Sanrizuga – Heta Village

September 20, 2023

Shinsuke Ogawa (1935-1992) was one of Japan’s leading documentarians who inspired generations of non-fiction filmmakers to practice and participate in the power of dedicated, collective filmmaking. Ogawa lived and worked […]

Mondrian’s Dress


Join an in-depth presentation on issues of authorship and (mistaken) identity raised by Yves Saint Laurent’s 1965 series of so-called Mondrian dresses. Nancy J. Troy, Kress-Beinecke Professor at the Center […]

Magino Village – A Tale/ The Sundial Carved with a Thousand Years of Notches


Shinsuke Ogawa (1935-1992) was one of Japan’s leading documentarians who inspired generations of non-fiction filmmakers to practice and participate in the power of dedicated, collective filmmaking. Ogawa lived and worked […]

“Poetry is a country”

August 16, 2023

“Poetry is a country” will bring celebrated poets from across the nation together to premiere original poetry inspired by works in the National Gallery of Art’s collection. These free, annual […]

Cultural Power Breakfast: GWU’s Corcoran: ‘A Very Different School’ 

March 27, 2023

Of the storied institution that was the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art and Design, Dr. Lauren Onkey, director since 2021 of George Washington University’s Corcoran School of […]

‘Philip Guston Now’ at the National Gallery of Art  

March 8, 2023

“Philip Guston Now” is one of those rare and remarkable exhibitions that manages to be all things at once. It’s a focused retrospective, a beautifully told story of a singular […]

2023 Spring Visual Arts Preview  

February 8, 2023

Pour, Tear, Carve   The Phillips Collection   March 18 to May 14     “Pour, Tear, Carve” explores the role that materials and application in art can play in evoking personal memories, conveying […]

Weekend Roundup, Jan. 5 – 8

January 5, 2023

Happy New Year! Ring in 2023 with events like a Pilates class that’s part of Georgetown Glow, a show from The Chamber Dance Project, Wicked at The Kennedy Center and […]

Experience Venice Via Carpaccio 

December 7, 2022

An ideal opportunity to enjoy the splendors of Venice without leaving Washington can be found at The National Gallery of Art this season. Master works of Vittore Carpaccio (1465-1525), a […]

Dumbarton Oaks, According to Dr. Batsaki  

November 21, 2022

“What is this place?” pondered Dr. Yota Batsaki when she first encountered Dumbarton Oaks, the Harvard University-owned research institute, museum and garden on 32nd Street in Georgetown. Did anything tie […]