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Support for education programs is provided by the U.S. Department of Education; Verizon Foundation; D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities; William Randolph Hearst Foundation; The Leo Rosner Foundation; Fred M. Levin and Nancy Livingston, The Shenson Foundation, in memory of Drs. Ben and A. Jess Shenson; The Harriet E. McNamee Youth Education Fund; William and Christine Leahy; and The Junior League of Washington. |
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Other First-Sunday-of-the-Month Brunch 1/8/2012 11:00 AM - 6/3/2012 2:00 PM Brunch at the Museum Café on the first Sunday of every month! An Evening in Monte-Carlo 2/3/2012 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM The National Museum of Women in the Arts will begin its 25th anniversary celebration on Friday, February 3, 2012 with An Evening in Monte-Carlo. Under the auspices of the Embassy of the Principality of Monaco, the event will include cocktails, a silent auction, dinner, and dancing. La Grande Fête 2/3/2012 9:00 PM - 2/4/2012 Following An Evening in Monte-Carlo, DC's young professionals are invited to celebrate NMWA's 25th Anniversary at La Grande Fête. Guests will try their luck in the casino, enjoy specialty cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, bid on luxury auction items, and dance to the music of the Blue Tips Rhythm Revue. Women on Stage: a Conversation about Susanna Centlivre 2/5/2012 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM A celebrity of the early 18th century with a hit on the London stage almost every year, Susanna Centlivre was the author of 19 plays and numerous poems—some pointedly political. Eleanor Holdridge, co-founder of Red Heel Theatre, which specialized in Restoration comedy, now head of the MFA Directing program at Catholic University, will discuss Centlivre's theatrical legacy with Dr. Georgianna Ziegler, Folger Shakespeare Library's head of reference and curator of its exhibition Shakespeare's Sisters: Voices of English and European Women Writers, 1500–1700. In the Galleries: Royal Dressmakers and Haute Couture 2/23/2012 - 4/8/2012 In NMWA's galleries during Royalists to Romantics, womenswear designer and artist-in-residence Celia Reyer will bring to life the fashions in the portraiture on view. Member Preview Day: Royalists to Romantics: Women Artists from the Louvre, Versailles, and Other French National Collections 2/23/2012 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Join us for a special member preview day to explore Royalists to Romantics. Lectures Lecture: Royalists and Revolutions: Women Artists in the French Revolution 2/23/2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM For women artists, the French Revolution opened some doors while closing others. Discover how some of the era's best female painters navigated their paradoxical situations during this lecture by Laura Auricchio, Chair of Humanities and Associate Professor of Art History at The New School. Presented in conjunction with Royalists to Romantics. Family & Teen Programs Role Model Workshop: The Play's the Thing 2/4/2012 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Join D.C.-area theater professionals to examine Trove Trilogy, a trio of character studies about artists, commissioned by NMWA. Community Day: Pop-up! Valentine Cards 2/5/2012 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Whether you're young, or young at heart, drop in at NMWA throughout the afternoon to create colorful pop-up cards for Valentine's Day! Learn some basic pop-up techniques and use them to create unique Valentines to give to your favorite people. Free for all ages. No reservations required. Exhibitions Royalists to Romantics: Women Artists from the Louvre, Versailles, and Other French National Collections 2/24/2012 - 7/29/2012 Featuring 77 paintings, prints, and sculptures from 1750 to 1850—a tumultuous revolutionary era—Royalists to Romantics celebrates these rare works, many of which have never been seen outside of France. |
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