Food historian Joyce White traces the history of chocolate from its ancient beginnings in Meso-America to the modern day. This interactive presentation will focus on how chocolate has changed through time in terms of its cultural value and how...
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...
Human decomposition is dependent on the environment-- how our bodies end up depends on how a person was interred; the decomposer community, such as insects and animals; the number of bacterial cells in the body; and more. Join forensic...
Debate between Henry Nau, GW professor of political science and international affairs, and Daniel Deudney, associate professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University, on the future of American foreign policy. Moderated by James...
A conversation about art, activism and immigrant rights featuring artists, activists and allies from the undocumented community. With pro-migrant voters of color having a major impact on recent elections, conversations about humane immigration...
FOCUS! delves into the disciplinary overlaps of video art and short film. The two-day series of screenings and discussions will examine the ways in which cinematographers and short film makers are increasingly distorting the...
Massumeh Farhad, chief curator and curator of Islamic art, speaks about some of the artistic and cultural exchanges that shaped the extraordinary history of ancient Arabia
A green roof replaces traditional roofing with a lightweight, living system of soil, compost, and plants. They help cool cities, manage...
The Arctic is experiencing environmental change at twice the pace of the rest of the planet. In 2007, the NPS Shared Beringian Heritage Program funded a collaborative project titled Sea Ice Knowledge and Use: The Ice We Want Our Children to Know...
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...
THE QUEEN OF AMERICA
Mary Cutts's Life of Dolley Madison
With a Foreward by Cokie Roberts
Despite her role as an influential First Lady, Dolley Madison...
The museum’s guest for this program is Alexandra
Cousteau, a National Geographic "Emerging Explorer,"
filmmaker, and globally recognized advocate on water
...The museum’s guest for this program is Alexandra
Cousteau, a National Geographic "Emerging Explorer,"
filmmaker, and globally recognized advocate on water
...The museum’s guest for this program is Alexandra
Cousteau, a National Geographic "Emerging Explorer,"
filmmaker, and globally recognized advocate on water
...
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,...
An Economic Development workshop for DC's small and local businesses. Hosted by Councilmember Michael A Brown.
"The Heritage Trails which you create are such gifts to DC.
H Street NE will be enhanced immeasurably by the addition of its guiding signposts of the past and point us towards the future."