Following a turbulent but momentous month, February hopefully marks a month of celebration with Black History Month. Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 7pm, Saturday 8am – 4pm On Saturday enter on 12th St […]
Category: Exhibitions & Galleries
21feb – Artist Gallery Talk: Delita Martin $, 12 – 12:30PM & 2:30 – 3PM
National Museum of Women in the Arts 1250 New York Ave NW Join us for an in-depth, in-gallery discussion with Delita Martin about her work in special exhibition Delita Martin: Calling Down the Spirits.
18feb – Art AfterWords: Brown Girl Dreaming, 5:30pm
Join staff from the National Portrait Gallery and the DC Public Library for a monthly conversation about portraits and prose. Discuss a portrait from the museum’s collection in addition to Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson Brown […]
African Americans and the Vote: 150th Anniversary of the 15th Amendment
Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building – Great Hall – 2nd Floor (LJ200-E) 10 First Street SE ON DISPLAY FOR A LIMITED TIME In the aftermath of the Civil War, Northern Republicans in Congress proposed […]
8feb – A Closer Look at African American Artists in SAAM’s Collection, 6pm
SAAM is home to one of the largest collections of work made by African American artists in the world. Join artist and scholar Allan deSouza, art adviser Schwanda Rountree, and DC-based art collectors Mel and […]
6feb – In Focus: Come Let Us Build a New World Together
12:30 & 5:30PM National Portrait Gallery, G Street Lobby 8th & F Sts NW Celebrate Black History Month as we take a close look at a 1963 Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) poster of John […]
2feb – Free Community Day at NMWA
Free Community Day: February, The first Sunday of the month is Community Day at The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA)! Visit us on Community Day for FREE admission to the museum—take this […]
Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words
Rosa Parks (1913–2005) is best known for her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a crowded bus in Montgomery, Alabama, on December 1, 1955. Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words showcases […]
1feb An Afternoon with Dr. Woodson
Carter G. Woodson Home, 1pm 1538 Ninth Street NW Washington, DC 20001 On Saturdays in February (1, 15, 29), the afternoon tours of the Carter G. Woodson Home NHS will be joined by “Dr. Carter G. Woodson,” […]
A Right To The City Author Talk Series: Theodore Greene
When Saturday, January 18, 2020, 2 – 4 PM Co-sponsor American University, Metropolitan Policy Center Venue Anacostia Community Museum Event Location Program Room Cost Free Get Tickets http://www.eventbrite.com… Related Exhibition A Right To The City Details Theodore Greene […]
