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‘Leopoldstadt’: An Immersive, Haunting Family Portrait
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December Auction Block
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Legends Talk at the Phillips Collection
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Kitty Kelley Book Club: ‘Ninth Street Women’
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Notes from The Underground—Dupont, That Is
Madams of DC Walking Tour
November 12, 2024
•Washington experienced an unprecedented rise in prostitution during and after the Civil War. During this period, Pennsylvania Avenue became DC’s most notorious red light district, from the ramshackle “boarding houses” […]
Echoes of Navy Yard Veterans Day Walking Tour
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In honor of Veterans Day join Off the Mall Tours for a unique walking tour: Echoes of the Navy Yard. The Navy Yard is DC’s oldest neighborhood, and was also […]
Sip & Sleigh Holiday: An Arts Club of Washington Sip & Paint Event
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Join us for a festive evening of creativity and fun at our in-person event located at 2017 I St NW. Decorate holiday ornaments while enjoying wine and light refreshments. This […]
Women of Cold War Washington Walking Tour
August 2, 2024
•An ill-fated artist, an Ambassador’s wife, a Baroness, and a codebreaker…..What do they all have in common? They were part of the most exclusive club of power-players in Cold War […]
Profs & Pints DC: Unbuilt Washington—The City That Never Was
May 2, 2024
•Profs and Pints DC presents: “Unbuilt Washington—The City That Never Was,” with Martin Moeller, adjunct lecturer at the University of Miami, editor of ArchitectureDC magazine, and author of the fourth, […]
Ellington to Langston – The Jazz Era in DC Walking Tour
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Off the Mall Tours takes you on a winding journey through an era in which the U Street neighborhood of Washington, DC was giving rise to a vibrant jazz scene […]
Historic Alleyways Walking Tour
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The alleyways of DC served a distinct purpose as a city planning feature, but they also provided a hidden safe space where escaped enslaved people and the economically disadvantaged could […]
History of Black Georgetown Walking Tour
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Someone visiting Georgetown today may see it as another wealthy enclave in a continuously gentrifying Washington, DC. However, this charming area that boasts high-end shopping and gourmet restaurants has a […]
Women of Cold War Washington
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An ill-fated artist, an Ambassador’s wife, a Baroness, and the most powerful woman in journalism…..What do they all have in common? They were part of the most exclusive club of […]
Profs & Pints DC: When Washington Burned
April 1, 2024
•Profs and Pints DC presents: “When Washington Burned,” a detailed look at the devastating 1814 British attack on the Capitol, with Denver Brunsman, associate professor of history at George Washington […]