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SEWALL-BELMONT HOUSE Permanent exhibits of women's suffrage and equal rights memorabilia. Open Tuesday-Friday 11 to 3, Saturday noon to 4. Suggested donation $3. 144 Constitution Ave. NE. 202-546-1210.
TEXTILE MUSEUM"Red," through July 8; "Architectural Textiles: Tent Bands of Central Asia," through Aug. 19. Rotating exhibitions of textiles and carpets from around the world. Open Monday-Saturday 10 to 5, Sunday 1 to 5. Suggested contribution $5. 2320 S St. NW. 202-667-0441.
TUDOR PLACE Permanent display of Mount Vernon objects, furniture and silver in the 1816 mansion, and a five-acre garden. Open for tours Tuesday-Saturday 10 to 4, Sunday noon to 4. House tour $6; garden tour $2. 1644 31st St. NW. 202-965-0400.
U.S. BOTANIC GARDEN"Shore to Ship: The Enduring Plant Discoveries of the U.S. Exploring Expedition," through Sunday; "Nature's Barcodes," through June 10; "Double Take: Photography by Keith Sharp," through July 8. Permanent exhibitions of more than 4,000 plants and a tropical rain forest. Open daily 10 to 5. 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.
U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM"'Give Me Your Children': Voices From the Lodz Ghetto," through Sept. 3. Open indefinitely: "A Dangerous Lie: Protocols of the Elders of Zion"; "Genocide Emergency: Darfur, Sudan"; "The Nuremburg Trials: What is Justice?"; "Witness to History: Documenting the Path of American Liberators"; "Remember the Children: Daniel's Story." Permanent exhibition of artifacts, photographs and oral histories. Open daily 10 to 5:30. Admission to permanent exhibition by timed-entry ticket available at the museum daily or in advance through Tickets.com (800-400-9373; service charges added). 100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl. (15th Street) SW. 202-488-0400.
U.S. PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICE MUSEUM"Shoes: Innovations at Your Feet," indefinitely. Open Monday-Friday 9 to 5, Saturday noon to 5, closed Sunday. 600 Dulany St., Alexandria. 571-272-0095.
WALTERS"Floral Still-Lifes From the Collection of Jane and Robert Meyerhoff," through June 10; "Ottoman Embroideries and Other Ornament," through Sept. 19; "Daily Magic in Ancient Egypt," through Nov. 18. Open indefinitely: "Art From India, Nepal and Tibet: The John and Berthe Ford Collection"; "Art of the Ancient Americas"; "Byzantine Art From the Dumbarton Oaks Collection"; "Palace of Wonders: The New Galleries of Renaissance and Baroque Art." Permanent collection of Egyptian, Greek and Roman antiquities, Byzantine silver, medieval armor, Faberge eggs, and 16th- through 19th-century paintings and sculpture. At Hackerman House: Chinese and Japanese porcelains, Japanese decorative arts, early Buddhist sculpture from China, and Southeast Asian art. Open Friday 11 to 8, Saturday-Sunday and Wednesday-Thursday 11 to 5 (closed Monday-Tuesday). Admission free. 600 N. Charles St., Baltimore. 410-547-9000.
WOODROW WILSON HOUSE President Wilson's home exhibits memorabilia of his administration and his era. Open Tuesday-Sunday 10 to 4. $7.50, seniors $6.60, students $3.50. 2340 S St. NW. 202-387-4062.
Art Spaces
· -- Opening show
ARLINGTON ARTS CENTER"Sculpture on the Grounds," through Sept. 22. 3550 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. 703-248-6800.
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY"Taps," indefinitely. Memorial Bridge and Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington. 703-607-8052.
ARTS BARN Student art show, through July 8. 311 Kent Square Rd., Gaithersburg. 301-258-6394.
BEAD MUSEUM"The Sacred Bead and Other Symbols of Faith," through Aug. 31. Permanent displays of beads from around the world. Open Tuesday-Saturday noon to 6. $3 suggested donation. 400 Seventh St. NW. 202-624-4500.
BEALL-DAWSON HOUSE"Mining in Montgomery," through Sept. 23. $3; $2 seniors and children. 103 W. Montgomery St., Rockville. 301-762-1492.
D.C. ARTS CENTER"Ian and Jan: The Washington Body School," and paintings by Meg Mitchell and Jeffry Cudlin, through Sunday. 2438 18th St. NW. 202-462-7833.
EDISON PLACE GALLERY"Looking Into Color: The Paintings of Leon Berkowitz," through June 28. 701 Ninth St. NW. 202-872-3396.
· EMBASSY OF CHILE Paintings by Maria Ines Naveillan, through Aug. 31. 1732 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-530-4118.
GOETHE-INSTITUT"Gute Aussichten: Young German Photography," through June 29. 812 Seventh St. NW. 202-289-1200.
HOUSE OF SWEDEN"Wings Over Northern Shores," paintings by Lars Jonsson, through July 15; "Water and Environment," ice sculptures and other works, through July 31. 901 30th St. NW. 202-467-2671.
MCLEAN PROJECT FOR THE ARTS"Walter Kravitz: New Work" and "Solomon T. Wondimu: Skin Color Project," through June 9. McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. 703-790-1953.
MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER"Wishes and Dreams: Iran's New Generation Emerges," through July 29. 1624 Crescent Pl. NW. 202-667-6800.
· MONTPELIER ARTS CENTER"26th Annual Invitational Sculpture Exhibition," Thursday through Aug. 17. Continuing: "Contemporary Artists and the Color School Legacy," through Saturday. 9652 Muirkirk Rd., Laurel. 301-953-1993 (TDD: 301-490-2329).
QUIET WATERS PARK Works by members of the Maryland Photographic Alliance, through June 17. $5 per car. 600 Quiet Waters Park Rd., Annapolis. 410-222-1777.
SIXTH AND I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE"Roman Vishniac's Berlin," through June 27. 600 I St. NW. 202-408-3100.
SUMNER SCHOOL MUSEUM"Shona Art," stone sculpture from Zimbabwe, through June 30; paintings by Nilo M. Santiago, through July 23. 1201 17th St. NW. 202-442-6060.
WASHINGTON THEOLOGICAL UNION"Hindu Mythology Brought to Life: The Paintings of Sanjoy Das," through Aug. 18. 6896 Laurel St. NW.
WHITE HOUSE VISITORS CENTER"Portraits From the President's House," through June 10; "FDR @ 125," through June 24. "Furnishing the Nation's Home: Treasures From the President's House," indefinitely; "The Presidential Seal," indefinitely. 1450 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-208-1631.
WOMEN IN MILITARY SERVICE FOR AMERICA MEMORIAL"American Servicewomen in the Global War on Terror," indefinitely. Permanent exhibitions of World War II and Korean War artifacts and memorabilia, indefinitely. Arlington National Cemetery, Memorial Bridge and Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington. 800-222-2294 or 703-892-2606.
Galleries
· -- Opening show
The District
· ADAMSON Works by R. Crumb, Marcel Dzama, Hope Gangloff, Kiki Smith and Renee Stout, Saturday through July 14. 1515 14th St. NW. 202-232-0707.
AMBER GALLERY Works by members of the KRAK artists group of Poland, through June 23. American Center of Polish Culture, 2025 O St. NW. 202-785-2320.
ANNE C. FISHER Sculpture by Aaron Quinn Brophy, through June 29. 1054 31st St. NW. 202-625-7555.
CONNER"Aversion" by Mary Coble, through June 30. 1730 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-588-8750.
GALLERY 10 Collages by Anne J. Banks, paintings by Pat Segnan, through June 30. 1519 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-232-3326.
GOVINDA Photographs by Jonathan Mannion, through June 23. 1227 34th St. NW. 202-333-1180.
IRVINE"Robert Mellor: New Scenarios, through June 30. 1412 14th St. NW. 202-332-8767.
PARISH Recent works by Keren Coxe and Ray Grist, through June 12; works by Irene Schaffner, Tomas Matiz and Steve Lapin, through June 16. 1054 31st St. NW. 202-944-2310.
R STREET GALLERY"Preserve and Protect," works by Linda Frimer, Irena Schaffner, Michael Barnard and Steve Lapin, through June 16. 2108 R St. NW. 202-588-1701.
STUDIO"Re-Creation," works by Erwin Timmers, through June 23. 2108 R St. NW. 202-232-8734.
· TOUCHSTONE Photographs by Michael Lang, Wednesday through July 8. 406 Seventh St. NW. 202-347-2787.
WASHINGTON PRINTMAKERS New prints by Christine Giammichele, through June 24. 1732 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-332-7757.
ZENITH Landscape paintings by Bradley Stevens, through June 24. 413 Seventh St. NW. 202-783-2963.
Maryland
· GALLERY NEPTUNE Pho tography by Glenn Friedel and Rachel Jones, through June 30. 4901 Cordell Ave., Bethesda. 301-718-0809.
· MARIN-PRICE Paintings by Michael Moss, Saturday through June 22. 7022 Wisconsin Ave, Chevy Chase. 301-718-0622.
Virginia
TARGET"Sense of Place," juried exhibition celebrating the 150th anniversary of the American Institute of Architects, through June 10. Torpedo Factory, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria. 703-838-4565.


