Chilly Veterans Day Weekend in Forecast
It is going to be a chilly Veterans Day weekend in the DMV with temperatures in the 40s on Saturday and Sunday and in the low-50s on Monday. At least there is no rain in the forecast. But there is still plenty to do this weekend, and most of it is indoors!
Red Line trains single track through Monday between Grosvenor and Twinbrook with trains running every 18 minutes between Shady Grove and Glenmont with additional trains operating every 9 minutes between Medical Center and Silver Spring from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. On Veterans Day Monday, red line trains run every 9 minutes between Medical Center and Silver Spring, and every 18 minutes between Shady Grove and Glenmont. Orange and Silver Line trains single track between Eastern Market and Stadium-Armory on Saturday and Sunday with trains running every 24 minutes. They will operate on a regular 12-minute schedule on Monday. On the Blue and Yellow Lines, buses the Reagan National Airport and Crystal city stations will be CLOSED with buses replacing trains between Pentagon City and Braddock Road through Monday. Blue Line trains run every 12 minutes between Franconia-Springfield and Braddock Road on Saturday and Monday, and every 15 minutes on Sunday, while trains run every 24 minutes between Pentagon City and Eastern Market ONLY both days. All Blue Line trains will operate every 12 minutes between Franconia-Springfield and between Pentagon City and Largo Town Center on Monday. Yellow Line trains operate every 12 minutes between Huntington and Braddock Road Saturday and Monday, and every 15 minutes on Sunday, and every 24 minutes between Pentagon and Mount Vernon Square ONLY on Saturday and Sunday, and every 12 minutes on Monday. Blue and Yellow Line trains run every 12-16 minutes outside the shutdown area. Green Line trains will run on a regular weekend schedule through Monday.
Catharsis on the Mall
If your appetite wasn’t sated from merely viewing the art at the Renwick Gallery’s No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man (see below, on display through Jan. 21), check out Catharsis on the Mall. The three-day event was founded in 2015 on the 10 principles of Burning Man, its Nevada desert-based inspiration, and seeks to engage the community through healing by means of art and expression. Expect to connect with psychedelic art pieces centered on this year’s theme of “Waking from the American Dream,” and be sure to witness the centerpiece “Temple Burn” at 8 p.m. Saturday. There are also workshops, panels, speakers and live music. See the full schedule online.
Nov. 9 from noon-3 a.m., and from 9 a.m. Nov. 10 to noon Nov. 11 on the National Mall between the Washington Monument and the World War II Memorial. Admissions is FREE!
Seas Monsters Unearthed, Life in Angola’s Ancient Seas
Go back in time millions of years to the era of mosasaurs, also known as giant marine lizards (or, yes, sea monsters). The National Museum of Natural History’s new Sant Ocean Hall exhibit Sea Monsters Unearthed, Life in Angola’s Ancient Seas reveals fossils of colossal Cretaceous marine reptiles on public display for the first time. The waters along Africa’s southwest coast once teemed with the ferocious predators and other sea life, and the museum is showing off animations, murals and full-scale reconstructions of these creatures from the ancient ocean.
Nov. 9 through 2020 from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily at the National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Charline Von Heyl: Snake Eyes
The largest U.S. museum exhibit of this pioneering artist to date, Charline Von Heyl: Snake Eyes features more than 30 large-scale paintings that show the artist’s influence in the field of contemporary art. One of the most inventive artists working today, von Heyl’s cerebral yet deeply visceral artworks upend longstanding assumptions about composition, beauty and narrative. Drawing inspiration from a vast and surprising array of sources — including literature, pop culture, metaphysics and personal history — she creates paintings that are seemingly familiar yet impossible to classify, offering, in her words, “a new image that stands for itself as fact.”
Nov. 8 through Jan. 27 from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
Disrupting Craft: Renwick Invitational 2018
The Renwick Gallery honors innovation in craft with Disrupting Craft, an in-depth look at the work of four contemporary artists: Tanya Aguiñiga, Sharif Bey, Dustin Farnsworth and Stephanie Syjuco. All four use their work to convey emotion, activism and inclusiveness, using an array of forms in the process, including wood, fibers and ceramics. See work that upholds social justice and challenges cultural norms.
Nov. 9 through May 5 from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily at the Renwick Gallery, 1661 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Emporiyum
At Emporiyum, you can eat a bacon, egg and cheese biscuit sandwich from Callie’s Charleston Biscuits, wash it down with a sundae from Nicecream and stock up on Blue Crate oat milk and kombucha from Blue Ridge Bucha to take home. The artisanal food marketplace is back at Union Market with more than 95 vendors from the DMV and across the country including Ice Cream Jubilee, Buttercream Bake Shop, Coloda shop, The Dough Jar, Timber Pizza, Al Volo, Swizzler and Whisked. A DJ makes it feel like a party as you shop, and samples will be available, too.
Nov. 9 from 6-8 p.m. and Nov. 10 and 11 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Dock 5 at Union Market, 1309 Fifth St. NE. Tickets are $15-$80. Children 12 and younger are FREE!
Rodarte
The first fashion exhibition organized by the National Museum of Women in the Arts will focus on Rodarte, a luxury fashion house founded by sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy. Visitors will be able to view more than 90 complete looks as they were presented on the runway. The exhibit showcases the designers’ visionary concepts, craftmanship and impact on the fashion industry. It also explores the design principles, themes and material concerns of Rodarte and how they fit into the contemporary fashion landscape.
Nov. 10 through Feb. 10 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors 65 and older. Children 18 and younger are FREE!
Washington National Opera: Silent Night
On Christmas Eve in 1914, World War I is underway, but an unexpected ceasefire leads to bonding and merriment between soldiers from the French, German and Scottish armies. Based on the true story and 2005 film, Silent Night features Pulitzer Prize-winning music in multiple languages, capturing humanity and hope amidst a devastating war. This uplifting tale fits the season perfectly.
Nov. 10 and 17 at 7 p.m., Nov. 14, 20 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 18 and 25 at 2 p.m. at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW. Tickets are $35-$199.
Colonial Market & Fair
Rescheduled from September, travel back in time at George Washington’s Mount Vernon during its annual Colonial Market & Fair featuring 18th century music, a balloon launch, fire-eating, puppet and magic shows and chocolate-making. Dozens of artisans decked out in era-appropriate garb will also be on-hand demonstrating and selling traditional food and wares made from wood, metal and textiles such as weavings, furniture and leather-workings to help you get a jump on holiday shopping.
Nov. 10 and 11 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Nov. 12 rom 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon. Tickets are $18 for adults, $17 for seniors 62 or older, $11 for children 6-11 and children five and younger in advance or $20, $19 and $12, respectively, at the door. Children 5 and younger are FREE!
International holiday markets
Seasonal markets pop up all over the region at this time of year, but if you are looking for an only-in-Washington experience, you can pick up the perfect gifts at one of D.C.’s international bazaars and enjoy some culture while you are at it. Head to the Czech Christmas Market in D.C. to find glass ornaments and tableware handblown in the Czech Republic, while sipping mulled wine, eating seasonal cookies and pastries, and listening to children singing traditional carols. The annual Danish Christmas Bazaar in Rockville offers cooking demonstrations, activities for children — including a Lego table — and a deli serving Danish sandwiches, in addition to tables full of vendors. If you are bracing for winter, the Icelandic Christmas Bazaar in Fairfax stocks warm woolen sweaters, mittens and blankets, as well as candy and jewelry. There is live music and those famous Icelandic hot dogs once shopping is over.
Nov. 10 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Embassy of the Czech Republic, 3900 Spring of Freedom St. NW; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at St. Elizabeth’s Church, 917 Montrose Road, Rockville; and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at American Legion Post 3939 Oak St., Fairfax. Admission to all is FREE!
College Park Blues Festival
The D.C. Blues Society’s annual College Park Blues Festival is part celebration of the blues, part pass-the-hat fundraiser. While the headliners are California guitarist James Armstrong — a traditionalist in the Albert Collins mold — and local Johnny and the Headhunters, the lineup also features Carly Harvey’s Kiss and Ride, the winner of the Blues Society’s Battle of the Bands, and Matt Kelley and Ian Walters, who took first place in the competition’s duo battle. They have booked their places at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, but they need help paying for tickets to get there. The event features food, drinks, vendors and prizes, as well as a solid night of music.
Nov. 10 from 6-11 p.m. at the University of Maryland’s Ritchie Coliseum, 7675 Baltimore Ave., College Park. Admission is FREE!
National Veterans Day Observance
Honor those who have served in the U.S. armed forces with the National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington Cemetery. Sunday’s solemn event begins with a prelude from the United States Marine Band, followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier conducted by the U.S. Army Military District of Washington at 11 a.m. It concludes with a program hosted by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Nov. 11 at 10:30 a.m. at Arlington National Cemetery, 1 Memorial Ave., Arlington. Admission is FREE!
Remembering World War I
Remembering World War I, the Smithsonian’s major commemoration of the Great War, is a day-long event that will include reenactors; 15-minute “lightning talks” on how the war changed American society; displays of historic objects that are usually kept in storage; and hands-on family activities. The museum’s theater will screen veteran-related films all weekend, and there are multiple World War I exhibits throughout the museum, including “Uniformed Women in the Great War” and “Advertising War: Selling Americans on World War I.”
Nov. 11 from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE, except for the film screenings.
World War I Armistice Film Festival
The World War I Armistice Film Festival will showcase a diverse collection of World War I-themed films. At 10 a.m., Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero is an animated film about a dog and his Doughboy in World War I; at noon, Pershing’s Path of Glory is a documentary that traces the story of Blackjack Pershing, the general who led American forces during the war and The Lafayette Escadrille is a preview of the documentary about the true story of American pilots who volunteered to fly for France during the war; at 1:30 p.m. see The Hello Girls, a documentary about the first women to serve in the U.S. Army and their struggle to get veterans’ benefits and deserved recognition; and at 3 p.m. watch The Millionaires Unit, a documentary about a privileged group of college students from Yale who formed a private air militia in preparation for America’s entry into World War I. They became the founding squadron of the U.S. Naval Air Reserve and were the first to fly for the United States in WWI.
Nov. 12 beginning at 10 a.m. at the site of the new National World War I memorial, Pershing Park, 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Admission is FREE, but registration is requested.
Ongoing events
1968: Civil Rights at 50 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 2 at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Admission is $21.21 for adults, $16.96 for seniors 65 and older, and $12.71 for children ages 7-18 in advance or $24.95, $19.95 and $14.95, respectively, at the door.
Actually at 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday through Nov. 18 plus 2 p.m. on Nov. 3, noon on Nov. 14 and 8 p.m. on Nov. 9 at Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. Tickets are
$30-$69.
The Agitators at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through Nov. 25, plus 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 4 and 25 and 11 a.m. on Nov. 7 and 15 at Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. Tickets are $50-$65.
Alexander Hamilton: Soldier, Secretary, Icon from 10a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Mar. 3 at the National Postal Museum, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Admission is FREE!
The American Revolution: A World War from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through July 9 at the National Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Americans from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through 2022 at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
Anastasia at 7:30 p.m Tuesday through Saturday and 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through Nov. 25 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW. Tickets are $49-$175.
Anything Goes at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday through Dec. 23 at Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. Tickets are $51-$105.
Baseball Americana from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday through June at the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. Admission is FREE!
Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Mar. 17 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Billy Elliot at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday through Jan. 6 at Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington. Tickets are $40-$104.
Black Out: Silhouettes Then and Now from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. through Mar. 10 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Bound to Amaze: Inside a Book-Colleting Career from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday through Nov. 25 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors 65 and older and students, and FREE for youth 18 and younger.
Churchill’s Shakespeare from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 6 at the Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. Admission is FREE!
Community Policing in the Nation’s Capital from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 15 at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for seniors 60 and older, students with valid ID and youth ages 3-17 Children are FREE!
Corot: Women from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Dec. 31 at the National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Daguerreotypes: Five Decades of Collecting from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through June 2 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Dawoud Bey: The Birmingham Project from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Mar. 17 at the National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Diane Arbus: A Box of Ten Photographs from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Jan. 21 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice across Asia from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Nov. 29, 2020 at the Freer|Sackler Galleries, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Evicted from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through May 19 at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Admission is FREE!
Eye to I: Self-Portraits from 1900 to Today from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Aug. 18 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Fabergé Rediscovered from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday through Jan. 13 at Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors, $10 for college student, $5 for children 6-18 and FREE for children younger than 6. Adults and seniors get $3 off weekdays and $1 off on weekends when purchased online.
EXTENDED! The Fall at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through Nov. 25 at Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. Tickets are $20-$55.
A Glimpse of Ancient Yemen from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Aug. 18 at the Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Good as Gold: Fashioning Senegalese Women from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Sept. 29 at the National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Gordon Parks: The New Tide, Early Work 1940-1950 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Feb. 18 at the National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
LAST CHANCE! Heisenberg at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday through Nov. 11 at Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington. Tickets are $40-$89.
Intersections: Richard Tuttle from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Thursday and noon-6:30 p.m. Sunday through Dec. 30 at the Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. Admission is $12 for adults and $10 for students and seniors 62 and older. Children 18 and younger are FREE!
Investigating Where We Live from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through mid-January at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for seniors 60 and older, students with valid ID and youth ages 3-17 at the door. Children are FREE!
Japan Modern: Photography from the Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck Collection from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Jan. 21 at the Freer|Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Japan Modern: Prints in the Age of Photography from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Jan. 21 at the Freer|Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
King John at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday through Dec. 2 at Folger Theatre, 201 East Capitol St. SE. Tickets are $42-$79.
Let’s Get It Right: Work Incentive Posters from the 1920s from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through Jan. 6 at the National Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
LAST CHANCE! Mark Bradford: Pickett’s Charge from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Nov. 12 at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
Nordic Impressions from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Thursday and noon-6:30 on Sunday through Jan. 13 at The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students and seniors 62 and older, and children 18 and younger are FREE!.
No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Jan. 21 at the Renwick Gallery, Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW. Admission is FREE!
One Year: 1968, An America Odyssey from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. through May 19 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Outbreak from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through 2021 at the National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Pictures of the Year: 75 Years of the World’s Best Photography from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 20 at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Tickets are $24.95 for adults, $19.95 for seniors 65 and older, $14.95 for your 7-18 and free for children 6 and younger.
Playball and the National Pastime from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday through Apr. 30 at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Building 76, 736 Sicard St. SE. Admission is FREE!
LAST CHANCE! Portraits of the World: Switzerland from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Nov. 12 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Postmen of the Skies: Celebrating 100 Years of Airmail Service from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through May 27 at the National Postal Museum, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Admission is FREE!
Rachel Whiteread from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 13 at the National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Pulse from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Apr. 28 at the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street & Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
Remembering Vietnam from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Jan. 6, at the National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Represent: Hip-Hop Photography from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through May 5 at the National Museum of African American History & Culture, 1400 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE. Timed tickets are required on weekends and for groups of 10 or more.
A Revolution in Arms: Weapons in the War for Independence from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon-4 p.m. on Sunday through Mar. 24 at Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Sean Scully: Landline from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Feb. 3 at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
Secret Cities from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Mar. 3 at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for seniors 60 or older, students with ID and children 3-17. Children younger than 3 are FREE!
Sense of Humor from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 6 at the National Gallery of Art, Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Shaping Clay in Ancient Iran from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through September 2019 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Subodh Gupta: Terminal from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through 2020 at the Freer|Sackler Galleries, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Trevor Paglen: Sites Unseen from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Jan. 6 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
UnSeen: Our Past in a New Light, Ken Gonzales-Day and Titus Kaphar from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Jan. 6 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through June 2019 at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, 1400 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE, but timed passes are required.
Water, Wind and Waves: Marine Painting from the Dutch Golden Age from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Nov. 25 at the National Gallery of Art, Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Welcome to the New World from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Spring 2019 at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Tickets are $24.95 for adults, $19.95 for seniors 65 years and older, $14.95 for youth from 7-18 at the door with a 15 percent discount when purchased online. Children 6 and younger are FREE!.
What Absence Is Made Of from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through the summer of 2019 at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
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