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Composition
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Image Transfers and Altered Photos
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Private Art Collections of Rome, Part 1
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The Geology of Western National Parks: Valles Caldera, New Mexico
May 2
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Write Into Art: Creative Writing Inspired by Visual Art
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Washington's Marvelous Mosaics
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Taking a New Look at Historical Objects: Interdisciplinary Technology Studies Unveil Insights
May 3
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Discovering Türkiye
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More Stories from the American Songbook
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Moviegoing in America: From Nickelodeons to Movie Palaces to IMAX to Streaming
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A Bitter Defeat: The 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville
May 4
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Adult Art Camp: Working in Two Dimensions
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To Have and Have Another: The Life and Times (and Cocktails) of Ernest Hemingway
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Keeping the Pace: The Science of Pacemakers and Defibrillators
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Spring in the South of France: A Virtual Tour of the Region’s History, Culture, and Sights
May 5
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Hillwood: A Collector’s Vision of Beauty
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Drawing with Silverpoint
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Glimpses of Old Arlington
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Visual Journaling: Creativity Intensive
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Wet Felting Workshop: Small Vessels with Fitted Stoppers
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Drawing in Museums: Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery - In Person
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The Cuban Missile Crisis: Re-examining a Moment of Extreme Danger
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Kandinsky: Abstraction's Architect
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Mercury: Small but Mighty Interesting
A Grand Tour of the Solar System
May 10
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Becoming Frank Lloyd Wright
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Slow Shutter-Speed Photography
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Bill Nye Dives into Disaster: Behind the Scenes at “The End is Nye”
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Byrdcliffe: An American Arts and Crafts Colony
May 11
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Virgil’s
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May 12
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Art and Fiction
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May 13
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Lincoln in Virginia: A Wartime Journey
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Introduction to iPhone Photography
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Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo: Contrasts in Greatness
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Visual Journaling: Creativity Workout
May 14
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Schubert's "Fair Maid of the Mill" with Smithsonian Chamber Players
May 15
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Creative Mind Mapping
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Notes on Complexity: Connection, Consciousness, and Being
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May 16
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Art and Beauty in Siena
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Sumi-e
Watercolor for Beginners
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Global Geopolitical Organization: The View from Ground Level
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Robinson Crusoe: The Classic Castaway
May 17
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How Catholic Art Saved the Faith
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More Stories from the American Songbook
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Jazz and Blues on Film
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Cultivating the Good Life: Why Relationships Are Essential
May 19
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Great Castles of Great Britain: From William the Conqueror to Elizabeth I
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Hillwood: A Collector’s Vision of Beauty
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German Expressionism
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Wein-derlust: Exploring Austrian Wine
May 20
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The Civil War at Chancellorsville
May 21
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Frank Lloyd Wright: Masterworks in the Midwest
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A Spring Walk on Theodore Roosevelt Island
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George Gershwin: Our Love Is Here to Stay
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Summer Orchid Care
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The Mosque: Linking Religious and Architectural Traditions
May 24
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Music Inspired by the Natural World
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The Art of Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Outdoors, Outsized, and Out of the Ordinary
6:30 PM
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Drawing Light… and How the Masters Did It – In Color
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The Photo Essay
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A Journey Through Ancient China
May 25
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Bob Dylan and American Memory
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The Perils of Polarization: A History of a Nation Divided
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Introduction to Scientific Illustration – Watercolor and Ink
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Venus, Shrouded in Mystery
A Grand Tour of the Solar System
May 31
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Build Your Photographic Portfolio
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