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Washington in the '60s

Washington in the '60s

Step back in time to this dramatic decade, when political and social forces transformed a sleepy southern town into a world-renowned city. 

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Johann Sebastian Bach

Classical Composer Personality Quiz

History's most famous composers were as different from one another as any of their compositions, but which do you most closely resemble? 

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Opera

Classical WETA is Washington's home for opera on the radio.

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Breakfast in Washington

Where should you go for the most important meal of the day? Explore two dozen delicious suggestions throughout the Capital region.

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WETA Around Town

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WETA Kids Writers Contest 2017

WETA Kids Writers Contest

Are you in kindergarten, first, second or third grade? Starting with, “I walked out into my neighborhood and…,” tell us your story for a chance to win one of our many prizes!

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Ready To Learn

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James McNeill Whistler's "The Peacock Room" now sits permanently in the Freer Gallery. But how it got there, and how the gallery got to Washington in the first place is a long story. (Photo source: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M Sackler Gallery on Flickr)

How Teddy Roosevelt Brought Art to Washington

Do you know the bizarre story of how James McNeil Whistler's lavish "Peacock Room" came to the Smithsonian?

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Ken Burns

Ken Burns Partnership

For more than 30 years, WETA has proudly partnered with Ken Burns to bring landmark documentaries to the nation.

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