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Night of Ideas Comes to DC
/in Featured, Lifestyle /by Haley McKeyBorn in Paris in 2016, the Night of Ideas is where art, pop culture, science and politics collide. In 2018, it took place in more than 100 cities worldwide, and the first DC iteration recently took place on January 31. Elise Girard, Deputy Press Counselor for the Embassy of France, says the Night of Ideas […]
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@ National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
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