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Popular Things To Do | Other Things To Do Tips | All Tips (54) Marjorie Merriweather Post (1887-1973), heir to the Post cereal fortune, was the founder of Hillwood Museum and Gardens - her former twenty-five acre estate in Washington, DC
"While in Russia, with the opportunity to see and enjoy the Russian love of color in all forms of art, I became interested in enamels. These I would never, perhaps, have learned to appreciate fully anywhere else. The Russian genius in the use of stimulating color is a spiritual quality related to the land itself."
One consequence of this widespread turmoil and extreme social and cultural upheaval was the selling of imperial art treasures, which was endorsed by the Soviet government. Marjorie acquired Russian icons, textiles, porcelains, and silver, and she was soon transformed into an
avowed collector of Russian art. The purchases she made while living in the Soviet Union formed the nucleus of the most important assemblage of Russian imperial art outside Russia today.
Like many American collectors, Mrs. Post continued collecting throughout her life and wanted to share her collection with the public. In 1955 she bought the Hillwood estate to serve both as her residence and as a future museum. By 1958 she had hired Marvin Ross, a Harvard trained art historian, to catalogue her collections, advise her on acquisitions, and implement standard museum practices at Hillwood.
"When I began I did it [collecting] for the joy of it, and it was only as the collections grew and such great interest was evidenced by others, that I came to the realization that the collection should belong to the country."
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One of the city's best museums, but also the most disturbing, is the US Holocaust Memorial Museum that hauntingly commemorates the discrimination and murder of millions of Jews by the Nazis, from 1933 to 1945. The permanent exhibition is divided into three floors, starting with the Nazi occupation of Poland, the Holocaust, and finally the after effects of the war and liberation of the camps, with a moving film in which Holocaust survivors recount their personal experiences Leave a Comment
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One of the most riveting attractions in Washington D.C., the FBI tour includes a sharp-shooting demonstration performed by a real FBI agent, video replays of bank robberies, a look at photos of the current Ten Most Wanted Fugitives and more. The free guided tour lasts one hour and is given approximately every 15 minutes. Leave a Comment Address: 935 Pennsylvania Ave
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See some of the documents that forged a nation. The National Archives is home to the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Leave a Comment Directions: 700 Constitution Ave, NW
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So the media finally gets it's own museum, otherwise known as the Newseum. It is the world's first interactive museum of news. According to the website, the Newseum is really big on promoting the "free flow of information" as well as the First Amendment.
That's great and all, but they should also put up some exhibits that explain why the media has become so messed up in this country! Leave a Comment Directions: While the Newseum is currently located in across the river in Arlington, Virginia the new one is scheduled to open in DC in 2006.Website: www.newseum.org
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Take a walk from the Washington Memorial toward the Lincoln Memorial. Enjoy the reflecting pool and think about all of those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. These are just a few of the memorials and the many monuments that you will find on this path. In many ways they appear to be life-like... Leave a Comment Directions: A short walk from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial. Washington, DC
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The Air & Space Museum is one of the essential stops on a visit to Washington D.C. It is the most visited Museum in the world, and for good reason. Housed inside are exhibits like the Wright Brothers’ plane, the Apollo 11 command module, and other more modern exhibits like the Einstein Planetarium and an IMAX theater Leave a Comment
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The Newseum is one of the Washington area's newest attractions. Located just across the Potomac River from downtown Washington in Arlington Virginia, the Newseum offers is devoted to journalism, offering interactive exhibits on all fields of the craft.
The Newseum is the only museum of its kind. Open since April of 1997, exhibits include interactive displays where visitors can try their hand at being a TV anchor, sports announcer, investigative reporter, or other jobs in broadcasting and reporting. Leave a Comment
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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a black granite wall inscribed with the names of 58,191 soldiers who died in the Vietnam War. As visitors look over the names etched into the monument, the mirror-like surface of the smooth granite reflects the sky, trees and visitors themselves. If one places their ear upon the monument and looks toward the Washington Monument, the reflected images of the obelisk form a star Leave a Comment Address: Henry Bacon Dr. & Constitution Ave.Website: nps.gov/vive/home.htm
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The Washington DC area is very picturesque. There are a lot of interesting sights. Leave a Comment
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