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Really understands. Its a great combination of things. This is the fourth position secretary bunch has had at the smithsonian. Something i dont believe any of your predecessors could claim in 1978 secretary bunch began his smithsonian career at the national air and space museum as an Education Specialist 11 years later he joined the National Museum of American History. He most recently served as the founding director of the National Museum of African American history and culture. As the founding...

Institution testified on Museum Programs and operations. Before the senate rules and administration committee. Secretary bunch outlined his priorities for the institution and efforts to reduce the maintenance backlog. Committee on rules and administration will be called to order. Good morning. I want to thank my colleagues for attending, and before i get any further, thank secretary bunch for bringing some of their great collection for us to look at. But mr. Secretary, were glad to have you, and...

I am confident you will be able to be the man at the microphone. This is your First Official appearance and we are grateful to happy with us, secured a bunch appointment as historic and a number of ways, hes the first africanamerican secretary to lead the Smithsonian Institution as well as the first Museum Director who was later appointed secretary and around 75 years, he is a historian, something i really enjoy and he understands. Its a great combination of things and this is the fourth positio...

I am confident you will be able to be the man at the microphone. This is your First Official appearance and we are grateful to happy with us, secured a bunch appointment as historic and a number of ways, hes the first africanamerican secretary to lead the Smithsonian Institution as well as the first Museum Director who was later appointed secretary and around 75 years, he is a historian, something i really enjoy and he understands. Its a great combination of things and this is the fourth positio...

Exploring how western artists have been influenced by the islamic world, is opening at the british museum. Will gompertz reports. Laid out before us, 500 years of inspiration, appropriation and exchange between the islamic world and the west. A near conversation between two cultures, whose artists were intrigued and influenced by each other. So, this room demonstrates the Cultural Exchange between the west and the east, or the west and the orient. Two dishes, which you would think are made at th...

And the more modern ones. For more than two millennia, the temple of the parthenon has been towering over what has become the bustling capital city of greece. Nestled at the bottom of its slopes, the modern Acropolis Museum houses most of the artefacts found in the area. And this year, it celebrates its 10th anniversary. This museum replaced an older building that had become just too small to house the sheer number of antiquities found on the hill. Its ten times the size, its got a unique collec...

The leader of plaid cymru says he expects a referendum on welsh independence within a decade and he sees the nations future as a member of the eu. Adam price told his partys annual conference in swansea that they need to look beyond brexit, and he offered disillusioned voters a new political home. Wales will live and thrive as a european nation, or it will die as a british backwater. That is the choice we face and on that choice oui choice we face and on that choice our feet choice we face and o...

Partner on instagram. In a world full of specialist publications, competition to represent communities, and make more money, is getting tougher. But activists say the platforms are more important than ever. Ben hunte, bbc news. Coming up in a few minutes after the weather. The travel show heads to greece, as the Acropolis Museum unveils its newest excavation, to mark the tenth anniversary of the attraction. Now its time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. Hello. Its looking pretty unsett...

Hello. This is bbc news. Well be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment first the headlines. The mother of teenager harry dunn who died in a crash involving the wife of a us diplomat says the government must put pressure on her to return to the uk. The Us State Department expressed sympathy, but said diplomatic immunity was rarely waived. Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry into president trump, issue a legal order demanding that the white house hand over more documents. Doz...

37 people have been injured eight of them seriously after a bus crashed in devon. The double decker was travelling on the a385 between totnes and paignton when it came off the road and ended up on its side in a field. Richard lister has more. Just after am this morning, and the Emergency Services are responding to a major incident. 37 people were injured eight of them seriously when this double decker bus came off the road. Casualties were taken to hospitals across the region. Witnesses at the s...