Regents' Meeting Goes Public (November 15, 2008)

NEH Chairman Bruce Cole Will Leave Post in January (November 13, 2008)

Obama-bilia Is Job 1 for Museum Curator (November 12, 2008)

Hispanic Cultural Center Chief Brings Expertise to Smithsonian (November 7, 2008)

Ex-Director To Repay Smithsonian (October 29, 2008)

Udvar-Hazy Center to Spread Its Wings at Dulles (October 16, 2008)

Curtain Goes Up At the Eisenhower (October 2, 2008)

Gilbert Stuart Among 10 Works Corcoran Gallery Plans to Auction (September 26, 2008)

Smithsonian Regents Name Stonesifer as Chairwoman (September 23, 2008)

Arts Groups Fret the Woes Of Big Donors (September 18, 2008)

Drafting a Future (September 17, 2008)

Arts Agency Chairman Is Moving On (September 12, 2008)

Streisand, Freeman, Tharp Among Kennedy Center Fab Six (September 10, 2008)

As Food Becomes a Cause, Meeting Puts Issues on the Table (August 30, 2008)

Smithsonian Lends Name to Tour Operator (August 27, 2008)

Unabomber Objects to Newseum's Exhibit (August 13, 2008)

Star-Spangled Reopening Set for Nov. 21 (July 31, 2008)

Online, a Community Gathers to Concoct A Neighborhood Eatery (July 27, 2008)

Calif. Becomes 1st State To Enact Trans Fat Ban (July 26, 2008)

Bill Would End FOIA Shield for Smithsonian (July 19, 2008)

Designer Sought for African American Museum (July 11, 2008)

Gems From a Different Era of the Diamond in D.C. (June 29, 2008)

Sants Donate $15 Million to Smithsonian (June 27, 2008)

Group Hopes to Bring Lincoln Collection to Washington (June 25, 2008)

Smithsonian Makes Changes At Troubled Business Unit (June 21, 2008)

Bleep! Bleep! George Carlin To Receive Mark Twain Humor Prize (June 18, 2008)

Census Paints Picture of Artists (June 12, 2008)

Tony Gittens to Leave Arts Commission, Stay With Filmfest DC (June 11, 2008)

Spy Museum to Make Exhibits Accessible (June 4, 2008)

Value, Virtue Close to Home (May 24, 2008)

Some People Would Die To Wind Up at This Museum (May 23, 2008)

Misjudging Nutritional Expectations (May 22, 2008)

African Art Museum to Lose Director (May 17, 2008)

Smithsonian Strategies Suggested (May 16, 2008)

New Law Takes Step To Latino Museum (May 9, 2008)

A Campaign for Artistic Activism (May 8, 2008)

Smithsonian Opts to Retain Control of Arts & Industries (May 6, 2008)

Clipping, Scrimping, Saving (May 1, 2008)

Some Smithsonian Shopping on Hold (April 25, 2008)

African American History Museum Gets $5 Million Gift (April 24, 2008)

Strathmore's New Reasons to Celebrate: The Piano, 'Take Joy' and More (April 23, 2008)

Smithsonian Official Resigned In Wake of Ethics Probe (April 15, 2008)

The Rewrite Man (April 12, 2008)

Avant-Garde Art Collection to Be Split Among All 50 States (April 11, 2008)

American History To Reopen In November (April 10, 2008)

A Pledge Cast in Bronze (April 4, 2008)

George Mason's 2008-09 Season Will Assume a Worldly Air (April 4, 2008)

Ga. Tech Chief Selected As Head of Smithsonian (March 16, 2008)

Smithsonian Undersecretary for Art Ned Rifkin to Leave in April (March 13, 2008)

New Women's Museum Chief Paints Bold Future (March 8, 2008)

Meyerhoff Estate to Become Wing of National Gallery (March 5, 2008)

Newseum to Open April 11 (February 7, 2008)

White House Proposes Increase for Smithsonian (February 5, 2008)

West's Travel Topped Other Smithsonian Directors' (February 2, 2008)

Sullivan to Head Portrait Gallery (January 31, 2008)

Udvar-Hazy Center Lands $15 Million for New Wing (January 31, 2008)

Smithsonian Panel Advises Stronger Link With Business Arm (January 29, 2008)

What's for Dinner? (January 27, 2008)

Smithsonian Museum Is Losing Its Leader (January 23, 2008)

There's No Place Like 'Oprah' (January 22, 2008)

Indian Museum Director Spent Lavishly on Travel (December 28, 2007)

Senate Drops Measure to Greatly Reduce Sugar and Fat in Food at Schools (December 15, 2007)

Smithsonian Challenged to Raise More Private Funds (December 13, 2007)

Phillips Collection Taps Dallas Curator To Succeed Director (December 5, 2007)

After Smithsonian Loses Oceans Gift, Board to Review Donation Process (November 20, 2007)

Put a Cork In It? (November 18, 2007)

Scientists Fault Climate Exhibit Changes (November 16, 2007)

Steinway, Wyeth Among Arts Medal Recipients (November 15, 2007)

Smithsonian Panel Backs Transfer of Famed B-17 Bomber (November 3, 2007)

Smithsonian Questions $5 Million In Oil Money (November 3, 2007)

Archives Acquire Photo Record of Nazi Art Trove (November 2, 2007)

Ford's Upgrade Puts Lincoln at Center Stage (October 26, 2007)

Butterfly Exhibit Will Flutter in A Little Later (October 24, 2007)

Materials Missing At Library Of Congress (October 24, 2007)

Bitter Harvest for Small Farms (October 20, 2007)

Facing Down The Status Quo (October 20, 2007)

The American Indian Museum's Cafeteria: Tray Chic (October 7, 2007)

Arena Stage Moving to Va. While Venue Is Expanded (October 4, 2007)

Corcoran and WPA End Their 11-Year Partnership (October 2, 2007)

Should Drinks Like Gatorade Sport the 'Junk Food' Label? (September 26, 2007)

Black History Museum Debuts Online (September 26, 2007)

Smithsonian Channel To Make Its Debut, But Only on DirecTV (September 24, 2007)

Green Room Makeover Incorporates a Colorful Past (September 20, 2007)

Director's Selection Rankles Trustees At Indian Museum (September 19, 2007)

Former Interior Official To Lead Indian Museum (September 12, 2007)

Kennedy Center Honors Are Giving Them Excitations (September 12, 2007)

Weather May Account for Reduced Honey Crop (September 10, 2007)

Women's Museum Chief Resigns; No Reason Given (September 6, 2007)

$1 Million Gift to Aid Phillips Collection Repairs (August 16, 2007)

Newseum's Debut Will Be a Late Edition (August 8, 2007)

Museum Ousts Gary Beer For Excess Expenses (August 2, 2007)

A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (August 1, 2007)

$3 Million & Change for Shakespeare (July 31, 2007)

Children's Museum Finds a Home in Md. (July 27, 2007)

A Sound Investment (July 27, 2007)

A Tough Sell for Smithsonian's Stores (July 25, 2007)

National Design Awards Presented At White House (July 19, 2007)

NEA Honors for Roland Freeman (June 30, 2007)

Textile Museum to Expand (June 29, 2007)

Senators Push Smithsonian To Quickly Hire New Leaders (June 27, 2007)

Secrecy Pervaded Smithsonian on Small's Watch (June 21, 2007)

Museum's Deputy Secretary Resigns (June 19, 2007)

Norton to Samper: What, Butterflies Aren't Free? (June 16, 2007)

$2 Billion Spent on Arts in Region (June 12, 2007)

Phillips Collection Director Jay Gates Announces His Departure in '08 (June 6, 2007)

With Budget Cuts, House Panel Scolds Troubled Smithsonian (May 24, 2007)

Fisher Foundation Gives $2.85 Million To Hayes Awards (May 24, 2007)

Nonprofit Arts Groups Rebound From 9/11 Slide (May 22, 2007)

Controversial CEO to Leave Smithsonian Business Ventures (May 17, 2007)

Smithsonian Seeks Partner To Save Mall Landmark (May 9, 2007)

A Brush With Opera at U-Md. (May 7, 2007)

Smiths Donate $5 Million for Newseum Theater (May 3, 2007)

Minnesotan Chosen to Run Association of Museums (May 3, 2007)

Billy Crystal, Clearly Funny (May 2, 2007)

Smithsonian Will Charge For Butterfly Pavilion (April 25, 2007)

Rembrandt Work Heads Back to National Gallery (April 20, 2007)

Small's House Rarely Used For Business (April 19, 2007)

Strathmore Unveils 2007-08 Lineup (April 18, 2007)

Smithsonian Termed 'Endangered'; Board's Structure Questioned (April 12, 2007)

Tiffany Diamond Is on Loan to Smithsonian (April 11, 2007)

Smithsonian Officials Serve On Board Of Its Insurer (April 11, 2007)

George Mason's Diverse Season (April 6, 2007)

Jazz May Fade Out At the Smithsonian (April 6, 2007)

Longtime Educator to Run Natural History Museum (March 31, 2007)

Far Out! Wolf Trap Plans Summer of Love, and More (March 30, 2007)

No Shortage Of Names for Smithsonian Successor (March 28, 2007)

Smithsonian's Small Quits in Wake of Inquiry (March 27, 2007)

Senate Pushes for Smithsonian Reform (March 23, 2007)

Former IG Says Small Asked Her To Drop Audit (March 20, 2007)

Oliver North and Smithsonian Clash Again Over Access (March 16, 2007)

Booking Agent's Exits Raise Complaints (March 15, 2007)

National Gallery to Add 1,700 Proofs To Its Collection of Jasper Johns Works (March 6, 2007)

Group Asks Gonzales to Review Small's Conduct (February 28, 2007)

From Church to Stage: Black Opera Company Was The City's First (February 24, 2007)

A Fresh Look at Turner's Color and Light (February 16, 2007)

Fresh Faces at the Smithsonian (February 14, 2007)

Oliver North's Tiff With the Smithsonian (February 13, 2007)

'Griot' Project To Record 2,000 Oral Stories From Black Families (February 8, 2007)

Holocaust Museum Remembers Exodus (February 7, 2007)

Cultural Agencies See Boost From Bush Budget (February 6, 2007)

At '07 Folklife Fest, Far East Meets Northern Ireland (February 2, 2007)

Report Scrutinizes Smithsonian Salaries (January 31, 2007)

Smithsonian Networks Lists Its Starting Six TV Programs (January 29, 2007)

A $10 Million Gift for Art (January 17, 2007)

The Washington Color School Is Ready to Bloom (January 17, 2007)

Museum of Natural History Developing Gallery Of Korean History (January 13, 2007)

National Gallery Plans Retrospective on Hopper (January 12, 2007)

A Signature Space To Match Its Reputation (January 11, 2007)

Philadelphia Blocks Sale of Eakins Painting by Matching $68 Million Bid (December 22, 2006)

Smithsonian Deal With Showtime Passes Muster (December 16, 2006)

Ed Koch Calls For Ouster Of 'Bigot' On Holocaust Board (December 14, 2006)

Portrait Gallery Director to Retire in '07 (December 12, 2006)

Gift Opens Act 2 For New Arena Stage (December 7, 2006)

A Man for All Stages (December 6, 2006)

Sackler to Display Treasures of Portuguese Explorers (December 6, 2006)

Sackler Gallery Sets Record as Multitudes Flock To Bible Exhibit (December 1, 2006)

Corcoran Seals $6.2 Million Deal For Randall School (November 30, 2006)

African Continuum Founder Exiting At Season's End (November 29, 2006)

American History's Greatest Hits Play In a New Venue (November 18, 2006)

Researchers Feel the Pinch Of National Archives Cuts (November 11, 2006)

National Gallery Scores Masterpiece by Eakins (November 11, 2006)

White House Honors Performers, Scholars (November 9, 2006)

Smithsonian Refuses To Exhibit Ethiopia's Fragile 'Lucy' Fossil (October 28, 2006)

Indian Museum Director Stepping Down in 2007 (October 27, 2006)

Fleshing Out a Founding Father (October 24, 2006)

Ramsey Lewis Tops List of NEA Jazz Masters (October 7, 2006)

The Blue and Gray and Black (October 7, 2006)

Federal Grant Program Gives A Boost to Black Museums (September 28, 2006)

Arts Groups Offering Lots of Free Samples In Baltimore Festival (September 28, 2006)

Cultural Diplomacy Gets a New Worldview (September 26, 2006)

Smithsonian Attendance Down; Galleries Draw More (September 20, 2006)

Papyrus, Parchment & Posterity (September 10, 2006)

The Kennedy Center Honor Roll: Five A+ Achievers (September 7, 2006)

Space Museum Grounds the Shuttle To Dulles Center (September 1, 2006)

Prelude Fest: A Peek Experience (August 27, 2006)

Smithsonian Struts More of Its Stuff With Affiliations (August 22, 2006)

Fish, a Hyena and John Brown's Glare (August 20, 2006)

Performance Anxiety for Arlington Arts Groups (August 8, 2006)

Source Theatre's Last Act: Building To Be Arts Center (August 2, 2006)

Holocaust Art Recovery Goal Still Eludes Advocacy Groups (July 28, 2006)

Phillips Collection Grows With Gifts Of Two Klees (July 11, 2006)

In a Pricey Market It Helped Ignite, Studio Theatre Will Buy Housing (July 7, 2006)

A Walk-In Closet for All (June 25, 2006)