Mostly Virtual Arts Round Up, August 13, 2020
• August 13, 2020

Starting a two-week run on Monday: Metropolitan Washington Restaurant “Week.” Also on Monday, works of art 12 and 24 feet tall go on view at the reopened Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden.

DC Artswatch
• August 11, 2020

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III is reviewing a letter accusing the National Museum of African Art of having “recruited, retained and promoted a predominantly White staff.”

Virtual Arts Round Up, June 11, 2020
• June 11, 2020

Feature films from Korea and documentaries from around the world are available for online viewing this month. Or would you rather watch jellyfish?

DC Artswatch — COVID Edition
• April 8, 2020

With a surge in COVID-19 cases looming, the District Council is expected to vote to extend D.C.’s state of emergency — declared on a parade-less St. Patrick’s — by 45 […]

Californian Takes Charge at American History Museum
• September 25, 2019

On the job for seven months, Anthea Hartig, who spoke at Georgetown Media Group’s Sept. 19 Cultural Leadership Breakfast, is the first woman to lead the museum.

Apollo 11 Rocket Projected on Washington Monument (photos)
• July 23, 2019

It was one of the defining moments in history. Those who were around at the time will never forget where they were at 4:17:40 p.m. EDT on July 20, 1969 […]

Film Screening: Play Your Gender
• July 17, 2019

Director: Stephanie Clattenburg (2016, documentary, 80 min., Canada) In 2012, Kinnie Starr (Mohawk) was approached to make a film about herself, but chose instead to make a film about the […]

Film Screening: SUMÉ – Mumisitsinerup Nipaa/SUMÉ: The Sound of a Revolution
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Director: Inuk Silis Høegh (Inuit) (2014, documentary, 74 min., Greenland/Denmark/Norway) In Kalaallisut and Danish with English subtitles) From 1973 to 1976 the Greenlandic rock band Sumé released three albums and […]

‘Striking Iron’ and ‘I Am …’ at African Art Museum
• July 11, 2019

The two exhibitions, now on view, offer a case study in the National Museum of African Art’s targeted but multivariant presentation of African history, culture and artistic achievement.

Folklife Festival Showcases ‘The Social Power of Music’ (photos)
• July 1, 2019

What might have been missing in size did not lack for scope and energy. For those diehard fans able to brave the bright sun and 90-degree temperatures, this year’s festival was still a musical feast.