Weekend Round Up June 20, 2019
• June 20, 2019

The Smithsonian museums will be open until midnight on Saturday as part of the By The People festival. Check out the Bolivian dancing at the National Museum of the American Indian, followed by a dance party.

Weekend Round Up June 13, 2019
• June 13, 2019

The 2019 DC Jazz Festival will shoot the works with free afternoon and evening shows on Saturday and Sunday at the Wharf. Also this weekend: final performances of two Shakespeare plays.

Community Weekend
• June 3, 2019

Celebrating “The Life of Animals in Japanese Art” June 22, 5:00–8:00 June 23, 11:00–5:00 East Building Explore Japanese culture and animals in Japanese art with activities for all ages! • […]

Summer Arts Preview: Visual Arts
• May 16, 2019

Six D.C. art exhibitions worth a special trip this summer.

Rasmussen Talks About AU’s Corcoran Collection
• March 14, 2019

In addition to paintings, drawings and prints, the American University Museum acquired 900 objects, from ancient terracottas to a nylon piece with “all kinds of herbs in it … full of bugs.”

Spring Arts Preview: Visual Arts
• March 7, 2019

Our writer on the visual arts highlights several of the most intriguing museum exhibitions on view this spring.

Weekend Round Up March 7, 2019
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Prepare to be smitten, as Charles II was, by Nell Gwynn at the Folger. The show, with Alison Luff playing Nell, closes this weekend.

Weekend Round Up February 14, 2019
• February 14, 2019

Step up the romance with the NSO’s “Romeo & Juliet” program and (if appropriate) the Alexandria Wedding Showcase. On Presidents Day, the Library of Congress welcomes the public to its breathtaking Main Reading Room.

Last Chance: Gordon Parks at the National Gallery
• February 5, 2019

“Gordon Parks: The New Tide, Early Works 1940-1950,” on view through Feb. 18, offers direct vantage into an era when the government sponsored art projects on a national scale.

Weekend Round Up December 27, 2018
• December 27, 2018

After a weekend of “Christmas Carols” and other theater and comedy offerings, New Year’s Eve falls on a Monday. Our roundup includes a few ways to ring in 2019.