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Wednesday, August 4 from 12:30 to 12:45pm
Thursday, August 5, 2004 at 7:30pm
Friday, August 6 at 7:30pm
Saturday, August 7 from 4:00 to 7:00pm
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American flag recovered amid World Trade Center debris at the Fresh Kills Landfill.
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A Commemorative Exhibition from The Smithsonian InstitutionA charred and tattered American flag. A mangled and unrecognizable file cabinet. A teddy bear left at a makeshift memorial site. These are just a few of the forty-five items shown in the exhibition September 11: Bearing Witness to History, originally organized by the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. On display at the Japanese American National Museum for a limited six-week engagement, this powerful exhibition evokes the memories and experiences of September 11 through carefully selected objects and poignant stories from the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the Shanksville, Pennsylvania crash site. It explores how the events of that day forever changed American lives, as ordinary people were transformed into witnesses to history. Visitors to the September 11 exhibition will have an opportunity to reflect on the tragedies and share their own experiences, which will be collected and archived by the Smithsonian. In December 2001, Congress named the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History the nation’s official repository for artifacts pertaining to the terrorist attacks. As a Smithsonian affiliate, the Japanese American National Museum is privileged to present this exhibition with a thought-provoking slate of public programs that examine the event and its aftermath through the views of a diverse and compelling group of individuals. The National Museum is the only California venue for this traveling exhibition. September 11: Bearing Witness to History was organized by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, Behring Center and is circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES). The national tour of this exhibition was made possible by the support of the Congress of the United States. The local presentation of September 11: Bearing Witness to History is co-sponsored by the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (debuting in Spring 2005), a new educational institution of the National Museum whose goal is to promote the principles of democracy, diversity, and civic involvement. In the Dr. & Mrs. Edison Miyawaki Gallery, the Taul & Sachiko Watanabe Gallery, and the Weingart Foundation Gallery.
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