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appalachiablue

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Mon Apr 1, 2019, 05:51 PM Apr 2019

Orchids Exhibit, 'Amazing Adaptations' Smithsonian Amer Art, Thru April 28

->*WATCH PBS/WETA Video CLIP 'Around Town': https://www.pbs.org/video/orchids-amazing-adaptations-rfygns/*




> More Video. 'Orchids: Amazing Adaptations,' Till April 28, Smith. Amer Art Mus., Kogod Courtyard (8th & F Streets, NW)

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- Photographs inside the SAAM Kogod Courtyard, orchids in various colors.

> Escape the winter cold and step into a floral oasis in the Kogod Courtyard with Orchids: Amazing Adaptations. A joint collaboration with SAAM, the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Gardens, and the U.S. Botanic Garden, this installation fills the museums’ courtyard with hundreds of orchids of stunning variety.

Did you know that orchids are found on every continent except Antarctica? The gorgeous presentation showcases how orchids have adapted to their many different environments. When you visit, stop by the courtyard espresso and dessert cart for treats that feature orchid-inspired flavors like vanilla, and find beautiful custom orchid merchandise in the Museum Store.

*Read More, https://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/orchids

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Orchids Exhibit, 'Amazing Adaptations' Smithsonian Amer Art, Thru April 28 (Original Post) appalachiablue Apr 2019 OP
Thx..very timely! I am speaking at the USBG on April 13.. NRaleighLiberal Apr 2019 #1
Terrific. Have a great trip & happy museum going to many excellent appalachiablue Apr 2019 #2

NRaleighLiberal

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1. Thx..very timely! I am speaking at the USBG on April 13..
Mon Apr 1, 2019, 05:56 PM
Apr 2019

Sue and I are arriving Thurs to do some museums, back home Sunday.

Will definitely catch this!

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