Free Events: Museums
Check here for free museum after-hours events, films, music, talks and tours in the DC Metro area.
65 performances · 28 ongoing events
Performances
Just Us
National Gallery of ArtMon. Apr 6
Picture This: Tours for People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision
National Gallery of ArtApr. 22 & 25
Delita Martin
National Museum of Women in the ArtsThu. Apr 9
Graciela Iturbide’s Mexico
National Museum of Women in the ArtsWed. Apr 15
Free Community Day: April
National Museum of Women in the ArtsSun. Apr 5
Museum Day
National Museum of Women in the ArtsSat. Apr 4
Fierce Women 2.0
National Museum of Women in the ArtsSun. Apr 5
Tour: Fierce Women 2.0
National Museum of Women in the ArtsSun. Jun 7
Collection Sampler
National Museum of Women in the ArtsWed. Apr 22
Graciela Iturbide’s Mexico
National Museum of Women in the ArtsWed. Apr 29
Book Arts Lecture: Audrey Niffenegger—A Life in Libraries
National Museum of Women in the ArtsSun. Jun 7
Free Community Day: June
National Museum of Women in the ArtsSun. Jun 7
Free Community Day: May
National Museum of Women in the ArtsSun. May 3
Linda Nochlin: The Maverick She
National Museum of Women in the ArtsWed. Jun 3
Collection Sampler
National Museum of Women in the ArtsWed. Jun 10
Collection Sampler
National Museum of Women in the ArtsWed. Jun 17
Collection Sampler
National Museum of Women in the ArtsWed. Jun 24
Graciela Iturbide’s Mexico
National Museum of Women in the ArtsWed. May 6
Graciela Iturbide’s Mexico
National Museum of Women in the ArtsWed. May 13
Collection Sampler
National Museum of Women in the ArtsWed. May 20
Collection Sampler
National Museum of Women in the ArtsWed. May 27
Shenson Chamber Music Concert: Jennifer Koh
National Museum of Women in the ArtsWed. May 27
Tour: Fierce Women 2.0
National Museum of Women in the ArtsSun. May 3
Bomsori Kim, violin, and Amy Yang, piano
National Gallery of ArtSun. Apr 5
Junction Trio
National Gallery of ArtSun. Apr 12
yMusic
National Gallery of ArtSun. Apr 19
Aspen String Trio
National Gallery of ArtFri. Apr 24
Robert Mirabal with ETHEL
National Gallery of ArtSun. Apr 26
Brasil Guitar Duo with Jiji
National Gallery of ArtSun. May 3
Inna Faliks, piano
National Gallery of ArtSun. May 10
Ariel Quartet with Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet
National Gallery of ArtSun. May 17
Raw Hope of Humanity Rising
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts CenterJun. 17 – Sep. 2
City Nature Challenge ID Party
Tudor Place Historic House and GardenSat. May 2
In Pursuit of History
Tudor Place Historic House and GardenTue. May 12
Three Centuries of Georgetown Art
Tudor Place Historic House and GardenTue. Oct 20
Very Industrious and Neat with her Needle
Tudor Place Historic House and GardenTue. Sep 15
Preparators
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts CenterThu. Apr 9
Gods & Monsters
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts CenterThu. May 7
JRA Distinguished Artist Series: Kate Kretz
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts CenterSun. May 17
MFA First Year Gallery Talk
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts CenterMon. Apr 13
MFA Thesis Opening Reception & Gallery Talk
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts CenterSat. May 2
Spring Family Day
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts CenterSat. Apr 25
Spring Opening Reception
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts CenterSat. Apr 4
Twilight Tuesdays: Cinco De Mayo Pinata Bust
Smithsonian Anacostia Community MuseumTue. May 5
Twilight Tuesdays: Asian Tea Ceremony
Smithsonian Anacostia Community MuseumTue. May 19
Twilight Tuesdays: Girl Power
Smithsonian Anacostia Community MuseumTue. May 26
Conversation Circles
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryApr. 3 – May. 29
Curator Tour–One Life: Marian Anderson
Smithsonian National Portrait GallerySun. May 17
Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company: Reflections on John Singer Sargent
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryMay. 7 & 10
Wayde McIntosh and Jordan Casteel
Smithsonian National Portrait GallerySun. May 31
In Focus: Sasu and Kasei
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryThu. May 7
Open Studios
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryApr. 3 – May. 29
Portrait Discovery Kits
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryApr. 4 – May. 31
Portrait Explorers: Amazing Artists
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryMay. 2 – 31
Portrait Signs
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryApr. 23 – May. 30
Portraits of a Generation
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryWed. May 20
Portraiture 101
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryTue. May 12
Teen Night
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryFri. May 22
Teen-led Tours
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryApr. 4 – May. 9
Teen-Led Tours
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryMay. 6 & 9
The Outwin 2019 Portraiture Festival
Smithsonian National Portrait GallerySat. May 9
Tours in Spanish
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryApr. 4 – May. 30
Young Portrait Explorers: LL Cool J
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryMay. 11 & 25
Marietta Minnigerode Andrews: Womanhood and the Arts
Tudor Place Historic House and GardenTue. Nov 17
Twilight Tuesdays: Color Your Community Art Workshop
Smithsonian Anacostia Community MuseumTue. Jun 9
Ongoing Events
New York Ave Sculpture Project
National Museum of Women in the ArtsThru Sep. 20
Americans
Smithsonian National Museum of the American IndianThru Dec. 31, 2022
Nation to Nation
Smithsonian National Museum of the American IndianThru Dec. 31, 2021
Our Universes
Smithsonian National Museum of the American IndianThru Sep. 30
Return to a Native Place
Smithsonian National Museum of the American IndianThru Jan. 1, 2022
The Great Inka Road
Smithsonian National Museum of the American IndianThru Jun. 1
One Life: Marian Anderson
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryThru May. 17
Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote
National ArchivesThru Jan. 3, 2021
Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote
Library of CongressThru Sep. 1
Right to the City @Shaw Neighborhood Library
Shaw Neighborhood LibraryThru Apr. 20
Right to the City @Mt Pleasant Library
Mt Pleasant LibraryThru Apr. 20
Right to the City @Anacostia Neighborhood Library
Anacostia Neighborhood LibraryThru Apr. 20
Right to the City @Woodridge Neighborhood Library
Woodridge Neighborhood LibraryThru Apr. 20
America’s First Veterans
Anderson House & The American Revolution InstituteThru Jul. 26
Women of Progress: Early Camera Portraits
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryThru May. 31
Storied Women of the Civil War Era
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryThru May. 8, 2022
Comic Art: 120 Years of Panels and Pages
Library of CongressThru Sep. 12
Baseball: America’s Home Run
Smithsonian National Postal MuseumJun. 27, 2020 – Mar. 1, 2022
Robert Franklin Gates: Paint What You See
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts CenterThru May. 24
Volkmar Wentzel
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts CenterThru May. 24
A Nobility of Matter: Asian Art from the Bliss Collection
Dumbarton OaksThru Jun. 1
Another Fine Mess
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts CenterApr. 4 – Aug. 9
Behind the Scenes: Preparators and their Art
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts CenterApr. 4 – May. 24
Gods & Monsters
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts CenterApr. 4 – May. 24
Ideasthesia: 7 Sensory Perceptions
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts CenterApr. 4 – 22
Mortality: A Survey of Contemporary Death Art
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts CenterApr. 4 – May. 24
Theoretical Dilemma
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts CenterMay. 2 – 24
Portrait InSight
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryThru May. 31
