Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Learn about writer and art collector Gertrude Stein as part of the Portrait Story Days series.

Weekend Events Dec. 23-25: ArtLab+ Showcase, Portrait Story Days, and Christmas

This week, see young people's creative works, learn about Gertrude Stein, and have a merry Christmas

A frame from "Empire," Warhol's 1964 film

Visions of Empire at the Hirshhorn

A new exhibition combines a seminal Warhol film with a pair of modern responses

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The Hirshhorn Goes Red for World AIDS Day

The Hirshhorn Museum is illuminated red in honor of World AIDS Day

Hirshhorn Goes Red for World AIDS Day

The distinctive building is Washington, D.C.'s first structure to be illuminated red for the annual occasion

The film, "Under Control," is showing tonight at the Hirshhorn

Volker Sattel’s Film Brings Nuclear Power Under Control at the Hirshhorn

Volker Sattel's haunting film "Under Control" takes the viewer behind the scenes for a stylized look at day-to-day operations at nuclear power plants

Stanford Addison, the Arapaho horse whisperer featured in the film, "Silent Thunder."

Events Nov. 7-10: Silent Thunder, Cyborgs, Inventing the Internet and Andy Warhol Cinema

This week, see an inspiring film, learn about the future of biotechnology, hear stories from the Internet's birth and examine Warhol's innovative films

Yves Klein produced controversial and boundary-breaking single-color paintings, elemental canvases of fire, water and air, and even galleries emptied of all artworks.

Simple Pleasures

What if we could make masks to look like these models in the Natural History Museum's Hall of Human Origins?

The List: Smithsonian-Inspired Halloween Costumes

For all you last-minute costume shoppers, here's this year's list of Smithsonian DIY ideas

Andy Warhol's Shadows, on view in its entirety for the first time

Events Oct. 24-27: goSmithsonian Trek, Andy Warhol, Skin Color Evolution, and an Inventors Symposium

Take part in an interactive scavenger hunt, get an inside look at the Hirshhorn's newest exhibition, learn about human evolution and get tips on inventing

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After Hours: A Hit at the Hirshhorn

Catch a glimpse of the Smithsonian's unique party of modern art and live music

Come see the Bay Jazz Project perform at the American Art Museum

Events Oct. 17-20: YouTube Mania, Worms From Hell, Women in Hong Kong and Bay Jazz Project

This week, come to an interactive art event, discuss life on meteorites, learn about Women in Hong Kong and take in some live jazz

Film still from 55 Days at Peking (1963)

The List: Top Eleven Things to Do this Month at the Smithsonian After Work

Date night at the Smithsonian, grab your special someone and head out to these after-hours events

Andy Warhol, "Shadows," 1978-79. Dia Art Foundation. Copyright 2011 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

A Fresh Look at Andy Warhol

Hirshhorn curator Evelyn Hankins discusses the new Warhol show, on view through January 15, 2012

Visit the Peacock Room, restored to its 1908 condition

Events Sept 26-29: Great Apes, The Peacock Room, Immigrants and Revolutionists, and Talking About Andy

This week, learn from gorillas, see a masterpiece of Asian art, play a pop quiz, and hear from an expert about Andy Warhol

Lawrence Weiner's "A RUBBER BALL THROWN ON THE SEA, Cat. No. 146" is displayed at the Hirshhorn Museum in blue, sans-serif lettering. Weiner was open to the seven words being produced in any color, size or font.

Ask an Expert: What is the Difference Between Modern and Postmodern Art?

A curator from the Hirshhorn Museum explains how art historians define the two classifications

Kogod Courtyard is a 28,000-square-foot space with seating, free Wi-Fi and a Courtyard Café.

The List: Five Study Nooks in and Around the Smithsonian Museums

Calling all students, finding it hard to concentrate on your studies, we recommend five cool places to hit the books

Still from "67 Bows" (2006) by Nira Pereg

Flamingos Duck for Cover in the Hirshhorn’s New Black Box Installation

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Events August 22-25: Addy’s World, Draw & Discover, Child of the Civil Rights Movement and More

Take a tour through American history, create your own art, listen to an author speak about civil rights, and enjoy a tour of an exhibition soon to close

Closing Soon: 1) "Calder's Portraits: A New Language;" 2) "Vantage Point: The Contemporary Native Art Collection;" 3) "Chinamania: Whistler and the Victorian Craze for Blue-and-White;" 4) "Fragments in Time and Space"*

Hurry In! Exhibitions Closing in August

Summer and the city is hot. Refresh and cool down at these exhibits, closing this month

Film still from Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers @ the Hirshhorn

It seems as though the film might have been exhibiting camp tendencies back in 1956, too

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