 | |  Cultural Tourism DC Affiliates Recent new and renewed Cultural Tourism DC affiliates include: · Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital · National Museum of Women in the Arts · Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum · National Women's History Museum · Folger Shakespeare Library · National Museum of Natural History · National Postal Museum We encourage you to learn about the programs and projects of these organizations. They are an integral part of the fabric of this community. Whether you are a tourist or resident, get to know them and enjoy all that they offer. | |  |  Artist Reception: Asian Identity The Korean Cultural Center Washington, DC presents its final exhibition of 2018, Asian Identity, an intercultural group show featuring photographic, video, sculpture, and mixed media works by artists Yuni Kim Lang, Khánh H. Lê, and Sarawut Chutiwongpeti. These three artists, of Korean, Vietnamese, and Thai heritage, respectively, believe that investigating one's cultural roots is vital to understanding oneself. This exhibition is presented in collaboration with the Royal Thai Embassy. The opening reception and talks by the artists are Friday, December 7, at 6:00 pm. Admission is free and open to the public, but registration is required. |  Natural History on the Big Screen: The Human Element The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History invites you to a screening of the film The Human Element, on December 12. A Q&A with the film's producer James Balog and director Matthew Testa, moderated by Scott Wing, will follow. The film tells an urgent story and offers inspiration for a more balanced relationship between humanity and nature. This program is part of the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital, and the American Geophysical Union's Fall 2018 Meeting. Register for the screening here. |  Food Evolution Revolution: The Cutting Edge Fusion of Archaeology, Anthropology and the Modern Kitchen Visit the Hill Center on Wednesday, December 12, to hear archaeologist chef Dr. Bill Schindler, founder and director of the Eastern Shore Food Lab, talk with Steve Clemons, Washington Editor at Large of The Atlantic and Editor-in-Chief of Atlantic LIVE. Learn how our cultural needs have shifted along with our expectations of taste, smell, texture and presentation of our food. Decide if fusing lessons from our dietary past with modern culinary techniques can help us create a food system that is meaningful, accessible, relevant and delectable! Get tickets for this event here. | Museum Studies II: Honoring the Female Perspective Bradley Stevens honors the artists who have influenced him and the museum-goers––in this case, all women––whom he sees as the vanguard of art, culture, and progress in these times. Stevens relives his student years copying Master paintings at the National Gallery of Art and implements the lessons these artists have taught him. He features women as advocates of these museum spaces. This exhibit is on display at the Zenith Gallery at 1429 Iris St NW until January 19. | | Friday, December 7 Exhibit - Folding the Future: Theoretical Origami Devices Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC) Theater - A Christmas Carol Ford's Theatre Film - Turkish Movie Night: Turk Pasaportu Yunus Emre Institute Event - Full Circle Comedy Dupont Underground Saturday, December 8 Exhibit - Faig Ahmed Nonvisual Language The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum Exhibit - Rodarte National Museum of Women in the Arts Exhibit - Secret Cities: The Architecture and Planning of the Manhattan Project National Building Museum Sunday, December 9 Event - Downtown Holiday Market Downtown BID Exhibit - Black Out: Silhouettes Then and Now Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Exhibit - 1968: Civil Rights at 50 Newseum Exhibit - John Lennon: The Green Album Smithsonian National Postal Museum Monday, December 10 Exhibit - Shane Pickett: Djinong Djina Boodja (Look at the Land I Have Travelled) Embassy of Australia Event - Open House The L. Ron Hubbard House Event - No Neutral Built Environments National Building Museum Event - Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute Folger Theatre Tuesday, December 11 Exhibit - Japan Modern: Prints in the Age of Photography Freer|Sackler Exhibit - Churchill's Shakespeare Folger Shakespeare Library Exhibit - The 2018 Awards Show District Architecture Center Exhibit - Rafael Lozano Hemmer: Pulse Hirshhorn Museum Wednesday, December 12 Exhibit - Traveling Full Circle Zenith Gallery at 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Exhibit - Charline Von Heyl: Snake Eyes Hirshhorn Museum Exhibit - Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor Smithsonian American Art Museum Film - Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Japan Information & Culture Center (JICC) Thursday, December 13 Event - Cub Corner Penguins College Park Aviation Museum Event - World Arabic Language Day 2018 Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Event - Candlelight Tours Tudor Place Event - Spotlight on Tukey Yunus Emre Institute |