| The Old Korean Legation The Old Korean Legation was first established as a diplomatic mission in 1889 when Korea (then Joseon) opened the site at Logan Circle. From 1901 through 2011, the building changed owners several times. Korea repurchased the building in 2012 and reopened it to the public as the Old Korean Legation Museum in 2018. Original mantels, mill work and ornate vintage furnishings decorate the spaces, while the uppermost floor offers a museum detailing the building's history. The building includes a library and a banquet hall. The Old Korean Legation is open for tours, with free admission from 10 am to 5 pm, Tuesday through Sunday. |    | |   |  | |  | | |  |  | | Tours with Russ Russ Norfleet, a Certified Master Guide, is the operator of Tours with Russ. He is a member of the Guild of Professional Tour Guides of Washington, DC, and has led tours throughout the DC area for 10 years. In addition to custom tours of federal monuments and national parks, Tours with Russ offers subject-specific tours, such as Civil War sites and African-American history. Russ also plans, organizes, and leads outings for young people and adults in the mid-Atlantic region for Sierra Club. |  | |
Friday, December 20 Exhibit - Songs of Christmas Past
DAR Museum Exhibit - Recollection: Reinterpreting Tradition and Heritage
Korean Cultural Center Exhibit - First Ladies
Madame Tussauds Tour - National Mall
DC by Foot Saturday, December 21 Event - Engineering 101
College Park Aviation Museum Theater - Amadeus
Folger Theatre Concert - Songs of the Season
The Choral Arts Society of Washington Exhibit - Nativities of the World
Franciscan Monastery Sunday, December 22 Exhibit - Inside Today's FBI
Newseum Exhibit - Objects of Wonder
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Event - Long Lunch: DIY Dumplings
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital Event - 15th Annual Downtown Holiday Market
Downtown DC BID Monday, December 23 Concert - A Family Christmas, For the Young and Young at Heart
The Choral Arts Society of Washington
Exhibit - Oman: A Vision of Modernity
Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Exhibit - 6@35 Fabricating Culture
Zenith Gallery at 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Tour - Halls of the Senate
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Tuesday, December 24 Exhibit - None Swifter Than These: 100 Years of Diplomatic Couriers
Smithsonian National Postal Museum Tour - Museum & Gardens
Tudor Place Exhibit - Smart Policies for a Changing Climate
American Society of Landscape Architects Event - Christmas Eve Dessert & Tour
Mansion on O Street Wednesday, December 25 Exhibit - Season's Greenings
U.S. Botanic Garden Thursday, December 26 Exhibit - Storied Women of the Civil War Era
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Exhibit - Patrick Dougherty's O Say Can You See
U.S. Botanic Garden
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Flights Under Lights On Friday, December 20, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, explore the College Park Aviation Museum after-hours during a festive holiday party. Hear live holiday music and enjoy refreshments including wine, beer and delicious snacks. Show off your ugliest holiday sweater for a chance to win a prize. While in the museum, tour the Holiday Trains and Planes exhibit to see electric trains moving through a festive display provided by the National Capital Trackers. Get tickets for this event here. |  | | | | |
A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens's classic tale, A Christmas Carol, tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an old miser visited by the ghosts of Chirstmas Past, Present and Future. A 35-year tradition at the historic Ford's Theatre, the play includes the return of acclaimed DC actor Craig Wallace in the lead role of Ebenezer Scrooge and lovely perfomances from and costumes for the three ghosts. As Scrooge journeys from bad to good, the audience experiences the magic of Dickens's Yuletide classic. The show closes December 31.
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Live Dangerously The exhibit Live Dangerously at the National Museum of Women in the Arts highlights the ways in which female bodies inhabit the natural world. Twelve photographers use drama and storytelling to illuminate the landscape by depicting the female body immersed in oceans, valleys and deserts. This presentation is primarily drawn from the museum's photography collection and is on display through January 20, 2020. |  | | | | In Between and Beyond See the collection of two and three-dimensional works by Jorge Caligiuri at the Embassy of Argentina, and consider how the artist explores dramatic compositions. Born in Argentina, Caligiuri pushes his media to the edge to give viewers the sense of movement and the continual evolution of ideas. Galiguri attended Prilidiano Pueyrredon National School of Fine Arts and the UBA Architecture University in Buenos Aires. His work is display in the Embassy through February 23, 2020. |  | | |  |  | December 29
Big Stage Magic Show
The Mansion on O Street |  | January 7
Cork Wars
International Spy Museum | | January 10
Kids Concert + Family Happy Hour with King Bullfrog
Hill Center |  | January 16
Stage Director Talk: The Merry Wives of Windsor
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Newsletter for December 20 to December 26, 2019 
