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Harmony, a Textile Art Exhibition

Broadway Gallery 5641 B General Washington Dr., Alexandria

In a time when our world feels chaotic, we look for Harmony in our lives. Broadway Galleries, Alexandria purveyor of Fine Art, Art Installation, and Framing, invites you. Curated by Lisa Ellis and Barbara Hollinger of Sacred Threads, submissions considered will use the construct of size as a unifier and follow the Studio Art Quilt […]

Free
Ongoing

National Museum of American History March Events

national Museum of American History 1300 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC, Washington D.C.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg “Great Americans” Medal Posthumous Presentation March 30; 6:30 p.m. ET Virtual Event, Free with Registration:  https://smithsoniannmah.swoogo.com/RBG  The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, recognized for her groundbreaking commitment to gender equity and human rights, will posthumously receive the National Museum […]

NMWA Lookout: MISS CHELOVE Mural Tour

National Museum of Women in the Arts 1250 New York Avenue NW

WHATLookout: MISS CHELOVE Mural TourIn conjunction with Lookout: MISS CHELOVE, the first iteration of a series of public art installations presented while the museum is temporarily closed for a major renovation, the […]

All Aboard Our Heritage: Celebrating the Return of the Canal Boat

C&O Canal 3630 Water St NW, Washington

All Aboard Our Heritage: CELEBRATING THE RETURN OF THE CANAL BOAT! Thursday, April 28, 6:00-8:00 pm The Georgetown Heritage Board of Directors, and co-chairs Heather Muir Johnson and Brooke Stroud, invite you to join us, along with our partners from the National Park Service, the District of Columbia, and the Georgetown BID, in commemorating the […]

Movies on the Potomac

National Harbor Intersection of Waterfront St. & St. George Blvd, National Harbor, MD, National Harbor

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., March 30, 2022—National Harbor brings back its popular Movies on the Potomac series from May 1 through September 30. Every Thursday (“date night”) at 7 p.m. and Sunday (“family night”) at 6 p.m. guests are invited to gather in front of the Plaza Screen on the waterfront to watch recent releases and classic […]

Capital Arts Collective

Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington

Capital Arts Collective will be taking over Wilson Plaza on the second Thursday of every month from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Locals and passersby can shop and explore a […]

Free

SAVOR THE FLAVOR – FIVE RECIPES FOR CANNING AND PRESERVING

Goethe-Institut Washington 1377 R Street NW, Ste. 300, Washington

Savor the Flavor is a photo exhibition that is open through September 16 at the Goethe-Institut Washington. There is a lot of downtime in the kitchen: waiting for meat to […]

Free

National Portrait Gallery Presents Two Exhibitions of Early American Photography on View in July

National Portrait Gallery 8th and F Streets NW, Washington

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery announces two exhibitions of early American photography to premiere July 1 alongside the reinstallation of “Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900” in the museum’s collection galleries. “Family Ties: Daguerreotype Portraits” and “Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples” will explore portraiture from the mid-19th century. Both exhibitions are curated by Senior Curator […]

The National Building Museum and the Folger Shakespeare Library, in association with the University of South Carolina, present The Playhouse.

National Building Museum Washington DC

WASHINGTON, D.C.—April 27, 2022—The National Building Museum and the Folger Shakespeare Library, in association with the University of South Carolina, are partnering this summer to present The Playhouse. Starting on Friday, July 1–and running through September 6, 2022–visitors can step back in time with the Bard for the latest iteration of the Museum’s Summer Block Party. An exciting Festival stage, developed by Jim […]

“Speakeasy at the Sunset Room” at the National Harbor

National Harbor Intersection of Waterfront St. & St. George Blvd, National Harbor, MD, National Harbor

NEW YORK CITY’S HOTTEST UNDERGROUND CIRQUE-BURLESQUE-MIXOLOGY EXPERIENCE COMES TO NATIONAL HARBOR THIS SUMMER FOLLOWING A SOLD OUT RUN OFF BROADWAY AT BOND 45   NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (June 9, 2022)— The National Harbor’s Waterfront […]

“I Dream a World: Selections from Brian Lanker’s Portraits of Remarkable Black Women”

National Portrait Gallery 8th and F Streets NW, Washington

   The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will present an exhibition of portraits by the late Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Lanker. “I Dream a World: Selections from Brian Lanker’s Portraits of Remarkable Black Women” celebrates the first exhibition of photographs from the “I Dream a World” project to be shown in Washington, D.C., in over 30 years. […]

Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Announces Upcoming Exhibitions through Winter 2023 

National Portrait Gallery 8th and F Streets NW, Washington

Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Announces Upcoming Exhibitions through Winter 2023    I Dream a World: Selections from Brian Lanker's Portraits of Remarkable Black Women  Part I: July 8, 2022–Jan. 29, 2023 Part II: Feb. 10, 2023–Sept. 10, 2023 Credit information: Septima Poinsette Clark by Brian Lanker, gelatin silver print. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. © Brian Lanker Archive. […]

H2 Oh! – The Flow of Life

1641 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Washington, Dc, 20007 1641 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Washington

Members of the Washington Printmakers Gallery are proud to present: H2 Oh! - The Flow of Life. In this exhibition, the artists of the WPG through their printmaking, photography and […]

Charma Le Edmonds: Untold Stories

7300 MacArthur Blvd / Glen Echo, MD 20812 7300 MacArthur Blvd / Glen Echo, MD 20812, Glen Echo

Curated by Jack Rasmussen Director and Curator of the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center As a native Choctaw, storytelling was a part of Charma Le Edmonds’s heritage. […]

Free

Emergence | Art Exhibition

Workhouse Arts Center 9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton

Justice Arts Coalition and Workhouse Arts Center present Emergence, an exhibition running from July 22 through October 16, 2022. Emergence features works by artists previously and currently confined to carceral […]

Free

SAAM ARCADE

Kogod Courtyard

SAAM Arcade returns to the Kogod Courtyard for a day full of new games from indie developers along with classic arcade and console games from MAGFest ! Join us as […]

Free

Harlem Renaissance in DC Walking Tour

Howard Theater 620 T St NW, Washington, DC

This walking tour will take you on a winding journey through an era in which the U Street neighborhood of Washington, DC was the center of a rise in African […]

$15 – $25

Aru Dell’Arte: Ode In Free Verse

Atlas Performing Arts Center 1333 H Street NE, Washington

ODE IN FREE VERSE Verse 1 – Piazzolla Live by New Trifilio Tango Trio Verse 2 – Requiem Today Choreography/Scenario by Olga Aru and performed by Aru Dell’Arte This sophisticated […]