Fine Arts

Game On At the American Art Museum This Weekend

“The Art of Video Games” opens at the American Art Museum with a weekend packed with gaming, panels, and performances

March 14, 2012

The Girl Scouts Celebrate 100 Years — Learning More About Juliette Gordon Low

“Once a girl scout, always a girl scout” is the defining motto of an exhibition devoted to the founder of the organization

March 12, 2012

Weekend Events March 9-11: John Carter, Make Your Own Mud Cloth, and A Song for the Horse Nation

March 8, 2012

The Case for a New Grant Wood Painting

In which the author argues that an unidentified work at a Nebraska gallery was painted by the American regionalist master

March 6, 2012

Events March 6-8: An Amazonian Odyssey, Conservation Clinic, and The Lovejoygroup

This week, take a virtual tour of the Amazon River, learn how to preserve your favorite works of art at home, and enjoy the eclectic jazz of Lovejoygroup

March 5, 2012

Celebrities of the Past, Now in “Vibrant Color” at the Portrait Gallery

The National Portrait Gallery showcases Harry Warnecke’s early color photographs of famous faces from the 1930s and ‘40s

March 2, 2012

Weekend Events March 3-5: Calefax Quintet, Women’s History Month, and Nowruz

March 1, 2012

Treat Your Senses to Hirshhorn’s New Suprasensorial Exhibition

February 28, 2012

Events Feb 28-March 1: Paradox of Liberty, A Not So Still Life, and Perspectives on “Limits to Growth”

This week, learn about slavery at Monticello, meet artist Ginny Ruffner, and join experts for a day of discussion on sustainability

February 27, 2012

Events Feb 21-23: Youth Poetry Slam, Echoes of the Silk Road, and Suprasensorial

February 21, 2012

Weekend Events Feb 17-19: Gallery Talk, Presidential Family Fun Day, and a Tour with the Artist

February 17, 2012

President Obama to Speak At Groundbreaking for African American History and Culture Museum

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Smithsonian’s newest museum, scheduled to open in 2015, will feature Obama, Laura Bush and others

February 16, 2012

Curator Amy Henderson: How The Stars Just Dazzle Us

The National Portrait Gallery expert on celebrity culture admits that she is often captivated by the glamour and glitz that defines the Hollywood superstar

February 14, 2012

Events Feb 14-16: Handi-hour, Noodles and a Movie, and a Mardi Gras Special

Make a craft for your Valentine at the Renwick Gallery, try Taiwanese noodles at the Freer Gallery, celebrate Mardi Gras with Little Red and the Renegades

February 13, 2012

Weekend Events Feb 10-12: Mourning, The Power of Chocolate Festival, and the Emerson String Quartet

February 9, 2012

How Much the Hope Diamond is Worth and Other Questions From Our Readers

From American art, history and culture, air and space technology, Asian art and any of the sciences from astronomy to zoology, we’ll find an answer

February 7, 2012

Events Feb 7-9: Water Matters, Multiplicity, and Touki Bouki

Learn why water matters, take a tour of the American Art Museum’s exhibition, Multiplicity, and enjoy a free film at the African Art House Film Festival

February 6, 2012

Giants and Patriots at the Smithsonian

Just in time for the Super Bowl, take a look at giants and patriots of all kinds in the Smithsonian

February 3, 2012

Weekend Events Feb 3-5: Under the Stars, Black History Month Family Day, and The Big Sleep

February 2, 2012

Celebrate Black History Month with the Smithsonian

From Kenyan storytelling performances to Black Power film screenings, February on the Mall is buzzing with Black History Month events

February 1, 2012