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Join guide Carolyn Muraskin, founder of DC Design Tours, to walk among Washington, D.C.’s cherry trees and see three landmarks set among the trees, dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr., Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Thomas Jefferson. Learn how the trees came to be an essential part of the identity of the District of Columbia and see some lesser-known statues and monuments.
It would be hard to challenge the often-repeated claim that Leonardo da Vinci is perhaps the most diversely talented individual ever to have lived. In a day-long seminar, art historian Aneta Georgievska-Shine highlights some of the most remarkable aspects of Leonardo’s life, work, and creative thinking. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1 credit)
In-Person Program: Get ready for a spectacular party with a French accent! The annual Francophonie Cultural Festival spotlights the music, art, literature, film, cuisine, and customs of French-speaking countries and regions from across the globe. One of the celebration’s highlights, La Grande Fête is always magnifique, and this year’s bash is no exception.
The real story of the American Revolution is more than the catalog of deeds by a handful of famous men. As a private in the Continental Army later put it: “Great men get praise; little men, nothing.” In a full-day seminar, historian Richard Bell explores the tumultuous years between 1775 and 1783 from the perspective of these “little men” by examining military recruitment; the wars on the home front and in Native American territory; the struggles of people of color; and the experiences of loyalists.
The 48th season of the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society features musical masterpieces from the late-16th to the early 21st century, played on some of the world’s most highly prized musical instruments in a 6-concert series held mostly on Saturdays. This concert features music of Franz Schubert with the four-hands fortepiano team of Naoko Takao and Kenneth Slowik.
The 48th season of the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society features musical masterpieces from the late-16th to the early 21st century, played on some of the world’s most highly prized musical instruments in a 6-concert series held on Sundays. This concert features music of Franz Schubert with the four-hands fortepiano team of Naoko Takao and Kenneth Slowik.
Beginning students explore watercolor techniques and learn new approaches to painting through demonstration, discussion, and experimentation.
Forgotten after the 17th century, Johannes Vermeer’s work was slowly rediscovered in France in the 1860s. Within years, some of his distinctive characteristics, including his taste for intimate, psychologically charged interiors and a sensitivity to light and color, found reflections in works by artists such as Whistler, Degas, and Vuillard—and later, Edward Hopper. Art historian Aneta Georgievska Shine examines the facets of the "Vermeer effect" among French painters, those in other parts of Europe, and in the United States. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit)
