MUSEUMS
OPENING
Corcoran Museum of Art
17th Street and New York Avenue NW. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, until 9 p.m. Thursday. Closed Tuesday. $3-$6.75, $12 family; Pay what you can on Monday all day and after 5 p.m. Thursday. Metro: Farragut West. 202/639-1700.
“Sally Mann: What Remains.” June 12-Sept. 5.
Phillips Collection
1600 21st St. NW. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; Noon -7 p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday and holidays. $6-$8. 202/387-2151.
“August Sander: Photographs of the German Landscape.” June 12-Sept. 5.
“Aaron Siskind: New Relationships in Photography.” June 12-Sept. 5.
“Revelation: Georges Rouault at Work.” June 12-Sept. 5.
CONTINUING
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
1050 Independence Ave. SW. Open daily 10 a.m. -5:30 p.m. 202/357-2700.
“Faith & Form: Selected Calligraphy and Painting From the Japanese Religious Traditions.” Through July 18.
“Return of the Buddha: The Qingzhou Discoveries.” Through July 18.
“Caliphs and Kings: The Art and Influence of Islamic Spain.” Through Oct. 17.
“Perspectives: Do-Ho Suh.” Through Sept. 26.
Baltimore Museum of Art
Art Museum Drive, off the 3100 block of North Charles Street, Baltimore. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, Sunday. Closed Monday, Tuesday, major holidays. $6-$12. Free on the first Thursday (open until 8 p.m.) of every month. 410/396-7100.
“Celebration and Vision: The Hewitt Collection of African American Art.” Through Aug. 8.
The Bead Museum
400 Seventh St. NW. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday; noon-5 p.m. Saturday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday. 202/624-4500.
“Naga Tribal Adornment: Signature of Status and Self.” Through Aug. 29.
City Museum of Washington
801 K St. NW. New museum dedicated to the history of the District. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. third Thursday of every month. Library 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. $5-$7. 202/383-1800. Metro: Gallery Place-Chinatown or Mount Vernon Square.
“From Sandlots to Stadiums: A History of Sports in D.C.” Through 2004.
“Images From the Albert Small Collection.” Through 2004.
“Washington Perspectives.” Permanent exhibit.
“Washington Stories.” Permanent multimedia show.
Corcoran Museum of Art
17th Street and New York Avenue NW. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, until 9 p.m. Thursday. Closed Tuesday. $3-$6.75, $12 family; Pay what you can on Monday all day after 5 p.m. Thursday. Metro: Farragut West. 202/639-1700.
“Expressions 2004.” Through June 28.
“In Search of Self: Painting and Drawings by Anil Revri.” Through Sept. 13.
“The Eyes of History 2004: An Exhibition of Award Winning Photographs by White House Photojournalists.” Through July 19.
“Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms: Paintings That Inspired a Nation.” Through Sept. 6.
“World Press Photo 2004.” Through July 5.
Decatur House
748 Jackson Place NW. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; noon-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Closed holidays. $2.50-$4. 202/842-0920.
Tours of the 1819 house, which once belonged to naval war hero Commodore Stephen Decatur.
Department of the Interior Museum
1849 C St. NW. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday except holidays; 1-4 p.m. the third Saturday of each month. 202/208-4743.
American Indian Sculpture Garden. On permanent display.
Drug Enforcement Administration Museum
700 Army Navy Drive, Arlington. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. 202/307-3463.
“Illegal Drugs in America: A Modern History.” On permanent display.
Dumbarton House
2715 Q St. NW. Headquarters of the Society of the Colonial Dames of America. Guided tours 10:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday except holidays. 202/337-2288.
American furniture and decorative and fine arts of the 18th and early 19th centuries.
Fells Point Maritime Museum
1724 Thames St., Baltimore. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Monday. $4; $3 for students, children and seniors; free for children 12 and younger. 410/732-0278.
Fire Museum of Maryland
1301 York Road, Lutherville, Md. 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Weekday tours by appointment. Closed holidays. $3, discounts for firefighters, seniors and children. 410/321-7500.
Hand-drawn, horse-drawn and self-propelled firetrucks.
Frederick Douglass Historic Site
1411 W St. SE. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily except holidays. 202/426-5961.
Guided tours of the first and second floors. $3.
Freer Gallery of Art
Jefferson Drive and 12th Street SW. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily. Closed holidays. Metro: Smithsonian. 202/357-2700.
“Whistler in Paris: Lithographs From the Belle Epoque 1891-1896.” Through Aug. 15.
“The Religious Art of Japan.” Through Dec. 12.
“The Tea Ceremony as Melting Pot.” Through July 18.
“Birds and Beasts in Japanese Art.” Through July 18.
Hillwood Museum and Gardens
4155 Linnean Ave. NW. By reservation 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Reservation fee of $5-$12. 202/686-5807.
Revitalized estate of visionary collector, philanthropist and businesswoman Marjorie Merriweather Post, reopened after three-year renovation. Most comprehensive collections of 18th- and 19th-century Russian imperial art outside Russia and 18th-century French decorative arts.
“Traditions in Transition: Russian Icons in the Age of the Romanovs.” Through Dec. 31.
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Independence Avenue and Seventh Street SW. Metro: L’Enfant Plaza. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily. Closed holidays. Free walk-in tours noon Monday-Friday; noon-2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 202/357-2700.
First Friday Talks. 12:30 p.m. Meet at the information desk.
International Spy Museum
800 F St. NW. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. daily. $10-$13. Tickets available through Ticketmaster. 202/393-7798.
Museum dedicated to espionage.
Kreeger Museum
2401 Foxhall Road NW. Guided tours 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday except holidays. $5 suggested donation, reservations required. 202/338-3552.
Permanent collection of 19th- and 20th-century paintings and sculptures.
“The True Artist Is an Amazing Luminous Fountain.” Through July 31.
Library of Congress
First Street and Independence Avenue SE. 202/707-4604. Madison Gallery, Madison Foyer and Current Events Corridor, 8:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday. Thomas Jefferson Building exhibition area, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Other exhibition areas, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Closed Sunday and holidays. Metro: Capitol South.
Public tours. 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Group tours available upon request.
“Humor’s Edge: Cartoons by Ann Telnaes.” Through Sept. 4.
“Churchill and the Great Republic.” Through July 10.
“With an Even Hand: Brown v. Board at Fifty.” Through Nov. 13.
Lyceum
201 S. Washington St., Alexandria. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Closed holidays. 703/838-4994.
“Building a Community: Alexandria Past to Present.” On permanent display.
Marian Koshland Science Museum
Sixth and E streets NW. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily; except Tuesdays. Closed Tuesday and holidays. Metro: Gallery Place/Chinatown or Judiciary Square. 202/334-1201. $3-$5.
“Putting DNA to Work.” On permanent display.
“Global Warming Facts & Our Future.” On permanent display.
“Wonders of Science.” On permanent display.
Marine Corps Museum
Marine Corps Historical Center, Navy Yard, Ninth and M streets SE. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; noon-5 p.m. Saturday. Closed Sunday and holidays. Metro: Gallery Place/Chinatown. 202/433-3267.
National Postal Museum
2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily except Christmas. Metro: Union Station. 202/357-2700.
“The Queen’s Own: Stamps That Changed the World.” Through Jan. 11.
“What’s in the Mail for You!” On permanent display.
“Moving the Mail.” On permanent display.
“Stamps and Stories.” On permanent display.
Maryland Science Center
Light Street and Key Highway at the Inner Harbor, Baltimore. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; noon-6 p.m. Sunday. Closed holidays. Imax theater and exhibits, $12-$15.50. 410/685-5225.
Imax: “The Lion King,” “The Human Body,” “Bears,” “Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man,” “Space Station 3-D,” “Journey Into Amazing Caves,” “Ghosts of the Abyss.” Call for times.
Planetarium shows: “The Sky Live,” “Live From the Sun,” “Star Bazaar” and “The Sky Above Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” Call for times.
“Dino Digs.” A simulated dig with real dinosaur fossils and the footprint of a sauropod.
“Outer Space Place.” More than 20 original hands- and minds-on activities, videos, thermal imaging, 3-D models and high-resolution images from the land beyond.
Montpelier
11407 Constitution Highway, Montpelier Station, Va. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily except holidays. 540/672-2728.
“Discovering Madison.” Video, audio tour, photographs and more about James Madison’s life. Continues indefinitely.
The National Academy of Sciences
2100 C St. NW. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Free. 202/334-2436.
National Air and Space Museum
Independence Avenue and Sixth Street SW. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily. Closed Dec. 25. Metro: L’Enfant Plaza. 202/357-2700. Imax theater schedule: 202/357-1686.
Lockheed Martin Imax shows: “Space Station 3-D,” 11:10 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1:55 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. daily; “To Fly,” 1:15 p.m. daily; “Straight Up: Helicopters in Action,” 10:15 a.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. daily. $5.50-$8.
Einstein Planetarium shows: “Infinity Express,” 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. daily; “The Stars Tonight — Open Your Eyes to the Skies,” noon daily. $5.50-$8.
“Voyage: A Journey Through Our Solar System.” Outdoor exhibition model. Running indefinitely.
“The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age.” Continues indefinitely.
National Building Museum
401 F St. NW. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day. Metro: Judiciary Square. 202/272-2448.
“Envisioning Architecture: Drawings From the Museum of Modern Art.” Through June 20.
“Samuel Mockbee and the Rural Studio: Community Architecture.” Through Sept. 6.
“Symphony in Steel: Ironworkers and the Walt Disney Concert Hall.” Through Aug. 22.
“Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection — Instruments of Change.” Ongoing.
National Firearms Museum
11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax. 703/267-1600. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily; closed holidays.
The largest firearms collection in the country includes rare weapons and firearms of famous people.
National Gallery of Art
Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Closed Christmas and New Year’s Day. Metro: Judiciary Square or Archives-Navy Memorial. 202/737-4215.
“Drawings of Jim Dine.” Through Aug. 1.
“Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya.” Through July 25.
“The Cubist Paintings of Diego Rivera: Memory, Politics, Place.” Through July 25.
“American Masters From Bingham to Eakins: The John Wilmerding Collection.” Through Oct. 10.
National Gallery Sculpture Garden. Garden of canopy trees, flowering trees, shrubs, ground cover and perennials contains the works of Alexander Archipenko, Joan Miro, Isamu Noguchi and more. Open all year.
National Geographic Society
17th and M streets NW. Metro: Farragut North. Explorers Hall open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. 202/857-7588.
National Guard Memorial Museum
1 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Free. 202/789-0031.
The nation’s only museum devoted to the National Guard.
National Museum of American History
14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily. 202/357-2700.
“So Proudly We Hail.” Through Sept. 6.
“WWII Photographic Perspectives.” Through Sept. 6.
“The Beatles! Backstage and Behind the Scenes.” Through June 16.
“Separate Is Not Equal: Brown vs. Board of Education.” Through May 31, 2005.
“Taking America to Lunch.” Runs indefinitely.
“America on the Move.” Runs indefinitely.
“Bon Appetit! Julia Child’s Kitchen at the Smithsonian.” Runs indefinitely.
“History in the News: Ensuring the Safety of Millions.” Runs indefinitely.
“Disability Rights Movement.” The pen President George H.W. Bush used to sign Americans With Disabilities Act in 1990, one of first ultralight wheelchairs, other objects examining the history of the movement in America. Running indefinitely.
“Communities in a Changing Nation: The Promise of 19th-Century America.” Objects and photos depicting 19th-century factory workers in Bridgeport, Conn., Jewish immigrants in Cincinnati and blacks in the South Carolina Low Country region around Charleston. On permanent display.
“The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden.” Nearly 1,000 objects related to the presidents. Runs indefinitely.
National Museum of African Art
950 Independence Ave. SW. 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. 202/633-4600
“Playful Performers.” Through Dec. 12.
National Museum of the American Indian
Heye Center, on the Mall between Third and Fourth streets SW. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. 202/287-2020.
Visitors center with information on design and exhibits for the museum scheduled to open Sept. 21.
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
48 E. Patrick St., Frederick. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. $4.50-$6.50. 301/695-1864.
Exhibits focusing on all aspects of Civil War medicine: the story of care, healing and devotion during the conflict.
“The Art of Embalming the Dead During the American Civil War.” New permanent exhibit.
National Museum of Health and Medicine
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Ave. NW. 202/782-2200. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily.
“Human Body, Human Being.” Medical artifacts and anatomy displays on the body and illness. Runs indefinitely.
“To Bind Up the Nation’s Wounds.” Civil War medicine as told through artifacts, photographs, illustrations, tools, specimens and first-person accounts. On permanent display.
National Museum of Natural History
10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. daily through summer; occasional closings at 5:30 p.m. Metro: Federal Triangle. 202/357-2700.
“Ancient Microworlds.” Through Sept. 15.
“Baseball as America.” Through Oct. 3.
“In Stabiano: Exploring the Ancient Seaside Villas of the Roman Elite.” Through Oct. 24.
“The Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals.” On permanent display.
Samuel Johnson Imax Theater: “Bugs (3-D),” 10:20 a.m., 1:05 p.m. and 4 p.m. daily; “Jane Goodall’s Wild Chimpanzees,” 12:10 p.m. and 3 p.m.; “T-Rex (3-D): Back to the Cretaceous,” 11:15 a.m., 2 p.m., and 5 p.m. daily; “Young Black Stallion,” 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; “Cirque du Soleil (3-D),” 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $5.50-$8.
Imax Jazz Cafe. 5:30-10 p.m. Friday.
“El Nino’s Powerful Reach.” Running indefinitely.
National Museum of Women in the Arts
New York Avenue and 13th Street NW. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Metro: Metro Center. $3-$5. Free first Sunday and Wednesday. 202/783-5000.
“Nordic Cool: Hot Women Designers.” Through Sept. 12.
National Portrait Gallery
Eighth and F streets NW. 202/357-2700.
Closed for renovations.
Navy Memorial and Naval Heritage Center
Pennsylvania Avenue NW between Seventh and Ninth streets. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Closed holidays. Metro: Archives-Navy Memorial. 202/737-2300.
Free screenings of the film “At Sea” at various times during the week.
Navy Museum
Building 76, Washington Navy Yard, Ninth and M streets SE. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Metro: Navy Yard. 202/433-4882.
Open only by appointment.
“In Harm’s Way: The U.S. Navy in World War II.” Running indefinitely.
“Korea 1950-1953: The Navy in the Forgotten War.” Running indefinitely.
The Octagon
The museum of the American Architectural Foundation. 1799 New York Ave. NW. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday except holidays. $5, $3 seniors and students. 202/638-3221.
William Paca House and Garden
186 Prince George St., Annapolis. 410/263-5553. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Monday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Closed holidays. $5 house, $2 garden.
Pope John Paul II Cultural Center
3900 Harewood Road NE. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission free. Donation requested. 202/635-5400.
“The Mountain of the Lord.” Through Dec. 31.
Sewall-Belmont House
144 Constitution Ave. NE. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; noon-4 p.m. Saturday. Closed holidays. 202/546-3989.
A collection of women’s suffrage memorabilia in an Early American home.
Lillian and Albert Small Jewish Museum
701 Third St. NW. Metro: Judiciary Square. Noon-4 p.m. Sunday-Thursday except major Jewish and federal holidays. 202/789-0900.
Tours of the first Adas Israel Synagogue.
“Power Lunches: Milton S. Kronheim Sr.’s Washington.” Running indefinitely.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Renwick Gallery, 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202/357-2700.
Permanent collection of American crafts.
“Right at Home: American Studio Furniture.” Through Jan. 17.
Smithsonian Institution
The Castle, Constitution Avenue and 10th Street NW. 202/357-2700.
“West Wing: A Chronology.” New permanent exhibit.
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
“Balloonmania.” On permanent display.
Imax Theater: “Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk,” 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. daily; “Helicopters in Action: Straight Up,” 1:30 p.m. daily; “Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure,” 11:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. daily; “NASCAR: The Imax Experience,” 10:30 a.m., 5:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. daily; 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. $5.50-$8.
The Textile Museum
2320 S St. NW. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Closed holidays. $5 voluntary donation. 202/667-0441.
“By Hand in the Electronic Age: Contemporary Tapestry.” Through Sept. 5.
“Timeless Connections: Exploring Tapestry Weave.” Through Aug. 1.
Tudor Place
1644 31st St. NW. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday except holidays. 202/965-0400.
Tours of this historic house, which belonged to Martha Washington’s granddaughter, at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and on the hour 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Reservations suggested for individuals, required for groups. $6 for docent-led tours.
USDA Forest Service Information Center
14th Street and Independence Avenue NW. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. 703/205-1680.
Rustic lodge hosts videos and hands-on displays. On permanent display.
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW (near 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW). 202/488-0400. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Metro: Smithsonian. Certain attractions, such as “Daniel’s Story: Remember the Children,” do not require special passes. Entrance to the museum’s permanent exhibition is by timed entry passes, available at the museum (free) or through ProTix ($4.50 service charge), 800/400-9373.
“Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race.” Through Sept. 30.
Walters Art Museum
600 N. Charles St., Baltimore. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. the first Thursday of each month. $5-$8. 410/547-9000.
“Revolution! Documents From the American War of Independence.” Through July 3.
Woman’s National Democratic Club
At the Historic Whittemore House. 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202/232-7363.
Antique furnishings and presidential memorabilia, including rotating art exhibits. Call for tours.
Women in Military Service for America Memorial
Memorial Drive, Arlington. 8 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. Metro: Arlington Cemetery. 703/892-2606.
“In Defense of a Nation” film runs every 10 minutes.
