Dupont Kalorama Museums Consortium
Established in 1983 to promote the "off the Mall" museums and their neighborhoods in the greater Dupont-Kalorama area of Washington, DC.
28th Annual Museum Walk Weekend
June 4th and 5th, 2011
Saturday, 10am - 4pm
Sunday, 1 - 5pm
Live green & love local this summer by discovering ten diverse museums in one of Washington, D.C.'s most beautiful neighborhoods. Save on gas and museum admission by hitting the pavement and taking a walking tour or riding the free shuttle between sites. Visit in any order you choose!
Highlights
Dupont
Kalorama Museum Walk Weekend is the perfect excuse to explore D.C.'s "off-the-mall"
museums. In addition to a wide variety of exhibitions, many sites are
offering special programs in keeping with the "live
green, love local" theme. Enjoy
period music and bring a picnic to the gardens
at Dumbarton House, stop by The Textile Museum's Celebration of Textiles
to make a recycled
seed packet to take home with zinnia seeds , take part in Jazz n' Family
Fun Days at The Phillips Collection and celebrate
the memory of a loved one in a creative
and artful way at the National Museum of American
Jewish Military History. Unplug
the Ipod and GameBoy and try out a board game from the 1920's at Wilson
House.
Refreshments will be available for sale via several of D.C.'s beloved food trucks throughout the neighborhood, including Sweet Green and Carmen's Ice.
**Please note that not all museums will be open both days. Event held rain or shine.
Activities
Washington
City Paper’s Walk Weekend Photo Contest 
challenges
urban explorers to visit as many Dupont-Kalorama museums as possible.
A green-themed
photo contest celebrating these neighborhood museums is organized by Washington
City Paper. Stay tuned to City
Paper Events for more details about entry and prizes
for 2011.
Click
here to view 2010 photos.
Bike parking is available at Wilson House and the Textile Museum as well as some of other sites.
Free Shuttles: Two shuttles will circulate
the sites. Schedules will be available at all sites and at the Museum
Walk Weekend information tables.
Restaurant Partners: Teaism,
Pizza Paradiso,
Cafe Green,
and Luna
Grill and Diner are offering discounts for lunch (at
least) to visitors who present their Walk Weekend Brochure on Saturday
and Sunday. (Contact restaurants directly for details).
An information table for the public, providing schedules
and maps, will be at the Dupont
Circle FRESHFARM Market on Sunday, June 5, 2011 (9 a.m.-1
p.m.).
Volunteers
DKMC works with volunteers at the sites and in the neighborhood to produce Walk Weekend. For more information on volunteering contact Lindsay Amini by email or phone: 202-939-5582.
Sponsorship
The 27th Annual Museum Walk Weekend media sponsor is Washington City Paper. Museum Walk Weekend is supported by Awards Limousine, Inc., Cultural Tourism DC and FRESHFARM Markets with additional support provided by the Renaissance Dupont Circle Hotel.