1st May 2012
Happy May Day! May 1st to the Smithsonian 'Gardens Mary Livingston Ripley Garden Tour, which kicks runs every Tuesday through October. The garden namesake, Mrs. S. Dillon Ripley, the eighth Secretary of the Smithsonian Mother, wife of Art and Industries Building, which is basically a parking lot on the eastern boundary was designated as "fragrant garden" imagine. In 1978, the Smithsonian Associates of the Women's Committee with the help of his dream become a reality. Guided stroll through the gardens to the draper Join horticulturist Janet. Free. Mary Livingston Ripley Garden on 2:00 PM Meet at the fountain.
2nd May 2012
Mother's Chandra X-Ray Space Telescope camera space, erupting black holes, exploding stars and colliding galaxies can see some of the most dynamic events. In this lecture, Jonathan McDowell, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics at an astrophysicist, explains how the Chandra X-ray telescopes such as the cosmic drama. $ 40 for general admission, $ 30 for members. S. Dillon Ripley Center 6:45 8:15 in the afternoon in the afternoon.
3rd May 2012
The New York Times once reported. "Sometimes it seems as if Roni Horn Mother sliced bread the greatest thing to be considered art in the art world, at least for certain areas," Mother's horn work, a sculpture, Painting, Photography, and Drawing chavayelo is a gender androgyny, and identification of the provocative statements for attention. The Hirshhorn "Meet the Artist" This is the latest in a series, Horn will discuss his latest projects and inspiration. Free. 7:00 Hirshhorn Museum in the afternoon.
