THE WASHINGTON POST • FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2010
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Museums OPENINGS
“SONDHEIM ARTSCAPE PRIZE: 2010 FINALISTS” The artwork of the award’s seven finalists will be on display, Saturday through Aug. 1 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. Free.
www.artbma.org.
“EARTH FROM SPACE” Satellite images of Earth show our planet from many views, Friday through Sept. 6 at the College Park Aviation Museum, 1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Dr., College Park. Open daily 10 to 5. 301-864-6029. 301-864-6029.
www.collegeparkaviationmuseum.com. $4, $3 seniors, $2 children; free for age 2 and younger.
“GRASS ROOTS: AFRICAN ORIGINS OF AN AMERICAN ART” This traveling exhibit highlights the coiled basket. The collection’s 200 objects include baskets, sculptures, paintings from the Charleston Renaissance, photos and videos, opening Wednesday at the National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Ave. SW. Open daily 10 to 5:30. 202-633-4600.
africa.si.edu. Free.
“READ MY PINS: THE MADELEINE ALBRIGHT COLLECTION” A collection of pins worn by the former U.S. secretary of state, indefinitely at the Smithsonian Castle, 1000 Jefferson Dr. SW. Open daily 10 to 5:30. 202-633-1000. Free.
www.si. edu.
“THE LEGACY OF MARY SUGIYAMA” An exhibit of sogetsu ikebana, a modern style of traditional Japanese flower arranging, Saturday through Sunday at the U.S. National Arboretum, 3501 New York Ave. NE. Open daily 8 to 5. 202-245-2726. www.
usna.usda.gov. Free.
EXHIBITIONS
AIR AND SPACE/DOWNTOWN Open indefinitely: “America by Air.” “Apollo to the Moon.” “Milestones of Flight.” “Space Race.” Open daily 10 to 7:30, through Sept. 7. Sixth Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-633-2214.
www.nasm.si. edu. Free.
KATHERINE FOGDEN
Jimi Hendrix’s patchwork coat is part of “Up Where We Belong: Native Musicians in Popular Culture,” which opens July 1 at the National Museum of the American Indian.
COMINGS AND GOINGS
Last chance Closing Saturday:
“Baghdad Revisited” at the Foundry Gallery (202-463-0203); “Contrast & Symmetry: Kristin Kowalski and Joseph Van Kerkhove” at the Howard County Center for the Arts (410-313-2787); “How to Get Off a Well-Traveled Road. . . .” at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Farm (202-483-8600); “Seize the Moment” at the Studio Gallery (202-232-8734); “SuperFacial” at the Civilian Art Projects (202-607-3804); “Veritas Obscura” at Flashpoint (202-315-1305); “Wearable Art/Unwearable Fashion” at VisArts at Rockville (301-315-8200). . . . Closing Sunday: “Erika Walsh, Possibilities of Watercolor” at the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts (410-263-5544); “Expressions: Art by D.C. Youth and Families” at the Corcoran Gallery of Art (202-639-1700); “The Nature of Pastel” at Annmarie Garden in Solomons (410-326-4640);
“Patterns Intersections Connections” at Jordan Faye Contemporary (443-955-1547); “Shoreland — Farmland” at the Oerth Gallery (703-836-3784); VSA exhibitions in the Kennedy Center Atrium(202-467-4600).
Upcoming Exhibits The following exhibitions
open next week: “Up Where We Belong: Native Musicians in Popular Culture,” opening July 1 at the National Museum of the American Indian, looks at the careers of such Native American musicians as Rita Coolidge, Buffy Sainte-Marie and the rock group Redbone. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285). . . . “Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell From the Collections of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg,” opening July 2 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, explores the connection between Hollywood and Rockwell’s iconic images of American life. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).
AIR AND SPACE/DULLES Open indefinitely: “Commercial Aviation.” “Human Spaceflight.” “Rockets and Missiles.” “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. Free.
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY “Norse Soul: The Legacy of Edvard Munch, Social Democracy, Old Myths, Anarchy, and Death Longings,” through Aug. 8. “Soaring Voices: Recent Ceramic by Women of Japan,” through Aug. 15. Open Tuesday-Sunday 11 to 4. Katzen Arts Center, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW.
www.american.edu/katzen. 202-885-2787.
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.
www.avam.org. $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 from the colonial era to the present day. 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.
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.
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 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 indefinitely: “Sculpture of South and Southeast Asia.” Open daily 10 to 5:30. 1050 Independence Ave. SW. 202-633-1000.
www.asia.si.edu. Free.
BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART “Textiles Recycled/Reimagined,” through Sept. 5. A collection of items that are getting a second life. “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.
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.
COLLEGE PARK AVIATION MUSEUM .Explore the history of aviation at the world’s oldest continuously operating airport. Open daily 10 to 5. 1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Dr., College Park. 301-864-6029.
www.collegepark
aviationmuseum.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. Best known for his studies of animal and human movement, Muybridge was also a landscape artist and pioneer of documentary subjects.
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 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.
DEA MUSEUMVideos 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 The
circa-1800 headquarters of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America houses a collection of 18th- and 19th-century English and American furniture, ceramics, silver, textiles and paintings. 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 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. Open indefinitely: Byzantine and pre-Columbian art. Tuesday-Sunday 2 to 5. 1703 32nd St. NW. 202-339-6401.
www.doaks.org. Free.
FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY “Lost at Sea: The Ocean in the English Imagination, 1550-1750,” through Sept. 4. A collection of artifacts such as charts and nautical instruments offers visitors the chance to consider the peril of sailing the seas from the 1500s to the 1700s. Open daily, except Sunday, 10 to 5. 201 East Capitol St. SE. 202-544-4600. www.
folger.edu. 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. www.
nps.gov/frdo. Free admission at visitor center, $3 for house tours.
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.
HILLWOOD The former home of Marjorie Merriweather Post displays her collection of Russian and French decorative art and maintains 13 acres of formal gardens. Open Tuesday-Saturday 10 to 5. 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807.
www.hillwoodmuseum.org. $12, $10 seniors, $7 students, $5 ages 6 to 18.
COLLECTION OF CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
“Contemplation Rock, Glacier Point (1385),” part of a retrospective on Eadweard Muybridge’s photographs at the Corcoran.
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