Join the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. for Mount Vernon as you’ve never experienced it! This tour package includes a round-trip river cruise, a docent tour of George and Martha Washington’s celebrated home, complimentary lunch, […]
Category: Exhibitions & Galleries
Apr 3 reBirth::Washington DC 50 Years after 1968
Opening Reception Tuesday, April 3, 6–8 PM District Architecture Center 421 7th Street NW. Washington DC 20004 202.347.9403 The 1960s was a decade of upheaval. Post-World War II suburbanization had left American cities economically fragile and […]
Apr 2 to Jun 1 reBirth::Washington DC 50 Years after 1968
The 1960s was a decade of upheaval. Post-World War II suburbanization had left American cities economically fragile and socially stratified. An unpopular and seemingly endless war in Vietnam was fueling dissent. And racial inequality remained […]
Feb 17 & 18: FREDERICK DOUGLASS BICENTENNIAL BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
This year’s programs and activities will honor the legacy and activism of Frederick Douglass and his connection to the Anacostia community in which his historic home lies. There will be community lectures, dramatic performances, hands-on kids […]
Feb10 AnaDocs Photo-Journalism Exhibit 11 – 4 PM
Home: A black and white photography exhibit of Three generations of Crawley men. IBe’ Arts 1239 V Street SE Washington DC
Feb 10 ACM 50th Anniversary Mardi Gras Family Day! 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
In celebration of the museum’s 50th anniversary, we are pulling out all the stops. For the first time ever, the museum will hold its annual Mardi Gras event in our own 2,500 square foot main gallery! […]
February – In My Minds Eye
In My Minds Eye Exhibition runs through February 28th Tuesday thru Friday – 12 Noon until 4 pm Presented by BADC & Pepco Edison Place Art Gallery Pepco Edison Place Art Gallery 702 8th Street, […]
City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign
In 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference launched The Poor People’s Campaign — a national, multiethnic, multicultural movement to demand equal access to economic opportunities and security for all people. […]
From Slavery to Freedom Bus Tour
A Collaboration Between the Office of Historic Alexandria, George Washington’s Mount Vernon, and the Gum Springs Museum November 18th 10:00 am – 4:00 pm $50.00 This special tour begins at Mount Vernon with an exclusive […]
2 March – 26 May, Exhibition: Shifting: African American Women Artists and the Power of Their Gaze
Shifting explores how African American female artists turn their gaze on themselves and on other women. Not attempting to provide one answer, this exhibition serves as a platform for creating a dialogue around the questions: Whose […]
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