Museums

"Song of the Towers" is part of "Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist," closing Aug. 24 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. (State Of Wisconsin)
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Friday, June 27, 2008

Museums

Openings

"HARRIS TREATY," the 1858 trade agreement with Japan, opening Tuesday at the National Archives, Ninth and Constitution NW. 202-357-5000.

"MODERN LOVE: GIFTS TO THE COLLECTION FROM HEATHER AND TONY PODESTA," through Sept. 21 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-5000.

"SOMETHING PERTAINING TO GOD: THE PATCHWORK ART OF ROSIE LEE TOMPKINS," through Sept. 21 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-5000.

"SONYA CLARK: LOOSE STRANDS, TIGHT KNOTS," includes sculpture, beadwork, photography and videos, Saturday through Sept. 21 at the Walters Art Museum, 600 N. Charles St., Baltimore. 410-547-9000.

Exhibitions

AFRICAN ART"Treasures 2008," through Aug. 24; "El Anatsui: Gawu," through Sept. 2; "African Vision: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection," through March 22; "TxtStyles: Fashioning Identity," through Dec. 8. 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; "Space: A Journey to Our Future," through Jan. 11. 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;" "Modern Carrier Aviation: Seapower in a Changing World;" Pershing II and SS-20 missiles; "The Golden Age of Flight;" "Treasures From American History;" "The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age;" "Voyager: Around the World Without a Pit Stop." Large-format films in the Imax theater; "Cosmic Collisions" in the Albert Einstein Planetarium. Open daily 10 to 5:30. Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).

AIR AND SPACE/UDVAR-HAZY CENTER Permanent exhibit: Displays include the space shuttle Enterprise, a 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).

AMERICAN ART"Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist," through Aug. 24; "Earth and Sky: Photographs by Barbara Bosworth," through Nov. 9; "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).

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).

ART MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAS Permanent exhibit: 20th-century Latin American art. Open Tuesday-Sunday 10 to 5. 201 18th St. NW. 202-458-6016.

ARTHUR M. SACKLER GALLERY"Muraqqa: Imperial Mughal Albums From the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin," through Aug. 3; "Yellow Mountain: China's Ever-Changing Landscape," through Aug. 24; "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 (TDD: 202-633-5285).


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