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Museums OPENINGS
“ADVANCING ABSTRACTION IN MODERN SCULPTURE” Abstract sculptures by David Smith, as well as several other modern artists, opening Wednesday at the Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Dr., Baltimore. Wednesday-Friday 10 to 5 and Saturday-Sunday 11 to 6. 443-573-1700.
www.artbma.org. Free.
“NEEDLEART 2010” Embroidery, ribbon work and other stitchery fill the rooms of the mansion in the 15th annual show, sponsored by Stitching Pretty of Laurel. Demonstrations will be given daily, Friday through July 30 at the Montpelier Mansion, 9652 Muirkirk Rd., Laurel. 301-377-7817.
www.pgparks.com. $6, children $3, seniors age 60 and older $5.
“JUN KANEKO” Sculpture by the ceramicist including massive heads, opening Saturday at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2800 Grove Ave., Richmond. Tuesday-Sunday 11 to 5, Thursday 11 to 8. 804-340-1400.
www.vmfa.state.va.us. Free.
“CHECKMATE! MEDIEVAL PEOPLE AT PLAY” An exhibit introducing visitors to the games of medieval times, opening Saturday at the Walters Art Museum, 600 N. Charles St., Baltimore. Open Wednesday-Sunday 10 to 5. 410-547-9000.
www.thewalters.org. Free.
EXHIBITIONS
AFRICAN ART MUSEUM“Transitions: Paul Emmanuel,” through Aug. 22. The South African artist employs various media, including photography and film, to examine his identity as a young white male living in post-apartheid South Africa. “Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art,” through Nov. 28. It may seem like a pedestrian vessel, but the coiled basket’s history as a tool used for processing rice stretches back hundreds of years on multiple continents. In this traveling exhibition, explore the basket’s African origins through more than 200 objects from Africa and the United States. Open daily 10 to 5:30. 950 Independence Ave. SW. 202-633-4600.
africa.si.edu. Free.
AIR AND SPACE/DOWNTOWN Open indefinitely: “Looking at Earth.” “America by Air.” “Apollo to the Moon.” “Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight.” “Jet Aviation.” “Milestones of Flight.” “Space Race.” “World War II Aviation.” “Beyond: Visions of Our Solar System.” Open daily 10 to 7:30, through Sept. 7. Sixth Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-633-1000.
www.nasm.si.edu. Free.
AIR AND SPACE/DULLES Open indefinitely: “Cold War Aviation.” “Commercial Aviation.” “Human Spaceflight.” “Korea and Vietnam Aviation.” “Rockets and Missiles.” “Sport Aviation.” “Vertical Flight.” “World War II Aviation.” Open daily 10 to 5:30. Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390 Air and Space Museum Pkwy., Chantilly. 202-633-1000.
www.nasm.si. edu/UdvarHazy. Free.
AMERICAN HISTORY Open indefinitely: “Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life.” More than 60 historical treasures associated with Lincoln’s life. “First Ladies at the Smithsonian.” A look at the country’s influential first ladies. “Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop and Turn.” Pop-up books from 1570 to today show their evolution from education on things such as the workings of the human heart to children’s books. Open daily 10 to 7:30. 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000. www.
americanhistory.si.edu.
www.americanhistory.
si.edu. Free.
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY “Georgia June Goldberg,” through Aug. 8. “Gery de Smet: See Something? Say Something!,” through Aug. 8. Jacob Kainen, through Aug. 8. Open Tuesday-Sunday 11 to 4. Katzen Arts Center, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-2787.
www.american. edu/katzen. Free.
AMERICAN VISIONARY ART MUSEUM“Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness,” through Sept. 5. The definition of freedom outlined in the Declaration of Independence serves as the starting point for this collection of works by the descendants of the Russian czars, Iroquois Indians, French revolutionaries and Guantanamo Bay
CLOSING EXHIBITS Closing Saturday: “Here & Then” at
Addison/Ripley (202-338-5180); “Private Practice: Bad Ideas, Dead Ends and Guilty Pleasures” at the Hamiltonian Gallery (202-332-1116); “Richard Suib and George Tkabladze” at the Watergate (202-338-4488); “Summer Steel” at Studio Gallery (202-232-8734). . . . Closing Sunday: “A Century of Design: The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 1910-2010” at the National Building Museum (202-272-2448); “American Art From the McGlothlin Collection” and “German Expressionist Art: Selections From the Fischer Collection” at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (804-340-1400); “American Falls: Phil Solomon” at the Corcoran Gallery of Art (202-639-1700); “Facts and Fictions” at the D.C. Arts Center Gallery (202-462-7833); “Global Rhythm” at Del Ray Artisans (703-838-4827); “Helios: Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change” at the Corcoran Gallery of Art (202-639-1700); “In the Realm of the Buddha” at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (202-633-1000). . . . Closing Tuesday: Ronni Jolles at Foxhall (202-966-7144).
“Akashagarbha,” right, in the Sackler Gallery’s “In the Realm of the Buddha” exhibit, which closes Sunday.
through Sept. 19. A live butterfly and caterpillar exhibit featuring hundreds of North American, Costa Rican, African and Asian butterflies. 1500 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton. 301-962-1453. 301-962-1400.
www.brooksidegardens.org. $6, $4 ages 3-12.
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER “E Pluribus Unum — Out of Many, One.” Artifacts, video and architectural models illustrate the history of Congress and the Capitol. Open Monday-Saturday 8:30 to 4:30. First and East Capitol streets NE. 202-226-8000.
www.visitthecapitol.gov. Free.
CORCORAN “American Falls: Phil Solomon,” through Sunday. A new multi-projection video installation by experimental filmmaker Phil Solomon inspired by Frederic Edwin Church’s “Niagara.” “Helios: Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change,” through Sunday. A retrospective of 19th-century photographer’s work. Open Sunday and Wednesday 10 to 5, Thursday 10 to 9 and Friday and Saturday 10 to 5. 500 17th St. NW. 202-639-1700. www.
corcoran.org. $10, $8 for students and seniors, free for children younger than 12. Free admission on Saturdays.
DAR “Honoring Lafayette: Contemporary Quilts From France and America,” through Sept. 4. Open Monday-Friday 9:30 to 4, Saturday 9 to 5. 1776 D St. NW. 202-879-3241. www.
dar.org/museum. Free.
SHELLEY AND DONALD RUBIN
DEA MUSEUMOpen indefinitely: “Illegal Drugs in America: A Modern History.” Videos and interactive displays tracing the history of drug abuse, illegal drugs and federal drug law enforcement in America. Open Tuesday-Friday 10 to 4. 700 Army Navy Dr., Arlington. 202-307-3463.
www.deamuseum.org. Free.
detainees. Open daily, except Mondays, 10 to 6. 800 Key Hwy., Baltimore. 410-244-1900.
www.avam.org. $12, $8 seniors and students, free for age 6 and younger.
ANACOSTIA COMMUNITY MUSEUM“Separate and Unequaled: Black Baseball in the District of Columbia.” An examination of the popularity of the national pastime when played by African Americans. Open daily 10 to 5. 1901 Fort Pl. SE. 202-633-4820.
www.anacostia.si.edu. Free.
ANDERSON HOUSE Items related to the American Revolution and collections of American, European and Oriental antiques and artifacts. Open Tuesday-Saturday 1 to 4. 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040.
www.societyofthecincinnati.org. Free.
ANNAPOLIS MARITIME MUSEUM “Young Voices: Horseshoe Crabs and the Arts,” through July 28. An exhibit introducing young museum-goers to creatures living in the bay. Thursday-Sunday noon to 4. 723 Second St., Annapolis. 410-295-0104. www.
amaritime.org.
ARMEL-LEFTWICH VISITOR CENTER, U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY Exhibits include “The Life and Times of John Paul Jones,” an original Dahlgren boat howitzer, a model of the USS Maryland, the original figurehead of the USS Delaware and a sample midshipman room. Open daily 9 to 5. 52 King George St., Annapolis. 410-293-8111.
www.usna. edu. $9, $8 seniors, $7 younger than 18.
ART MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAS “House of the Americas Turns 100: Paul Philippe Cret and the Architecture of Dialogue,” through Aug. 29. An exhibition on the Organization of American States headquarters. Open daily, except Monday, 10 to 5. 201 18th St. NW. 202-458-6016.
www.museum.oas.org. Free.
ARTHUR M. SACKLER GALLERY “In the Realm of the Buddha,” through Sunday. The exhibit is two mini exhibits: “The Tibetan Shrine From the Alice S. Kandell Collection” and “Lama, Patron, Artist: The Great Situ Panchen.” Open indefinitely: “Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia.” Open daily 10 to 5:30. 1050 Independence Ave. SW. 202-633-1000.
www.asia.si.edu. Free.
BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART “Sondheim Artscape Prize: 2010 Finalists,” through Aug. 1. Artwork by the award’s seven finalists. Open indefinitely: Exhibits include the Cone Collection of
postimpressionist and early-modern art, Old Masters galleries, the American Wing of American decorative arts, the Garrett and Lucas collections of prints and drawings, and the Saidie A. May collection of art since 1900. Wednesday-Friday 10 to 5 and Saturday-Sunday 11 to 6. 10 Art Museum Dr., Baltimore. 443-573-1700. www.
artbma.org. Free.
BANNEKER-DOUGLASS MUSEUM “Deep Roots, Rising Waters.” Stories from the lives of African Americans in Maryland from the Colonial days through the civil rights movement. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10 to 4; Thursday 10 to 7; and Sunday 1 to 5. 84 Franklin St., Annapolis. 410-216-6180. www.
bdmuseum.com. Free.
BELAIR MANSION A restored 1745 plantation home furnished with period antiques. Open Wednesday-Sunday noon
to 4. 12207 Tulip Grove Dr., Bowie. 301-809-3089.
www.cityofbowie. org/museums/
museums.asp. Donations requested.
BELAIR STABLE Displays explore the history of horse racing. Open daily, except Monday, noon to 4. 2835 Belair Dr., Bowie. 301-809-3089. www.
cityofbowie.org/museums/museums.asp. Free.
BOWIE RAILROAD STATION MUSEUMOpen indefinitely: “Historic Images of a Railroad Town.” Displays about railroad operations and a 1920s Norfolk and Western caboose. Open daily, except Monday, 10 to 4. 8614 Chestnut Ave., Bowie. 301-809-3089. Free.
BROOKSIDE GARDENS CONSERVATORY “Wings of Fancy,”
DECATUR HOUSE Federalist furnishings and architecture in an 1818 Federal-style townhouse. Open Sunday noon to 4, Monday-Saturday 10 to 5. 1610 H St. NW. 202-842-0920. www.
decaturhouse.org.
DR. SAMUEL D. HARRIS NATIONAL MUSEUM OF DENTISTRY “Your Spitting Image.” Exhibits on bioengineering and forensic dentistry. Wednesday-Saturday 10 to 4, Sunday 1 to 4. 31 S. Greene St., Baltimore. 410-706-0600. www.
smile-experience.org. $4.50; $2.50 students and seniors.
DUMBARTON OAKS MUSEUM “Scattered Evidence: Excavating Antioch-on-the-Orontes,” through Oct. 10. The objects, on display together for the first time, are a cross section of the discoveries made at Antioch (modern Antakya, Turkey) during the 1930s. Tuesday-Sunday 2 to 5. 1703 32nd St.
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