National Portrait Gallery Honors John McCain With Memorial Photo (video)
• August 27, 2018

The National Portrait Gallery today honored the life and legacy of the late John McCain by hanging his photograph for an indefinite period in the museum’s In Memoriam space on […]

Portrait Gallery Displays Bernstein Photo on 100th Birthday (video)
• August 23, 2018

The photograph, a promised gift to the museum from Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, is on view in the Gallery’s “Celebrate” space on the first floor, near the G Street entrance, through Sept. 23.

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 […]