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The National Museum of Asian Art has over 46,000 artworks from across Asia. Enjoy some of the finest on a docent-led tour and learn about commonalities and differences in cultures, aesthetics, and ideas.
The National Museum of Asian Art has over 46,000 artworks from across Asia. Enjoy some of the finest on a docent-led tour and learn about commonalities and differences in cultures, aesthetics, and ideas.
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Docent-led tour of the Asian Art Museum’s 46,000‑piece collection explores cultural, aesthetic and conceptual commonalities and differences.
Docent-led tour of the Asian Art Museum’s 46,000‑piece collection explores cultural, aesthetic and conceptual commonalities and differences.
Docent-led tour of the Asian Art Museum’s 46,000‑piece collection explores cultural, aesthetic and conceptual commonalities and differences.
Docent-led tour of the Asian Art Museum’s 46,000‑piece collection explores cultural, aesthetic and conceptual commonalities and differences.
Exposure (Encinitas, CA) — Festival, fundraiser, competition and skate clinic featuring world‑renowned skateboarding legends, rising stars and aspiring athletes, championing women’s skateboarding.
A DC‑themed Pokémon Scavenger Hunt at Anacostia Neighborhood Library lets participants collect Ward 8 gym badge stickers on a card and earn a special prize, for all ages.
Ranger-led junior naturalist hike through Rock Creek Valley, covering half to one‑and‑half miles, teaches observation skills; meet on the Center front porch, ages 8+, bring water and layers.
Free hour-long guided tour of Japanese art at the Asian Art Museum, showcasing paintings, prints, screens, ceramics, metalwork and the Master of I‑nen Seal piece.
Dennis Zotigh performs tribal songs from Alaska to Florida in the Potomac Atrium, followed by a Q&A about museum and Indigenous culture; presentations may cancel without notice.
Ranger‑led two‑mile walk tracing JFK’s 1946 Georgetown route from his congressional arrival to his presidential rise, starting at the Georgetown Waterfront by the Swedish Embassy, all ages.
Free guided tour at Asian Art Museum examines Whistler’s Peacock Room, a 150‑year‑old London dining room turned iconic artwork, featuring Asian‑inspired design and Chinese porcelain.
Science Without Borders: Italian Physicists in American Discoveries at the Embassy of Italy, Washington.