| |  | | |  Capitol Hill Restoration Society The Capitol Hill Restoration Society (CHRS) was founded in 1955 to help preserve, protect and enhance the historic neighborhood's architectural and residential character. Capitol Hill won designation as a historic district in 1976. Since then, CHRS has become the largest civic association on Capitol Hill and it continues its work in planning, zoning, historic preservation and public safety -- and in hosting special events.
This May 12-13, the Society will again host its annual Mother's Day House & Garden Tour and, for the second year, sponsor "The Capitol Hill Home" Photo Contest. The winning images will be awarded two complementary passes to the 2018 House & Garden Tour and displayed on the CHRS website. Entries are due March 2. | |  | |  Affinities, or The Weight of Cinema The film program Affinities, or The Weight of Cinema derives from Goethe's novel Elective Affinities. The project, adapting Goethe's theory of attractions to the practice of exhibiting experimental cinema, is presented by filmmaker Kevin Jerome Everson and writer Greg de Cuir Jr. Eight programs of international works of film and video art are arranged along thematic lines that correspond to their interests and concerns. Presentations (or "interventions") by visiting artists take place between the eight screenings. See this film program at the National Gallery of Art's East Building Museum from January 6 - 14. | |  Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt In ancient Egypt, cats were associated with divinities, as revealed in Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt. Cat coffins and representations of the cat-headed goddess Bastet are among the objects that reveal felines' role in ancient Egyptian religious, social, and political life. Dating from the Middle Kingdom to the Byzantine Period, the more than eighty works include statues, amulets, and other items decorated with feline features.This exhibit at the Freer|Sackler runs through January 15. | |  Making Room: Housing for a Changing America Housing entrepreneurs are beginning to expand living arrangement options for the new demographics and lifestyles of our nation's residents. Making Room: Housing for a Changing America explores cutting-edge typologies through case studies and the presentation of The Open House — a flexible home designed for the exhibition by architect Pierluigi Colombo. The Open House features a hyper-efficient layout, movable walls, and multifunctional furniture, allowing the space to meet the needs of a variety of today's growing and underserved households. See this exhibit at the National Building Museum. | |  Friday, January 5 Exhibit - Creating Camelot: The Kennedy Photography of Jacques Lowe
Newseum Exhibit - Sounds from the Sea
Honfleur Gallery Event - Dante Pope
Dupont Underground Exhibit - German Jazz
Goethe Institut Saturday, January 6 Event - Story Days: Martha Graham
National Portrait Gallery Exhibit - Painting Shakespeare
Folger Shakespeare Library Event - Entering the Jungle: Wifredo Lam's Ta Prope Vie
Kreeger Museum Exhibit - Your Community, Your Story
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum Exhibit - Changing Landscapes: Janelle Lynch and Pedro David
Art Museum of the Americas (OAS) Sunday, January 7 Concert - Astrid Schween
Dumbarton Oaks Exhibit - Tomb of Christ
National Geographic Museum Exhibit - Photographs by Dominique Muñoz
National Building Museum Exhibit - Spectacular Gems and Jewelry
Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens Exhibit - For the Record: Picturing DC
The George Washington University Museum The Textile Museum Monday, January 8 Exhibit - Magnetic Fields: Expanding American Abstraction
National Museum of Women in the Arts Exhibit - Brasilia 1957: A 20th Century Saga
Embassy of Brazil Exhibit - Remembering Vietnam
National Archives Tuesday, January 9 Exhibit - Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts
Smithsonian National Museum of African Art Exhibit - Mark Bradford: Pickett's Charge
Hirshhorn Museum Event - Unpacking the Russia Story with the Experts Who Have Covered It
International Spy Museum Wednesday, January 10 Tour - Explore Buddhist Art
Freer|Sackler Exhibit - Around the World in 80 Paper Models
National Building Museum Exhibit - In the Tower: Anne Truitt
National Gallery of Art Event - Global Terrorism, Espionage and Cybersecurity Monthly Update
International Spy Museum Event - Yoga in Luce
Smithsonian American Art Museum Thursday, January 11 Film - Chocolate City (2007)
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum Event - DC Economic Development Cluster Open House 2018
Washington Convention Center Event - Reimagining Paper Weaving
The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum
Exhibit - Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists
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