February was named Black History Month in 1976 under President Gerald Ford, designating it as a time to reflect on the adversity overcome and celebrate the great achievements and contributions the Black community has ma...
The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) will reopen this autumn after being closed for more than two years for renovations. The NMWA announced it will reopen on October 21, 2023, after closing for massive renova...
The Hirshhorn Museum has partnered with MTV to produce a reality show art competition, “The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist,” set to premiere next month! Filmed onsite at the Hirshhorn, “The Exh...
If you’re looking for a unique way to rock your world, you’re in luck: Washington, D.C. is currently housing a special exhibit of Chinese rocks! The U.S. National Arboretum has a gongshi exhibit currently on...
A new museum opened in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Oct. 29, offering a new home for contemporary art. The Rubell Museum—housed in the former historically Black 1906 Randall Junior High School—will utilize its 32,000...
A brand new, mind-boggling museum is officially open in D.C.! Located right in CityCenterDC, the new The Museum of Illusions offers an interactive, immersive and incomprehensibly cool experience…...
The National Portrait Gallery’s annual Portrait of a Nation exhibition is now open. Honoring “extraordinary individuals who have made transformative contributions to the United States and its people,”...
Costumes have been purchased, decorations displayed, and the candy is waiting! But there are more things for children to do this Halloween season to celebrate in addition to trick-or-treating. If you’re looking for kid-...
The 15th annual Smithsonian Craft2Wear show returns to Washington, D.C., on Thursday at the National Building Museum. The three-day event—held from Oct. 20-22—is the first in-person show since prior to the COVID-19 pand...
Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a two-day Mexican holiday where people can briefly reunite with the souls of their deceased relatives and loved ones in a celebration with prayers, food, music, and through art...