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See the exhibition Reincorporation Jamboree through Saturday, July 25.
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Cultural Tourism DC's Calendar lists a broad range of activities and special events for all ages and interests. Browse Today's Events listed below, or plan ahead using the Search. To keep up-to-date on what's going on in Washington, DC, subscribe to our weekly "Events Update" calendar using the sign-up box on the left.
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Today's Events
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Exhibition - The Budapest Horse: A Leonardo da Vinci Puzzle |
Location: National Gallery of Art
The Rearing Horse and Mounted Warrior, a bronze statuette from the Museum of Fine Arts (Szépművészeti Múzeum), Budapest, is the focus of recent technical examinations by National Gallery of Art conservators and is also the centerpiece of this small exhibition.
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Family Program: Native Skate Jam |
Location: National Museum of the American Indian
Watch the up-and-coming skateboarders of Native America jam out on a mini-ramp and demonstrate why skating is fast becoming the most popular sport in Indian Country.
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Photo Workshop: The White House and Its Neighbors |
9:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Lafayette Square
Thinking about running for President in 2012? This photo safari won't get you inside to measure the windows for your drapes, but it does take you to some of the most popular monuments and historic buildings that you can see from your White House windows.
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Family Program: V-Mail is Speed Mail! |
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: National Postal Museum
Drop in to discover how Victory Mail letters were "miniaturized" onto microfilm and printed on location to save space and weight. Don't leave without writing and mailing your own V-Mail!
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Walking Tour: Georgetown |
10:00 AM - 12:00 noon
Location: Georgetown
A walk through DC’s tony Georgetown neighborhood is a venture through time - of 200-year-old mansions and their eccentric owners, of fortunes in trade won and lost, of marvelous architecture from Federal to Victorian, and, of course, the Kennedys.
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Lecture - Mary Evans: What's in Your Attic? |
12:00 noon
Location: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
The 75th Anniversary National Archives Expert Series features staff experts who will focus on archival treasures discovered among the holdings of the National Archives. Today, Mary Evans, education specialist, discusses What’s in Your Attic?
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Friday Gallery Talk: Ryan Hill on the Collection |
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Explore the Hirshhorn galleries with featured artists, staff members, and special guests. This program is introduced and organized each week by artist and curatorial research associate Ryan Hill who today will discuss the collection.
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Music - Jazz in the Garden: Bio Ritmo |
5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: National Gallery of Art
As summer approaches, DC locals and visitors in the know will head to the National Gallery of Art’s popular summer concert series, Jazz in the Garden. This week hear hot salsa with Bio Ritmo.
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Social Event: Spy at Night™ |
6:00 PM
Location: International Spy Museum
Intrigue, deception, daring escapes, delicious drinks, and five star treats…it’s your turn to live a spy’s life! The hottest destination for cool cocktails and sophisticated fun in Penn Quarter is now declassified at the International Spy Museum.
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Walking Tour: Memorials by Moonlight |
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: National Mall
See the Washington Monument, the World War II Memorial, the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial, the Abraham Lincoln Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial by moonlight.
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Performance - Anikai Dance Presents: He Who Burns |
7:30 PM - 8:40 PM
Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
He Who Burns, choreographed and directed by Wendy Jehlen, is a dance theater work that explores the figure of Iblis (Satan) in some Sufi traditions.
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Photo Workshop: Monuments at Night |
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: National Mall
DC’s National Mall is the showcase of the nation’s capital, home to its most famous and historic monuments. One of the best ways to see it is through the viewfinder of your own tripod-mounted camera at twilight and at night, guided by a professional photographer.
Ongoing Events
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Shop Event - Independence Day Sale: Made in the U.S.A. |
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: The Textile Museum
Celebrate Independence Day with 15 percent off on all merchandise made in the U.S.! Support local and national artists by purchasing textile creations made by Dominique Bello, Randall Darwall, Tim Harding, Susan Forte O’Neill, Michael Rode, and more.
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Exhibition - Preparing for the Ball: Costume of the Early Nation |
Location: Dumbarton House Museum
Organized to coincide with the 2009 U.S. Presidential Inaugural festivities, this special exhibition is shown in the various rooms and chambers of Dumbarton House as if its historic residents and domestics are preparing for an evening out.
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Walking Tour: The Most Haunted Houses |
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: Lafayette Square
Why is it such turbulent events in DC history seem concentrated around the seven acres of Lafayette Park? Indeed, it is the most haunted site in the city! How the ghosts and spirits came into being is the subject of this eerie perambulation.
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Exhibition - One Life: The Mask of Lincoln |
Location: National Portrait Gallery
In the 200th year since his birth, Abraham Lincoln remains as much a puzzle as he was to his contemporaries. This exhibition concentrates on presidential portraits to show the changing face that Lincoln presented to the world as he led the fight for the Union.
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Exhibition - Picturing Progress: Hungarian Women Photographers, 1900 - 1945 |
Location: National Museum of Women in the Arts
This exhibition focuses on the work of Hungarian women photographers during the tumultuous years between 1900 and 1945, a transitional period that witnessed unprecedented growth in educational and career opportunities for women.
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Exhibition - Mystical Imagination: The Art of Haitian Master Hector Hyppolite |
Location: Art Museum of the Americas
Comprised of more than 50 works from public and private collections, Mystical Imagination marks the sole exhibition in DC of works by Haitian master Hector Hyppolite during Haiti’s Year of Hyppolite.
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Artomatic 2009 |
Location: 55 M Street, SE
Artomatic is a month-long art festival celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. This milestone Artomatic is bigger than ever with nine floors of visual and installation art, theater performances, dance and comedy, three music stages, and much more!
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Theater: The Year of Magical Thinking |
Location: The Studio Theatre
After the death of her husband and daughter, Joan Didion distilled her grief into an astonishing memoir. Her adaptation of that work features a single actress and Didion’s unforgettable prose. “Remarkable. It will break your heart.” - The New York Times
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Theater - Source Festival: Mash-ups |
Location: Source Theatre
The Source Festival seeks to unite DC artists by providing opportunities for new artistic challenges and collaborations while presenting timely, cutting-edge performances for greater DC audiences. This week see mash-ups.
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Family Program: Native Skate Jam |
Location: National Museum of the American Indian
Watch the up-and-coming skateboarders of Native America jam out on a mini-ramp and demonstrate why skating is fast becoming the most popular sport in Indian Country.