Museums

PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S COTTAGE Multimedia tours give insight into the life of the 16th president ($12, ages 6-12 $6). Monday-Saturday, 10 to 4 Sunday noon to 4 $12, ages 6-12 $6. Upshur Street and Rock Creek Church Road NW. 202-829-0436.

RENWICK"George Catlin's Indian Gallery," indefinitely. Permanent exhibit: American crafts. Open daily 10 to 5:30. 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).

S. DILLON RIPLEY CENTER"Jim Henson's Fantastic World," Photographs, documents, puppets and film and video clips through Oct. 5. Open daily 10 to 5:30. 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).

TEXTILE MUSEUM"Blue," through Sept. 18; "The Finishing Touch: Accessories From the Bolivian Highlands," through Sept. 18. Permanent exhibit: Displays 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"One Planet -- Ours! Sustainability for the 22nd Century," through Oct. 13. Permanent exhibit: 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"; Permanent exhibition Collection of artifacts, photographs and oral histories; "The Nuremburg Trials: What is Justice?"; "Witness to History: Documenting the Path of American Liberators"; "Remember the Children: Daniel's Story." 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"Mapping the Cosmos: Images from the Hubble Space Telescope," through July 27; "Sonya Clark: Loose Strands, Tight Knots," includes sculpture, beadwork, photography and videos through Sept. 21; "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 exhibit: 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. Wednesday-Sunday 10 to 5 (closed Monday-Tuesday). Admission free. 600 N. Charles St., Baltimore. 410-547-9000.

ART SPACES

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ADDISON/RIPLEY Bhutan: The Sacred Within Kenro Izu makes exquisite platinum prints of people and landscapes in states of peace, through July 31. 1670 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-338-5180.

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY"Face of the Fallen: America's Artists Honoring America's Heroes," The Women's Memorial displays 1,300 portraits of deceased service men and women, through Nov. 11; "Taps," indefinitely. Memorial Bridge and Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington. 703-607-8052.

BEAD MUSEUM"Treasures of the Earth," through Aug. 31. Permanent exhibit: 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.