Dupont-Kalorama Museum Walk Weekend

Dupont-Kalorama Museum Walk Weekend is an annual event offering free admission and special activities at the eight museums of the Dupont-Kalorama Museums Consortium (DKMC). Free shuttle buses will be provided to help you get from one museum to another. Enjoy exploring these museums which are all located near Dupont Circle in NW, Washington, DC.

Dates: June 6-7, 2009

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
1318 Vermont Ave, NW, Washington, DC (202) 673-2402
Hours: Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m.

Enjoy live music, arts and crafts for children ages 8-12, and poetry readings. Take a tour of the home of Mary McLeod Bethune, the founder of the National Council of Negro Women and an influential educator, presidential advisor, and political activist.

Fondo del Sol Visual Arts Center
2112 R Street, NW, Washington, DC(202) 483-2777 or (202) 265-9235
Hours: Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Sunday, 12 – 4 p.m.

Enjoy live music and special exhibits while exploring the cultural heritage and arts of the Americas.

Meridian International Center
1624 Crescent Place, NW, Washington, DC (202) 939-5568
Hours: Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday, 1 - 5 p.m.

Two historic mansions, designed by John Russell Pope, display a wide variety of art and educational exhibits from all over the world.

Phillips Collection
1600 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC (202) 387-2151
Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Admission charged on Sunday

This is America's first museum of modern art. See color field paintings from the museum's permanent collection which are a part of the citywide festival ColorField Remix.

Anderson House
2118 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC (202) 785-2040
Hours: Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m.

Explore the historic headquarters of the Society of the Cincinnati, an organization founded in 1783 to preserve the memory of the American Revolution. Anderson House was the winter home of Larz Anderson III, an American diplomat. The home has been restored and decorated with the Anderson’s personal collection of decorative arts.

The Textile Museum
2320 S Street, NW, Washington, DC (202) 667-0441
Hours: Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, 1-4 p.m.

Hands-on activities and demonstrations include spinning, weaving, knitting, quilting, rug restoration and much more.

Woodrow Wilson House
2340 S St, NW, Washington, DC (202)387-4062 ext. 12.
Hours: Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m.

Explore the home and garden of Woodrow Wilson and hunt for related trivia throughout the neighborhood.