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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

A three-channel work, "To Be and to Last (Ser y Durar)," by the Madrid-based collective formed by Pablo Espana and Ivan Lopez captures a team of local traceurs who perform parkour in a civil cemetery. Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden - Smithsonian Institution Independence Avenue at Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

Rouge's revamped happy hour features $4 glasses of wine, pints of Sam Adams or cups of the house punch. Bar Rouge 1315 16th St. NW, Washington, DC

An examination of the role of flowers in mid-16th century Ottoman creations. Textile Museum 2320 S St. NW, Washington, DC | 202-667-0441

Cheap beers on draft and in bottles. Jay's Saloon & Grille 3114 N. 10th St., Arlington, VA

Monday through Wednesday, Scion offers one of the most filling happy hour deals around: $10 for a draft microbrew beer and your choice of its exquisite ground kobe-and-sirloin burgers or a panini sandwich. Scion 2100 P St. NW, Washington, DC

All raw bar items are half-off. Old Ebbitt Grill 675 15th St. NW, Washington, DC

All raw bar items are half-price. Clyde's of Gallery Place 707 7th St., NW, Washington, DC

The breezy bar at Hank's offers a $4 food and drink menu from 5 to 7 on weekdays: Think tins of meaty oysters, smoky trout dip, crisp French wines and a piquant house-made punch. Hank's Oyster Bar 1624 Q St. NW, Washington, DC

Get half-price oysters every night from 11 p.m. to midnight. Hank's Oyster Bar 1624 Q St. NW, Washington, DC