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Taylor Swift Wax Figure Debuts at Madame Tussauds DC

October 28, 2014 Dean Rogers Arts & Entertainment, Museums

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

Madame Tussauds Announces Brand New Taylor Swift Figure to Join DC Attraction

October 7, 2014 Dean Rogers Arts & Entertainment, Museums

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

Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea” | D.C. Museum Exhibition Opens December 5

July 10, 2014 Dean Rogers Arts & Entertainment, Museums 0

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.

Madame Tussauds Albert Einstein Wax Figure Unveiling

March 19, 2014 Dean Rogers Arts & Entertainment, Museums 0

Photos courtesy of Madame Tussauds D.C.

In celebration of his 135th birthday, Madame Tussauds D.C. and 4^th graders from Seaton Elementary, donning white lab coats and goggles, unveiled the wax figure of one of the most influential scientists of all time, Albert Einstein.

Story & Photography by Dean Rogers

Anchorman: The Exhibit, a Big Deal at the Newseum

November 13, 2013 Dean Rogers Arts & Entertainment, Museums

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”

Story & Photography by Dean Rogers

Marilyn Monroe Makes DC Her Home

October 31, 2013 Dean Rogers Arts & Entertainment, Museums

Ms. Marilyn Monroe has grace the magazines & the silver screen with her grace, charm and beauty for the last six decades. Today, she graced the stage once more, this time as the final addition to the Madame Tussauds Washington D.C. of 2013.