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In-Person Caring for Our Treasures: Family Time with the Hampton Throne

Smithsonian American Art Museum F Street and 8th Street NW, Washington DC, DC, United States

Join us for a family friendly look at James Hampton’s Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations’ Millennium General Assembly with Lunder Conservation Fellow Objects Conservator Katya Zinsli. Explore what this piece is made of, its history, and how we care for it. Recommended ages five to twelve. Free; Smithsonian American Art Museum Meet […]

Free

Converse with a Conservator: Alma Thomas

Smithsonian American Art Museum F Street and 8th Street NW, Washington DC, DC, United States

Join SAAM’s Paintings Conservators for a conservation-focused tour through the exhibition “Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas”. Participants will be able to explore the works while getting insight into the working methods and painting materials of this beloved Washington Color Field artist. Learn how Thomas achieved her visual effects in her large-scale works, and how […]

Free

Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington presents: Selfies

The Keegan Theatre 1742 Church Street, NW, Washington, DC, DC, United States

The cabaret returns. Soloists from the Chorus will share hilarious and heartwarming stories about photos of themselves projected onstage and sing songs from the worlds of Broadway and pop music.  Performances on November 4 at 2 PM, 5 PM, and 8 PM

$45

“Musical Thinking” Gallery Talk

G Street Lobby, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Go in-depth with Saisha Grayson, curator of time-based media at SAAM, as she discusses the years-long curatorial process behind Musical Thinking: New Video Art and Sonic Strategies. Learn about her reasons for featuring selected artists and video art, with a special focus on auditory artworks and how they merge together in this evocative and emotionally […]

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