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A Glimpse of Ancient Yemen @ Freer Sackler

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

When caravans transported commodities to the Mediterranean world and Indian subcontinent, cities along trade routes like Timna (in today’s Yemen) became known for artistic production. Fine alabaster figures, impressive metal work, and funerary busts became hallmark’s of Yemen’s[...]

A Nomad’s Art: Kilims of Anatolia @ The George Washington University Museum The Textile Museum

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

Through December 23, 2018 Woven by women to adorn tents and camel caravans, kilims are enduring records of life in Turkey’s nomadic communities, as well as stunning examples of abstract art. This exhibition marks the[...]

Alec Dubro: Hearts in Atlantis @ Hill Center

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 – JANUARY 6, 2019 In my life, the sixties revolution stretched from the assassination of JFK to the fall of Saigon. It altered our politics, how we dress, eat, take drugs; form[...]

American Civics @ The Mansion on O Street

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

The first-ever collaboration between acclaimed contemporary artist Shepard Fairey and the estate of legendary photographer Jim Marshall. In it, Fairey interprets Marshall’s iconic photography from the 1960’s, including images of Johnny Cash, Cesar Chavez, and[...]

Anytime Audio Tours

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

We are proud to offer our newest, affordable sightseeing option – AUDIO TOURS. Can’t make one of our guided tours? Well, we have recorded some of our best tour guides giving their tours and put[...]

Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor @ Smithsonian American Art Museum

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

The Smithsonian American Art Museum present the first major retrospective on an artist born into slavery with this fascinating look into the work of Bill Traylor. Born in Alabama in 1853, Traylor lived through enslavement, the Civil[...]

Black Out: Silhouettes Then and Now @ National Portrait Gallery

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

May 11, 2018 – March 10, 2019 Silhouettes—cut paper profiles—were a hugely popular and democratic form of portraiture in the 19th century, offering virtually instantaneous likenesses of everyone from presidents to those who were enslaved. The exhibition[...]

Bound to Amaze @ National Museum of Women in the Arts

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

This art exhibit at the National Museum of Women in the Arts celebrates the vision of Krystyna Wasserman, curator emerita, who assembled NMWA’s collection of more than 1,000 artists’ books. Wasserman’s Bound to Amaze focuses on her[...]

Charline Von Heyl: Snake Eyes @ Hirshhorn Museum

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

Charline Von Heyl, one of the most revered contemporary painters, receives her largest U.S. museum survey yet. Snake Eyes will feature more than 30 large-scale paintings by Von Heyl, showing her incredible influence on the modern art[...]

Chiaroscuro Woodcut in Renaissance Italy @ National Gallery of Art

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

A form of printing in the 16th century, chiaroscuro woodcuts were made using a technique that involved the successive printing of multiple wood blocks. Designs by leading artists such as Raphael and Titian were interpreted[...]

Churchill’s Shakespeare @ Folger Theatre

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

Oct 6, 2018 – Jan 6, 2019 Mon–Sat: 10am–5pm | Sun: noon–5pm Winston Churchill was a towering leader during World War II, who gave hope to wartime Britain in its most difficult years. His event-filled[...]

Corot: Women @ National Gallery of Art

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

Camille Corot is best known as the great master of landscape painting in the 19th century who bridged the French neoclassical tradition with the impressionist movement of the 1870s. His figure paintings constitute a much smaller, less well-known portion of[...]

Day + Night Bus Tours of D.C.

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

There are many other bus tours currently running. Be sure to read our comparison post on Washington, D.C. bus tours to help you navigate all the different bus tour options available to you, from open-top[...]

Eye of the Bird: Visions and Views of DC’s Past @ The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

The early history of Washington, DC is little known, in part because so few images survive. To fill this void, philanthropist Albert H. Small commissioned artist and history painter Peter Waddell to create two large-scale (5′ x[...]

Faig Ahmed: Nonvisual Language @ The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

Curator of contemporary art Camille Ann Brewer and Faig Ahmed examine an object from the museum’s collections. October 6 through December 23, 2018 Acclaimed Azerbaijani artist Faig Ahmed creates breathtaking woven carpets that throw conventional[...]

First Amendment Highlights Tour @ Newseum, Information Desk

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

Have limited time, but lots of interest? Take a 60-minute First Amendment Guided Highlights Tour of the Newseum and explore the very best of our exhibits and collections. Buy your tour tickets at the Newseum[...]

Holocaust: The Untold Story @ Documentary Theater (Showtimes are subject to availability)

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

Hitler’s systematic extermination of six million Jews was not a secret. Details of the Nazi death camps were known as early as December 1942. Yet the American media — especially The New York Times —[...]

Japan Modern: Prints in the Age of Photography @ Freer Sackler

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

When photography arrived in Japan in the mid-nineteenth century, traditional woodblock printmakers were forced to adapt their craft to keep pace with the new medium. In the decades that followed, major upheavals—a new system of[...]

John Lennon: The Green Album @ The National Postal Museum

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

On display September 7, 2018 — February 3, 2019 John Lennon’s boyhood stamp album—including 565 stamps on more than 150 pages is on display at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum. The exhibition coincides with the U.S.[...]

Lately Arrived: Recent Additions to the Collection @ DAR Museum

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

Lately Arrived: Recent Additions to the Collection June 25 – December 30, 2018 The author Erik Larson once wrote, “One of the things I’ve always loved is collecting telling little details.” This exhibit is a[...]

Mark Bradford: Pickett’s Charge @ Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

Mark Bradford’s new work at the Hirshhorn spans roughly 400 linear feet inside the cutting-edge Smithsonian museum. Pickett’s Charge is a series of eight abstract paintings that depict the final charge of the Battle of[...]

National Geographic: Exploration Starts Here @ The National Geographic Museum

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

Where and when did exploration get its start at National Geographic? Find out in “National Geographic: Exploration Starts Here,” a permanent exhibition showcasing the greatest hits from our long and storied history of discovery. Go[...]

No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man @ Renwick Gallery

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

Each year in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, a city of more than 75,000 people rises out of the dust for a single week. During that time, enormous experimental art installations are erected and many are[...]

One Year: 1968, An American Odyssey @ National Portrait Gallery

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

As part of a series of installations celebrating its golden anniversary, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will present “One Year: 1968, An American Odyssey,” a one-room exhibition that looks back at an extraordinarily important and[...]

Postmen of the Skies @ Postal Museum

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

On display until May 27, 2019 In addition to its permanent exhibition on the nation’s airmail service, the Postal Museum has a temporary exhibition, Postmen of the Skies. In 1918 the first regularly scheduled airmail service began operations.[...]

Private Walking Tour – $195

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

Interested in taking a private walking tour? If you’re flexible with your timing and can book a private tour at the time listed, we can offer a discounted rate! These tours are offered at 10am-12pm[...]

Rachel Whiteread @ National Gallery of Art

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

British sculptor Rachel Whiteread receives the first comprehensive survey of her work with this exhibition in the National Gallery of Art’s East Building. Roughly 100 objects from the artist’s 30-year career will be on display, including[...]

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Pulse @ Hirshhorn Museum

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

Nov. 1 – April 28, 2019 Innovative Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer will bring the largest interactive technology exhibition to the Hirshhorn in the museum’s history starting Nov. 1. Pulse will take up the entire Second Level, with[...]

Remembering Vietnam @ National Archives

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

Remembering Vietnam addresses 12 important moments in the Vietnam War. The National Archives’ Lawrence F. O’Brien Gallery hosts this exhibit that features recently discovered documents that shed light on essential details of the war. Learn[...]

Rodarte @ National Museum of Women in the Arts

Nov 17 all-day

12:00 am

The first fashion exhibition organized by the National Museum of Women in the Arts will focus on Rodarte, a luxury fashion house founded by sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy. Visitors will be able to view[...]

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