Museums

FAIRFAX MUSEUM Open indefinitely: "The Fairfax Story." Open daily 9 to 5. 10209 Main St., Fairfax City. 703-385-8414.

FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY 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.

FREDERICK DOUGLASS HOME Visitors center offers orientation at the last residence of the 19th-century abolitionist. Open daily 9 to 4. 1411 W St. SE. 202-426-5961.

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).

GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC NATIONAL MEMORIAL Permanent exhibit of the George Washington collection. Open daily 9 to 5. 101 Callahan Dr., Alexandria. 703-683-2007.

HILLWOOD The former home of Marjorie Merriweather Post displays her collection of Russian and French decorative art and maintains 13 acres of formal gardens. Open Tuesday-Saturday 10 to 5. $12, seniors $10, students $7, ages 6 to 18 $5. 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807.

HIRSHHORN"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).

HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON"Discover Greatness: An Illustrated History of Negro Baseball Leagues," through Oct. 5; "Separate and Unequaled: Black Baseball in the District of Columbia," through Oct. 5. 801 K St. NW. 202-383-1850.

INTERIOR DEPARTMENT MUSEUM"Vietnam Veterans Memorial: America Responds," through Friday. Open indefinitely: "Conservation in Action: The Legacy of Rachel Carson"; "Portraits of Archeology"; "The Bats and the Bees: Pollination Systems in America"; "The Surveying and Mapping of America." Open weekdays except federal holidays 8:30 to 4:30, and from 1 to 4 on the third Saturday monthly. Free; photo ID required. 18th and C NW. 202-208-4743.

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.