Christmas Weekend Round Up, Dec. 23-26
• December 23, 2021

Merry Christmas! We hope you enjoy this festive weekend with so many delightful seasonal activities. There’s the Nutcracker, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, holiday displays at the U.S. Botanic Garden and the B&O […]

Cultural Leadership Breakfast Hosts National Building Museum President
• December 20, 2021

Since its creation by Congress in 1980 to reanimate the immense, near-century-old Pension Building, the National Building Museum has had just five directors (not counting the recent interim stint by Brent […]

Weekend Round Up, Dec. 16 – 19
• December 16, 2021

We hope you’re enjoying the 2021 holiday season! So many wonderful options this weekend, including performances from Wolf Trap, the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) and the Washington Chorus. For all you last-minute […]

Two Shows About Friendship Are Revised — and Revive
• December 9, 2021

Two live theater shows in Washington, D.C., in time for Hanukkah and Christmas offered the chance to enjoy in person two decades-old favorite stories about friendship and ambition as well […]

Weekend Round Up, Dec. 9 – 12
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Can you believe we’re just a few weeks away from 2022? Enjoy the rest of all 2021 has to offer with some weekend events like a family-friendly ice maze, an […]

Winter Arts Preview
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National Building Museum   The Wall/El Muro: What Is A Border Wall?   Through November 2022    This exhibition examines the U.S./Mexico border wall from the perspective of architecture and design. By focusing on the built environment, […]

D.C. Artswatch
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Our latest arts watch includes news from Theater J, Imagination Stage, Dance Place and the Hirshhorn Museum. Also, don’t miss our Cultural Leadership Breakfast Dec. 16 with Aileen Fuchs of the National Building Museum.   Theater J’s […]

Jasper Johns at the Whitney
• December 8, 2021

    Thanks to Andy Warhol, Campbell’s soup and Brillo pads hold an honored place in art history. Two years younger, Jasper Johns got there first with Ballantine ale and Savarin coffee, pointing the way to Pop Art as he had […]

Dave Chappelle vs. Duke Ellington School for the Arts 
• December 6, 2021

Duke Ellington School for the Arts at 3500 R St. NW was supposed to name its theater after comedian Dave Chappelle but delayed the honor until April 2022. The reasoning? […]

Wrapped Hirshhorn Draws Rapt Attention
• December 2, 2021

With the frenzied holiday shopping season upon us, many Washingtonians long to escape for a rejuvenating respite of gallery and museum hopping along the National Mall. During the pandemic, however, […]