Museum memo.

• Position: WHAT'S NEW? - Brief article - Calendar

What's new in museums around the country? Among the interesting exhibitions on view are:

The Civil War and American Art, through April 28, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.

Rembrandt's Century and Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis, both Jan. 26-June 2, de Young Museum, San Francisco, Calif. Royal Treasures from the Louvre: Louis XIV to Marie-Antoinette, through March 17, Legion of Honor, San Francisco, Calif.

One Man's Search for China: The Paul Singer Collection, Jan. 19-July 7, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, D.C.

Enlightened Beings: Buddhism in Chinese Painting, through Feb. 24, Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

News/Not News, through Feb. 14, Bernstein Gallery, Princeton (N.J.) University.

Citizens of the Republic: Portraits from the Dutch Golden Age, through Feb. 3, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

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