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Smithsonian Scavenger Hunt on Saturday Winner Gets an IPad

By Prince Of Petworth

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!”

House of the Day

By Prince Of Petworth

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?

Coming to 915 F St, NW – Museum of Arts and Sciences

By Prince Of Petworth

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 “

Great Photography Exhibit in Woodley Park

By Prince Of Petworth

I love this little museum attached to the Stanford in DC building at 2655 Connecticut Ave, NW. The current exhibit is called Amman Imman: Water Is Life. It is well worth checking out if you are in the area. From a press release:

The Bing Stanford in Washington Art Gallery is proud to host Water is Life: African Nomads on the Brink. This exhibition of photography by Ariane Kirtley highlights the struggles of the people of Azawak, a remote area of Niger, as they live on the brink of dehydration due to years of persistent drought and lack of resources.

Ariane Kirtley is the founder of Amman Imman: Water is Life, a Bethesda, Maryland, based organization whose mission is to build permanent wells in the Azawak, thus securing water for its vulnerable inhabitants. Her photographs document the lives of two nomadic ethnic groups – the Tuareg and Wodaabe Fulani – and their daily struggle to secure water. Water does exists in reliable quantities 600 to 3,000 feet below the earth’s surface, but can only be accessed by sophisticated drilling techniques. Amman Imman has taken on the challenge of drilling borehole wells that are able to provide clean, free-flowing water to the Azawak, and thus provide year-round relief for up to 25,000 people and animals. Kirtley’s photographs document the extraordinary efforts the Tuareg and Wodaabe undertake in search of water and the hopeful glimpse into the future each newly constructed borehole brings.

The Bing Stanford in Washington Art Gallery is located in The Sant Building at 2655 Connecticut Avenue, NW; Washington, DC 20008. Red Line to Woodley Park-Zoo / Adams Morgan. Hours are 9:00-7:00 M-F, 12:00-6:00 Sat & Sun.

Sweet Building is a Museum – Art Museum of the Americas

By Prince Of Petworth

The museum is located at 201 18th Street, NW (near Constitution Ave). Their Web site says:

“The building housing the museum was originally designed by noted architect Paul Cret in 1912 as the residence for the Secretaries General of the Organization of American States. Today as a museum, the building offers a warm and intimate atmosphere to enjoy art. The Art Museum of the Americas is located just off the National Mall at 201 18th Street, N.W., and is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM (We are closed on federal holidays and on Good Friday). In the meantime, we invite you to explore these pages to learn about our collections, our current and past exhibitions, and the various services we offer. Join us in celebrating the rich visual traditions of the American continent. Most of all, enjoy your visit and come back often.”

Anyone ever check them out? Leo?

National Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum Courtyard Rocks

By Prince Of Petworth

I think I’ve mentioned that the National Portrait Gallery (also housing the Smithsonian American Art Museum) is one of my favorite places in DC (located at 8th and F Streets, NW). I’m embarrassed to admit that I’d never actually checked out the awesome courtyard before. I don’t know how I’ve managed to walk around it every time… Anyway, it’s freaking awesome. Their Web site says:

“The enclosed courtyard with its elegant glass canopy designed by world–renowned architects Foster + Partners provides a distinctive, contemporary accent to the museums’ Greek Revival building. Foster + Partners was assisted by internationally acclaimed landscape designer Kathryn Gustafson of Seattle–based Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Ltd. in the creation of the courtyard’s interior design, with a variety of trees and plantings, as well as a unique water feature.”

You can read more about it here (though at present there was no water feature). More photos after the jump. (more…)

Ojo Latino – National Gallery of Art

By Prince Of Petworth

Ojo Latino is a series by Néstor Sánchez Cordero. Nestor writes, “I went to the National Gallery of Art Sunday and saw this great exhibit called “Multiverse” by Leo Villareal and it blew my mind…I felt like I was on Battlestar Galactica or close to Heaven.”

National Museum of Crime & Punishment to Host Haunted House Oct. 21 – 24 and 28-31

By Prince Of Petworth

On Monday evening I was able to get a sneak preview of the National Museum of Crime & Punishment’s Haunted House tour. The museum is located at 575 7th St, NW in Penn Quarter.

The museum says:

“From 1916-1960 125 men were executed in the Tennessee Electric Chair. In 2008, the chair made its way to the National Museum of Crime & Punishment…and so did its ghosts.”

I have to say, while I wasn’t terrified it was lots of fun. Guests must be over 17 years old and tickets cost $20. To get tickets you can purchase them at the front desk of the museum or go buy them online.

A few more photos after the jump though it is much scarier in the dark… (more…)

Any Fans of the Postal Museum?

By Prince Of Petworth

I’ve always thought of this beautiful building next to Union Station as the one that houses Capitol City Brewing Company. Intangible Arts explained to me that it’s actually the National Postal Museum. Is it worth checking out?

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