MUSEUMS
OPENING
Folger Shakespeare Library
201 East Capitol St. SE. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. 202/544-4600.
?David Garrick (1717-1779): A Theatrical Life.? April 22-Aug. 28.
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.
?13 Drawings by Roy Lichtenstein.? Permanent display beginning April 23.
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
1050 Independence Ave. SW. Open daily 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 202/357-2700.
?Iraq and China: Ceramics, Trade and Innovation.? Through April 24.
?Asian Games: The Art of Contest.? Through May 15.
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.-6 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.
?Cram Sessions: 03 Sound Politics.? Through May 1.
?Slideshow.? Through May 15.
?A Legacy of Lace: Selections From the Cone Collection.? Through Sept. 18.
?Filigree Spaces: Textile Installations by Piper Shepard.? Through Sept. 18.
?A Grand Legacy: Five Centuries of European Art.? Continues indefinitely.
The Bead Museum
400 Seventh St. NW. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday. 202/624-4500.
?Bead Timeline of History.? Permanent exhibition.
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 all day Monday, after 5 p.m. Thursday. Metro: Farragut West. 202/639-1700.
?2005 BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition.? Through May 16.
?Contemporary Print Portfolio.? Through June 20.
?Maiolica: Italian Renaissance Ceramics From the Corcoran Collection.? Through July 11.
?The 48th Corcoran Biennial: Closer to Home.? Through June 27.
Decatur House
748 Jackson Place NW. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Closed holidays. Admission is donation only. 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, with 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 Dec. 25. Metro: Smithsonian. 202/357-2700.
?Luxury and Luminosity: Visual Culture and the Ming Court.? Through June 26.
?Boating on a River.? Through Aug. 14.
?Games, Contests and Artful Play in Japan.? Through Sept. 18.
?Rusticity Refined: Kyoto Ceramics by Ninsei.? Through Sept. 18.
?Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas.? Continues indefinitely.
?Small Masterpieces: Whistler Paintings From the 1800s.? Continues indefinitely.
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.
?Eva Ziesel: The Playful Search for Beauty.? Through Dec. 4.
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 of 18th-century French decorative arts.
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.
?Cai Guo-Qiang: Traveler.? Through April 24.
?Isamu Noguchi: Master Sculptor.? Through May 8.
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-Friday. Open to public 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday except holidays. $5 suggested donation. Reservations required. 202/338-3552.
?On Music: Tim Rollins + K.O.S. (Kids of Survival.)? Through July 31.
Permanent collection of 19th- and 20th-century paintings and sculptures.
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.-6:30 p.m. Saturday. Thomas Jefferson Building exhibition area, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Other exhibition areas, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Closed Sunday and holidays. Metro: Capitol South.
Public tours. 10:30 and 11:30 a.m.; 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10:30 and 11:30 a.m.; 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Group tours available upon request.
?The History and Cultures of the Americas: The Jay I. Kislak Collection at the Library of Congress.? Through July 23.
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.-5 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. Saturday. Closed Saturday, Sunday and holidays. Metro: Navy Yard. 202/433-3267.
Meridian International Center
1630 Crescent Place NW. 2-5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday. 202/667-6800.
?Mexican Report: Contemporary Art From Mexico.? Through April 22.
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; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Closed holidays. Imax theater and exhibits, $9.50-$19.50. 410/685-5225.
Imax: ?NASCAR 3-D,? ?Jane Goodall’s Wild Chimpanzees,? ?Forces of Nature.? Call for times.
Planetarium shows: ?The Sky Live,? ?Live From the Sun,? ?Ring World? and ?The Sky Above Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.? Call for times.
?Body Link.? Permanent exhibit.
?Follow the Blue Crab.? Permanent exhibit.
?Dinosaur Mysteries.? Permanent exhibit.
?Terralink.? Permanent exhibit.
?Newton’s Alley.? Permanent exhibit.
?Your Body: The Inside Story.? Permanent exhibit.
Montpelier
11407 Constitution Highway, Montpelier Station, Va. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily except holidays. 540/672-2728.
?Discovering Madison.? Video, audio tour, photographs and more about James Madison’s life. Continues indefinitely.
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. and 12:15, 1:55, 3 and 5 p.m. daily; ?To Fly,? 1:15 p.m. daily; ?Straight Up: Helicopters in Action,? 10:15 a.m., 4 and 6 p.m. daily. $5.50-$8.
Einstein Planetarium shows: ?Infinity Express,? 10:30, 11 and 11:30 a.m.; 12:30, 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30, 3, 3:30, 4, 4:30 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 Archives
Pennsylvania Avenue between Seventh and Ninth streets NW. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily except holidays. Metro: Archives-Navy Memorial. 202/501-5000.
?Teaching With Documents: Education Programs at the National Archives.? Through May 1.
?Public Vaults.? Ongoing exhibit.
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.
?Open: New Designs for Public Space.? Through May 15.
?Tools of the Imagination.? Through Oct. 10.
?Washington: Symbol and City.? Ongoing.
?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.
?Rembrandt’s Late Religious Portraits.? Through May 1.
?Andre Kertesz.? Through May 15.
?Fauve Painting in the Permanent Collection.? Through May 30.
?Six Centuries of Prints and Drawings: Recent Acquisitions.? Through May 30.
?Cottonpuffs, Q-Tips, Smoke and Mirrors: The Drawings of Ed Ruscha.? Through May 30.
?Jan De Bray and the Classical Tradition.? Through Aug. 14.
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.
“Peru: Indigenous and Viceregal.” Through May 30.
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.
?Separate Is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education.? Through May 31.
?Whatever Happened To Polio?? Through April 2006.
?Vote: The Machinery of Democracy.? Runs indefinitely.
?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 the Americans With Disabilities Act in 1990, one of the first ultralight wheelchairs and other objects examining the history of the movement in America. Runs indefinitely.
?Communities in a Changing Nation: The Promise of 19th-Century America.? Objects and photographs 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
?Treasures.? Through Aug. 15.
?Textures: Word and Symbol in Contemporary African Art.? Through Sept. 4.
National Museum of the American Indian
Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW. Open daily 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 202/633-1000.
Museum dedicated to American Indians.
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
48 E. Patrick St., Frederick. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-5 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.-5:30 p.m. Metro: Federal Triangle. 202/357-2700.
The Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals. Permanent display. ?Dolphins,? 10:20 a.m.; 12:10, 2, 4 p.m. daily; ?T-Rex (3-D): Back to the Cretaceous,? 11:15 a.m., 1:05, 3 and 5 p.m. daily; ?Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man (3-D),? 6 and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $6.50-$8.
Imax Jazz Cafe. 5:30-10 p.m. Friday.
?El Nino’s Powerful Reach.? Running indefinitely.
National Portrait Gallery
Eighth and F streets NW. 202/357-2700.
Closed for renovations.
National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Ave. NW. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Noon-5 p.m. Sunday. $3-$5. 202/783-5000.
?Berthe Morisot: An Impressionist and Her Circle.? Through May 8.
?M.L. Van Nice: The Library at Wadi Ben Dagh.? Through Nov. 6.
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.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Metro: Navy Yard. 202/433-4882.
Open only by appointment.
?In Harm’s Way: The U.S. Navy in World War II.? Runs indefinitely.
?Korea 1950-1953: The Navy in the Forgotten War.? Runs indefinitely.
National Postal Museum
2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily except Christmas. Metro: Union Station. 202/357-2700.
?What’s in the Mail for You!? On permanent display.
?Moving the Mail.? On permanent display.
?Stamps and Stories.? On permanent display.
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.
?Doodles, Drafts and Designs: Industrial Drawings From the Smithsonian Institution.? Through May 1.
William Paca House and Garden
186 Prince George St., Annapolis. 410/263-5553. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Closed holidays. $5 house, $2 garden.
Phillips Collection
1600 21st St. NW. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Thursday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday and holidays. Admission for permanent collection is by donation, Exhibits are $12-$14, Free for visitors 62 and older, Phillips Collection members and visitors under 18. 202/387-2151.
?Modigliani: Beyond the Myth.? Through May 29.
Permanent collection of 19th- and 20th-century European and American paintings.
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.
?Creating St. Peter’s: Architectural Treasures of the Vatican.? Through May 31.
Sewall-Belmont House
144 Constitution Ave. NE. 11 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. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-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.? Runs indefinitely.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Renwick Gallery, 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily.. 202/357-2700.
?High Fiber.? Through July 10.
Permanent collection of American crafts.
Smithsonian Institution
The Castle, Constitution Avenue and 10th Street NW. 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 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. 202/633-1000.
?James S. McDonnell Space Hangar.? Dedicated display of space artifacts, including the space shuttle Enterprise. Permanent exhibition.
?Balloonmania.? Permanent exhibition.
Imax Theater: ?Helicopters in Action: Straight Up,? noon and 3 p.m. daily; ?Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag,? 11 a.m., 2, 5 p.m. daily; ?The Magic of Flight,? 1 and 4 p.m. daily. $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.
?Beyond the Bag: Textiles as Containers.? Through June 5.
?Textiles For This World and Beyond: Treasures From Insular Southeast Asia.? Through Sept. 18.
Tudor Place
1644 31st St. NW. 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday; noon-3 p.m. Sunday, except holidays. 202/965-0400.
Tours of this historic house, which belonged to Martha Washington’s granddaughter, at 10 and 11:30 a.m., 1 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; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. 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.-5:30 p.m. daily except Yom Kippur and Dec. 25. 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.
Walters Art Museum
600 N. Charles St., Baltimore. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; 5:30-10 p.m. Second Friday of each month. $5-$8. 410/547-9000.
?The Early History of the Bible.? Through May 1.
?Stubbs and the Horse.? Through May 29.
?Carved for Immortality.? Through June 26.
?19th-Century Collection.? Ongoing.
Woman’s National Democratic Club
At the Historic Whittemore House. 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 2-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday. 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. Metro: Arlington Cemetery. 703/892-2606.
?In Defense of a Nation? film runs every 10 minutes.
?Partners in Winning the War.? National Women’s History Museum exhibition of films, photos and memorabilia honoring women’s contributions during World War II, with a special nod to civilian women who filled traditional male jobs when America’s men left for combat. Films include ?Rosie the Riveter? and ?Government Girls.?
