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Museums Visited in Weekly Museum Visits Part III
- America's Islamic Heritage Museum
- Arts Club of Washington
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum: Ellicott City Station
- Bladensburg Waterfront Park
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle
- Congressional Cemetery
- District Architecture Center
- Ellicott City Fire Station
- Franciscan Monastery
- House of the Temple
- Irvine Nature Center
- Isaac Log Cabin
- Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington
- Kingman and Heritage Islands Park
- Lee-Fendall House
- Maryland Historical Society
- Mount Vernon
- National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum
- National Museum of Language
- O Street Mansion
- Octagon
- Old Stone House
- Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park
- Peirce Mill
- President Lincoln's Cottage
- Riversdale
- United States Institute of Peace
- Voice of America
- Washington Masonic Memorial
DC, Maryland, and Virginia Museums on WordPress
- Art History at American University
- Broad Strokes (National Museum of Women in the Arts)
- Designing Tomorrow (National Building Museum)
- Experiment Station (Phillips Collection)
- Folger Shakespeare Library
- Fondo del Sol
- Heurich House Museum
- Laogai Museum
- Maryland Historical Society
- Montgomery County Historical Society
- National Aquarium
- Pope-Leighey House
- President Lincoln's Cottage
- Textile Museum Press Room
- United States Capitol Historical Society
- Virginia Commonwealth University Virtual Curation Unit
- Virginia Museum of Natural History
- What's Blooming at Dumbarton Oaks
- Woodlawn
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Thomas Jefferson at the National Museum of American History
During a recent visit to the National Museum of American History, the museum was crowded, so I breezed through the old familiar exhibits and spent more time browsing two new ones, both of which relate to Thomas Jefferson. Slavery at … Continue reading
Cherry Blossom Festival
We are experiencing the end of the time of year that Washington, DC loves to hate: when tourists stand on the left of escalators and pollen saturates the air. But do we really hate the Cherry Blossom Festival? Can we … Continue reading
Posted in Articles and Books, Capitol Visitor Center, Museums and Holidays, Photos
Tagged American University Museum, Capitol Visitor Center, Cherry Blossom Festival, DC, Freer/Sackler, Library of Congress, museum, National Gallery of Art, National Geographic Museum, Smithsonian, Tidal Basin, United States National Arboretum
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“Not Man Apart from That”
Since finishing graduate school, whenever I was not working 40 hours per week, I visited one new museum or similar site every on a weekly basis. But when my family spent Christmas 2010 with my uncle outside Los Angeles, I … Continue reading
Happy Easter!
“Christmas at the museum” means model trains, caroling in the atrium, seasonal decorations at historic houses, and spectacular light displays in zoos and gardens. “Easter at the museum” celebrations are much less frequent. A few DC sites have taken advantage … Continue reading
Posted in Articles and Books, Museums and Holidays, National Zoological Park
Tagged DC, Easter, Hillwood, holidays, museum, National Zoo, Smithsonian, White House, zoo
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Back at Last
It all started on a Thursday. It was my day off, and I was excited to participate in a Twitter chat about museums and social media. The chat was scheduled to begin at 12 pm. A little after 12, no … Continue reading
Posted in Museum Visits (Other), Photos
Tagged DC, Georgetown Waterfront Park, labyrinths, national park, parks
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