Obamas Sunday Stroll to the Corcoran

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The first family wrapped up a busy weekend with a walk Sunday to the Corcoran Gallery of Art.

President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle and their daughters, Sasha and Malia, strolled a block from the White House to the museum.

The Corcoran's current exhibits include "30 Americans," which the museum describes as a showcase of "many of the most important African-American artists of the last three decades."

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Malia and Sasha, took in the Corcoran Gallery of Art's special exhibition called "30 Americans." The gallery's Web site calls the exhibition a "wide-ranging survey of work by many of the most important African-American artists of the last three decades."

A White House officials said the Obamas also toured an exhibit on Civil War photography and the gallery's contemporary art collection.

The gallery was closed to the public for the evening to afford the first family some privacy.

Afterward, the Obamas walked back to the White House. The excursion took about an hour.

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[Scurrilous]

1. Thanks.

K & R

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photo credits

1. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

2. (Kristoffer Tripplaar-Pool/Getty Images)

3. (REUTERS/Yuri Gripas)

[CTyankee]

2. how european socialist of him!

taking your kids to a museum? Like they do in france and italy?

he's totally out of touch with the american people! his family doesn't look like the real american family! what kid would be caught going to a museum with their parents!

(please don't tell me I have to use the appropriate smiley here)

[WI_DEM]

5. Lots of families go to museums here in US, too--I know mine did

but I'll bet you were just kidding

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6. I took my own two boys to the Corcoran on a day trip when they were young

We took the subway from the 'burbs and came up a couple of blocks from the gallery and strolled down the same gravel path the President's family walked down. You pass the old Smithsonian on the Corcoran Gallery side and the National Gallery and the Museum of Natural History on the other (great visits there, as well). We brought our own lunches and ate them by the sculpture garden in front of the Corcoran. We all agreed that the best part was the air conditioning and the ultra-soft leather seats in the gallery. Great art, too . . .

[CTyankee]

8. yes, I was. And I know American kids go to museums here...

In Paris even little kids were taken into the museums by parents. I was in Italy in early May of 08 which happened to be the week that Italian schoolkids had field trips to museums historical sites. It was extremely crowded, especially in Venice...St. Mark's Square was a zoo...

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7. ROFL

[Tarheel_Dem]

4. Great pics. Thanks for sharing. (nt)

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9. ^