THE WASHINGTON POST • FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2010
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Museums
OPENINGS
“LOST AT SEA: THE OCEAN IN THE ENGLISH IMAGINATION, 1550-1750” A
collection of artifacts such as charts and nautical instruments offers visitors the chance to consider the peril of sailing the seas in the 1500s-1700s, Thursday through Sept. 4 at the Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. Open daily, except Sunday, 10 to 5. 202-544-4600.
www.folger.edu. Free.
“POUSSETTE-DART: PREDOMINANTLY WHITE PAINTINGS”
Mostly monochrome work from Richard Pousette-Dart, Saturday through Sept. 12 at the Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. Open Sunday 11 to 6, Thursday 10 to 8:30, and Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10 to 5. 202-387-2151.
www.phillipscollection.org. $12, $10 for seniors and students, free for age 18 and younger. The permanent collection and weekday admission by donation.
“ROBERT RYMAN: VARIATIONS &
IMPROVISATIONS” A series of small, monochromatic paintings, Saturday through Sept. 12 at the Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. Open Sunday 11 to 6, Thursday 10 to 8:30, and Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10 to 5. 202-387-2151. www.
phillipscollection.org. $12, $10 for seniors and students, free for age 18 and younger. The permanent collection and weekday admission by donation.
“RESTON STREAM RESTORATION”
A display of the benefits of restoring urban streams and the process of doing so in Reston, Friday through July 6 at the Reston Museum, 1639 Washington Plaza, Reston. Wednesday-Friday noon to 5. 703-709-7700.
www.restonmuseum.org. Free.
EXHIBITIONS
AIR AND SPACE/DOWNTOWNOpen
indefinitely: “America by Air.” “Apollo to the Moon.” “Early Flight.” “Exploring the Planets.” “Milestones of Flight.” “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: “Commercial Aviation.” “Human Spaceflight.” “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. “On the Water: Stories From Maritime America.” An exploration of life on the nation’s waterways. Open daily 10 to 5:30. 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000. www.
americanhistory.si.edu. Free.
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
“inSPIRATion,” through Sunday. “Emilie Brzezinski: Family Trees,” through Saturday. Zbigniew Brzezinski’s wife creates a metaphorical family portrait using natural wood sculptures. Open Tuesday-Sunday 11 to 4. Katzen Arts Center, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-2787.
www.american.edu/katzen.
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 detainees. Open daily, except Mondays, 10 to 6. 800 Key Hwy., Baltimore. 410-244-1900. $12, $8 seniors and students, free for age 6 and younger.
ANACOSTIA COMMUNITY
MUSEUM“The African Presence in Mexico: From Yanga to the Present,” through July 4. An examination of the history, culture and art of Afro-Mexicans. Open indefinitely: “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.
COMINGS AND GOINGS
Last chance
Closing Friday: “Andrea Way”
at Marsha Mateyka (202-328-0088); “Isolation” at the Carroll Square Gallery
(202-624-8643); “The Siena
School” at the Space 7:10, Kefa Cafe (301-589-9337). . . . Closing
Saturday: “Are You of the
Body?” at the School 33 Art Center in Baltimore
(410-396-4641); “Emilie Brzezinski: Family Trees” at
the Katzen Arts Center, American University
(202-885-2787); “Everybody Knows This is Nowhere: A Photographic and Video Installation by Jeremy
Drummond” at the McLean Community Center, McLean Project for the Arts
(703-790-1953); “Foggy Bottom Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit” at
the Watergate (202-338-4488);
“Requesting Quiet” at
Addison/Ripley (202-338-5180);
“The Magic Hours” at Waverly
Street Gallery (301-951-9441);
“Works by Michael Mansfield”
at the McLean Community Center, McLean Project for the
Arts (703-790-1953); Works by Joan Belmar, Cameron Pike and Marie Ringwald at the
Gallery Neptune (301-718-0809). . . . Closing Sunday: “Delivering
Hope: FDR & Stamps of the Great Depression” at the
National Postal Museum (202-633-5555); “Insecta” at the Workhouse Arts Center
(703-495-0001); “Trick the Eye”
at the Loft Gallery
(703-490-1117); “inSPIRATion”
at the Katzen Arts Center, American University
ROXANNE ROBERTS/THE WASHINGTON POST
“Emilie Brzezinski: Family Trees” closes Saturday at the Katzen Arts Center at American University.
(202-885-2787). . . . Closing
Monday: “Classical Realism,
New Works” at the Torpedo Factory Art Center, Art League Gallery, Room 21 (703-683-1780). . . . . . . Closing Thursday: “Metamorphosis” at the Gallery at Convergence
(703-998-6260); Jenness
Cortez at Marin-Price Galleries (301-718-0622).
Upcoming exhibits
The following exhibitions
open next week: “Rethinking
Tradition: Contemporary
Design From Mexico,”
opening June 11 at the Mexican Cultural Institute, features 200 objects created by Mexico’s most talented designers. 202-728-1628. . . .
“Hope for America: Performers, Politics & Pop Culture,” opening
June 11 at the Library of Congress, explores Bob Hope’s political humor, his relationship with U.S. presidents, and the interplay among the worlds of comedy, politics and civic activism. 202-707-4604. . . . On June 12, five shows open at the American University
Museum: “Soaring Voices: Recent Ceramics by Women of Japan” features 86
works by 25 artists.
“Good Things Come in Small Packages: The Collection of Elisabeth
French” spotlights the
art amassed by a local collector.
“Norse Soul: The Legacy of Edvard Munch, Social Democracy, Old Myths, Anarchy and Death Longings”
looks at contemporary Norwegian art from the 1930s to
today. “Jacob Kainen” features
geometric abstractions by the Washington painter, who died in
2001. “Gery De Smet: See Something? Say Something!”
features new work by the contemporary Flemish painter. 202-885-1300.
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. NW. 202-339-6401.
www.doaks.org. Free.
FORT WARD Open indefinitely: Displays about the Civil War defense of Washington. “Drawings of William Lydston Jr.” Open April-October, Sunday noon to 5, Tuesday-Saturday 9 to 5; November-March Sunday noon to 5, Tuesday-Saturday 10 to 5. 4301 W. Braddock Rd., Alexandria. 703-746-4848.
www.fortward.org. Free.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS HOME Home
tours. The visitor center offers orientation of the last residence of the 19th-century abolitionist. Open daily 9 to 4. 1411 W St. SE. 202-426-5961. Free admission at visitor center, $3 for house tours.
FREEMAN STORE AND MUSEUM
“Vienna Remembers World War II.” An exhibition detailing the war histories of Vienna residents. Open Wednesday-Saturday noon to 4 and Sunday 1 to 5. 131 Church St. NE, Vienna. 703-938-5187.
www.historicviennainc.org. Free.
FREER GALLERY “The Texture of Night,” through June 30. A collection of 15 abstract moonlit landscapes, or “nocturnes,” by James McNeill Whistler. Open daily 10 to 5:30. Jefferson Drive and 12th Street SW. 202-633-1000. www.
asia.si.edu. Free.
GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC
NATIONAL MEMORIAL Collection of George Washington memorabilia. Open daily 9 to 4. 101 Callahan Dr., Alexandria. 703-683-2007.
www.gwmemorial.org. Free.
GERMAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE
MUSEUM“German Immigration to the US: 1600-Present.” Exhibits dedicated to German immigration since 1600. Thursday and Friday 11to 6; Saturday and Sunday 12 to 5. 719 Sixth St. NW. 202-467-5000.
www.gahfusa.org. Free.
HIRSHHORN “Yves Klein: With the Void, Full Powers,” through Sept. 12. Works by the French artist that focus on the immaterial. Open indefinitely: “Colorforms.” The exhibit explores the history of artists’ fascination with abstract color from World War II to the present. Open daily 10 to 5:30, sculpture garden open 7:30 a.m. to dusk. Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-633-1000.
www.hirshhorn.si.edu. Free.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF
WASHINGTONOpen indefinitely: “Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement.” “March on Washington: 45th Anniversary.” Open daily, except Monday, 10 to 5. 801 K St. NW. 202-383-1850.
www.historydc.org. Free.
ANDERSON HOUSE Items related to the American Revolution and collections of American, European and Oriental antiques. Open Tuesday-Saturday 1 to 4. 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040.
www.societyofthecincinnati. org. Free.
ARMEL-LEFTWICH VISITOR CENTER, U.S. NAVAL ACADEMYExhibits
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 July 3. 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 July 18. The exhibit is two mini exhibits: “The Tibetan Shrine From the Alice S. Kandell Collection” and “Lama, Patron, Artist: The Great Situ Panchen.” Open daily 10 to 5:30. 1050 Independence Ave. SW. 202-633-1000. Free.
BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART
“Baker Artist Awards 2010 Winners,” through June 27. The BMA celebrates the eight winners with an exhibition of sculpture, film, photography, drawings, music and performance videos. 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.
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. Free.
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. Free.
COLLEGE PARK AVIATION MUSEUM
“In Plane View,” through June 11. Large-scale photographs of famous aircraft that emphasize the sculptural forms and life-like elements present in the aerodynamic engineering. Open daily 10 to 5. 1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Dr., College Park. 301-864-6029. www.
collegeparkaviationmuseum.com. $4, $3 seniors, $2 children; free for age 2 and younger.
CORCORAN “American Falls: Phil Solomon,” through July 18. 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 July 18. 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.
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.
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.
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.
DUMBARTON HOUSE“Fran, Have You Supplied the Table?,” through June 12. A showcase of dining traditions and etiquette in the Federal era. Saturday and Sunday 11 to 3, Tuesday through Friday 10 to 4. 2715 Q St. NW. 202-337-2288.
www.dumbartonhouse.org. $5, free for students.
DUMBARTON OAKS MUSEUM
“Scattered Evidence: Excavating
INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUM
Open indefinitely: Displays of wristwatch cameras, poison gas guns, a World War II Enigma cipher machine and other coding machines and disguises. Open daily 10 to 6. 800 F St. NW. 202-393-7798. www.
spymuseum.org. $18, seniors $17, ages 5 to 11 $15, younger free. Separate admission to “Operation Spy,” $14 for age 12 and older; combination ticket $25.
KREEGER MUSEUMThe Philip
Johnson-designed former residence of Carmen and David Kreeger displays their collection of 19th- and 20th-century paintings and sculpture, and traditional African art. Guided tours by reservation only Tuesday-Friday at 10:30 and 1:30. Open Saturday 10 to 4. 2401 Foxhall Rd. NW. 202-338-3552.
www.kreegermuseum. org. $10, $7 seniors and students.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Open
indefinitely: “Thomas Jefferson’s Library.” Open Monday-Saturday 8:30 to 4:30; Madison Building open Monday-Friday 8:30 to 9:30 and Saturday 8:30 to 5. John Adams Building open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 8:30 to 9:30; Tuesday, Friday and Saturday 8:30 to 5. Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. 202-707-4604.
www.loc.gov. Free.
LOUDOUN MUSEUM“The Portraits
of Isabella Elgin Paxson and Her Son, Charles Paxson.” Open Sunday 1 to 5, Monday and Wednesday-Saturday 10 to 5. 16 Loudoun St. SW, Leesburg. 703-777-7427.
www.loudounmuseum.org. $3, $1 students, teachers and seniors, free for age 4 and younger.
MADAME TUSSAUDSWax figures of celebrities and historical figures. Open daily 10 to 6. 1025 F St. NW. 888-929-4632.
www.madametussauds. com. $19.04, $12.69 ages 4 to 12, free for age 3 and younger.
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