Galleries and museums

The days following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968 were especially bleak in DC, as neighborhoods across the city erupted with riots, fires, and looting. Fifty years later, local teenagers revisited that history as a…

The 2016 radio series “Anacostia Unmapped” on WAMU helped introduce that Southeast DC neighborhood’s vibrant history to many listeners who had never set foot there, and it brought back memories for its longtime residents. But a…

In time for the bicentennial of the Decatur House on Lafayette Square, the White House Historical Association has released The Stephen Decatur House: A History. This coffee-table extravaganza examines every corner of the iconic home at…

The Washington Color School encompasses the DC artists in the 1950s and 1960s who focused on Color Field painting, a style of abstract painting that typically includes blocks of solid color. Many of these artists were associated with what…

Celebrations are underway to mark the 20th anniversary of the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum.  The four-day commemoration features panel discussions, re-enactments, book signings and a special acknowledgment of the arts in…

A good preacher would say a story has a beginning, middle and end, according to the founder of the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum, Frank Smith. For the museum he spearheaded, the beginning came in the 1800s, but the ending…

What are the boundaries for collective ownership, and which residents own what “rights” to their communities? A new exhibit at the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum dives into these complex questions, exploring real-life stories of…

Behind the formal portico of a 1909 Sheridan-Kalorama townhouse, the Washington Studio School welcomes and nurtures artists and aspiring artists. In high-ceilinged rooms that once housed the girls of Holton-Arms School, artists — both…