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Friday, November 21
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| Ribbon Cutting: 8:30-10 AM; Festival: 10 AM-7 PM
Grand Reopening
3-Day Family Festival and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony |
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The museum celebrates its grand reopening with three days of festivities.
• 8:30-10 AM: Official Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony: Outside near the Mall entrance (Rain location: 1st floor, Constitution Ave. lobby) -- 8:30 AM: Museum director Brent Glass, Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough, and other special guests officially reopen the Museum.
- Performances by the Children's Chorus of Washington and the Federal City Brass Band
- A 20-minute aerial demonstration by the U.S. Army's Golden Knights Parachute Team and the firing of an authentic War of 1812 cannon
-- 9:10 AM: A reading of the Gettysburg Address by General Colin L. Powell (US Army, Retired). - Ribbon Cutting follows. Afterwards, follow a procession of historical characters into the building.
• 10 AM-7 PM: Grand Reopening Festival: Hear performances of jazz, blues, Latin music, 19th-century string band music, "freedom songs" of the Civil Rights Movement, and military music. Meet actors impersonating Mary Pickersgill, who made the Star-Spangled Banner in 1813; take part in the sit-ins of the Civil Rights Movement; hear an address by George Washington; and assist Ft. McHenry Honor Guard to fold a 30 x 42-foot replica of the Star-Spangled Banner. Have your photo taken with George Washington, R2D2, and other historical characters in front of the Museum's iconic landmark objects. Examine everyday objects for clues about the people who made and used them and explore the experience of various Americans -- such as soldiers -- throughout history at artifact and destination carts. And there's much more! Come celebrate the National Museum of American History's reopening with us! Schedule of today's activities available at the 2nd floor Welcome Center or the 1st floor Information Desk.
Free Rain location for Ribbon Cutting, see Note
Continues Nov. 22 & 23
See related Photographic Light Show this evening, 5-10 PM
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National Museum of American History
Location: American History Museum Ribbon Cutting: Outside Mall entrance; Festival: Inside museum
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| 10 AM-3 PM
National Geography Awareness Week
Family Day |
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How good is your geography? Today, during the museum's annual "Geography from Space" contest, test your knowledge by trying to identify geographic features on images from satellites and the International Space Station. Celebrates National Geography Awareness Week.
Free
Last day
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Throughout the museum
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| 12 Noon
The Archaeology of North American Coastal Adaptations
Lecture ***Cancelled*** |
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This lecture addresses the Archaeology of North American Coastal Adaptations. Celebrates American Indian Heritage Month.
Free
Last in series
Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Natural History Museum Baird Auditorium
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| 12:30 PM
The Panza Collection
Friday Gallery Talk |
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Andrea Pollan (director of Curator's Office) talks about the related exhibition.
Free
Continues most Fridays
Related Exhibition: The Panza Collection
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Meet at information desk
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| 5-10 PM
Photographic Light Show
Museum Reopening Event |
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In celebration of the grand reopening, beginning at "twilight's last gleaming," the museum presents an outdoor photographic light show projected on the four-stories-high building featuring the following four themes:
• Star-Spangled Banner, featuring historic images of the flag and the conservation project
• Celebration, showcasing fireworks and other patriotic imagery
• Real National Treasures, highlighting such objects as George Washington's military uniform, the scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz, and Julia Child's Kitchen
• Choose Your Own Adventure, presenting images of visitors in the museum.
Free
Repeats Nov. 22
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National Museum of American History
Location: American History Museum Outside, Madison Dr. side of the Building
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| 7 PM
Funuke, Show Some Love, You Losers!
Film Series: Another Side of Japanese Cinema |
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Note: This film is intended for mature audiences.
(2007, 112 min., Japanese with English subtitles, directed by Daihachi Yoshida, Japan) Featuring brilliant comic performances from its talented cast, Daihachi Yoshida's film is "not just a laugh fest, but an unblinking examination of how families can become festering swamps of crushed hopes, suppressed rage, and sexual deviance" (Mark Schilling, Japan Times).
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Film series continues November 23
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium
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| Last update: December 3, 2008, 08:53 |
