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Welcome to this month's edition of our e-newsletter. Enjoy this brief update on upcoming exhibitions and public programs and the occasional interesting bit of news from our collections.
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THIS MONTH:
 OUTBREAK open through January 22, 2010:OUTBREAK closes March 7, 2010: "Outbreak: Plagues That Changed History," an exhibit of artwork depicting the impact of disease on human history, has been featured in a limited engagement at the Museum. (The show was extended past January 22.) Read our news release and learn more about the exhibit.
 The ‘Human Body/Human Being' exhibition closed on Tuesday, February 16, 2010. We regret any inconvenience this change in our exhibitions may cause you. Stay tuned this spring for news about a new anatomy and physiology exhibition. In the meantime, consider visiting Anatifacts in the 'Explore' section of our Web site.
 Did you know? One of the most frequently visited sections on the Museum’s Web site is an online exhibit "Closing in on a Killer: Scientists Unlock Clues to the Spanish Influenza Virus" This virtual exhibit and the associated galleries of images are featured on an informational Web site related to the history of combating pandemic flu. Please follow us on Twitter and Facebook to stay in touch with the Museum.
Calendar of Upcoming Programs:
Check out the Events Calendar for updates:
http://www.nmhm.washingtondc.museum/events/event_2ed.html.
FREE PUBLIC TOUR: Free docent-led tours are offered on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month. Tour begins at 1:00 p.m. Reservations are not required.
"A Lady Alone" -- Elizabeth Blackwell: First American Woman Doctor (a one-act play)
When:Saturday, March 27, 2010, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Celebrate Women's History Month with a play about Elizabeth Blackwell, the first American woman doctor. Written by Harvard playwright N. Lynn Eckhert, M.D., this one-actress play, performed by Linda Gray Kelley, tells the story of Blackwell, who in addition to being the first woman to receive her medical degree in the United States, founded her own infirmary in New York (when other hospitals would not accept her as a doctor) and trained nurses during the Civil War. During the play, Kelley acts as Blackwell's fellow classmates and colleagues in addition to the doctor herself.
Cost: Free. No reservations required.
USA Science and Engineering Festival
When: October 23-24, 2010
NMHM is proud to be an Official Partner of the inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival to be held in the greater Washington DC area in October 2010. The Festival, which will be the country's first national science festival, is a collaboration of over 500 of the country's leading science and engineering organizations and aims to reignite the interest of our nation's youth in the sciences. The culmination of the Festival will be a two-day Expo on the National Mall on October 23-24, 2010, which will give children, teens and adults the opportunity to explore all facets of science & engineering through hundreds of fun, hands-on activities. For more information on all Festival events, visit www.usasciencefestival.org.
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