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The Austrian Cultural Forum Washington was created with the objective of serving as a focus of cultural exchange between Austrians/Europeans and Americans. It is an agency of the Austrian Ministry for European and...
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National Hairball Awareness Day
The National Museum of Health and Medicine has in its collections 24 veterinary and three human hairballs or "trichobezoars." To celebrate National Hairball Awareness Day, visit the Museum to see one of the human hairballs and to...
April 27, 2013 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North
Film viewing and director Q&A
"Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North"
Tuesday, April 16
1 pm film screening followed by discussion with director/producer Katrina Browne
In this Emmy-...
April 16, 2013 - 1:00pm
Members, $10 | Non-Members, $12
"CODEX MEXICO" SYMPOSIUM AND BOOK FAIR
Don't miss the Codex Mexico: The Book as Art Exhibition Symposium and Book Fair from April 19th - 20th at the Mexican Cultural Institute. On Friday, April 19th, attendees will have the opportunity to hear short panels such as ...
April 19, 2013 - 9:00am - 12:00pm
April 20, 2013 - 10:00am - 2:00pm
FREE
THE L. RON HUBBARD HOUSE MUSEUM
The L. Ron Hubbard House in Washington, DC is the original landmark location of the first Church of Scientology in the world. Here, the prolific American writer, explorer, and founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, trained...
April 4, 2013 - 10:00am - 6:00pm
April 5, 2013 - 10:00am - 6:00pm
April 6, 2013 - 10:00am - 6:00pm
April 7, 2013 - 10:00am - 6:00pm
April 10, 2013 - 10:00am - 6:00pm
Free
Medical Museum Science Café: “Bed Bugs, Mosquitoes, Ticks: Urban Pests and Their Impact on Our Health,” a presentation by Harold Harlan, Ph.D.
Pests have a major impact on our health and well-being. During National Pest Management Month join the National Museum of Health and Medicine and Harold Harlan, Ph.D., from the Armed Forces Pest Management Board, to learn about mosquitoes, ticks...
April 23, 2013 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Free
On the Same Page: Voices of Incarcerated Youth
Enjoy an evening of poetry and community dialogue sponsored by Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop and the PEN/Faulkner Writers in Schools program. Hear formerly incarcerated youth share their experiences of DC Jail and federal prison,...
April 2, 2013 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Live to Read
This year’s Live to Read 2013 features two texts, “Bombingham” by Anthony Grooms and “The Watsons Go to Birmingham- 1963”. These two texts were chosen because 2013 marks the...
May 1, 2013 - 6:00pm - 8:30pm
May 1, 2013 - May 15, 2013
Free
Notre Dame: Restoring an Architectural Icon
Benjamin Mouton, Hon. AIA, chief architect of Historic Monuments of France, and vice president of ICOMOS, discusses the major restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral.
The form of Paris’s Notre Dame...
April 4, 2013 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm
$12 Museum, AAF, FHS, and Alliance Francaise Members | $12 Student | $20 Non-member
Connecting People Using Culture & History
Connecting People Using Culture & History
Saturday March 16th
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Come Hear
Imam Faizul Khan, Imam of the Islamic Society of Washington Area, on the history of Guyana Muslims...
March 16, 2013 - 11:00am - 1:00pm
Arts Education Book Launch Celebration at Busboys and Poets
This free Author Event hosted by Teaching for Change launches Young Playwrights' Theater’s first nationally-published book, Write to Dream, providing a platform to discuss arts integration with experts and students who have benefitted from...
March 27, 2013 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm
FREE
THE L. RON HUBBARD HOUSE MUSEUM
The L. Ron Hubbard House in Washington, DC is the original landmark location of the first Church of Scientology in the world. Here, the prolific American writer, explorer, and founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard,...
February 28, 2013 - 10:00am - 6:30pm
March 1, 2013 - 10:00am - 6:30pm
March 2, 2013 - 10:00am - 6:30pm
March 3, 2013 - 10:00am - 6:30pm
March 6, 2013 - 10:00am - 6:30pm
Free
The Many Meanings of the Cyrus Cylinder
This lecture has as its starting-point the Cyrus Cylinder, one of the most iconic objects in the British Museum. It was buried in 539 BC under the walls of Babylon after the Persian king Cyrus had captured the city. The story is told in the...
March 7, 2013 - 6:00pm
Free Admission
THE L. RON HUBBARD HOUSE MUSEUM
The L. Ron Hubbard House in Washington, DC is the original landmark location of the first Church of Scientology in the world. Here, the prolific American writer, explorer, and founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, trained...
February 14, 2013 - 10:00am - 8:00pm
February 16, 2013 - 12:30am - 6:30pm
February 17, 2013 - 10:00am - 7:00pm
February 19, 2013 - 10:00am - 6:30pm
February 20, 2013 - 10:00am - 6:30pm
Free
American Society of Landscape Architects to Host Live Tweetup, Instagram Contest for Social Media Week DC
Join the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) for Social Media Week in D.C. ASLA will host a live tweetup and networking event from 5:30-7 p.m., Wednesday, February 20 at Cause – The PhilanthroPub, 1926 9th Street Northwest,...
February 20, 2013 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm
THE L. RON HUBBARD HOUSE MUSEUM
The L. Ron Hubbard House in Washington, DC is the original landmark location of the first Church of Scientology in the world. Here, the prolific American writer, explorer, and founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, trained...
February 7, 2013 - 10:00am - 8:00pm
February 8, 2013 - 12:30pm - 6:00pm
February 9, 2013 - 10:00am - 6:30pm
February 10, 2013 - 10:00am - 6:30pm
February 13, 2013 - 10:00am - 6:30pm
Free
Cultural Investments: Economic Impact of the Arts
Cultural Investments: Economic Impact of the Arts
How do cultural institutions impact their regions' economies? How do arts organizations plan for sustainable growth? Panelists include: Karen L. Christiansen of the Nelson-Atkins Museum in...
March 14, 2013 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm
$12 Member | $12 Student | $20 Non-member
THE L. RON HUBBARD HOUSE MUSEUM
The L. Ron Hubbard House in Washington, DC is the original landmark location of the first Church of Scientology in the world. Here, the prolific American writer, explorer, and founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, trained...
January 31, 2013 - 10:00am - 6:30pm
February 1, 2013 - 10:00am - 6:30pm
February 2, 2013 - 10:00am - 7:00pm
February 3, 2013 - 10:00am - 7:00pm
February 6, 2013 - 10:00am - 6:30pm
Free
Hill Center Hill Flicks/Documentary Fridays: NOVA - Lincoln's Secret Weapon
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February 1, 2013 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Free
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