‘From the Deep’: Afrofuturistic Aquatopia at African Art Museum
• May 18, 2023

The artist Ayana V. Jackson is very much part of “From the Deep: In the Wake of Drexciya with Ayana V. Jackson,” the exhibit she created now at the Smithsonian Institution’s […]

A Ghostly Romp: GALA Hispanic Theatre Presents ‘La valentía (Valor)’
• May 1, 2023

Family fights over what-to-do with a home that’s been in the family for generations aren’t usually funny. But when such conflicts are cleverly handled — as is the case with […]

‘King Lear’ at Shakespeare Theatre
• March 23, 2023

Shakespeare’s “King Lear” is based on a story of a mythical King Lear and his three daughters — but the play is no fairytale. The first production of “King Lear,” technically […]

Ford’s Theatre Presents ‘Shout, Sister, Shout!’
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What becomes a legendary artist most is to be celebrated in the art of subsequent generations. The guitar-playing gospel great Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915-1973) has recently been portrayed in the […]

Jill Biden’s Inaugural Attire Added to Smithsonian First Ladies Collection
• January 26, 2023

A century-old tradition, the most popular The First Ladies Collection at the Smithsonian Museum of American History has a new addition. In a Jan. 25 ceremony, first lady, Dr. Jill […]

Museum of American History Unveils ‘Entertainment Nation’
• January 19, 2023

Fantasy creations from  Hollywood —  R2-D2 and C-3PO costumes from “Return of the Jedi,” (1983) and Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) — are posed at the entrance […]

A Visit to a Splendid Land at the Museum of Asian Art
• January 12, 2023

Sometimes referred to as “the Venice of the East,” Udaipur, the “City of Lakes” in Rajasthan India, has long been a tourist attraction.  British administrator James Tod dubbed the setting, “the […]

‘Spirit in the Dark’: Uplifting Journey at African American History Museum
• December 15, 2022

“Spirit in the Dark: Religion in Black Music, Activism, and Popular Culture” at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture  (NMAAHC), through November 2023, is like walking […]

Excitement Builds for Just-Opened Rubell Museum DC 
• November 9, 2022

Schools and museums are places to visit and learn, so it fits that the former Randall Junior High School in Southwest D.C., is the home of the new Rubell Museum DC. […]

Dynamic Play Brings Da Vinci’s Notebooks to Life 
• October 13, 2022

“The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci” is a theatrical treasure chest of selections from more than 5,000 pages of the masterful Italian Renaissance artist’s 15th century notebooks with diagrams, drawings, personal notes […]