Gift Shopping
Chinamania, Whistler's Love of Blue-and-White and Museum Shopping
"Chinamania: Whistler and the Victorian Craze for Blue and White," a small thematic exhibition on view at the Freer Gallery until Aug. 2011, explores the significance of Chinese export porcelain in Victorian England, where it began as an object of serious aesthetic inspiration but soon proliferated as a status symbol. more »
Sandra Day O’Connor is Passionate About Civics Education
"You might be surprised that I’m promoting civics using online media. I’m not an expert. But even a retired cowgirl like me knows that we need to use these tools to educate if we are going to inspire and interest today’s young people. more »
Gift Shopping - Annie's Blue Ribbon General Store
We've decided upon practical and appealing gifts for the holidays, things that the recipients will use and not disappear into closets and drawers. Annie's Blue Ribbon General Store seems to match those requirements. For instance: Reusable cloth pouche… more »
Meet The Dolls: The Miniature World of Faith Bradford; Holiday Present Suggestion
In a new book, Museum curator William L. Bird Jr. brings The Dolls’ House to life and that of it's owner, Faith Bradford, a woman of note. Explore the five-story, 23-room miniature home. As Bird describes in the book, it was "a floating object, stand-alone attraction, a house without a home." more »