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DC’s Newest Art Museum, The Rubell Museum DC, opens to the public on Saturday in SW!!

By Prince Of Petworth


65 I Street, SW photos courtesy The Rubell Museum DC

Thanks to Martha for sharing: “A new modern art museum in D.C. opens to the public this weekend – the Rubell Museum – and it’s free to District residents!”

From the Mayor’s Office:

“The Rubell Museum DC, which will open to the public on Saturday, October 29, will have exhibits that include contemporary paintings, sculptures, photographs, videos, and site-specific work by local, national, and international artists. District residents will receive free admission to the museum and (more…)

“Large-scale Feminist public art installation” at the National Museum of Women in the Arts

By Prince Of Petworth


1250 New York Ave, NW. “Katharina Cibulka, SOLANGE #27 (installation view, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.), 2022; Mesh scaffolding net, tulle, and cable ties, 82 x 82 ft. (25 x 25 meters); © 2022 Katharina Cibulka; Photo by Kevin Allen”

From an email:

“Austrian artist Katharina Cibulka was commissioned to create a monumental site-specific public artwork for DC — her first in the US and her largest to date. Reflecting local submissions, the artist created a work that addressed the continual generational nature of struggle for feminist and human rights: AS LONG AS GENERATIONS CHANGE BUT OUR STRUGGLES STAY THE SAME, I WILL BE A FEMINIST. A pointedly feminist statement in the center of the nation’s capital is timely on many levels — from the repeal of Roe in the US to the largely female-led uprising in Iran. (more…)

“Hirshhorn Howl-O-Ween, Saturday, Oct. 29 in the Sculpture Garden”

By Prince Of Petworth


“Photo: Shannon Finney for Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden”

“Hirshhorn Howl-O-Ween
October 29, 2022 | 10:00 am-11:30 am
Registration closes Friday, Oct. 28!

The Hirshhorn is hosting its annual Howl-o-ween, Saturday Oct. 29, 10 am-11:30am. Join us with your well-behaved costumed dog for a morning of dress-up and art in the Hirshhorn’s outdoor Sculpture Garden. Advance registration is required.

Attendees are invited to strut their stuff with their pooches in our parade and enter creative contest. (more…)

Mark it!! “The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Ice Rink will reopen on November 26”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Pablo Raw

From the National Gallery of Art:

“The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Ice Rink will reopen for the season on Saturday, November 26, and remain open through March 5, 2023, weather permitting. The ice rink is located on the National Mall between 7th and 9th Streets along Constitution Avenue NW.

Managed by Guest Services Inc., the Sculpture Garden Ice Rink invites visitors to skate surrounded by national museums as well as large-scale sculptures by modern and contemporary artists including Louise Bourgeois, Alexander Calder, Tony Smith, Roy Lichtenstein, and Roxy Paine.

Ice Rink Hours and Fees (more…)

“This FREE and hugely popular event for all ages returning to the National Building Museum for the first time since 2019!”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the National Building Museum:

“The National Building Museum announced today that The Big Build will return to the Museum on Saturday, November 5. This popular annual event has been hosted at the Museum for more than a decade and is returning for the first time since 2019. This free hands-on community day invites visitors of all ages to channel their inner builder and discover what it’s like to wear a hard hat, hammer a nail or drill a hole. (more…)

“National Building Museum is extending its Notre-Dame de Paris augmented reality exhibition until October 9.”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the National Building Museum:

“The National Building Museum announced today that it will extend Notre-Dame de Paris: The Augmented Exhibition through Sunday, October 9, 2022. The 360-degree augmented reality exhibition, designed and produced by Histovery, in collaboration with the Public Institution in charge of the conservation and restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, and exclusively sponsored by L’Oréal, immerses visitors into the 850-year history of the cathedral and its ongoing restoration. The exhibition was originally slated to conclude on September 26 but has been extended due to popular demand.

All Notre-Dame merchandise in the Museum Shop is discounted 40% through October 11, 2022 as well. (more…)

“Free Timed-Entry Passes for National Air and Space Museum Available Sept. 14”

By Prince Of Petworth


“The Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia displayed in the new “Destination Moon” exhibition, opening Oct. 14, 2022. Credit: Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum”

From a press release:

“The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will require free timed-entry passes for visiting the renovated and newly opened west wing of its building in Washington, D.C. The free passes will be available online starting Wednesday, Sept. 14. The museum will reopen approximately half of the building Friday, Oct. 14, which will include eight new and renovated exhibitions, the planetarium, museum store and Mars Café.

An individual will be able to reserve up to six passes per day for a specific entry time. Each visitor must have a pass, regardless of age. To enter the museums, visitors can show their digital timed-entry pass on their mobile device or a copy of their time-entry pass printed at home. The link to reserve tickets will go live Sept. 14 at noon ET and can be accessed from the museum’s website.

The museum will release individual passes for six-week periods at noon ET on the following dates: (more…)

Lost Sock Roasters coming to The Phillips Collection “late August – mid September”

By Prince Of Petworth


photos courtesy Lost Sock Roasters

Ed. Note: Back in May we learned that Tryst at the Phillips would not be reopening.

From a press release:

“Lost Sock Roasters, recently named Washington, DC’s Best Coffee by Food & Wine, will open a new pop-up cafe this fall inside the Phillips Collection. The cafe will be open to the Museum’s guest’s as well as the general public without an entrance fee, open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:30am to 5:00pm. The Phillips Collection is located just off of Dupont Circle at 1600 21st St NW, Washington, DC. The team will soon share a grand opening date targeted for late August – mid September. (more…)

“National Gallery Nights returns to East Building this fall”

By Prince Of Petworth


photos courtesy National Gallery of Art

From the National Gallery of Art:

“National Gallery Nights returns this fall, bringing lively, multisensory, themed programs to the East Building after hours on the second Thursday of September, October, and November.

The program runs from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. and offers the myriad experiences that define National Gallery Nights, including live performances, artmaking, music, and pop-up talks. As with all National Gallery programs, the event is free; light fare and drinks are available for purchase. (more…)

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