Summer arts preview: Museums photo
(Sandra J. Raredon, NMNH)

Summer arts preview: Museums

Lonnae O'Neal Parker and Jacqueline Trescott  |  Updated 08/13/2012

Come summer and the storm clouds, the humidity and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, now in its 45th year, arrive on the Mall. It's a time to discover and reconnect with music, food, crafts, people and the cool tang of the Mall's lemonade. The events this year are built around three themes: "Citified: Arts and Creativity East of the Anacostia River," "Campus and Community" and "Creativity and Crisis." Anniversaries and cultural movements inspire the festival's lineup and tie the colorful mixed bag of events together.

 
 
 
 
 

Dragons, Nagas, and Creatures of the Deep

Washington, DC  | Through 1/6/13

Textiles from the 12th through 20th centuries commemorating the Asian calendar's Year of the Dragon.

 
 
 
 
 

Wicked Weather: Photographs from National Geographic

Washington, DC  | Through 10/25

Images of tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning storms and other forms of damaging natural forces.

 
 
 
 
 

40 Under 40: Craft Futures

Washington, DC  | Through 2/3/13

Crafts by artists born since 1972, encompassing industrial design, installation art, sustainable manufacturing and fashion.

 

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