Freer Gallery of Art
Wednesday Roundup: Space Suits, Diaries and Native Music
Inner Workings of the Space Suit: This week, the AirSpace blog exposes one of their spacesuits from the inside out using X-Ray imaging. Until now, the only way to glimpse the inside of these high-tech uniforms was to shine a flashlight down the wrist or neck of the outfit. But recently, Mark Avino,...
November 17, 2010 |
By Jess Righthand
Weekend Events: Classic Japanese Cinema, Fashion of the Gods and Perspectives on Portraiture
Friday, November 12: Perspectives on PortraitureExplore dynamic relationships between portraits, artists, subjects and viewers in docent-led tours at both the Sackler Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery. At the Sackler, experience Fiona Tan’s integration of portraiture, moving image and sound...
November 12, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Indonesian Film, Kitchen Gadgets and Navy Band Music
Friday, November 5: The Rainbow TroopsThis adaptation of Andrea Hirata's popular novel is one of the most successful films in Indonesian box-office history.In this heartstring-tugging tale, follow three boys from an impoverished, rural community as they pursue an education with the hope that knowle...
November 05, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Photoshop, Persian Tales and Bolivian Dance
Friday, October 15: Introduction to Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, 5-Session Evening CourseAttention photographers, artists, graphic designers, web designers and computer enthusiasts wanting to learn Photoshop: the Resident Associate Program is offering an introduction to this industry-standard ...
October 15, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Malaysian Independent Film, Argentine Art and Brazilian Samba
Friday, October 8: At the End of DaybreakIn this film, experience the story of a 23-year-old man from the wrong side of the tracks, who tries to escape the burden of living with his alcoholic mother by striking up an online relationship with a 15-year-old girl from a rich family. When their affair ...
October 08, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Wednesday Roundup: Cute Lion Cub Pics, Kiwis and Hula Hoops
Name That Kiwi—On June 15, the National Zoo hatched a female brown kiwi, the second kiwi born this year. To pay homage to New Zealand, the flightless bird's motherland, they have decided to name the chick after the Maori, the indigenous people of the islands. They have chosen three Maori names, and...
October 06, 2010 |
By Jess Righthand
Weekend Events: Charlie Brown, Vietnamese Film and a Portrait Gallery Party
Friday, October 1: Portraits After 5Come on out to the Kogod Courtyard, that fabulous open-air space smack in the middle of the American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, for an evening jam-packed with entertainment. While DJ Todd Threats will be spinning music, enjoy video installation...
October 01, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Introducing Fiona Tan at the Sackler
Contemporary artist Fiona Tan has garnered international fame for her video installations and photography, having had solo and group exhibitions staged at notable venues such as the Venice Biennale and Paris's Centre Pompidou. But starting this past weekend, the Smithsonian's Sackler Gallery formal...
September 27, 2010 |
By Megan Gambino
Let MC Yogi Free Your Mind on Saturday
Did you ever go to a hip-hop concert only to have a yoga class break out? It's totally possible at an MC Yogi show, as the atypical rapper is a full-time yoga instructor and a student of meditation and devotional chanting.A bit of a wild child growing up, MC Yogi (aka Nicholas Giacomini) grew up pa...
September 24, 2010 |
By Jeff Campagna
Catch Dengue Fever at the Freer on Friday
Have you got chills of anticipation as the hours draw closer to tomorrow night's Asia After Dark, the thrice-annual, after-hours party at the Freer and Sackler Gallery? Most likely you’ve contracted a serious case of Dengue Fever.But don’t sweat it. We’re not talking the joint pains and hemorrhagin...
September 22, 2010 |
By Jeff Campagna
Weekend Events: Taiwanese Film, Gullah-Islamic Culture and a Steinway Concert
Friday, September 10: Flight of the Red BalloonInspired by the 1956 fantasy film The Red Balloon, Flight of the Red Balloon by Taiwanese director Hsiao-hsien Hou tells the story of a tempestuous single mother who hires a Chinese filmmaker to serve as her son’s nanny. (You can view a trailer for the...
September 10, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Events: FONZ Photo Club, Babe Ruth, Taiwanese Film and More!
Tuesday, September 7: FONZ Photo ClubIf you’re a shutterbug with a penchant for snapping shots of critters, come on out to the National Zoo and participate in the FONZ (that’s Friends Of the National Zoo for those of you who were thinking Henry Winkler) photo club’s monthly meeting. Share your phot...
September 06, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
"Chinamania," Now Open at the Freer Gallery
"It's getting harder and harder every day to live up to my blue and white china," lamented 19th-century Irish playwright and novelist Oscar Wilde (The Importance of Being Earnest, The Picture of Dorian Gray). Renowned as an elite aesthete in Victorian society, Wilde was famous for collecting the Ch...
August 20, 2010 |
By Jess Righthand
Weekend Events: Hong Kong Film Fest, Afro-Brazilian Dance and Make Your Own Lunch Bag!
Friday, August 13: Made in Hong Kong Film Festival: Magic BoyIn this delightful comedy, enjoy the magic tricks of real-life magician Anjo Leung, who plays—what else—a teenage magician who is smitten by a store clerk. This film is presented in Cantonese with English subtitles. Free. Freer, 7:00 PMSa...
August 13, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Events: Elvis, Frank Capra, Hong Kong Film Fest and More!
Monday, August 9: Cultures in Motion Performance: Elvis HimselfWhat would it be like to sit and chat with Elvis had he lived to enjoy his 75th birthday? You have the option of hanging out in your local 7-11 in hopes of having an Elvis sighting OR you can come out to the National Portrait Gallery. I...
August 09, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Latin Jazz, A Silent Movie with Live Music and the Hong Kong Film Festival
Friday, August 6: Made in Hong Kong Film Festival: The Pye DogIn this poignant crime drama, fate intertwines the lives of three strangers—a boy who refuses to speak, a gangster posing as a school janitor and a substitute teacher. This film is presented in Cantonese with English subtitles. Free. Fre...
August 06, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Events: FONZ Photo Club, Portraits Alive, an African Art Drawing Session and More!
Monday, August 2: ExplorAsia: A Drop-in Art Adventure for FamiliesCome on down to Freer Gallery 5 and immerse yourself in the art of elaborately-decorated folding screens which will transport you back to 17th and 18th century Japan. Discover what life was like in the city and the country, act out w...
August 02, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Hong Kong Slapstick, An Argentine Design Festival and Gullah Recipes
Friday, July 30: Made in Hong Kong Film Festival: The ContractCome enjoy this 1978 slapstick comedy about a television executive itching to get out of his current contract so he can pursue the job of his dreams—and he ropes his eccentric inventor brother and second-rate magician friend in on the sc...
July 30, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Madeleine Albright, Exhibit Closings and a Hong Kong Film Fest
Friday, July 23: Made in Hong Kong Film Festival: Rule Number OneIn this police drama cum supernatural thriller, a young cop assigned to the Miscellaneous Affairs Department investigates incidents of paranormal activity—only to find himself targeted by a mysterious spirit. This film is presented in...
July 23, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Play on: The goSmithsonian Trek Ends July 24
Our mobile adventure goSmithsonian Trek ends this Saturday, July 24. In its short one-month run, the goSmithsonian Trek has inspired players to explore, create and interact with Smithsonian Museums like never before. Trekkers are encouraged to answer questions, write haikus and slogans and take pho...
July 19, 2010 |
By Jamie Simon
