Museums

Friday, May 9, 2008

Museums

Openings

AMERICAN ART"Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist," through Aug. 3. Continuing: "Color as Field: American Painting, 1950-1975," through May 26; "Obata's Yosemite," through June 1; "Celebrating the Lucelia Artist Award, 2001-2006," through June 22; "The Honor of Your Company Is Requested: President Lincoln's Inaugural Ball," through Jan. 18, 2010. Open daily 11:30 to 7. Eighth and F streets NW. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).

NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY"Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture," through Feb. 8. Continuing: "Edward Steichen: Portraits," through Sept. 1; "Zaida Ben-Yusuf: New York Portrait Photographer," through Sept. 1; "Kate: A Centennial Celebration," through Oct. 5; "Recognize! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture," through Oct. 26; "Herblock's Presidents: Puncturing Pomposity," through Nov. 30. Open daily 11:30 to 7. Eighth and F streets NW. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).

Exhibitions

AFRICAN ART"Body of Evidence: Selections From the Contemporary African Art Collection," through June 30; "Treasures 2008," through Aug. 17; "El Anatsui: Gawu," through Sept. 2; "African Vision: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection," through Sept. 7. Open daily 10 to 5:30. 950 Independence Ave. SW. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).

AIR AND SPACE/DOWNTOWN"In Plane View: Abstractions of Flight," through Jan. 2; "The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age"; "Voyager: Around the World Without a Pit Stop." Open indefinitely: "America by Air"; "Beyond the Limits: Flight Enters the Computer Age"; "Carrier War in the Pacific"; "Earth Today: A Digital View of Our Dynamic Planet"; "Explore the Universe"; "GPS: A New Constellation"; "How Things Fly," interactive gallery about the principles of flight; "Looking at Earth," on aerial photography; "Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles," Opening Thursday; "Modern Carrier Aviation: Seapower in a Changing World"; Pershing II and SS-20 missiles; "The Golden Age of Flight"; "Treasures From American History." Large-format films in the Imax theater; "Cosmic Collisions" in the Albert Einstein Planetarium. Open daily 10 to 5:30. Seventh and Independence SW. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).

AIR AND SPACE/UDVAR-HAZY CENTER Permanent displays of the space shuttle Enterprise, an SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft, the "Grumman Goose," the B-29 Enola Gay and other aircraft and space artifacts. Large-format films in the Imax theater. Admission free; parking $12. 14390 Air and Space Museum Pkwy., Chantilly. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).

ANACOSTIA MUSEUM"East of the River: Continuity and Change," through Nov. 9. Open daily 10 to 5. 1901 Fort Pl. SE. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).

BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART"Front Room: Notes on Monumentality," through May 25; "Looking Through the Lens: Photography 1900-1960," through June 8; "Bonnard & Vuillard," through Aug. 10; "Meditations on African Art: Pattern," through Aug. 17; "A Grand Legacy: Five Centuries of European Art," indefinitely. Permanent exhibitions include the Cone Collection of postimpressionist and early-modern art, Old Masters galleries, the American Wing of American decorative arts, the Garrett and Lucas collections of prints and drawings, and the Saidie A. May collection of art since 1900. Open Friday and Wednesday-Thursday 11 to 5, Saturday- Sunday 11 to 6 (open to 9 on the first Thursday each month). Admission free. North Charles Street and Art Museum Drive, Baltimore. 443-573-1700.

COLLEGE PARK AVIATION MUSEUM Permanent exhibits and memorabilia related to the history of aviation at the world's oldest continuously operating airport. Open daily 10 to 5. $4, seniors $3, children $2. 1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Dr., College Park. 301-864-6029.

CONTEMPORARY MUSEUM"Double-Take: The Poetics of Illusion and Light," through Sunday; "Re-Mapping," through May 25. Open Tuesday-Saturday 11 to 5. 100 W. Centre St., Baltimore. 410-783-5720.

CORCORAN"Chance Encounters: Photographs From the Collection of Norman Carr and Carolyn Kinder Carr," through May 22; "The American Evolution: A History Through Art," through July 27 ($12, seniors and students $10). Permanent collection includes the Salon Dore French gilt room, 16th-century Italian earthenware, 17th- to 20th-century European paintings and 18th- to 20th-century American paintings. Open Friday-Monday and Wednesday 10 to 5, Thursday 10 to 9 (closed Tuesday). Admission to permanent collections $6, ages 6 and younger free. 500 17th St. NW. 202-639-1700.

DAR"Telling Their Stories: 19th-Century Samplers and Silk Needlework," through Aug. 30. Permanent collection includes ceramics, glass and silver, period rooms and children's section. Open Monday-Friday 9:30 to 4, Saturday 9 to 5 (closed Sundays). 1776 D St. NW. 202-879-3241.

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.

NATIONAL ARCHIVES"Running for Office: Candidates, Campaigns and the Cartoons of Clifford Berryman," through Aug. 17. Open indefinitely: "Public Vaults"; "The Charters of Freedom." Permanent displays of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Open daily 10 to 7. Ninth and Constitution NW. 202-357-5000.

NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM"Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future," through Aug. 23. Open indefinitely: "Cityscapes Revealed: Highlights From the Collection"; "Washington: Symbol and City." Building tours Monday-Wednesday at 12:30; Thursday-Saturday at 11:30, 12:30, 1:30; Sunday at 12:30 and 1:30. Museum open Monday-Saturday 10 to 5, Sunday 11 to 5. 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448.

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, EAST BUILDING"In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers From Corot to Monet," through June 8; "Small French Paintings," indefinitely. Permanent collection of 20th-century art. Open Friday-Saturday and Monday-Thursday 10 to 5, Sunday 11 to 6. Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215 (TDD: 202-842-6176).

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, WEST BUILDING"Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints and Illustrated Books," through Nov. 2. Permanent collections of European and American paintings, sculpture and decorative arts from the 13th through the 19th centuries, and an outdoor sculpture garden. Open Monday-Saturday 10 to 5, Sunday 11 to 6. Sixth and Constitution NW. 202-737-4215 (TDD: 202-842-6176).

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC"Frogs! A Chorus of Colors," through Sunday; "Trash People," through June 8; "A Camera, Two Kids and a Camel," through Sept. 14. Open Monday-Saturday 9 to 5, Sunday 10 to 5. 17th and M streets NW. 202-857-7588.

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN Open indefinitely: "Our Lives: Contemporary Life and Identities"; "Our Peoples: Giving Voice to Our Histories"; "Our Universes: Traditional Knowledge Shapes Our World"; "Return to a Native Place: Algonquian Peoples of the Chesapeake"; "Window on Collections: Many Hands, Many Voices." Permanent and rotating exhibitions about the history and culture of Native Americans. Open daily 10 to 5:30. Fourth and Independence SW. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS"Louise Nevelson: Dawn's Wedding Feast," through May 18; "Paula Rego," through May 25. Open indefinitely: Selections from the permanent collection and the silver collection. Open Monday-Saturday 10 to 5, Sunday noon to 5. $10, students and seniors $8, ages 18 and younger free; free on first Sunday each month. 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-5000.

NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM"Rarity Revealed: The Benjamin K. Miller Collection," through Jan. 12; "Postal Inspectors: The Silent Service," through Feb. 28. Open indefinitely: "Customers and Communities"; "Airmail in America"; "Artistic License: The Duck Stamp Story"; "Binding the Nation"; "Moving the Mail"; "On the Road," a history of city mail vehicles; "Stamps and Stories"; "Victory Mall," opens Thursday, continues indefinitely; "What's in the Mail for You!"; "The Art of Cards and Letters." Open daily 10 to 5:30. 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-9849).

NATURAL HISTORY Open indefinitely: "African Voices"; "Butterflies and Plants: Partners in Evolution"; "Forces of Change: Global Links, El Nino's Powerful Reach"; "Frozen in Time: The Iceman"; Korea Gallery; "Life in the Ancient Seas"; "Native Alaskan Cultures"; "T-Rex"; "Discovering Rastafari," through Nov. 8; Kenneth E. Behring Hall of Mammals; Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems and Minerals; Discovery Center; Orkin Insect Zoo. Open daily 10 to 5:30. 10th and Constitution NW. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).

NAVY MUSEUM"A Vision of History"; "Commodore Perry and the Opening of Japan"; "Dive, Dive: U.S. Navy Submarine Force"; "Joshua Barney's Chesapeake Bay Flotilla"; "Navigating the Dead Sea: U.S. Navy 1848 Expedition"; "Polar Exploration"; "Securing the Seas for Union Victory"; "Spanish-American War"; "Spanning Three Centuries: Museums on the Washington Navy Yard"; "The American Revolution and the French Alliance"; "The Forgotten Wars of the 19th Century." Open by appointment only Monday-Friday 9 to 4, Saturday-Sunday 10 to 5. Building 70, Washington Navy Yard, Ninth and M SE. 202-433-6897.

NEWSEUM A museum of news tracing the history of journalism, with interactive exhibitions in 14 galleries, 15 theaters and two broadcast studios, indefinitely. Open daily from 9 to 5. Timed-entry tickets $20, seniors $18, age 7 to 12 $13, younger free. 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 888-639-7386.

PHILLIPS COLLECTION"Degas to Diebenkorn: The Phillips Collects," through May 25 ($12, students and seniors $10). Permanent collection of 19th- and 20th-century European and American paintings; "The Great American Epic: Jacob Lawrence's Migration Series," through Oct. 26 ($12, seniors and students $10, ages 18 and younger free). Open Friday-Saturday and Tuesday-Wednesday 10 to 5, Sunday 11 to 6, Thursday 10 to 8:30 (closed Monday). Admission to permanent collection, Saturdays and Sundays $12, seniors and students $10, ages 18 and younger free; Tuesdays- Fridays by donation. 1600 21st St. NW. 202-387-2151.

RENWICK"Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry From the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," through July 6; "George Catlin's Indian Gallery," indefinitely. Permanent collection of American crafts. Open daily 10 to 5:30. 17th and Pennsylvania NW. 202-633-1000.

ARTHUR M. SACKLER GALLERY"Muraqqa': Imperial Mughal Albums from Chester Beatty Library, Dublin," through Aug. 3; "Perspectives: Y.Z. Kami," through Oct. 13. Open indefinitely: "Arts of China"; "Contemporary Japanese Porcelain"; "Sculpture of South and Southeast Asia"; "Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia." Open daily 10 to 5:30. 1050 Independence Ave. SW. 202-633-1000.

SMITHSONIAN CASTLE"Classically Greek: Coins and Banknotes From Antiquity to Today," through June 1. Open daily 10 to 5:30. 1000 Jefferson Dr. SW. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).

TEXTILE MUSEUM"Blue," through Sept. 18; "The Finishing Touch: Accessories From t he Bolivian Highlands," through Sept. 18. 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 .

U.S. BOTANIC GARDEN 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"The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936," through Aug. 17. 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. 100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl. (15th Street) SW. 202-488-0400.

WALTERS"Maps: Finding Our Place in the World," through June 8; "Mapping the Cosmos: Images From the Hubble Space Telescope," through July 27; "Salviati and the Antique: Ancient Inspiration for Modern Glassmaking," through Dec. 7. Open indefinitely: "Art From India, Nepal and Tibet: The John and Berthe Ford Collection"; "Art of the Ancient Americas"; "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.

Art Spaces

· -- Opening show

BEAD MUSEUM"Treasures of the Earth," 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.

BROOKSIDE GARDENS"Wings of Fancy," exhibition of live butterflies in the South Conservatory, open daily from 10 to 4 through Sept. 21. 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton. 301-962-1400 or 301-962-1453.

· CAPITOL HILL ARTS WORKSHOP"As Time Goes By," juried by Jack Dillinger, Saturday through June 6. 545 Seventh St. SE. 202-547-6839.

D.C. JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER"L(a)ttitudes," works by 10 artists, through June 2. 1529 16th St. NW. 202-518-9400.

GOETHE-INSTITUT"Interior Views," through June 6. 812 Seventh St. NW. 202-289-1200.

· RATNER MUSEUM"Four Visions, Eight Hands," wire weaving by Renate Chernoff, silk art by Claudia Levy, enamel by Susanna Gartin and stitched prints by Domini Nash, through May 27. 10001 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda. 301-897-1518.

SUMNER SCHOOL MUSEUM"The Poor People's Campaign, 1968," photographs by Laura Jones, through July 11. 1201 17th St. NW. 202-442-6060.

VISARTS AT ROCKVILLE"Kimonos and Woodcuts: Collaboration, a Way of Work," through May 26. 155 Gibbs St., Rockville. 301-315-8200.

Galleries

· -- Opening show

The District

FOUNDRY New works by Stephen Nordlinger, through June 1. 1314 18th St. NW. 202-463-0203.

GALLERY 10 Figurative sculpture in glass by Judi Charlson, through May 31. 1519 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-232-3326.

GOVINDA Works on paper by Carlotta Hester, through May 31. 1227 34th St. NW. 202-333-1180.

HEMPHILL"The Concrete Series" by Martin Kotler, through May 24. 1515 14th St. NW. 202-234-5601.

· SUSAN CALLOWAY"An Ideal Country," landscape paintings by Brad Aldridge, through June 7. 1643 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-965-4601.

ZENITH"Drama Queens," mixed media by Chris Malone and paintings by Shelley Laffal, through June 1. 413 Seventh St. NW. 202-783-2963.

Maryland

· AURORA"25th Anniversary Exhibition," with works by Jean Ulmer Opilla, Catherine Frisch and Myra Sides Copus, Thursday through July 31. 67 Maryland Ave., Annapolis. 410-263-9150.

Virginia

· GRACE"The Chittlin Circuit Review," narrative paintings on the history of the blues, through June 14. Greater Reston Art Center, 12001 Market St., Reston. 703-471-9242.