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- OCT
- 14
- 2011
- Hirshhorn After Hours: October 14, 2011
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- The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum’s signature After Hours event returns Friday, October 14th, 2011, with a special program featuring a live music performance by The Crystal Ark; multimedia projections by Bec Stupak and Honeygun Labs; late-night music by Nancy Whang, former keyboard player from LCD Soundsystem and vocalist for The Juan Maclean; and curator-led gallery talks. After Hours is presented in conjunction with the landmark exhibition “Andy Warhol: Shadows” and as part of...
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- SEP
- 20
- 2011
- OCT
- 21
- 2011
- The Art of Imaging at the Washington Design Center Features Over 100 Works: September 8 - October 21, 2011
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- The Washington Design Center (WDC) in partnership with Dodge-Chrome present "Architectural and Design Photography: The Art of Imaging," featuring over 100 works by twenty-nine of the area's top architectural, interior design, landscape, and fine art photographers at the Washington Design Center, September 8th - October 21st, 2011. This exhibition is FREE! The exhibition also showcases examples of new, innovative imaging techniques that create "environmental interior décor," an imaging...
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- OCT
- 21
- 2011
- Corcoran Gallery of Art's NOW at Night Cocktail Fundraiser: October 21, 2011
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- This fall, join the Corcoran Contemporaries of the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design for the second annual cocktail fundraiser NOW at Night on Friday, October 21st, 2011. Celebrate contemporary art in the capital city with fellow Washingtonian art lovers and philanthropists for an evening of art, music, and cocktails to benefit NOW at the Corcoran, the Corcoran’s contemporary art series dedicated to showcasing the work of emerging and mid-career artists. NOW at Night is...
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- NOV
- 10
- 2011
- NOV
- 13
- 2011
- Museum Shop Around: November 10 - 13, 2011
- Category: Deals and Freebies, Museums and Exhibits 0 Comments
- About 20 museum shops will be coming together at Strathmore for the Museum Shop Around, taking place November 10th - 13th, 2011. This unique event will feature the very best museum gift shops in the region under one roof with a bevy of beautiful, clever, unique and distinctive gift ideas to surprise and delight everyone on your holiday list. Browse the beautifully decorated Mansion at Strathmore, and choose from hundreds of gifts, from decorative arts to handcrafted jewelry, apparel, glassware, gourmet food items, distinctive toys, books, CDs, stationery and more.
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- DEC
- 7
- 2011
- United States Navy Memorial Hosts Events for the 70th Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: December 7, 2011
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In honor of the 70th Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on Wednesday, December 7th, 2011, the United States Navy Memorial will host a series of events, including a special “Authors on Deck” book lecture, official wreath laying ceremony and panel discussion.
Historian and author Stanley Weintraub will present his latest work, Pearl Harbor Christmas: A World at War, December 1941 – an exploration of the wartime strategies that were developed in Washington while the rest of America attempted to celebrate the holiday season. - View Event >
- DEC
- 10
- 2011
- Menominee Nation Cultural Day at the National Museum of the American Indian: December 10, 2011
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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian celebrates Menominee Nation Cultural Day, with traditional song, dance, drumming and storytelling Saturday, December 10th, 2011, from 11am - 2pm.
For thousands of years, the Menominee tribe has made its home in the region now known as Wisconsin, as well as parts of Michigan and Illinois, where it once occupied an estimated 10 million acres. At the mouth of the Menominee River, the tribe’s five clans—Bear, Eagle, Wolf, Moose and Crane—were created. - View Event >
- SEP
- 30
- 2011
- JAN
- 15
- 2012
- "Warhol On the Mall" Fall Celebration at the National Gallery of Art & Hirshhorn Museum: September 25 - January 15, 2012
- Category: Museums and Exhibits 3 Comments
- An array of public programs arrived on the National Mall this fall in celebration of artist Andy Warhol (1928–1987), who radically shifted traditional boundaries between fine art and popular culture. "Warhol On the Mall" is a joint celebration on the occasion of two exhibitions: "Andy Warhol: Shadows" at the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (September 25th – January 15th, 2012) and "Warhol: Headlines" at the National Gallery of Art in Washington (September 25th –...
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- NOV
- 9
- 2011
- JAN
- 31
- 2012
- 100 Years of Personal Electric Transportation On View in the "America on the Move" Exhibit at the Museum of American History: Now Through January, 2012
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The popularity of mass-produced electric or hybrid cars is recent, but the idea behind using electricity as a power source for cars is more than 100 years old. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will explore the history of the electric car from the early 20th century to the present in a new display as part of the “America on the Move” on view through January 2012.
“Electrifying Cars” showcases two cars—a 1904 Columbia electric runabout, the best-selling car in... - View Event >
- FEB
- 11
- 2012
- FEB
- 12
- 2012
- Power of Chocolate Festival at the National Museum of the American Indian: February 11 & 12, 2012
- Category: Fairs and Festivals, Food and Drink, Museums and Exhibits 0 Comments
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On Saturday, February 11th and Sunday, February 12th, 2012, visitors can delight in the rich history of one of the world’s favorite flavors at the annual Power of Chocolate Festival at Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. They can taste free samples from The Historic Division of Mars and the museum’s Zagat-rated Mitsitam Cafe (while supplies last), and learn about the fascinating history and surprising health benefits of cacao during food demonstrations and lectures. - View Event >
- OCT
- 1
- 2011
- FEB
- 12
- 2012
- 30 Americans at the Corcoran Gallery: October 1 - February 12, 2012
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- This fall, the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design will present 30 Americans, a wide-ranging survey of works by many of the most important African American contemporary artists of the last three decades. By bringing seminal artistic figures together with younger and emerging artists, the exhibition explores artistic influence across generations and sheds light on issues of racial, sexual and historical identity. Often provocative and challenging, 30 Americans at the Corcoran explores ideas central to the American experience.
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