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A Glimpse of Ancient Yemen @ Freer Sackler

Sep 26 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

Sep 26 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[...]

American Civics @ The Mansion on O Street

Sep 26 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

Sep 26 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[...]

Artist Soldiers – Artistic Expression in the First World War @ National Air and Space Museum

Sep 26 all-day

12:00 am

The First World War remade the world geopolitically and transformed how societies engage and relate to military conflict. Artistic expression during the war contributed to this transformation. Before World War I, war art largely depicted[...]

Black Out: Silhouettes Then and Now @ National Portrait Gallery

Sep 26 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

Sep 26 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[...]

Day + Night Bus Tours of D.C.

Sep 26 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[...]

Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists @ Library of Congress

Sep 26 all-day

12:00 am

The Library of Congress dug into its vaults to present this enlightening and in-depth exhibit on the immense contributions made by North American women to the art forms of illustration and cartooning. Drawn to Purpose stretches all[...]

First Amendment Highlights Tour @ Newseum, Information Desk

Sep 26 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[...]

Inner Monologue @ Korean Cultural Center

Sep 26 all-day

12:00 am

The Korean Cultural Center presents Inner Monologue, a group exhibition of ceramic sculpture works by Korean artists Ahrong Kim, Gunyoung Kim, and Kyungmin Park. The artists immigrated to the United States from Korea and were fascinated[...]

Jackson Pollock’s Mural @ National Gallery of Art

Sep 26 all-day

12:00 am

A special installation in the Gallery’s East Building features Mural (1943) by Jackson Pollock, on loan from the University of Iowa Museum of Art. Originally commissioned by Peggy Guggenheim for her New York City townhouse, the early[...]

Lately Arrived: Recent Additions to the Collection @ DAR Museum

Sep 26 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

Sep 26 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

Sep 26 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[...]

Next Generation Architects: 5th Annual Thesis Showcase @ District Architecture Center

Sep 26 all-day

12:00 am

The AIA|DC Emerging Architects Committee is pleased to present Next Generation Architects: 5th Annual Thesis Showcase, an exhibition of juried thesis projects by graduating students from schools of architecture around the globe. This program aims to[...]

No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man @ Renwick Gallery

Sep 26 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[...]

Passages and Borders by Rosa Vera @ Touchstone Gallery

Sep 26 all-day

12:00 am

“Passages and Borders” explores issues of multiculturalism, journeys and family memories. The artist, Rosa Vera, travels between two cultures, Latin American and North American.

Playball @ National Museum of the U.S. Navy

Sep 26 all-day

12:00 am

National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Bldg.76, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. The National Museum of the U.S. Navy (NMUSN) to host a baseball-themed exhibition. Playball: Navy and the National Pastime will debut on April 2, 2018[...]

Postmen of the Skies @ Postal Museum

Sep 26 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

Sep 26 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[...]

Remembering Vietnam @ National Archives

Sep 26 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[...]

The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay @ Woodrow Wilson House

Sep 26 all-day

12:00 am

In the middle of the Potomac in Mallows Bay, lies the largest shipwreck fleet in the Western Hemisphere, a haunting legacy of WWI. In April 1917, President Woodrow Wilson approved the greatest shipbuilding program in[...]

Tony Lewis Anthology: 2014 – 2016 @ Hirshhorn Museum

Sep 26 all-day

12:00 am

On view March 6, 2018 through November 9, 2018. Anthology 2014–2016 is an installation of thirty-four original collage-poems by the Chicago-based artist Tony Lewis. Exhibited at the Hirshhorn for the first time in its entirety, this[...]

Tour: Woodrow Wilson House @ Woodrow Wilson House

Sep 26 all-day

12:00 am

The President Woodrow Wilson House is the home to which President and Mrs. Wilson retired from the White House in 1921. President Wilson lived here until his death in 1924, and Mrs. (Edith) Wilson lived[...]

Traveling Full Circle @ Zenith Gallery

Sep 26 all-day

12:00 am

40th anniversary exhibit, Traveling Full Circle features the works of Lisa Battle, Richard Binder, Patera Kori Studios, Renée duRocher, Anne Marchand, and Jerome Harris Parmet. Recognized for its mix of contemporary art in a variety of media, style and[...]

Trevor Paglen: Sites Unseen @ Smithsonian American Art Museum

Sep 26 all-day

12:00 am

June 21 – Jan. 6, 2019 Trevor Paglen captures landscapes unlike any other artist would, incorporating the infrastructure of surveillance into his ground-breaking and sometimes unsettling photographs. This new exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum serves[...]

Your Community, Your Story @ Anacostia Community Museum

Sep 26 all-day

12:00 am

Your Community, Your Story – Through Jan. 6, 2019 The Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum is unlike any other in the District, utilizing the community around it to help shape exhibits, programs and collections. This display highlights some[...]

Explore DC’s Green Spaces, Parks, and Gardens with Free Online Guide

Sep 26 @ 9:00 am

9:00 am

The Landscape Architect’s Guide to Washington, D.C. is a free, mobile-friendly website that helps visitors and locals discover more than 75 historic, modern and contemporary landscapes in Washington, D.C. and Arlington, Va. Expert commentary and more[...]

Floating Islands: Ceramic Ikebana Vessels – Exhibition @ Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan

Sep 26 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

9:00 am

Explore how a beloved Japanese tradition is being reinterpreted and inherited in the United States at the JICC’s “Floating Islands: Ceramic Ikebana Vessels” exhibition, presented together with the District Clay Center and Ikebana International, Washington,[...]

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