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.
27th Annual Museum Walk Weekend
June 5th and 6th, 2010
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. The ten DKMC museums will open their doors free of charge for this weekend-long celebration and a chance to stretch your legs and your mind. Visit in any order you choose!
Highlights
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, including
special museum exhibitions (covering everything from mid-century art and
design to a president's beloved walking sticks), DC Jazz Festival's Jazz
'n' Families Fun Days at the Phillips Collection and a photo contest organized
by Washington City Paper.
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.
Visitors who submit photographs of themselves taken at five or more sites
during Walk Weekend are entered to win a prize pack valued at over $400.
Check out City
Paper Events for more details about entry and prizes
for 2010.
Click
here to view 2009 photos.
For the second year in a row, DKMC is teaming up with the Washington Area Bicyclist Association to make the Museum Walk Weekend bicyclist friendly by providing a safe route between the museums. 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.
An information table for the public, providing schedules and maps, will
be situated at Dupont Circle on Saturday, June 5, 2010 (approx 10 a.m.-3
p.m.) and at the Dupont
Circle FRESHFARM Market on Sunday, June 6, 2010 (9 a.m.-1
p.m.).
or here for
a view of the 2010 Walk Weekend Program. (large
.pdf)
Volunteers
DKMC works with volunteers at the sites and in the neighborhood to produce Walk Weekend. For more information on volunteering contact Ashley Carver by email or phone: 202-347-3168 ext. 137.
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.