Holiday Happenings Abound in the DMV
The holiday countdown is on with plenty of Christmas and Chanukah events happening in the DMV. This weekend includes holiday shows, parades on land and in the water, shopping, light displays and more. And Chanukah starts Sunday with the lighting of the National Menorah on the Ellipse. If you want to check out the lights or other outdoor activities, you might want to wait until Sunday. Stay indoors Saturday because the forecast calls for 80 percent chance of rain and temperatures around 50 while Sunday is supposed to be mostly cloudy with only 30 percent chance of rain and temperatures reaching 68.
Metro’s Yellow Line remains closed through Dec. 9 as the bridge over the Potomac River receives structural repairs. Blue Line trains will alternate between Franconia-Springfield and Largo Town Center and Huntington and Largo Town Center every 16 minutes before 8 p.m. and every 20 minutes after. On the Green Line, buses replace trains between Mount Vernon Square and Navy Yard-Ballpark as the as the Archives-Navy Memorial and Waterfront stations, and the Gallery Place and L’Enfant Plaza platforms are closed. On Saturday until noon, buses will not service the Archives station. Green Line trains run on a regular weekend schedule between Branch Avenue and Navy Yard and Mount Vernon Square and Greenbelt. Red, Orange and Silver line trains operate on regular weekend schedules.
Scottish Christmas Walk Parade
Don’t miss Old Town Alexandria’s most spectacular holiday weekend, the 49th annual Scottish Christmas Walk Parade! In 1749, the City of Alexandria was officially established by three Scottish merchants and named after its original founder, John Alexander, also of Scottish descent. Today, the city continues celebrating its heritage with a weekend of festivities. The Campagna Center’s iconic parade takes place with dozens of Scottish clans dressed in colorful tartans parading through the Old Town joined by pipe and drum bands from around the region, as well as terriers and hounds. The parade, which takes place rain or shine, is followed by a massed band concert of bagpipers. Other weekend events include a holiday Heather and Greens Sales from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Holiday Home Tours from 12:30-4 p.m.
Dec. 1 starting at 11 a.m. at St. Asaph and Wolfe Street and concluding at Market Square with a massed band concert. Admission to the parade is FREE!
Season’s Greenings
The U.S. Botanic Garden gets decked out for the holidays thanks to its annual Season’s Greenings exhibit featuring a model train running through 31 iconic stations like New York City’s Grand Central Terminal, St. Louis’ Union Station and many more. Inside the Conservatory you will also find the garden’s collection of D.C.’s iconic landmarks made from plan materials, including a model of Union Station and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and thousands of heirloom and newly developed poinsettias. On Dec. 6, 11, 13, 18, 20 and 27, the Conservatory will be open until 8 p.m. with live seasonal music.
Through Jan. 1 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily at the United States Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Nature’s Best Photography
Make your way to the second floor of the National Museum of Natural History to discover Nature’s Best Photography. More than 26,000 photos were entered into the Windland Smith Rice International Awards, with 60 of the finest submissions selected for inclusion in this exhibit. In addition to photos, you will see a video of manta rays and sharks feeding and a display that shows how cameras have evolved.
Through September from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Superheroes
Superheroes presents artifacts from the museum’s collections that relate to superheroes, including comic books, original comic art, movie and television costumes and props and memorabilia. The display includes George Reeves’s Superman costume from the Adventures of Superman TV program, which ran from 1951-1958, as well as Halle Berry’s Storm costume from the 2014 film X-Men: Days of Future Past.
Through Sept. 2 from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Downtown Holiday Market
The 14th annual Downtown Holiday Market is centrally located at th and F Streets NW, in front of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery. Scope out eclectic wares including jewelry, pottery, paintings and textiles from more than 150 rotating regional artisans with 60 each day as seasonal music is performed live in the background. Locally roasted coffee and crafted-before-your-eyes mini-doughnuts inspire a cold-weather appetite, creating a holiday atmosphere you won’t find anywhere else in D.C.
Through Dec. 23 from noon-8 p.m. daily centered at Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Christmas at Mount Vernon
George Washington’s estate knows how to celebrate the holiday season like few other locales in the DMV. During daylight Christmas at Mount Vernon, tour the mansion, witness chocolate-making demonstrations, make cards for the military, hang out with the estate’s favorite pet, Aladdin the Christmas Camel, and children can make an ornament from a clear ball, faux snow and Mount Vernon pine. At night on Dec. 1,7, 8 and 16, tour the estate by candlelight then participate in 18th-century dancing in the greenhouse while enjoying cookies, sipping warm cider, listening to fireside caroling and visiting Aladdin.
Through Dec. 31 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon. https://www.mountvernon.org/en/ticketing Advance tickets are $18 for adults, $17 for seniors 62 and older, and $11 for children 6-11 and $20, $19 and $12, respectively, at the door. Children 5 and younger are FREE!
Christkindlmarkt
Heurich House Museum’s famed Castle Garden will host its sixth annual Christkindlmarkt, as it does every holiday season. The museum honors the Heurich family’s German heritage by recreating a traditional German public Christmas market. Admission grants you access to the arts and crafts-laden market that features an array of goods from more than 40 vendors including jewelers, ceramicists, chocolatiers, makers of housewares and more. You will also be able to go inside the historic mansion, which will be decorated for the holiday season.
Nov. 30 from 4-9 p.m. and Dec. 1 and 2 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at Heurich House Museum, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. Early access tickets starting at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday are $25 for adults and $3 for children in advance or at the door. General admission tickets are $15 for adults and $3 for children at the door all three days.
ZooLights
Head to ZooLights for a display of a half-million LED Christmas lights, along with activities like snow-less tubing. The kids will love the National Zoo Choo-Choo (a train ride through the Great Cats exhibit), while the big kids enjoy spiked hot chocolate and live music. There are two laser light shows set to music and, new this year a Gingerbread Village complete with frosted cookies, lollipops and a gingerbread throne that perfect for a photo opp.
Nightly through Jan. 1 except Dec. 24, 25 and 31 from 5-9 p.m. at the National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
The Nutcracker
The Washington Ballet pulls out all the stops for the classic Christmas tale of The Nutcracker that features a special D.C. twist. The Russian ballet goes local thanks to a Nutcracker Prince in the likeness of George Washington and cherry blossom set designs. The curtain rises and the audience is transported back in time to a Georgetown mansion where party guests include Frederick Douglass, John Paul Jones, Harriet Tubman, Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. It is equal parts history lesson, mischief and humor. With General Washington as the heroic Nutcracker and George III as the Rat King, the story comes to life with more than 100 dancers, intricate, stunning set designs and original costumes. Waltzing cherry blossoms, dancing cardinals and dancing sugar plums plus other enchanting adaptations make this unique production. You will be dazzled by an impressive roster of dancers and the beautiful Tchaikovsky score.
Nov. 29-Dec. 28 at 7 p.m. Wednesday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the Warner Theatre, 513 13th St. NW. Tickets are $32-$168.
An Inspector Calls
One of modern British theater’s greatest accomplishments comes to Sidney Harman Hall. Director Stephen Daldry initially adapted J.B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls for the stage in 1992, eventually garnering 19 major awards in Great Britain. A festive evening at the home of the Birlings, a well-heeled British family, is suddenly punctured by a mysterious visitor: a grim inspector investigating the death of a young woman. As questions multiply and guilt mounts, the Birlings’ entanglement in the affair shatters the foundations of their comfortable lives. Existing simultaneously in 1912, post-war society and modern day, the production is both a plea for a more just society and a warning of what’s to come if we fail to attain it.
Through Dec. 23 at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday at Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. Tickets are $44-$125.
Native Art Market
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian hosts this two-day Native Art Market that will showcase some of the best Native American artists. You will be able to peruse silver, jewelry, beadwork, dolls, paintings, prints, sculptures, fine apparel, ceramics and handwoven baskets. Expect to observe both traditional and contemporary styles as you shop.
Dec. 1 and 2 from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the National Museum of the American Indian, Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
Swedish Christmas Bazaar
Held inside and outside the House of Sweden, the Swedish Christmas Bazaar features a Swedish marketplace with crystal glassware, textiles, books, artworks and even homemade bread for sale. Snack on Swedish delicacies like “fika” and “glögg” in the cafe and stick around for the main event: the St. Lucia procession with traditional caroling.
Dec. 1 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at the House of Sweden, 2900 K St. NW. Admission is $5 at the door. Children under 10 are FREE!
Nationals Winterfest
In an event that always produces classic moments between players and fans, Nationals Winterfest comes to Nationals Park this Saturday and Sunday. Many of the Nats’ stars will be on-hand for fun interaction, games and autographs. Coaches and mascots will be hanging around, too, as the city celebrates its beloved baseball team. New this year is a curling station, clubhouse tours, batting cages, the chance to pitch in the Nat’s bullpen and race the Racing Presidents, s’mores and adult hot chocolate. There will also be Q&A sessions with players and coaches, baseball clinics, a steal home challenge, snow fort building and more.
Dec. 1 and 2 from 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. Tickets are $39 for adults 13 and older and $29 for children 12 and younger for one day or $60 for adults and $40 for children for two days.
Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show
From a Grand Tasting Pavilion from noon-3 p.m. Sunday featuring more than 50 local restaurants to chances to meet top celebrity chefs, the Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show is like the Super Bowl for foodies. Over two days, the Walter E. Washington Convention Center will also sport tasting and entertaining workshops, a pop-up cooking school and a beer, wine and spirits garden. Finally, award-winning chefs such as Carla Hall (2 p.m. Saturday), Emeril Lagasse (noon Saturday), Jacques Pepin (1 p.m. Sunday), Michael Schlow (3 p.m. Saturday), Erik Bruner-Yang (11 a.m. Sunday), Scott Drewno (4 p.m. Satuday), Nicholas Stefanelli (2 p.m. Sunday), Vikram Sunderam (11 a.m. Saturday), Kevin Tien (noon Sunday), Amy Brandwein (1 p.m. Saturday) and Russell Smith (3 p.m. Saturday) will participate in fascinating cooking demos. From noon-4 p.m. on Saturday, there is a BBQ Bash. Ready the taste buds for this culinary bonanza.
Dec. 1 from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Dec. 2 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW. General admission tickets are $21.50 for adults and $10 for children 4-12. Children younger than 4 are FREE!
Holiday in the Park
Beautiful lights, seasonal food and holiday-themed attractions and characters make up the annual Holiday in the Park event at Six Flags America. Running during weekends and select days through New Year’s Day. There are six holiday shows, a 40-foot silver holiday tree, photos with Santa, a 27-foot Christmas tree on Main Street, fire pits to warm you up and roast s’mores, along with 24 rides including the Bourbon Street Fireball, Mind Eraser, Wild One and Roar coasters and several kiddie rides.
Saturday and Sunday and Dec. 21, 26, 27, 28, 31 and Jan. 1 through New Year’s Day from 2-9 p.m at Six Flags America, 13710 Central Ave., Woodmore, Md. Tickets are $41.99-$44.99 in advance and $69.99-$49.99 at the park.
Georgetown GLOW
This stroll through D.C.’s most historic neighborhood will certainly make you light up as you pass by unique, illuminated artworks. Georgetown GLOW is a holiday hit, a five-week celebration of 16 artists and 10 outdoor public light installations. Participants range from locally renowned to internationally celebrated, while their works gorgeously adorn outdoor spaces throughout Georgetown. Afterwards, wander through a winter wonderland at The Washington Harbour, one of our favorite places to ice skate in the District.
Dec. 1-Jan. 6 from 5-10 p.m. nightly throughout the Georgetown business district, primarily along M Street and Wisconsin Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Holiday Boat Parade
Dozens of dazzling boats will traverse the Potomac River from the waterfront in Alexandria to The Wharf on the Southwest Waterfront during the annual Holiday Boat Parade. You can watch free of charge, and there are plenty of holiday festivities to supplement the experience. The Wharf will feature live music by Go Go Gadjet from 8:15-9 p.m., cookie decorating, a fire pit, ice skating and winter-themed drinks at the Waterfront Wine & Beer Garden, in addition to a visit to Santa. Prizes will be awarded to the most beautiful vessels, which begin their journey at 5:30 p.m., and fireworks will cap off the parade at 8 p.m. Across the river at the festivities start at sundown at the city marina. There will be a pop-up beer garden, letters to Santa, a DIY holiday wooden ornament craft activity and a hot chocolate bar. The parade begins at 5:30 p.m. in Alexandria.
Dec. 1 from 4-8 p.m. at the Alexandria marina, 0 Cameron St., to 6-9 p.m. at The Wharf, 600 Water St. SW. Admission is FREE!
Logan Circle Holiday House Tour
Logan Circle is hip, happening and historic. Get in the holiday spirit by exploring a diverse mix of Victorian mansions and upscale modern housing that lines D.C.’s only remaining residential circle during the 40th annual Logan Circle Holiday House Tour. You will encounter fascinating interiors, accompanied by in-house musicians and street carolers along the way. The excursion concludes with a reception at the Studio Theatre.
Dec. 2 from 1-5 p.m. around Logan Circle beginning at Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 the day of at the Studio Theatre.
National Menorah Lighting
Chanukah kicks off with the National Menorah Lighting of the world’s largest menorah on the White House Ellipse, which greets all with latkes, doughnuts, menorah kits and dreidels. Music from the United States Air Force Band will add a soundtrack to the scene. As is the custom, a new candle is illuminated on each of the eight days of Chanukah.
Dec. 2 at 4 p.m. (gates at 3 p.m.) at the White House Ellipse, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Admission is FREE, but tickets are required.
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.
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!
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!
Charline Von Heyl: Snake Eyes from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Jan. 27 at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
A Christmas Carol at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and 2 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday through Dec. 30 at Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. Tickets are $32-$105.
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!
Cry It Out at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and 7 p.m. Sunday through Dec. 16 at Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. Tickets are $20-$104.
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!
Disrupting Craft from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through May 5 at the Renwick Gallery, 1661 Pennsylvania Ave. 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.
Flickering Treasures from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 14 at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for seniors ages 60 and older, youth ages 3-17 and students. Children 2 and younger are FREE!
Garden of Lights from 5:30-9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5:30-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday through Jan. 1 at Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallen Ave., Wheaton. Closed Nov. 19-22 and Dec. 24-25. Admission is $30 per vehicle on Fridays and Saturdays; $25 per vehicle the rest of the week.
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!
ICE! from 1-8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday through Sunday through Dec. 19 then 10 a.m.-9 p.m. daily through Jan. 1 except 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 24 and 25, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 at Gaylord National Resort, 201 Waterfront St., Oxen Hill. Advance tickets are $17-$32 Monday through Thursday through Dec. 18 and $27-$38 Friday through Sunday and Dec. 19-31. Children 3 and younger are FREE!
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!
LAST CHANCE! King John at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and 7 p.m. Sunday 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!
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!
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!
Recent Acquisitions from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Nov. 3 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. 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!
Rodarte from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday through Feb. 10 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. https://secure3.convio.net/nmwa/site/Ticketing?view=Tickets&id=101821 Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors 65 and older. Children 18 and younger are FREE!
Sea Monsters Unearthed, Life in Angola’s Ancient Seas from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through 2020 at the National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue 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 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.
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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