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October 14, 2009 - May 31, 2010
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This bilingual (English/Spanish) exhibition traces Panama's human and natural history since the rise of the isthmus over 3 million years ago -- beginning with the isthmus' ancient geological history and culminating with the expansion of a Panama Canal and its challenges for the future -- and highlights key chapters in Panamanian history from early indigenous settlement to Panama's 20th-century struggle for sovereignty.
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New: Jamestown, Quebec, Santa Fe: Three North American Beginnings
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May 18, 2009 - November 1, 2009
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If 1492 began a period of exploration, 1607 inaugurated another momentous chapter in world history -- the colonization of America north of Mexico. This exhibition simultaneously explores the first permanent English, French, and Spanish settlements in the New World -- Jamestown, Virginia (1607); Quebec, Canada (1608); and Santa Fe, New Mexico (1609) -- and the societies that emerged to approximately 1700. On view ware some 150 European and Native artifacts to illuminate the complexity of European colonization and their interactions with the indigenous population.
Web: americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/small_exhibition.cfm?key=1267&exkey=244
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Future Exhibition: Women and Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America
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Upcoming: January 15, 2010 - April 25, 2010
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Rare artifacts and photographs from more than 400 communities will be on view to explore the role of Catholic sisters in American life. From the time they first arrived in America nearly 300 years ago, sisters built schools, colleges, hospitals, orphanages, homeless shelters, and many other enduring social institutions. As nurses, teachers, and social workers, they entered professional ranks decades earlier than most other women. They shared common experiences of immigration and migration and endured the same national crises as other Americans. Despite being considered "weak women" by some, these sisters have made a lasting contribution to American life.
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Last update: November 20, 2009, 09:58
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