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The National Museum of the American Indian
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The museums of the National Mall in
Washington, D.C., are constantly pulling
artifacts and objects from their massive
collections to create new exhibits, and they
regularly welcome traveling shows.
The National Gallery of Art’s East Building
has reopened following a renovation that
added more than 12,000 square feet of
gallery space and increased the number of
artworks on display from 350 to 500. The
building showcases much of the museum’s
growing modern and contemporary
collection, including works by Mark Rothko,
Alexander Calder and Jasper Johns.
Groups checking out the revamped East
Building this fall also can see “Vermeer and
the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration
and Rivalry” in the West Building. Ten works
by painter Johannes Vermeer will be on
display, and the exhibition will run
Oct. 22–Jan. 1, 2018.
The National Museum of the American
Indian will also debut a major exhibition this
fall. “Americans” will look at the words and
images from Native American culture that
have influenced the culture of the United
States. The exhibit will also consider the
enduring place of Native Americans in U.S.
history through a close look at four stories:
Thanksgiving, Pocahontas, the Trail of Tears
and the Battle of Little Bighorn.
To learn more, contact Lindsay Hill
of Destination DC, at lindsay.hill@
destinationdc.com or go to washington.org.
TOP ATTRACTIONS
The National Mall, the United States
Capitol, Washington National Cathedral
TOP FESTIVALS
Passport DC (May 2018), Smithsonian
Folklife Festival (June and July 2018)
The National Gallery of Art’s Blue Rooster
WASHINGTON, D.C.