Upcoming Events

Celebrate the Smithsonian’s Year of Music and Year of the Woman with a free matinee screening of a classic musical starring some of Hollywood’s most talented and memorable female leads. This screening features Funny Girl, starring Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif.

The Art Museum of the Americas presents an exhibition of work by the Cuban-born painter, Rafael Soriano (1920-2015), one of the major Latin American artists of his generation. The exhibit, Cabezas (Heads) chronicles the development of Soriano’s unique biomorphic style, which culminated in a specific body of work depicting the human head.

The Thomas Jefferson building was completed in 1887 and was based on the design of the Paris Opera House. The oldest of the Library of Congress buildings, it is known for its classic façade and elaborately decorated interior containing a collection of work by classically trained American sculptors and painters.

Celebrate Museum Day 2019 by attending a preview screening of Smithsonian Channel’s new documentary that brings you into the recording studio with Blondie's frontwoman and namesake, Debbie Harry, the rest of the band, and producer Mike Chapman.

Celebrate the Smithsonian’s Year of Music and Year of the Woman with a free matinee screening of a classic musical starring some of Hollywood’s most talented and memorable female leads. This screening features Dreamgirls, starring Beyoncé, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, and Jennifer Hudson.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, see otherworldly images at the National Gallery of Art in its By the Light of the Silvery Moon exhibition. This exhibit presents a select survey of lunar photographs dating from the 19th century to the “space age” of the 1960s.