News of Note from the Smithsonian

Webcast September 28-30

The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s symposium, American Art in a Global Context, will be webcast live on September 28th through the 30th. Viewers may launch the webcast each day from the symposium home page, which also includes the schedule of program events. The symposium opens at 2 p.m. on September 28th. Each day’s sessions will be archived and accessible for viewing afterward as well.

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The Smithsonian recently launched Smithsonian Focus, a free monthly e-newsletter. From the site:

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