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Schedule Registration Housing |
| Friday, January 7, 2000 7:00-8:30 p.m. |
Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W |
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Association of American Law Schools Gala Reception
Sponsored by LEXIS Publishing |
| Because the cost of this reception is based on an actual count of those who attend this reception, attendance is limited to registrants and one family member, if that family member is listed on the registration form and is not employed by a law school. For additional family members there is a $20 charge for each child 5 to 16 years old and $75 for those over 16. |
| The National Museum of American History, part of the Smithsonian Institution, houses exhibits related to the cultural, scientific, and technological growth of our country; this museum recaptures and interprets the U.S. experience from early times to the present. |
| Collections include agricultural implements, clothing and household furnishings, coins, cars, musical and scientific instruments as well as ships, trains, and ceramics, exhibited in settings that bring the history of the United States to life. Among the museum's wealth of Americana are the John Bull locomotive, and memorabilia of pop culture such as Archie Bunker's chair and Fonzie's jacket, among others. Popular exhibitions include Information Age; Field to Factory; First Ladies: Political Role, Public Image; A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the Constitution; American Encounters; and Science in American Life. Two unique features are the 19th-century country store/post office, restored as a working postal facility, and the 19th-century Jacksonville bandstand, located on the west grounds. The Gwenfritz, a mammoth stabile by Alexander Calder, is located on the northwest museum grounds, while Jose de Rivera's stainless-steel sculpture Infinity revolves at the Mall entrance. |
| The boarding of the buses to the National Museum of American History will begin at 6:30 p.m. from the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel and the Hilton Washington and Towers. |