Last Chance: Thursday’s Cultural Leadership Breakfast

August 20, 2018

Rachel Goslins, director of the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building, will speak at Georgetown Media Group’s Sept. 13 Cultural Leadership Breakfast at the George Town Club. RSVP to richard@georgetowner.com.

Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra: John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme

August 13, 2018

In partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Dumbarton Concerts welcomes all 18 members of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra led by Artistic Director Charlie Young in a […]

African Art Museum Director Speaks in Georgetown

June 7, 2018

In his work, not only for museums but as a writer, lecturer and broadcaster, Augustus (Gus) Casely-Hayford has sought to overcome the centuries-long assault on and denigration of African culture.

RFK Portrait on View at National Portrait Gallery (video)

June 6, 2018

A portrait created by Roy Lichtenstein in 1968 went on view at the National Portrait Gallery on June 6, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the senator’s assassination, and will be on display through July 8.

African Art Museum Is Focus of June 7 Breakfast

May 7, 2018

Augustus (Gus) Casely-Hayford, the new director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, will speak at the George Town Club as part of Georgetown Media Group’s Cultural Leadership Breakfast Series, sponsored by Bonhams.

Air and Space Curator Shares Revamp Plans

March 8, 2018

Chief Curator Peter L. Jakab, who spoke at this month’s Cultural Leadership Breakfast, started out at the National Air and Space Museum seven years after the museum opened, during the nation’s bicentennial.

This Thursday: Breakfast with Air and Space’s Jakab

February 20, 2018

Peter L. Jakab, chief curator of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, will speak at the next Cultural Leadership Breakfast at the George Town Club.

Smithsonian Craft Show

February 7, 2018

The Smithsonian Women’s Committee presents the 36th annual Smithsonian Craft Show, featuring 120 premier American artists chosen from a pool of approximately 1,000 applicants. For the first time, the show […]

A Pictorial Farewell to 2017 (photos)

December 28, 2017

The holiday season is a special time in the nation’s capital, as captured in this photo essay by Jeff Malet.

DC Artswatch

November 8, 2017

Compiled by Richard Selden 10th FotoWeekDC The opening-night party for the 10th anniversary edition of FotoWeekDC will be held Friday, Nov. 10, at 2801 16th St. NW. The citywide celebration […]