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Featured Event:
City as Canvas:
Three Distinctive
New York Museums
All-Day Tour
Limited Availability!
Fri., Aug. 15, 7 AM
"Timescapes" is a history
of New York City in 22 mins.
at the Museum of the
City of New York
(Museum of the City
of New York)
Discover El Museo del Barrio, the Museum of the City of New York, and the Studio Museum in Harlem as museum education consultant Sheila Pinsker guides a lively exploration of how art reflects urban history and culture.
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More Opportunities:
Dressing D.C. for the Small Screen: Costume Designers from House of Cards and The Americans
Evening Lecture
New Event!
Wed., Sep. 17,
6:45 PM
Who says our town has no style? In this conversation about fashion, Washington, and how the two intersect on a hit series, hear from costume designers Jenny Gering (The Americans) and Tom Broecker (season one of House of Cards).
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Masters of the Dutch Golden Age: Hals, Rembrandt, Steen, and Vermeer
All-Day Seminar
Sat., Sep. 20, 9:30 AM
The portraits, landscapes, and interior scenes that capture life in 17th-century Holland have a glow and intensity that instantly define a distinctive time and place. Art historian Aneta Georgievska-
Shine looks at the masters behind these painterly visions.
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How To Downsize Your Home with
Style with
Designer Lauri Ward
All-Day Seminar
Sat., Sep. 27, 10 AM
Designer Lauri Ward knows that less square footage doesn’t have to lessen comfort, function, or elegance in a downsized home. She shares some great decorating strategies for getting the most out of smaller spaces.
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Bob Colacello on Andy Warhol
Evening Seminar with Booksigning
Mon., Sep. 29,
6:45 PM
Though Andy Warhol coined the phrase “famous for 15 minutes,” he’s never been out of the spotlight since he unveiled those now-iconic soup cans in the early 1960s. Biographer, pal, and confidant Bob Colacello offers a highly personal portrait of the artist as a new edition of his book, Holy Terror: Andy Warhol Close Up, makes its appearance.
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Whether you'd like to visit diverse New York City museums or pick up some practical makeover tips for your home inside and out, you'll feel right at home with our slate of intriguing Art and Architecture programs from the Smithsonian Associates.
Featured Event: Explore a trio of museums in upper Manhattan that reflect a rich mix of vibrant and diverse cultures, and where the city’s past informs the future—The Museum of the City of New York, El Museo del Barrio, and The Studio Museum in Harlem. At each, guides introduce you to their special collections. Buy tickets>>
New Event: Hear from costume designers Jenny Gering (The Americans) and Tom Broecker (season one of House of Cards) how they take inspiration—and some liberties—from real Washington fashion past and present. Buy tickets>>
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Holy Icons of Medieval Russia: Reawakening to a Spiritual Past
Evening Lecture
Tues., Aug. 12 at 6:45 PM
Icons are an integral part of the spiritual fabric of old Russia, and they have long adorned monasteries, churches, and homes. Scott Ruby, associate curator of Russian and Eastern European art at Hillwood Museum, examines the great treasures of the medieval period and the place these icons held in private and public life. Buy tickets>>
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James McNeill Whistler:
Finding the Man and the Artist
Evening Seminar
Mon., Sep. 8 at 6:45 PM
As a figure whose creative and public lives combined achievement, controversy, and fame, James McNeill Whistler created the modern model for artist as celebrity. Biographer, Daniel E. Sutherland and director, Karen Thomas, whose documentary on Whistler premieres on PBS in September, reexamine the complex creator behind the flamboyance and flair. Buy tickets>>
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Degas and Cassatt:
An Artistic Dialogue
Evening Seminar
Thurs., Sep. 11 at 6:45 PM
The nearly 40-year friendship of Edgar Degas and Mary Cassatt reflects a professional and personal connection between two strong and distinct artistic sensibilities. Aneta Georgievska-Shine traces the influence that relationship had on the painters—and on impressionist art.
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Michelangelo in Rome:
An Architectural Journey
Evening Seminar
Mon., Sept. 15 at 6:45 PM
In a richly illustrated program, independent scholar and Rome enthusiast George Sullivan examines all of Michelangelo’s significant Roman architectural projects—achievements that made him both the father of the Baroque style of architecture and of modern city planning.
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