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January 10: Harajuku Japanese Street Chic Demonstration and Fashion Show

January 5th, 2010 at 2:26 pm » Comments (0)

The Textile Museum is offering a "tutorial" and fashion show on the styles of the Harajuku district in Tokyo.  These events are meant to tie in with the current exhibit ...more »

November 12-15: Strathmore Museum Shop Around

November 12th, 2009 at 11:47 am » Comments (0)

The Strathmore's annual Museum Shop Around is scheduled for today through Sunday November 15th. 16 area museums' shops will be set up to sell their wares in the Strathmore's mansion. This ...more »

October 24: Contemporary Japanese Fashion

October 17th, 2009 at 1:12 pm » Comments (0)

The Textile Museum is hosting an exhibit of contemporary Japanese fashion from the collection of Mary Baskett. The collection contains about 40 garments from designers such as Issey Miyake, Rei ...more »

October 16 and 18: Ghost Tour, National Building Museum

October 14th, 2009 at 4:46 pm » Comments (0)

The National Building Museum claims to have a haunted past. Seeing as it dates back to 1980, it probably isn't that haunted. Still, the museum is offering a ghost tour ...more »

November 19 to March 31: Terra Cotta Warriors

October 14th, 2009 at 2:43 pm » Comments (1)

I've been eagerly waiting for the Terra Cotta Warrior exhibit to hit the National Geographic Museum. They're finally arriving in DC, for the last stop of their two year tour, ...more »

September 29: Culture Clash: Meatloaf, Mayonnaise, and Bidets

September 25th, 2009 at 6:00 pm » Comments (0)

Travel and food writer Nicole Cotroneo will be talking at the Corcoran Gallery of Art about dealing with the American image while traveling abroad. She'll also discuss how to "travel ...more »

September 27: Knitting at the Renwick Gallery

September 25th, 2009 at 1:50 pm » Comments (1)

In honor of the exhibit of knitted objects by Mark Newport, the Renwick Gallery is hosting a "sit and knit" on Sunday September 27th. You'll recall, from an earlier post, ...more »

August 9: Barack Obama’s Mother and Indonesian Batiks

August 6th, 2009 at 7:52 pm » Comments (0)

A new exhibit about President Obama's mother is opening this Sunday, August 9th at the Textile Museum. Apparently, Ann Dunham (Obama's mother) had a collection of batik textiles from her ...more »

August 7: Superheroes and Alter Egos

August 5th, 2009 at 4:31 pm » Comments (0)

This Friday at noon, Mark Newport is given a lecture entitled "Superheroes and Alter Ego" at the Renwick Gallery. Newport's work includes oversized knitted superhero costumes--some of which are currently ...more »

July 18: Nationals Baseball Family Day

July 16th, 2009 at 1:38 pm » Comments (0)

Where: Smithsonian American Art Museum, near Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro stop. When: Saturday July 18th, 11:30 AM to 2 PM You can meet players from the Nationals at the Smithsonian American Art Museum ...more »
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