These 16 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 26 at 10am
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens · Northwest Washington • $50-$60
Spend a Saturday morning exploring how Courtney Mattison transforms ocean conservation into stunning ceramic installations. This intimate artist talk unfolds within one of DC's most elegant estates, surrounded by lush gardens and world-class decorative arts.
October 28 at 6pm
1670 Wisconsin Ave NW · Northwest Washington • $25
Curious about collecting art but not sure where to start? Two conversations with an art director and an artist-designer duo cover confident buying and styling pieces at home, with live vignettes, light fare, and drinks.
October 29 at 5:15pm
National Portrait Gallery · Northwest Washington • $0
A reading party where the silence is the point. Bring any book, settle in among the portraits, then break for one-on-one chats and group discussion, all set to curated music.
October 30 at 4pm
The Phillips Collection · Northwest Washington • Free
Pull up a chair in the West Parlor as Associate Curator Renée Maurer unpacks the seaside friendship of Avery, Gottlieb, and Rothko, and the creative dialogue Duncan Phillips championed.
November 3 at 5:30pm
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens · Northwest Washington
Fashion curator Michelle Finamore unpacks how silent films turned costume into a storytelling force. The lecture draws on rare surviving pieces from Hillwood's own collection, including dresses by Lucile and Madame Frances, plus a book signing after.
November 10 at 5:30pm
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens · Northwest Washington • $22
Arnold Lehman spent decades running major museums, now he's mapping the ones you've never heard of. His richly illustrated talk spotlights extraordinary small-town and urban museums hiding in plain sight across America.
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Fri, Nov 6 · 9:30 AM
Museum of the Bible · Southwest Washington
Fri, Nov 20 · 9:00 AM
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center · Northwest Washington
Fri, Dec 11 · 12:00 PM
The Phillips Collection · Northwest Washington
Free
Thu, Dec 17 · 6:30 PM
The Phillips Collection · Northwest Washington
Free
Thu, Dec 17 · 6:30 PM
The Phillips Collection · Northwest Washington
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens · Northwest Washington
Politics and Prose · Northeast Washington
Politics and Prose Bookstore · Northwest Washington
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens · Northwest Washington
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens · Northwest Washington
Look at author conversations at Politics and Prose Bookstore, or the productions at Shakespeare Theatre Company: Harman Hall. A writer discussing their work or a play you’re still arguing about afterwards can give you plenty to build an evening around.
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