Premiere of the newest Imax release from NASM, sponsored by Motorola. Gala festival will feature exhibits, family activities, music and dance performances, fireworks, food concessions, and the installation of the 150th-Anniversary Bell in the Castle Flag Tower at noon on August 10. The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra will perform on August 10, and CBS will broadcast its second one-hour special on the Institution with festival coverage. New gallery will illustrate the principles of flight. Exhibit tracks history of the American musical.
New exhibit takes a look at the global reach of Smithsonian scientific activities.
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