Spy in the City at The International Spy Museum - Opening June 15, 2009
In Spy in the City™, a new GPS-based interactive experience for individuals or small groups, participants embark on a series of exciting self-guided outdoor missions using espionage tradecraft and intelligence collection activities. Equipped with a GPS Ranger handheld device loaded with GPS technology, participants follow video clues from headquarters, solving Flash-based games to earn points as they work their way towards mission completion. At pre-determined locations the device will automatically download clues, information, and possibly misinformation delivered by a wide range of media, including messages from filmed characters—from agents to sources to moles—and documents, codes, audio intercepts, and photos for analysis. This adventure style mission offers participants the opportunity to test their spy skills as they explore DC’s neighborhoods.

Eastern Market – reopening June 26, 2009
After two years of recovery following a devastating fire in April 2007, DC Mayor Adrian Fenty recently announced that Eastern Market’s $22 million renovation effort is on schedule. On June 26, a ribbon-cutting ceremony will officially reopen the market, famous for offering DC residents and visitors a wide variety of locally-sourced meat, produce, cheese and baked goods in addition to the crafts of local artisans. A community celebration will take place the following day, June 27. The new market will have modern heating and air conditioning, new restrooms and sprinklers and access ramps to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The skylights and chimneys have been restored and new windows have been installed that protect against ultraviolet (UV) light. The North Hall will include a movable stage and gallery walls, a demountable dance floor and theatrical lighting making it attractive for community and rental use. 

Ford’s Theatre Museum – reopening July 2009
Scheduled to reopen this summer, the newly renovated museum will use 21st-century technology to transport visitors to 19th-century Washington, DC. The museum’s remarkable collection of historic artifacts (including the derringer that John Wilkes Booth used to shoot Lincoln and a replica of the coat Lincoln wore the night he was shot will be supplemented with a variety of narrative devices.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater – Fall 2010
The new Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater will boast some exciting updgrades for longtime fans and actors. Three theaters will serve as the architectural focal points, supported by state-of-the-art technology and spacious workspace for rehearsals, set design, construction and administrative services. The new Arena Stage will address audience needs, as well. Ensconced in the design is a large, common lobby with a grand staircase that helps link all three theater spaces both visually and geographically. In addition, the new facility will feature a vastly increased number of restrooms in several locations; a single, efficient Box Office serving all audiences; readily available concessions and an onsite café; as well as easy access to all areas of the building for persons with disabilities.

National Law Enforcement Museum - Opening 2013
The National Law Enforcement Museum is currently under development opposite the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in downtown’s Judiciary Square. The 25,000-sq. ft. attraction lets visitors learn to think and act like police officers, making split-second decisions and investigating crime scenes through a series of interactive activities.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture - Opening 2015
The Smithsonian Institution is developing its latest museum on the National Mall, the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The museum will be located between 14th and 15th Streets, adjacent to the Washington Monument and across from the National Museum of American History. While the museum’s content is currently under development, it will explore African American history on a national level, examining such topics as slavery, the Reconstruction, the Harlem Renaissance and the civil rights movement. The architectural team Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup will design the museum.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial will be the first major memorial along the National Mall to be dedicated to an African-American. The memorial is designed to commemorate and honor Dr. King’s national and international contributions to world peace through non-violent social change. It will be located on the Tidal Basin, near the Jefferson and FDR Memorials. The design features a crescent-shaped-stone wall inscribed with excerpts of Dr. King’s sermons, and public addresses will serve as the living testaments of his vision of America. The centerpiece of the $100 million memorial, the “Stone of Hope”, will feature a 30-foot likeness of Dr. King.

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