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Art Garfunkel @ The Barns at Wolf Trap
Nov 18 @ 8:00 pm – Nov 20 @ 10:00 pm
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Blessed with a “beautiful countertenor” (New York Times), musical icon Art Garfunkel has made an indelible mark on the music world as both a solo artist and half of the unrivaled Simon & Garfunkel.
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Nov 19 – Nov 25 all-day
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Nov 20 all-day
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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[...]
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Nov 20 all-day
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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[...]
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American Civics @ The Mansion on O Street
Nov 20 all-day
12:00 am
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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[...]
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Nov 20 all-day
Anytime Audio Tours
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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[...]
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Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor @ Smithsonian American Art Museum
Nov 20 all-day
12:00 am
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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[...]
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Black Out: Silhouettes Then and Now @ National Portrait Gallery
Nov 20 all-day
12:00 am
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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[...]
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Bound to Amaze @ National Museum of Women in the Arts
Nov 20 all-day
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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[...]
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CANstruction: CAN’t Stop the Beet! @ National Building Museum
Nov 20 all-day
12:00 am
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CANstruction is a nationwide program that aims to raise awareness about hunger. In D.C., CANstruction is organized by the Washington Architectural Foundation as a creative design-build competition that benefits the Capital Area Food Bank through[...]
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Nov 20 all-day
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All visitors tour the historic areas of the Capitol on a guided tour. The Capitol Visitor Center welcomes visitors from across the United States and around the world. Identification is not required to enter the[...]
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Nov 20 all-day
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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[...]
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Nov 20 all-day
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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[...]
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Nov 20 all-day
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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[...]
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Corot: Women @ National Gallery of Art
Nov 20 all-day
12:00 am
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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[...]
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Damageable Perfection @ Korean Cultural Center
Nov 20 all-day
12:00 am
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The Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. proudly presents Damageable Perfection, a solo exhibition of installation works by 2018 Artist of the Year Euyoung Hong that examines the intersection of urban spaces and politics, opening November 9.    Euyoung[...]
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Nov 20 all-day
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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[...]
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Faig Ahmed: Nonvisual Language @ The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum
Nov 20 all-day
Faig Ahmed: Nonvisual Language @ The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum | Washington | District of Columbia | United States
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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[...]
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First Amendment Highlights Tour @ Newseum, Information Desk
Nov 20 all-day
12:00 am
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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[...]
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Flickering Treasures @ National Building Museum
Nov 20 all-day
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Movie theaters are where our culture’s dreams and desires have been projected since the arrival of nickelodeons, providing an enchanting portal into a world where moviegoers could escape their everyday lives. Yet many historic theaters[...]
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Nov 20 all-day
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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[...]
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John Lennon: The Green Album @ The National Postal Museum
Nov 20 all-day
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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.[...]
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Nov 20 all-day
Lately Arrived: Recent Additions to the Collection @ DAR Museum | Washington | District of Columbia | United States
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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[...]
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Mark Bradford: Pickett’s Charge @ Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Nov 20 all-day
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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[...]
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National Geographic: Exploration Starts Here @ The National Geographic Museum
Nov 20 all-day
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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[...]
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Nov 20 all-day
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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[...]
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One Year: 1968, An American Odyssey @ National Portrait Gallery
Nov 20 all-day
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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[...]
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Playball @ National Museum of the U.S. Navy
Nov 20 all-day
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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[...]
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Postmen of the Skies @ Postal Museum
Nov 20 all-day
Postmen of the Skies @ Postal Museum | Washington | District of Columbia | United States
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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.[...]
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Nov 20 all-day
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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[...]
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