National Portrait Gallery
Weekend Events: Elvis Festival, Concert at the Zoo and a Hirshhorn Gallery Talk
Friday, January 22: Hirshhorn Collection: Friday Gallery TalkCome enjoy a tour of Hirshhorn highlights conducted by DC-area sculptor Mary Early. Free. Hirshhorn, 12:30-1:00 PMSaturday, January 23: Elvis is in the Building!Although he's been gone for almost 33 years, we just can't help falling in lo...
January 22, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
The King's Cult of Personality at the National Portrait Gallery
The curator of the National Portrait Gallery's recently opened exhibition on Elvis Presley is Warren Perry, a native of Memphis, Tennessee, who once worked at Graceland for a couple of months back in the late 1980s. His interest in Elvis was "more by immersion than intention," he says."You cannot g...
January 20, 2010 |
By Beth Py-Lieberman
Events: Richard Nixon, Elvis Presley, the Music of Africa and More!
Tuesday, January 19 and Wednesday, January 20: So, this week is off to a bit of a slow start as far as special events are concerned, but there is always plenty to do around the Smithsonian! Check out this site for a listing of regularly-scheduled fun at the museums or check out an IMAX movie. You c...
January 19, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Celebrate the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr., Storytelling and More
Friday, January 15:Sorry kids, no special evening events happening today. But never fear—other stuff is here! Be sure to check this Web site for a listing of regularly scheduled Smithsonian fun.Saturday, January 16: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Three-Day Family FestivalCivil rights is an ongoing...
January 15, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Events: More Elvis, Jesse Owens, Wilma Rudolph and Remembering Georgetown!
Monday, January 11:OK, so the museums are off to a bit of a slow start this week when it comes to special events programming. But never fear—other stuff is here! Be sure to check this Web site for a listing of regularly scheduled Smithsonian fun.Tuesday, January 12: Film Series: Black Georgetown Re...
January 11, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Elvis and a Concert at the Zoo!
Friday, January 8: Happy Birthday ElvisNo special evening events today; however, if you didn't already know, the National Portrait Gallery's new show "One Life: Echoes of Elvis" just opened! January 8 also happens to be Elvis' 75th birthday and there's no better way to mark the day than by having ...
January 08, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Velvet Elvis Lives!
Velvet art gets a pretty bad rap, but what is the scourge of the art world actually has a fairly long history. The form was noticed by Marco Polo during his 14th-century exploration of Kashmir. And during the Victorian era, it was enjoyed as a pastime pleasure of the upper middle class. But highbro...
January 08, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Elvis Sightings: The King Holds Court in Washington, D.C.
What comes to mind when you hear the name Elvis? Musician. Icon. Sex. Spandex. Kitsch. Costello (kidding!). You can play the word association game all day long and no matter what your opinion of the man is—good, bad or indifferent—even the most suspicious minds have to admit that he is one of the g...
January 06, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekday Events: Muhammad Ali, Elvis and Video Artist John Gerrard
So, the new year may be off to a bit of a slow start as far as special events are concerned, but never fear—there is always plenty to do around the Smithsonian! Check out this site for a listing of regularly-scheduled fun at the museums or check out an IMAX movie. You can find IMAX listings here.Th...
January 04, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: ZooLights, Art Workshop and Hands-On Activities!
The Smithsonian Institution has announced a snow emergency and has closed all its museums, the Zoo, as well as the Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia on Saturday, December 19 and Sunday, December 20.Friday, December 11: ZooLightsThat’s right kids—ZooLights is back once again! For children of all ages, a...
December 18, 2009 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Events for the Week of December 14-18: Harry Truman, A Doll's House, The Muppets and More!
Monday, December 14: Harry S. Truman: The Man from Independence: Cultures in Motion PerformanceHarry Truman is the haberdasher-turned-world leader who supported civil rights and compulsory health insurance and whose legacy includes the controversial decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan. Come lear...
December 14, 2009 |
By Jesse Rhodes
"Best of the Decade" with the National Portrait Gallery
As a new decade approaches, we here at ATM thought it a good time to reflect on the best of the last—asking Smithsonian curators to weigh in on their favorite exhibits, career moments and newly-acquired pieces, since 2000. To kick off this "Best of the Decade" interview series, we spoke with A...
December 09, 2009 |
By Megan Gambino
Weekend Events: John Ford, Fortune Telling and a Crash Course in Portraiture
ED. NOTE: Please be aware that, due to Smithsonian Institution Internet outages scheduled for this weekend, some of the links given below may not be functional on Saturday, November 21 and Sunday November 22. Please visit our companion site goSmithsonian.com for updates on Smithsonian events and ex...
November 20, 2009 |
By Jesse Rhodes
The National Portrait Gallery's Newest Prize -- Marilyn Horne
Stroll through the main hall of the National Portrait Gallery this winter, and you are likely to see Shephard Fairey's already iconic “Hope” poster of President Barack Obama, followed by the very simple and powerful depiction of the late senator Ted Kennedy. And then there is the museum's newest a...
November 18, 2009 |
By Audrey Reinhardt
Events for the Week of 11/16-20: Free Movie Admission for Cell Phones, Stargazing, New Deal Artists and the Films of John Ford
Monday, November 16: Free Admission to Wild Ocean 3D for Recycled Cell PhonesDo the environment a favor and part with your old cell phone in an ecologically friendly way—and catch a movie in return. From now until November 22, visitors who present a cell phone for recycling at the theater's box off...
November 16, 2009 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Events for the Week of 11/9-13: Africa Meets Mexico, Home School Open House, Confederate Currency and More!
Monday, November 9: Curator's Talk with Cesáreo MorenoThe Anacostia Museum is pleased to host the newly-opened exhibition The African Presence in México, which looks at the history, culture and Art of Afr0-Mexicans from the colonial era up to the present day. The show's curator, Cesáreo Moreno, wil...
November 09, 2009 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Portraiture Now Series Gets Communal
“If one paints someone’s portrait, one should not know him if possible. No knowledge. I do not want to know him at all,” German Expressionist Otto Dix once said. With that kind of detachment, it’s likely Dix wouldn’t have approved of the new Portraiture Now: Communities exhibit, where artist and s...
November 05, 2009 |
By Jeff Campagna
Events for the Week of 11/2-6: Dorothea Lange, John Singer Sargent, Zoo Photography Club and More!
Monday, November 2: National Family Literacy DayKnowledge is power (I know, it's an overused phrase—but it's true) and today is a great day to encourage the people in your family to pursue a lifetime full of reading. Enjoy storytelling sessions as well as theatrical performances that tie in to perm...
November 02, 2009 |
By Jesse Rhodes
From Theme-Park Caricatures to the Smithsonian
Stanley Rayfield grew up in Richmond, where he spent his summers drawing caricatures at Kings Dominion, the local theme park. Now, he has a painting in the National Portrait Gallery.The 21-year-old artist submitted an intimate portrait of his diabetic father—wearing an eye patch and oxygen tubes, a...
October 22, 2009 |
By Megan Gambino
Events for the Week of October 19-23: Fantastic Frames, Gallery Talks, Halloween at the Zoo and More!
Monday, October 19: A Stitch in Time: Block-by-Block Quilting SeriesIdeal for persons aged 8 and older, this workshop will introduce you to the basics of quilting. That's right, you too can gain the skill set required to make a piece suitable to keep you warm or to hang on the wall as a part of you...
October 19, 2009 |
By Jesse Rhodes
