The Phillips Collection kicks off its year-long 90th anniversary celebration with a weekend featuring free admission, the newly renovated Phillips house, special art installations, interactive tours, films, and complimentary champagne. A display...
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Phillips Collection Celebrates 90 Years: New Free Weekend
January 15, 2011 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
January 16, 2011 - 11:00am - 6:00pm
Free or suggested $1 donation
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Through December 24th
December 21, 2010 - December 24, 2010
Exhibition: Seasons
Seasons: Chinese Landscapes explores the seasonal themes and activities that frequently appear in Chinese painting, such as wandering in nature, visiting friends, or composing poetry. The works also depict the unique moods and feelings associated...
December 24, 2010 - June 12, 2011
Free
Exhibition: Japanese Screens
Two rotations highlight screens painted to represent various times of year.
December 24, 2010 - July 5, 2011
July 9, 2011 - January 22, 2012
The Civil War and American Art: Frederic Church to Winslow Homer
Some of the finest artwork produced during the Civil War and its aftermath will be used to explore the impact of this period in history on the visual arts in America. On view are works by such leading figures as Albert Bierstadt, Frederic Church...
November 16, 2012 - April 28, 2013
Free
Civil War: Permanent Installation
This permanent installation of Civil War prints, paintings, and sculptures includes works by artists Eastman Johnson, Winslow Homer, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens; located on the second floor, east wing
Free
150th Commemoration of the Civil War: The Death of Ellsworth
On the site of a former Union hospital the National Portrait Gallery will mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War through a series of four alcove exhibitions—one each year—commemorating this period of American history.
The...
April 29, 2011 - March 18, 2012
Free
"So Much Need of Service" The Diary of a Civil War Nurse
In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will open a special display titled “‘So Much Need of Service’—The Diary of a Civil...
April 1, 2011 - July 29, 2011
Free
Program: Treasurer of the United States, Public Note Signing Event
Treasurer of the United States Rosie Rios will be at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) for a Public Note Signing Event on Thursday, December 16th from 10:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. The BEP will have crisp new $1 notes bearing the Treasurer's...
December 16, 2010 - 10:00am - 11:45am
Free
Exhibition: National Treasures of Popular Culture
Joining the 1969 Kermit on display at the museum are 10 characters from “Sam and Friends”— the original Kermit the Frog, who was more of a lizard-like creature, constructed with ping pong ball eyes and green felt from a coat...
Free
Exhibition: 1939
This small exhibition explores the way Americans used entertainment to distract themselves during a turbulent year when the country was recovering from the Great Depression and World War II loomed—1939. Heroes, real and imaginary, were made...
Exhibition: A Gateway to the 19th Century: The William Steinway Diary, 1861–1896
This exhibition showcases the diary of piano-innovator William Steinway (1835–1896), the first president of Steinway & Sons and a key figure in the cultural, economic, political and physical development of New York City. Beginning eight...
December 17, 2010 - April 8, 2011
Free
Folger Special Event: Acquisitions Night
Browse and perhaps adopt recent additions for the Folger collection during our annual benefit for the acquisitions endowment. More than 70 rare books, manuscripts, and works for art will be on display with Folger curators and librarians are on...
February 24, 2011 - 7:00pm
$100
Folger Exhibitions: Beyond Home Remedy - Women, Medicine, and Science
In this fascinating look at historic medicine concocted by women in Shakespeare's England this exhibition highlights women at all levels of society - from the Countess of Kent and Lady Castleton to Hannah Woolley and Mrs. Anne Coates - who were...
January 21, 2011 - May 14, 2011
FREE
Exhibition: Origin to Icon: Exploring Danish Design
On December 11, 2010 the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design will premier Origin to Icon: Exploring Danish Design, an investigation into the relationship between inspiration and design solutions in Gallery 31.
The opening...
December 11, 2010 - December 20, 2010
Free
Exhibition: Gregory Pryor: Vapour Trails
This exhibition is on display until 28 January 2011 Gallery hours 10.00am – 2.00pm weekdays or by appointment, tel: (202) 797 3383
Gregory Pryor is a close observer and sensitive recorder of the world. An artist...
December 7, 2010 - January 28, 2011
Reception: Touch of Love
Painter Nurieh Mozaffari's exhibit "Touch of Love" on display.
Exhibition will be showing through January 12, 2011
December 3, 2010 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Free
Reception: Meet the Artist
Shining a spotlight on the creative possibilities that Firepainting brings to art, Zenith Gallery presents beautiful works by Peter Kephart, an artist new to Zenith’s roster, recognized for his unique technique and approach using fire to...
December 8, 2010 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Free
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