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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
Tag Archives: national park
Week 27: Octagon
American Institute of Architects goal: With nearly 300 state and local chapters, the AIA serves as the voice of the architecture profession and the resource for our members in service to society. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) maintains the … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly Museum Visits Part III
Tagged museum, weekly museum visit, DC, article, national park, historic house museum, Octagon
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Week 21: Peirce Mill
From the website: Peirce Mill was built in the 1820′s, and operated commercially until 1897. The United States Government acquired the mill as part of Rock Creek in 1892. Peirce Mill has recently been refurbished and operates on special occasions. … Continue reading
Week 5: Old Stone House
From the website: In the midst of Washington, D.C., a city of grand memorials to national leaders and significant events, stands an unassuming building commemorating the daily lives of ordinary Americans who made this city, and this nation, unique. The … Continue reading
Aquatic Life on Display
It is a challenging and exciting time for aquariums. For one thing, audiences’ expanding concern for animal rights and animal welfare forces aquariums and zoos to grapple with ethical questions. There was once a time when the mere entertainment value … Continue reading
Posted in Articles and Books, Museum Visits (Other), National Zoological Park, Photos
Tagged aquarium, article, DC, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, MD, museum, National Aquarium in Baltimore, National Aquarium in DC, National Museum of Natural History, national park, National Zoo, park, Smithsonian, VA, zoo
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Dog-Friendly Parks
Amid some stress in life, I need a blog theme this month that is happy, calming, inspiring, and lovable. And what fits that description better than dogs? Indoor museums are geared toward their human visitors, but many parks allow humans … Continue reading
Posted in Articles and Books, Museum Visits (Other), Photos
Tagged DC, Duncan, Lincoln Park, MD, national park, parks, Quiet Waters Park
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What counts as a museum?
You cannot set out with a goal to visit a new museum every single week without giving consideration to what, exactly, counts as a museum. This question is one I have explored in other posts, and as I plan for … Continue reading
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Tagged arboretum, battlefield, botanic garden, historic house museum, historic house of worship, historic site, museum, national park, parks, state park, zoo
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Favorite Museum Photos: Silhouettes
Happy August!
Museum Education Students’ Museum Field Trips: Second Semester
In fall 2009, I had a two-day-per-week internship paired with a weekly seminar on learning theory, as well as two other courses: Museum Audiences and American Folklife. The internship consisted of spending 16 hours a week immersing myself in a … Continue reading
Posted in Museum Visits (Other), Museums and Holidays, Newseum, Photos
Tagged Christmas, DC, Discovery Theater, historic house of worship, holidays, libraries, Library of Congress, MD, Mormon Temple Visitors Center, museum, Museum Education Program, national park, Newseum, parks, Ripley Center, Rock Creek Park, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Torpedo Factory, VA, Washington National Cathedral
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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
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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