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A Glimpse of Ancient Yemen @ Freer Sackler

Oct 19 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

Oct 19 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

Oct 19 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

Oct 19 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

Oct 19 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

Oct 19 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

Oct 19 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

Oct 19 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[...]

Bringing the War to Our Doorsteps @ Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office

Oct 19 all-day

12:00 am

When Alexander Gardner’s stunning photographs of the Antietam battlefield were publicly displayed in 1862, they changed how Americans saw war forever. For a limited time, you can relive that sobering exhibition at the Clara Barton Missing[...]

Churchill’s Shakespeare @ Folger Theatre

Oct 19 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

Oct 19 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.

Oct 19 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

Oct 19 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[...]

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

Oct 19 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

Oct 19 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

Oct 19 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[...]

Interface: A Cross-Genre Exploration @ Korean Cultural Center

Oct 19 all-day

12:00 am

The Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. proudly presents Interface: A Cross-Genre Exploration, a new group exhibition opening October 5 featuring mixed media works by Korean artists Gene Kim, Seung Yun Shin, and Seungjo Jeong that parse our everyday digital media[...]

Jackson Pollock’s Mural @ National Gallery of Art

Oct 19 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[...]

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

Oct 19 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

Oct 19 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.[...]

Jose Gurvich Artworks @ Uruguayan Embassy

Oct 19 all-day

12:00 am

The Uruguayan Embassy in Washington DC is presenting the first solo show of Jose Gurvich in its Art Space in Downtown Washington. Jose Gurvich, one of the most well known of Uruguayan artists, was born[...]

Lately Arrived: Recent Additions to the Collection @ DAR Museum

Oct 19 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

Oct 19 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

Oct 19 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

Oct 19 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

Oct 19 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[...]

Pictures of Nothing @ Touchstone Gallery

Oct 19 all-day

12:00 am

On display October 5 – 28, 2018 Meet the Artist: Saturday October 27, 2-4 pm with an Artist Talk at 3pm GALLERY A Touchstone Gallery Member ShowGALLERY B and C “Pictures of Nothing” Paintings by McCain[...]

Playball @ National Museum of the U.S. Navy

Oct 19 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

Oct 19 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

Oct 19 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[...]

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