Evening entertainment includes tributes to songwriters Peggy Seeger, Malvina Reynolds and Woody Guthrie. Treasures to Go During renovation of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's gallery space, some 500 artworks will tour to more than 70 museums across the country. Special June Exhibitions, Events Art Night on The Mall African Art, the Hirshhorn, the Sackler, the Freer and the International Gallery will be open until 8 p.m. on Thursdays, June 1 through August 31. All galleries will be closed for renovation until spring of 2001. Music from the time of the Egyptian pharaohs to that of today's urban nightlife is an integral part of African life.
Audio stations provide instrument samplings.
Studies the variety of piano designs and the designers dating to the time the piano first appeared, around 1700. A bilingual exhibition featuring 150 unique drums and other percussion instruments. Showcases more than 300 images. Submarines in the Cold War Learn about submarines through graphics, artifacts and hands-on interactives. A new gallery in the Electricity Hall updates the story of electric lighting into the modern era.