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The museum series presents a diverse program of recent work by established and emerging artists from around the world, including Dutch artist Eisinga, who filmed himself covered in bees. Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden - Smithsonian Institution Independence Avenue at Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

No need to travel to the beach to enjoy some mini golf action: for the rest of the summer, the National Building Museum will be turned into a putting green with holes designed by local architecture firms. National Building Museum 401 F St. NW, Washington, DC | 202-272-2448

Recently imprisoned for speaking out against the Chinese government and now facing bail restrictions, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei isn't likely to leave that country in the immediate future. His artwork, however, will travel -- the provocative artist's installation of 12 zodiac-inspired animal heads is on display in the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden. Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden - Smithsonian Institution Independence Avenue at Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

An exhibition drawing from the Smithsonian's collections, this show features 100 works -- many never before exhibited -- by such 20th-century artists as Benny Andrews, Lois Mailou Jones and Jacob Lawrence. Smithsonian American Art Museum - Smithsonian Institution Eighth and F streets NW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

An ongoing exhibition that explores what it means to live at home. National Building Museum 401 F St. NW, Washington, DC | 202-272-2448

The best-researched plantation in the country regarding its slave past. This exhibit is a strong indication of how the Smithsonian's future African American museum will handle the reality and legacy of American slavery. National Museum of American History - Smithsonian Institution 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000