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Podcasts and Broadcasts
Our podcast is available, with associated images, through iTunes.
With the opening of our landmark building, we are launching a series of podcasts. In this inaugural episode, learn about the building's renovation and some of our most popular artworks. Download the mp3 or subscribe through iTunes (link will open file in iTunes).
But it is not just Washington that is abuzz. News media from around the country have covered our grand opening! To catch glimpses of the galleries and see what reviewers are saying, check out the following stories.
A Restored "Temple of Invention" (Classica Americana)
Back to the Future (Smithsonian Magazine)
Exploring the Electronic Superhighway and Art Conservators at Work: A Living Exhibit (National Public Radio)
Little Known Museums Now Have Room to Grow (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Off the Mall, a D.C. Jewel Re-emerges: Renovated Old Patent Office Gets Ready for New Visitors (USA Today)
Patent Office Is New State of the Arts (Washington Times)
Portrait America (artnet Magazine)
Portrait, American Art Museums Reopen in D.C. (Chicago Tribune)
Portrait of a New Washington Penn Quarter: District of Columbia's Once-Derelict Neighborhood Welcomes Back Smithsonian Museums, Tourists with Rejuvenated Flair (San Francisco Chronicle)
Seeing Pictures of American Life: Renovations Highlight Two Underappreciated Washington Art Museums (Baltimore Sun)
"Smithsonian Museums Reopen, Telling America's Story through Ideas and Ideals" (New York Times)
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