National Geographic Live Announces Spring 2015 Season Schedule

With her newest album 1989 debuting this week, Taylor Swift becomes the newest wax figure to grace the halls of Madame Tussauds DC today. For her original figurem which was created in 2010, Swift spent several hours with a team of Madame Tussauds studio artists, who traveled to Nashville to take hundreds of precise measurements and photos of the star. From the start, Swift was an enthusiastic participant in her figure’s creation, eagerly sharing her favorite styling and makeup tips Read more
Wax Figure of the Music Superstar to be Unveiled at Madame Tussauds Washington, D.C. by a Lucky Group of Taylor’s Biggest Fans
Madame Tussauds Washington, D.C. today announced that Taylor Swift will be the next brand new, never-before-seen wax figure to join the attraction’s line-up of legendary cultural icons. The unveiling of the figure will take place at Madame Tussauds Washington, D.C. (1001 F Street, NW, corner of 10th & F Streets) on Tuesday, October 28th with the help of Taylor’s Read more
Elisabetta Sirani, Virgin and Child, 1663; Oil on canvas, 34 × 27 1/2 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C., Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay;
Landmark exhibition explores images of Virgin Mary by renowned Renaissance and Baroque artists
Many works on view for the first time in the United States
Appearing throughout the entire world, her image is immediately recognizable. In the history of Western art, she was one of the most popular subjects for centuries. On view Dec. 5, 2014–April 12, 2015, Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea, is a landmark exhibition at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA), bringing together masterworks from major museums, churches and private collections in Europe and the United States. Iconic and devotional, but also laden with social and political meaning, the image of the Virgin Mary has influenced Western sensibility since the sixth century.
BREAKING NEWS from our Nation’s Capitol! Almost a decade ago, Paramount Pictures introduced the world to San Diego newsman Ron Burgundy and the Channel 4 News team in the smash-hit comedy “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.” With its sequel only weeks away, Paramount Pictures partnered up with the Newseum in Washington DC to bring you, “Anchorman: The Exhibit”