| Year | Key | Imgs | Short Description | |
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 | 1865 |
| 64 | | |
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| 2 |  | |
| 1941 |
| 1 | | |
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| 1 | | |
| 1950 |
| 1 | | |
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| 2 | | |
| 1952 |
| 8 | | |
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| 5 | | |
| 1954 |
| 2 | | |
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| 53 | | |
| 1956 |
| 102 | | |
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| 181 | | |
| 1958 |
| 186 | | |
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| 131 | | |
| 1960 |
| 255 | | |
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| 203 | | |
| 1962 |
| 196 | | |
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| 216 | | |
| 1964 |
| 140 | | |
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| 188 | | |
| 1966 |
| 94 | | |
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| 74 | | |
| 1968 |
| 281 | | |
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| 116 | | |
| 1970 |
| 192 | | |
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| 197 | | |
| 1972 |
| 191 | | |
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| 128 | | |
| 1974 |
| 88 | | |
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| 381 | | |
| 1976 |
| 129 | | |
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| 14 | | |
| 1978 |
| 32 | | |
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| 149 | | |
| 1980 |
| 203 | | |
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| 417 | | |
| 1982 |
| 301 | | |
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| 87 | | |
| 1984 |
| 139 | | |
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| 270 | | |
| 1986 |
| 28 | | |
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| 126 | | |
| 1988 |
| 35 | | |
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| 469 | | |
| 1990 |
| 143 | | |
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| 115 | | |
| 1992 |
| 131 | | |
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| 388 | | |
| 1994 |
| 276 | | |
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| 67 | | |
| 1996 |
| 575 | | |
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| 7,168 | | |
| 1998 |
| 13,352 | | |
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| 9,904 | | |
| 2000 |
| 10,410 | | |
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| 8,143 | | |
| 2002 |
| 8,856 | | |
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| 8,607 | | |
| 2004 |
| 10,909 | | |
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| 15,156 | | |
| 2006 |
| 24,259 | | |
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| 37,608 | | |
| 2008 |
| 44,949 | | |
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| 53,188 | | |
| 2010 |
| 53,552 | | |
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| 59,595 | | |
| 2012 |
| 58,777 | | |
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| 67,399 | | |
| 2014 |
| 66,956 | | |
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| 83,700 | | |
| 2016 |
| 92,513 | | |
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| 86,057 | | |
| 2018 |
| 83,844 | | |
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| 92,756 | | |
| 2020 |
| 47,239 | | |
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| 46,928 | | |
| 2022 |
| 73,388 | | |
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| 89,341 | | |
| 2023_DC_1201Penn | 8 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Heurich Bldg (1201 Penn Ave NW) | |
| 2023_DC_1201Wisc | 3 | DC -- Georgetown -- PNC Bank (1201 Wisconsin Ave NW) | |
| 2023_DC_1771NVw | 80 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- 1771 N St. NW (USC) -- View from... | |
| 2023_DC_1771N | 7 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- 1771 N St. NW (National Assn of Broadcasters until 2023, USC afterward) | |
| 2023_DC_1stDiv | 1 | DC -- Ellipse -- First Division Monument | |
| 2023_DC_2000PennVw | 38 | DC -- Foggy Bottom -- 2000 Penn Ave NW -- View from... | |
| 2023_DC_3rdCCS | 3 | DC -- Downtown -- Third Church of Christ, Scientist (1600 K St NW) | |
| 2023_DC_40Cities_231002 | 73 | Cato Institute -- "Centers of Progress: 40 Cities That Changed the World" (w/Chelsea Follett)
Centers of Progress: 40 Cities That Changed the World
Book Forum
There is no question that certain places, at certain times in history, have contributed disproportionately toward making the world a better place. In this book forum, Chelsea Follett will discuss her debut book that tells the story of 40... | |
| 2023_DC_4Seasons | 3 | DC -- Georgetown -- Four Seasons (2800 Penn Ave NW) | |
| 2023_DC_4th_Fireworks_230704 | 99 | Fireworks -- 4th of July Fireworks (2023) from the Lincoln Memorial | |
| 2023_DC_700PennAveVw | 43 | DC -- Capitol Hill -- 700 Pennsylvania Avenue SW -- View from...
This was the view from:
Samsung D.C. Office
700 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, 6th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20003 | |
| 2023_DC_700PennAve | 10 | DC -- Capitol Hill -- 700 Pennsylvania Avenue SW | |
| 2023_DC_801Penn | 7 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- 801 Pennsylvania Ave. -- Paintings inside | |
| 2023_DC_Abortion_March_230624 | 80 | DC -- Rally: We Won't Go Back Abortion Rights march to Supreme Court
On Saturday, one year after the Supreme Court overturned our right to abortion care in the disastrous Dobbs decision, we’re rallying and marching in Washington, D.C. – and we need you with us, Bruce!
We won’t go back! Day of Action 6.24.23 D.C. 12pm Columbus Circle & Nationwide
In the past year,... | |
| 2023_DC_Abortion_Rally_230624 | 235 | DC -- Rally: We Won't Go Back Abortion Rights rally @ Columbus Circle
On Saturday, one year after the Supreme Court overturned our right to abortion care in the disastrous Dobbs decision, we’re rallying and marching in Washington, D.C. – and we need you with us, Bruce!
We won’t go back! Day of Action 6.24.23 D.C. 12pm Columbus Circle & Nationwide
In the past year,... | |
| 2023_DC_ACofW | 116 | DC -- Downtown -- Arts Club of Washington (formerly James Monroe's house) (2017 I St NW) | |
| 2023_DC_Adams_Morgan | 8 | DC -- Adams Morgan neighborhood | |
| 2023_DC_Adas_Israel | 4 | DC -- Cleveland Park -- Adas Israel Congregation | |
| 2023_DC_ADAWDC | 28 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- Washington Center of ADA University (1627 21st Street NW) | |
| 2023_DC_ADAWDC_3Body | 64 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- Washington Center of ADA University -- Exhibit: The Three-Body Problem: Dale Appleman, Michal Hunter, Jack Rasmussen
The Three-Body Problem:
Dale Appleman, Michal Hunter, Jack Rasmussen
The Three-Body Problem is a science fiction novel by Chinese writer Liu Cixin. Cixin observes that when two celestial objects get close to each other, their gravitational attraction influences the paths they take in a way that a... | |
| 2023_DC_ADAWDC_Sinel | 27 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- Washington Center of ADA University -- Exhibit: Ellen Sinel
Washington Center of ADA University, ADA Art Gallery is an extension of ADA University’s Art Program. This Friday, the Art Gallery will feature works by Ellen Sinel. Her paintings are influenced by the places she's been and events in her life – growing naturally through progressive change, passing... | |
| 2023_DC_AFRH | 43 | DC -- Armed Forces Retirement Home (Old Soldiers Home) | |
| 2023_DC_Africas_Future_230731 | 109 | DC -- USC/PDCA/GWU/UW/HU -- Africa-US Forum: Global Powers and Multilateralism
Africa's Future Series: Global Powers and Multilateralism
You are invited to join us, in person or on line, on Monday, July 31, at 9 a.m. EDT, for "Africa's Future: Global Powers and Multilateralism," with speakers by video from around Africa and, in person.
Africa-US forums are presented each month... | |
| 2023_DC_Africa_Digital_231204 | 134 | DC -- USC/PDCA/GWU/UW/HU -- Africa-US Forum: Africa's Future: Technology, Innovation and the Digital Economy
You are invited to join us, in person or on line, on Monday, December 4, at 9 a.m. EST, for "Africa's Future: Technology, Innovation and the Digital Economy" with speakers from around Africa, and in person in Washington DC, Vint Cerf, the "Father of the Internet," Google's Vice President and Chief... | |
| 2023_DC_Aggression_230330 | 89 | Brookings Institution -- Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the international legal order
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the international legal order
The ninth annual Justice Stephen Breyer Lecture on International Law
Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor Ukraine last year – following on its seizure and annexation of Crimea in 2014 and subsequent proxy war in eastern... | |
| 2023_DC_All_Souls | 2 | DC -- Columbia Heights -- All Souls Church, Unitarian (1500 Harvard St NW) | |
| 2023_DC_American_Legion | 4 | DC -- Downtown -- American Legion Bldg (1608 K St, with 1612 K sometimes) | |
| 2023_DC_American_Taliban_230417 | 30 | Middle East Institute -- Event: PBS FRONTLINE America and the Taliban" w/Martin Smith, Iulia-Sabina Joja
America and the Taliban
A FRONTLINE| PBS Documentary Screening & Conversation with Journalist Martin Smith
Please join the Middle East Institute (MEI) and FRONTLINE | PBS for an in-person screening of the first episode of the newly released investigative documentary series, America and the Taliban,... | |
| 2023_DC_AmerInd | 4 | DC -- Natl Museum of the American Indian -- Outside Areas | |
| 2023_DC_AmerInd_Houle | 101 | DC -- Natl Museum of the American Indian -- Exhibit: Robert Houle: Red Is Beautiful
Robert Houle: Red Is Beautiful
May 25, 2023 – June 2, 2024
Red is beautiful. For Robert Houle (b. 1947, Saulteaux Anishinaabe, Sandy Bay First Nation), color is powerful, expressive, and lies at the foundation of his artistic practice. Throughout his career, his work has embodied and expressed what he... | |
| 2023_DC_AmerInd_Int | 2 | DC -- Natl Museum of the American Indian -- Interior Areas Not Elsewhere Shown (such as Main Lobby) | |
| 2023_DC_APS_Reception_231120 | 130 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: American Physical Society reception | |
| 2023_DC_Archives | 2 | DC -- Federal Triangle -- Natl Archives -- Exterior | |
| 2023_DC_Archives_MCession | 7 | DC -- Natl Archives -- Case: Diseños: An Impact of Mexican Cession
Featured Document Display: Diseños: An Impact of Mexican Cession
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 - Wednesday, October 18, 2023
At the end of the Mexican-American War, the United States annexed more than half of Mexico’s territory under the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Under its terms, the U.S. promised to... | |
| 2023_DC_Archives_Monroe | 29 | DC -- Natl Archives -- Case: 200th Anniversary of the Monroe Document
Featured Document Display: 200th Anniversary of the Monroe Document
Thursday, October 19, 2023 - Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Buried in a routine annual message to Congress, President James Monroe articulated the landmark foreign policy statement known today as the Monroe Doctrine. President Monroe’s... | |
| 2023_DC_Archives_ROR | 212 | DC -- Natl Archives -- Exhibit: Records of Rights | |
| 2023_DC_Archives_Rotunda | 149 | DC -- Natl Archives -- Rotunda | |
| 2023_DC_Arts_War_231128 | 87 | Wilson Center -- Blair Ruble ("The Arts of War: Ukrainian Artists Confront Russia")
Book Launch | The Arts of War: Ukrainian Artists Confront Russia
The Ukrainian response to the 2022 Russian full-scale invasion has inspired a new appreciation for their country both within and beyond Ukraine. The steadfastness of Ukrainians in the defense of their country has surprised many. The... | |
| 2023_DC_Art_Full_Count | 13 | DC -- Public Art: Full Count (sculpture by John Dreyfuss) @ Federal Reserve (Foggy Bottom) | |
| 2023_DC_Art_No23 | 3 | DC -- Mt Vernon Triangle -- Public Art: No. 25, 2023 (Digital artwork by Adrienne Gaither) | |
| 2023_DC_Art_ObserverMcC | 6 | DC -- Public Art: Observer (by Keith McCarter) @ 1020 19th St | |
| 2023_DC_Asphalt_Art | 3 | DC -- Public Art: Asphalt Art (art painted on sidewalks, intersections, and storm drains) | |
| 2023_DC_Ataturk | 8 | DC -- Kemal Ataturk statue @ Sheridan Circle | |
| 2023_DC_Atlas | 10 | DC -- Atlas District neighborhood | |
| 2023_DC_Attitudes_230808 | 63 | DC -- USC/PDCA/GWU/UW/HU -- Africa-US Forum: New Data on International Attitudes Towards the U.S.
Roundtable with Richard Wike of the Pew Research Center, who will present and discuss new data on international attitudes towards the U.S. | |
| 2023_DC_AU | 31 | DC -- American University | |
| 2023_DC_AwesomeA | 69 | Awesome Con DC (2023) -- Artists
Artists shown here on Saturday include:
John Gallagher, Chris Mariano, Mark Mariano, Arsia Rozegar ("Shahnameh for Kids"), David Finch, Katie Cook, Simon Bisley, Sean Murphy, Harold Buchholz, Dawn Griffin, Dan Parent, and Aaron Reynolds ("Effin' Birds").
Artists shown here on Sunday... | |
| 2023_DC_AwesomeJr_CB_230617 | 4 | Awesome Con DC (2023) -- Awesome Con Jr. Workshops -- Emoji Comics with Carolyn Belefski
Emoji Comics with Carolyn Belefski
We’ve used them in texts and social media, now cartoonist Carolyn Belefski shows you how to use emojis in comics. From designing these easy-to-draw icons to using them to tell a story, this workshop will surely play with your emotions. | |
| 2023_DC_AwesomeJr_DG_230617 | 5 | Awesome Con DC (2023) -- Awesome Con Jr. Workshops -- Art Celebration: Alien Invasion with Dawn Griffin
Art Celebration: Alien Invasion with Dawn Griffin
Watch out! The Aliens are invading! Artists of all ages are welcome to join cartoonist, Dawn Griffin for this cosmically fun workshop. Using simple shapes and inspiration from animals, artists will create their own awesome aliens. | |
| 2023_DC_AwesomeJr_JG_230617 | 15 | Awesome Con DC (2023) -- Awesome Con Jr. Workshops -- Making Max Meow with John Gallagher
Making Max Meow with John Gallagher
Where do story ideas come from? How do you draw Max Meow? Cartoonist John Gallagher shares insight on writing and drawing comics stories of inspiration for his Max Meow book series. | |
| 2023_DC_AwesomeM | 146 | Awesome Con DC (2023) -- Miscellaneous | |
| 2023_DC_Awesome_Burton_230618 | 15 | Awesome Con DC (2023) -- Panel: Boldly Go with LeVar Burton
Boldly Go with LeVar Burton
Don't take our word for it: From Roots, to Reading Rainbow, to Star Trek: The Next Generation, LeVar has been captivating audiences around the world with his authentic charm and passion for storytelling, for over forty years. He is an accomplished producer, director and... | |
| 2023_DC_Awesome_Clone_230618 | 17 | Awesome Con DC (2023) -- Panel: Clone Wars 15th Anniversary Panel with Ashley Eckstein, Matt Lanter, & James Arnold Taylor
Clone Wars 15th Anniversary Panel with Ashley Eckstein, Matt Lanter, & James Arnold Taylor
These Jedi Knights may have led the Grand Army of the Republic against the droid army... but they did have time to stop at Awesome Con for a quick Spotlight Panel. Hear from Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka Tano), Matt... | |
| 2023_DC_Awesome_LOTR_230617 | 36 | Awesome Con DC (2023) -- Panel: Lord of the Rings Cast Spotlight: Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, & Andy Serkis
Lord of the Rings Cast Spotlight: Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, & Andy Serkis
My precious... Lord of the Rings stars Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, and Andy Serkis take the Main Stage! Sean Astin has portrayed such iconic roles as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, the title character of Rudy, Samwise Gamgee in the Lord... | |
| 2023_DC_Awesome_PB_230617 | 39 | Awesome Con DC (2023) -- Panel: Take Over the World with Maurice LaMarche & Rob Paulsen
Take Over the World with Maurice LaMarche & Rob Paulsen
Maurice LaMarche and Rob Paulsen are well known for their beloved roles on Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain. Did you know that Maurice has voiced characters from Hey Arnold!, Inspector Gadget, and Futurama? Or that Rob has voice characters from... | |
| 2023_DC_Awesome_Who_230618 | 35 | Awesome Con DC (2023) -- Panel: Doctor Who Cast Spotlight: Jodie Whitaker and Mandip Gill
Doctor Who Cast Spotlight: Jodie Whitaker and Mandip Gill
Join the Doctor Who "fam" for this Q&A on the Main Stage! Jodie Whittaker shattered the TARDIS' glass ceiling when she become the first female to play the role of The Doctor on Doctor Who. She is joined on the Main Stage alongside Mandip Gill,... | |
| 2023_DC_Bachor_Potholes | 13 | DC -- Public Art: Jim Bachor's Pothole Tiles | |
| 2023_DC_Barry_230505 | 51 | Politics & Prose -- Dave Barry ("Swamp Story")
Dave Barry -- Swamp Story -- at Conn Ave
Jesse Braddock is trapped in a tiny cabin deep in the Everglades with her infant daughter and her ex-boyfriend, a wannabe reality TV star who turned out to be a lot prettier on the outside than on the inside. Broke and desperate for a way out, Jesse stumbles... | |
| 2023_DC_Before42_230420 | 160 | Natl Archives -- Panel -- Before 42 (w/Bob Kendrick, Ray C. Mackey III, Clinton Yates, James Clyburn)
Before 42
Join us for a panel discussion featuring Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and Reverend Ray C. Mackey III, Board Chair of the Biz Mackey Family Foundation, author, and grandnephew of Hall of Fame catcher James Raleigh, “Biz” Mackey, as they discuss the story and... | |
| 2023_DC_Behaving_Boldly_230119 | 113 | Hirshhorn Museum -- Event: Behaving Boldly: Women Leading 21st-Century Museums (w/Melissa Chiu, Kaywin Feldman, Kim Sajet, Stephanie Stebich, and Sarah Thornton)
Behaving Boldly: Women Leading 21st-Century Museums
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
The Washington Post commissioned a special art work by feminist artist group Guerilla Girls calling attention to the lack of women represented at art museums in the nation’s capital. Nearly 15 years later, these... | |
| 2023_DC_Bennett_230911 | 140 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: USAGM: Looking to the Future (w/Amanda Bennett)
USAGM: Looking to the Future
Please join PDCA's September First Monday Forum with Amanda Bennett, CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media.
By The Public Diplomacy Council of America
Amanda Bennett, the CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, will discuss USAGM and its entities at a hybrid program on... | |
| 2023_DC_Bernhardt_230713 | 32 | Hudson Institute -- How to Balance Economic and Energy Security While Preserving Public Lands (w/David Bernhardt)
How to Balance Economic and Energy Security While Preserving Public Lands
Join Hudson senior fellow Brigham McCown for a discussion with former Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt about how the United States can maintain economic prosperity and energy security while preserving public lands for... | |
| 2023_DC_BetancourtD_230831 | 3 | Friends -- Drinks after David Betancourt event | |
| 2023_DC_Betancourt_230831 | 90 | MLK Memorial Library -- Event: David Betancourt ("Avengers Assembled") w/Helena Andrews-Dyer
Avengers Assembled with David Betancourt
The Origin of the Earths Mightiest Heroes
Fans of the Marvel Universe and readers of all ages are invited to celebrate the release of "The Avengers Assembled: The Origin of the Earth's Mightiest Heroes" with author David Betancourt.
As a child, David... | |
| 2023_DC_Beyond_Convening2_230825 | 30 | DC -- Beyond Granite @ US Inst of Peace -- Legacies and Futures of the National Mall -- 2 (of 6). Welcoming Remarks
Beyond Granite: Pulling Together Convening – Legacies and Futures of the National Mall
A dynamic day of discussions where artists, curators, and project leaders from Beyond Granite: Pulling Together converge with creators, scholars, activists, and practitioners from the monument landscape. Explore... | |
| 2023_DC_Beyond_Convening3_230825 | 60 | DC -- Beyond Granite @ US Inst of Peace -- Legacies and Futures of the National Mall -- 3 (of 6). Panel 1: The National Mall: Local, National, Transnational
Beyond Granite: Pulling Together Convening – Legacies and Futures of the National Mall
A dynamic day of discussions where artists, curators, and project leaders from Beyond Granite: Pulling Together converge with creators, scholars, activists, and practitioners from the monument landscape. Explore... | |
| 2023_DC_Beyond_Convening4_230825 | 86 | DC -- Beyond Granite @ US Inst of Peace -- Legacies and Futures of the National Mall -- 4 (of 6). Panel 2: Envisioning Democracy: Artist Roundtable
Beyond Granite: Pulling Together Convening – Legacies and Futures of the National Mall
A dynamic day of discussions where artists, curators, and project leaders from Beyond Granite: Pulling Together converge with creators, scholars, activists, and practitioners from the monument landscape. Explore... | |
| 2023_DC_Beyond_Convening5_230825 | 56 | DC -- Beyond Granite @ US Inst of Peace -- Legacies and Futures of the National Mall -- 5 (of 6). Artist Program: Wendy Red Star, Indigenous Archives
Beyond Granite: Pulling Together Convening – Legacies and Futures of the National Mall
A dynamic day of discussions where artists, curators, and project leaders from Beyond Granite: Pulling Together converge with creators, scholars, activists, and practitioners from the monument landscape. Explore... | |
| 2023_DC_Beyond_Convening6_230825 | 68 | DC -- Beyond Granite @ US Inst of Peace -- Legacies and Futures of the National Mall -- 6 (of 6). Closing Keynote Conversation
Beyond Granite: Pulling Together Convening – Legacies and Futures of the National Mall
A dynamic day of discussions where artists, curators, and project leaders from Beyond Granite: Pulling Together converge with creators, scholars, activists, and practitioners from the monument landscape. Explore... | |
| 2023_DC_Beyond_Convening_230825 | 63 | DC -- Beyond Granite @ US Inst of Peace -- Legacies and Futures of the National Mall -- 1 (of 6). Miscellaneous
Beyond Granite: Pulling Together Convening – Legacies and Futures of the National Mall
A dynamic day of discussions where artists, curators, and project leaders from Beyond Granite: Pulling Together converge with creators, scholars, activists, and practitioners from the monument landscape. Explore... | |
| 2023_DC_Beyond_Granite | 205 | DC -- Beyond Granite: Pulling Together
Beyond Granite: Pulling Together
The Future Of Commemoration Is Not Written In Stone
In Summer 2023, Beyond Granite will present a dynamic new series of installations designed to create a more inclusive, equitable, and representative commemorative landscape on the National Mall. The Beyond Granite... | |
| 2023_DC_BID_Annual_230621 | 176 | 2023 DowntownDC BID Annual Meeting @ Planet Word
2023 DowntownDC BID Annual Meeting
Come and discover the Unparalleled Opportunity that is DowntownDC.
By DowntownDC Business Improvement District
Planet Word 925 13th Street Northwest Washington, DC 20005
You're invited to join us for the DowntownDC BID's 2023 Annual Meeting and Networking event.... | |
| 2023_DC_Bikeshare | 5 | DC -- Bike Sharing / Racks | |
| 2023_DC_Black_Hole_231105 | 242 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Black Hole Symphony
Black Hole Symphony
Experience the unfolding story of black holes as engines of gravity, light, and creation through a groundbreaking fusion of art, science, and music!
Black Hole Symphony -- an immersive new production from the Museum of Science, Boston, and the Multiverse Concert Series, in... | |
| 2023_DC_Blais_231111 | 64 | Politics & Prose -- Madeleine Blais ("Queen of the Court: The Many Lives of Tennis Legend Alice Marble") w/David Maraniss
Madeleine Blais -- Queen of the Court: The Many Lives of Tennis Legend Alice Marble - with David Maraniss -- at Conn Ave
In August 1939, Alice Marble graced the cover of Life magazine, photographed by the famed Alfred Eisenstaedt. She was a glamorous worldwide celebrity, having that year won singles,... | |
| 2023_DC_BLM_Plaza | 6 | DC -- Lafayette Square -- BLM Plaza (16th Street, north of Lafayette Park) | |
| 2023_DC_Bomb_230123 | 95 | DC -- Cleveland Park Library -- Event: Steve Sheinkin & Nick Bertozzi ("Bomb Graphic Novel: The Race to Build - And Steal - The World's Most Dangerous Weapon")
Steve Sheinkin & Nick Bertozzi -- Bomb Graphic Novel: The Race to Build - And Steal - The World's Most Dangerous Weapon -- In Partnership with DCPL at Cleveland Park Library
Politics and Prose is delighted to partner with DC Public Library to present Bomb Graphic Novel by Steve Sheinkin and Nick... | |
| 2023_DC_Boniadi_231205 | 75 | DC -- GWU -- Elliott School -- Event: Woman, Life, Freedom (w/Nazanin Boniadi)
"Woman, Life, Freedom"
The Role of Unity in Advancing Democracy in Iran
A Conversation with Actress and Activist Nazanin Boniadi
Moderated by Alyssa Ayres, Dean, Elliott School of International Affairs
with remarks from Dr. Mary Ellsberg, Executive Director and Founding Director of the Global... | |
| 2023_DC_Bose_231029 | 70 | Politics & Prose -- Noorjahan Bose ("Daughter of the Agunmukha") w/Sunu Chandy and Krittika Ghosh
Noorjahan Bose -- Daughter of the Agunmukha - with Sunu Chandy and Krittika Ghosh -- at Conn Ave
How does a girl from a tiny Bangladeshi island end up reading Tagore, Marx and de Beauvoir, and becoming a feminist activist? How does she navigate different cultures and religions, and patriarchal... | |
| 2023_DC_Botanic | 75 | DC -- U.S. Botanic Garden | |
| 2023_DC_Botanic_XMas | 127 | DC -- U.S. Botanic Garden -- Exhibit: Christmas (2023) | |
| 2023_DC_Brandon_Croft_230215 | 117 | Loyalty Bookstore @ 843 Upshur St. -- Event: Barbara Brandon-Croft ("Where I'm Coming From!") w/Sharon Pendana
Barbara Brandon-Croft and Sharon Pendana for Where I'm Coming From!
Loyalty is delighted to welcome Barbara Brandon-Croft and Sharon Pendana for an IN-PERSON event celebrating Where I'm Coming From! Join us at Loyalty's Petworth store at 7 PM on Wednesday, February 15th for a discussion, followed by a... | |
| 2023_DC_Breathes_230317 | 94 | DC Env Film Festival (2023) -- "All That Breathes" (w/Nadeem Shehzad, Mohammad Saud, and Dr. Jill Deppe) @ Naval Heritage Center
All That Breathes
Presented by HHMI Tangled Bank Studios
Includes a post-screening conversation with film subject Nadeem Shehzad (Co-founder and Secretary, Wildlife Rescue) and Mohammad Saud (Co-Founder and President, Wildlife Rescue). Moderated by Dr. Jill Deppe (Senior Director, Migratory Bird... | |
| 2023_DC_Brookings | 5 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- Brookings Institution (1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW)
I noticed the Shelter In Place Kit underneath the sink during a previous event and wanted to photograph the bucket. | |
| 2023_DC_Brookland | 7 | DC -- Brookland neighborhood | |
| 2023_DC_Bruner_230208 | 11 | DC -- Institute of World Politics -- Event: Bill Bruner ("The Coming Hypersonic Revolution")
The Coming Hypersonic Revolution and its Impact on International Security
Mr. Bill Bruner will discuss the future implications and consequences of hypersonic weaponry on the international security landscape.
About the Speaker: Bill Bruner is the co-founder and CEO of New Frontier Aerospace, a... | |
| 2023_DC_BSM | 12 | DC -- Ellipse -- Boy Scout Memorial | |
| 2023_DC_Buffalo_231002 | 81 | PBS @ GWU Lisner -- The American Buffalo: A Film By Ken Burns (wKen Burns, Dayton Duncan, W. Richard West Jr., and Eliza Barclay)
Join us on Monday, October 2, 2023 at 7 PM at the Lisner Auditorium at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., for a film preview and discussion of The American Buffalo.
The two-part, four-hour film The American Buffalo takes viewers on a journey through more than 10,000 years of North... | |
| 2023_DC_Building | 16 | DC -- Natl Building Museum | |
| 2023_DC_Building_BrickC | 229 | DC -- Natl Building Museum -- Exhibit: Brick City
Brick City
On view through spring 2025
Brick City celebrates iconic architecture from cities around the world through carefully recreated constructions made from LEGO® bricks by U.K.-based artist Warren Elsmore. Visitors will take a world tour discovering new destinations across all seven continents... | |
| 2023_DC_Building_BrickW_230730 | 43 | DC -- Natl Building Museum -- Event: Build-a-Brick Weekend
Build-a-Brick Weekend
Assist artist Rocco Buttliere in the construction of a 6-foot-tall LEGO® brick that will be on display in our new exhibition, Brick City! The gigantic brick requires 610 lbs of LEGO® bricks and lots of helping hands, so join us on Saturday, July 29 or Sunday, July 30. | |
| 2023_DC_Building_Look | 89 | DC -- Natl Building Museum -- Great Hall Installation: Look Here
Look Here
Opening Saturday, July 1
This summer, artist and architect Suchi Reddy, founder and principal of Reddymade Design Studio in New York, has been selected to transform the Museum’s Great Hall with an elegant and provocative new installation titled Look Here. Best known for her large-scale... | |
| 2023_DC_Building_Meigs | 46 | DC -- Natl Building Museum -- Exhibit: Montgomery Meigs | |
| 2023_DC_Building_MiniMem | 117 | DC -- Natl Building Museum -- Exhibit: Mini Memories: Souvenir Buildings from the David Weingarten Collection
Mini Memories: Souvenir Buildings from the David Weingarten Collection
When you think of a place you’ve visited, what comes to mind? Maybe it is a popular tourist attraction, historic event, or even an impressive bridge? For centuries, travelers have sought to bring home remembrances of their... | |
| 2023_DC_Building_Reflect | 38 | DC -- Natl Building Museum -- Outdoor Exhibit: Reflections: Embracing the Culture and Community of Our Schools
Reflections: Embracing the Culture and Community of our Schools Transform DC is a project where DC public school high schoolers work collaboratively to create large scale mural panels that are brought together as a part of a city-wide culminating public installation. The murals are a part of the... | |
| 2023_DC_Building_VC | 102 | DC -- Natl Building Museum -- Exhibit: Visitor Center
VISITOR CENTER
Ongoing
Tickets, information about upcoming programs, and a wall-size display of objects from our collection. In the rooms that follow, learn how we shape our world, and the large and small ways it shapes us. | |
| 2023_DC_Burch_230905 | 146 | Politics & Prose -- Ciera Burch ("Finch House") w/Kwame Alexander
Ciera Burch - Finch House - in conversation with Kwame Alexander - at Conn Ave
When eleven-year-old Micah visits Finch House, she knows it’s officially off limits. Yet the formerly decrepit house is all fixed up and there’s a boy named Theo in the front yard. She knows that she is not meant to be... | |
| 2023_DC_Burton_231026 | 32 | American University -- Event: Tara Burton ("Self Made: Creating Our Identities from Da Vinci to the Kardashians")
PTI Event: Tara Burton Self Made: Creating Our Identities from Da Vinci to the Kardashians
Self Made: Creating Our Identities from Da Vinci to the Kardashians
Join SPA's Political Theory Institute (PTI) Director Alan Levine for a conversation with writer, novelist, and contributing editor of American... | |
| 2023_DC_Busboys_5K | 3 | DC -- Mt Vernon Triangle -- Busboys and Poets -- 5th and K NW
I hadn't realized they had moved across the street. | |
| 2023_DC_Cairo | 14 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- The Cairo (1615 Q St NW) | |
| 2023_DC_Callbox | 73 | DC -- Callboxes | |
| 2023_DC_CAMDC | 63 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- Chinese American Museum DC (1218 16th St NW) | |
| 2023_DC_CAMDC_Bruce_Lee | 78 | Chinese American Museum DC -- Exhibit: Bruce Lee: American Son and International Icon
Bruce Lee: American Son and International Icon
Open July 20, 2023
A new exhibit commemorates the cultural superstar on the 50th anniversary of his passing revealing both his Hollywood qualities and his sensitivities as an artist, philosopher and family man. On display are rarely seen images, personal... | |
| 2023_DC_CAMDC_Corky | 79 | Chinese American Museum DC -- Exhibit: Thank You, Corky Lee
Thank You, Corky Lee: The Unofficial Photographer Laureate of Asian Americans
Open July 20, 2023 - January 26, 2024
Many people knew the late activist-photographer, Corky Lee, as someone who took candid photographs of Asian communities. Look deeper to see that he created an authentic space for Asian... | |
| 2023_DC_CAMDC_Mao | 37 | Chinese American Museum DC -- Exhibit: Traditional And Contemporary: Bertrand Mao And Lin-Lin Mao
Traditional And Contemporary: Bertrand Mao And Lin-Lin Mao
Bertrand Mao was born in 1932 in Jiangsu Province, China. He served as a government official in the line of education and cultural affairs. He has practiced as a lifetime hobby in Chinese calligraphy and traditional landscape painting. After... | |
| 2023_DC_CAMDC_Qipao | 54 | Chinese American Museum DC -- Exhibit: Fashioning Identity in Qipao: The Image of Modern Women
Fashioning Identity in Qipao: The Image of Modern Women
June 17, 2023
Qipao 旗袍 was the quintessential dress for Chinese women in the Republic Era (1912-1949). Its origin and history are closely intertwined with women’s quest for equality and independence during China’s rapid modernization and... | |
| 2023_DC_CAMDC_Student | 14 | Chinese American Museum DC -- Exhibit: 2022 Student Art Competition
2022 Student Art Competition
This exhibition showcases 12 selected winning pieces from our 2022 student art competition. With the theme “Our Environment: 25 Years Later,” over 300 students from U.S., Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland China participated in the competition, each presenting their own... | |
| 2023_DC_CAMDC_Taoism | 42 | Chinese American Museum DC -- Exhibit: Taoism: Pursuing Harmony Between Human And Nature
Taoism: Pursuing Harmony Between Human And Nature
Taoism or Daoism is a religion and philosophy that has shaped Chinese values, daily life, and spirituality for thousands of years. Like other major Chinese religions such as Confucianism and Buddhism, the doctrines and ethics of Taoism are not... | |
| 2023_DC_Campbell_230209 | 38 | DC -- Institute of World Politics -- Event: Peter Campbell ("General to Statesman: Ulysses S. Grant, Military Realism & Foreign Policy")
General to Statesman: Ulysses S. Grant, Military Realism & Foreign Policy
Dr. Peter Campbell will discuss how military experience plays a role in the national security decision-making process.
About the Lecture:
Is American politics and foreign policy being militarized? Is the health of American... | |
| 2023_DC_Canstruction3 | 330 | NBM -- Washington Architectural Foundation's Canstruction® 2023 (Page 2 of 2)
CANstruction 2023 will take place November 19th-27th.
Thank you to our sponsors:
* Capital Area Food Bank
* National Building Museum
* DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
The teams have six hours to build their sculptures.
Canstruction is a nationwide program that aims to raise awareness... | |
| 2023_DC_Canstruction | 331 | NBM -- Washington Architectural Foundation's Canstruction® 2023 (Page 1 of 2)
CANstruction 2023 will take place November 19th-27th.
Thank you to our sponsors:
* Capital Area Food Bank
* National Building Museum
* DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
The teams have six hours to build their sculptures.
Canstruction is a nationwide program that aims to raise awareness... | |
| 2023_DC_CapHill | 16 | DC -- Capitol Hill neighborhood | |
| 2023_DC_CapitolV | 2 | DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Views from... | |
| 2023_DC_CapitolX | 13 | DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Christmas Tree (2023) | |
| 2023_DC_Capitol | 56 | DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
Including scaffolding around the liberty statue. | |
| 2023_DC_Capitol_Amateis | 4 | DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Special: Amateis Doors | |
| 2023_DC_Capitol_Grounds | 4 | DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds | |
| 2023_DC_Capitol_I | 69 | DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Miscellaneous areas | |
| 2023_DC_Capitol_NSH | 8 | DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- National Statuary Hall | |
| 2023_DC_Capitol_SenatePk | 22 | DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Senate Park (Fountain, Reflecting Pool) | |
| 2023_DC_Capitol_VC | 5 | DC -- U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (Emancipation Hall) | |
| 2023_DC_Capitol_Westward | 33 | DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- House Westward Expansion Corridor Murals | |
| 2023_DC_Carnegie_Lib | 13 | DC -- Mt Vernon Triangle -- Carnegie Library of Washington, DC (Exterior) | |
| 2023_DC_Carnegie_Lib_HF | 27 | Carnegie Library of Washington, DC -- Hall of Fame Stars | |
| 2023_DC_Casey_230131 | 93 | Politics & Prose -- Shaun A. Casey ("Chasing the Devil at Foggy Bottom") w/Mike McCurry
Shaun A. Casey -- Chasing the Devil at Foggy Bottom: The Future of Religion in American Diplomacy - with Mike McCurry
Many American policy makers are squeamish about religion's role in diplomacy. Nevertheless, religion plays a crucial and complex part in global affairs, such as in sustainable... | |
| 2023_DC_CByProxy_231102 | 9 | Cato Institute -- "Government Censorship by Proxy" (w/Andrew M. Grossman and David Inserra)
Government Censorship by Proxy
During the pandemic, governments placed significant public and private pressure on social media companies to remove speech protected by the First Amendment, blurring the line between acceptable government speech and unconstitutional censorship by proxy. Concerns about... | |
| 2023_DC_CB_Fireworks_230408 | 125 | Fireworks -- Cherry Blossom Festival fireworks (2023) | |
| 2023_DC_CChange_230828 | 132 | DC -- USC/PDCA/GWU/UW/HU -- Africa-US Forum: Climate Change
Africa's Future Series: Climate Change
You are invited to join us for "Africa's Future: "Climate Change," with speakers by video from around Africa and, in person here in Washington, Ambassador Charles Ray, Chair of the Africa Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.
The forum will take place... | |
| 2023_DC_CChase_Circle | 18 | DC -- Chevy Chase Circle | |
| 2023_DC_Chast_231025 | 112 | Politics & Prose -- Roz Chast ("I Must Be Dreaming")
Roz Chast -- I Must Be Dreaming
Ancient Greeks, modern seers, Freud, Jung, neurologists, poets, artists, shamans-humanity has never ceased trying to decipher one of the strangest unexplained phenomena we all experience: dreaming. Now, in her new book, Roz Chast illustrates her own dream world, a place... | |
| 2023_DC_Cherry | 139 | DC -- Cherry Blossoms around the Tidal Basin (2023)
A couple of visits. For the first one, the blossoms weren't at their peak yet -- it took some Tucker Carlson-like editing to make it seem like there were enough blossoms to photograph -- but the weather forecast didn't look great so I photographed early. | |
| 2023_DC_Chinatown | 11 | DC -- Chinatown neighborhood | |
| 2023_DC_Chinatown_Pk | 34 | DC -- Chinatown -- US Reservation 72 (Chinatown Park) | |
| 2023_DC_Chua_231003 | 162 | Politics & Prose -- Amy Chua ("The Golden Gate")
Amy Chua -- The Golden Gate
In Berkeley, California, in 1944, Homicide Detective Al Sullivan has just left the swanky Claremont Hotel after a drink in the bar when a presidential candidate is assassinated in one of the rooms upstairs. A rich industrialist with enemies among the anarchist factions on... | |
| 2023_DC_Cincinnati | 145 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- Society of the Cincinnati (Anderson House) | |
| 2023_DC_Cincinnati_Affairs | 101 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- Society of the Cincinnati (Anderson House) -- Exhibit: Affairs of State: 118 Years of Diplomacy and Entertaining at Anderson House
Affairs of State: 118 Years of Diplomacy and Entertaining at Anderson House
February 24, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Diplomacy and entertaining have always gone hand in hand in the nation’s capital. Anderson House, the headquarters of the Society of the Cincinnati, has played a historic role in that... | |
| 2023_DC_City_CenterC | 30 | DC -- CityCenterDC -- Canopy | |
| 2023_DC_City_Center | 5 | DC -- CityCenterDC complex | |
| 2023_DC_City_Center_Grove | 12 | DC -- CityCenterDC -- Installation: The Grove | |
| 2023_DC_City_Center_Xmas | 56 | DC -- CityCenterDC -- Installation: Christmas Decorations | |
| 2023_DC_Cleveland_Pk | 91 | DC -- Cleveland Park neighborhood | |
| 2023_DC_Cleveland_Pk_Lib | 26 | DC -- Cleveland Park Library | |
| 2023_DC_CofC | 131 | DC -- Lafayette Square -- Chamber of Commerce Bldg (1615 H St., NW) | |
| 2023_DC_CofC_DigitalTSA_230202 | 92 | US Chamber of Commerce -- Event: Digital Transformation Summit (Page 1 of 2)
U.S. Chamber Digital Transformation Summit
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will host its inaugural Digital Transformation Summit, convening private and public sector leaders who seek to modernize government technology systems that have been obsolete for decades. The Summit brings together private... | |
| 2023_DC_CofC_DigitalTSB_230202 | 146 | US Chamber of Commerce -- Event: Digital Transformation Summit (Page 2 of 2)
U.S. Chamber Digital Transformation Summit
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will host its inaugural Digital Transformation Summit, convening private and public sector leaders who seek to modernize government technology systems that have been obsolete for decades. The Summit brings together private... | |
| 2023_DC_Colorectal_Cancer_230320 | 32 | DC -- Exhibit: United in Blue National Mall Installation @ Washington Monument
United in Blue National Mall Installation
According to their website ( https://fightcolorectalcancer.org/united-in-blue/ ) :
This installation represents our community's desire for more research, more treatment options, more funding, and more lives saved. The installation is a visual representation of... | |
| 2023_DC_Columbia_Heights | 40 | DC -- Columbia Heights neighborhood | |
| 2023_DC_Conflict_231019 | 84 | Politics & Prose -- David Petraeus & Andrew Roberts ("Conflict")
David Petraeus & Andrew Roberts -- Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine -- at Conn Ave
In this deep and incisive study, General David Petraeus, who commanded the US-led coalitions in both Iraq, during the Surge, and Afghanistan and former CIA director, and the... | |
| 2023_DC_ConnAve_Overlook | 6 | DC -- Public Art: Connecticut Avenue Overlook @ Dupont Circle | |
| 2023_DC_Conrad_HotelVw | 14 | DC -- Chinatown -- Conrad Hotel -- View from... | |
| 2023_DC_Conrad_Hotel | 37 | DC -- Chinatown -- Conrad Hotel (960 New York Ave, NW) | |
| 2023_DC_Const_Gardens | 4 | DC -- Mall -- Constitution Gardens (incl Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence) | |
| 2023_DC_Corcoran_Salon | 46 | DC -- Corcoran Gallery of Art -- Salon Dore | |
| 2023_DC_Corc_GHours_230202 | 13 | DC -- Corcoran School of the Arts and Design -- Event: Golden Hours: Meet the Room
Golden Hours: A Salon Doré Event Series
The Salon Doré, Corcoran's 18th century French "Golden Lounge," is a unique space in the Flagg Building that many either don't know exists or assume is off-limits. Come learn more about the history of the room and its material makeup to be inspired about its... | |
| 2023_DC_Corc_Next_Art | 224 | DC -- Corcoran School of the Arts and Design -- Exhibit: NEXT Festival Art Exhibition | |
| 2023_DC_Corc_Rethinking | 93 | DC -- Corcoran School of the Arts and Design -- Exhibit @ Brady Gallery: Rethinking Legacy and Memory: Behind the Image of Ulysses S. Grant
Rethinking Legacy and Memory: Behind the Image of Ulysses S. Grant
May 1-19, 2023
Luther W. Brady Art Gallery
For the first time, students in the Museum Studies and the Exhibition Design program in the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design have collaborated on an original exhibition, Rethinking... | |
| 2023_DC_Corc_School | 21 | DC -- Corcoran School of the Arts and Design (2014-forward) | |
| 2023_DC_Cosmos_Club | 13 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- Cosmos Club (2121 Mass. Ave NW) | |
| 2023_DC_Costas_230926 | 164 | Natl Archives -- An Evening with Bob Costas and Michael Wilbon
A Celebration of Sports: An Evening with Bob Costas and Michael Wilbon
Join us for an evening with sports broadcasting icons Bob Costas and Michael Wilbon. This conversation will highlight iconic sports moments drawn from the exhibition All American: The Power of Sports and connect with the power of... | |
| 2023_DC_Courage2Dream_231113 | 100 | Politics & Prose -- Neal Shusterman and Andrés Vera Martínez ("Courage to Dream")
Neal Shusterman and Andrés Vera Martínez - Courage to Dream - at Conn Ave in the Children and Teens Department
A golem, a window to another world, Baba Yaga, the staff of Moses, and a crystalline shell provide inspiration in five powerful stories about finding hope and courage during the darkest of... | |
| 2023_DC_CourthousePk | 4 | DC -- Judiciary Square -- Courthouse Park (John Marshall Park and the one north of it) | |
| 2023_DC_Craft_230428 | 117 | Politics & Prose -- Jerry Craft ("School Trip: A Graphic Novel")
Jerry Craft - School Trip: A Graphic Novel - at Conn Ave
Jordan and his friends from Riverdale Academy Day School are going on a School Trip to Paris. But when their trusted faculty guides are replaced, the school trip takes an unexpected -- and hilarious -- turn. Especially when trying to find their... | |
| 2023_DC_Crestwood | 2 | DC -- Crestwood neighborhood | |
| 2023_DC_CrittersDC | 27 | DC -- Critters -- Miscellaneous
Including:
* Squirrel at Meridian Hill Park
* Young bird on the MLK Library terrace
* Squirrel at the National Law Enforcement Memorial. | |
| 2023_DC_Cybersecurity_231106 | 155 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: Election Cybersecurity as Public Diplomacy (w/Adam Clayton Powell III and Judy Kang)
Election Cybersecurity as Public Diplomacy Focus of November 6 First Monday Forum
Former PDC President Adam Clayton Powell III and USC Election Cybersecurity Manager Judy Kang will be the featured speakers at the November 6 First Monday Forum that will focus on Election Cybersecurity as Public... | |
| 2023_DC_Dallek_230321 | 110 | Politics & Prose -- Matthew Dallek ("Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right")
Matthew Dallek -- Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right -- at Conn Ave
Founded in 1958 by an elite coterie of white businessmen, the John Birch Society produced and disseminated ultraconservative propaganda to white homeowners, housewives, and middle-class professionals,... | |
| 2023_DC_DamBusters_230325 | 15 | DC Env Film Festival (2023) -- "#DamBusters" (w/panel) @ Naval Heritage Center
#DamBusters
Co-presented with World Wildlife Fund and the Embassy of Finland
Followed by a conversation with Francisco Campos-Lopez Benyunes (Director) and Joshua Royte (Senior Conservation Scientist, The Maine Chapter of The Nature Conservancy). Moderated by Michele Thieme (Freshwater Vice President... | |
| 2023_DC_Darlington | 9 | DC -- Judiciary Square -- Darlington Memorial Fountain | |
| 2023_DC_Daser_230126 | 223 | DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER) @ Natl Academy of Sciences -- Arctic Ice
DASER: Arctic Ice: A Visual Archive of a Unique Collaboration
Our first in-person DASER since 2019 (Webcast available)!
By Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences
Location: National Academy of Sciences 2101 Constitution Avenue NW Fred Kavli Auditorium & Upstairs Gallery Washington, DC... | |
| 2023_DC_Daser_230418 | 197 | DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER) @ Natl Academy of Sciences -- Poetry, Science, and Society
DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER)
Poetry, Science, and Society
In celebration of National Poetry Month, join us for a conversation moderated by National Endowment for the Arts Chair Maria Rosario Jackson about poetry, science, and society featuring poet, naturalist, and best-selling author... | |
| 2023_DC_Daser_230907 | 173 | DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER) @ Natl Academy of Sciences -- Art/Science Collaborations and Ocean Research
DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER)
Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences
Art/Science Collaborations and Ocean Research
In celebration of our exhibition Blue Dreams by Rebecca Rutstein and the Ocean Memory Project, join us for a conversation about art/science collaborations and... | |
| 2023_DC_DC51_Murals | 9 | DC -- Public Art: DC 51 murals around the city | |
| 2023_DC_DCHist_Network_230324 | 63 | 49th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- History Network | |
| 2023_DC_DCHist_Nunley_230323 | 137 | 49th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Opening Lecture w/Tamika Nunley
Black Women’s History as American History and the Everyday Struggles of Liberty and Justice
The DC History Conference celebrates historian and educator Letitia Woods Brown with this lecture featuring a distinguished scholar of DC history. With the support of the Murray family, we honor Letitia Woods... | |
| 2023_DC_DCHist_Recept_230324 | 125 | 49th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- After Hours
DC History Conference: After Hours
Join us after Friday’s final session for an evening of food, drink, music, and dancing! The conference “after hours” will include a short address from the conference partners, appetizers, drinks, and live music. Come celebrate a weekend of DC history with us!
Music... | |
| 2023_DC_DCHist_Voting_230324 | 54 | 49th Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies -- Voting Rights
Voting rights -- who can vote and who cannot -- and what representation citizens have in their government is a fundamental question in the United States political system. The lack of enfranchisement in DC offers its own unique case study. This panel spotlights three distinct moments in DC’s long fight... | |
| 2023_DC_DCJCC | 9 | DCJCC -- Building
Including the "Love is all we need" and "Chalk Over Hate" chalk on the front porch. | |
| 2023_DC_DCWaterHQ | 4 | DC -- Southeast -- The Yards -- DC Water HQ (125 O St SE) | |
| 2023_DC_Decatur | 82 | DC -- Lafayette Square -- Decatur House (748 Jackson Place NW) | |
| 2023_DC_Declassification_230926 | 42 | Cato Institute -- "Declassification Engine" (w/Matthew Connelly)
The Declassification Engine: What History Reveals About America's Top Secrets
The American national security state -- and its accumulated millions of pages of classified records -- has become a fixture of our political, social, and cultural life. Yet prior to World War I, the United States had no... | |
| 2023_DC_Deep_Rising_230316 | 128 | DC Env Film Festival (2023) -- "Deep Rising" (w/Matthieu Rytz) @ Naval Heritage Center
Opening Night Event: Deep Rising
Followed by a conversation with Director Matthieu Rytz. Moderated by Juliet Eilperin (Deputy Climate and Environment Editor, The Washington Post).
“It’s a wonderful film that’s filled with art and love and passion and truth and science...It’s, hands down, the most... | |
| 2023_DC_Delikado_230324 | 105 | DC Env Film Festival (2023) -- "Delikado" (w/Karl Malakunas) @ Naval Heritage Center
Delikado
Followed by a conversation with Director Karl Malakunas. Moderated by Gregory McGruder (Director, Global Special Events, National Geographic Society; Board of Directors, Vice Chair, DCEFF).
William W. Warner Beautiful Swimmers Award Winner
Within the idyllic Philippine tourist destination of... | |
| 2023_DC_DemocracyP1_230919 | 61 | Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Democracy Day: Panel 1: Revolutionary Questions at 250
Revolutionary Questions at 250
How the ideals of the Declaration of Independence have spurred change
The U.S. has inspired the world with ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence. But how have the ideals of the Declaration spurred change, resistance, new definitions, and shifting directions... | |
| 2023_DC_DemocracyP2A_230919 | 111 | Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Democracy Day: Panel 2A: Artist Advocates for Democracy: 1 Art Diplomacy for Equality
Artist Advocates for Democracy: 1 Art Diplomacy for Equality
Art as an asset for diplomacy and cross-cultural connection
The U.S. Department of State's Office of Art in Embassies showcases how art is our best asset for diplomacy. United States Ambassador to Portugal Randi Charno Levine and artists... | |
| 2023_DC_DemocracyP2B_230919 | 75 | Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Democracy Day: Panel 2B: Artist Advocates for Democracy: 2 Arts and Human Rights
Artist Advocates for Democracy: 2 Arts and Human Rights
Art as an asset for diplomacy and cross-cultural connection
The U.S. Department of State's Office of Art in Embassies showcases how art is our best asset for diplomacy. United States Ambassador to Portugal Randi Charno Levine and artists Sanford... | |
| 2023_DC_DemocracyP3_230919 | 78 | Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Democracy Day: Panel 3: Storytelling and Connection
Storytelling and Connection
The power of storytelling and art as methods of engagement and connection in democratic culture
Storytelling and art are powerful tools to encourage civic action and strengthen democratic culture. Actor Alfre Woodard, artist Hank Willis Thomas, independent filmmaker Paul... | |
| 2023_DC_DFaust_230916 | 61 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023C Gallery Talk: Lost Europe: On the Edge of Memories A Day in Kyiv (w/Daniel Faust)
Gallery Talk: Lost Europe: On the Edge of Memorie: A Day in Kyiv
Photographer Daniel Faust, with guests present on the exhibition "Lost Europe: On the Edge of Memories" in a talk titled "Day in Kyiv"
This talk will be moderated by Jack Rasmussen, Director of AU Museum, Daniel Faust, Photographer,... | |
| 2023_DC_DGFaust_230906 | 89 | Politics & Prose -- Drew Gilpin Faust ("Necessary Trouble") w/Lissa Muscatine
Drew Gilpin Faust -- Necessary Trouble: Growing Up at Midcentury - with Lissa Muscatine
To grow up in the 1950s was to enter a world of polarized national alliances, nuclear threat, and destabilized social hierarchies. Two world wars and the depression that connected them had unleashed a torrent of... | |
| 2023_DC_Discus_Thrower | 11 | DC -- Foggy Bottom -- Discus Thrower (Statue) | |
| 2023_DC_Disrupting_230822 | 204 | Politics & Prose -- Katie J. Wells and Kafui Attoh ("Disrupting D.C.: The Rise of Uber and the Fall of the City") w/Malcolm Harris
Katie J. Wells and Kafui Attoh | Disrupting D.C.: The Rise of Uber and the Fall of the City - with Malcolm Harris — at Conn Ave
The first city to fight back against Uber, Washington, D.C., was also the first city where such resistance was defeated. It was here that the company created a playbook for... | |
| 2023_DC_DOC | 4 | DC -- Federal Triangle -- Dept of Commerce Building (Herbert C. Hoover Bldg) | |
| 2023_DC_Dog_Park_S | 16 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- S Street Dog Park (17th and S St. NW) | |
| 2023_DC_DOIVw | 27 | DC -- Dept of Interior Building -- View from terrace
We got to go out on the terrace to take pictures! | |
| 2023_DC_DOI | 26 | DC -- Dept of Interior Building | |
| 2023_DC_DOI_Murals | 146 | DC -- Dept of Interior Building -- Murals | |
| 2023_DC_DOI_Murals_Tour_230920 | 25 | Cultural Tourism DC -- Walking Tour: U.S. Department of the Interior Murals
The History, Art and Architecture of the Stewart Lee Udall DOI Building
Discover the art and architecture that made the Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building a "symbol of a new day" during the Great Depression. Designed by local architect Waddy Butler Wood and completed in 1936, the... | |
| 2023_DC_DOI_Museum | 140 | DC -- Dept of Interior Museum | |
| 2023_DC_Downtown | 76 | DC -- Downtown area (K Street environs -- between New Hampshire and New York, Penn and M) | |
| 2023_DC_DRR_Durrett_231116 | 188 | DC -- Cleveland Park -- Sidwell Friends School -- Event: Daryl Reich Rubenstein Lecture w/Nekisha Durrett
We are delighted to welcome Nekisha Durrett to campus on Thursday, November 16 at 7:30 p.m. for our annual Daryl Reich Rubenstein lecture. From vast freestanding sculptures to intimate gallery installations, Nekisha Durrett’s work leverages unexpected materials to make visible the historical connections... | |
| 2023_DC_Drummond_230509 | 77 | Politics & Prose -- Steve Drummond ("The Watchdog: How the Truman Committee Battled Corruption and Helped Win World War Two") w/Melissa Block
Steve Drummond -- The Watchdog: How the Truman Committee Battled Corruption and Helped Win World War Two - with Melissa Block -- at Conn Ave
Months before Pearl Harbor, Franklin D. Roosevelt knew that the United States was on the verge of entering another world war for which it was dangerously... | |
| 2023_DC_DThomas_Circle | 6 | DC -- Truxton Circle -- Dave Thomas Circle (Florida Ave, NY Ave, 1st Street triangle) | |
| 2023_DC_DukeEll_Br | 17 | DC -- Duke Ellington Bridge | |
| 2023_DC_DumbartonH | 94 | DC -- Georgetown -- Dumbarton House (2715 Q St NW) | |
| 2023_DC_DumbartonO | 21 | DC -- Georgetown -- Dumbarton Oaks (1703 32nd St NW) | |
| 2023_DC_DumbartonO_BC | 180 | DC -- Georgetown -- Dumbarton Oaks -- Byzantine Collection
Byzantine Collection
The Byzantine Collection, which encompasses the imperial, ecclesiastical, and secular realms, is one of the finest collections of portable, sumptuous objects in the world. Selected objects are on display in the Byzantine Gallery and Courtyard Gallery.
The Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine... | |
| 2023_DC_DumbartonO_BO | 30 | DC -- Georgetown -- Dumbarton Oaks -- Bliss and Orientation Galleries
Bliss and Orientation Galleries
A small space located immediately to the right of the Museum lobby, the Bliss Gallery is used for small-scale, rotating exhibitions related to the founders of Dumbarton Oaks, Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss. Selected artworks highlight themes relevant to the collections... | |
| 2023_DC_DumbartonO_C | 21 | DC -- Georgetown -- Dumbarton Oaks -- Exhibit: Contemporaries: Twentieth-Century Painting at Dumbarton Oaks
Contemporaries: Twentieth-Century Painting at Dumbarton Oaks
May 9–December 3, 2023 | The exhibition provides a cross-sectional view of the House Collection through a chronological lens, in order to illustrate how objects from across the collection relate to one another, how the narratives of... | |
| 2023_DC_DumbartonO_L | 32 | DC -- Georgetown -- Dumbarton Oaks -- Library Exhibit: Garden and Nature in the Medieval World
Garden and Nature in the Medieval World
February 13–July 2023 | Snapshots of medieval gardens in a global comparative framework and medieval peoples’ relationship to gardens and nature through their art.
This exhibition presents snapshots of medieval gardens in a global comparative framework,... | |
| 2023_DC_DumbartonO_MR | 49 | DC -- Georgetown -- Dumbarton Oaks -- Music Room
Music Room
European paintings, sculptures, tapestries, and antique furnishings from the House Collection are displayed in the Music Room. Framed by two sixteenth-century Italian Verona marble arches and a sixteenth-century French chimneypiece, the room is essentially Renaissance in character. Artworks... | |
| 2023_DC_DumbartonO_PC | 194 | DC -- Georgetown -- Dumbarton Oaks -- Pre-Columbian Gallery
Pre-Columbian Gallery
Objects from the Pre-Columbian Collection are on display in the Pre-Columbian Gallery, which opened to the public in 1963. This building is comprised of eight circular domed galleries, with an open-air fountain at the center, all set within a perfect square. Composed of curving... | |
| 2023_DC_DumbartonO_T | 15 | DC -- Georgetown -- Dumbarton Oaks -- Textile Gallery: Clothing for the Afterlife
Textile Gallery
The Textile Gallery features changing exhibitions of Andean and Byzantine textiles. Garments, hangings, and other light-sensitive objects illustrate weaving styles, iconographic elements, and the use and function of cloth in early societies. The Gallery’s floor bears a Byzantine mosaic... | |
| 2023_DC_DupontC_Hotel | 7 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- Dupont Circle Hotel (1500 New Hampshire NW)
Artwalk Dupont Description:
Drawing inspiration from Dupont Circle, painter Maggie O’Neill shows her “Dreaming in Color” on the café of the Doyle’s Dupont Circle Hotel. The show is an immersive oasis of creativity and lush floral design by Brightly Ever After. Linger on the terrace at the Doyle and be... | |
| 2023_DC_Dupont_Circle | 55 | DC -- Dupont Circle neighborhood (but not the fountain) | |
| 2023_DC_Dupont_Underground | 31 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- Dupont Underground | |
| 2023_DC_Eastern_Market | 4 | DC -- Capitol Hill -- Eastern Market (225 7th St SE) | |
| 2023_DC_Eaton | 28 | DC -- Downtown -- Eaton DC (1201 K St NW) | |
| 2023_DC_Eckington | 6 | DC -- Eckington neighborhood (incl Metro Yards) | |
| 2023_DC_Edgewood | 1 | DC -- Edgewood neighborhood (incl Rhode Island Avenue Shopping Center) | |
| 2023_DC_Edmundson_230928 | 60 | American University -- Event: Lincoln Scholars Lecture: Mark Edmundson
You are invited to the Lincoln Scholars Lecture: Mark Edmundson!
Date: Thursday, September 28th, 5:30 PM-7:00 PM ET
Location: McDowell Formal Lounge
Why has American culture gotten so polarized and so judgmental? And is it any accident that, as we have gotten more judgmental, we have also gotten... | |
| 2023_DC_Eichler_230828 | 104 | Politics & Prose -- Jeremy Eichler ("Time's Echo") w/Anne Midgett
Jeremy Eichler -- Time's Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance - with Anne Midgette -- at Conn Ave
In 1785, when the great German poet Friedrich Schiller penned his immortal "Ode to Joy," he crystallized the deepest hopes and dreams of the European Enlightenment for a... | |
| 2023_DC_Eig_230521 | 88 | MLK Library Memorial and Politics & Prose -- Jonathan Eig ("King: A Life") w/ Eleanor Holmes Norton
Jonathan Eig -- King: A Life w/ Eleanor Holmes Norton -- at MLK Library
Join us to discuss Jonathan Eig's new book, King: A Life.
By Politics and Prose
Vividly written and exhaustively researched, Jonathan Eig's King: A Life is the first major biography in decades of the civil rights icon Martin... | |
| 2023_DC_Einstein | 22 | DC -- National Academy of Sciences Bldg -- Albert Einstein Memorial | |
| 2023_DC_Ellipse | 6 | DC -- Ellipse (President's Park South) | |
| 2023_DC_Ellsberg_230730 | 289 | NPC -- Tribute to Daniel Ellsberg (Committee for the Republic)
COMMITTEE FOR THE REPUBLIC
Tribute to Daniel Ellsberg
National Whistleblowers Day
Not live-streamed, but filmed for later release. Tickets for the Pillar Awards and a screening of "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and The Pentagon Papers" are available to purchase... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Argentina | 22 | DC -- Embassy of Argentina | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Argentina_Iki | 44 | DC -- Embassy of Argentina -- Exhibit: “IKIGAI” by Anahí Roitman
Embassy of Argentina is hosting two new shows: “Monstrina” by María Verónica Ramírez and “IKIGAI” by Anahí Roitman. Monstrina, with more than 100 illustrations, proposes a journey through the different aspects of the character's life, in which peace is always present, and shows us how this little girl... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Argentina_Monst | 74 | DC -- Embassy of Argentina -- Exhibit: “Monstrina” by María Verónica Ramírez
Embassy of Argentina is hosting two new shows: “Monstrina” by María Verónica Ramírez and “IKIGAI” by Anahí Roitman. Monstrina, with more than 100 illustrations, proposes a journey through the different aspects of the character's life, in which peace is always present, and shows us how this little girl... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Argentina_Think | 15 | DC -- Embassy of Argentina -- Exhibit: Own Thinking
The Embassy of Argentina presents Lorena Cabrera’s exhibition, “Own Thinking,” an exhibition of textiles and mixed technics using ink, pastel, and drawings. The show is an expression that seeks to convey a work process that the artist calls "visual thinking," – the act of putting ideas or thoughts into... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Australia | 86 | DC -- Embassy of Australia | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Australia_IKT | 66 | DC -- Embassy of Australia -- Exhibit: Irrititja Kuwarri Tjungu | Past & Present Together
Irrititja Kuwarri Tjungu | Past & Present Together
Exhibition Dates: 25 September to 22 December, 2023
"These old men has a picture in their mind from country and ceremony, and they were starting to think about how they were going to do that new form of painting. From there it blew up like a balloon.... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Bolivia | 105 | DC -- Embassy of Bolivia | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Britain | 22 | DC -- Embassy of Great Britain | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_CanadaX | 14 | DC -- Embassy of Canada -- Outdoor Christmas Tree | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Cuba | 1 | DC -- Embassy of Cuba | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Czech | 7 | DC -- Embassy of Czech Republic (Czechia) | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Czech_XMarket_231104 | 110 | DC -- Embassy of Czech Republic (Czechia) -- Event: Czech Christmas Market 2023
Czech Christmas Market 2023:
Tis the season to be jolly! The Embassy of the Czech Republic invites you to its annual Czech Christmas Market on November 4, 2023, from 9:00 am to 6 pm. We look forward to bringing you the magic of the season. Browse stands filled with beautiful handcrafted ornaments,... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_EU | 2 | DC -- Embassy of European Union | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Finland | 3 | DC -- Embassy of Finland | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Greece | 8 | DC -- Embassy of Greece | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Hungary | 49 | DC -- Embassy of Hungary | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Iran | 1 | DC -- Embassy of Iran | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Korea | 23 | DC -- Embassy of Korea (KORUS) | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Korea_KAnim | 27 | DC -- Embassy of Korea (KORUS) -- Exhibit: K-Animation with Literature
K-Animation with Literature
Exhibition: March 24 - December 29, 2023
Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C.
2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20008
The Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. (KCCDC) proudly presents a new special exhibition in collaboration with celebrated Korean... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Korea_Webtoons | 84 | DC -- Embassy of Korea (KORUS) -- Exhibit: Beyond the Scene: Korean Webtoons
Beyond the Scene: Korean Webtoons Special Exhibition & Opening Celebration
The Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. (KCCDC) proudly presents Beyond the Scene, a special exhibition featuring hit Korean webtoons The Red Sleeve and Jeong-Nyeon that highlights the narrative and artistic prowess of this... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Korea_WebtO_230930 | 119 | DC -- Embassy of Korea (KORUS) -- Exhibit: Beyond the Scene: Korean Webtoons -- Opening Celebration
Beyond the Scene: Korean Webtoons Special Exhibition & Opening Celebration
Opening Celebration: Saturday, Sept. 30, 1 – 6 PM
1:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Exhibition viewing and webtoon photo zone
1:30 – 1:35 p.m. | Official opening remarks by KCCDC Director Junghoon Kim, KOMACON President Shin Jong-chul, and... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Latvia | 4 | DC -- Embassy of Latvia | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Lithuania_Vil | 8 | DC -- Embassy of Lithuania -- Fence Exhibit: Vilnius: 700 Years of Youthful Exuberance | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_MexCIX_Dialogue | 64 | DC -- Embassy of Mexico -- Mexican Cultural Institution -- Exhibit: Dialogue and Creation in the Americas
Exhibit | Diálogo y Creación en las Américas (Dialogue and Creation in the Americas )
Welcome to Dialogue and Creation in the Americas, an exhibit that features a diverse selection of 52 pieces from 28 Member States, presented in collaboration with the Permanent Missions to the OAS, the Art of the... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_MexCIX_Talavera | 40 | DC -- Embassy of Mexico -- Mexican Cultural Institution -- Exhibit: Talavera: Puebla's Heritage World Heritage | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_MexicoCI | 20 | DC -- Embassy of Mexico -- Mexican Cultural Institute | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Moldova | 3 | DC -- Embassy of Moldova | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Morocco | 4 | DC -- Embassy of Morocco | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Norway | 48 | DC -- Embassy of Norway | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Panama | 67 | DC -- Embassy of Panama | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Peru | 3 | DC -- Embassy of Peru | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Peru_Cesamo | 27 | DC -- Embassy of Peru -- Exhibit: Art, Dances, and Memories by Cesamo
Art, Dances, and Memories
by Cesamo
December 13, 2023 - January 19, 2024
Within the framework of the visual arts exhibition program, the exhibition “Art, Dances and Memories” by the Peruvian artist César Sánchez Morazzani (CESAMO) was inaugurated, being the fourth exhibition of the year at the Art... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Poland_Sands | 44 | DC -- Embassy of Poland -- Fence Exhibit: Against the Sands of Time
Against the Sands of Time
Docmentation and Reconstruction of World Heritage -- The Polish Experience
An exhibition presenting the Polish contribution towards the protection of World Heritage opened at the UNESCO seat in Paris on 19th April 2017. It was inaugurated by the Director-General of UNESCO,... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Poland_Super | 12 | DC -- Embassy of Poland -- Fence Exhibit: Academy of Polish Superheroes
Poland: Where real superheroes come from
The tied-in Academy of Superheroes website at https://akademiasuperbohaterow.pl/en/ provides a free e-book where you can read about these and other usually STEM-related heroes from Poland. The following is the introduction for the e-book:
Everyone knows at... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Portugal | 5 | DC -- Embassy of Portugal | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Portugal_Cas | 34 | DC -- Embassy of Portugal -- Exhibit: “Terra Firme/Terra Fragil” by Elizabeth Casqueiro
The Embassy of Portugal is showing “Terra Firme/Terra Fragil” by Elizabeth Casqueiro. The artist is fascinated by the intricate interplay between nature, the built environment, and the individual self. Her work seeks to explore and capture the ways in which these three worlds intersect and interact,... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_SAfrica | 31 | DC -- Embassy of South Africa | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Spain_Arts | 53 | DC -- Embassy of Spain -- Spain Arts & Culture | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Spain_Baton_230628 | 142 | DC -- Embassy of Spain -- Spain Arts & Culture -- Event: Passing the Baton | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Spain_Casals | 14 | DC -- Embassy of Spain -- Spain Arts & Culture -- Exhibit: Honoring Pablo Casals | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Spain_Circo | 3 | DC -- Embassy of Spain -- Spain Arts & Culture -- Exhibit: Pan y Circo by Axel Void
Pan y Circo by Axel Void
The third edition of Not Your Regular Wall hosts Spanish muralist Axel Void as a guest of honor and showcases his work titled Pan y Circo. | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Spain_CPun | 3 | DC -- Embassy of Spain -- Spain Arts & Culture -- Lawn Exhibit: C’est la vie? Raising Awareness on Capital Punishment through Art
C’est la vie? Raising Awareness on Capital Punishment through Art
Tue, October 10 - Fri, November 10, 2023
On the occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty on October 10th, different Member States of the EU Delegation are featuring reproductions of works of art created by prisoners on death... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Spain_Dialogues | 32 | DC -- Embassy of Spain -- Spain Arts & Culture -- Exhibit: Dialogues between art and science
Dialogues between art and science
CNIO Arte presents the exhibition “Dialogues between art and science,” the culmination of the fourth edition of the Spanish National Cancer Research Center’s initiative connecting two fields often regarded as unrelated or even as opposite.
CNIO Arte establishes... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Spain_Falla | 14 | DC -- Embassy of Spain -- Spain Arts & Culture -- Exhibit: 100th anniversary of Manuel de Falla's seminal opera | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Spain_Lideresas | 25 | DC -- Embassy of Spain -- Spain Arts & Culture -- Fence Exhibit: Lideresas by Ana Amado
Lideresas by Ana Amado
Wed, Mar 08, 2023 - Fri, May 31, 2024
“Lideresas” is the new work of Spanish artist Ana Amado that recreates historical photographs of male leaders, displayed at the fence of the Embassy of Spain’s Cultural Office.
The inequality between men and women, especially in... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Spain_Meadows | 36 | DC -- Embassy of Spain -- Spain Arts & Culture -- Exhibit: The Meadows Museum – SMU visits Washington, DC
The Meadows Museum – SMU visits Washington, DC
Thu, September 28 - Fri, November 17, 2023
The Meadows Museum presents an exhibit commissioned by the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain in Washington, D.C. to showcase the museum’s history and programs.
The Meadows Museum, located on the campus of... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Spain_Mujer | 6 | DC -- Embassy of Spain -- Spain Arts & Culture -- Exhibit: La mujer del alféizar by Carmen Segovia
La mujer del alféizar by Carmen Segovia
Spanish illustrator Carmen Segovia explores the idea of returning to the outside world in this third intervention on the windows of the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain in Washington, D.C.
It was certainly a very appealing invitation: the chance to... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Spain_Not_Only | 3 | DC -- Embassy of Spain -- Spain Arts & Culture -- Lawn Exhibit: Not Only What, But Also How
Not Only What, But Also How
Signed in September 2015 at the 70th United Nations General Assembly, the 2030 Agenda outlines 17 Sustainable Development Goals agreed to by 193 Heads of State or Government from all over the world. This plan provides a new road map for the fight against poverty and... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Spain_Ode | 9 | DC -- Embassy of Spain -- Spain Arts & Culture -- Exhibit: Ode to Dune Plants by Lula Goce
Ode to Dune Plants by Lula Goce
The Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain hosts the fifth edition of “Not Your Regular Wall” with Spanish muralist Lula Goce as a guest of honor for the hall intervention.
Not Your Regular Wall was born in 2018 with the purpose of giving Spanish artists the... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Spain_Pollin | 11 | DC -- Embassy of Spain -- Spain Arts & Culture -- Lawn Exhibit: Around Pollinators by Lucía Loren
Around Pollinators by Lucía Loren
In “Around Pollinators,” environmental Spanish artist Lucía Loren raises a reflection on the fundamental role of native biotopes in generating resilience in the face of the serious threat of climate change.
With this purpose in mind, Lucía Loren proposes the creation... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Spain_Pres | 1 | DC -- Embassy of Spain -- Spain Arts & Culture -- Exhibit: Spain's Presidency of the Council of the EU by democràcia estudio
Spain's Presidency of the Council of the EU by democràcia® estudio
Sat, July 01 - Sun, December 31, 2023
On the occasion of Spain’s Presidency of the EU Council, the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain in Washington, DC presents a banner with a graphic design to show the union between Spain and... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Spain_Store | 16 | DC -- Embassy of Spain -- Spain Arts & Culture -- Exhibit: Washington Store by Jesús Madriñán
Washington Store by Jesús Madriñán
Jesús Madriñán is the third guest of DC.es, a project where five Spanish photographers from the Spanish Academy in Rome share their gazes of Washington through their lenses — gazes as personal, singular and unique as the city itself.
The third work within DC.es... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Spain_Terraza_230628 | 155 | DC -- Embassy of Spain -- Spain Arts & Culture -- Event: La Terraza 2023
LA TERRAZA 2023: SKETCHING THE FUTURE
The 3rd edition of “La Terraza,” the Cultural Office’s Summer Party, is back with live music, an exhibition opening, Mahou beer, and more.
Celebrated at the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain, a D.C. historic architectural landmark, La Terraza is a... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_SwedenV | 12 | DC -- House of Sweden -- Views from rooftop terrace | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Sweden | 8 | DC -- Embassy of Sweden (House of Sweden) | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Sweden_Faraway | 42 | DC -- House of Sweden -- Exhibit: Faraway So Close
Faraway So Close
Faraway So Close: Swedish Artists Look at the United States, an exhibition with photography and video art, shows how American culture and society have been depicted by prominent Swedish artists. Documentary images from the 1960s are shown in parallel with contemporary Swedish artists'... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Sweden_Green | 47 | DC -- House of Sweden -- Exhibit: Pioneer the Possible: Accelerating the Green Transition
EXHIBITION: Pioneer the Possible: Accelerating the Green Transition
House of Sweden, Washington, D.C.
On display until March 2024
We know climate change can feel overwhelming and tempting to avoid. But the immense shift to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and mitigate the looming climate crisis... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Sweden_HRights | 108 | DC -- House of Sweden -- Exhibit: Her rights!
Her rights! Money, power, autonomy
Women’s economic empowerment is necessary for global sustainable development.
Her rights! Money, power, autonomy explores the ways in which women’s economic equality and autonomy are connected to, dependent on, and a prerequisite for all other aspects of gender... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Sweden_Lars | 31 | DC -- House of Sweden -- Exhibit: Lars Tunbjörk: A View From the Side
EXHIBITION: A View From The Side: By World-Renowned Swedish Photographer Lars Tunbjörk
House of Sweden, Washington, D.C.
On display until August 27, 2023
Lars Tunbjörk is one of Sweden’s most internationally renowned photographers. His photographs reveal warmth and humor and a deep fascination for... | |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Ukraine | 6 | DC -- Embassy of Ukraine | |
| 2023_DC_Engine02 | 14 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Engine Company 02 (500 F St NW) | |
| 2023_DC_Ettlinger_230813 | 63 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- Fantom Comics -- Event: Emily Ettlinger ("Skeleanor The Decomposer")
Skeleanor The Decomposer Author Event With Emily Ettlinger!
Local creator Emily Ettlinger will be stopping by the store for an author event about the all-ages book SKELEANOR THE DECOMPOSER! Emily will be reading some of the book, as well as running a drawing workshop and signing copies!
Skeleanor... | |
| 2023_DC_Expos_231204 | 103 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: World Expos -- The Olympics of Public Diplomacy?
First Monday Forum: World Expos - the Olympics of Public Diplomacy?
Former Secretary of State for Minnesota Mark Ritchie will speak about World Expos. These events are known to draw millions of visitors. A global gathering of nations showcasing their countries and their abilities with pavilions and... | |
| 2023_DC_FAA | 1 | DC -- Federal Aviation Administration HQ (600 and 800 Independence Ave SW) | |
| 2023_DC_Fallen_Freedom_230312 | 88 | DC -- Mall -- Exhibit: Fallen for Freedom in Iran
Fallen for Freedom in Iran, a memorial displayed on 3/10/23, in Washington D.C, to honor the lives and sacrifice of women in Iran.
These women were killed for opposing the Islamic Republic gender-apartheid regime. | |
| 2023_DC_Farragut | 10 | DC -- Downtown -- Farragut Square and David G. Farragut Statue | |
| 2023_DC_FDR | 31 | DC -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial | |
| 2023_DC_FDR_VC | 32 | DC -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial -- Visitor Center | |
| 2023_DC_Fighting_Food_230725 | 59 | DC -- Talks @ Pulitzer -- Fighting Food Insecurity in the Southeastern U.S.
Talks @ Pulitzer: Fighting Food Insecurity in the Southeastern U.S.
Join the Pulitzer Center for a discussion on food insecurity in the southeastern United States.
More than 30 million people in the United States are food insecure, according to the USDA. Please join the Pulitzer Center Reporting... | |
| 2023_DC_First_Step2_230220 | 106 | DCJCC -- "The First Step" -- Program
The First Step
Dir. The Kramer Brothers | 89 min
Documentary United States
English Limited Release
In a divided America, Van Jones controversially works across party lines on landmark criminal justice reform and a more humane response to America’s addiction crisis. Attempting to be a bridge builder... | |
| 2023_DC_First_Step_230220 | 91 | DCJCC -- "The First Step" -- Reception
The First Step
Dir. The Kramer Brothers | 89 min
Documentary United States
English Limited Release
In a divided America, Van Jones controversially works across party lines on landmark criminal justice reform and a more humane response to America’s addiction crisis. Attempting to be a bridge builder... | |
| 2023_DC_Foer_230917 | 29 | Politics & Prose -- Franklin Foer ("The Last Politician")
Franklin Foer — The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden's White House and the Struggle for America's Future
On January 20, 2021, standing where only two weeks earlier police officers had battled with right-wing paramilitaries, Joe Biden took his oath of office. The American people were still sick with... | |
| 2023_DC_Foggy_Bottom | 7 | DC -- Foggy Bottom neighborhood
I noticed this odd atrium display in the building (GSA?) on 18th and E NW from the street. I'm curious if you can see this from the inside. | |
| 2023_DC_Folger | 24 | DC -- Capitol Hill -- Folger Shakespeare Library (201 E Capitol St SE)
The Folger will reopen in September 2023. | |
| 2023_DC_Folklife | 32 | Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2023) -- Miscellaneous
This year's themes:
The Ozarks: Faces and Facets of a Region
The Ozarks’ name has its historic origins in how Native Illini peoples referred to their southern neighbors who dwelled in the lands where the Arkansas River empties into the Mississippi River. Today, it is generally recognized as a... | |
| 2023_DC_Folklife_Living | 42 | Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2023) -- Creative Encounters: Living Religions in the U.S.
Creative Encounters: Living Religions in the U.S.
Religion, faith, spirituality and ethical humanism are important sources of creativity and meaning for many Americans. The crafts, food, music, dance and stories they animate can foster deep understanding and engagement. Conversely, they can also fuel... | |
| 2023_DC_Folklife_Ozark | 66 | Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2023) -- The Ozarks: Faces and Facets of a Region
The Ozarks: Faces and Facets of a Region
The Ozarks’ name has its historic origins in how Native Illini peoples referred to their southern neighbors who dwelled in the lands where the Arkansas River empties into the Mississippi River. Today, it is generally recognized as a geographic expanse stretching... | |
| 2023_DC_ForcesNature_231114 | 146 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Event: Forces of Nature: The Future of Environmentalism Panel
“Forces of Nature: The Future of Environmentalism” Panel
In conjunction with the exhibition “Forces of Nature: Voices That Shaped Environmentalism,” join the Portrait Gallery and co-host Monterey Bay Aquarium in a pivotal discussion around the future of climate action and environmental justice. Hear... | |
| 2023_DC_Fords | 26 | DC -- Ford's Theatre NHS (Theatre, Lobby) | |
| 2023_DC_Ford_231028 | 63 | Politics & Prose -- Tanisha Ford ("Our Secret Society") w/A'Lelia Bundles
Tanisha Ford - Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement - with A'Lelia Bundles — at Conn Ave
Our Secret Society brilliantly illuminates a little known yet highly significant aspect of the civil rights movement that has been long overlooked--the... | |
| 2023_DC_Franklin_SqW | 8 | DC -- Downtown -- Franklin Square -- Winter Festival | |
| 2023_DC_Franklin_Sq | 59 | DC -- Downtown -- Franklin Square (incl Commodore John Barry statue) | |
| 2023_DC_Franklin_Sq_ED_P_230417 | 115 | DC Emancipation Day (2023) @ Franklin Park -- Program
D.C. Black History Celebration Committee Celebrates DC Emancipation Day
Date: Monday, April 17, 2023
Summary
Franklin Park location has been a site of civic and civil activity throughout the history of the District of Columbia's existence. DCBHCC along with the Downtown Bid are focusing efforts on... | |
| 2023_DC_Franklin_Sq_ED_RR_230417 | 37 | DC Emancipation Day (2023) @ Franklin Park -- Richshaad Ryan
D.C. Black History Celebration Committee Celebrates DC Emancipation Day
Date: Monday, April 17, 2023
Summary
Franklin Park location has been a site of civic and civil activity throughout the history of the District of Columbia's existence. DCBHCC along with the Downtown Bid are focusing efforts on... | |
| 2023_DC_Franklin_Sq_ED_T_230417 | 83 | DC Emancipation Day (2023) @ Franklin Park -- Tables
D.C. Black History Celebration Committee Celebrates DC Emancipation Day
Date: Monday, April 17, 2023
Summary
Franklin Park location has been a site of civic and civil activity throughout the history of the District of Columbia's existence. DCBHCC along with the Downtown Bid are focusing efforts on... | |
| 2023_DC_FRB | 26 | DC -- Foggy Bottom -- Federal Reserve Building (Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Bldg) (2051 Const Ave. NW and 300 21st St NW) | |
| 2023_DC_Freedman_230717 | 88 | Politics & Prose -- Samuel G. Freedman ("Into the Bright Sunshine") w/Julia Sweig
Samuel G. Freedman — Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights - with Julia Sweig -- at Conn Ave
As Samuel G. Freedman points out, Hubert Humphrey's public life began and ended in disgrace. Humphrey started out as an outlier in the post-war Democratic Party and... | |
| 2023_DC_Free_LibraryDC | 24 | DC -- Little Free Library | |
| 2023_DC_Free_XPress_230523 | 192 | Library of Congress -- Event: The Fight for Free Expression: Defending Cartoonists Around the World
The Fight for Free Expression: Defending Cartoonists Around the World
Join award-winning campaigner Terry Anderson and a panel of experts to learn more about the global trends threatening cartoonists, and why satirical art matters. Learn about the efforts of the Cartoonist Rights Network International... | |
| 2023_DC_FriendshipDC | 28 | DC -- Friendship Heights (DC) neighborhood | |
| 2023_DC_FriendshipDC_LordT | 22 | DC -- Friendship Heighst (DC) -- Lord and Taylor site | |
| 2023_DC_FriendshipDC_Mazza | 118 | DC -- Friendship Heights (DC) -- Mazza Gallerie site | |
| 2023_DC_Frost_230622 | 118 | Natl Archives -- Maxwell Frost ("Gen Z and Civic Engagement") w/Soledad O’Brien
Gen Z and Civic Engagement: A Conversation with U.S. Representative Maxwell Frost
Join award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien in conversation with Congressman Maxwell Frost (D-FL), the only Gen Z member of Congress. The program will focus on the roles young people can play in civic life and how... | |
| 2023_DC_Fulbright_231002 | 116 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: Remembering Fulbright: The Senator, The Program, And Public Diplomacy (w/Lonnie R. Johnson)
Remembering Fulbright: The Senator, The Program, And Public Diplomacy
For more than three-quarters of a century, the Fulbright Program has been a global model for promoting peace through education and intercultural understanding. Its founder, Arkansas Senator J. William Fulbright, was profoundly... | |
| 2023_DC_Gallery_Place | 2 | DC -- Gallery Place building | |
| 2023_DC_Gallery_Place_Hecht | 16 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Hecht Company/Terrell Place (7th and F St, NW) | |
| 2023_DC_Gallery_Place_HVw | 76 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Hecht Company/Terrell Place (7th and F St, NW) -- Views from... | |
| 2023_DC_Gallery_Place_OBA | 12 | DC -- Gallery Place areas -- Oriental Bldg Assn (600 F St NW) | |
| 2023_DC_Gandhi | 4 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- Mohandas Gandhi statue (2100 Q St NW) | |
| 2023_DC_GAR | 6 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Indiana Plaza -- GAR Memorial
Some spring blooms. | |
| 2023_DC_Gavankar_230702 | 97 | DC -- Georgetown -- Gavankar 50th Anniversary Excursion | |
| 2023_DC_GBrown_230719 | 146 | Politics & Prose -- George Brown ("Too Hot: Kool & the Gang & Me") w/DJ Lance Reynolds
George Brown -- Too Hot: Kool & the Gang & Me -- with DJ Lance Reynolds
He soon joined forces with his friends to form a group called the Jazziacs which then evolved into Kool & The Gang, a band that began playing clubs and charting hits while its members were still teenagers. By evolving their sound... | |
| 2023_DC_GeorgetownC | 53 | DC -- Georgetown -- C&O Canal NHP | |
| 2023_DC_GeorgetownV | 1 | DC -- Georgetown view of the Potomac River and Rosslyn | |
| 2023_DC_Georgetown | 39 | DC -- Georgetown neighborhood | |
| 2023_DC_Georgetown_Glow | 65 | DC -- Georgetown Glow (Outdoor Light Art Exhibition) (2023)
FREE OUTDOOR LIGHT ART EXPERIENCE
GLOW is returning for its 9th edition, with works lit from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. nightly from Friday, December 1, 2023 – Sunday, January 7, 2024. The popular holiday celebration will feature national and international artists and their commissioned works, on display at... | |
| 2023_DC_Georgetown_RosePk | 19 | DC -- Georgetown -- Rose Park | |
| 2023_DC_Georgetown_WFPk | 47 | DC -- Georgetown Waterfront Park (and Views from...) | |
| 2023_DC_Georgetown_ZionC | 64 | DC -- Georgetown -- Mount Zion Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) | |
| 2023_DC_Gershwin_230301 | 4 | Library of Congress -- Event: Gershwin Prize
They didn't allow photos so these were just some crappy after-event images of the stage. | |
| 2023_DC_GFWC | 67 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- General Federation of Women’s Clubs (1734 17th Street, NW) | |
| 2023_DC_Ghost_Bike | 17 | DC -- Ghost Bikes (Cyclist Died Here) | |
| 2023_DC_Gibran_Memorial | 15 | DC -- Kahlil Gibran Memorial Garden | |
| 2023_DC_GNP_FoonO_231021 | 93 | DC -- Gallery Neptune & Brown -- Exhibit: Foon Sham: Persistence In Color And Form Opening
FOON SHAM: PERSISTENCE IN COLOR AND FORM
Gallery Neptune & Brown
October 21st - December 2nd, 2023
Foon Sham, one of America's foremost contemporary artists, delights us with a new body of sculpture and works on paper in his fourth exhibition at gallery neptune & brown.
Foon's preparation for... | |
| 2023_DC_Goethe | 10 | Goethe-Institut -- Miscellaneous | |
| 2023_DC_Goethe_Bauhaus | 37 | Goethe-Institut -- Exhibit: The bauhaus.photo Traveling Exhibition
The bauhaus.photo Traveling Exhibition
Learning New Ways of Seeing
To celebrate the Bauhaus centenary year, 100 photographs from Berlin’s Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung were shown across the USA during 2019 in a traveling exhibition. It offered a sensory introduction to life at the Bauhaus, as... | |
| 2023_DC_Goethe_Husbands | 39 | Goethe-Institut -- Exhibit: “Give us our husbands back” - Civil Resistance in Nazi-Germany
“Give us our husbands back” - Civil Resistance in Nazi-Germany
By Goethe-Institut Washington
The German Embassy, the Rosenstrasse Foundation, and the Goethe-Institut have dedicated an exhibit to the Rosenstrasse Protest, the largest public demonstration against the deportation of Jews in the Third... | |
| 2023_DC_GoGoT_230615 | 10 | DC -- Go Go Truck | |
| 2023_DC_Golden_CarlosC | 49 | DC -- Windows by Golden Triangle -- DC Is My City (by Carlos Carmonamedina) | |
| 2023_DC_Golden_CGround | 9 | DC -- Public Art: Common Ground (by Risa Puno) @ Edward R. Murrow Park | |
| 2023_DC_Golden_Circula | 7 | DC -- Public Art: Circula (by Tomek Rygalik) @ Edward R. Murrow Park | |
| 2023_DC_Golden_Haiku | 426 | DC -- Golden (Triangle) Haiku (2023)
In theory, there were 142 unique signs this year. Over five photo excursions, I checked every sidewalk in the Golden Triangle BID and found 128 unique signs.
Golden Haiku: 2023 Winners
The 2023 Golden Haiku competition was another record-breaking year. We received entries from 75 countries, all 50... | |
| 2023_DC_Golden_Marker | 9 | DC -- Public Art: Marker (by Rania Hassan) @ Connecticut & K St NW
Monument & Marker
Installed in October 2020, Monument & Marker is a collaboration between Golden Triangle Arts and the Smithsonian that extends the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative – Because of Her Story beyond the walls of the Smithsonian and into the streets of Washington, DC. Launched... | |
| 2023_DC_Golden_Parklets | 10 | DC -- Golden Triangle Arts -- Parklets | |
| 2023_DC_Golden_Sham19th | 35 | DC -- Public Art: Rain Gardens Sculptures (by Foon Sham) on 19th Street | |
| 2023_DC_Golden_Spike | 9 | DC -- Public Art: Golden Spike (by HYBYCOZO) @ Connecticut Avenue Overlook | |
| 2023_DC_Golden_Streets | 13 | DC -- Golden Streets (Golden Triangle Tree Box Garden Contest) | |
| 2023_DC_Golden_Theberge | 24 | DC -- Public Art: Talisman Two (by Valerie Theberge) @ 19th and Penn Ave NW | |
| 2023_DC_Golden_Windows | 13 | DC -- Windows by Golden Triangle | |
| 2023_DC_Gonzalez_230302 | 42 | Cato Institute -- "Gonzalez v. Google at the Supreme Court" (w/panel)
Gonzalez v. Google at the Supreme Court
Join the conversation on Twitter using #CatoTechnology. Follow @CatoEvents on Twitter to get future event updates, live streams, and videos from the Cato Institute.
Featuring:
* Thomas A. Berry, Research Fellow, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional... | |
| 2023_DC_Gonzalez_230621 | 49 | Brookings Institution -- Online speech after Gonzalez v. Google
Online speech after Gonzalez v. Google
In spring 2023, with the U.S. Supreme Court set to rule on Gonzales v. Google, it seemed possible that the Court might upend the future of internet law by significantly narrowing the scope of Section 230, the law that protects online platforms from liability for... | |
| 2023_DC_Goodheart_230917 | 78 | Politics & Prose -- Adam Goodheart ("The Last Island") w/Wil Haygood
Adam Goodheart -- The Last Island: Discovery, Defiance, and the Most Elusive Tribe on Earth - with Wil Haygood
A journey to the coast of North Sentinel Island, home to a tribe believed to be the most isolated human community on earth. The Sentinelese people want to be left alone and will shoot deadly... | |
| 2023_DC_Goodyear_230705 | 134 | Politics & Prose -- C.W. Goodyear ("President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier") w/Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal
C.W. Goodyear -- President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier - with Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal -- at Conn Ave
In this magisterial biography, C.W. Goodyear charts the life and times of one of the most remarkable Americans ever to win the Presidency. Progressive firebrand and conservative compromiser;... | |
| 2023_DC_Grant_Mem | 4 | DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial | |
| 2023_DC_Grim_231127 | 92 | Politics & Prose -- Ryan Grim ("The Squad") w/Krystal Ball
Ryan Grim -- The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution - with Krystal Ball -- at Conn Ave
The Squad is the definitive, must-read book about the most exciting figures defining our new era. The story is urgent, and the stakes are high--for the country and the world--and Grim, an experienced... | |
| 2023_DC_Grossinger_230723 | 150 | Politics & Prose -- Ken Grossinger ("Art Works") w/Reverend Lennox Yearwood
Ken Grossinger - Art Works: How Organizers and Artists Are Creating a Better World Together - with Reverend Lennox Yearwood - at Conn Ave
An artist's mural of George Floyd becomes an emblem of a renewed movement for racial equality. A documentary film injects fuel into a popular mobilization to oust a... | |
| 2023_DC_GWU | 11 | DC -- GWU (George Washington University) | |
| 2023_DC_GWU_Art | 7 | DC -- GWU -- Public Art | |
| 2023_DC_GWU_Betts | 1 | DC -- GW Betts Theatre | |
| 2023_DC_GWU_ElliottVw | 106 | DC -- GWU -- Elliott School of International Affairs -- View from... | |
| 2023_DC_GWU_Elliott | 13 | DC -- GWU -- Elliott School of International Affairs | |
| 2023_DC_GWU_LLC | 5 | DC -- GWU (George Washington University) -- Law Learning Center | |
| 2023_DC_GWU_Museum_CWash | 80 | DC -- GWU -- Museum and Textile Museum -- Exhibit: Classical Washington
Classical Washington
Through November 18, 2023
Public architecture and monuments across the city of Washington reveal the influence of the ancient world. Organized with GW professor Elise Friedland, this exhibition demonstrates how the Founding Fathers and subsequent government leaders favored Greek... | |
| 2023_DC_GWU_Museum_HQuilts | 32 | DC -- GWU -- Museum and Textile Museum -- Exhibit: Handstitched Worlds: The Cartography of Quilts
Handstitched Worlds: The Cartography of Quilts
Handstitced Worlds: The Cartography of Quilts
Through December 23, 2023
Quilts, like maps, trace the personal stories and experiences of makers and their communities, often illuminating larger historical events and cultural trends. Handstitched Worlds... | |
| 2023_DC_GWU_Museum_Lindberg | 22 | DC -- GWU -- Museum and Textile Museum -- Exhibit: Anne Lindberg: what color is divine light?
Anne Lindberg: what color is divine light?
Through July 1, 2023
Contemporary artist Anne Lindberg’s immersive installation transforms light and thread into a site for contemplation and reflection on connections with ourselves, communities and individual conceptions of the divine. A series of programs... | |
| 2023_DC_GWU_Museum_NavalM | 50 | DC -- GWU -- Museum and Textile Museum -- Exhibit: The New Naval and Military Map of the United States
The New Naval and Military Map of the United States
Through November 18, 2023
The Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection holds a rare map of North America during the Civil War, which is embellished with portraits of political and military leaders, nationalistic scenes and statistical charts. GW... | |
| 2023_DC_GWU_Museum_Prayer | 18 | DC -- GWU -- Museum and Textile Museum -- Exhibit: Prayer and Transcendence
Prayer and Transcendence
Through July 1, 2023
In the Muslim faith, carpets create physically and spiritually “clean” spaces during the daily ritual of prayer. Drawn from five collections, this exhibition introduces the purpose and iconography of classical prayer rugs from across the Islamic world, as... | |
| 2023_DC_GWU_Presidents | 89 | DC -- GWU (George Washington University) -- President's House (1925 F St. NW) | |
| 2023_DC_GWU_Seattle | 12 | DC -- GWU (George Washington University) -- Visit Seattle Pop-up | |
| 2023_DC_GWU_Slovakia | 91 | DC -- GWU -- Elliott School -- Exhibit: We Want Freedom: The Fall Of The Communist Regime In Slovakia In 1989
We Want Freedom: The Fall Of The Communist Regime In Slovakia In 1989
It has been 30 years since the citizens of Czechoslovakia expressed their desire for freedom and democracy through a series of peaceful mass protests against the communist regime. The Velvet Revolution of 1989 has become a... | |
| 2023_DC_GWU_Water | 4 | DC -- GWU -- Elliott School -- Exhibit: The Shape of Water | |
| 2023_DC_HarrisonRC | 33 | DC -- U Street -- Harrison Recreation Center | |
| 2023_DC_Hatke_230906 | 71 | Politics & Prose -- Ben Hatke ("Things in the Basement")
Ben Hatke - Things in the Basement - at Conn Ave in the Children and Teens Department
Chasing his little sister’s lost pink sock, Milo delves deeper and deeper into the basement through the layers of history, meeting scary creatures along the way. Milo must lead his new friends against the ultimate... | |
| 2023_DC_Hay_Adams | 1 | DC -- Downtown -- Hay-Adams Hotel (800 16th St NW) | |
| 2023_DC_Hemphill_Ilchi | 39 | DC -- Mt Vernon Triangle -- Hemphill Fine Arts -- Exhibit: Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi: We are forever folding into the night
Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi: We are forever folding into the night
November 11, 2023 - December 22, 2023
Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi's connection to nature, landscape, and geography provokes themes through which the painter focuses her lens. With each poured work, Ilchi elicits a new environment or dreamscape... | |
| 2023_DC_HeraO_230915 | 116 | DC -- Public Art: Murals -- Event: Opening celebration: Women in Climate Action mural by German artist Hera
Opening celebration: Women in Climate Action mural by German artist Hera
Join us for an opening ceremony featuring uplifting acoustic music by award-winning singer/songwriter Emma G, and light refreshments!
By German Embassy Washington, DC
The German Embassy Washington and Street Art for Mankind... | |
| 2023_DC_HeritageV | 30 | DC -- Heritage Foundation -- Views from... | |
| 2023_DC_Hersh_230314 | 39 | NPC -- Sy Hersh (Committee for the Republic)
COMMITTEE FOR THE REPUBLIC
Sy Hersh
Legendary investigative journalist and Committee Defender of Liberty award winner Sy Hersh has unveiled convincing evidence of President Joe Biden’s ordering the explosions of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 Russian gas pipelines. The September 2022 explosions... | |
| 2023_DC_HillwoodDW | 111 | DC -- Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens -- Exhibit: Determined Women
Determined Women: Collectors, Artists, and Designers at Hillwood
02/18/2023 - 06/18/2023
Hillwood founder Marjorie Merriweather Post was an astute business executive, discerning collector, and committed philanthropist. As a strong woman in a male-dominated world, she greatly admired her... | |
| 2023_DC_HillwoodGH | 34 | DC -- Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens -- Greenhouse | |
| 2023_DC_HillwoodI1 | 195 | DC -- Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens -- Interior (1st Floor) | |
| 2023_DC_HillwoodI2 | 225 | DC -- Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens -- Interior (2nd Floor) | |
| 2023_DC_HillwoodO | 192 | DC -- Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens -- Outside | |
| 2023_DC_HillwoodRSA | 27 | DC -- Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens -- Russian Sacred Arts Gallery
Russian Sacred Arts Gallery
The second floor hosts a peaceful gallery dedicated to sacred Russian Orthodox ecclesiastical objects: icons created for the veneration of saints, elaborate chalices used for communion, and vestments, chalice covers, altar cloths, and other religious textiles.
The Soviet... | |
| 2023_DC_HillwoodVC | 28 | DC -- Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens -- Ellen MacNeille Charles Visitor Center | |
| 2023_DC_Hinds_230507 | 80 | Busboys Takoma -- Event: Gareth Hinds (A Busboys and Poets Book Presentation)
Gareth Hinds (VOTA) | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation
Voices of Takoma Authors is an ongoing series of programs sponsored by Historic Takoma featuring presentations by authors in and around Takoma Park about their works, their approach to writing, and their inspirations. This project draws on... | |
| 2023_DC_HI_Washington | 4 | DC -- Downtown -- HI Washington DC hostel (1009 11th St NW) | |
| 2023_DC_Holiday_Market | 13 | DC -- Downtown Holiday Market by the Reynolds Center | |
| 2023_DC_Holodomor_Mem | 17 | DC -- Holodomor Memorial to Victims of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933 | |
| 2023_DC_Hotel_Harrington | 6 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Hotel Harrington (436 11th St NW) | |
| 2023_DC_Howard_Theatre | 12 | DC -- Shaw -- Howard Theatre (and Duke Ellington "Encore" Statue) (620 T St., NW) | |
| 2023_DC_HSW | 10 | Hist Society of Wash DC @ Carnegie Library | |
| 2023_DC_HSW_Carnegie_Lib | 43 | Hist Society of Wash DC @ Carnegie Library -- Exhibit: Carnegie Library at Mount Vernon Square | |
| 2023_DC_HSW_HH | 44 | Hist Society of Wash DC @ Carnegie Library -- Exhibit: DC Hall of History | |
| 2023_DC_HSW_HR50 | 78 | Hist Society of Wash DC @ Carnegie Library -- Exhibit: Home Rule 50
Home Rule 50
Featuring contemporary images by emerging photographers, DC Home Rule 50 explores urgent themes of self-governance, full citizenship, free elections, and DC statehood. The pop-up exhibit is located in the West Gallery and placed in conversation with the main exhibit, THE BIG PICTURE.
DC... | |
| 2023_DC_Hurowitz_230128 | 71 | Politics & Prose -- Richard Hurowitz ("In the Garden of the Righteous") w/Michael J. Abramowitz
Richard Hurowitz -- In the Garden of the Righteous: The Heroes Who Risked Their Lives to Save Jews During the Holocaust - with Michael J. Abramowitz
These powerfully illuminating and inspiring profiles pay tribute to the incredible deeds of the Righteous Among the Nations, little-known heroes who saved... | |
| 2023_DC_Husbands_230308 | 125 | Goethe-Institut -- Event: “Give us our husbands back” - Civil Resistance in Nazi-Era Berlin -- Opening and Panel Discussion
“Give us our husbands back” - Civil Resistance in Nazi-Era Berlin Exhibit Opening Reception and Panel Discussion
By Goethe-Institut Washington
The German Embassy, the Rosenstrasse Foundation, and the Goethe-Institut have dedicated an exhibit to the Rosenstrasse Protest, the largest public... | |
| 2023_DC_IAA | 5 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- IA&A at Hillyer (9 Hillyer Court NW) | |
| 2023_DC_IAA_Erne | 25 | IA&A at Hillyer -- Exhibit: Elaine M. Erne: They See All
Elaine M. Erne
They See All
The Lives and Traumas of Stuffed Animals is a continuing series of prints and large graphite drawings of Lanie Doll and her friends that represent individuals and their emotional relationships with themselves and others. In recurring stressful situations, people often... | |
| 2023_DC_IAA_Hanauer | 17 | IA&A at Hillyer -- Exhibit: Ellen Hanauer: The Life The Children Built
Ellen Hanauer
The Life The Children Built
November 4–November 26, 2023. The opening reception is Friday, November 3, 6 to 8 p.m.
Ellen Hanauer’s exhibition, The Life The Children Built offers visitors a thought-provoking journey into the world of two young child immigrants who arrived in America... | |
| 2023_DC_IAA_Hladky | 22 | IA&A at Hillyer -- Exhibit: Andrew Hladky: Memories fade, soil deepens
Andrew Hladky
Memories fade, soil deepens
Memories fade, soil deepens presents paintings made of oil paint and bamboo sticks that are built into high sculptural relief, growing out towards the viewer like living organisms. They play between flat image and sculptural form, exploring the point at which... | |
| 2023_DC_IAA_Odomore | 14 | IA&A at Hillyer -- Exhibit: Adam Odomore: To Harvest a Dream Buried in Dust -- On Care and Blackness
Adam Odomore
To Harvest a Dream Buried in Dust -- On Care and Blackness
September 2–October 1, 2023
In this group exhibition, curator, Adam Odomore, aims to center and provide space and opportunities for reimagination and interrogation of care as it relates to Black bodies in the built environment.... | |
| 2023_DC_IAA_Quietly | 27 | IA&A at Hillyer -- Exhibit: Slip Quietly into My Arms (w/Katherine Burling)
Katherine Burling’s “Slip Quietly into My Arms” presents a selection of multimedia works on paper which imagine a world in which humankind, rather than nature, plays master engineer. In this colorful reverie, nature is no longer capable of sustaining itself, and humans intervene with mechanical,... | |
| 2023_DC_IAA_Rindone | 14 | IA&A at Hillyer -- Exhibit: Walter Rindone: Tales from the Deep Dark Web
Walter Rindone
Tales from the Deep Dark Web
The paradoxical implications of human activities and their impact on the planet. Actions to organize cultural and religious systems and society. Consumerism as the new ritual dimension of man. These are just some of the topics that form the background of the... | |
| 2023_DC_IAA_Sensorial | 26 | IA&A at Hillyer -- Exhibit: Sensorial Africana Superrealities
Sensorial Africana Superrealities: Five Diaspora Contemporary Artists, curator Raul Moarquech Ferrera-Balanquet
(to the memory of Jeff Donaldson)
November 4–November 26, 2023. The opening reception is Friday, November 3, 6 to 8 p.m.
Weaving symbolic, poetic, political, and socio-cultural... | |
| 2023_DC_IAA_Shadow | 13 | IA&A at Hillyer -- Exhibit: In the Shadow of Time (w/Magdolene Dykstra)
Magdolene Dykstra’s “In the Shadow of Time” investigates a key component of the architectural language of empire. Columns convey the hierarchical nature of the socio-political structure they represent. Their long shadows are a nod to the question posed by Grace Lee Boggs & Jimmy Boggs: “What time is it... | |
| 2023_DC_IAA_Substratum | 21 | IA&A at Hillyer -- Exhibit: Allan Rosenbaum: Substratum
Allan Rosenbaum
Substratum
November 4–November 26, 2023. The opening reception is Friday, November 3, 6 to 8 p.m.
Substratum presents a series of sculptures featuring meticulously modeled and painted surfaces and inset areas of fabric collage and felted wool. Celebrating materiality and a remixing... | |
| 2023_DC_IAA_Tan | 28 | IA&A at Hillyer -- Exhibit: Mark Tan: Sight Unseen
Mark Tan
Sight Unseen
September 2–October 1, 2023
Sight Unseen is a representation of displacement, belonging, and defeat through the Department of Homeland Security’s Arrival/Departure Record, known as Form I-94, which is issued to aliens admitted to the United States. This form shows the terms of... | |
| 2023_DC_IAA_Wandera | 14 | IA&A at Hillyer -- Exhibit: Nicole Wandera: We Meet Again
Nicole Wandera
We Meet Again
September 2–October 1, 2023
We Meet Again is a visual narrative of personal growth, embracing the wisdom of the past and the aspirations for the future. This exhibition unites the past, present, and future, as the artist delves into themes of childhood, motherhood,... | |
| 2023_DC_Iconic_America_230425 | 77 | PBS @ GWU Lisner -- Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories (w/David Rubenstein w/Lonnie Bunch, Carla Hayden, and David Brooks)
Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein
Conversation and Preview | Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein
By WETA
In the new eight-episode public television series Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein, Rubenstein spotlights... | |
| 2023_DC_IDBCC_Voices | 99 | DC -- IDB Cultural Center -- Exhibit: Emerging Voices
Emerging Voices
This exhibition of recent acquisitions of the IDB Art Collection seeks to highlight the important shift in the collecting practices of the IDB to bring a more diverse and inclusive experience to the Bank’s staff and to our wider audience, while offering a platform for artists in the... | |
| 2023_DC_Ideas_Forum_230413 | 88 | DC -- Lincoln Cottage -- Event: Lincoln Ideas Forum (2023): Threats to Democracy
Lincoln Ideas Forum: Threats to Democracy
Our 8th annual Lincoln Ideas Forum brings together experts and the public to explore the present-day ramifications of Lincoln's ideas.
Lincoln's presidency was marked by the biggest conflict over democracy's meaning that the United States has yet seen. At the... | |
| 2023_DC_IHS_230613 | 14 | DC -- Innovative Housing Showcase (2023) @ Mall
Innovative Housing Showcase
June 9 - 11, 9 AM to 6 PM
The Innovative Housing Showcase is a three-day event featuring new building technologies and housing solutions that are making housing more innovative, resilient, and affordable for American families. More than 2,500 people, including... | |
| 2023_DC_Ike_Mem | 4 | DC -- Eisenhower National Memorial | |
| 2023_DC_Inskeep_231010 | 129 | Politics & Prose -- Steve Inskeep ("Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America") w/Jonathan Capehart
Steve Inskeep -- Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America - with Jonathan Capehart -- at Conn Ave
In 1855, with the United States at odds over slavery, the lawyer Abraham Lincoln wrote a note to his best friend, the son of a Kentucky slaveowner. Lincoln rebuked his friend for failing... | |
| 2023_DC_Intl_Square | 15 | DC -- Downtown -- International Square (1875 I St NW) | |
| 2023_DC_Iraq_War_230316 | 105 | Cato Institute -- "The Iraq War at 20 Years" (w/panels including Sen. Tim Kaine)
The Iraq War at 20 Years
On March 20th, 2003, the United States and an allied coalition launched a bombing campaign against Iraq and began the Iraq War to overthrow Saddam Hussein. A protracted campaign led to U.S. occupation and nation–building long after the fall and capture of Hussein. Twenty years... | |
| 2023_DC_Isaacson_230918 | 97 | Politics & Prose @ Sidwell Friends -- Walter Isaacson ("Elon Musk") w/Michael Duffy
Walter Isaacson - Elon Musk - with Michael Duffy — at Sidwell Friends School
When Elon Musk was a kid in South Africa, he was regularly beaten by bullies. One day a group pushed him down some concrete steps and kicked him until his face was a swollen ball of flesh. He was in the hospital for a week.... | |
| 2023_DC_Jaisohn_Mem | 11 | DC -- Philip Jaisohn Memorial | |
| 2023_DC_Jamal5Yr_231002 | 31 | NPC -- Moment of Silence to Mark 5th Anniversary of Murder of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Moment of Silence for Journalist Jamal Khashoggi
The National Press Club will hold a moment of silence in observance of the fifth anniversary of the murder of Washington Post Global Opinions contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi on Monday, October 2 at 10:00 a.m. ET.
Khashoggi, who was openly... | |
| 2023_DC_James_Monroe_Pk | 5 | DC -- US Reservation 29 -- James Monroe Park (20th and Penn Ave) | |
| 2023_DC_JAWilson | 9 | DC -- Federal Triangle -- John A. Wilson Building
The main screen declares DC's support for Ukraine against Putin's invasion. | |
| 2023_DC_Jazz_Blossoms_230408 | 61 | DC -- Natl Cherry Blossom Festival -- Jazz & Blossoms @ Franklin Park
Jazz & Blossoms
A park jam celebrating cherry blossom season in DowntownDC.
Jazz & Blossoms will take over Franklin Park for a park jam Saturday, April 8. This free, outdoor event will celebrate the beauty and nature in the city with a musical backdrop, celebrating the National Cherry Blossom Festival... | |
| 2023_DC_Jeff_Mem | 18 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial
They used lasers to clean up the memorial's dome. It looks amazing now! | |
| 2023_DC_JHU_SAIS | 11 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- Johns Hopkins University -- SAIS (1740 Mass. Ave. NW) | |
| 2023_DC_JICC_Chanoyu | 37 | DC -- Embassy of Japan -- JICC -- Exhibit: Chanoyu Culture: Invitation to Tea Exhibition
Chanoyu Culture: Invitation to Tea Exhibition
Presented by JICC, Embassy of Japan in collaboration with Omotesenke Domonkai Eastern Region, USA.
Jul 25 - Sept 8, 2023
The Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan is proud to present our latest summer exhibition Chanoyu Culture: Invitation... | |
| 2023_DC_JICC_G4Broke | 103 | DC -- Embassy of Japan -- JICC -- Exhibit: Go For Broke
Go For Broke: Japanese American Soldiers Fighting on Two Fronts Exhibition
Presented by JICC, Embassy of Japan
September 21 - December 15, 2023 Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm JICC
The Japan Information & Culture Center (JICC), Embassy of Japan, together with the Japanese American Veterans Association (JAVA), is... | |
| 2023_DC_JICC_Kaidan_230803 | 68 | DC -- Embassy of Japan -- JICC -- Event: From Kaidan to J-Horror | Rewriting the Ghost for Stage & Film
From Kaidan to J-Horror | Rewriting the Ghost for Stage & Film
Lecture
Presented by JICC, Embassy of Japan
The Japan Information & Culture Center is proud to welcome Dr. Jennifer Yoo as we delve into the adaptation of traditional Japanese ghost stories for stage and film.
With a rich and flourishing... | |
| 2023_DC_JICC_Lego | 2 | DC -- Embassy of Japan -- JICC -- Item: Lego thing | |
| 2023_DC_JICC_Superlative1 | 109 | DC -- Embassy of Japan -- JICC -- Exhibit: The Superlative Artistry of Japan Exhibition (Part 1)
The Superlative Artistry of Japan Exhibition
Presented by JICC, Embassy of Japan and The Japan Foundation
Part I: May 17 - Jun 9, 2023 Part Ii: Jun 16 - Jul 12, 2023 Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm JICC
We are proud to bring a new audience the opportunity to experience the meticulousness and devotion of Japan's... | |
| 2023_DC_JICC_Superlative2 | 61 | DC -- Embassy of Japan -- JICC -- Exhibit: The Superlative Artistry of Japan Exhibition (Part 2)
The Superlative Artistry of Japan Exhibition
Presented by JICC, Embassy of Japan and The Japan Foundation
Part I: May 17 - Jun 9, 2023 Part Ii: Jun 16 - Jul 12, 2023 Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm JICC
We are proud to bring a new audience the opportunity to experience the meticulousness and devotion of Japan's... | |
| 2023_DC_Johnson_231101 | 131 | Politics & Prose -- Sheila Johnson ("Walk Through Fire") w/Susan Koch
Sheila Johnson -- Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph - with Susan Koch — at Conn Ave
From humble beginnings as a schoolgirl and young violinist in Maywood, Illinois, Sheila Johnson rose to become one of the most accomplished businesswomen in America. A cofounder of Black... | |
| 2023_DC_Jones_Day | 4 | DC -- (East) East End -- Jones Day Bldg (51 Louisiana Ave NW) | |
| 2023_DC_Jones_Day_Vw | 69 | DC -- (East) East End -- Jones Day Bldg (51 Louisiana Ave NW) -- Views from... | |
| 2023_DC_JRead_231009 | 67 | American University -- Event: James Read ("Sovereign of a Free People: Abraham Lincoln on Respecting Election Results")
"Sovereign of a Free People:" Abraham Lincoln on Respecting Election Results
Join SPA's Political Theory Institute (PTI) for an in-person conversation with James Read (College of St. Benedict and St. John's University) on his book Sovereign of a Free People': Abraham Lincoln on Respecting Election... | |
| 2023_DC_Juarez_Statue | 3 | DC -- Foggy Bottom -- Benito Juarez (statue) | |
| 2023_DC_Judiciary | 6 | DC -- Judiciary Square neighborhood | |
| 2023_DC_Kalb3_230422 | 147 | NPC -- The Kalb Report Celebration and Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony -- Everything Else
The Kalb Report Celebration and Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony
Join us in the National Press Club Main Ballroom.
The National Press Club and the NPC Journalism Institute request the pleasure of your company at 3:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 22, 2023, as we celebrate The Kalb Report public... | |
| 2023_DC_Kalb_230422 | 197 | NPC -- The Kalb Report Celebration and Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony -- Program
The Kalb Report Celebration and Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony
Join us in the National Press Club Main Ballroom.
The National Press Club and the NPC Journalism Institute request the pleasure of your company at 3:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 22, 2023, as we celebrate The Kalb Report public... | |
| 2023_DC_Kalb_230722 | 125 | Politics & Prose -- Deborah Kalb ("Off to Join the Circus") w/Susan Coll
Deborah Kalb -- Off to Join the Circus - with Susan Coll -- at Conn Ave
Off to Join the Circus focuses on an overly enmeshed, neurotic Jewish family in the Washington, D.C., area, and what happens when a relative returns after 64 years.
Adele Pinsky ran away as a teenager back in 1954, perhaps to join... | |
| 2023_DC_KatzenO_230617 | 134 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023B Opening Reception (Public)
Exhibition artists shown here during the reception included: Rhoda Baer, Kebedech Tekleab, E. Ethelbert Miller, Leigh Wen, and Pilar Albarracín.
Others include: Glenn Marcus, Jack Rasmussen, Eden Raskin (Jamie Raskin's sister), Thora Colot, Margaret Otto (Politics and Prose), and Chawky Frenn. | |
| 2023_DC_KatzenXT_Albar_230617 | 25 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023B Gallery Talk: Pilar Albarracín
Gallery Talk: Pilar Albarracín, Take a Knife and Open My Heart
Curator and Artist, Pia Ogea and Pilar Albarracín present on the exhibition "Pilar Albarracín: Take a Knife and Open My Heart"
This discussion will be held in-person by the artist and curator to highlight the exhibition "Pilar Albarracín:... | |
| 2023_DC_KatzenXT_Cushner_231007 | 125 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023C Gallery Talk: Steven Cushner w/Architect David Jameson and George Hemphill
Artist, Steven Cushner and special guest Architect David Jameson, will discuss the exhibition "Cushner" in a gallery talk.
Cushner refers to and builds upon a solidly stylistic through-line from Steven Cushner’s past work to present work. More importantly, through the conscious manipulation of an array... | |
| 2023_DC_KatzenXT_LostE_230620 | 169 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023B Gallery Talk: Lost Europe: On the Edge of Memories
Gallery Talk - Lost Europe: On the Edge of Memories
By Embassy of the Czech Republic
Join us for a gallery talk followed by a special reception with photographers Jan Dobrovský and Martin Wágner in connection to the exhibition Lost Europe: On the Edge of Memories curated by Milena Kalinovska.
The... | |
| 2023_DC_KatzenXT_Rebhan_230205 | 50 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023A Gallery Talk: About Time --- The Deeply Social Art of Gail Rebhan
Gallery Talk: About Time --- The Deeply Social Art of Gail Rebhan
Reconsidering the many ways Rebhan jumps the narrow lane of art-for-art’s sake in terms of resisting the simple power of the mute single image by exploring with a variety of formal techniques the imbricated categories of... | |
| 2023_DC_KatzenXT_Roulet_230211 | 17 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023A Gallery Talk: Laura Roulet
I ran into Laura Roulet, the curator for the "Eastern Front – Western Front: World War II Photojournalism by Georgi Zelma and Constance Stuart Larrabee" exhibit while she was showing some people around the exhibit. | |
| 2023_DC_KatzenXT_Wen_230715 | 96 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023B Gallery Talk: At One with the Elements w/Leigh Wen
Gallery Talk: At One with the Elements
Curator, Sarah Tanguy & the artist, Leigh Wen, will discuss the exhibition "At One with the Elements" in a gallery talk.
Discover how artist Leigh Wen weaves personal and cultural histories into her practice. At One with the Elements explores her intimate bond... | |
| 2023_DC_KatzenX_2023A_BGColl | 121 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023A Spring Exhibit: The Barlow Gilotty Collection
The Barlow Gilotty Collection
Philip Barlow, Lisa Gilotty, collectors
Vivienne Lassman, curator
February 4–May 21, 2023
“In addition to art telling a story, the pattern of collecting tells our story.”
-- Khanh Le, First New Home, 2008
The Barlow Gilotty Collection is the culmination of over 30... | |
| 2023_DC_KatzenX_2023A_EWFront | 91 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023A Spring Exhibit: Eastern Front -- Western Front
Eastern Front – Western Front
World War II Photojournalism by Georgi Zelma and Constance Stuart Larrabee
Corcoran Legacy Collection/Project Space
Laura Roulet, Curator
February 4 – March 19, 2023
A history of combat photography and photojournalism during World War II with little-known views into... | |
| 2023_DC_KatzenX_2023A_Madayin | 97 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023A Spring Exhibit: Madayin
Madayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala
February 4 – May 14, 2023
“The land has everything it needs. But it couldn’t speak. It couldn’t express itself. Tell its identity. And so it grew a tongue. That is the Yolŋu. That is me. We are the tongue of the land. Grown... | |
| 2023_DC_KatzenX_2023A_Rebhan | 61 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023A Spring Exhibit: (Alper) Gail Rebhan: About Time
Gail Rebhan: About Time
Presented by the Alper Initiative for Washington Art
Gail Rebhan, artist
Sally Stein, curator
February 4 – May 21, 2023
For better and worse, nothing stays still. DC artist Gail Rebhan (b. 1953) knows that well and this, her first museum retrospective, explores her many... | |
| 2023_DC_KatzenX_2023A_Trawick | 60 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023A Spring Exhibit: The Trawick Prize
The Trawick Prize
20th Anniversary Emerald Award
February 4 – March 19, 2023
The Trawick Prize is a regional contemporary art award that began in 2002 to recognize and support local DC, Maryland, and Virginia artists. The competition’s founder and funder, Carol Trawick, is a longtime community... | |
| 2023_DC_KatzenX_2023B_Blue | 14 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023B Exhibit: Blue and Gray: This Era of Exile
Blue and Gray: This Era of Exile
A Project Space* Exhibition
June 17 – August 13, 2023
Artwork by Kebedech Tekleab
Poetry by E. Ethelbert Miller
Curated by David Keplinger
Exhibition Overview
The recent fratricidal war in Ethiopia; the constant turmoil in Somalia; the current wars between... | |
| 2023_DC_KatzenX_2023B_Chicano | 27 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023B Exhibit: Rupert Garcia and the Chicano Art Movement
Rupert Garcia and the Chicano Art Movement:
Prints and Posters from the Corcoran Legacy Collection
June 17 – August 13, 2023
“Rupert Garcia has a profoundly sophisticated understanding of color, form, negative space, and the power of restraint. Garcia’s work is a masterclass in efficiency because it... | |
| 2023_DC_KatzenX_2023B_Elements | 102 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023B Exhibit: At One with the Elements
At One with the Elements
Leigh Wen, Artist
Sarah Tanguy, Curator
June 17 – August 13, 2023
Internationally recognized artist Leigh Wen explores the power of nature while nurturing a sense of connectivity and stewardship for our endangered planet.
Exhibition Overview
Discover how artist Leigh... | |
| 2023_DC_KatzenX_2023B_Lost | 82 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023B/C Exhibit: Lost Europe: On the Edge of Memories
Lost Europe: On the Edge of Memories
June 17–August 13, 2023
September 9–December 10, 2023
Folks:
* Karel Cudlin, Photographer
* Jan Dobrovský, Photographer
* Martin Wágner, Photographer
* Milena Kalinovska, Curator
“Through these photographs, you’ll step into a country with a dramatic... | |
| 2023_DC_KatzenX_2023B_Pilar | 35 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023B Exhibit: Pilar Albarracín: Take a Knife and Open My Heart
Pilar Albarracín: Take a Knife and Open My Heart
Pilar Albarracín, Artist
Pia Ogea, Curator
June 17 – August 13, 2023
“My work delves into the most internationalized stereotypes of Spanish culture and its evolution over the last 30 years and focuses on (among other concepts) the violence of... | |
| 2023_DC_KatzenX_2023B_View | 25 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023B Exhibit: View from Within
View from Within
Presented by the Alper Initiative for Washington Art*
Rhoda Baer, Artist
June 17 – August 13, 2023
“In truth, I still think it’s all magic.”
-- Rhoda Baer
Exhibition Overview:
Laminating clear optical glass with colored minerals to make glass sculptures is a complicated and... | |
| 2023_DC_KatzenX_2023C_Abensohn | 29 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023C Exhibit: Lillian Klein Abensohn: Song of Songs: Fruitful Relationships
Lillian Klein Abensohn
Song of Songs: Fruitful Relationships
Lillian Klein Abensohn, Artist
September 9–October 15, 2023
Lillian Klein Abensohn asks “What’s really important?” These playful still lifes offer a tongue-in-cheek take on fundamental and complex human relationships.
Initially, the... | |
| 2023_DC_KatzenX_2023C_Cushner | 39 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023C Exhibit: Cushner
CUSHNER
Steven Cushner, Artist
September 9–December 10, 2023
CUSHNER consists of 34 artworks by artist Steven Cushner, whose work is included in AU Museum’s holdings at the university where Cushner served as an adjunct faculty member from 1995 through 2000.
The exhibition refers to and builds upon a... | |
| 2023_DC_KatzenX_2023C_FWhite | 30 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023C Exhibit: (Alper) Franklin White: An American in Venezuela
Franklin White: An American in Venezuela
Presented by the Alper Initiative for Washington Art
Dr. Chantelle E. Bernard, Curator
September 9 – December 10, 2023
White invites you to examine the way mother-nature generously gifted Merida, Venezuela with a bounty of beautiful things… and taught him new... | |
| 2023_DC_KatzenX_2023C_NTapestry | 21 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023C Exhibit: Nature’s Tapestry
Nature’s Tapestry
A Project Space* Exhibition
Bernis von zur Muehlen, Artist
Ori Z. Soltes, Curator
September 9–December 10, 2023
“Bernis von zur Muehlen is a magician and an artist …who engages the realm of the spiritual and the everyday, creating by re-visioning reality again and again.”
--... | |
| 2023_DC_KatzenX_2023C_Rotenberg | 48 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2023C Exhibit: Rachel Rotenberg
Rachel Rotenberg
Rachel Rotenberg, Artist
Jane Livingston, Curator
September 9–December 10, 2023
Using cedar planks and other materials, Rotenberg has managed to build works on a heroic scale without sacrificing intimacy, and to craft small sculptures that attain a kind of conceptual... | |
| 2023_DC_Katzen | 7 | DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_AAI | 93 | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Exhibit: Art and Ideals: President John F. Kennedy | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_Campos | 76 | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Exhibit: (RiverRun) Raiz Campos: Portraits of Wisdom
Raiz Campos: Portraits of Wisdom
Raiz Campos (Amazon/Brazil) creates graffiti portraits that represent the Amazon’s flora, fauna, and native peoples’ lives outlined in vibrant colors and mixed techniques.
Mar. 22 - Apr. 22, 2023
Raiz Campos is one of the greatest graffiti artists in the North region... | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_CenterVw | 60 | DC -- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts -- Views from... | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_Center | 22 | DC -- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_Colors | 10 | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Exhibit: (RiverRun) Nicolas Floc’h: Mississippi Colors
Nicolas Floc’h: Mississippi Colors
Photographer Nicolas Floc’h (France) traveled 12,500 miles along the Mississippi watershed to document the water cycle and the impact of humans on their environment.
At first glance, the seven images of water on view appear to be purely abstract rectangles of... | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_CrossingB | 33 | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Exhibit: Crossing Borders (by Helen Zughaib)
Crossing Borders
2nd year Social Practice Resident, Helen Zughaib, opens her new exhibit Crossing Borders in the Hall of Nations on World Refugee Day, June 20, 2023. Helen's new installation exhibits wooden tiles with patterns and colors inspired by many different countries and memorializes the people... | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_DOI | 5 | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Reach Document: The Declaration of Independence and Rubenstein portrait | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_Flying | 17 | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Exhibit: (RiverRun) Kaarina Kaikkonen: Flying Rivers
Kaarina Kaikkonen: Flying Rivers
Kaarina Kaikkonen (Finland) uses hundreds of shirts to create an installation that addresses the “flying rivers” that carry vital water vapor along major air currents.
Mar. 22 - Apr. 22, 2023
Two of Kaarina Kaikkonen’s signature leitmotifs—flying and men’s shirts—come... | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_Honors_231203 | 208 | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Kennedy Center Honors (2023)
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has selected the 46th Honorees for lifetime artistic achievements: actor and comedian Billy Crystal; acclaimed soprano Renée Fleming; British singer-songwriter producer, and member of the Bee Gees, Barry Gibb; rapper, singer, and actress Queen Latifah;... | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_Island | 45 | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Exhibit: (RiverRun) River Island | Isla de Ríos
River Island | Isla de Ríos
In this immersive environment created by award-winning author and illustrator Edwin Fontánez, visitors can enter the lush landscapes of Puerto Rico, an island with more than 220 rivers. River Island features a bilingual play space for children and a fanciful recreation of a... | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_Kehayoglou | 21 | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Exhibit: (RiverRun) Alexandra Kehayoglou: Paraná de las Palmas River
Alexandra Kehayoglou: Paraná de las Palmas River
Alexandra Kehayoglou (Argentina/Greece) brings a large immersive textile work of hand-tufted wool carpet that is an outcry against deforestation and devastation.
Mar. 22 - Apr. 22, 2023
Alexandra Kehayoglou’s enchanting works are poems in wool,... | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_Ladd | 16 | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Reach Sculpture: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (by Steven and William Ladd)
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Steven and William Ladd
2019, Fiber, ink, metal, wood, adhesive
During the two week Opening Festival of the REACH, Steven and William Ladd’s Scrollathon engaged 750 D.C. participants onsite in the Sardar Classroom and offsite in the community. Each participant made a... | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_Raupa | 12 | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Exhibit: (RiverRun) Raupa: River Walk
Raupa: River Walk
Walk along a floor installation by Cuban artist Raupa that intertwines the names of more than 400 rivers in a single flowing stream.
The world’s 165 major rivers and thousands of smaller waterways connect human beings in innumerable ways. What happens to one—good or bad—affects us... | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_Reach | 5 | DC -- Kennedy Center Reach | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_RiverRun | 14 | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Exhibit: (RiverRun) (etc) | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_Shape | 26 | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Exhibit: (RiverRun) Celia Ledón: The Shape of Water
Celia Ledón: The Shape of Water
Celia Ledón (Cuba), in an installation created from plastic waste, draws inspiration from the female figure as a personification of mythological deities associated with water.
Mar. 22 - Apr. 22, 2023
“The Shape of Water” is both a lyrical ode to the Potomac River and a... | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_Spiral | 9 | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Exhibit: (RiverRun) FABELOHUNG: Spiral
FABELOHUNG: Spiral
Apr. 4 - 16, 2023
FABELOHUNG (Roberto C. Fabelo Hung) (USA/Cuba) symbolizes the waves of the headwaters of rivers, flowing with vivid colors, in his large metal sculpture covered with UV impressions and resin.
Roberto Fabelo Hung’s artistic expressions are very different from those... | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_Stans | 378 | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Exhibit: (RiverRun) Stan's Café Theatre: Of All The People In All The World
Stan's Café Theatre: Of All The People In All The World
One grain of rice equals one person in this elegantly complex installation from Stan’s Café Theatre (UK) that visualizes statistics on rivers and environmental issues, putting them in the context of the wider world.
Apr. 4 - 16, 2023
One grain... | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_Steamboats | 22 | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Exhibit: (RiverRun) Steamboats: The Heartbeat of a Growing Nation
Steamboats: The Heartbeat of a Growing Nation
Steamboats were once the heartbeat of our nation, carrying cargo and culture deep into America’s heartland. The eternal romance of these boats is captured in the three detailed boat models selected by historian Taylor Abbott for display at RiverRun.
Mar.... | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_Survivors | 16 | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Exhibit: (RiverRun) Roberto Fabelo: Survivors (Sobrevivientes)
Roberto Fabelo: Survivors (Sobrevivientes)
Roberto Fabelo (Cuba) conjures up a herd of life-size rhinoceroses with one tied with a ribbon as a symbolic gift from nature.
Mar. 22 - Apr. 22, 2023
Roberto Fabelo frequently uses his masterful technique to craft arresting art works that urge viewers to... | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_Szucs | 16 | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Exhibit: (RiverRun) Robert Szucs: River Basin Map
Robert Szucs: River Basin Map
Robert Szucs (Hungary) is a digital cartographer turned artist who turns nature’s patterns into colorful contemporary artwork in scientifically accurate visualizations of the world’s watersheds.
Robert Szucs is a digital cartographer turned artist who saw the potential to... | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_Warren | 15 | DC -- Woodley Park -- Kennedy-Warren Apartments | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_Weaving | 22 | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Exhibit: (RiverRun) Ari Bayuaji: Weaving the Ocean
Ari Bayuaji: Weaving the Ocean
Ari Bayuaji (Canada/Indonesia) addresses marine pollution and the destruction of aquatic life through his art installation Weaving the Ocean, using a conciliatory approach that endeavors to transform the “negative” into a “positive.”
Apr. 4 - 16, 2023
Much of the 12... | |
| 2023_DC_Kennedy_Wire_230409 | 33 | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Event: RiverRun Festival Film Screening: Man on Wire and Q&A with Philippe Petit
RiverRun Festival Film Screening: Man on Wire and Q&A with Philippe Petit
Following a screening of Man on Wire, legendary French high-wire artist Philippe Petit, whose incredible feats include tight-rope walks across Niagara Falls and between the towers of Notre Dame Cathedral, will relate his... | |
| 2023_DC_Kenya60_230712 | 97 | DC -- USC/PDCA/GWU/UW/HU -- Africa-US Forum: Kenya's 60 Years of Independence (w/H.E. Ambassador Lazarus Amayo)
You are invited to join us on Wednesday, July 12, for a forum on Kenya's 60 years of independence (rescheduled from June 14), featuring H.E. Ambassador Lazarus Amayo, Kenya's Ambassador to the U.S.; his bio: https://kenyaembassydc.org/ambassador/
Among those in the audience were Monsieur Frédéric Edem... | |
| 2023_DC_Kidder_230322 | 64 | Politics & Prose -- Tracy Kidder ("Rough Sleepers")
Tracy Kidder -- Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People — at Conn Ave
In Rough Sleepers, Kidder shows how one person can make a difference, as he tells the story of Dr. Jim O'Connell, a gifted man who invented ways to create a community of care for a... | |
| 2023_DC_Kingdoms_230914 | 27 | Cato Institute -- "All the Kingdoms of the World: On Radical Religious Alternatives to Liberalism"
All the Kingdoms of the World: On Radical Religious Alternatives to Liberalism
Published By Oxford University Press * 2023
In the past few years, a new intellectual trend has appeared among America’s Christian conservatives: “post-liberalism.” Its pioneers include a handful of Catholic scholars called... | |
| 2023_DC_Kite_Festival_230326 | 38 | DC -- Mall -- Event: Blossom Kite Festival (2023) | |
| 2023_DC_Klingle_Valley_Br | 15 | DC -- Cleveland Park -- Klingle Valley Bridge/Park | |
| 2023_DC_Klobuchar_230511 | 71 | Politics & Prose @ GW Betts Theatre -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar ("The Joy of Politics") w/Dana Bash
Sen. Amy Klobuchar -- The Joy of Politics - with Dana Bash -- at GWU Dorothy Betts Theatre
During the past few years, as our country has faced unprecedented challenges, Senator Klobuchar has been in the room where it happens--on the Senate floor for critical votes during the pandemic, at the debate... | |
| 2023_DC_Korea70th_230719 | 48 | Cato Institute -- "Thawing a Frozen Conflict: The Korean War Armistice at 70 Years"
Thawing a Frozen Conflict: The Korean War Armistice at 70 Years
Policy Forum
On July 27, 1953, an armistice took effect, pausing the Korean War. Although much has changed over the last 70 years—North Korea becoming a nuclear state, South Korea becoming a democracy and major economic power, and China... | |
| 2023_DC_Korean_War | 13 | DC -- Korean War Veterans Memorial | |
| 2023_DC_Lafayette_Square | 86 | DC -- Lafayette Square (by White House) area | |
| 2023_DC_LawVCA | 26 | DC -- Natl Law Enforcement Museum -- Exhibit: Roll Out: Automotive Images from the Museum's Collection
Roll Out: Automotive Images from the Museum's Collection
Visit the National Law Enforcement Museum and take a look at over 50 years of law enforcement’s innovative use of the American automobile, which allowed officers to better protect our communities.
Roll Out is a selection of images from the... | |
| 2023_DC_LawVCM | 29 | DC -- Natl Law Enforcement Museum -- Inside Areas Not Covered Elsewhere | |
| 2023_DC_Law | 92 | DC -- Natl Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
The annual candlelight event had been the previous weekend. I was supposed to photograph it but the rain kept me away. | |
| 2023_DC_LA_Small | 17 | DC -- Judiciary Square -- Lillian & Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum | |
| 2023_DC_LA_Small_CRA | 232 | DC -- Judiciary Square -- Lillian & Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum -- Exhibit: Connect. Reflect. Act.
Connect. Reflect. Act.
Ongoing
Welcome to the heart of the Capital Jewish Museum! Here you can read, listen, talk, and engage with interactives throughout this colorful, lively space. Dig deep into local Jewish history, discover Jewish perspectives on social justice issues facing the world today, and... | |
| 2023_DC_LA_Small_Sanc | 9 | DC -- Judiciary Square -- Lillian & Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum -- Exhibit: The Sanctuary
The Sanctuary
Ongoing
Enter one of the Museum’s most treasured artifacts – a synagogue opened in 1876, in time for the US centennial. Since then, the building has been relocated several times to accommodate construction in a changing city. Today, it provides a space for visitors to imagine the... | |
| 2023_DC_LA_Small_WJW | 208 | DC -- Judiciary Square -- Lillian & Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum -- Exhibit: What Is Jewish Washington?
What is Jewish Washington?
Ongoing
Step into history -- a 19th-century synagogue -- as you explore local Jewish stories in DC and the Maryland and Virginia suburbs. This exhibition uses photographs, artifacts, and an interactive model to introduce visitors to the people and organizations that built... | |
| 2023_DC_LC_Home_230916 | 96 | DC -- Lincoln Cottage -- Event: Homecoming at President Lincoln's Cottage 2023
Homecoming at President Lincoln's Cottage 2023
Join us for a full day of racing, music, and family fun at President Lincoln's Cottage!
During the Civil War, the Lincoln family called the Cottage home. On September 16, 2023, we welcome everyone to enjoy the grounds as the Lincoln family did with a full... | |
| 2023_DC_Leamer_231031 | 85 | Politics & Prose -- Laurence Leamer ("Hitchcock's Blondes")
Laurence Leamer - Hitchcock's Blondes: The Unforgettable Women Behind the Legendary Director's Dark Obsession - at Conn Ave
Alfred Hitchcock was fixated -- not just on the dark, twisty stories that became his hallmark, but also by the blond actresses who starred in many of his iconic movies. The... | |
| 2023_DC_Leonhardt_231030 | 108 | Politics & Prose -- David Leonhardt ("Ours Was the Shining Future") w/Ruth Marcus
David Leonhardt - Ours Was the Shining Future: The Rise and Fall of the American Dream - with Ruth Marcus - at Conn Ave
Two decades into the twenty-first century, the stagnation of living standards has become the defining trend of American life. Life expectancy has declined, economic inequality has... | |
| 2023_DC_Leonhardt_231129 | 93 | American University -- Event: 2nd Fall Thurber Dialogues on Democracy with David Leonhardt
2nd Fall Thurber Dialogues on Democracy with David Leonhardt
The Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at SPA and the Kennedy Political Union invites you to the 2nd Fall Thurber Dialogues on Democracy with David Leonhardt and AU Professor Ron Elving on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 6pm.... | |
| 2023_DC_LessonsWWII_230725 | 54 | Hudson Institute -- Lessons from the World War II Arsenal of Democracy
Lessons from the World War II Arsenal of Democracy
To defend Ukraine against Russia and deter China from invading Taiwan, the United States needs to rapidly increase weapons production and enhance its arms. Tapping American innovation and rebuilding the US defense industrial base will be crucial. The... | |
| 2023_DC_Letelier_Mem | 10 | DC -- Letelier-Moffitt Memorial @ Sheridan Circle
Including coming by one day to find flowers around the memorial. Letelier and Moffitt were blown up at the site back on September 21, 1976 so these were an anniversary commemoration. | |
| 2023_DC_Le_Droit_Bldg | 5 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Le Droit Bldg (800-812 F St NW) (Adams Bldg + old International Spy Museum bldg) | |
| 2023_DC_Liar_231107 | 42 | Cato Institute -- "Liar in a Crowded Theater" (w/Jeff Kosseff, Catherine J. Ross, Will Duffield, and Jennifer Huddleston)
Liar in a Crowded Theater
Published By Johns Hopkins University Press • 2023
Featuring:
* Jeff Kosseff, Associate Professor of Cybersecurity Law, United States Naval Academy
* Catherine J. Ross, Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School
* Will Duffield, Adjunct... | |
| 2023_DC_Lincoln_230325 | 178 | Abraham Lincoln 2023 Symposium @ Fords Theatre
Abraham Lincoln Institute Symposiums
“The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship”
Twenty-Sixth Annual Symposium
Abraham Lincoln Institute, Inc. (ALI), provides free, ongoing education on the life, career, and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ALI offers resources for... | |
| 2023_DC_Lincoln_4th_230704 | 54 | Fireworks -- Waiting @ Lincoln Memorial for 4th of July Fireworks (2023) | |
| 2023_DC_Lincoln_Cottage | 36 | DC -- Lincoln Cottage (at the Armed Forces Retirement Home) | |
| 2023_DC_Lincoln_CreateO_230117 | 180 | DC -- Lincoln Cottage -- Event: Opening Reception for "Create To Free Yourselves"
Opening Reception and Artist Talk with George Adéagbo
Please join us at the unveiling of Create to Free Yourselves: Abraham Lincoln and the History of Freeing Slaves in America by George Adéagbo
Award-winning artist Georges Adéagbo (born 1942 in Cotonou, Benin), is known worldwide for his found-object... | |
| 2023_DC_Lincoln_Create | 103 | DC -- Lincoln Cottage -- Exhibit @ Cottage: Create To Free Yourselves
Create to Free Yourselves: Georges Adéagbo Installation
Award-winning sculptor and found-object artist Georges Adéagbo (born in 1942 in Cotonou, Benin) is a virtuoso of site-specific installation, has transformed President Lincoln’s Cottage for a month-long special exhibition titled: Create to Free... | |
| 2023_DC_Lincoln_CVC_Reflex | 120 | DC -- Lincoln Cottage -- Exhibit @ Visitor Center: Reflections on Grief and Child Loss
Featured Exhibit: Reflections on Grief and Child Loss
Understanding History (and Ourselves) Through Empathy
When Abraham and Mary Lincoln’s son, Willie, died at 11 years old in February 1862, they once again experienced what is called “the greatest tragedy.” Willie was their second son to die from... | |
| 2023_DC_Lincoln_MemV | 1 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial -- View from... | |
| 2023_DC_Lincoln_Mem | 50 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial | |
| 2023_DC_Literary_HillBF_230917 | 332 | Literary Hill BookFest (2023) @ Eastern Market
Literary Hill BookFest
Celebrating Books and Authors on Capitol Hill
SEE US AT EASTERN MARKET ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2023
This year, the BookFest is moving to the fall. Come join us from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, September 17th, as we celebrate the vibrant literary culture of Capitol Hill at our “home”... | |
| 2023_DC_LittleR9_230411 | 93 | DC -- House of Sweden -- Event: Little Rock Nine: Transforming American History Into Swedish Culture
Little Rock Nine: Transforming American History Into Swedish Culture
Little Rock Nine: Transforming American Historical Material Into Contemporary Swedish Literature and Performing Art
The Little Rock Nine were the group of nine African-American students who attended a racially segregated school in... | |
| 2023_DC_Little_Amal_230919 | 138 | DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Little Amal visits the Capitol
Little shoes, big journeys
Little Amal walks through a sea of emergency blankets. A river of shoes appears, evoking the stories of millions of children on the move who seek safety within and across borders. Amal brings them to the feet of U.S. Representatives.
In partnership with The Laboratory for... | |
| 2023_DC_LIUNA | 14 | DC -- Downtown -- Laborers International Union of North America (905 16th St NW) | |
| 2023_DC_LOCVw | 10 | DC -- Library of Congress -- Views from... | |
| 2023_DC_LOCVw_Dome | 137 | DC -- Library of Congress -- Views from Dome | |
| 2023_DC_LOC_Ceremonial | 20 | DC -- Library of Congress -- Room: Librarian's Ceremonial Office (1st Floor) | |
| 2023_DC_LOC_Construction | 13 | DC -- Library of Congress -- Exhibit (Agile): Construction of the National Library | |
| 2023_DC_LOC_Creating | 10 | DC -- Library of Congress -- Exhibit (Agile): Creating the United States | |
| 2023_DC_LOC_Ext | 7 | DC -- Library of Congress -- Exterior Images | |
| 2023_DC_LOC_Ext_Const | 15 | DC -- Library of Congress -- Exterior Images -- Construction | |
| 2023_DC_LOC_GH | 1 | DC -- Library of Congress -- Room: The Great Hall | |
| 2023_DC_LOC_Gottlieb | 23 | DC -- Library of Congress -- Exhibit (Performing Arts): William P. Gottlieb Collection of Photographs 1938-1948
William P. Gottlieb: Collection of Photographs 1938-1948
Shown here is a selection of Gottlieb's photographs images drawn from his collection, now held by the Library of Congress and consisting of nearly 1,800 images. The photographs are notable for Gottlieb's ability to capture the personalities of... | |
| 2023_DC_LOC_Hamlisch | 28 | DC -- Library of Congress -- Exhibit: Marvin Hamlisch PEGOT display | |
| 2023_DC_LOC_Herblock | 81 | DC -- Library of Congress -- Exhibit: Herblock Gallery (2023)
Herblock Looks at 1973: Fifty Years Ago in Editorial Cartoons
March 25, 2023–September 2023
As Richard M. Nixon began his second term as president in 1973, he had support throughout the United States. Evidence mounted for his knowledge and participation in such 1972-reelection scandals as the break-in... | |
| 2023_DC_LOC_Holiday_231214 | 201 | Library of Congress -- Event: Holiday Celebration
Holiday Celebration (And, no, I had already left before Mariah Carey made her appearance. Sigh.)
Part of Live at the Library
Celebrate the season with musical performances, festive refreshments, story time with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and view the Library’s Hanukkah Menorah and the lighting... | |
| 2023_DC_LOC_Home_Rule | 21 | DC -- Library of Congress -- Exhibit (Agile): DC Home Rule at Fifty | |
| 2023_DC_LOC_Int | 2 | DC -- Library of Congress -- Miscellaneous interior areas | |
| 2023_DC_LOC_Int_Const | 8 | DC -- Library of Congress -- Interior Images -- We're Building A Library For You | |
| 2023_DC_LOC_MadisonVw | 19 | DC -- Library of Congress Madison Bldg -- Views from... | |
| 2023_DC_LOC_MemberT_230630 | 32 | Library of Congress -- Event: Friends of the Library dome tour | |
| 2023_DC_LOC_MemberT_230922 | 51 | Library of Congress -- Event: Friends of the Library dome tour | |
| 2023_DC_LOC_MRRCC | 16 | DC -- Library of Congress -- Room: Main Reading Room -- Card Catalog | |
| 2023_DC_LOC_MRR | 73 | DC -- Library of Congress -- Room: Main Reading Room (room itself) | |
| 2023_DC_LOC_Shaped | 5 | DC -- Library of Congress -- Exhibit (Agile): Books That Shaped America pop-up | |
| 2023_DC_LOC_Waldseemuller | 12 | DC -- Library of Congress -- Exhibit (Agile): Waldseemuller's 1507 World Map | |
| 2023_DC_LOC_Winter_Warmth | 17 | DC -- Library of Congress -- Exhibit (Agile): Winter Warmth and Entertainment | |
| 2023_DC_Logan | 2 | DC -- Logan Circle neighborhood (but not Logan Statue) | |
| 2023_DC_Logan_Barbie_Pond | 35 | DC -- Logan Circle -- Barbie Pond on Avenue Q (1454-1/2 Q St. NW) | |
| 2023_DC_Longfellow | 3 | DC -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Memorial | |
| 2023_DC_Longworth_HOB | 19 | DC -- Longworth House Office Bulding | |
| 2023_DC_Losers_Arraign_230803 | 99 | DC -- Trump Losers Revolt -- Crowd outside the federal courthouse before another of Trump's arraignments
This was for one of the former child president's arraignments. I miss the days when disgraced politicians just killed themselves. I presume he knows he's lying the whole time he denies things but his brain is so Swiss cheesed that maybe he can't admit to himself that he does anything wrong. | |
| 2023_DC_Loyalty_Upshur | 4 | DC -- Petworth -- Loyalty Bookstore @ 843 Upshur St. | |
| 2023_DC_LP_Imperialism_230326 | 8 | DC -- Rally: Summit Against Hypocrisy @ Lafayette Park
[ A weird protest promoting peaceful relations with Russia, China, and North Korea, claiming that the these three countries, among the worst for using violence to promote their imperialistic ambitions, are no threat to us or the world and should be dealt with peacefully. They praised Trump on one of... | |
| 2023_DC_LP_Sudan_230429 | 27 | DC -- Protest: Sudan @ Lafayette Park | |
| 2023_DC_LP_TPS_230613 | 124 | DC -- Rally: TPS @ Lafayette Park
This was a rally for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) at Lafayette Park after several children had met with President Biden at the White House. Afterward, Biden announced they would extend legal status by 18 months for more than 300,000 people from El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaraqua, and Nepal. The... | |
| 2023_DC_LP_Ukraine_230429 | 6 | DC -- Protest: Russian Invasion of Ukraine @ Lafayette Park | |
| 2023_DC_Luther_Place_MC | 15 | DC -- Logan Circle -- Luther Place Memorial Church (1226 Vermont Ave NW) | |
| 2023_DC_MacFarland_Middle | 7 | DC -- Petworth -- MacFarland Middle School | |
| 2023_DC_Madison_Prize_230501 | 99 | American University -- Event: Madison Prize for Constitutional Excellence award (w/Amy Klobuchar and Rob Portman) @ America's Square (Jones Day Bldg)
Madison Prize for Constitutional Excellence award ceremony with Sen. Amy Klobuchar and former Sen. Rob Portman: May 1, 2023
CCPS and the School of Public Affairs at American University are excited to announce this year’s winners of the Madison Prize for Constitutional Excellence: Senator Amy Klobuchar... | |
| 2023_DC_Maier_230518 | 88 | Politics & Prose @ Union Market -- Dana Jeri Maier ("Skip to the Fun Parts") w/Philippa Hughes
Dana Jeri Maier -- Skip to the Fun Parts: Cartoons and Complaints About the Creative Process - with Philippa Hughes -- at Union Market
Like you, syndicated cartoonist Dana Maier wants a creativity shortcut--a magical fairy who will both come up with brilliant ideas and grant the energy and discipline... | |
| 2023_DC_Mall | 22 | DC -- Natl Mall area
Including some rat holes | |
| 2023_DC_Mall_Pickleball_230929 | 62 | DC -- National Mall of Pickleball
Welcome to the National Mall of Pickleball
For the first time ever, we’ll roll out pickleball courts on the National Mall for three days of exciting programming and activities, both on and off the courts. Whether you’re a pro pickler or a newbie, there will be something for all skill levels and all... | |
| 2023_DC_Mansion_O | 10 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- The Mansion on O Street | |
| 2023_DC_Masaryk | 19 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- Tomas Masaryk statue | |
| 2023_DC_MBT | 1 | DC -- Metropolitan Branch Trail (DC portion) | |
| 2023_DC_McCarthy_230530 | 119 | Politics & Prose -- Andrew McCarthy ("Walking with Sam")
Andrew McCarthy -- Walking with Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain — at Conn Ave
When Andrew McCarthy's eldest son began to take his first steps into adulthood, McCarthy found himself wishing time would slow down. Looking to create a more meaningful connection with Sam before he... | |
| 2023_DC_McMillan | 86 | DC -- McMillan Sand Filtration Site | |
| 2023_DC_McPherson | 4 | DC -- Downtown -- McPherson Square and James B. McPherson Equestrian Memorial
The park was closed for major renovations. | |
| 2023_DC_Meade_Mem | 2 | DC -- George Meade Memorial | |
| 2023_DC_Meckler_230830 | 188 | Politics & Prose -- Laura Meckler ("Dream Town") w/Jesse J. Holland
Laura Meckler -- Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity - with Jesse J. Holland -- at Conn Ave
In this searing and intimate examination of the ideals and realities of racial integration, award-winning Washington Post journalist Laura Meckler tells the story of a decades-long pursuit... | |
| 2023_DC_MEI | 17 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- Middle East Institute (1763 N Street NW) | |
| 2023_DC_MEI_Perceptible | 73 | Middle East Institute -- Exhibit: Perceptible Rhythms/Alternative Temporalities
Perceptible Rhythms/Alternative Temporalities
Curated by Maya El Khalil | December 14, 2022 – April 28, 2023
Perceptible Rhythms/Alternative Temporalities features 12 artists from the Middle East and South Asia who explore the impact of conflict, urbanization and the climate crisis on their... | |
| 2023_DC_MEI_River | 52 | Middle East Institute -- Exhibit: A River Flows Downstream
Join the Middle East Institute for their new exhibition “A River Flows Downstream.” The exhibition explores the theme of water and rivers in the Middle East and the impact of floods and droughts on communities, landscapes, and ecosystems. A River Flows Downstream takes viewers on a journey along rivers... | |
| 2023_DC_MEI_Sea_Of_Life | 53 | Middle East Institute -- Exhibit: The Sea of Life: Modern and Contemporary Art from The Kingdom of Bahrain
The Sea of Life: Modern and Contemporary Art from The Kingdom of Bahrain
Co-curated by Hayfa Aljishi and Lyne Sneige | November 29, 2023 - March 26, 2024
The Sea of Life features the works of fourteen artists spanning different art forms and generations, exploring their connection to their natural and... | |
| 2023_DC_Mellon_Fountain | 20 | DC -- Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain | |
| 2023_DC_Meridian | 13 | DC -- Columbia Heights -- Meridian Hill Park (Malcolm X Park) | |
| 2023_DC_Metro_Buses | 9 | DC -- Metro -- Buses | |
| 2023_DC_Metro_DU | 22 | Metro Station -- Dupont Circle | |
| 2023_DC_Metro_EN | 4 | Metro Station -- L'Enfant Plaza | |
| 2023_DC_Metro_FT | 47 | Metro Station -- Fort Totten | |
| 2023_DC_Metro_JS | 8 | Metro Station -- Judiciary Square
Work progresses on adding a canopy to the station. | |
| 2023_DC_Metro_MC | 26 | Metro Station -- Metro Center | |
| 2023_DC_Metro_NY | 9 | Metro Station -- NoMa–Gallaudet U station on New York Avenue | |
| 2023_DC_Metro_TP | 9 | Metro Station -- Takoma Park | |
| 2023_DC_Metro_Trains | 10 | DC -- Metro -- Trains
Including PRIDE and other trains | |
| 2023_DC_Middle_Income_231204 | 115 | DC -- GWU -- Elliott School -- Event: The Economic Prospects of Middle-Income Countries (w/Indermit Gill)
The Economic Prospects of Middle-Income Countries
Come join us on December 4th, 2023 at 5:30 PM for a conversation with Indermit Gill,Chief Economist of the World Bank
By Elliott School of International Affairs
We invite you to join us on December 4th, 2023 from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm ET for a... | |
| 2023_DC_Miss_DC_Send_231206 | 247 | 2023 Miss District of Columbia Send-Off -- Jude Maboné to Miss America Pageant @ GFWC
Please join us to celebrate Miss DC 2023 Jude Maboné at the Miss DC Send Off Party for Miss America
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
1734 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC
www.gfwc.org | |
| 2023_DC_MLKLib | 7 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Martin Luther King Memorial Library (901 G St NW) | |
| 2023_DC_MLKLib_BF | 178 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Martin Luther King Memorial Library -- Exhibit: We Who Believe in Freedom: Black Feminist D.C.
We Who Believe in Freedom: Black Feminist D.C.
Mar. 30, 2023 – Sep. 2024
DDC Public Library is proud to host We Who Believe in Freedom: Black Feminist DC, presented as part of a groundbreaking partnership with the National Women’s History Museum. We Who Believe in Freedom: Black Feminist DC traces... | |
| 2023_DC_MLKLib_Doo_Wop | 46 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Martin Luther King Memorial Library -- Exhibit: Doo-Wop in D.C.: From the Street Corner to the Stage
Doo-Wop in D.C.
Doo-Wop in D.C.: From the Street Corner to the Stage
Exhibit Dates: June 1 - July 23, 2023
In a powerful tribute to the original pioneers of early Rhythm and Blues of the late 1940s through the early 1960s, The African American Music Association in partnership with the Atlanta Doo-Wop... | |
| 2023_DC_MLKLib_First_Folio | 92 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Martin Luther King Memorial Library -- Exhibit: Pass the Story On: Shakespeare’s First Folio at 400
Pass the Story On: Shakespeare’s First Folio at 400
Part of Searching for Shakespeare: Celebrating 400 years of Shakespeare’s First Folio
Dates Sat, Apr 01 — Sun, Apr 30, 2023
Come see a First Folio — the book that gave us Shakespeare — and explore how some stories are preserved while others are... | |
| 2023_DC_MLKLib_Freedom | 4 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Martin Luther King Memorial Library -- Exhibit: Freedom is Not Guaranteed by Xaviera Simmons
Freedom is Not Guaranteed by Xaviera Simmons
About the Artwork
The phrase “Freedom is Not Guaranteed,” is taken from the title of a large-scale artwork by renowned artist Xaviera Simmons displayed on the 9th and G corner of the MLK Library this fall. An artist whose vast practice includes photography,... | |
| 2023_DC_MLKLib_Leo_Codex | 134 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Martin Luther King Memorial Library -- Exhibit: Imagining the future - Leonardo da Vinci: In the mind of an Italian genius -- Codexes
Leonardo da Vinci
Imagining the future - Leonardo da Vinci: In the mind of an Italian genius
Exhibition: June 21 - Aug. 20, 2023
Note: This special Leonardo da Vinci exhibition is open during regular library hours, seven days a week. Capacity in the exhibit is limited for the protection of the... | |
| 2023_DC_MLKLib_Leo_Conf | 46 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Martin Luther King Memorial Library -- Exhibit: Imagining the future - Leonardo da Vinci: In the mind of an Italian genius -- Confindustria
Leonardo da Vinci
Imagining the future - Leonardo da Vinci: In the mind of an Italian genius
Exhibition: June 21 - Aug. 20, 2023
Note: This special Leonardo da Vinci exhibition is open during regular library hours, seven days a week. Capacity in the exhibit is limited for the protection of the... | |
| 2023_DC_MLKLib_Leo_Else | 48 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Martin Luther King Memorial Library -- Exhibit: Imagining the future - Leonardo da Vinci: In the mind of an Italian genius -- All Else
Leonardo da Vinci
Imagining the future - Leonardo da Vinci: In the mind of an Italian genius
Exhibition: June 21 - Aug. 20, 2023
Note: This special Leonardo da Vinci exhibition is open during regular library hours, seven days a week. Capacity in the exhibit is limited for the protection of the... | |
| 2023_DC_MLKLib_Leo_Lab | 22 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Martin Luther King Memorial Library -- Exhibit: Imagining the future - Leonardo da Vinci: In the mind of an Italian genius -- Lab
Leonardo da Vinci
Imagining the future - Leonardo da Vinci: In the mind of an Italian genius
Exhibition: June 21 - Aug. 20, 2023
Note: This special Leonardo da Vinci exhibition is open during regular library hours, seven days a week. Capacity in the exhibit is limited for the protection of the... | |
| 2023_DC_MLKLib_LiteraryAP | 121 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Martin Luther King Memorial Library -- Exhibit: Literary Arts Program
Literary Arts Program
Exhibit Dates: November 1, 2023 - April 7, 2024
Begun in 1970 by high school teacher David Aaronson, the Literary Arts Program (LAP) allowed high school students in the District of Columbia Public Schools to explore the creative arts and gain experience and skills in the media... | |
| 2023_DC_MLKLib_Mingering | 47 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Martin Luther King Memorial Library -- Exhibit: Checkin' Out Mingering Mike: D.C.'s Imaginary Soul Superstar
Checkin' Out Mingering Mike: D.C.'s Imaginary Soul Superstar
Exhibit Dates: June 7-August 28, 2023
Presented in collaboration with Hemphill Artworks, Checkin' Out Mingering Mike: D.C.'s Imaginary Soul Superstar features hand-drawn album covers, drawings, and song lyrics by self-taught Washington, D.C.... | |
| 2023_DC_MLKLib_MotM | 44 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Martin Luther King Memorial Library -- Exhibit: Mothers of the Movement
Companion Exhibit to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley:
Let the World See: Mothers of the Movement
Jan. 26 - Mar. 12, 2023 | Great Hall
Each location on the exhibit tour has been invited to contribute local content in response to the prompt, "What are the difficult truths in your community's... | |
| 2023_DC_MLKLib_TillO_230126 | 35 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Martin Luther King Memorial Library -- Exhibit: Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See -- Opening
I had already registered for another event this evening so I missed the opening event but people were assembling for it as I was leaving. Description of the event I did not manage to attend:
Let the World See: Emmett Till and the Media
Produced in coordination with the opening of the DC Public... | |
| 2023_DC_MLKLib_Till | 208 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Martin Luther King Memorial Library -- Exhibit: Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See
Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See
Jan. 26 - Mar. 12, 2023 | Great Hall
Emmett Till and Mamie Till-MobleyEmmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See is a touring exhibition recommended for visitors ages 10 and up that shares the story of how a mother's bravery and fight for... | |
| 2023_DC_MLKLib_Todas | 17 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Martin Luther King Memorial Library -- Exhibit: Todas las Manos
Todas Las Manos: Commemorating 50 Years Since the Military Coup in Chile
Exhibit Dates: September 9-October 22, 2023
Todas Las Manos: Commemorating 50 Years Since the Military Coup in Chile is a five-part mural installation created by Francisco Letelier and artists from the Latin American Youth... | |
| 2023_DC_MLKLib_Vw | 44 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Martin Luther King Memorial Library -- Roof and view from... | |
| 2023_DC_MLK_Mem | 5 | DC -- Martin Luther King Jr. Natl Memorial | |
| 2023_DC_Moment_Pre_231112 | 344 | DC -- Moment Magazine's 2023 Gala and Awards Dinner @ Adas Israel Congregation -- (Page 1 of 2) Pics except stage pgm and afterward
Moment's 2023 Benefit & Awards Gala
Come together for an inspiring evening with Moment
Sunday, November 12 at 6:30pm at Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, DC
Master of ceremonies: Robert Siegel Special guests: Congressman Jamie Raskin and others
The evening will be a time to come together as a... | |
| 2023_DC_Moment_Stage_231112 | 207 | DC -- Moment Magazine's 2023 Gala and Awards Dinner @ Adas Israel Congregation -- (Page 2 of 2) Pics of stage pgm and afterward
Moment's 2023 Benefit & Awards Gala
Come together for an inspiring evening with Moment
Sunday, November 12 at 6:30pm at Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, DC
Master of ceremonies: Robert Siegel Special guests: Congressman Jamie Raskin and others
The evening will be a time to come together as a... | |
| 2023_DC_Mon_Future_231102 | 87 | Goethe-Institut -- Event: Monuments of the Future - Thursday
Monuments of the Future - Thursday
A series of discussions, installations, and workshops about monuments and their statements of power and presence in public.
Collaborative ideation and discussion
Artist and community facilitator, Jessica Valoris, and Associate Professor of African American and US... | |
| 2023_DC_Morel_230228 | 70 | DC -- Heritage Foundation -- Lucas Morel ("Life and Legacy of Frederick Douglass")
February 28, 2023 The Life and Legacy of Frederick Douglass: Abolitionist, Advocate, and Statesman
Co-hosted by The Douglass Leadership Institute
We're looking back at the life and legacy of one of the most renowned Black Americans, Frederick Douglass. Kean Collection / Getty Images
Featuring:
*... | |
| 2023_DC_Moskey_230404 | 132 | DC -- Society of the Cincinnati (Anderson House) -- Event: All the World’s a Stage (w/Stephen T. Moskey)
Lecture – All the World’s a Stage: The Role of Architecture and Interior Decor in Entertaining at Anderson House, 1905-1929
Anderson House, the winter home of Larz and Isabel Anderson between 1905 and 1937, stands as a testament to all that was gracious and in good taste in entertaining during the... | |
| 2023_DC_Mother_Jones_230919 | 93 | Labor Heritage Foundation @ Busboys Takoma -- Mother Jones in Heaven
Mother Jones in Heaven
Through story and song, Vivian Nesbitt (Breaking Bad, The Night Shift, Longmire, Law & Order SVU) portrays Mary Harris “Mother” Jones.
By Labor Heritage Foundation
Through story and song, Vivian Nesbitt (Breaking Bad, The Night Shift, Longmire, Law & Order SVU) portrays Mary... | |
| 2023_DC_MOW60_230826 | 57 | DC -- Rally: 2023 March on Washington
The 2023 March on Washington will set the tone for 2024 exactly 60 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other Civil Rights Leaders organized the pivotal March on Washington in August 1963.
As the nation reckons with historic levels of violent hate crimes and threats to its democracy, we must... | |
| 2023_DC_MPP | 37 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- Museum of the Palestinian People (1900 18th Street NW)
The Museum of the Palestinian People is pleased to invite visitors to explore our new permanent exhibit, which tells the story of the Palestinian people, highlighting parts of Palestinian history that are often overlooked. Now on exhibit are a series of paintings that capture traditional Palestinian... | |
| 2023_DC_Mt_Vernon | 21 | DC -- Mt Vernon Triangle neighborhood | |
| 2023_DC_Murals | 74 | DC -- Public Art: Murals (not shown by artist) | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_ACavus | 3 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Albus Cavus Art Collective
The one at the 14th and Girard Street Park has been mostly painted over. | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Akino | 3 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Rae Akino | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_AmandaP | 4 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Aniekan | 27 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Aniekan Udofia | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Arismendi | 4 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Arismendi Professional Services LLC
WELCOME TO WASHINGTON, DC Mural
Mural by: Arismendi Professional Services LLC
Mural Date: August 26, 2023
For: Gregg Cardona Souadi
APS provided the client with different options for a mural on the corner of (addresses) To save costs, we worked with the wall's color and around the tags and proposed... | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Baghead | 4 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Baghead | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_BJones | 1 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Blake Jones | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_BKing | 4 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Bryan King
His "An Oasis in the City" mural has been totally removed now. | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_BlueHue | 6 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Lea Craigie-Marshall (Blue Hue Studios) | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Bode | 11 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Mark Bode (or Vaughn Bode) | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_BPeck | 23 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by G. Byron Peck | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_BSmith | 2 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Bisco Smith | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Chelove | 16 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Miss Chelove | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_CoryB | 4 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Cory Bernat (CoryB) | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Crank | 3 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Crank (ArtofCrank) | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_CSharp | 24 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Claire Sharp
Claire Sharp was at work at a mural abnove the Uptown Cleaners shop on Connecticut Avenue. | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_CStowers | 24 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Cory Stowers | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_EazyYoke | 3 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Aundrae Williams (EazyYokeArt) | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_EDollar | 1 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by E$ | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_EEHamilton | 2 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Elliott Hamilton (eehamilton) | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_EricB | 3 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Eric B. Ricks | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_GBaker | 9 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Garin Baker | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_GPack | 2 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Gentry Pack (_gpack) | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_GRabbit | 4 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Golden Rabbit Silent Monkey (Henley Bounkhong) | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Grace | 1 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Grace | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Herakut | 20 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Hera Herakut (Germany)
CLIMATE ACTION
Because we are in this together!
The German Embassy in Washington and Street Art for Mankind are bringing to life a massive Climate Action mural by German artist Hera in Washington DC, to accelerate awareness on climate change and the essential role that women play in tackling the... | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_HGlass | 3 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Hamilton Glass (HamGlass) | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Huertas | 2 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Katty Huertas | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_JahOne | 3 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Nessar Jahanbin (Jah One) | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_JBailey | 3 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by John Bailey | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_JBergner | 12 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Joel Bergner (aka Joel Artista) | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_JPineda | 3 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Juan Pineda (CRI) | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Kaliq | 13 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Kaliq Crosby | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Karlisima | 8 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Karla "Karlisima" Rodas | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_KClark | 6 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Keiona Clark | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Ledania | 14 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Ledania (Brazil) | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Limauro | 4 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Andrea Limauro | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_LWise | 2 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Loveis_Wise | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_MaggieO | 1 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Maggie O'Neill | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_MasPaz | 12 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Mas Paz (Federico Frum) | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Maxx | 1 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Maxx Moses | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_McFly | 3 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Marly McFly | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Moran | 2 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Craig Moran | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_MSwift | 1 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Martin Swift | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Nether | 4 | MD -- Public Art: Murals by Nether | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_NiaKeturah | 8 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Nia Keturah Calhoun @NiaKeturah | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_NicoleB | 6 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Nicole Bourgea | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_No_Kings | 5 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by No Kings Collective (Brandon Hill, Peter Chang) | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Pinder | 11 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Demont Pinder | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_PWaddell | 5 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Peter Waddell | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Red_Swan | 2 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Red Swan | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_ResoluteRose | 3 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Yewande Kotun Davis (@theresoluterose) | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_RJaffe | 10 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Rose Jaffe (sometimes with Kate DeCiccio) | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_RPradel | 10 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Rodrigo Pradel and Mike Pacheco | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_SergioV | 6 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Sergio Vasquez (Sergio Stuff) | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_SGilliam | 8 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Sam Gilliam | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Shao | 5 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Stevie Shao | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Tarika | 4 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Tarika Campbell | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Tommii | 2 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Tommii Lim | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_TrapXBob | 3 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Tenbeete Solomon (TrapXBob, Trap Bob) | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Trasher | 3 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Trasher (@trasheer) | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Try | 1 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Try Cheatham (Try Unique) | |
| 2023_DC_Murals_Yi | 5 | DC -- Public Art: Murals by Yiqiao Wang (Yi) | |
| 2023_DC_MVT_Photo_Walk | 13 | DC -- Mt Vernon Triangle -- MVT Photo Walk
MVT Photo Walk
“24 Hours of #LifeinMVT” is a photography exhibit on display in Prather’s Alley and the 400 block of K Street NW. It features images taken by four talented, local photographers who spent a day photographing in the Mount Vernon Triangle neighborhood. Viewing the neighborhood through their... | |
| 2023_DC_Myers_231029 | 93 | Politics & Prose -- Amrita Chakrabarti Myers ("The Vice President's Black Wife") w/Nikki Taylor
Amrita Chakrabarti Myers — The Vice President's Black Wife: The Untold Life of Julia Chinn - with Nikki Taylor — at Conn Ave
In The Vice President's Black Wife, award-winning historian Amrita Chakrabarti Myers has recovered the riveting, troubling, and complicated story of Julia Ann Chinn (ca.... | |
| 2023_DC_Myth_America_230104 | 96 | Politics & Prose -- Kevin M. Kruse & Julian E. Zelizer ("Myth America") (w/E.J. Dionne)
Kevin M. Kruse & Julian E. Zelizer — Myth America: Historians Take on the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past - with E.J. Dionne
The United States is in the grip of a crisis of bad history. Distortions of the past promoted in the conservative media have led large numbers of Americans to believe in... | |
| 2023_DC_NAS | 21 | DC -- National Academy of Sciences Bldg | |
| 2023_DC_NAS_Altar | 5 | DC -- National Academy of Sciences Bldg -- Exhibit: Altar (by Smriti Keshari)
Altar
By Smriti Keshari
September 15, 2022 - September 15, 2023
NAS Building, 2101 Constitution Ave., N.W., East Gallery
Smriti Keshari intends to provide a visual and emotional understanding of the age of artificial intelligence (AI) in this installation. The sculpture enshrines the Python code... | |
| 2023_DC_NAS_Arctic_Ice | 34 | DC -- National Academy of Sciences Bldg -- Exhibit: Arctic Ice: A Visual Archive
Arctic Ice: A Visual Archive
By Cy Keener, Justine Holzman, Ignatius Rigor, and John Woods
September 15, 2022 - February 15, 2023
NAS Building, 2101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Upstairs Gallery
Arctic Ice: A Visual Archive presents two new bodies of work -- Iceberg Portraiture and Sea Ice Daily... | |
| 2023_DC_NAS_Art | 37 | DC -- National Academy of Sciences Bldg -- Art Highlights | |
| 2023_DC_NAS_BDreams | 29 | DC -- National Academy of Sciences Bldg -- Exhibit: Blue Dreams
Blue Dreams
Rebecca Rutstein and the Ocean Memory Project
March 15, 2023 - September 15, 2023
This immersive video installation is inspired by the intricate workings of microbial networks in the deep sea and beyond. From abstract imagery to stunning undersea video footage and computer modeling, it... | |
| 2023_DC_NAS_Chaosmosis | 75 | DC -- National Academy of Sciences Bldg -- Exhibit: Chaosmosis
Chaosmosis
Assigning Rhythm to the Turbulent
On view through February 23, 2024
Chaosmosis: Assigning Rhythm to the Turbulent is a new exhibition inspired by fluid dynamics, a discipline that describes the flow of liquids and gases. This unique exhibition draws from past submissions to the American... | |
| 2023_DC_NAS_Great_Hall | 21 | DC -- National Academy of Sciences Bldg -- Great Hall | |
| 2023_DC_NAS_Launching | 25 | DC -- National Academy of Sciences Bldg -- Exhibit: Launching the Future: Looking Back to Look Forward
Launching the Future: Looking Back to Look Forward
September 30, 2022 - March 1, 2023
NAS Building, 2101 Constitution Ave., N.W., West Gallery
Space exploration has inspired artists since its very beginning. The NASA Art Program began in 1962 with the recruitment of eight artists to view a rocket... | |
| 2023_DC_NAS_Members_Center | 10 | DC -- National Academy of Sciences Bldg -- Members' Center
Members’ Center
Just inside the main entrance and to the left is the Members’ Center. Once the Academy’s Library, it is now used by visiting Academy members. A carved relief above the fireplace depicts the history and development of writing systems and technologies, with an obelisk at the center... | |
| 2023_DC_NAS_Members_Room | 21 | DC -- National Academy of Sciences Bldg -- Members' Room | |
| 2023_DC_NAS_Poets | 37 | DC -- National Academy of Sciences Bldg -- Exhibit: Poets for Science
Poets for Science
Created by the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University and Poet Jane Hirshfield
March 27, 2023 - September 8, 2023
From images generated by the Hubble Telescope and MRI machines to childhood cognitive development, biology, ecology, and natural history, this exhibition features... | |
| 2023_DC_NAS_Pollack | 48 | DC -- National Academy of Sciences Bldg -- Exhibit: “Julia Pollack: Collaborative Ecologies
Julia Pollack: Collaborative Ecologies
November 6, 2023 - June 7, 2024
Julia Pollack is curator and creator at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign where she creates artwork based upon her conversations and collaborations with scientists there.... | |
| 2023_DC_NativeAmer_Vet_Mem | 5 | DC -- Natl Native American Veterans Memorial (@ Natl Museum of the American Indian)
Including Steve Artley's visit. | |
| 2023_DC_Naval_Center | 9 | DC -- U.S. Naval Heritage Center | |
| 2023_DC_Naval_Memorial | 3 | DC -- U.S. Navy Memorial | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Acevedo_230812 | 19 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Elizabeth Acevedo on Her New Novel "Family Lore"
Elizabeth Acevedo on Her New Novel "Family Lore"
What happens when someone who can predict the exact day of someone’s death hosts their own wake? Join Elizabeth Acevedo as she discusses her debut adult novel, “Family Lore,” in conversation with former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Animals_230812 | 11 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Animals Talk to Me: Narrators From the Wild with Henry Hoke and Shelby Van Pelt
Animals Talk to Me: Narrators From the Wild with Henry Hoke and Shelby Van Pelt
For us to see ourselves clearly, sometimes we need to hear from outside observers—as in, outside our species. Shelby Van Pelt’s “Remarkably Bright Creatures” follows the unlikely connection between a grieving woman and a... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_AphroChic_230812 | 7 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- "AphroChic": Celebrating the Black Family Home with Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason
"AphroChic": Celebrating the Black Family Home with Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason
If there’s one place to find rich generational history besides a museum, it’s a house. Follow Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason as they explore the intimate spaces of Black family homes from their smart new design book,... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_BScenes_230812 | 14 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Behind the Scenes With Black Writers with Jericho Brown, Camille T. Dungy and Tiphanie Yanique
Behind the Scenes With Black Writers with Jericho Brown, Camille T. Dungy and Tiphanie Yanique
Black culture and identity have greatly influenced how Black creatives interpret the world. “How We Do It: Black Writers on Craft, Practice and Skill,” edited by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown, is... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Buttigieg_230812 | 40 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Chasten Buttigieg Has Something To Tell You (Hint: It's About Finding Yourself)
Chasten Buttigieg Has Something To Tell You (Hint: It's About Finding Yourself)
Growing up isn’t easy. Finding your voice takes courage. And, being true to yourself can take time. In “I Have Something to Tell You -- For Young Adults,” Chasten Buttigieg recounts stories and experiences he encountered... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_CSecrets_230812 | 19 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Capital Secrets: J. Edgar Hoover's Shadowy Reign with Beverly Gage and James Kirchick
Capital Secrets: J. Edgar Hoover's Shadowy Reign with Beverly Gage and James Kirchick
J. Edgar Hoover is perceived nowadays as a dark figure in American politics. But he wasn’t always thought of that way. In her Pulitzer Prize-winning book “G-Man,” Beverly Gage fairly and thoroughly investigates... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_CSpan_230812 | 6 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Book TV on C-Span2
Peter Slen (C-SPAN) interviewing ???, Charles Stimson, and Douglas Brinkley | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Dig_In_230812 | 21 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Dig In: What Food Says About Us with Cheuk Kwan and Anya von Bremzen
Dig In: What Food Says About Us with Cheuk Kwan and Anya von Bremzen
Food: it’s stuff on a plate but also something that tells others about what’s in our hearts and our minds. In “Have You Eaten Yet?,” Cheuk Kwan interviews Chinese restaurant owners and workers, showcasing their resilience and... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Family_230812 | 10 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- The Family You Need, the Family You Create: Literary Fiction with Esmeralda Santiago and Luis Alberto Urrea
The Family You Need, the Family You Create: Literary Fiction with Esmeralda Santiago and Luis Alberto Urrea
What makes someone family? Join Esmeralda Santiago and Luis Alberto Urrea as they discuss their new novels, “Las Madres” (Santiago) and “Good Night, Irene” (Urrea). Santiago’s novel follows... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Grann_230812 | 24 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder: An Hour with David Grann
Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder: An Hour with David Grann
In January 1742, the H.M.S. Wager washed up on the coast of Brazil with 29 emaciated men. Via suspenseful storytelling, David Grann recreates in “The Wager” the ship’s rough voyage and its gruesome aftermath. The lessons here aren’t just about the... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Gratz_230812 | 31 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Captain America and Alan Gratz: What More Do You Need?
Captain America and Alan Gratz: What More Do You Need?
A human, a sidekick and a captain. What more do you need to become a superhero? Alan Gratz brings us a World War II adventure featuring Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes up against an army of undead ghosts in “Captain America: The Ghost Army.” Hear... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Hauntings_230812 | 11 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Hauntings Aren't Just for Houses: Horror Fiction with Tananarive Due and Grady Hendrix
Hauntings Aren't Just for Houses: Horror Fiction with Tananarive Due and Grady Hendrix
Horror can take countless forms: monsters, strangers, our inner demons. In Tananarive Due’s “The Wishing Pool and Other Stories,” supernatural horror intersects with chillingly real themes of trauma, racism and... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Heating_230812 | 29 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- History Is Heating Up: Environmental Awakening vs. Climate Change Denial with Douglas Brinkley and David Lipsky
History Is Heating Up: Environmental Awakening vs. Climate Change Denial with Douglas Brinkley and David Lipsky
Join Douglas Brinkley and David Lipsky as they discuss the nuances and history of how we’ve wrestled with a pervasive issue: climate change. Brinkley’s “Silent Spring Revolution” pays tribute... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Hendrickson_230812 | 6 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- "Life on Delay: Making Peace With a Stutter" with John Hendrickson
"Life on Delay: Making Peace With a Stutter" with John Hendrickson
John Hendrickson, a staff writer at The Atlantic, published an article in 2019 about Joe Biden’s stuttering and his own. “Life on Delay” is the memoir born from that article; in it, Hendrickson writes openly about the isolation,... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Injustices_230812 | 6 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- How Can We Deal with the World's Injustices? Ask a Teen! with Lesa Cline-Ransome and Jennifer De Leon
How Can We Deal with the World's Injustices? Ask a Teen! with Lesa Cline-Ransome and Jennifer De Leon
Teens aren’t immune to the world’s injustices; they might have ideas about some solutions. Join Lesa Cline-Ransome and Jennifer De Leon as they discuss their newest releases. Lesa Cline-Ransome’s “For... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Jane20_230812 | 7 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Will and Jane 2.0: Classics Updated with Sayantani DasGupta and Brittany N. Williams
Who says classics can’t be revamped? A modern retelling of Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility,” Sayantani DasGupta’s “Rosewood: A Midsummer Meet Cute” follows teenage drama at a regency-themed summer camp. Sprinkled with Shakespearean references, Brittany N. Williams’ “That Self-Same Metal” follows... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Kelly_230812 | 34 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- My Life, Considered: Memoir with Mary Louise Kelly
My Life, Considered: Memoir with Mary Louise Kelly
Join Mary Louise Kelly, a co-host of the culture-savvy NPR podcast “All Things Considered” in a discussion of her memoir, “It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs.” Kelly grapples with the death of her father and the realization that her children... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Klune_230812 | 20 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- AI: They Just Want To Be Our Friends with TJ Klune
AI: They Just Want To Be Our Friends with TJ Klune
Recent media coverage of AI has focused on the worrisome aspects of technology going rogue. But what if we asked another question: What possibilities are there for humans to build relationships, friendships, with AI? TJ Klune’s “In the Lives of... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_L2Life_230812 | 6 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Literature to Life Presents a Performance from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby"
Literature to Life Presents a Performance From F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby"
Join us for a performance of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” presented by the literary nonprofit Literature to Life, whose actors and teaching artists immerse an audience in a book and vividly bring it to... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Lie_230812 | 23 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Lie, Fight, Gatekeep: Girls vs. the Power with Angeline Boulley and Amélie Wen Zhao
Lie, Fight, Gatekeep: Girls vs. the Power with Angeline Boulley and Amélie Wen Zhao
Youth are some of society’s strongest fighters (and innovators) and these protagonists are no exception. Angeline Boulley (“Warrior Girl Unearthed”) and Amélie Wen Zhao (“Song of Silver, Flame Like Night”) write about... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Misc_230812 | 135 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Miscelleanous
Folks here include the Library Friends group, a guy who was trying to hawk his own book against the Chinese Communist Party, the US Capital Historical Society folks, Kate Michael, Carla Hayden, Amy Joyce and Helena Andrews-Dyer (Washington Post stage), Jane Campbell, Daniela Galarza and Ann Maloney... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Mukherjee_230812 | 9 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Medicine and the New Human with Siddhartha Mukherjee
Medicine and the New Human with Siddhartha Mukherjee
In his new book “The Song of the Cell,” physician and author Siddhartha Mukherjee, also the author of “The Emperor of All Maladies,” takes the reader back to the discovery of cells, the ways that discovery revolutionized medicine and the remarkable... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Myths_230812 | 23 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Myths and Promises: Decoding "Latino" in America with José Olivarez and Héctor Tobar
Myths and Promises: Decoding "Latino" in America with José Olivarez and Héctor Tobar
What does it mean to be Latino in the U.S.? Join José Olivarez and Héctor Tobar as they discuss how their books explore this question. Tobar’s “Our Migrant Souls” examines the 21st century Latino experience and the... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_NPoetry_230812 | 15 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- The World Offers Itself to Your Imagination: Nature Poetry with Camille T. Dungy and Joy Harjo
The World Offers Itself to Your Imagination: Nature Poetry with Camille T. Dungy and Joy Harjo
Throughout time, readers have turned to poetry to connect to the beauty and mystery of the natural world. Join former U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo (“Weaving Sundown in a Scarlet Light”) and Camille T. Dungy... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Page_230812 | 22 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Elliot Page on His New Memoir "Pageboy"
Elliot Page on His New Memoir "Pageboy"
Oscar-nominated star and trans advocate, Elliot Page explores the searing and intimate experiences of being human in his new memoir, “Pageboy.” From his experiences as a young actor in Hollywood to struggles over body image and discovering himself as a queer and... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_PP_230812 | 31 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Politics and Prose Area | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Redacting_230812 | 10 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Redacting and Retelling: New Ways of Confronting Systemic Racism with Shane McCrae and Nicole Sealey
Redacting and Retelling: New Ways of Confronting Systemic Racism with Shane McCrae and Nicole Sealey
Poetry and poets confront racism in this panel. In his memoir “Pulling the Chariot of the Sun,” poet Shane McCrae pieces together the story of his childhood kidnapping by his white grandparents -- and... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Russell_230812 | 34 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Yards Between Us: Sports and American Culture with R.K. Russell
Yards Between Us: Sports and American Culture with R.K. Russell
R.K. Russell’s sports life and personal life collided when he publicly identified as bisexual during his time in the NFL. In “The Yards Between Us,” he aims to shorten the distance between LGBTQ+ professional athletes and American... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Saunders_230812 | 35 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- 2023 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction Winner George Saunders
2023 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction Winner George Saunders
2023 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction winner George Saunders discusses his writing life during this event, from his beloved novel “Lincoln in the Bardo” to his story collections such as “Tenth of December” and... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Scalzi_230812 | 17 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- My Gig at the Godzilla Preserve with John Scalzi
My Gig at the Godzilla Preserve with John Scalzi
Lions, tigers or…kaiju? I don’t think we’re on Earth anymore. So what should one do when they find themselves in an alternate, human-free universe? Well, in John Scalzi’s novel, “The Kaiju Preservation Society,” the KPS organization was created to... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Secret_230812 | 16 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Alone with a Secret: Novels That Provoke and Reveal with Victor LaValle and Kevin Wilson
Alone with a Secret: Novels That Provoke and Reveal with Victor LaValle and Kevin Wilson
Everyone has a dark secret…and then there are really dark secrets. Victor LaValle’s novel “Lone Women” follows a young woman who’s haunted by a secret sin that could burn many people. In Kevin Wilson’s “Now Is Not... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Sepetys_230812 | 29 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- "You: The Story" with Ruta Sepetys
"You: The Story" with Ruta Sepetys
The most powerful aspect of a story is your voice -- without it there is no story. In her new book “You: The Story: A Writer’s Guide to Craft Through Memory,” Ruta Sepetys teaches aspiring writers how to dig deep into their memories and masterfully explore them on the... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Shepard_230812 | 9 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- How Sara Shepard Made a Best Friend
How Sara Shepard Made a Best Friend
Fifth grade is full of surprises: good, bad, silly, weird—you name it. The first installment of a new middle grade series, Sara Shepard’s “Penny Draws a Best Friend” follows young Penny Lowry as she navigates changing friendships, a family secret and her feelings of... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Story_230812 | 5 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Me, My Story, My Pictures with Jarrett J. Krosoczka and Pedro Martín
Me, My Story, My Pictures with Jarrett J. Krosoczka and Pedro Martín
What’s it like to not only divulge the details of your life but also draw them for everyone to see?! Jarret J. Krosoczka’s “Sunshine” follows his experience working at a camp for terminally ill children. “Mexikid” tracks Pedro... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Stressed_230812 | 14 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- I'm Already Stressed About Homework. You Need Me to Solve a Mystery Too? with Nick Brooks and Karen M. McManus
I'm Already Stressed About Homework. You Need Me to Solve a Mystery Too? with Nick Brooks and Karen M. McManus.
Imagine needing to solve a mystery while juggling a mountain of schoolwork -- not fun (but maybe more fun than homework?). Nick Brooks’ “Promise Boys” follows three teens of color who... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Towles_230812 | 16 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- On "The Lincoln Highway": Historical Fiction with Amor Towles
On "The Lincoln Highway": Historical Fiction with Amor Towles
Amor Towles’ latest novel, “The Lincoln Highway,” is a classic American road novel but within that narrative framework, it continually surprises. It’s about 18-year-old Emmett Watson, who has to get to nowhere in particular, fast, after his... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Tran_230812 | 6 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- "Take a Trip," They Said. "You'll Have a Great Time!" They Said. with Trang Thanh Tran
"Take a Trip," They Said. "You'll Have a Great Time!" They Said. with Trang Thanh Tran
We don’t take a vacation just to worry about surviving the vacation. But in Trang Thanh Tran’s “She Is a Haunting,” a girl encounters a haunting while visiting family in Vietnam. Maybe let’s not take a vacation to... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Ward_230812 | 14 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Why Fiction Matters with Jesmyn Ward, 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction Winner
Why Fiction Matters with Jesmyn Ward, 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction Winner
Join us in an exclusive event with 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction winner Jesmyn Ward and Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. In this thought-provoking conversation, Ward discusses the... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_What_If_230812 | 30 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- What If?: Time Travel, Supervillains and Other Everyday Things with Jamar Nicholas and Nisi Shawl
What If?: Time Travel, Supervillains and Other Everyday Things with Jamar Nicholas and Nisi Shawl
What happens when magic becomes your everyday? Set in a world where superheroes and ordinary people coexist, Jamar Nicholas’ graphic novel “Leon the Extraordinary” follows superpower-less Leon’s mission to... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_When_Lies_230812 | 13 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- When Lies and Secrets Come Into the Light with Linda Kao and Mark Oshiro
When Lies and Secrets Come Into the Light with Linda Kao and Mark Oshiro
What if those you love the most keep you in the dark? In Mark Oshiro’s “Into the Light,” Manny questions his memories while searching for his sister; in Linda Kao’s “A Crooked Mark,” Matt hunts for those marked by the devil –... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_White_Bird_230812 | 20 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- "White Bird": Deep in the Wonder Universe with R.J. Palacio and Erica S. Perl
"White Bird": Deep in the Wonder Universe with R.J. Palacio and Erica S. Perl
Join R.J. Palacio and Erica S. Perl as they discuss their new novel adaptation of “White Bird.” Set within the Wonder universe, this story reflects the power of kindness. Due to a change in the release date of the “White... | |
| 2023_DC_NBF_YDelgado_230812 | 12 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Drawing Yaqui Delgado with Meg Medina and Mel Valentine Vargas
Drawing Yaqui Delgado with Meg Medina and Mel Valentine Vargas
How do you add faces to characters you’ve never seen? Is it hard to draw a beloved novel? In this program artist Mel Valentine Vargas is joined by National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Meg Medina. Together they will share how... | |
| 2023_DC_NCath_CSA | 18 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Stained Glass -- Confederate Windows --> Now and Forever Windows
The new windows were finally exhibited. | |
| 2023_DC_NCath_Disp | 19 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- History Displays | |
| 2023_DC_NCath_Glass | 3 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Stained glass | |
| 2023_DC_NCath_I | 30 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Interior Images (except stained glass) | |
| 2023_DC_NCath_Lego | 51 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Exhibit: Let there be LEGO! | |
| 2023_DC_NCath_NCSCWP | 41 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Exhibit: The NCS Cathedral Windows Project | |
| 2023_DC_NCath_Poetry | 48 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Exhibit: Poetry (Freedom Story and Dear Ukraine)
Poet David Hassler was there when I came by. | |
| 2023_DC_NCath_RJustice_230923 | 239 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Event: Racial Justice Windows Dedication service
We are excited to invite you to the unveiling and dedication of the Now and Forever windows by world-renowned artist and MacArthur Award winner Kerry James Marshall. In-person and online, the dedication will feature remarks from the artist on the new windows and a special reading by acclaimed poet... | |
| 2023_DC_NCath_Views | 17 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Views from... | |
| 2023_DC_NCCC | 4 | DC -- Logan Circle -- Natl City Christian Church (5 Thomas Circle, NW) | |
| 2023_DC_Newseum | 10 | DC -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center (2020 onward, formerly the Newseum)
Johns Hopkins students are taking classes now. | |
| 2023_DC_NGAA_Buffalo | 6 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- West Wing -- Alcove: Last of the Buffalo? | |
| 2023_DC_NGAEWP | 15 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- East Wing -- Paintings in common areas | |
| 2023_DC_NGAEWS | 3 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- East Wing -- Sculpture in common areas | |
| 2023_DC_NGAEW_Ancestors | 98 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- East Wing -- Exhibit: The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native Americans
The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native Americans
September 22, 2023 – January 15, 2024
East Building, Upper Level, West Bridge
Curated by artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation), this exhibition brings together works by an... | |
| 2023_DC_NGAEW_Bldg | 8 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- East Wing -- Building and Public Space | |
| 2023_DC_NGAEW_Concourse | 7 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- East Wing -- Concourse (incl Leo Villareal's Multiverse LED installation) | |
| 2023_DC_NGAEW_Guston_Nixon | 85 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- East Wing -- Exhibit: Poor Richard: Philip Guston's Nixon Drawings | |
| 2023_DC_NGAEW_Guston_Now | 166 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- East Wing -- Exhibit: Philip Guston Now
Philip Guston Now
March 2 – August 27, 2023
Philip Guston Now charts the 50-year career of one of America’s most influential modern artists through more than 150 paintings and drawings. Guston’s story is one of epic change—of artistic styles, from muralism to abstract expressionism to figuration, of... | |
| 2023_DC_NGAEW_Interior_Life | 45 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- East Wing -- Exhibit: The Interior Life: Recent Acquisitions
The Interior Life: Recent Acquisitions
March 17 – September 10, 2023
Writer James Baldwin highlighted the power of people’s interior lives, specifically those of artists, to move our world forward. While our emotional, spiritual, and psychological existences often remain hidden, visual artists bravely... | |
| 2023_DC_NGAEW_Longo | 15 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- East Wing -- Exhibit: Robert Longo Drawings: Engines of State
Robert Longo Drawings: Engines of State
March 26 – July 9, 2023
Robert Longo (b. 1953) is perhaps best known as a leading artist of the “Pictures Generation”—a group of artists who were influenced by the self-reflective, critical principles of Conceptual and Pop Art during the 1970s and 1980s. They... | |
| 2023_DC_NGAEW_RT_Pride | 29 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- East Wing -- Roof Terrace and View from... -- of PRIDE | |
| 2023_DC_NGAP | 25 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- West Wing -- Paintings | |
| 2023_DC_NGASG | 16 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- Sculpture Garden
They were doing maintenance on some of the pieces. | |
| 2023_DC_NGAS | 1 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- West Wing -- Sculpture | |
| 2023_DC_NGA_Bldg | 13 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- West Wing -- Building | |
| 2023_DC_NGA_Britain | 82 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- West Wing -- Exhibit: This is Britain: Photographs from the 1970s and 1980s
This Is Britain: Photographs from the 1970s and 1980s
January 29 – June 11, 2023
Britain experienced profound changes in the 1970s and 1980s, when it was racked by deindustrialization, urban uprisings, the controversial policies of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and the Troubles in Northern... | |
| 2023_DC_NGA_Canova | 145 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- West Wing -- Exhibit: Canova: Sketching in Clay
Canova: Sketching in Clay
June 11 – October 9, 2023
How does a sculptor turn an initial idea into a finished work of marble? For Antonio Canova (1757–1822), the most famous artist of Europe’s revolutionary period, the answer was with clay.
Working with his hands and small tools, Canova produced... | |
| 2023_DC_NGA_Conversations | 13 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- West Wing -- Exhibit: Conversations: Kerry James Marshall and John Singleton Copley
Conversations: Kerry James Marshall and John Singleton Copley
November 18, 2023 – January 31, 2025
Two centuries apart, American artists John Singleton Copley and Kerry James Marshall pushed the boundaries of history painting.
A special installation brings together three monumental paintings for a... | |
| 2023_DC_NGA_Corcoran | 33 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- West Wing --The Corcoran Collection | |
| 2023_DC_NGA_Curtis_230507 | 13 | National Gallery of Art -- Event: Curtis on Tour (Rehearsing)
Curtis on Tour
Listen to an enthralling program of works by Haydn, Beethoven, and Brahms featuring the Viano String Quartet with special guest artist Roberto Díaz.
Praised for their “huge range of dynamics, massive sound and spontaneity” (American Record Guide), this critically acclaimed quartet won... | |
| 2023_DC_NGA_Dante | 52 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- West Wing -- Exhibit: Going through Hell: The Divine Dante
Going through Hell: The Divine Dante
April 9 – July 16, 2023
Florentine poet, writer and philosopher Dante Alighieri’s (1265-1321) Divine Comedy called Commedia in Italian, was written in the Florentine vernacular that formed the basis for the modern Italian language. It describes Dante’s journey... | |
| 2023_DC_NGA_Drawing_Britain | 107 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- West Wing -- Exhibit: Drawing in Britain, 1700–1900: New Additions to the Collection
Drawing in Britain, 1700–1900: New Additions to the Collection
April 2 – August 6, 2023
Selected entirely from the National Gallery’s permanent collection, this exhibition of approximately 80 recently acquired drawings and watercolors provides an overview of two centuries of British art. Works on view... | |
| 2023_DC_NGA_Etched | 55 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- West Wing -- Exhibit: Etched by Light: Photogravures from the Collection, 1840–1940
Etched by Light: Photogravures from the Collection, 1840–1940
October 15, 2023 – February 4, 2024
Discover an intriguing chapter in the history of photography.
In the 19th and 20th centuries innovative practitioners searched for and perfected a method to produce identical photographic prints in ink.... | |
| 2023_DC_NGA_Lange | 127 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- West Wing -- Exhibit: Dorothea Lange: Seeing People
Dorothea Lange: Seeing People
November 5, 2023 – March 31, 2024
During her long, prolific, and groundbreaking career, the American photographer Dorothea Lange made some of the most iconic portraits of the 20th century. Dorothea Lange: Seeing People reframes Lange’s work through the lens of... | |
| 2023_DC_NGA_Looking_Up | 47 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- West Wing -- Exhibit: Looking Up: Studies for Ceilings, 1550–1800
Looking Up: Studies for Ceilings, 1550–1800
January 29 – July 9, 2023
In modern architecture and contemporary interior design, ceilings have lost much of their original, complex meaning, becoming neutral fields or featuring generic decoration. However, in the European tradition that spanned nearly... | |
| 2023_DC_NGA_Renovate | 67 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- West Wing -- Temporary Gallery Shifting During Renovation | |
| 2023_DC_NGA_Shaw | 28 | DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- West Wing -- Exhibit: Shaw Memorial | |
| 2023_DC_NGMM | 382 | DC -- NoMa -- National Guard Memorial Museum (1 Mass. Ave NW) | |
| 2023_DC_NGMM_DC | 17 | DC -- NoMa -- National Guard Memorial Museum -- Exhibit: The National Guard: Defending Our Nation's Capital Region | |
| 2023_DC_NGS | 22 | DC -- Downtown -- Natl Geographic Society -- Explorers Hall (1145 17th St NW) | |
| 2023_DC_Nguyen_231004 | 82 | MLK Memorial Library -- Event: Trung Le Nguyen ("The Magic Fish") w/Ted Osius
Author Talk - Trung Le Nguyen
At a time when LGTBQ and API voices are targeted for book bans, join us for a special conversation with Vietnamese American cartoonist Trung Le Nguyen.
In partnership with The Vietnam Society and the Mayor's Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs, join the Library... | |
| 2023_DC_NMAD | 163 | DC -- State Dept -- National Museum of American Diplomacy | |
| 2023_DC_NMAD_Architecture_230518 | 72 | NMAD -- Event: America’s Diplomatic Architecture Abroad
The National Museum of American Diplomacy, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State's Overseas Buildings Operation’s Office of Cultural Heritage, invites you to
America’s Diplomatic Architecture Abroad: A Brief History
When America’s first diplomat, Benjamin Franklin was sent to Paris in 1776... | |
| 2023_DC_NMAD_LNTB_231003 | 87 | NMAD -- Event: Commemorating 60 Years of the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Commemorating 60 Years of the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
On August 5, 1963, the United States signed a groundbreaking treaty with the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom to curtail the harmful effects on humankind from nuclear weapons testing.
This “Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty” was achieved... | |
| 2023_DC_NMAD_Stuck_230215 | 71 | NMAD -- Event: Stuck Behind the Iron Curtain: Race, Citizenship, and Red Scares w/Alison Mann
Stuck Behind the Iron Curtain: Race, Citizenship, and Red Scares
Join the National Museum of American Diplomacy (NMAD) on Wednesday, February 15th, at noon to commemorate Black History Month.
NMAD’s Public Historian, Dr. Alison Mann, will feature the story of Robert Robinson, a Black American who... | |
| 2023_DC_NMWA | 56 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Natl Museum of Women in the Arts (1250 New York Ave NW)
I have no idea if these sport jackets bolted to the sidewalk are part of an exhibit during the shut-down or some weird tie-in to the Nike Swoosh | |
| 2023_DC_NMWA_Focus | 6 | DC -- Natl Museum of Women in the Arts -- Exhibit: In Focus: Artists at Work
In Focus: Artists at Work
Oct 21, 2023, to Sep 22, 2024
Enjoy a close-up look into the practices and perspectives of eight contemporary collection artists via short documentary-style videos. Presented in NMWA’s ground-floor Long Gallery, these captivating short films welcome visitors to the renewed... | |
| 2023_DC_NMWA_Holding | 39 | DC -- Natl Museum of Women in the Arts -- Exhibit: Holding Ground: Artists’ Books for the National Museum of Women in the Arts
Holding Ground: Artists’ Books for the National Museum of Women in the Arts
Oct 21, 2023, to Oct 20, 2024
Nine new works by celebrated book artists inaugurate NMWA’s new Learning Commons and its reinvigorated Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center. Some of the artists reflect on NMWA as a... | |
| 2023_DC_NMWA_Hung_Liu | 17 | DC -- Natl Museum of Women in the Arts -- Exhibit: Hung Liu: Making History
Hung Liu: Making History
Oct 21, 2023, to Oct 20, 2024
“Weeping” paintings and prints by Hung Liu (1948 to 2021) features signature paint drips, layers of color, and cultural symbols that pay homage to overlooked figures in history, predominantly vulnerable women and children from the artist’s native... | |
| 2023_DC_NMWA_Impressive | 28 | DC -- Natl Museum of Women in the Arts -- Exhibit: Impressive: Antoinette Bouzonnet-Stella
Impressive: Antoinette Bouzonnet-Stella
Oct 21, 2023, to Oct 20, 2024
The Entrance of the Emperor Sigismond into Mantua (1675), an extraordinary series of 25 prints by 17th-century French artist Antoinette Bouzonnet-Stella (1641 to 1676) is presented at NMWA for the first time in almost 15 years. The... | |
| 2023_DC_NMWA_Library | 15 | DC -- Natl Museum of Women in the Arts -- Library | |
| 2023_DC_NMWA_Opening_231021 | 43 | DC -- Natl Museum of Women in the Arts -- Public Reopening Day | |
| 2023_DC_NMWA_Remix | 191 | DC -- Natl Museum of Women in the Arts -- Exhibit: Remix: The Collection
Remix: The Collection
Oct 21, 2023, to Oct 21, 2025
Remix showcases familiar collection favorites as well as never-before-exhibited recent acquisitions. Artworks are grouped around themes, in some cases anchored by a medium and in others by an idea, that resonate among global artists across time,... | |
| 2023_DC_NMWA_Sky | 89 | DC -- Natl Museum of Women in the Arts -- Exhibit: The Sky’s the Limit
The Sky’s the Limit
Oct 21, 2023, to Feb 25, 2024
Never-before-exhibited contemporary sculptures dangle from the ceiling, cascade down walls, and extend far beyond their footprint on the gallery floor. Process-focused sculptures were pioneered by women creators in the mid-20th century, and they... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_SummitA1_230524 | 26 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- 01 Performance written by Smriti Keshari
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
[01] OPENING PERFORMANCE:
*... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_SummitA2_230524 | 15 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- 02 Alberto Ibargüen
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
[02] FROM GUTENBERG TO GENERATIVE... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_SummitA3_230524 | 23 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- 03 Rachel Kuo
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
[03] FISSURES & FRACTURES:... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_SummitA4_230524 | 37 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- 04 Introductory remarks (Marcia McNutt, Vidar Helgesen)
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
[04] INTRODUCTORY REMARKS:
*... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_SummitA5_230524 | 42 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- 05 Nat Kendall-Taylor
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
[05] HOW TO MAKE MINDSETS... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_SummitA6_230524 | 9 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- 06 Sumi Somaskanda
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
[06] VIRTUAL HOST GREETING:
*... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_SummitB1_230524 | 31 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- 07 Eric Mead
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
[07] IS SEEING BELIEVING?
*... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_SummitB2_230524 | 59 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- 08 Elizabeth Loftus
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
[08] THE MISINFORMATION EFFECT
... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_SummitB3_230524 | 25 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- 09 Gizem Ceylan
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
[09] SHARING IS CARING: WHAT... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_SummitB4_230524 | 31 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- 10 Melissa Fleming
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
[10] HEALING OUR TROUBLED... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_SummitB5_230524 | 56 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- 11 Åsa Wikforss and Kathleen Hall Jamieson
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
[11] COMMUNICATING SCIENCE IN A... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_SummitC1_230524 | 31 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- 12 Birds Aren't Real (Peter McIndoe)
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
[12] BIRDS AREN'T REAL:
* Peter... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_SummitC2_230524 | 44 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- 13 Martin Chalfie (and introducing the Provacateur panel)
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
DYNAMIC DIALOGUES featuring short... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_SummitC3_230524 | 14 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- 14 Anita Krishnamurthi
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
DYNAMIC DIALOGUES featuring short... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_SummitC4_230524 | 24 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- 15 Hahrie Han
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
DYNAMIC DIALOGUES featuring short... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_SummitC5_230524 | 61 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- 16 Tristan Harris
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
[16] I'M NOT AFRAID. YOU'RE... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_SummitC6_230524 | 63 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- 17 Flora Rebello Arduini, Rana Ayyub,and Maia Mazurkiewicz
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
[17] ALL INFORMATION IS LOCAL.... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_SummitD1_230524 | 47 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- 18 Jane Hirshfield and David Hassler
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
[18] THE POWER OF POETRY
* Jane... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_SummitD2_230524 | 90 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- 19 Sheldon Himmelfarb and Philip Howard
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
[19] A FRAMEWORK FOR THE FUTURE.... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_SummitD3_230524 | 17 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- 20 Nicole Tisdale
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
[20] HOPE IN ACTION
* Nicole... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_SummitD4_230524 | 63 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- 21 Saul Perlmutter, Richard Roberts, and Donna Strickland
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
[21] TRUTH, TRUST & HOPE. PANEL... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_SummitD5_230524 | 81 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- 22 Maria Ressa
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
[22] CLOSING KEYNOTE SPEAKER
*... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_SummitD6_230524 | 50 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- 23 Closing Reflections (Marcia McNutt, Vidar Helgesen, Kelly Stoetzel)
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
[23] CLOSING REFLECTIONS:
*... | |
| 2023_DC_Nobel_Summit_230524 | 187 | Natl Academy of Sciences -- Event: Nobel Prize Summit 2023 -- Miscellaneous
The three day Nobel Prize Summit will bring together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists and industry leaders for talks and expert panel discussions with exclusive material for virtual participants.
Program for Nobel Prize Summit 2023
24 May - The Global Conversation
The on-stage presentations (shown... | |
| 2023_DC_NoMa | 16 | DC -- NoMa (North of Massachusetts Avenue) neighborhood | |
| 2023_DC_NoMa_Color | 152 | DC -- Public Art: Murals -- Event: NoMa in Color Mural Festival
NoMa in Color Mural Festival
Saturday, September 9 – Friday, September 15 at Alethia Tanner Park
From September 9 - September 15, watch new murals come to life in NoMa and along the Metropolitan Branch Trail! Visit NoMa for the kickoff party, and all week for special events, including NoMa Nights:... | |
| 2023_DC_NoMa_UPass | 19 | DC -- NoMa -- Metro Underpasses | |
| 2023_DC_Norris_231028 | 30 | Politics & Prose -- Kelsey Norris ("House Gone Quiet")
Kelsey Norris - House Gone Quiet
A group of women contemplate violence after they're sent into foreign territory to make husbands of the enemy. A support network of traumatized joggers meets to discuss the bodies they've found on their runs. And a town replaces its Confederate monument with a rotating... | |
| 2023_DC_NPC | 9 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Natl Press Club (529 14th St NW) | |
| 2023_DC_NYAve_Bridge | 2 | DC -- New York Avenue Bridge (Neighborhoods: Eckington, Brentwood, Gallaudet, and NoMa) | |
| 2023_DC_NY_Pres | 7 | DC -- Downtown -- New York Avenue Presbyterian Church (1313 New York Ave, NW) | |
| 2023_DC_OAS | 1 | DC -- Foggy Bottom -- Organization of American States -- Main Bldg + Museum Exterior | |
| 2023_DC_OAS_About_WomanR_230727 | 23 | OAS -- Event: "About a Woman" opening reception
Sobre una mujer / About a Woman opening reception
Curated by Elda Harrington and Silvia Mangialardi | |
| 2023_DC_OAS_About_Woman | 43 | Art Museum of the Americas -- Exhibit: Sobre una mujer / About a Woman
Sobre una mujer / About a Woman
On view July 27-October 8, 2023
Curated by Elda Harrington and Silvia Mangialardi
The OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas and the FLA-Fundación Luz Austral, with the support of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) Sobre una mujer (About a Woman), an exhibition... | |
| 2023_DC_OAS_GS | 8 | DC -- Foggy Bottom -- OAS General Secretariat Building (1889 F Street, N.W.) | |
| 2023_DC_OAS_Museum | 3 | DC -- Foggy Bottom -- Art Museum of the Americas (201 18th St NW) -- Museum Bldg Interior | |
| 2023_DC_OAS_Petrona | 20 | Art Museum of the Americas -- Exhibit: Petrona Viera: Endless creation
Petrona Viera: creación sin fin" (Petrona Viera: Endless creation)
On view June 15-September 27, 2023
The exhibition "Petrona Viera: creación sin fin" (Petrona Viera: Endless creation), at the Art Museum of the Americas (AMA), represents for Uruguay and for us, at the National Museum of Visual Arts... | |
| 2023_DC_OAS_Picasso | 11 | Art Museum of the Americas -- Exhibit: Picasso: A Dialog with the Americas
Picasso: A Dialog with the Americas
June 6 - September 20, 2023
Six days after the death of Pablo Ruiz Picasso (b. 1881, d. 1973) at the age of 91, the OAS General Assembly adopted the Tribute to Pablo Picasso resolution, recognizing his "enormous influence on the contemporary art of the Americas,"... | |
| 2023_DC_Octagon | 1 | DC -- Foggy Bottom -- Octagon House and American Institute of Architects Bldg | |
| 2023_DC_Octagon_Was | 6 | DC -- Octagon House -- Exhibit: I Was Here
I Was Here
Ongoing
Installed in December 2021, I Was Here is an art installation commemorating the lives of the enslaved people who built and worked at The Octagon. This is a part of The Octagon’s initiative to reveal the role enslaved craftspeople played in creating the architectural canon... | |
| 2023_DC_OEOB | 34 | DC -- Downtown -- Eisenhower Executive Office Building (Old Executive Office Building) (1650 Penn Ave NW) | |
| 2023_DC_Old_PostI | 13 | DC -- Federal Triangle -- Old Post Office -- Inside (Pavilion / Hotel) | |
| 2023_DC_Old_PostV | 26 | DC -- Federal Triangle -- Old Post Office -- Views from tower | |
| 2023_DC_Old_Post | 4 | DC -- Federal Triangle -- Old Post Office / Trump Finger -- Outside | |
| 2023_DC_Old_Post_Museum | 25 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Exhibit: Museum
It had been updated since the former child president sold the venture to the Waldorf Astoria. | |
| 2023_DC_OSt_Pump | 25 | DC -- Southeast -- The Yards -- DC Water O Street Pump Station (125 O St SE) | |
| 2023_DC_Overthrust | 6 | DC -- Adams Morgan -- Overthrust Fault | |
| 2023_DC_Pageant_1Other_230610 | 133 | 2023 Miss District of Columbia Competition (1 of 9) -- Other | |
| 2023_DC_Pageant_2Welcome_230610 | 83 | 2023 Miss District of Columbia Competition (2 of 9) -- Welcome and In-Between Presentations | |
| 2023_DC_Pageant_3Inter_230610 | 69 | 2023 Miss District of Columbia Competition (3 of 9) -- Interviews | |
| 2023_DC_Pageant_4Athletic_230610 | 87 | 2023 Miss District of Columbia Competition (4 of 9) -- Athletic Wear | |
| 2023_DC_Pageant_5ARoberts_230610 | 50 | 2023 Miss District of Columbia Competition (5 of 9) -- Goodbye -- Alivia Roberts stage appearances | |
| 2023_DC_Pageant_6Talent_230610 | 217 | 2023 Miss District of Columbia Competition (6 of 9) -- Talent | |
| 2023_DC_Pageant_7Evening_230610 | 117 | 2023 Miss District of Columbia Competition (7 of 9) -- Evening Wear | |
| 2023_DC_Pageant_8Top5_230610 | 55 | 2023 Miss District of Columbia Competition (8 of 9) -- Determing the Top 5 | |
| 2023_DC_Pageant_9Crown_230610 | 215 | 2023 Miss District of Columbia Competition (9 of 9) -- Crowning (Jude Maboné) and Afterward
Miss District of Columbia Class of 2023
* JUDE MABONÉ -- 2023 Miss District of Columbia
* Hannah Cartwright
* Maloreigh Todd
* Nicole Linder
* Anna Ross
* Tatenda Rameau
* Monica Waldau
* Tiera Williams
* Emma Grimes
* Anna Kelly
* Ashley Hollis
* Brelynn Hunt
* Georgia... | |
| 2023_DC_PAHO | 3 | DC -- Pan American Health Organization (World Health Organization) Bldg | |
| 2023_DC_PastisPP_231016 | 147 | Politics & Prose -- Stephan Pastis ("Looking Up")
Stephan Pastis - Looking Up - At Conn Ave
Saint’s life is changing around her—and she has had enough. Her neighborhood is disappearing as old homes are being torn down and replaced by condos and coffee shops. The people it’s attracting are making the change even worse. When her favorite old toy store... | |
| 2023_DC_PastisTCC_231016 | 180 | Politics & Prose @ Takoma Park Community Center -- Stephan Pastis ("Looking Up")
Stephan Pastis - Looking Up - at the Takoma Park Community Center Auditorium, MD
We are delighted to partner with the Takoma Park Library, MD to present Stephan Pastis and his newest book, Looking Up.
About the Book:
Saint’s life is changing around her—and she has had enough. Her neighborhood is... | |
| 2023_DC_Patrick_230516 | 142 | Politics & Prose -- Bethanne Patrick ("Life B") w/Alexandra Zapruder
Bethanne Patrick -- Life B: Overcoming Double Depression -- with Alexandra Zapruder -- at Conn Ave
Plagued by depression her entire life, it wasn't until her early fifties that writer and book critic Bethanne Patrick, advocating for her own care, received a medical diagnosis that would set her on the... | |
| 2023_DC_Peace_Mon | 11 | DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Peace Monument (Civil War Sailors Monument) (1st and Penn, NW) | |
| 2023_DC_Penn | 16 | DC -- Pennsylvania Avenue area
Including Ukrainian flags lining Pennsylvania Avenue, presumably for visit from Zelenskyy. | |
| 2023_DC_Penn_Pocket | 2 | DC -- Public Art: Penn Ave Pocket Park
Penn Ave Pocket Park
Located on Pennsylvania Avenue, H and 19th Streets NW -- this pocket park looks to improve pedestrian experience, while also providing a community space where everyone can gather. | |
| 2023_DC_Penn_Qtr | 27 | DC -- Penn Quarter neighborhood | |
| 2023_DC_Pershing | 22 | DC -- National World War I Memorial (Pershing Park) | |
| 2023_DC_Petalpalooza_230408 | 76 | DC -- Natl Cherry Blossom Festival -- Petalpalooza @ Capitol Riverfront
Five Zones of Petalpalooza Fun
Blooming fun awaits. Here’s the breakdown
Capitol Riverfront at The Yards
The National Cherry Blossom Festival is taking over 400,000 square feet of the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood with Petalpalooza® presented by Chase, a full day of live music and engaging... | |
| 2023_DC_PETA_Speciesism | 15 | DC -- Exhibit: Scuptures by Quill Hyde against Speciesism @ Mall | |
| 2023_DC_Petri_230410 | 94 | Politics & Prose -- Alexandra Petri ("Alexandra Petri's US History: Important American Documents (I Made Up)") (w/Robert Samuels)
Alexandra Petri — Alexandra Petri's US History: Important American Documents (I Made Up) - with Robert Samuels
From the Spanish conquistadors to the Salem witch trials, from Paul Revere's ride to the exclamation mark in Oklahoma!, Alexandra Petri's U.S. History presents a deranged timeline in which... | |
| 2023_DC_Petworth | 8 | DC -- Petworth neighborhood | |
| 2023_DC_Petworth_Lib | 10 | DC -- Petworth -- Petworth Neighborhood Library | |
| 2023_DC_Pinball_230601 | 65 | Cato Institute -- "Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game" (w/Austin and Meredith Bragg)
Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game
Please join us at the Cato Institute’s newly renovated, state-of-the-art F. A. Hayek Auditorium for a reception and screening of the award-winning feature film Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game followed by a Q&A session with the film’s directors, Austin and... | |
| 2023_DC_Planet_WordVw | 43 | DC -- Downtown -- Planet Word -- View from... | |
| 2023_DC_Planet_Word | 50 | DC -- Downtown -- Planet Word (925 13th St. NW in Franklin School) | |
| 2023_DC_Planet_Word_Lex | 25 | DC -- Downtown -- Planet Word -- Exhibit: Lexicon Lane
Lexicon Lane
Get ready for a word-sleuthing adventure and discover mysteries galore in our special puzzle room. Reserve a puzzle case and search for clues along Lexicon Lane — great for team bonding or solo sleuthing! | |
| 2023_DC_Planet_Word_Lib | 129 | DC -- Downtown -- Planet Word -- Exhibit: The Library
The Library
Enter a magical library where books come to life before your eyes. Find the hidden door to a serene poetry nook, and discover other secrets hidden in the stacks.
The official reason for the Enchanted Pages Community Day event was to celebrate the two dozen new books that have been added... | |
| 2023_DC_Planet_Word_MR | 12 | DC -- Downtown -- Planet Word -- Mansard Room | |
| 2023_DC_Planet_Word_TSW | 13 | DC -- Downtown -- Planet Word -- Exhibit: The Spoken World
The Spoken World
Dive headfirst into the awe-inspiring diversity of languages from around the world. Meet speakers and signers from all over the globe, and let them introduce you to what’s unique about their own language. | |
| 2023_DC_Planet_Word_WCF | 11 | DC -- Downtown -- Planet Word -- Exhibit: Where Do Words Come From?
Where Do Words Come From?
The 22-foot-tall wall of words speaks for itself — literally! Our talking word wall shares the story of the English language, exploring the many forces that shaped the words we use today. | |
| 2023_DC_Planet_Word_WW | 5 | DC -- Downtown -- Planet Word -- Exhibit: Word Worlds
Word Worlds
Paint with words! Dip your brush into verdant, surreal, or luminous and thrill as you transform the room around you with color, sound, and motion. | |
| 2023_DC_POGP1_230921 | 57 | Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: The Power of Giving: Social Justice & Philanthropy: 1 Philanthropy's Impact on Liberty & Equality Before & After the Civil War
The Power of Giving: Social Justice & Philanthropy
You’re invited! Join us on September 21 for the 2023 Power of Giving symposium, featuring a distinguished panel of community organizers, activists, philanthropists, and historians discussing how philanthropy has advanced or impeded social justice, and... | |
| 2023_DC_POGP2_230921 | 61 | Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: The Power of Giving: Social Justice & Philanthropy: 2 Break and Objects Out-of-Storage
The Power of Giving: Social Justice & Philanthropy
You’re invited! Join us on September 21 for the 2023 Power of Giving symposium, featuring a distinguished panel of community organizers, activists, philanthropists, and historians discussing how philanthropy has advanced or impeded social justice, and... | |
| 2023_DC_POGP3_230921 | 92 | Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: The Power of Giving: Social Justice & Philanthropy: 3 Equality & Family Philanthropy
The Power of Giving: Social Justice & Philanthropy
You’re invited! Join us on September 21 for the 2023 Power of Giving symposium, featuring a distinguished panel of community organizers, activists, philanthropists, and historians discussing how philanthropy has advanced or impeded social justice, and... | |
| 2023_DC_POGP4_230921 | 52 | Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: The Power of Giving: Social Justice & Philanthropy: 4 Community Perspectives on Social Justice Philanthropy + Reception
The Power of Giving: Social Justice & Philanthropy
You’re invited! Join us on September 21 for the 2023 Power of Giving symposium, featuring a distinguished panel of community organizers, activists, philanthropists, and historians discussing how philanthropy has advanced or impeded social justice, and... | |
| 2023_DC_Pole_ArtDC | 10 | DC -- Public Art: Pole art (not sure what to call these) | |
| 2023_DC_Politico_Defense_231114 | 246 | DC -- POLITICO @ The Schuyler -- Defense Summit
POLITICO’s Defense Summit will feature exclusive interviews and expert discussions on the state of our global security and the U.S. race to strengthen alliances and outpace adversaries. We’ll explore the latest in new weapons and procurement, advanced tech and AI, spending priorities and policy debates,... | |
| 2023_DC_Politico_EnergyEc_230726 | 87 | DC -- POLITICO @ Samsung DC Office -- The New Energy Economy
To accelerate America’s transition to a cleaner energy economy and develop domestic manufacturing, Washington is placing big bets on the power of individual consumers. From tax credits to direct regulations, policymakers are looking to nudge Americans to adopt new behaviors and grow nascent... | |
| 2023_DC_Politico_Govs_230209 | 195 | DC -- POLITICO @ Terrell Place -- The Fifty: America's Governors (w/Chris Sununu, JB Pritzker, Roy Cooper, Doug Burgum, Jay Inslee and Tim Walz)
In a divided Congress, more of the legislative and policy enforcement action will shift to the states, ensuring Governors set the agenda for much of the country. Join POLITICO on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 9:10 AM ET at World Wide Technology's D.C. Innovation Center on the 8th floor for The Fifty:... | |
| 2023_DC_Politico_Health_230607 | 293 | DC -- POLITICO @ Waldorf Astoria -- Health Care Summit
POLITICO Health Care Summit
Checking the Pulse of America's Health Care System
Join POLITICO to explore how tech and innovation are transforming care and the challenges ahead for access and delivery in the United States.
The Covid-19 pandemic helped spur innovation in health care, from the wide... | |
| 2023_DC_PProseKC | 30 | DC -- Chevy Chase -- Politics & Prose -- Katie's Illustrated Covers | |
| 2023_DC_PProse | 27 | DC -- Chevy Chase -- Politics & Prose (Main Store @ 5015 Connecticut Ave NW) | |
| 2023_DC_PrayerD_230606 | 201 | DC -- World War II Memorial -- Event: Dedication Of FDR D-Day Prayer Plaque
Former Sen. Rob Portman, Roosevelt Family, And Special Guests To Join Dedication Of FDR D-Day Prayer Plaque And Restoration Of Circle Of Remembrance At D-Day Ceremony At The National World War II Memorial
SUMMARY:
On June 6 at 10:00 a.m., former Sen. Rob Portman, Elliott “Toby” Roosevelt III, the... | |
| 2023_DC_Pride_230611 | 97 | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2023) | |
| 2023_DC_Public_AI_231213 | 67 | Brookings Institution -- Assembling public perspectives on AI
Assembling public perspectives on AI
Co-hosted with the Center for New Democratic Processes (CNDP)
The voice of the public has generally been left out of policy debates on the governance of AI. In October 2023, Syracuse University Professor Baobao Zhang partnered with the Center for New Democratic... | |
| 2023_DC_PurpleStride_230429 | 37 | DC -- Run: PanCAN PurpleStride 2023
Join us for PanCAN PurpleStride 2023 on Saturday, April 29, 2023, in 60 events across the country!
PurpleStride is the ultimate walk to end pancreatic cancer. Wherever you are, you can help create that sea of purple to honor those we lost, celebrate survivors and raise funds for essential research like... | |
| 2023_DC_PW_Author_231118 | 22 | DC -- Downtown -- Planet Word -- Event: Enchanted Pages Community Day -- The Author Is In
The Author Is In
Meet and learn from four authors featured in Planet Word’s Library, including Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Pablo Cartaya, Michelle Coles, and Derrick Barnes. | |
| 2023_DC_PW_Between_231118 | 59 | DC -- Downtown -- Planet Word -- Event: Enchanted Pages Community Day -- Between the Lines w/Jason Reynolds and Tony Keith, Jr.
Between the Lines with Jason Reynolds and Tony Keith, Jr.
Stories can entertain, instruct, inspire, and even change the world. But what makes a story, and what makes stories so uniquely powerful? Bestselling author Jason Reynolds explores these questions and more in an intimate discussion with Tony... | |
| 2023_DC_PW_Chalk | 18 | DC -- Downtown -- Planet Word -- Event: Enchanted Pages Community Day -- Chalk R!ot
Collaborative Sidewalk Chalk Art with Chalk R!ot | |
| 2023_DC_PW_Pages | 38 | DC -- Downtown -- Planet Word -- Event: Enchanted Pages Community Day -- Misc
Enchanted Pages Community Day
Planet Word’s Schwarzman Family Library is growing, and that’s something to celebrate! In honor of the 24 new books being added to the interactive collection this fall, Planet Word presents Enchanted Pages Community Day. This free, all-day celebration will feature pop-up... | |
| 2023_DC_Reading_King_230405 | 88 | MLK Memorial Library -- Event: Reading Dr. King in America
Reading Dr. King in America
The 55th Anniversary of Dr. King's Assassination
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library will host Reading with Dr. King in America in partnership with the DC Black History Celebration Committee featuring Timon Kyle Durrett and more.
Join D.C. Black History Celebration... | |
| 2023_DC_Reilly_Awards_230504 | 156 | American University -- Event: 2023 William K. Reilly Awards
2023 William K. Reilly Awards
Join SPA's Center for Environmental Policy in celebrating the 2023 William K. Reilly Award winners Shalanda Baker, Director, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, US Department of Energy, and Vickie Patton, General Counsel, Environmental Defense Fund.
The William K.... | |
| 2023_DC_Reimagine_230615 | 142 | Office of the Mayor Event: Reimagine Downtown DC Action Plan Kick-Off @ Conrad Hotel
Reimagine Downtown DC Action Plan Kick-Off
Join the critical, once-in-a-century, collaborative process for reimagining a new and vibrant future for Washington, D.C.’s downtown.
By Golden Triangle and DowntownDC BIDs
On June 15, we will kick off an unprecedented cross-sector partnership to create the... | |
| 2023_DC_Resilience3_230307 | 43 | DC -- Rally: Farmers for Climate Action: Rally for Resilience -- March down Penn Avenue
Farmers for Climate Action: Rally for Resilience
11:00 am Rally with farmer speeches and musical performances, Freedom Plaza
1:00 pm March from Freedom Plaza to Capitol Hill
Background:
Every day, farmers work at the front lines of the climate crisis.
While the past year has seen significant... | |
| 2023_DC_Resilience_230307 | 184 | DC -- Rally: Farmers for Climate Action: Rally for Resilience @ Freedom Plaza
Farmers for Climate Action: Rally for Resilience
11:00 am Rally with farmer speeches and musical performances, Freedom Plaza
1:00 pm March from Freedom Plaza to Capitol Hill
Performers
* John Mellencamp
* Willie Nelson (via video)
* Shirlette Ammons
* Lil Idli
Our Event Speakers
Rally... | |
| 2023_DC_RinggoldMM | 5 | DC -- Foggy Bottom -- Ringgold-Marshall Museum (DACOR) (1801 F St NW) | |
| 2023_DC_Rock_Creek_Cem | 98 | DC -- Rock Creek Cemetery | |
| 2023_DC_Rock_Creek_Pk | 13 | DC -- Rock Creek Park | |
| 2023_DC_Roosevelt_High | 27 | DC -- Roosevelt High School | |
| 2023_DC_Roth_231025 | 71 | Politics & Prose -- Jonathan Roth ("Rover and Speck: Splash Down!")
Jonathan Roth - Rover and Speck: Splash Down! - at Conn Ave
Rover and Speck are exploring a new planet, this time one covered with water. After being chased by a water monster, they must help their new friends by all working together in a symbiotic relationship. These beguiling, lively robots teach... | |
| 2023_DC_RRussell_Award_230522 | 86 | NPC -- Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award 2023 -- Abecor
ROBERT RUSSELL COURAGE IN CARTOONING AWARD 2023 – ABECOR
by Terry Anderson | Jun 5, 2023 | Awards, News
CARTOONISTS RIGHTS presents the Robert Russell Courage in cartooning award to Abel Bellido Córdova – ABECOR – of the Página Siete news outlet in Bolivia. We acknowledge our partner – the FREEDOM... | |
| 2023_DC_Sams_PandR | 6 | DC -- Cleveland Park -- Sam's Park & Ride | |
| 2023_DC_Sandler_230319 | 79 | DC -- Kennedy Center -- Mark Twain Prize (2023 -- Adam Sandler)
Seen here include Dana Carvey, Ben Stiller, Dan Bulla, Josh Breckenridge ("Into the Woods"), Chris Rock (walk-by), David Rubenstein, Stephanie Stebich (director, Smithsonian American Art Museum), Robert Smigel, Mark Warner, Bret Baier, ???, Tim Meadows, Luis Guzman, Dana Carvey (again), Steve Buscemi,... | |
| 2023_DC_San_Martin | 11 | DC -- General Jose de San Martin Memorial | |
| 2023_DC_Scale_230325 | 72 | DC Env Film Festival (2023) -- "The Scale of Hope" (w/Molly Kawahata) @ Naval Heritage Center
The Scale of Hope
Presented by the Hollomon Price Foundation; Co-presented with Grist
Followed by a conversation with Film Subject Molly Kawahata. Moderated by Claire Thompson (Associate Editor, Grist).
The Scale of Hope
Follows former Obama White House Climate Advisor, Molly Kawahata, as she... | |
| 2023_DC_Schiff_231111 | 60 | Politics & Prose -- Stacy Schiff ("The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams") w/Bob Thompson
Stacy Schiff -- The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams - with Bob Thompson
Thomas Jefferson asserted that if there was any leader of the Revolution, "Samuel Adams was the man." With high-minded ideals and bare-knuckle tactics, Adams led what could be called the greatest campaign of civil resistance in... | |
| 2023_DC_Scottish_DCSR | 1 | DC -- Adams Morgan -- Scottish Rite Temple -- DCSR (2800 16th St NW) | |
| 2023_DC_Scott_Circle | 10 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- Scott Circle memorial | |
| 2023_DC_Shaw | 8 | DC -- Shaw neighborhood | |
| 2023_DC_ShepherdPk | 5 | DC -- Shepherd Park neighborhood | |
| 2023_DC_Sheridan | 4 | DC -- Sheridan-Kalorama neighborhood | |
| 2023_DC_Sherman | 39 | DC -- Sherman Memorial | |
| 2023_DC_Shogan_230911 | 108 | Natl Archives -- Swearing-in Ceremony of Archivist Colleen Shogan
Swearing-in Ceremony of Archivist Colleen Shogan
The Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr., Supreme Court Chief Justice of the United States, Presiding
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden will offer opening remarks, and
Governor James J. Blanchard will serve as Master of Ceremonies
The ceremony will take place on... | |
| 2023_DC_Should_Care_230721 | 118 | Hist Society of Wash DC -- Event: Why You Should Care About DC Statehood (w/Nolan Williams Jr., Derek Musgrove, Senator Paul Strauss, and Kelsye Adams)
Why You Should Care About DC Statehood
Join us for a screening of "Becoming Douglass Commonwealth" followed by a conversation about DC statehood and why you should care.
If you’re paying attention in DC, signs of the statehood movement are all around you. Driving through town, you see license plates... | |
| 2023_DC_SIAfri | 12 | DC -- Natl Museum of African Art -- Not Covered Elsewhere | |
| 2023_DC_SIAfri_5Murmur | 30 | DC -- Natl Museum of African Art -- Exhibit: John Akomfrah: Five Murmurations
John Akomfrah: Five Murmurations
October 14, 2023 – TBA
Internationally renowned artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah addresses the global COVID-19 pandemic, murder of George Floyd, and worldwide protests in support of Black Lives Matter in this visual essay of our times. Drawing upon an extensive... | |
| 2023_DC_SIAfri_Create | 197 | DC -- Natl Museum of African Art -- Exhibit: Create to Free Yourselves: Abraham Lincoln and the History of Freeing Slaves in America
Create to Free Yourselves: Abraham Lincoln and the History of Freeing Slaves in America
November 18, 2023 – Fall 2024
The Smithsonian National Museum of African Art partnered with President Lincoln’s Cottage in 2022 to commission an installation by Beninois artist Georges Adéagbo. Created with the... | |