25th
Annual
Museum Walk Weekend
June
7, 2008, 10am - 4pm
June 8, 2008, 1pm - 5pm
Museum
Walk Weekend is held annually on the first full weekend in
June. On Saturday, from 10am - 4pm and on Sunday, from 1 -
5pm Celebrate the art, history and culture of two historic
Washington, DC, neighborhoods and visit the eight DKMC museums
featuring free admission and special activities for all ages
and interests. Visit in any order you choose!
See below for the complete schedule or click
here for a .pdf file.
Anderson House, Fondo del Sol Visual Arts Center, Mary McLeod
Bethune Council House National Historic Site, Meridian International
Center, National Museum of American Jewish Military History,
The Phillips Collection, The Textile Museum and Woodrow
Wilson House will be open free of charge for the festival.
Since
1983 Walk Weekend, sponsored by the Dupont-Kalorama Museums
Consortium (DKMC), has drawn thousands to “off the Mall”
museums in Dupont Circle and Kalorama for a variety of free
activities for all ages. Special museum exhibitions, live
music, food and activities for adults and children—including
sheep shearing demonstrations (weather permitting), walking
tours and a neighborhood scavenger hunt—will be offered
throughout the weekend.
Free
shuttle buses will be provided. Bus routes will
be determined on the day of the event. Please note that
not all museums will be open on both days. Event held rain
or shine. Click
here for a map of the shuttle stops.
The
public may call (202) 667-0441 ext. 35 for more information.
See below for the full schedule of events or
for additional information, please feel free to contact any
of the DKMC members!
DKMC also works with community businesses as sponsors for
this event. For more info contact Robert Parker at Mary McLeod
Bethune Council House 202-673-2402.
Visitors at
The Textile Museum enjoy activities planned
for the DKMC Walk Weekend. Photos by Maury
Sullivan
25th
Annual Walk Weekend Schedule
Anderson House
2118 Massachusetts Avenue, NW,
202-785-2040 www.societyofthecincinnati.org
Saturday, 10am-4pm; Sunday, 1-5pm
Experience the history and splendor of Gilded Age Washington
at Anderson House and celebrate the 225th anniversary of The
Society of the Cincinnati! This 1905 Beaux Arts mansion was
the winter home of American diplomat Larz Anderson and his
wife, Isabel, and is now the headquarters of The Society of
the Cincinnati, founded in 1783 to preserve the memory of
the American Revolution.
Exhibition: The Secret History of The Society of the Cincinnati
(through July 5)
Fondo del Sol Visual Arts Center
EL MUSEO LATINO/MULTICULTURAL
2112 R Street, NW, 202-483-2777/202-265-9235
Saturday, June 7, 10am-5pm;Sunday, June 8, 11am-5pm
A nonprofit museum devoted to the cultural heritage of
Latin America and the Caribbean, the Fondo Del Sol Visual
Arts Center has changing exhibitions covering contemporary,
pre-Columbian, and folk art. The museum also offers a program
of lectures, concerts, poetry readings, exhibit tours, and
an annual summer festival with salsa and reggae music.
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House
National Historic Site
1318 Vermont Avenue, NW, 202-673-2402
www.nps.gov/mamc
Saturday, June 7, 10am-5pm; Sunday, June 8, 11am-5pm
Mary McLeod Bethune achieved her greatest national and
international recognition at the Washington, DC townhouse
at 1318 Vermont Avenue, NW, that is now this Historic Site.
It was the first headquarters of the National Council of Negro
Women (NCNW) and was Bethune's last home in Washington, DC.
From here, Bethune and the Council spearheaded strategies
and developed programs that advanced the interests of African
American women and the Black community.
Meridian International Center
1624 Crescent Place, NW, 202-939-5568 www.meridian.org
Saturday, June 7, 10am-5pm; Sunday, June 8, 1-5pm
Meridian International Center promotes international
understanding through the exchange of people, ideas and the
arts. Exhibitions and educational activities are presented
in its historic White-Meyer House. The current show, Jam Session:
America's Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World, features images
of music icons on their legendary goodwill tours abroad. Live
jazz and guided tours.
Exhibition: Jam Session: America's Jazz Ambassadors Embrace
the World: An exhibition chronicling the International Tours
of Legendary Jazz Musicians
National Museum of
American Jewish Military History
1811 R Street, NW, 202-265-6280
www.nmajmh.org
Saturday, closed; Sunday, 1- 5
The National Museum of American Jewish Military History,
chartered by an Act of Congress in 1958, is dedicated to preserving
and commemorating the service, heroism, and sacrifice of Jews
in the armed forces of the United States. The NMAJMH is committed
to providing a memorable learning experience for all visitors,
young and old.
Exhibition: Jewish War Veterans' Protest March Against
Nazi Germany- 75th Anniversary.
The Phillips Collection
1600 21st Street, NW , 202-387-2151
www.phillipscollection.org
Saturday, June 7, 10am-5pm; Sunday, June 8, 11am-6pm
Jacob Lawrence Family Free Festival-Celebrate The Migration
Series with a host of fun activities for all ages! The museum
will be filled with activities and entertainment all weekend,
including shadow-puppetry, interactive dance performances
by The DanceFusion Jazz Project, a Lawrence-inspired play
written and acted by Mississippi students, 1940s jazz performed
by The Potomac Jazz Project, collage making, gallery tours,
and films.
Exhibition: The Great American Epic: Jacob Lawrence's
Migration Series (through October 26)
The Textile Museum
2320 S Street, NW, 202-667-0441
www.textilemuseum.org
Saturday, June 7, 10am-4pm; Sunday, June 8, 1-5pm
30th Anniversary Celebration of Textiles-For the celebration's
30th anniversary, join fiber artists to experience weaving,
knitting, rug restoration, dyeing and more. Watch sheep-shearing
and try spinning wool into yarn. Create a blue-dyed textile,
inspired by the exhibition BLUE. Enjoy bluegrass by Blue Daze
(Saturday) and traditional Andean music by Raymi (Sunday).
Exhibition: BLUE (through September 18)
Woodrow Wilson House
2340 S Street, NW, 202-387-4062 x12
www.woodrowwilsonhouse.org
Saturday, June 7, 10am-4pm; Sunday, June 8, 1pm-5pm
Explore the house and garden of our 28th president, Woodrow
Wilson. Washington's only presidential museum, Wilson House
is a living textbook of life in the 1920's, from flapper dresses
to zinc sinks. On display are gifts of state from around the
world, family items and the personal mementos of a president.
In 1917, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson created the China Room at the
White House to show off the collected china of former administrations.
Wilson House has recreated this room with presidential china
from the Washington to the Wilson administration. On Saturday,
create your own ceramic tile to take home!
Exhibition: The Presidential Dish: Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
and the White House China Room.
