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For Immediate Release:
March 11, 2009 Upcoming Exhibitions Thru July 12 - An Invitation to the Ball: Marjorie Post's Fancy Dress Costumes of the 1920s
Four elaborate costumes, created for Marjorie Merriweather Post (then Mrs. E.F. Hutton) for the legendary costume balls of the 1920s, will be on view together for the first time in the exhibition at the Hillwood Museum and Gardens. www.hillwoodmuseum.org
Thru Sep. 20 - Jubilee: African American Celebrations
The Anacostia Community Museum highlights emerging as well as obsolete African-American holidays and celebrations around the country. Images of captured moments from throughout the years, along with traditional songs and music and regional folklore related to holidays, will be presented. www.anacostia.si.edu
Thru Oct. 25 - Green Community
The exhibition spotlights sustainable communities in the U.S. and around the world, from neighborhoods to major cities. The display also illustrates how and why we plan, design, and construct the world between our buildings, along with ways to build healthy, eco-friendly communities for generations to come. www.nbm.org Thru Dec. 31 – Manhunt: Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
This Newseum exhibit, "Manhunt Chasing Lincoln's Killer," explores how new developments in journalism and technology came together in the news coverage of Abraham Lincoln's death and the hunt for his killer. www.newseum.org Thru Jan. 3, 2010 – BIG!
The National Archives celebrates its 75th year in 2009 with a new exhibition featuring big records, big events, and big ideas. From the 13-foot scroll of the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, to the size 22 sneakers of basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal, the items in the exhibition are pieces of the American story. www.archives.gov.
Thru July 29, 2010 - Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th Century
Sparked by the 400th anniversary of the first permanent English settlement in Jamestown, Virginia, the exhibition at the Museum of Natural History features archaeological discoveries and addresses life and death in the colonies, activity and physical labor, health and disease and stories of the peoples affected by North American colonization. www.mnh.si.edu
March 13—June 7 - The Art and Craft of Greene & Greene
The decorative art of brothers Charles and Henry Greene, who began their work in California a century ago, are now recognized among the finest of the American Arts and Crafts movement. This exhibit at the Renwick Gallery is the largest of their work to date and contains nearly 130 objects. www.americanart.si.edu
March 14– July 12 - Maya Lin, Systematic Landscapes
The Corcoran Gallery of Art presents this exhibition of new works by this contemporary artist and architect who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1981. Lin’s work examines how people perceive and experience landscape in modern society. www.corcoran.org
March 20 – Aug. 30 – Mary McFadden: Goddesses
Inspired by the art and culture of ancient civilizations, American fashion designer Mary McFadden is renowned for her romantic and inventive haute couture designs for women, on display at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Frequently referred to as a “design archeologist,” McFadden has created more than 100 collections. www.nmwa.org
April 3 – Aug. 29 - Seven Deadly Sins: Fables and Early American Temptations
This exhibition at the Daughters of the American Revolution museum takes a light-hearted look at life in early America and the temptations of envy, gluttony, greed, lust, pride, sloth, and wrath. A reading area with fables and fairytales and hands-on activities are included in this family-friendly exhibition. www.dar.org May 17 - Aug. 23 - Luis Melendez: Master of the Spanish Still Life
This exhibition, at the National Gallery of Art, will showcase some 29 paintings and six objects. The display will highlight the many elements characteristic of the Melendez' greatest canvases, such as his talent for rendering everyday objects with exacting detail, marvelous effects of color and light and subtle variations of texture. www.nga.gov
June 20 – Sep. 13 – Paint Made Flesh
Through about 40 paintings created since the 1950s, Paint Made Flesh reveals a wide range of artistic responses to human flesh. This exhibit at The Phillips Collection includes works from internationally renowned modern artists, including Pablo Picasso, Francis Bacon and Willem de Kooning. www.phillipscollection.org
June 20 – Sep. 20 - William Eggleston: Democratic Camera; Photographs and Video 1961–2008 One of the most influential photographers of the last half-century, William Eggleston has defined the history of color photography. This exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art is the artist's first retrospective in the United States and includes both his color and black-and-white photographs as well as Stranded in Canton, the artist’s video work from the early 1970s. www.corcoran.org
June 28 – Aug. 30 - Herman Maril: An American Modernist
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth, the Walters Art Museum will present this exhibition of paintings by Baltimore artist Herman Maril. Maril initially painted in the Social Realist style, but his style evolved into one of semi-abstraction reflecting his admiration of works by artists such as Mark Rothko and Milton Avery. www.thewalters.org June 28 – Sep. 1 - The Art of Power: Royal Armor and Portraits from Imperial Spain
The exhibition will include 12 full suits of armor representing battle, parade, and equestrian equipage armor that dates from as early as the reign of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I of Austria (1493–1519) to Emperor Charles V (1500–1558) and his successors, Philip II (1556–1598), Philip III (1598–1621) and Philip IV(1621–1665). For the first time, the armor and the portraits in which it is depicted will be installed together. www.nga.gov
Nov. 19, 2009 – March 31, 2010 - Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China’s First Emperor
The burial complex of Emperor Qin Shihuangdi features thousands of terra cotta warriors meant to protect him in the afterlife. These pieces, and many others, will be on display at the National Geographic museum as the exhibit travels the U.S. www.nationalgeographic.com/museum # # # About Destination DC: Destination DC, the lead destination marketing organization for the nation’s capital, is a private, non-profit membership organization of more than 1,000 businesses committed to marketing the area as a premier global convention, tourism and special events destination with a special emphasis on the arts, cultural and historic communities. Destinationdc.com.
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