From the Guerrilla Girls righting the wrongs of the art world to painter Edna Reindel’s tough WWII riveters, to vintage feminist comic books—it’s the celebration of the Wonder Women! Explore images of the powerful woman, real and fictional, in a wide-ranging selection drawn from the special collections and artists’ archives of the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery recognizes the life and accomplishments of rock ’n’ roll legend Chuck Berry with a collage by Red Grooms (1978). It will be installed in the museum’s In Memoriam space on the first floor.
Caroline Paquita, Garden of the Womanimal (cover), 2014; Risograph-printed zine, 6 ¾ x 9 ½ in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center
Caroline Paquita (b. 1980) is a Brooklyn-based artist, zinester and founder of Pegacorn Press. Her first self-published zine, Brazen Hussy, used xerography like other punk zines of the 1990s, but it already shows evidence of Paquita’s distinctive aesthetic, which features strong line work. Paquita’s recent work has focused on envisioning “Womanimals”—half-woman/half-
The National Air and Space Museum is asking Star Trek fans to search their memory banks for firsthand, pre-1976 images or film of the original studio model of the USS Enterprise. Conservators are working to restore the ship to its appearance from August 1967, and they will use the primary-source photos as reference materials for the project. Hailing frequencies are open to the public at StarshipEnterprise@si.edu.
Madame Tussauds Washington D.C. will kick off of the summer season with a Marvel-ous addition to their legendary line-up of wax figures. Join in the spirited celebration as Madame Tussauds welcomes the wax figure of Captain America on Tuesday, June 9th at 9:30am at Madame Tussauds (1001 F Street, NW). The figure will be launched with the help of local children and will remain in the nation’s capital through August.
On Friday, July 31, in partnership with the Washington Nationals, the Newseum will open “Nats at 10: Baseball Makes News,” a new exhibit spotlighting 10 memorable media moments from the Nationals’ first decade in the nation’s capital. To celebrate the opening of the exhibit, all Newseum adult tickets will cost $10 opening weekend, Aug. 1-2, and kids 18 and younger will be admitted free that weekend. “Nats at 10” will be on display through Nov. 29, 2015.
As millions around the world anxiously await the arrival of the second royal baby, Madame Tussauds Washington D.C will welcome the wax figures of Queen Elizabeth, Prince Harry and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on Tuesday, May 5th at 9:30am at Madame Tussauds (1001 F Street, NW ). The royal figures will remain in Washington DC for a limited time before they continue their tour across the world to various Madame Tussauds locations.
Join Moment Magazine and the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute for a celebration of the golden anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Moderated by journalist Steven V. Roberts, the event will feature Former Congressman Barney Frank, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Julian Bond, as well as include a live photo exhibition of some of the period’s iconic photographs and live music from the Selma march era.
As of April 12, Stephen Colbert’s portrait will no longer be at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Created for the final season of The Colbert Report, the show loaned the comedian’s portrait to the Smithsonian in December 2014.
Two of the most successful and critically-acclaimed bands Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago announced their North American co-headlining summer tour Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire – Heart And Soul Tour 2015 kicking off July 15. Tickets on sale Friday 3/13 and Saturday 3/14 here: http://bit.ly/CEWF_TIX
