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Smithsonian Begins LGBT Collection

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Starting with "Will and Grace."

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We knew Will and Grace was good TV, but it's also apparently museum-worthy. Memorabilia from the beloved show will be displayed in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History as part of an ongoing collection of LGBT Americans. "It's not talked about and analyzed and understood in the critical ways in which it should be," says the curator. "So for us to build the collection means we can more fully document the history of this country." The relics amassed by the museum from the ground-breaking show include scripts and props, including the pill bottle and flask from party girl character Karen Walker.

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