Source Material: Lessons in Responsible Fashion
An insightful museum exhibition at The George Washington Museum and the Textile Museum pairing historical garments with contemporary designers pursuing responsible materials and sustainable fashion. Discover how textile traditions inform modern solutions to overproduction and consumption in the global fashion industry.
Callas at La Scala: Opera Costumes Exhibit
Six iconic opera costumes worn by Maria Callas from La Scala are on display at the Brady Art Gallery, with sketches by Nicola Benois and Piero Tosi and photos of Callas. The show, a collaboration of the Italian Cultural Institute of Washington and the Embassy of Greece, brings fashion-history to the GWU Flagg Building in DC.
District of Streetwear Menswear Fashion Showcase
March 21, 2026, 7 PM: a streetwear menswear runway at AutoShop near Union Market DC. The District of Streetwear Fashion Showcase spotlights bold urban designs from emerging designers in a sleek industrial venue, blending fashion with design-forward street culture.
American Apparitions: A Psychogeographies Project
A contemporary art exhibition exploring urban psychogeography across American landscapes, tracing memory and place through maps, narratives, and visual artifacts in Washington.
Dead Sea Scrolls
Explore the Dead Sea Scrolls in this indoor exhibition presenting rare parchment fragments, translations, and historical context. A scholarly, immersive experience at a Washington venue, pairing artifacts with multimedia displays to illuminate ancient Jewish history.
Friendship in Bloom
An indoor exhibition of 250 drawings and haiku by elementary students from Japan and Washington, D.C., celebrating sakura and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration. Hosted at the Japan Information & Culture Center, this family-friendly showcase blends art and poetry for classrooms, families, and culture buffs.
Kelp! I Am Stuck in a Forest!
Explore a kelp forest inside the National Museum of Natural History's Sant Ocean Hall. This engaging exhibition invites visitors of all ages to discover marine life, kelp ecosystems, and the creativity of ocean science through interactive displays.
Reframing Care
A provocative art exhibition at The Phillips Collection that reframes the idea of care through contemporary works and dialogue. The event blends curatorial insight with artist voices to explore vulnerability, community, and social responsibility within modern art.
Art in Your Hands: Artists’ Books
Join a hands-on exploration of artists’ books at Georgetown University’s Booth Family Center for Special Collections. Discover rare, artist-made volumes, bindings, and the history of book arts in a university library setting.
Writing Women Back Into History Photo Exhibit
A photo exhibit celebrating women's history month, highlighting figures whose contributions have been overlooked. Organized by the Athena Initiative at George Washington University, the show invites discussion and reflection, with GW students presenting their research and Dean Ayres delivering remarks to launch the event.
Spotlight on Design: Olson Kundig
Architect Jim Olson, founding principal of Olson Kundig, speaks at Spotlight on Design at the National Building Museum. Explore his influential, site-responsive architecture that blends craft, landscape, and bold ideas in an engaging indoor museum setting.
Hanging Art with Alec MacKaye
Join Alec MacKaye for a hands-on art-hanging workshop in The Phillips Collection's Living Room series. Explore framing, spacing, and display strategies as you collaborate with fellow participants in a refined museum setting, guided by an artist known for bold, thoughtful installations.
Spring Flash Tattoos at District Tattoo Co.
Spring Flash Tattoos at District Tattoo Co. offers live flash tattoo designs from the DC studio in Union Market. Watch artists create bold ink on site, with walk-ins and appointments available throughout the day in a casual, artsy environment.
Enter Cloudfall: A Fluffy Cloud Experience
Step into Enter Cloudfall, a monumental iridescent orb immersive installation that you can physically feel in a dark room. Born at Burning Man and featured at Art Basel, this nationally touring artwork arrives in Washington, D.C. at BERHTA, running March 30–April 12. A stunning, sensory experience that defies illusion.
Miró by Night
Experience Miró by Night at The Phillips Collection as part of the Phillips After 5 series. An after-hours evening exploring Joan Miró's works, with gallery access and a refined modern-art atmosphere in a premier DC venue.
Indigo
Indigo at Rhizome DC presents a contemporary art exhibition pairing new media with tactile visuals to explore color, memory, and digital perception. The show, opening April 4 at Rhizome DC, brings together artists who fuse technology with intimate, gallery-scale works in a space known for experimental programming.
Handi-hour
Join Handi-hour, a hands-on art workshop at the Renwick Gallery. Explore craft techniques inspired by American art and create a small handiwork to take home in a relaxed museum setting.
Spinning a Yarn
Join a hands-on crochet circle at The Phillips Collection, spinning yarn into textile art in a relaxed gallery setting. This casual workshop invites crafters of all levels to share techniques, chat about fibers, and explore the museum's intimate spaces between artworks.
Miró and the United States
Explore the dialogue between Joan Miró's bold imagery and American art at The Phillips Collection. This evening program delves into Miró's influence on U.S. artists, with curator insights and highlights from the museum's collection.
Field of View: Early Mourning Plant Fight
An immersive new-media art installation at Rhizome DC titled Field of View: Early Mourning Plant Fight, merging plant imagery with torrents and a lye-bath motif to probe perception, decay, and sensory thresholds in contemporary art.
Art of Pink
Art of Pink showcases BLOOM, a cherry-blossom–inspired exhibition featuring 50+ local artists in an indoor/outdoor setting at Metropolitan Park during after-hours, blending park ambience with contemporary art.
Dear America: Artists Explore the American Experience
An exhibition exploring the American experience through works by diverse artists, challenging viewers with themes of identity, history, and culture across media in a thoughtfully curated gallery setting.
Art in the A.M.
Join Art in the A.M., a morning art program at the Renwick Gallery. Start your day with a guided viewing of current contemporary works from the Smithsonian collection, with expert insights that illuminate the pieces and spark conversation.
Third Thursday
Join The Phillips Collection for Third Thursday, an after-hours art event on April 16, 2026 at 6 pm. Enjoy extended gallery viewing, curator insights, and a program that spotlights modern and contemporary works in the museum's intimate spaces.
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