Freer Gallery of Art
Events: Caribbean Music, Animal Care, Thomas Jefferson and More!
Monday, July 19: 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 wh...
July 19, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Events: A Kung-Fu Film, An Art Workshop and the Music of John Williams
Friday, July 16: Made in Hong Kong Film Festival: Ip ManA hybrid kung-fu film and biopic, this movie explores the life of Ip Man—the man who later taught Bruce Lee his moves—during the Sino-Japanese War where he rose from a martial arts master to become a partisan fighter battling Japanese invaders...
July 16, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Korean Film, Gullah Stories and Remembering Howard "Sandman" Sims
Friday, July 9: Made in Hong Kong Film Festival: VengeanceIn this high-voltage thriller that proves that popcorn flicks and high art can be one in the same, a French chef travels to Hong Kong and teams up with a gang of underworld assassins in his quest to avenge the death of his daughter's family....
July 09, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
A Thousand Years of Art Under China's Emperors
Dr. Joseph Chang sees the new exhibition, Masterpieces of Chinese Painting at the Freer Gallery as a classroom. And with more than a thousand years of Chinese art on display, the show certainly represents a survey course for the uninitiated.Last week, Chang, who is a Freer curator of Chinese Art, g...
July 01, 2010 |
By Brandon Springer
DJ Rekha Will Be Performing at Asia After Dark, July 15
Asia After Dark will be heating things up again at the Freer and Sackler Galleries on Thursday, July 15th. It’s Bhangra Night, kids, and DJ Rekha will be rocking the party that rocks the Bhangra body, spinning hip-hop-infused Indian dance rhythms designed to get your booty on the dance floor.But wh...
June 29, 2010 |
By Jeff Campagna
Weekend Events: Movies and a Juneteenth Celebration!
Friday, June 18: Made in Hong Kong Film Festival: Red Cliff—Part 1Tonight at the Freer, take this opportunity to see John Woo’s uncut cinematic epic depicting the Han dynasty-era Battle of Red Cliff. (When originally released in the U.S., audiences only saw it in a severely shortened version.) Feat...
June 18, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Events: Bolivan Arts Festival, Movies From Hong Kong, National History Day and More!
Monday, June 14: Ten-Day Festival: Arts and Artisans from Bolivia and the Peruvian Island of TaquileThe indigenous participants in the festival include the Chiquitanos, Guarayos, Icocenos, and Ayoreosl from the eastern lowlands of Bolivia, who demonstrate and sell a wide array of products and craft...
June 14, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!
Friday, May 7: Korean Film Festival DC 2010: Rough CutIn this film from South Korea, an actual gangster—and aspiring thespian—is offered a chance to play a thug on film. He accepts, but on one condition: all the fights in the movie must be real. The tumultuous relationships that develop between hi...
May 07, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Jules Feiffer, Korean Film Festival and the Music of Memphis
Friday, April 16: Korean Film Festival DC 2010: "With a Girl of Black Soil"The critically-acclaimed film follows a miner who suffers an accident and loses his job and how he and his children cope with life's hardships that follow. Free. Freer, 7:00 PM.Saturday, April 17: American Pictures: Jules Fe...
April 16, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Events: Ethel Merman, Musical Theater, Apollo 13 Memorabilia and More!
Monday, April 12: The Music in the Musical: The Light in the Piazza and Sophisticated LadiesThe Smithsonian heads out to DC's Arena Stage in a panel discussion that will explore how the sounds of opera and jazz spring up in Broadway musical theater—specifically in pieces like The Light in the Piazz...
April 12, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Events: Easter Monday, Guitar Workshop, Earth Day and More!
Monday, April 5: Easter MondayEaster Monday at the Zoo has been a long standing African American family tradition in Washington, DC. The day is rife with food and activities, which include an Easter egg hunt, crafts, live musical entertainment, and of course, lots of opportunities to get to know th...
April 05, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
"The Art of the Kimono" at the Freer Gallery
It only takes minutes talking with Nancy McDonough to realize that she is a true Japanese kimono enthusiast."You don't see a lot of cherry blossoms on kimono," says McDonough, the owner of Kyoto Kimono, of Endicott, New York. "Even though we think they're beautiful, the symbology is that they are ...
March 31, 2010 |
By Megan Gambino
Events: Honoring Elvis, a Kimono Fashion Show, Fun with Nanotechnology and More!
Monday, March 29: Words Between Two Reformers: Mary McLeod Bethune and Eleanor Roosevelt: Cultures in Motion PerformanceIn this theatrical piece, learn about the friendship between Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune who was a member of the Black Cabinet, a collective of representatives worki...
March 29, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Annual Kite Festival, Mambo Music and Tibetan Buddhism on Film
Friday, March 26: Tibetan Buddhism: Films From Around the World: Wheel of TimeFilmmaker Werner Herzog—the German director who gave us Aguirre: The Wrath of God and Grizzly Man—explores Tibetan Buddhism in this 2003 documentary. The film includes interviews with the Dalai Lama as well as Tanka Jigme...
March 26, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Tibetan Buddhism and Kite Flying
Friday, March 19: Milarepa: Magician, Murderer, SaintThis film tells the story of Milarepa, a major figure in the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. In 11th century Tibet, young Milarepa is leading a privileged life. A world full of greed and betrayal upends his good fortune, compelling him to...
March 19, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Environmental Film Festival Roundup
The D.C. Environmental Film Festival is upon us!The Smithsonian is offering a variety of free movies and events in conjunction with the 2010 Environmental Film Festival. Check out the festival's website and goSmithsonian for full information on dates, times and film synopses. Feel free to downloa...
March 19, 2010 |
By Jamie Simon
Events: How to Build Your Own Print Collection, Grow Wild Rice, and Know Julia Child and More!
Monday, March 15: Seasoned with SpiritEnjoy episodes of the public television series Seasoned with Spirit, and join host Loretta Barrett Oden as she visits Native communities to learn about their agricultural and culinary traditions. In Food Upon the Water, Oden participates in a wild rice harvest ...
March 15, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
The Spiritual Power of Sand Art
Remember sand art from when you were a kid? It's that craft where you took a clear, empty bottle and poured in layer upon layer of colored sand until the whole thing was filled to the brim. (And then you'd set it in your bedroom for a while and over time the sand would settle a bit and your sand ar...
March 11, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Women's History Month and a Persian New Year Celebration!
Saturday, March 6: Women’s History Month Family Day CelebrationThe Smithsonian celebrates Women’s History Month with a festival devoted to women in the arts. Enjoy music and dance performances and workshops, hands-on art and stamp-collecting activities, and a special Red Carpet area for stars of al...
March 05, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Fashion Designer Anna Sui Finds Inspiration at the Freer Gallery
Smithsonian exhibits travel to museums across the country. Smithsonian scientists conduct research the world over. And Smithsonian magazine is delivered to the doorsteps of two million loyal subscribers.There’s no doubt that the Institution has a commanding presence. But Smithsonian on the runway? ...
February 24, 2010 |
By Megan Gambino
