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Washington CityPaper Guide To Arts & Entertainment

Listings for Friday, February 23 - Thursday, March 1.

Museums

ALEXANDRIA ARCHAEOLOGY MUSEUM
Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. Union St., Suite 327, Alexandria. Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m.; Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m (703) 838-4399. "A Community Digs Its Past: The Lee Street Site," exhibit features artifacts from the dig; permanent.
ART MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAS
Organization of American States, 201 18th St. NW. Friday, Saturday, & Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (202) 458-6018. Permanent collection includes El Maiz, a sculpture by Edgar Negret, and paintings by Salvadoran artist Benjamin Cañas.
B'NAI B'RITH KLUTZNICK NATIONAL JEWISH MUSEUM
1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW. Friday & Sunday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (202) 857-6583. "Members of the Club: Jewish Teen Life in Washington, 1920s—1960s," exhibit features photographs and memorabilia from Jewish youth organizations in Washington, D.C.; to April 30. "Coming of Age in America: 75 Years of AZA, BBG, and B'nai B'rith Youth Organizations," exhibit examines the accomplishments of America's oldest national Jewish youth organization through photographs, artifacts, and documents; ongoing. Permanent collection features ceremonial and folk art from the biblical period to the present.
CLARA BARTON HOUSE
5801 Oxford Road, Glen Echo. (301) 492-6245. Exhibit features photographs of Clara Barton; opens March 1.
BEAD MUSEUM OF D.C.
400 7th St. NW, Suite 202. Sunday, 1-4 p.m; Monday & Wednesday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (202) 624-4500. Black History Month exhibit features African beads, beaded adornments, and jewelry created with elements originating in Africa and from the African trade; to Feb. 28. "Bead Timeline of History," exhibit examines the history of beads; to June 4. "Pathways of Civilization," exhibit features beads, artifacts, and ornaments from world trade routes; to June 4.
MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE COUNCIL HOUSE
1318 Vermont Ave. NW. Friday, Saturday, & Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (202) 673-2402. "Early African-American Women School Founders: 1861—1909," exhibit features documents and photographs of six women who founded schools in the south during the late 19th and early 20th centuries; ongoing. Permanent collection features photographs and home furnishings related to educator Mary McLeod Bethune.
CAPITAL CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
800 3rd St. NE. Daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (202) 675-4120. "The Washington We Know: An Exhibit by Members of the FotoCraft Club," exhibit features photographs of daily life in the District of Columbia; to April 1. Ongoing exhibits include "Mexico," "The Chemical Science Center," "Chuck Jones: An Animated Life," and "CityScapes."
CARROLL PARLOR
Healy Building, Georgetown University. 37th & O St. NW. Friday-Tuesday & Thursday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m; Wednesday, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. (202) 687-1469. Permanent collection includes selections from Georgetown University Art Collection, paintings by Van Dyck, Giordano, and Gifford, European and American sculpture, and Italian furniture.
COLLEGE PARK AVIATION MUSEUM
1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Drive, College Park. Daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (301) 864-6029. Permanent exhibit includes a 1911 Wright B Aeroplane, a 1918 Curtiss Jenny, a 1932 Monocoupe, an Ercoupe, a J-2 Cub, and a Berliner helicopter.
CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART
500 17th St. NW. Friday-Monday & Wednesday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. (202) 639-1700. "46th Biennial Exhibition: Media/Metaphor," exhibit examines new media and technology through paintings, photographs, and installations by international artists; to March 5. "Celebrating the Legacy II: African-American Art at the Corcoran Gallery of Art," exhibit highlights African-American art in the museum's permanent collection, including works by Jacob Lawrence, Gordon Parks, and Elizabeth Catlett; to April 18. "The Icing on the Cake: Selected Prints by Wayne Thiebaud," exhibit features etchings and lithographs by the artist; to April 23. "2001 Senior Thesis Exhibitions," photographs, fine art, and graphic works by graduating students of the BFA program at the Corcoran College of Art and Design; to May 14. Permanent collection includes 19th- and 20th-century works by John Singer Sargent, Albert Beristadt, and Mary Cassatt; and "The Salon Doré," the museum's 18th-century French period room.
DAR MUSEUM
1776 D St. NW. Friday & Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. (202) 879-3241. "The Art of Upholstery," exhibit surveys 200 years of American upholstery; to April 30. "18th-Century Glass From the Collection of Lawrence Jessen," exhibit features early American glassware; ongoing. Permanent collection features early American ceramics, quilts, textiles, and other decorative arts.
DECATUR HOUSE MUSEUM CARRIAGE HOUSE
1600 H St. NW. Friday, & Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday, noon-4 p.m. (202) 842-0920. "Heads and Hands," exhibit features contemporary sculpture, video, and prints; to March 1. "The African-American Experience in Washington and Decatur House," exhibit explores the lives of house owners, servants, and enslaved blacks, through artifacts, photographs, and a self-guided tour; ongoing.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MUSEUM
1849 C St. NW. Friday & Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (202) 208-4743. "Powwow: A View From the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming," exhibit features Elijah Cobb's photographs of Shoshone and Arapaho powwows; to March 31. "The Arrow People: The Story of a Navajo Sandpainting Rug," exhibit features a mural-sized tapestry by weaver Bahe Shondee and the history of its creation; to Aug. 31.
DOLLS' HOUSE AND TOY MUSEUM
5236 44th St. NW. Friday, Saturday, & Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. (202) 244-0024. Permanent collection features antique doll houses, toys, and games, including Jumeau dolls, lithographed paper-on-wood toys, and a model of the U.S. Capitol.
EXPLORERS HALL
National Geographic Society, 17th & M Sts. NW. Friday, Saturday, & Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (202) 857-7588. "Where Masks Still Dance," exhibit features photographs of masks and headresses from New Guinea; to April 1.
FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY
201 East Capitol St. SE. Friday, Saturday, & Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (202) 544-7077. "Writing on Hands: Memory and Knowledge in Early Modern Europe," exhibit includes etchings, engravings, and books by Rembrandt, Andreas Vesalius, and Gerard de Lairesse; to March 3. "Shakespeare's Seven Ages of Man," multimedia exhibit examines the culture of the Elizabethan Age and Shakespeare's life and work through a computer presentation including 55 illustrated quotations from his works performed by actors Ed Gero, Franchelle Stewart Dorn, and Floyd King, 230 digitized images, and a pop-up glossary adapted from the New Folger Library Shakespeare editions; permanent.
FORT WARD MUSEUM
4301 West Braddock Road, Alexandria. Friday, Saturday, & Tuesday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. (703) 838-4848. Permanent collection features Civil War artifacts from Unionist Alexandria.
FREER GALLERY OF ART
12th & Jefferson Drive SW. Daily, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (202) 357-4880. "Whistler and the Thames," exhibit features etchings, lithographs, and prints by James McNeill Whistler; to June 17. "Chinese Arts of the Brush, 17th and 18th Century," exhibit features paintings and calligraphy by artists from the Yangzi Delta and Yellow Mountain region of the Anhui province, in a style based on direct observation of nature; ongoing. "Storage Jars of Asia," exhibit features 24 stoneware and earthenware jars created between 771 B.C. and the 18th century, A.D.; ongoing. "Shades of Blue and Green: Chinese Celadon Ceramics," exhibit features 44 glazed stoneware vessels from the Han dynasty through the Qing dynasty; ongoing. "Ancient Chinese Pottery and Bronze," exhibit features 37 ancient Chinese ceramics and bronzes from 2000 B.C. to the second century, A.D.; ongoing. "Korean Ceramics," exhibit features 30 works in porcelain, stoneware, and earthenware from the first to the 20th centuries; ongoing. "Japanese Ceramics From Seto and Mino," exhibit features 47 examples of glazed works from the two districts in central Japan; ongoing. "Arts of the Islamic World," exhibit features ninth- to 17th-century works, including ceramics, glassworks, paintings, and calligraphy; ongoing. "Charles Lang Freer and Egypt," exhibit features 70 objects dating from the New Kingdom to the Roman period including glass vessels, faience amulets, and sculpture; ongoing. Permanent collection includes Asian art and 19th- and 20th-century American art.
GREENBELT MUSEUM
15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt. Daily, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. (301) 474-1936. "Planned Play: Childhood in the Ideal Community," exhibit examines the early lives of Greenbelt residents, through interviews, video displays, and music; to May 31. Original furniture and household items used by families in the ’30s and ’40s document the history of Greenbelt; ongoing.
HEURICH HOUSE MUSEUM
Historical Society of Washington, D.C., 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. Friday, Saturday, & Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (202) 785-2068. "Growing Up in Washington, D.C.," exhibit features oral histories, photographs, and artifacts of life in D.C.; ongoing. "Corner Stores and Corporations," exhibit documents Washington's business history through photographs and documents; ongoing. Photographs and memorabilia from the society's Joseph S. Branzell Collection and the Association of Oldest Inhabitants; ongoing.
HILLWOOD MUSEUM & GARDENS
4155 Linnean Ave. NW. Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (202) 686-5807. Permanent collection includes Russian imperial fine and decorative arts, works by Carl Fabergé, 18th-century French furnishings and tapestries, and Sèvres porcelain.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN
7th & Independence Ave. SW. Daily, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (202) 357-2700. "William Kentridge," exhibit examines the South African artist's work; opens Feb. 28. "The Collection in Context: Horace Pippin's Holy Mountain III," exhibit features Pippin's 1945 painting; to March 5. "Celebrating Contemporary Art," exhibit features works from the late 1950s to the present, including mixed-media works by Ana Mendieta and Joseph Beuys and sculpture by Mario Merz; ongoing. Permanent collection includes a video installation by Nam June Paik and sculpture by Alison Saar.
MARTIN LUTHER KING LIBRARY
at the Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW. Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m; Sunday 1 p.m.-5 p.m; & Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. (202) 338-3552. "Painting Sound," exhibit features works by students from Alice Deal Junior High and Woodrow Wilson Senior High Schools; to Feb. 28.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
101 Independence Ave. SE. Friday, Saturday, & Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (202) 707-4604. "Al Hirschfield's Broadway," exhibit features 25 prints and drawings by the artist; to March 31. "By Securing to Authors: Copyright, Commerce, and Creativity in America," exhibit features a sample of continually copyrighted items; ongoing. "American Treasures of the Library of Congress," exhibit features a rotating selection of more than 240 objects, rare books, photographs, and audio selections, including James Madison's The Federalist No. 10, Maya Lin's design drawings of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and recordings of musical performances by Jelly Roll Morton and Bessie Smith; ongoing. "Here to Stay," exhibit features sound recordings, sheet music, and artifacts from the Gershwin Collection; permanent. "The Gerry Mulligan Collection," exhibit examines the life and career of the late jazz composer and performer through musical scores, sound recordings, and a baritone saxophone; permanent.
LYCEUM
201 S. Washington St., Alexandria. Friday, Saturday, & Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. (703) 838-4994. "To Your Health! A History of Medicine and Disease in Alexandria," exhibit examines Alexandria's public-health issues over the past three centuries through objects, photographs, and documents; to March 25. "Building a Community: Alexandria Past to Present," exhibit features cartoons, artifacts, and photographs exploring the city's history; permanent.
NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
6th & Independence Ave. SW. Daily, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (202) 357-2700. "Earth Today," exhibit examines the latest available information about the planet's atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and bio-sphere through data displays; ongoing. "Where Next, Columbus?," a look at exploration over the next 500 years, includes multimedia programs, films, a three-dimensional star map, a hydroponic greenhouse, and models of both the U.S. Mars observer and a Russian Mars rover; ongoing. "Modern Carrier Aviation: Seapower in a Changing World," exhibit depicts maritime technological innovations from World War II to the present; ongoing. "Beyond the Limits: Flight Enters the Computer Age," exhibit explores the computer revolution in aerospace; ongoing. "GPS: A New Constellation," exhibit examines celestial navigation techniques through the Global Positioning System, in conjunction with And a Star to Steer Her By, a 30-minute planetarium feature; ongoing. "Space Race," exhibit chronicles the Cold War competition in rocketry and spaceflight between the United States of America and the former Soviet Union through artifacts, including a camera from the first spy satellite and a space suit made for a Russian moon landing that was never accomplished; permanent. "How Things Fly," interactive gallery explores the principles of flight, aerodynamics, and propulsion, and includes a Cessna 150 airplane, a supersonic wind tunnel, and a cut-away section of a Boeing 757 fuselage; permanent.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES
700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Daily, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (202) 501-5000. "African Americans and the Building of the Capitol and White House," exhibit features pay stubs, promissory notes, and other documents illustrating the role black slaves had in building these buildings; to Feb. 28. "Preserving Our Charters," exhibit features a new encasement used to protect the Charters of Freedom; to July 4. "Picturing the Century: One Hundred Years of Photography From the National Archives," exhibit features photographs documenting the 20th century; to July 4. The Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the 1297 Magna Carta are on permanent display in the rotunda.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AT COLLEGE PARK
8601 Adelphi Road, College Park. Friday & Monday-Thursday, 8:45 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, 8:45 a.m.-4:45 p.m. (301) 713-6800. "The Forgotten War Remembered," exhibit documents the Korean War through 20 photographs from the National Archives collection; ongoing.
NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM
401 F St. NW. Friday, Saturday, & Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. (202) 272-2448. "Metropolitan Perspectives: Smart Growth and Choices for Change," exhibit examines approaches to control sprawl development through drawings and models; to March 4. "Wood: An American Tradition," exhibit explores the role of wood in American building; to April 22. "Monuments, Mills, and Missile Sites: 30 Years of the Historic American Engineering Record," exhibit examines engineering and industrial works throughout the United States; to April 29. "On the Job: Design and the American Office," exhibit examines the history of office design through photographs, cartoons, and advertisements; to June 24. "Washington: Symbol and City," models, photographs, and antiques illustrate how the city and its principal monuments were designed to be symbols of the American republic; permanent. "Building a Landmark: The National Building Museum's Historic Home," artifacts, memorabilia, and videos document the construction of the museum; permanent. "Tools as Art VI: Instruments of Change," exhibit features tools from the collection of John Hechinger Sr.; permanent.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
4th & Constitution Ave. NW. Friday, Saturday, & Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. (202) 737-4215. "Modern Art and America: Alfred Stieglitz and His New York Galleries," exhibit features paintings and photographs by the artist and others exhibited in the galleries he directed from 1908 to 1946; to Apr. 22. "Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s," exhibit features 110 prints by French artist Pierre Bonnard from the collection of Virginia and Ira Jackson; to Feb. 25. The West Building Micro Gallery features an interactive, multimedia computer database of the gallery's permanent collection. The West Building permanent collection features European works from the 13th through the early 20th centuries. The East Building permanent collection features works by modern and contemporary artists, including paintings, works on paper, and sculpture by Jean Dubuffet.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART SCULPTURE GARDEN
7th & Constitution Ave. NW. Friday, Saturday, & Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. (202) 737-4215. Permanent collection includes post—World War II works by Louise Bourgeois, Claes Oldenburg, and Tony Smith.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART
950 Independence Ave. SW. Daily, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (202) 357-4600. "Identity of the Sacred: Two Nigerian Shrine Figures," exhibit features two sculpted wooden shrine figures created by the Igbo and Urhobo peoples; to April 2. "Audible Artworks: Selected African Musical Instruments," exhibit examines African life through music, and features a listening station, recordings, and musical instruments; to April 8. "Encounters With the Contemporary," exhibit features painting, mixed-media works, and photography by Skunder Boghossian, Bruce Onabrakpeya, and William Kentridge; to Jan. 6, 2002. "The Ancient Nubian City of Kerma, 2500—1500 B.C.," exhibit features 40 works from the second-oldest city in Africa to be excavated, including ceramics, jewelry, and ivory animals; ongoing. "The Art of the Personal Object," exhibit features stools, chairs, bowls, baskets, and other pieces from Eastern and Southern Africa; ongoing. "Royal Benin Art in the Collection of the National Museum of African Art," exhibit features 16th- to 19th-century artwork from the court of the West African kingdom of Benin; ongoing. "Images of Power and Identity," exhibit features recent acquisitions and other works serving as an introduction to the visual arts of sub-Saharan Africa; ongoing. "The Ancient West African City of Benin, A.D. 1300—1897," exhibit features images of kings and attendants in the forms of cast-metal heads, figures, and architectural plaques; permanent.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY
14th & Constitution Ave. NW. Daily, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (202) 357-2700. "Freeze Frame," exhibit explores early efforts to scientifically document time through photographs and locomotion studies by Eadweard Muybridge; to March 11. "The Presidency: A Glorious Burden," exhibit features 500 objects related to past presidents, including George Washington's sword, Abraham Lincoln's top hat, and items from the funeral of John F. Kennedy; ongoing. "Disability Rights Movement," exhibit examines the disability-rights movement in America through interactive video displays, artifacts, and documents; ongoing. "Fast Attacks and Boomers: Submarines in the Cold War," exhibit examines the roles submarines played in the Cold War through graphics, artifacts, and interactive displays; ongoing. "Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song," exhibit examines the singer's musical career through scrapbooks, sheet music, and photographs; ongoing. "Personal Legacy: The Healing of a Nation," exhibit features more than 500 items left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial by friends and families of slain soldiers; ongoing. "Sitting for Justice: The Greensboro Sit-In of 1960," exhibit features items related to the protest and the civil-rights era, including a section of the original Woolworth's lunch counter, posters, and photographs; ongoing. "Icons of American Culture," exhibit features items from popular culture, including the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz, a Michael Jordan jersey, and Dizzy Gillepsie's trumpet; ongoing. "Communities in a Changing Nation: The Promise of 19th-Century America," exhibit examines the experiences of African-Americans in the South Carolina low country and Charleston, S.C., Jewish immigrants in Cincinnati, and factory owners and workers in Bridgeport, Conn., through photographs, artifacts, and documents; ongoing. "Preserving the Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag That Inspired the National Anthem," exhibit documents the history of the 185-year-old banner and its preservation; ongoing. "Lighting a Revolution," exhibit explores the history of electricity and electrical invention; ongoing. "American Encounters," artifacts and graphics examine the relations between Native Americans, Latin Americans, and Anglo-Americans in New Mexico's Rio Grande Valley; permanent. "Science in American Life," exhibit documents science history and features a hands-on science center. "On Time," exhibit explores the ways Americans have measured, used, and thought about time for the past 300 years, through 200 clocks, watches, and other time-keeping devices; permanent.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH MILITARY HISTORY
1811 R St. NW. Friday, Saturday, & Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. (202) 265-6280. "Women in the Military: A Jewish Perspective," exhibit examines Jewish female veterans of U.S. conflicts from the Civil War to the Gulf War through photographs, memorabilia, and other documents; ongoing. "Rescue and Renewal: G.I.s and Displaced Persons;" ongoing. "Making a Difference! A History of the Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.;" ongoing. Permanent displays include the Capt. Joshua L. Goldberg Memorial Chapel and "Maj. Gen. Julius Klein, His Life and Work," an exhibit documenting Klein's military career.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE
6900 Georgia Ave. NW. Daily, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (202) 782-2200. "Blood, Sweat, and Saline: Combat Medicine in the Korean Conflict," exhibit explores the challenges and accomplishments of the military medical units that served during the Korean War; to July 1. "The Changing Face of Women's Health," exhibit features models, videos, and documents concerning women's health; to Aug. 31. "To Bind the Nation's Wounds: Medicine During the Civil War," exhibit documents the state of medicine during the Civil War through photographs, anatomical specimens, and illustrations; permanent. "Living in a World With AIDS," multimedia exhibit includes text, interactive displays, medical instruments, and photographs exploring the AIDS health crisis; permanent. "Early Medical Instruments," exhibit features a collection of rare microscopes, microtomes, and lenses; permanent. "Human Body/Human Being," exhibit includes mechanical and interactive video installations representing the major body systems, including the lymphatic system, the endocrine system, and the heart and lungs; permanent. "Civil War Medical Illustration in the U.S. Army," exhibit includes photographs and watercolor illustrations that represent medical data collected by health workers from soldiers during the war; permanent. "From Lancets to Leeches," exhibit depicts the history of bloodletting through graphics, medical instruments, and live leeches; permanent.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
10th & Constitution Ave. NW. Daily, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (202) 357-2700. "Buccellati: Art in Gold, Silver, and Gems," exhibit features 50 works of jewelry and sculpture by Mario and Gianmaria Buccellati; to Feb. 25. "Forces of Change: Listening to the Prairie," exhibit examines the natural forces shaping the planet through interactive displays; to March 31. "Whatchamacallit," exhibit features maple-sapling sculptures by Patrick Dougherty; to April 15. "Manifestations of Spirit: Photography From Brazil by Phyllis Galembo," exhibit examines the Afro-Brazilian religion of Candomblé and the continuity of practices, symbols, and ideas between Africa and Brazil; to Feb. 2, 2002. "Science at Sea," display chronicles the collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the National Marine Fisheries Service; ongoing. "Life in the Ancient Seas," exhibit features fossils, models, and paintings chronicling the evolution of marine life; ongoing. "Red Alert!," exhibit explores the loss of plant life through the first global list of endangered and extinct flowering plants, conifers, and ferns; ongoing. "Native American Basketry Masterpieces," exhibit features antique and contemporary works; ongoing. "From Crystal Gardens," exhibit features mineral specimens; ongoing. "Colonoware," exhibit features early American cookware used on Southern plantations in the 18th century; ongoing. "Giant Squids," exhibit features squid specimens, photographs, illustrations, and a video; ongoing. "African Voices," exhibit explores the people, culture, and history of Africa through photographs, interactive films and videos, and sound stations; permanent. "Tyrannosaurus rex," exhibit features a cast skeleton of the dinosaur; permanent. "Contemporary Korean Ceramics," exhibit features 33 works made in one of four Korean ceramic traditions, including white porcelain, blue-and-white porcelain, Punch'ong, and celadon; permanent. Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals features gemstones, illustrations of plate tectonics and mines, and scientific investigations of meteorites; permanent. "Exploring Marine Ecosystems," exhibit explores a tropical coral reef and a temperate rocky shore; permanent. "Tigers!," exhibit examines the survival of Bengal tigers, including conservation efforts in India and Nepal; sponsored by the Save the Tiger Fund; permanent. "Frozen in Time: The Iceman," exhibit explores the Iceman's way of life during Europe's Copper Age through photographs; permanent.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS
1250 New York Ave. NW. Friday, Saturday, & Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. (202) 783-5000. "Book as Art XIII: Artists' Books About Artists," exhibit features books by Laura Davidson, Judy Jashinsky, and Enid Mark; to May 13. "Establishing the Legacy: From the Renaissance to Modernism," exhibit features more than 245 works illustrating the history of women artists, including pieces by Mary Cassatt, Camille Claudel, and Elaine de Kooning; permanent.
NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM
2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Daily, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (202) 357-2700. "Recounting Roosevelt Presentation Albums, 1903—1905," exhibit features stamp-die proofs produced during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt; to Feb. 23. "Posted Aboard the R.M.S. Titanic," exhibit examines the lives of five postal sea clerks who perished aboard the ship through artifacts, documents, and photographs; to March 12. "Presidential Mail: On Official Business," exhibit features letters franked with presidential signatures including Thomas Jefferson, William H. Taft, and Jimmy Carter; to March 26. "The Graceful Envelope," exhibit features 75 envelopes by calligraphers around the world; to April 15. "Mayhem by Mail," exhibit examines mail-related crimes through objects, documents, and artifacts; to April 23. "Under Cover: The Evolution of the American Envelope," exhibit features models, photographers, and biographies of 19th- and 20th-century envelope-manufacturing machines and their inventors; ongoing. "As Precious as Gold," exhibit examines the Alaska Klondike gold rush through artifacts, documents, and photographs; ongoing. "More American Stamps," exhibit features five winning mailboxes from the museum's folk-art mailbox contest; ongoing. "Artistic License: The Duck Stamp Story," exhibit explores the role of the federal duck stamps in preserving waterfowl habitats and features examples of stamps; ongoing. "What's in the Mail for You?," exhibit explores the direct- and business-mail industries and their impact on society through interactive displays, videos, and computer games; ongoing. Permanent exhibit traces the history of the postal service through artifacts, including Ben Franklin's post-office ledger, a mail coach from the 1850s, and a map used to instruct pilots who flew the regular airmail flights in 1918.
NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK
3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. Daily, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (202) 673-4717. "Panda House," exhibit features two Chinese pandas, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian; ongoing. Permanent collection includes "American Prairie," exhibit features prairie dogs, bison, and other animals and plants from the grasslands of North America. "Great Cats," exhibit features live tigers and lions, a Tyrannosaurus rex skull, graphic displays, and a walk-through trail. "Animales de Latinoamerica," exhibit features iguanas, condors, flamingos, blue frogs, and wildcats. "Pollinarium," exhibit illustrates the biological process of pollinating plants, features butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, and flowers. "Bat Cave," exhibit features 400 bats. "Cheetah Conservation House," exhibit features cheetahs, zebras, gazelles, and Maribou storks. "Amazonia," exhibit replicates a tropical rainforest and features various fish and plants.
NEWSEUM
1101 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Friday-Sunday & Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (703) 284-3544. "Black and White: Images From the Civil Rights Movement," exhibit chronicles the civil rights movement through the photographs of Ben Fernandez, Danny Lyon, Charmian Reading, and Nat Herz; to April 15. "Holocaust: The Untold Story," exhibit features World War II-era newspapers, documentary films, and photographs illustrating the Nazi persecution of European Jews; to Apr. 22. "Foundations of Freedom," exhibit features historical documents, rare books, and other writings on liberty, including Mary Wollstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, and John Milton's Aeropagitica; ongoing. Permanent collection features a section of the Berlin Wall including a guard tower that stood close to the Checkpoint Charlie crossing between East and West Berlin, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birmingham, Ala., jail cell door, a ballot box from South Africa's first integrated elections, picket signs from the early 20th-century women's suffrage movement, news artifacts from before, and since the invention of the printing press, Thomas Paine's writing desk, Mark Twain's pipe, and the microphone Edward R. Murrow used to report the bombing of London.
OCTAGON
1799 New York Ave. NW. Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (202) 638-3221. "Through the Looking Glass: Celebrating the Octagon's Bicentennial," exhibit explores the history of the museum's architectural and cultural history through works by artists Hsin-Hsi Chen, Peter Waddell, and Annette Polan, and architects Cesar Pelli, Hugh Newell Jacobsen, and Olivia Demetriou; to June 3.
PHILLIPS COLLECTION
1600 21st St. NW. Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, & Wednesday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-7 p.m., Thursday, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. (202) 387-2151. "Wayne Thiebaud: A Paintings Retrospective," exhibit features paintings, watercolors, and pastels by the artist; to April 29. Permanent collection includes Jacob Lawrence's The Migration of the Negro and Pierre Auguste Renoir's The Luncheon of the Boating Party.
RENWICK GALLERY
1700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Daily, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (202) 357-2700. Permanent collection features 20th-century American crafts and objects.
SACKLER GALLERY
1050 Independence Ave. SW. Daily, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (202) 357-2700. "Persepolis: Documenting an Ancient Iranian Capital, 1923—1935," exhibit features 20 photographs, sketchbooks, and watercolors collected from the ancient Persian city by Ernst Herzfield and other archaeologists; to March 25. "Asian Traditions in Clay: The Hauge Gifts," exhibit features 75 works from ancient Iran, Iraq, and Cambodia from the Hauge collection; to April 22. "India Through the Lens: Photography 1840—1911," exhibit features 135 works by Felice Beato, Samuel Bourne, and Lala Deen Dayal; to May 6. "Changing Taste: Indian Paintings of the 18th to the 20th Century," exhibit features paintings by Jagdish Swaminathan, Ghulum Ali Khan, and Sahiba Ram; to July 15. "Khmer Ceramics," exhibit features nine vessels from the ninth- to 14th-century Khmer empire; ongoing. "Puja: Expressions of Hindu Devotion," exhibit features 125 religious objects from the ninth century to the 20th century, including works made of copper, silver, and granite; ongoing. "Metalwork and Ceramics From Ancient Iran," exhibit features metal and clay artifacts created in western Iran between 2300 and 100 B.C.; ongoing. "Sculpture of South and Southeast Asia," exhibit features ritual jades and bronzes, Buddhist sculpture, wall paintings, Ming furniture, and lacquerware dating from the Neolithic period to the 20th century A.D.; ongoing. "Luxury Arts of the Silk Route Empires," multimedia exhibit includes objects that serve as examples of aesthetic connections between Chinese and Japanese, and between Near Eastern and Egyptian art; ongoing. "Fountains of Light: The Nuhad Es-Said Collection," exhibit features inlaid metal objects from the Islamic world, including 27 vessels, ewers, and candlesticks made from the 10th to the 19th centuries; ongoing.
SEWALL-BELMONT HOUSE
144 Constitution Ave. NE. Friday & Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, noon-4 p.m. (202) 546-1210. Permanent collection features women's suffrage memorabilia.
SMALL JEWISH MUSEUM
3rd & G Sts. NW. Sunday-Thursday, noon-4 p.m. (202) 789-0900. "Ties That Bind: Washington Area Jews and the Birth of Israel," exhibit explores the role of Washington Jews in the creation of a Jewish state; ongoing.
SMITHSONIAN ARTS AND INDUSTRIES BUILDING
900 Jefferson Drive SW. Daily, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (202) 357-2700. "Santos: Substance and Soul," examines the art of making painted wood carvings of saints in Hispanic communities dating back to the 16th century; features 40 objects, graphics, and photographs; to March 31. "When the Spirit Moves: African American Dance in History and Art," exhibit examines four centuries of African American dance and dance as a subject in the paintings, sculpture, and photography of John Biggers, Elizabeth Catlett, and Archibald Motley; to June 1.
SMITHSONIAN INTERNATIONAL GALLERY
Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. Friday-Monday, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Tuesday & Wednesday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (202) 357-2700. "Piano 300: Celebrating Three Centuries of People and Pianos," exhibit features 24 pianos and various musical works by composers including Mozart and Ellington; to March 4.
SUMNER SCHOOL MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
1201 17th St. NW. Friday & Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (202) 442-6060. "Africana Women at the Dawn of the New Millennium," exhibit features photographs and documents highlighting the accomplishments of women from Africa and of African heritage; to June 21. "Charles Sumner: Freedom's Champion," exhibit features paintings and drawings about the life of the former senator; to June 21. "Glimpse Into the Past," exhibit features photographs and memorabilia documenting the history of the District of Columbia Public Schools; to June 21. "The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass," exhibit features dioramas by Anna Johnson chronicling the life of the abolitionist; to June 21. "Pieces of History," exhibit features photographs of the renovation of the Charles Sumner School; to June 21. "Stitches in Time," exhibit features quilts from each of Washington, D.C.'s eight wards; to June 21. "Treasures of Home," exhibit features quilts by members of the Daughters of Dorcas and Sons; to June 21."Where Do We Go From Here?," exhibit features paintings, drawings, and photographs by 10 artists; ongoing. "Oshogbo: Departure From Tradition," exhibit features contemporary textiles from Nigeria; ongoing. "African-American History Map of the United States of America," watercolors by Ken Frye; ongoing. Permanent collection includes the "D.C. Women Hall of Fame," and memorials to Charles Sumner and Frederick Douglass.
TESFA ETHIOPIAN MUSEUM
1522 U St. NW. Friday & Thursday, 4-8 p.m; Saturday & Sunday, 2-6 p.m. (202) 667-3638. "Ethiopian Culture," exhibit features musical instruments, clothing, folk art, and a gojo thatched hut; ongoing.
TEXTILE MUSEUM
2320 S St. NW. Friday, Saturday, & Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. (202) 667-0441. "Fanciful Flowers: Botany and the American Quilt," exhibit examines flower motifs in quilt-making; opens Feb. 23. "Dyeing for Design," exhibit explores techniques used to produce textiles and the process of resist-dyeing; to March 25. "A Calligrapher's Art: Inscribed Cotton Ikat From Yemen," exhibit features cotton ikats from the 9th and 10th centuries; to Apr. 29. The Textile Learning Center documents rugs and textiles in non-Western communities; permanent.
U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW. Daily, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (202) 488-0400. "Flight and Rescue," exhibit examines the Polish-Jewish escape from Nazi-occupied Lithuania to China through artifacts, films, and photographs; to Oct. 21. Permanent collection includes artifacts, memorabilia, and documents related to the Holocaust.
U.S. NAVY MEMORIAL
701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Friday, Saturday, & Monday-Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (202) 737-2300. "Lone Sailor and Homecoming Statues," exhibit features 22 bronze sculptures by 11 American artists; ongoing.
WOODROW WILSON HOUSE
2340 S St. NW. Friday-Sunday & Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (202) 387-4062. "Hats Off to Mr. Wilson!" exhibit features hats from President Wilson and his wife Edith's collection; to June 18.