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PANORAMA: Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural ball was held on the third floor of the east wing of the Old Patent Office Building. That space, now known as the Lincoln Gallery, is now home to contemporary artworks from the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection.

AUDIO: Elizabeth Broun, director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, describes the museum's new Luce Foundation Center for American Art.

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