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Design Your Martian Space Suit  An Activity for Kids with Anurita Chandola
Apr
13
to Apr 14

Design Your Martian Space Suit An Activity for Kids with Anurita Chandola

  • John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, PT-109 (map)
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Dates: March 29 @10:30am, March 30 @10:30am & 2pm; April 13 @10:30am

Step into the role of a space explorer and create a collaborative, personalized Martian space suit in this engaging, hands-on workshop with Spacewear and Textiles Artist Anurita Chandola. (UK / India)

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Design Your Martian Space Suit  An Activity for Kids with Anurita Chandola
Mar
29
to Mar 30

Design Your Martian Space Suit An Activity for Kids with Anurita Chandola

  • John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, PT-109 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Dates: March 29 @10:30am, March 30 @10:30am & 2pm; April 13 @10:30am

Step into the role of a space explorer and create a collaborative, personalized Martian space suit in this engaging, hands-on workshop with Spacewear and Textiles Artist Anurita Chandola. (UK / India)

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We Didn't Wait for Freedom: A Quilt Exhibit for Black History Month
Feb
25
to Feb 28

We Didn't Wait for Freedom: A Quilt Exhibit for Black History Month

  • Darnall's Chance House Museum (map)
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Exhibit: February 1 - February 28

The museum is open to view the exhibit on the following days and times:
Tuesdays - Thursdays: 10 am - 3 pm
Fridays and Sundays: 12 Noon - 4pm
Mondays & Saturdays: Closed

Artist: Vera Hall

Join us in celebrating Black History Month and the work of quilter Vera Hall. In her We Didn't Wait For Freedom quilt series, Hall bridges the gap between history and her love of textiles with her quilt creations honoring the lives of famous African Americans whose actions inspired change in America.

Also on display will be quilt blocks made by members of the Uhuru Quilters Guild of Prince George's County. This guild was founded in 1994 to promote the works of African American quilters and preserve the tradition, culture, and history of quilting.

Free admission to view exhibit. No advanced registration required. Free on-site parking. Museum tours are an extra fee.


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Artists' Boutique
Dec
21
to Dec 23

Artists' Boutique

  • Montpelier House Museum (map)
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Dates: Thu-Mon, Nov 7 - Dec 23, 10am-4pm

Shop for original ornaments, fiber art creations, and other crafts, all by local artisans, will be for sale.  Perfect for unique holiday gifts.  

Thursdays-Mondays, Nov. 7-Dec. 23.  

Free to enter Boutique.

Regular tour prices apply for tours and the Regional Textile Showcase exhibit.  

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Exhibit: Fashioning an Empire: Safavid Textiles from the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
Apr
29
to May 15

Exhibit: Fashioning an Empire: Safavid Textiles from the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha

  • National Museum of Asian Art (map)
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Exhibit: Dec 18 - May 15, 2022 | Friday–Tuesday, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m

CLOSED Dec 28 - Jan 2. Will reopen January 3, 2022

The exhibit uncovers how in the seventeenth century, these textiles became the most lucrative economic commodity in Iran and were exported by land and sea to both Europe and the East, generating tremendous wealth and prosperity for the Safavid Empire.

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