The world's most famous and valuable stamp, the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta, is now on display that the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum. Prominently showcased in the museum's William H. Gross Stamp Gallery, the stamp will be on display until November 2017, the longest and most publicly accessible showing ever.
No postage stamp is rarer than the sole-surviving example of the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta. In January 1856, British Guiana issued a small number of one- and four-cent stamps for provisional use while the postmaster waited on a shipment of postage from England.
Multiple copies of the four-cent stamp have survived, but the one-cent stamp now on display at the museum is the only one of its kind in the world. It generates headlines and breaks records every time it sells. It is the only major rarity absent from the Royal Philatelic Collection owned by Queen Elizabeth II.
Dates: June 4, 2015 - November, 2017
Cost: FREE
Location: 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002
66 million years ago, the last dinosaurs roamed what is now the western interior of North America. Then global catastrophe ended their reign. Walk through time to explore our scientists' findings that help us understand America's last dinosaurs, their lives, and their ultimate demise.
Dates: Current exhibit
Cost: FREE
Location: 10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20560
This summer, grab your popcorn & refreshments and join SPY for Crystal City’s annual outdoor film festival! Featuring an intriguing and fun selection of spy-themed movies, Spark Espionage will showcase Mission Impossible, Argo, RED, The Bourne Series, etc. Stop by the Spy Museum booth for ticket giveaways, swag dead-drops, CodeBreaker challenge and more!
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Dates: Monday, June 1 – Monday, August 31
Time: Movies start at sundown
Cost: FREE
Location: 1851 S. Bell Street Courtyard, Arlington, VA
Peru boasts a stunning vertical landscape that integrates a diversity of cultures and ecosystems. Experience these unique connections through cooking and craft demonstrations, music and dance performances, ritual and celebratory processions, and discussions.
A LOT more information available in Spanish and English by clicking here.
Dates: June 24-28 and July 1 -5
Location: National Mall between Third and Fourth streets, just north of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
On November 13, the Renwick Gallery - the first building in the United States built expressly as an art museum - will open its doors after a major, two-year renovation.
To celebrate, we're transforming the entire museum into an immersive artwork with our debut exhibition, "WONDER."
Nine leading contemporary artists--Jennifer Angus, Chakaia Booker, Gabriel Dawe, Tara Donovan, Patrick Dougherty, Janet Echelman, John Grade, Maya Lin and Leo Villareal--are each taking over different galleries in the building, creating site-specific installations inspired by the Renwick. Together, these installations will turn the building into a larger-than-life work of art.
Date: Re-opens November 13, 2015
Visit us from June 12 - August 2 for two exhibits showcasing the work of many talented ceramic artists.
One exhibit will feature bonsai in pots by North American artists, while the other will display entries from the 3rd National Juried Bonsai Container Exhibition.
Dates: June 12 - August 2, 2015
National Bonsai & Penjing Museum | 3501 New York Avenue N.E. – Washington D.C. 20002.
This recital in AMA’s historic loggia featrures a fine selection of classic Ibero-American songs introduced by PostClassical Ensemble’s Spanish music director Angel Gil-Ordóñez.
The program will be followed with Spanish and Latin American dishes by Taberna del Alabardero’s chef Javier Romero on the museum’s garden terrace, with fine Marqués de Murrieta wines provided by Sherry’s Wine & Spirits.
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2015
Time: 6pm to 9pm
Cost: $159
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Art Museum of the Americas | 201 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20006
