Women Cultural Leaders: Molly Smith, Artistic Director, Arena Stage
• March 14, 2022

Our spring arts preview featured 20 women cultural leaders in Washington, D.C. We wanted to amplify their voices in our online newsletters, spotlighting each of them individually. Our Monday March […]

Smithsonian Honors Female Scientists With 120 Statues on National Mall
• March 10, 2022

Outdoor sculptural installations are often visually arresting, thought provoking, yet ambiguous in meaning. Not so, the “#IfThenSheCan” exhibit – the largest collection of life-sized 3-D printed statues of real women […]

Mapping Georgetown: Local Author Documents Famous Georgetown Writers
• March 7, 2022

Our Mapping Georgetown story this week welcomes the joys of March, the eminent arrival of spring, and especially Women’s History Month. Kim Roberts, Georgetown author of “A Literary Guide to […]

Weekend Round Up, March 3 – 6
• March 3, 2022

As March marches in and hints of spring abound, weekend activities are blossoming all around. Enjoy a live salon tonight at Dumbarton House, two shows at Signature Theatre and Arena […]

Painting with the Pros – Yayoi Kusama – Online Class with VisArts
• March 26, 2021

This class is part of our free class series in honor of Women’s History Month. Yayoi Kusama is a contemporary artist known for her brightly colored work and use of polka […]

Weekly Arts Round Up, March 25, 2021
• March 25, 2021

Smithsonian Associates and the National Portrait Gallery will offer full-day programs online this Saturday to close out Women’s History Month.

Introducing…
• March 12, 2021

Wednesdays, 11 a.m. YouTube @smithsoniannpg March 17: Abigail Adams March 24: Lady Bird Johnson March 31: Maya Lin Introducing… a new kind of story time. Each week in March, a […]

Where There Is a Woman, There Is Magic: Women’s History Month Virtual Festival
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Saturday, March 27, 11 a.m. Zoom, registration required Join the Portrait Gallery in a virtual celebration of women making history. We will explore the online exhibition “Where There Is a […]

P&P Live! Masuma Ahuja-Girlhood: Teens Around the World In Their Own Voices—with Neema Roshania Patel
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Wednesday, March 17, 2021 – 7 p.m. “How would the story of girlhood be told if girls were the ones to write it?”. This simple premise drives an intimate collection […]

Where There Is a Woman There Is Magic: Women’s History Month Virtual Festival
• March 5, 2021

Saturday, March 27, 11 a.m. Online via Zoom Join the Portrait Gallery in a virtual celebration of women making history! We will explore the online exhibition “Where There Is a […]