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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — History buffs will be able to peer into the eyes of a "most excellent likeness" of George Washington and get an actual whiff of the Revolutionary War when Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution opens next year. Curators have scoured the country for the priceless artifacts to display in the museum, including 1770s-era creamware mug that stills smells of rum. The collection of art, printed works, immersive exhibits and objects from the Revolutionary Era opens April 19. That's the anniversary of the opening battles in 1775 between British troops and American colonists in Lexington and Concord. One of the marquee exhibits will be Washington's headquarters tent during the Valley Forge winter of 1777-78. The director of collections says the museum will share often untold stories of the Revolutionary War.