The National Gallery of Art
We’ve previously been to the National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington, D.C., but since we made a return visit to see the exhibit Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment, of course we took another spin …
Tag: Washington DC
The Impressionists at the National Gallery of Art
It’s no secret I love the Impressionists, and wow, does the National Gallery of Art have a great collection. This post just barely scratches the surface. I thought it would be fun to take a …
Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment
In April 1874 a group of Parisian artists who had repeated difficulty in getting their work shown in the prestigious annual Salon decided they needed their own forum to showcase their work. Exhibitions were important …
United States Capitol
“Very chaotic” is really the only way to describe a regular tour of the United States Capitol. There are literally hundreds of people going on the tour at once, spread out between several groups. Everyone …
Folger Shakespeare Library
Doug’s had the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. on his radar for a while, but it’s been closed the last few years for major renovations. But it’s back, baby, and we were finally able …
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
We went to the Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC, mostly because it was the only site that was open during a gap in our schedule. However, we both found things of interest …
Selections from Around Washington, DC
On our way to visit family for Thanksgiving, we spent a few days in Washington, DC. You could spend a month in the city and still not visit all of the museums and sites in …
The President Woodrow Wilson House
And we knock off another presidential site with a logistically challenging schedule (offering just four time slots for tours in any given week). This time we toured The President Woodrow Wilson House in Washington, DC …
Architecture / Art / Museums
National Building Museum
The National Building Museum in Washington DC, focuses on, naturally, buildings! The collection is focused on designing, building, working, and living in structures throughout history. But it also had a LEGO exhibit on view, so …
The Society of the Cincinnati at Larz Anderson House
When the Society of the Cincinnati at Larz Anderson House in Washington, DC, came on my radar, I couldn’t quite figure out what it was, but I knew we had to see it. It was …