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is an event aimed at sharing the expertise of real-world cultural institutions with our wiki-expertise. Principally this involves an organization or interest group hosting a private tour for the benefit of local
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Archives of American Art is world’s largest and most widely used research center dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing access to primary sources that document the history of the visual arts in America. Join us for a behind-the-scenes peek at original documents and hear the untold
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If you don't sign up we won't know you're coming! Please make sure that we can contact you if needs be - enable "email user" in your user settings if you are logged in. I will be emailing everyone a 5 days in advance to confirm your attendance.
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03:02, 22 July 2011 (UTC) I was excited at the idea of this, but unfortunately I'm not going to be able to make it down this time. Please keep me in mind for the future; it would be great to meet some of the DC area
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