Dates: June 2-3, 2012
Participating Museums
- Anderson House
2118 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC (202) 785-2040.
Saturday, 10am–4 pm; Sunday, 1–5 pm Experience the history and splendor of Gilded Age Washington. This 1905 Beaux Arts mansion was the home of American diplomat Larz Anderson and his wife and is now the headquarters of The Society of the Cincinnati, founded in 1783 to preserve the memory of the American Revolution. Exhibition: The American Revolution at Sea (April 27-December 29, 2012)
- Dumbarton House
2715 Que St., NW, Washington, DC. (202) 337-2288.
Saturday, 10am–4 pm; Sunday, 1–5 pm Step back in time to Federal America, circa 1800, at historic Dumbarton House, an elegant museum that once hosted first lady Dolley Madison. Exhibition: World War II at Home: The American Red Cross at Dumbarton House, 1942-1945 (through June 30, 2012)
- Fondo del Sol Visual Arts Center
2112 R Street, NW, Washington, DC(202) 483-2777 or (202) 265-9235
Saturday, 10 am–5 pm; Sunday, 11am–5 pm Fondo del Sol is a bilingual, community-based museum dedicated to the art and cultural heritage of the people of Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
1318 Vermont Ave, NW, Washington, DC (202) 673-2402
Saturday, 11am, panel discussion, Artists and the Tradition of Civil Rights Activism; 1pm, performance, Readings in Revolution, Movement, and Hope; All Day, Creative Reflections through arts and crafts; Sunday, 1pm, Book Lecture, Heart of The Race Problem: The Life of Kelly Miller; 2pm, violin and vocal performance, Freedom Songs; All Day, Jazz Garden Reception with Jeff Antoniuk Trio.
- National Geographic Museum
17th & M Streets, NW Washington DC (202) 857-7700
Exhibitions: Samurai: The Warrior Transformed; Titanic: 100 Year Obsession; Beyond the Story: National Geographic Unpublished 2012.
- National Museum of American Jewish Military History
1811 R St. NW Washington DC. (202) 265-6280.
Saturday, CLOSED; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Exhibition: Fallen Heroes: Remembering American Jewish Causalities of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. Programming: Everyone has a story...be part of the story.
- Phillips Collection
1600 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC (202) 387-2151
Saturday, 10 am–5 pm; Sunday, 11 am–6 pm. Exhibitions: Antony Gormley: Works on Paper, June 2-September 9, 2012; Jasper Johns: Variations on a Theme, (June 2-September 9, 2012) Intersections - Sandra Cinto: Untitled (After the Rain). Programming: Jazz 'n Families Fun Days. Musicians improvise to artworks in the permanent collection, and visitors create jazz-inspired sculpture to take home, explore an exhibition of artworks by local elementary students, and visit the instrument petting zoo. Interactive, all-ages discovery packs are available to enhance the experience. In collaboration with the DC Jazz Festival.
- The Textile Museum
2320 S Street, NW, Washington, DC (202) 667-0441
Exhibitions: Dragons, Nagas, and Creatures of the Deep, (February 3-January 6, 2013) Sourcing the Museum, (March 23-August 19, 2012) Woven Treasures of Japan's Tawaraya Workshop.(March 23-August 12, 2012) Programming: 34th Annual Celebration of Textiles, Saturday, June 2, 10am-4pm, and Sunday, June 3, 2012, 1-5pm. This FREE festival invites visitors of all ages to explore the textile arts and cultures of the world through hands-on activities and artist demonstrations in the museum's gardens, historic buildings, and galleries.
- Woodrow Wilson House
2340 S St, NW, Washington, DC (202)387-4062 ext. 12.
Exhibition: Woodrow Wilson, President Electric: Harnessing the Power of Innovation in the Progressive Era. Programming: Electric Car Rally, Saturday, June 2, 10am-4pm, display of modern and historic electric cars, 11am Electric Car Parade. Museum and Garden Openhouse, Sunday, June 3, 1-5pm.Did you know that First Lady Edith Wilson was one of the first women in DC to drive an electric car? Have your photo taken behind the wheel of an electric car, speak to electric car owners, discover how to build and race a solar-powered model and see some in use (weather permitting), and get special behind-the-scenes access to the 1921 Milburn Light Electric Opera Coupe-the same make and model driven by Wilson's secret service agents in the White House-on loan from the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles. At 11am, the cars will parade down Massachusetts Avenue to Dupont Circle. In partnership with the Electric Vehicle Association of Greater Washington, DC.
