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Dec 22, 2024

　　Hosting world-class exhibitions that are always worth a visit, SEMA has ultramodern, bright galleries inside the handsome brick-and-stone facade of the 1928 Supreme Court building. For some special exhibitions, an entrance fee is charged.

　　The small gift shop has excellent designer items at accessible prices.

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