museums

Meet Craft2Wear’s Emma Villedrouin

A globe-trotting jeweler who weaves her experiences into her work.

September 13, 2016

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The Smithsonian Craft2Wear Show Is Coming

The 10th annual exhibit and sale of limited-edition, wearable art from 80 great American designers arrives in D.C. October 6.

September 6, 2016

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One Last Gasp of D.C. Summer

The beach called. It wanted one more weekend.

September 3, 2016

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Lego Does D.C. . . . Again

Three of Washington’s iconic structures can be built on your coffee table.

August 17, 2016

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The Icebergs Cometh

Actually, they’re here, at the Building Museum–practically the only cool spot in town.

July 24, 2016

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The Truth About Volunteering in DC

Doing work for a charity has its complications.

July 20, 2016

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‘She Who Tells A Story’: Women Photographers in the Arab World

Don’t miss this exhibit of photos of women by women at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

July 19, 2016

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See It Now: Robert Irwin at DC’s Hirshhorn

You may not ‘get’ the artist’s show “All the Rules Will Change,” but the reward is in the looking.

July 5, 2016

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Washed Ashore in D.C.: Art to Save the Sea

A colorful exhibit at the National Zoo warns of the dangers of ocean pollution.

June 26, 2016

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Get Thee to a Fashion Exhibit This Summer

From Paris to Pittsburgh, museum shows explore what we wear and why.

June 21, 2016

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Childhood in Miniature in D.C.

The National Building Museum presents antique dollhouses from the V&A.

June 1, 2016

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Change of Season, Change of Wardrobe

Hillwood Estate shifts its exhibit to Marjorie Merriweather Post’s fall-winter fashion.

October 6, 2015

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The Painter in the Prado

Artist Roman Blazquez re-creates masterpieces while museum visitors ebb and flow around him.

July 24, 2015

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Marjorie in her New York home, 1934, Marjorie is wearing Evening dress, Maker Unknown, American, 1934, Grey and white fern pattern silk taffeta, red taffeta

From Closet to Collection

Marjorie Merriweather Post’s dresses–and even some of her underwear–are on view at Hillwood starting June 6.

May 27, 2015

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All Dressed Up in Savannah, Georgia

An Andre Leon Talley exhibit pays tribute to the late Oscar de la Renta.

April 16, 2015

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My Jacob Lawrence

MyLittleBird contributor Deba Leach recounts her memorable exchanges with artist Jacob Lawrence.

February 1, 2015

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New Insights into the Work of Alma Thomas

There’s still time to catch an exhibit at Hemphill Gallery that speaks to this abstract painter’s process.

December 14, 2014

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New York Avenue’s Arty Median

A conversation with National Museum Women in the Arts’ chief curator on the work of sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz.

November 30, 2014

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