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25 According to the descriptions, which museum is ideal if you … want to see art from different ethnic groups in America? 0 are interested in seeing a moving model of planet Earth? 1 would like to look at exhibits both indoors and outdoors? 2 would like to be able to touch exhibits in a museum? 3 4 want to visit the most famous museum of its kind? 5 are interested in how the early settlers in America felt? 6 would like someone to show you around an exhibition? 7 want to see how everyday technology has changed? 8 would enjoy visiting a museum where the building itself is special? 9 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 E C The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden The Hirshhorn displays international modern and contemporary art in an outstanding circular building. Its architecture has won awards, and it features a collection of pieces by modern masters and new artists. The Sunken Sculpture Garden outside contains the Wish Tree, a white Japanese flowering tree which was given to the museum by artist Yoko Ono. Visitors may write their wishes on paper and add them to the tree’s branches themselves. You can take a tour of the museum’s highlights every day at 12.30 p.m. – just meet one of the friendly guides at the information desk in the lobby. This is a must if you yourself are artistic! The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. daily. D The Air and Space Museum If pictures and art are not your style, launch into the history of flight by surrounding yourself with icons of air and space travel. This museum contains hundreds of aircraft, spacecraft, missiles, rockets and other flight-related artefact s. It has a planetarium and an IMAX theater for out-of-this-world escapes where viewers can take a 3D journey into space on a five-story-high screen. You can take a ride in a flight simulator, see the spacesuits worn by the Apollo astronauts on the Moon and even hold a Moon rock. You can visit any day of the week from 10 a.m. until 5.30 p.m. E The American Art Museum If you’re into photography and traditional crafts, then you’ll enjoy the American Art Museum. It captures the dreams, character and imagination of the American people throughout three centuries. The museum is housed in one of the oldest public building s constructed in early Washington. Here you will find photography, portraits, modern folk art, African-American art, Latino art, and impressionist painting s, amongst others. In the museum’s collection are piece s that draw on tradition – such as quilts – as well as artwork s that reveal a more personal vision. The museum is open each day from 11.30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentu des Verlags öbv