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...Whether one's interest in following Lewis and Clark centers on geography, natural history, Native Americans or the simple pleasure of eating a cheeseburger on the same spot where the corps was attacked by an angry grizzly, someone somewhere is hoping to be of service with a pamphlet, an exhibit, a parade, a rental canoe or a cold lemonade...
While the Metro and the city walkways are covered in advertisements for special exhibits, this show was marked by one sandwich board outside the entrance to the building. Clearly, attracting visitors was not a priority for the exhibit organizers...
...approach of the Fourth of July and the influx of summer tourists to D. C.—generally a highly patriotic group of people to start with—should have caught the eye of the Smithsonian as the ideal audience for a commemorative exhibit. Admittedly, the American public does have a short attention span, but nothing could be more appropriate to give a high priority to than to memorialize the victims and heroes of Sept. 11. Beginning with this show would have been an excellent start...
While the exhibit itself was incredibly disappointing, the reaction of the few visitors who got a chance to view the flag and photographs gave a sign of what good shows can bring to the public. Amid the hurried rush of tourists were the adults, young and old, taking extreme care in looking solemnly at each photo. People were taking pictures of the photographs, sitting humbly in front of the documentary footage. Parents were explaining what happened to their older children, but smiling and enjoying the innocence of the younger children—the ones for whom this will not even...
Museums in their finest form weave the threads of history into patterns and designs that are recognizable to the public. The Smithsonian has shown that it currently has the ability to create comprehensive exhibits that entice and educate. It is unfortunate that it did not utilize those talents in this exhibit...