Museums

MUSEUMS

Exhibitions

AFRICAN ART"Treasures 2008," through Aug. 17; "El Anatsui: Gawu," through Sept. 2; "African Vision: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection," through Sept. 7; "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: "The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age"; "Voyager: Around the World Without a Pit Stop"; "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." 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, an SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft, the "Grumman Goose," the B-29 Enola Gay and other aircraft and space artifacts. Also see 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. 3; "Local Color: Washington Painting at Midcentury," examines the cross influences of Washington-based artists between the mid-1950s and mid-1970s, through Oct. 13; "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 NW. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).

AMERICAN VISIONARY ART MUSEUM Changing exhibitions of works by self-taught artists. Open Tuesday-Sunday 10 to 6. $11, seniors, students and children $7. 800 Key Hwy., Baltimore. 410-244-1900.

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).

ANDERSON HOUSE Permanent exhibit: Items related to the American Revolution and collections of American, European and Oriental antiques and artifacts. Open Tuesday-Saturday 1 to 4. 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040.

ART MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAS Permanent exhibit: Collection of 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; "Seascapes: Tryon & Sugimoto," a series of 22 pastels of the Maine coast by American landscape painter Dwight Tryon (1849-1925) are juxtaposed with six black-and-white photographs by contemporary Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto through Jan. 25. 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).

BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART"Bonnard & Vuillard," through Aug. 10; "Meditations on African Art: Pattern," through Aug. 17; "A Grand Legacy: Five Centuries of European Art," indefinitely. Permanent exhibit: 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.

BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF INDUSTRY Permanent exhibit: Collection highlights the heritage and preservation of Baltimore and Maryland's industrial past. Open Tuesday-Saturday 10 to 4. Sunday 11 to 4. $10, seniors, students and children $6, ages 3 and younger free. 1415 Key Hwy., Baltimore. 410-727-4808.