Museums

FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY"History in the Making: How Early Modern Britain Imagined Its Past," through May 17; Shakespeare First Folio on permanent display. Open Monday-Saturday 10 to 4. 201 East Capitol St. SE. 202-544-7077.

FORT WARD"The Civil War Drawings of William Lydston Jr.," through Dec. 31. Permanent exhibit about the Civil War defense of Washington. Open Tuesday- Saturday 9 to 5, Sunday noon to 5. 4301 W. Braddock Rd., Alexandria. 703-838-4848.

FREER GALLERY"Tales of the Brush Continued: Chinese Paintings With Literary Themes," through July 27; "Japanese Arts of the Edo Period, 1615-1868, Part 2," through Sept. 7; "Tea for Everyone: Japanese Popular Ceramics for Tea Drinking," through Sept. 7. Open indefinitely: "Art for Art's Sake"; "Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas"; "Arts of the Islamic World"; "Black and White: Chinese Ceramics From the 10th-14th Centuries"; "Charles Lang Freer and Egypt"; "Shades of Blue and Green: Chinese Celadon Ceramics"; "Small Masterpieces: Whistler Paintings From the 1880s"; "South Asian Sculpture"; "Surface Beauty: American Art and Freer's Aesthetic Vision"; "Whistler Paintings at the Freer"; "Winged Figures"; "Ancient Chinese Pottery and Bronze"; "Vietnamese Ceramics From the Red River Delta." Changing exhibits from the permanent collection of Asian and American art. Open daily 10 to 5:30. Jefferson Drive and 12th Street SW. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).

HIRSHHORN"The Cinema Effect: Illusion, Reality, and the Moving Image, Part I: Dreams," through Sunday; "Directions -- Amy Sillman: Third Person Singular," through July 6. Permanent collection of 19th- and 20th-century paintings and sculpture, and an outdoor sculpture garden. Open daily 10 to 5:30. Seventh and Independence SW. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).

INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUM Permanent displays of wristwatch cameras, poison gas guns, a World War II Enigma cipher machine and other coding machines, disguises, etc. Open daily 10 to 6. $18, seniors $17, ages 5 to 11 $15, younger free. Separate admission to Operation Spy, $14 for age 12 and older; combination ticket $25. 800 F St. NW. 202-393-7798.

KOSHLAND SCIENCE MUSEUM Open indefinitely: "Global Warming Facts & Our Future"; "Infectious Disease: Evolving Challenges to Human Health"; "Wonders of Science." Open daily except Tuesdays 10 to 5. $5, seniors, students and military $3. Sixth and E NW. 202-334-1201.

KREEGER MUSEUM"Philip Johnson: Architecture as Art," through July 31. The Philip Johnson-designed former residence of Carmen and David Kreeger displays their collection of 19th- and 20th-century paintings and sculpture, and traditional African art. Open Saturday 10 to 4; guided tours by reservation only Tuesday-Friday at 10:30 and 1:30. $10, seniors and students $7 ( through July 31). 2401 Foxhall Rd. NW. 202-338-3552.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS"Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: 50 Years as Cultural Ambassador to the World," through Sept. 6. Open indefinitely: "Bob Hope and American Variety"; "Exploring the Early Americas"; "The Library of Congress Experience," interactive displays and kiosks. Tour the Thomas Jefferson Building hourly 10:30 to 3:30 Mondays-Fridays and 10:30 to 2:30 Saturdays. Open Monday-Saturday 10 to 5. 10 First St. SE. 202-707-4604.

MADAME TUSSAUDS Permanent displays of wax figures of celebrities and historical figures. Open daily 10 to 6. $25, seniors $23, ages 4 to 12 $18, younger free. 1025 F St. NW. 888-929-4632.

MARINE CORPS Multimedia exhibitions about the history of the U.S. Marine Corps and its role in the history of the United States, including re-creations of a Korean War battlefield and a Vietnam combat zone, indefinitely. Open daily 9 to 5. 18900 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Triangle. 877-653-1775.

MARYLAND SCIENCE CENTER"Body Worlds 2" and "The Brain -- Our Three Pound Gem," through Sept. 30 (with museum admission $24, seniors and students $23, ages 3 to 18; "Body Worlds"-only on selected evenings after museum exhibits close $19, ages 3 to 18 $14). Open Friday 9 to 5, Saturday 9 to 6, Sunday 9 to 5, Monday-Thursday 9:30 to 5, through May 22. Museum admission, depending on options selected, $14-$19.50, ages 4 to 12 $9.50-$13.50. 601 Light St., Baltimore. 410-685-5225.

MOUNT VERNON"Setting the President's Table: American Presidential China From the Robert L. McNeil Jr. Collection," through Jan. 21. The home and burial place of George Washington. Open daily 8 to 5. $13, seniors $12, ages 6 through 11 $6, younger free. 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy., Alexandria. 703-780-2000.