Museums 2010
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The wonders around us
We live in a region with hundreds of museums. This is a guide to sampling the treasures. | Photos

Videos: Blake Gopnik on Scott Burton, Richard Lippold, Dan Graham and Alexander Calder.
 
 
 
Museum features
Out of this world
Artist Michael Benson "perfects" what science has gathered. | Photo gallery
 
Museum news
A dream deterred
Despite star-powered momentum, plans for a women's history museum are put on hold.
 
    Grand plans for Marines
    Three new galleries add "up close, personal and gripping" narrative to the U.S. Marine Corps story.
     
     
    Blog
    Arts Post
    Cultural news as seen by the Washington Post's arts writers and critics.
 
MAIN PHOTO: (Clockwise from top left) Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Michael Ives/National Firearms Museum, Copyright 2003 Smithsonian Institution, Courtesy U.S. Botanic Garden
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