From an email:
“When: Saturday, December 11, 2010, 2pm
Venue: National Portrait Gallery
Event Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G Street)
Seminal punk rocker Patti Smith discusses and signs copies of her book Just Kids, a memoir of early 1970s Manhattan and of her friendship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe. Books available for sale in the Museum Store.
Please note this is an Author Lecture – not just a book signing!”
Right?
From Wikipedia:
Giuseppe Arcimboldo (also spelled Arcimboldi) (1527 – July 11, 1593) was an Italian painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of such objects as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish, and books — that is, he painted representations of these objects on the canvas arranged in such a way that the whole collection of objects formed a recognizable likeness of the portrait subject.
Image: Ousmane Sow, Toussaint Louverture et la vieille esclave, 1989. Mixed media. Museum purchase, through exchange from Emil Eisenberg and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins, and with funds from Stuart Bohart and Barbara Portman, 2009-8-1. Photograph by Franko Khoury.
Date: Saturday, November 20
Time: 2 p.m.
Place: National Museum of African Art
mezzanine, sub-level 1
950 Independence Avenue, SW
Take Metro to Smithsonian Station
“Senegalese artist Ousmane Sow will make a rare appearance at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art to speak about his striking work, Toussaint Louverture et la vieille esclave (Toussaint Louverture and the elderly slave). The towering figure of Haitian leader Toussaint Louverture commemorates the bicentennial of the French Revolution and is the centerpiece of the museum’s new exhibition, African Mosaic: Celebrating a Decade of Collecting. The artist will discuss his monumental sculptures with his wife, photographer and filmmaker Béatrice Soulé. The event is free and open to the public.”
Well this was an odd scene on Sat. outside the Spy Museum at 800 F St, NW. Odd but cool. According to the Spy Museum’s Web site:
“The ONLY Trabant Rally in the United States!
Where were you when the Wall fell? The Berlin Wall is long gone, but one Cold War icon is still chugging away—the Trabant. Despite their questionable performance and smoky two-stroke engines, these little cars are now affectionately regarded as a symbol of East Germany and the fall of Communism. Trabants are a rarity here, but on 6 November some of the finest examples in the U.S will chug their way to the International Spy Museum to celebrate our Fourth Annual Parade of Trabants.”
It looks like Mr. T in DC was there too and snapped this great shot:
Photo by PoPville flickr user Mr. T in DC
And one else happen to check them out? Lots more photos after the jump. (more…)
This sounds awesome:
Skip rush hour, and join us for “Portraits After 5” at the National Portrait Gallery. This free happy hour event combines art and music with a contemporary twist. Check out projections on the walls of the Kogod Courtyard by artist Claire Scoville, a pop-up photo booth with photographer Rob Northway, musical guest DJ Todd Threats (a.k.a. toddlovesupreme), and our special exhibition “Americans Now.”
Located in the Courtyard Café, “Portraits After 5” is the perfect way to start your weekend.
Friday, October 1, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
8th & F Street NW“
Since we’ve got a three-day weekend I thought this could be a useful question. It actually came to my mind when I saw the sign above for an Octagon House Museum and I was like, what the hell is that? Anyway, I thought it’d be fun to share our favorite museums in DC. For those who really love museums I’ll ask for three categories – favorite free museum, favorite museum with a fee and favorite lesser known museum?
Incidentally, I’m sorry I didn’t realize this earlier but the Corcoran Gallery of Art was offering free Summer Saturdays. For those staying in town this Sat. is the last free one!
The school house/museum is located at 4954 MacArthur Blvd. NW. When I was stomping around the Palisades I thought this was pretty cool. Anyone with kids ever check out the museum? This Web site says:
“Bringing your environmentally-obsessed child to this unique museum and nature center is a must. They’ll love seeing conservation and ecology lessons they learned in school get put into action. You can also hike to a creek to learn how water cycles from the ground to the air and back again. Teens will enjoy it too, and are often impressed to find that some of the museum’s volunteer staff are their age.”
And I just thought the building was cool…
From an email:
“Visitors to the Smithsonian can now play a smart phone scavenger hunt that will take them on a “Trek” through nine Smithsonian museums, decoding clues along the way. The game can be played for free from any smart phone by downloading the “SCVNGR” application from the iPhone App Store or Android Market. The game runs through July 24. At the end of the game, two winners will receive an Apple iPad.
BUT… if you are in town tomorrow, Saturday, June 26, we are also hosting a one-day only contest. Meet at the Smithsonian Castle Commons at 9:30 am to register and at 2 pm, the first-place winner will receive an iPad!”
Here’s a historical one. For those that don’t work at Cultural Tourism :) anyone recognize the place and who used to live here? Hint: there’s a museum next door. When it’s identified, anyone ever been to the museum?
Woah, I don’t know how I missed this one but it sounds very promising:
The application says:
“NATURE OF OPERATION
Educational setting featuring exhibits of artwork on wall, artistic performances, music, dancing,
a cover charge and serving some food. The establishment will be a social/networking venue that
allows customers/clients to meet and interact with one another. No nude performances. Three
dance floors of approximately 40’x40’, 34’x20’ and 30’x10’. Total Occupancy load 1300.
HOURS OF OPERATION AND SALES/SERVICE/CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES
Sunday 10 am to 2 am, Monday through Thursday 8 am – 2 am and Friday & Saturday
8 am – 3 am “