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National Museum of the American Indian

4th & Independence
Washington, DC 20560
+1 202 633 1000

www.nmai.si.edu

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Youll find the National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall. Its structure is a throwback to adobe homes in early American Indian culture. With a highly naturalistic design, the NMAI conducts a visitor through Indian history via a series of circles. Inside, various works of art, artifacts, and other remnants of American Indian culture are on display. The exhibit provides a valuable addition to our understanding of American Indian culture. Past exhibits have included indigenous worldviews through dress, native modernism, and contemporary indigenous viewpoints as told through poetry. Admission to the museum is free. It is, however, recommended that a timed entry pass be reserved online (with a service charge) because of the popularity of this national exhibit.

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Not just a museum but a multimedia experience

Reviewed by reewins on December 10, 2006

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"I find it intriguing that a museum dedicated to heritage makes such great use of new technology. One multimedia show uses ceiling, walls, and artifacts as the surfaces on which it projects images. The area I would most recommend, though, is the area that explains the differing views about our relation to nature. These philosophies are central to Native American religion and understanding the similarities and differences among tribes, helps expands one’s view of life."

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