Inauguré le 29 mai 2004, le Mémorial à la Deuxième Guerre Mondiale est le premier mémorial national à faire hommage aux « Américains qui se sont débattus pendant la Seconde Guerre Mondial et se sont sacrifiés afin de perpétuer le cadeau que nos ancêtres nous ont confié : un nation formé en liberté et en justice », comme proclame la pierre d'annonce. La conception par architecte Friedrick St. Florian marque les théâtres pacifique et européens de la guerre avec des arches magnifiques, et se souvient des 400 000 Américains qui sont mort avec 4 000 étoiles (100 pour chaque étoile) aux Mur de la Liberté. Il est situé sur le Mall National entre le Mémorial Lincoln et le Washington Monument.
The Sidney Harman Hall is a majestic 774-seat theater in the heart of Washington DC and forms a part of the Harman Center of the Arts. Suitable for dance and music events, organizers can choose from the proscenium, thrust, semi-arena or bare stages, depending on the show. It is acoustically designed to suit dramas, plays and even live chamber music concerts. The venue along with the Lansburgh Theatre on the 7th Street is home to the Shakespeare Theatre Company.
Founded in 1993, the Waverly Street Gallery has since been a veteran organization that promotes and exhibits both traditional and contemporary art. The gallery collaborates with a range of international artists and local talent to host regular exhibitions across genres of painting, sculpture, photography and pottery. Emerging artists are showcased through their exhibitions every second Friday of the month, which is also when the Bethesda Art Walk commences. In the past, the gallery has worked with artists such as Kate Radi, Pat Silbert, Sandra Zacharia and Kanika Sircar, among several others.
Il y a une douzaine d'avions ici, y compris le Flyer des Frères Wright et le Spirit de St. Louis de Charles Lindbergh, ainsi que des avions de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale et Apollo 11. Dans le Théâtre IMAX Lockheed Martin au Musée National de l'Air et de l'Espace vous pouvez voir un film sur l'écran haut de cinq étages. Après le film, vous pouvez toucher à une pierre de la lune ou visiter le modèle de L'Entreprise de Star Trek. Des expositions éducatives présentent aux enfants l'idée des aérodynamiques et tracent l'influence de la technologie aéronautique sur notre culture.
One of two Smithsonian museums that feature Asian art, the Freer Gallery houses more than 26000 works from all points of the Asian continent, including China, Japan, Korea and India. These works include Asian porcelains, Japanese screens and Islamic art. The works of American artists influenced by Asia are also featured. The most spectacular of these is James McNeill Whistler's Peacock Room, designed for a British shipping magnate and moved to the United States from London in 1904. The Sackler Gallery is interconnected with this gallery via underground exhibition space and houses an impressive collection of Chinese paintings, ceramics and jades.
From El Greco's "The Visitation" to Byzantine and pre-Columbian artworks, jewelry and mosaics, Dumbarton Oaks is filled with elegant treasures. Built in 1801, the estate achieved its height of glory in the wealthy 1920s when it served as the high-society showpiece of Robert Bliss and his heiress wife, Mildred. The gardens occupy 10 acres above Georgetown and include terraced lawns, winding footpaths and elaborate fountains.