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Halls of Wonder: A Guide to 150 Museums
This guide to nearly 150 museums features everything from blockbusters to hidden gems.
Written by Jason M. Breslow
, Julia Feldmeier
, Mary Clare Glover
, Drew Bratcher
, Rebecca Shillenn
and Lauren Masterson
| Published on July 1, 2007
Beauty and Delights
800 Key Hwy., Baltimore | 410-244-1900 | avam.org | $8 to $12; under age seven free
A five-story whirligig marks the front to this treasure house of art made by self-taught artists. Among the highlights: a metal central staircase hand-cast by Maryland artist David Hess and an old whiskey warehouse with 45-foot ceilings and filled with sculptures. Through September 2: "Home & Beast," featuring everything from Ghanaian art coffins to blueprints for humane slaughterhouses.
Art Museum of the Americas
201 18th St., NW | 202-458-6016 | museum.oas.org | Free | Metros: Farragut North and West
The colorful collection in this Spanish Colonial-style museum in the pristine backyard of the Organization of American States contains nearly 2,000 works by Alejandro Obregón, Hector Poleo, and others beginning in the early 20th century. July 5: "Landings," featuring contemporary arts from Central America.
Arts and Industries Building
900 Jefferson Dr., SW | 202-633-1000 | si.edu/ai | Free | Metro: Smithsonian
The original, red-brick national museum building, dating from 1881, is closed indefinitely for renovation.
10 Art Museum Dr., Baltimore | 443-573-1700 | artbma.org | Free
The museum's holdings include the world's largest collection of works by Henri Matisse. The art of six finalists for Baltimore's Janet & Walter Sondheim Prize, awarded annually to a local artist, will displayed through August 5. October 28: "Matisse: Painter as Sculptor" opens with more than 40 sculptures by the French master painter.
Bead Museum
400 Seventh St., NW | 202-624-4500 | beadmuseumdc.org | Free | $3 donation | Metros: Archives–Navy Memorial, Gallery Place–Chinatown
An assortment of beads and ornaments from around the globe, with exhibits examining their cultural and historical significance. Through August: "The Sacred Bead and Other Symbols of Faith" explores beads in world religions.
Contemporary Museum
100 W. Centre St., Baltimore | 410-783-5720 | contemporary.org | Free | $3 to $5 donation
Community collaborations and experimental projects make up the changing exhibits here. Through August 22: "Joseph Grigely: St. Cecilia," including a video installation featuring the Baltimore Choral Arts Society Chamber Choir in which the artist, a deaf man, explores his experience with sound and music.
500 17th St., NW | 202-639-1700 | corcoran.org | $10 to $14; under age six free | Metros: Farragut North and West
Housed with the nationally renowned art school west of the White House, the museum is home to a hefty collection of French impressionist paintings and British portraiture. "Masterpieces: European Art From the Collection," running through September, features paintings by Monet and Pissaro. This fall, the museum exhibits photos from master photographers Ansel Adams (starts September 15) and Annie Leibovitz (October 13).
Federal Reserve Board Visitors Center
Eccles Building Atrium, 20th St. and Constitution Ave., NW | 202-452-3778 | federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/virtualtour/visit.cfm | Free | Metros: Foggy Bottom–GWU, Farragut West | Reservation required
The board's collection contains Victor Dubreuil's fitting "Barrels of Money" and other works of American art since the 1830s. Through September 14: "Wild Gardens," floral paintings by New York artist Robert Kushner.
12th St. and Jefferson Dr., SW, and 1050 Independence Ave., SW | 202-633-4880 | asia.si.edu | Free | Metro: Smithsonian
A teeming collection of art from China, Japan, Korea, South and Southeast Asia, and the Near East fills the rooms of these galleries on the Mall. A stroll through the Freer's Peacock Room, decorated by famed American expatriate James McNeill Whistler in the 1870s, affords an elegant experience in 19th-century lavish living in London. Through September 16: "Encompassing the Globe: Portugal and the World in the 16th and 17th Centuries."
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
4155 Linnean Ave., NW | 202-686-5807 | hillwoodmuseum.org | $5 to $12 | Reservations suggested
The estate of cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, complete with rose gardens, greenhouses, and one of the largest collections of 18th- and 19th-century Russian art outside of Russia. Opening in September: "A Quest for Fabulous: Thirty Years of Collecting, 1977–2007."
Seventh St. and Independence Ave., SW | 202-633-1000 | hirshhorn.si.edu. Free | Metro: L'Enfant Plaza
One of the world's finest collections of modern and contemporary art. Works by Rodin and Henry Moore highlight the museum's serene Sculpture Garden. Besides paintings by Milton Avery, Richard Diebenkorn, and Willem de Kooning, the museum features new media and film. Wolfgang Tillmans's photographs and photographic abstractions are on display through August 12.Opening in September: "Morris Louis Now: An American Master Revisited," showcasing major paintings by the DC-based color-field artist.
Inter-American Development Bank Cultural Center Art Collection
1300 New York Ave., NW | 202-623-1213 | iadb.org/exr/cultural/index.cfm | Free | Metro: Metro Center
Four times a year, a selection of Latin American and Caribbean art is on display in the public gallery. Through August 10, see works by young Costa Rican artists in "9 Proposals." Other times, up to 30 people can make an appointment to tour the collection as it's displayed through the bank's three buildings. A large abstract tapestry by Colombian textile artist Olga de Amaral decorates the east elevator lobby.
Kreeger Museum
2401 Foxhall Rd., NW | 202-337-3050 | kreegermuseum.org | $5 to $8
European impressionists as well as modern American artists are well represented in this museum designed by renowned architect Philip Johnson. See nine Monets alongside works by Munch, Miro, William Christenberry, and numerous traditional African artists. Closing July 31: "Gene Davis: Interval" features the DC artist's famed paintings of vertical stripes.
Mansion at Strathmore
10701 Rockville Pike, Bethesda | 301-581-5200 | strathmore.org | Free | Metro: Grosvenor–Strathmore
Next to the sought-after concert venue are a sculpture garden and galleries with works from local artists; much of the art is for sale. Through August 25: a national exhibition of colored-pencil art.
Museum of Contemporary Art DC/Artists and Models Gallery
1054 31st St., NW | 202-342-6230 | mocadc.org | Free | Metros: Foggy Bottom–GWU, Dupont Circle
Focusing on DC's emerging artists. Through August 2: "Celebration of the Figure," with nude art from around the world.
National Building Museum
401 F St., NW | 202-272-2448 | nbm.org | Free | $5 donation | Metro: Judiciary Square
Buildings and the act of building are the focus. See a century of architectural plans for the Kress five-and-dime stores. Kids do hands-on construction projects. "Spotlight on Design," the museum's lecture series, features some of the world's leading architects and designers. Through August 27: "Reinventing the Globe" traces the history of Shakespearean theaters and presents plans for future venues.
Fourth St. and Constitution Ave., NW | 202-737-4215 | nga.gov | Free | Metros: Judiciary Square, Archives–Navy Memorial
A sprawling, internationally acclaimed temple of world art from the 13th century to the present. Vermeer's "Woman Holding a Balance" and da Vinci's "Ginevra de' Benci" are highlights of the west building. In the east, check out Matisse's florid cutouts. July 1: The museum opens the first international exhibition of the work of Italian Renaissance sculptor Desiderio da Settignano. Through September 4: Rembrandt's "Titus," which returned this spring to the gallery for the first time in more than 40 years. A comprehensive survey of Edward Hopper's work, including the iconic "Nighthawks," opens that month.
950 Independence Ave., SW | 202-633-4600 | nmafa.si.edu | Free | Metros: Smithsonian, L'Enfant Plaza
The collection includes ancient African manuscripts, costumes, masks, weapons, paintings, and sculptures. Through September 2008: "African Vision: The Walt Disney–Tishman African Art Collection," one of the world's foremost gatherings of African art, with tribal masks from Ghana, ivory figures from Nigeria, and a horn from Sierra Leone.
Fourth St. and Independence Ave., SW | 202-633-1000 | nmai.si.edu | Free | Metro: L'Enfant Plaza
Cascading fountains fall across boulders on the outside of this undulant, limestone museum that focuses on the diverse cultures of Native Americans. The cafeteria offers a daily selection of indigenous foods. Don't miss "Allies in War, Partners in Peace," an immense sculpture that was a gift from the Oneida Indian Nation of New York. Live presentations on native culture take place in the Potomac rotunda, where the dome reaches 120 feet high. Through January 2: "Identity by Design: Tradition, Change, and Celebration in Native Women's Dresses."
National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Ave., NW | 202-783-5000 | nmwa.org | $8 to $10; under age 19 free | Metro: Metro Center
Five centuries of female contributions to the arts from Flemish portraitists Clara Peeters to Frida Kahlo and Georgia O'Keeffe. Through 2007: "The National Museum of Women in the Arts at 20: Selections From the Archives," celebrating the museum's anniversary.
Eighth and F sts., NW | 202-633-8300 | npg.si.edu | Free | Metro: Gallery Place–Chinatown
The museum's galleries—housed in a historic Greek Revival building restored to fanfare—are lined with portraits of people who've shaped American history and culture, from presidents to poets and performers. "American Origins, 1600–1900" provides a historical overview of America through portraiture in 17 galleries. Through September 3: "Great Britons: Treasures From the National Portrait Gallery, London."
1600 21st St., NW | 202-387-2151 | phillipscollection.org | $10 to $12; under age 19 free | Metro: Dupont Circle
This 86-year-old modern-art treasure trove counts Renoir's famous "Luncheon of the Boating Party" as its crown jewel. A 30,000-square-foot addition to the Georgian Revival home was unveiled in 2006 and includes an auditorium, a cafe, and a relocated Mark Rothko Room—the first public space dedicated entirely to the expressionist artist. Opening October 20: "Impressionists by the Sea," including renderings of the French seacoasts by Monet and John Singer Sargent.
Dennis & Phillip Ratner Museum
10001 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda | 301-897-1518 | ratnermuseum.com | Free
See paintings, drawings, and sculptures by DC artist Phillip Ratner inspired by stories from the Hebrew Bible, fairy tales, and children's stories. Ratner is most famous for his sculptures around the Statue of Liberty and on Ellis Island. Brother Dennis is cofounder of the Hair Cuttery salon chain.
1661 Pennsylvania Ave., NW | 202-633-2850 | americanart.si.edu | Free | Metros: Farragut North and West
Showcases American crafts and decorative arts from the 19th century to the present, including works made from clay, glass, metal, wood, and fiber. Among its most important collections is George Catlin's "Indian Gallery," with paintings that document early 19th-century Native Americans in the Plains states. Through July 22: "From the Ground Up: Renwick Craft Invitational," featuring glass artists Paula Bartron and Beth Lipman, paper artist Jocelyn Châteauvert, and ceramicist Beth Cavener Stichter.
Eighth and F sts., NW | 202-633-7970 | americanart.si.edu | Free | Metro: Gallery Place–Chinatown
Begun in 1829 as the first federal art collection, the museum is home to work from a star-studded roster of American artists, including Georgia O'Keeffe, John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer, and Edward Hopper. It shares space with the National Portrait Gallery in the Old Patent Office Building, which reopened to great acclaim last summer after a six-year, $300-million renovation. Opening August 10: "Earl Cunningham's America," a retrospective with more than 50 paintings from the folk modernist.
Textile Museum
2320 S St., NW | 202-667-0441 | textilemuseum.org | Free | $5 donation | Metro: Dupont Circle
More than 17,000 specimens of non-Western carpets, rugs, and other textile arts that span 5,000 years and several continents. Opening August 3: "Textiles of Klimt's Vienna" examines the blending of fine and applied arts, focusing particularly on the work of Austrian painter Gustav Klimt, who led the Art Nouveau movement in early 20th-century Vienna.
Torpedo Factory Art Center
105 N. Union St., Alexandria | 703-838-4565 | torpedofactory.org | Free
The six diverse galleries housed here on the Old Town waterfront showcase the work of local and national artists in everything from sculpture to stained glass.
600 N. Charles St., Baltimore | 410-547-9000 | thewalters.org | Free
A crash course in the history of world art. Check out ancient Egyptian reliefs, European Impressionist paintings, and more. See Monet's "Springtime" and Napoleon's diary. Through August 26: "Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt" features 40 quilts crafted by African-American women in an isolated Alabama town.
White-Meyer House
1624 Crescent Pl., NW | 202-667-6800 | meridian.org | Free | Metro: Dupont Circle
The rooms of this mansion (once the home of Washington Post owner Eugene Meyer) act as galleries for the Meridian Center's international art exhibits.
—Drew Bratcher
Treasures From the Past
Aldie Mill Historic Park
39401 John Mosby Hwy., Aldie | 703-327-9777 | aldiemill.org | $2 to $4; under age six free | Weekends only
The early 19th-century waterwheel-driven grain mill here is one of the few remaining in Virginia. Demonstration grindings in the afternoon.
Banneker-Douglass Museum
84 Franklin St., Annapolis | 410-216-6180 | bdmuseum.com | Free
Housed in a historic AME church, this repository for African-American history recently opened "Deep Roots, Rising Waters: A History of African-Americans in Maryland," a permanent exhibit on African-American history in Maryland from 1633 through the Civil Rights movement. Through November 30: "Trails, Tracks, Tarmac: Lives of African-Americans in the History and Culture of Northern Anne Arundel County, 1850 to Present."
Belair Mansion and Stable Museum
12207 Tulip Grove Dr. (mansion), 2835 Belair Dr. (stable), Bowie | 301-809-3089 | cityofbowie.org/comserv/museums.asp | Free
This 18th-century plantation features period fashion accessories, paintings, and furnishings, a few that belonged to Maryland governors Samuel and Benjamin Ogle. The stable, a top training ground for racehorses for several decades beginning in 1907, is the only horse farm to field father-and-son Triple Crown winners—Gallant Fox in 1930 and Omaha in 1935.
B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum
2020 K St., NW | 202-857-6583 | bnaibrith.org/museum/index.cfm | Metros: Farragut North and West
Closed for renovation.
Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre
12229 Bristow Rd., Bristow | 703-365-7895 | brentsville.org | Free
This 35-acre complex features the now-defunct town of Brentsville, which was the county seat of Prince William until 1893, when the government moved to Manassas and the town fell into decline. The site, which is partially restored, includes the namesake courthouse, a jail, a church, a two-story log cabin, and a one-room schoolhouse. There are archaeological sites and artifacts where a tavern once stood.
Brunswick Railroad Museum
40 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, Md. | 301-834-7100 | brrm.net | $3 to $6; under age three free
The third floor is an exact scale replica of the original rail line from DC to Point of Rocks, with moving model passenger and freight trains. The second floor is set up as a typical home from 1900.
Carroll County Farm Museum
500 S. Center St., Westminster, Md. | 800-654-4645 | ccgov.carr.org/farm | $3 to $5; under age seven free
The original farm structures—including a farmhouse, smokehouse, saddlery, and one-room schoolhouse—offer a look at 19th-century rural life. See horse-powered machines and farm tools used for plowing, planting, and harvesting.
Clara Barton National Historic Site
5801 Oxford Rd., Glen Echo | 301-320-1410 | nps.gov/clba | Guided tours only, on the hour | Free
The original American Red Cross offices, the home of founder Clara Barton, and a former warehouse for disaster-relief supplies. In September: an art show featuring paintings by Barton and local artists' depictions of Barton's life and home.
Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run
6310 Georgetown Pike, McLean | 703-442-7557 | 1771.org | $2 to $3
A working farm with guides, volunteers, and staff in period dress tending to livestock, cooking meals, and harvesting crops. July 21 and 22: At "Market Fair," watch a blacksmith, visit a Colonial physician, and sample fresh breads, sausages, and fruit pies. $2.50 to $5.
Collingwood Library and Museum on Americanism
8301 E. Boulevard Dr., Alexandria | 703-765-1652 | collingwoodlibrary.com | Free
This library, dedicated to American history and culture, has more than 6,000 volumes of nonfiction. There's also a collection of Harper's beginning with its first issue in 1850 along with several volumes of George Washington's writings.
Colvin Run Mill Historic Site
10017 Colvin Run Rd., Great Falls | 703-759-2771 | fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/crm | Free; guided tours $4 to $6
Buildings at this 19th-century gristmill include a miller's house, a blacksmith shop, and a general store that sells cornmeal, grits, and flour made on site.
Daughters of the American Revolution Museum
1776 D St., NW | 202-879-3241 | dar.org/museum | Free
Preindustrial American furnishings and decorative arts. Tour period rooms sponsored by states, including the New Hampshire Room, an attic playroom with toys that date from the late 1700s to the early 20th century. Through October 6: "And So to Bed: The American Bedroom, 1750–1920."
DEA Museum & Visitors Center
700 Army-Navy Dr., Arlington | 202-307-3463 | deamuseum.org | Free
Take a peek at contraband seized by the nation's drug cops—crack cocaine, marijuana, and other drug paraphernalia—and replicas of a head shop from the '70s and a crack house from the '90s. November 12: "Good Medicine, Bad Behavior," a look at the science and abuse of prescription drugs.
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
1703 32nd Street, NW | 202-339-6401 | doaks.org
Closed for renovation, though its ten acres of formal gardens are open daily except Monday from 2 to 6 pm. $5 to $8.
201 E. Capitol St., SE | 202-544-4600 | www.folger.edu | Free
Boasts the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works and hosts exhibitions on the writer's life and times, including a digitized, touch-screen copy of one of his First Folios. Through August 18: "Shakespeare in American Life," featuring books, playbills, portraits, scrapbooks, and artifacts from everyday life that signal the extent to which Shakespeare is an essential ingredient of American culture.
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
511 Tenth St., NW | 202-426-6924 | nps.gov/foth/index2.htm | Metros: Metro Center, Archives–Navy Memorial, Gallery Place–Chinatown
Closed for renovation until October 2008. Peterson House, where Lincoln died after being shot at the theater, remains open to the public during the renovation.
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
1411 W St., SE | 202-426-5961 | nps.gov/frdo/freddoug.html | Free; $1.50 service charge for reservations, which are recommended
After a three-year, $2.7-million restoration, the home of the famous African-American abolitionist reopened in February with paint colors and wallpapers designed to depict the house as it was when Douglass died in 1895. More than 70 percent of items in the house are original from when Douglass occupied it.
Fredericksburg Area Museum & Cultural Center
907 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg | 540-371-3037 | famcc.org | $7; $2 for ages 7 to 18; under age seven free
This newly renovated 19th-century town hall tells the story of craftsmen who lived and worked in Fredericksburg in the 18th and early 19th centuries, with furniture, paintings, and quarried stone and iron works. An expansion to the museum will house exhibits that depict Fredericksburg at war as well as Native American life. Through mid-September: "A Cartographer's Perspective: Four Centuries of Virginia Maps."
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
1732 Popes Creek Rd., Colonial Beach, Va. | 804-224-1732 | nps.gov/gewa | $4; under age 16 free
Visit the family cemetery, see the foundation of the house where Washington was born, and tour a replica of the home.
101 Callahan Dr., Alexandria | 703-683-2007 | gwmemorial.org | Free
This towering shrine to one of America's most famous Freemasons contains artifacts and murals about the fraternity's history and beliefs. Rooms are accessed by an elevator that goes up, down, and sideways. See a lock of George Washington's hair, the trowel he used when setting the cornerstone of the US Capitol, and the clock in his bedroom when he died.
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Rt. 340, Harpers Ferry | 304-535-6298 | nps.gov/hafe | $6 a car; $4 a person on foot or bicycle
More than 20 museums showcase the history of Harpers Ferry before and after the Civil War and through the Industrial Revolution. Battlefield trails have markers that explain the significance of the area during the Battle of Harpers Ferry in 1862. July 7 and 8: "Supplied for Survival: Meriwether Lewis at Harpers Ferry." Visitors follow in the footsteps of Lewis as he prepared for his expedition.
Historic St. Mary's City
Rt. 5, St. Mary's City, Md. | 240-895-4960 | stmaryscity.org | $3.50 to $10; under age six free
Experience living history on the site of Maryland's first state capital. Reconstructed Colonial buildings, a tall ship, and costumed interpreters create a feel for life in early America. Opening soon: An exhibit about Van Sweringen, a Dutch entrepreneur.
Historical Electronics Museum
1745 W. Nursery Rd., Linthicum | 410-765-0230 | hem-usa.org | Free
In 12 galleries, learn about radar, telegraphs, submarine sonar, weather satellites, and more of the nation's defense electronics.
800 F St., NW | 202-393-7798 | spymuseum.org | $13 to $16; under age five free
Discover the tricks and gadgets of the world's most famous spies, including a coat with a buttonhole camera, a KGB shoe with a heel transmitter, and James Bond's Aston Martin. What's new: "Operation Spy," an hourlong interactive experience in which you become a US spy searching for a missing device that triggers a nuclear bomb. Ages 12 and up. $14 to $24.
James Madison's Montpelier
11407 Constitution Hwy., Montpelier Station, Va. | 540-672-2728 | montpelier.org | $6 to $12; under age six free
Home of the "father of the Constitution," unveiled last year after massive restoration to return the house to its original look. Exhibits include descriptions of ongoing restoration, re-creations of the bedroom of Madison's wife and their dining room, and a showcase of Madison's work writing the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Walk the estate's 200-acre, old-growth forest. In July: Join archaeologists uncovering fence lines at Madison's mansion. Call for days.
Jewish Museum of Maryland
15 Lloyd St., Baltimore | 410-732-6400 | jhsm.org | $3 to $8
It sits between two historic synagogues, the Lloyd Street and B'nai Israel, both from the mid-1800s. The museum houses the oldest documented mikvah (a ritual bath) in America and the bell from Exodus 1947, a ship built in Baltimore to take Jews from Europe to Israel. It's also home to a history center that helps families research their heritage. Through August 19: "The Mikvah Project," a photo exhibit of women using the mikvah.
Jefferson Building, 10 First St., SE, Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave., SE | 202-707-5000 | loc.gov | Free | Metro: Capitol South
The largest library in the world, housing books, photographs, maps, and other items on more than 500 miles of bookshelves. Originally growing from Thomas Jefferson's personal library, the collections include his original handwritten draft of the Declaration of Independence as well as modern treasures such as the first motion picture deposited for copyright. Through August 18: "Shakespeare in America" explores the Bard's influence through playbills, performance photos, costume designs, and manuscripts.
Lillian and Albert Small Jewish Museum
701 Third St., NW | 202-789-0900 | jhsgw.org | By appointment | Facility is not wheelchair accessible | Free | $3 donation | Metro: Judiciary Square
Showcases Washington's first synagogue, built by the Adas Israel congregation in 1876 and moved three blocks to preserve it from demolition in 1969. The collection, located at the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington's headquarters at 701 Fourth Street, focuses on local history and includes photographs of Jewish businesses, marriage certificates (ketubahs), and an 1877 circumcision gown.
Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum
21668 Heritage Farm La., Sterling | 703-421-5322 | loudounfarmmuseum.org | $3 to $5; under age two free
A family-oriented museum focused on agricultural life for the past ten generations. Kids can milk a model cow and collect eggs from play chickens. There are also primary accounts of the Civil War in the county.
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
1318 Vermont Ave., NW | 202-673-2402 | nps.gov/mamc | Free | Metros: McPherson Square, U Street–African-American Civil War Memorial–Cardozo
This site honors Bethune, an adviser to Presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman and founder of the National Council of Negro Women. The building was the council's first headquarters as well as Bethune's last DC residence. The museum also focuses on the history of black women in leadership.
Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Pkwy., Mount Vernon | 703-780-2000 | mountvernon.org | $5 to $13; under age five free
George and Martha Washington's country estate—said to be the nation's most visited—recently added a museum and orientation center as part of a $110-million modernization. Tour the mansion and its outbuildings, see the Founding Father's possessions, and explore galleries of Washington books, manuscripts, and art. July 4 to October 31: Workers in period clothing demonstrate Washington's method of wheat treading to separate grain from straw.
Museum of American Presidents
130 N. Massanutten St., Strasburg, Va. | 540-465-5999 | waysideofva.com/presidents | $4 to $5; under age six free | Open weekends
View items that belonged to 42 chief executives; a collection of signatures of all but five presidents as well as many of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; and memorabilia such as a Teddy Roosevelt nutcracker. July 1: "First Ladies Tea," afternoon tea with a discussion on first ladies of the Revolutionary War era.
Constitution Ave. between Seventh and Ninth sts., NW | 202-357-5000 | archives.gov | Free | Metro: Archives–Navy Memorial
The government's vast storeroom of papers, photos, audio and video clips, and other historical records. The crown jewels are the original Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights. Other items on display rotate; highlights include original Louisiana Purchase documents and a letter from Elvis Presley to President Nixon. Through January 1: "School House to the White House: The Education of the Presidents," with class photos and report cards.
National Colonial Farm
3400 Bryan Point Rd., Accokeek | 301-283-2113 | accokeek.org/visit/national_colonial_farm | Fifty cents to $2
Re-creates life for a Colonial tobacco-farming family in the Chesapeake area down to the 18th-century breeds of livestock and the plants in the kitchen garden. The grounds also include a tobacco farm, farmhouse, smokehouse, and kitchen.
National Firearms Museum
11250 Waples Mill Rd., Fairfax | 703-267-1600 | nrahq.org/museum | Free
Run by the National Rifle Association, this museum features firearms ranging from a circa-1350 cannon to guns owned by Theodore Roosevelt and Napoleon Bonaparte. What's new: rifles and revolvers that actor Tom Selleck used on the set.
14th St. and Constitution Ave., NW | 202-357-2700 | americanhistory.si.edu | Free | Metro: Federal Triangle
Closed for renovations until 2008. A small part of the collection—including a George Washington army uniform and Dorothy's ruby slippers—is on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
2 Massachusetts Ave., NE | 202-633-5555 | postalmuseum.si.edu | Free | Metro: Union Station
Rotating stamp collections, wartime letters, and the history of mail service from before the American Revolution. Through June 2008: "Trailblazers & Trendsetters," with art created for stamps over the past 50 years.
Newseum
555 Pennsylvania Ave., NW | 888-639-7386 | newseum.org | $13 to $17.91 | Metro: Archives–Navy Memorial
Opening October 15 in a space three times larger than its old home in Rosslyn, the museum will include 14 exhibition galleries about media around the world. Highlights will include a collection of Pulitzer Prize–winning photographs, eight sections of the Berlin Wall, and a gallery that each day displays the front pages of 80 newspapers from around the world.
6411 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill | 301-839-1176 | nps.gov/archive/nace/oxhi | Free
This 512-acre working historic farm features a visitor barn with educational movies, wagon rides, and a farmhouse with exhibits about the history of the farm and farm life in the mid-19th century.
Patuxent Rural Museums
1600 Croom Airport Rd., Upper Marlboro | 301-627-6074 | pgparks.com/places/eleganthistoric/patuxent_intro.html | Free
Set in the 6,000-acre Patuxent River Park are the Duvall Tool Museum and the Tobacco Farming Museum along with buildings—a blacksmith shop, a farrier and tack shop, and a log cabin—that showcase life in the late 19th century. There's also a model Sears house like those ordered through Sears catalogs in the early 1900s.
Pope John Paul II Cultural Center
3900 Harewood Rd., NE | 202-635-5400 | jp2cc.org | $5 suggested donation | Metro: Brookland–Catholic University
An extensive collection of memorabilia, including the late pope's cassock, skis, and shaving brush.
President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument
3700 N. Capitol St., NW | 202-829-0436 | lincolncottage.org | Admission fees not available yet
Opening to the public on President's Day 2008, this 14-room cottage was President Lincoln's summer retreat during the Civil War. Browse rotating exhibits on Lincoln.
Smithsonian Institution Building
1000 Jefferson Dr., SW | 202-357-1729 | si.edu/visit/infocenter/sicastle.htm | Free | Metro: Smithsonian
The Smithsonian's first building, from 1855. It's an information center with video orientations, a cafe, and a garden.
Smithsonian International Gallery
1100 Jefferson Dr., SW | 202-357-633-1000 | si.edu/ripley/ig/start.htm | Free | Metro: Smithsonian
This small underground museum rotates exhibits from the Smithsonian collection. The building also houses Discovery Theater, which hosts educational shows and entertainment for kids. Through September 10: "Made in Northern Ireland: A Dynamic of Change," with contemporary designs, linens, and crafts from Northern Ireland.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl., SW | 202-488-0400 | ushmm.org | Free | Timed passes for the permanent collection; no passes needed for special exhibits | Metro: Smithsonian
The history of the Holocaust, from the beginning of the Nazi party through liberation. Artifacts include a train car used to transport Jews. Exhibit highlights include "Daniel's Story," about a Jewish boy who survived, and "Who Will Survive Today?" about the Darfur conflict. Through September 3: "Give Me Your Children: Voices From the Lodz Ghetto," with letters, diaries, and memoirs from Jewish children in this Polish city during German occupation.
William Paca House and Garden
186 Prince George St., Annapolis | 410-267-7619 | annapolis.org | $5 to $8; under age six free
The 18th-century Georgian mansion—home to Paca, who signed the Declaration of Independence—has a two-acre terraced garden, fish-shaped pond, and a Colonial English garden. July 4: Celebration includes free tours with costumed actors, including Revolutionary War soldiers.
Woodrow Wilson House
2340 S St., NW | 202-387-4062 | woodrowwilsonhouse.org | $3 to $7.50; under age seven free
The 1915 home is maintained as it was when Wilson was in residence, with his family items and gifts of state. Opening September 10: "The Presidential Dish: Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and the White House China Room."
—Julie Feldmeier, Lauren Masterson, and Rebecca Shillenn
Science, Technology, and Nature
Discovery Meets Adventure
Adams Center for the History of Otolaryngology
1 Prince St., Alexandria | 703-836-4444 | entlink.net/history/about | Free
Learn about the history of medical care for the ears, nose, throat, head, and neck. See more than 100 hearing aids as well as 19th-century nasal scopes and the earliest intubation tubes, which were used to help children with diphtheria.
Baltimore Maritime Museum
Pier 3 at the Inner Harbor, Baltimore | 410-396-3453 | baltomaritimemuseum.org | $4 to $8; under age six free
Coast Guard and Navy history is presented through three historic vessels and the Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse, which was constructed in 1856 and later moved to the Inner Harbor from its original location on the Chesapeake Bay. In Lightship 116: "Mascots," historic photos of dogs aboard Coast Guard and Navy ships from the 1880s to the 1950s.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum
901 W. Pratt St., Baltimore | 410-752-2490 | borail.org | $8 to $14
The museum sits on land where the B&O Railroad, the nation's first commercial long-distance track, was begun. It offers a 20-minute ride on the first mile of track, and the collection includes 19th- and 20th-century rail cars as well as mini model railroad sets.
Bowie Railroad Station and Children's Heritage Center
8614 Chestnut Ave., Bowie | 301-809-3089 | cityofbowie.org/museum | Free
This station, built in 1872 and restored in the 1990s, features hands-on exhibits for children and memorabilia panels that highlight schools, churches, and railroads in small-town life.
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
213 Talbot St., St. Michaels | 410-745-2916 | cbmm.org | $5 to $13; under age five free
The nation's most complete collection of Chesapeake Bay artifacts. The museum features a working boatyard, where visitors can watch the restoration of traditional bay vessels and talk with the shipwrights, apprentices, or a visiting captain or boat builder. July 28 to 29: Crab Days Festival, with crab dishes, music, and boat rides down the Miles River.
Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum
4155 Mears Ave., Chesapeake Beach | 410-257-3892 | cbrm.org | Free
Housed in a century-old railway station, this museum has exhibits on railroad memorabilia, the towns of Chesapeake Beach and North Beach, and early-20th-century resorts. Highlights include a kangaroo from the old carousel at the Chesapeake Beach amusement park and a Model T Ford. Through September: "A Fish Story: The Last 100 Years" showcases the history of local fishing.
College Park Aviation Museum
1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Dr., College Park | 301-864-6029 | www.collegeparkaviationmuseum.com | $2 to $4; under age two free
The former home to the nation's first military aviation school. Spin a propeller, try on flight gear, and fly a Wright brothers' plane over College Park via a simulator.
Discovery Creek Children's Museum at Glen Echo Park
7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo | 202-337-5111 | discoverycreek.org | Weekends only | $3 to $5; under age two free
Explore a creek, take nature hikes, and meet animals. Kids can climb and slide through trees in the "Forest Tales" exhibit about temperate local forests.
Ellicott City B&O Railroad Station Museum
2711 Maryland Ave., Ellicott City | 410-461-1945 | ecborail.org | $3 to $5; under age two free
In 1999, the oldest surviving railroad station in America was restored to its 1887 appearance. The museum tells the story of transportation and travel in 19th-century America. Through November: An exhibit explores the impact of industrialization and transportation on Ellicott Mills.
Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum
701 Wilson Point Rd., Hangar 5, Suite 531, Baltimore | 410-682-6122 | marylandaviationmuseum.org | Free
Showcases seaplanes, bombers, and other aircraft, including an early pressurized passenger plane. One section is dedicated to local astronaut Tom Jones, who flew four space-shuttle missions.
8800 Greenbelt Rd., Greenbelt | 301-286-9041 | nasa.gov/centers/goddard/visitor/home/index.html | Free
NASA science, research, and discoveries. Displays on solar systems, the ozone layer, and space telescopes. What's new: "Science on a Sphere" uses computers and video projectors to present views of Earth, the moon, and other planets.
Marian Koshland Science Museum
Corner of Sixth and E sts., NW | 888-567-4526 | koshland-science-museum.org | $3 to $5; under age five free | Metro: Gallery Place
Focuses on scientific issues of the day that affect daily life. Current exhibits teach about infectious diseases, global warming, and DNA. July 11 and 18: A lecture and optional trip on the Anacostia and the Chesapeake to learn about the decline of oysters in the bay and the impact of introducing nonnative oysters.
Maryland Science Center
601 Light St., Baltimore | 410-685-5225 | mdsci.org
Explore the universe in a planetarium, walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs, and watch Imax movies—among them Hurricane on the Bayou, a look at Hurricane Katrina and the swamps and spirit of New Orleans.
Mill House Museum
412 Mill St., Occoquan | 703-491-7525 | Free
Once the miller's office of a 1759 automated gristmill, the museum has artifacts and exhibits about Occoquan as an 18th-century mill town.
2100 C St., NW | 202-334-2436 | nationalacademies.org/nas | $5; cultural programs free | Photo identification required
The permanent collection focuses on the intersection between art and science, with paintings, photos, sculptures, and more. Opening August 15: Photographs by Jill Greenberg capture monkeys and apes conveying humanlike emotions and personalities. Appointment required.
Fourth St. and Independence Ave., SW | 202-633-1000 | www.nasm.si.edu | Free
Home to world's largest collection of air- and spacecraft, including the Wright brothers' 1903 Flyer, Apollo and Gemini mission modules, and World War II fighters. Check out SpaceShipOne, the first privately financed and piloted vehicle to reach space, or learn about Charles Lindbergh's solo trip across the Atlantic in the Spirit of St. Louis. July 20: "Mars Day!," with hands-on activities and scientists working on Mars exploration.
National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
14390 Air and Space Museum Pkwy., Chantilly | 202-633-1000 | www.nasm.si.edu/udvarhazy | Free; parking $12
The annex to the main museum. Nearly 300 air- and spacecraft are displayed in ten-story hangars, including America's first commercial jet airliner, the space shuttle the Enterprise, and the Enola Gay. An observation tower overlooks Dulles airport, and there are flight simulators and an Imax theater showing flight-themed and popular films.
14th St. and Constitution Ave., NW | 202-482-2825 | nationalaquarium.com | $2.50 to $5; under age two free | Metro: Federal Triangle
See a giant Pacific octopus, baby American alligators, and red-belly piranhas among the more than 250 species. A new reef tank opens this summer. August 11: Shark Day, with anatomy lessons, a shark-tooth fossil dig, crafts, and a feeding.
National Aquarium in Baltimore
501 E. Pratt St., Baltimore | 410-576-3800 | aqua.org | $12.95 to $21.95; under age three free
Features more than 14,000 species, a several-story shark tank, a stingray and turtle exhibit, a rain forest, and dolphin shows. The aquarium added more than 65,000 square feet in 2005 for exhibits focused on Australia's animals, land, and culture; see cockatoos, fruit bats, crocodiles, and more.
National Capital Trolley Museum
1313 Bonifant Rd., Colesville | 301-384-6088 | dctrolley.org | $3 to $4 | Metro: Glenmont
A collection of 17 international streetcars—including one that ran in DC until 1962—plus railway artifacts, a model of Washington streets in the 1930s, and a demonstration trolley visitors can ride.
National Cryptologic Museum
9900 Colony Seven Rd., Fort George G. Meade | 301-688-5849 | www.nsa.gov/museum | Free
The National Security Agency, part of the nation's intelligence and spy apparatus, is home to about 50 exhibits on espionage and cryptology. Artifacts include an 18th-century cipher and a hands-on German Enigma cipher machine.
National Geographic Museum at Explorers Hall
1145 17th St., NW | 202-857-7588 | nationalgeographic.com/museum | Free | Metros: Farragut North and West
Housed in the first floor of the National Geographic Society, this museum hosts traveling exhibits that are often hands-on and high-tech. Through July 29: "National Geographic Maps: Tools for Adventure." Find the North Star from your boat, search for Blackbeard's ship, and direct the Hubble telescope.
8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda | 301-594-1947 | nlm.nih.gov | Free | Metro: Medical Center
Boasts more than 9 million pieces, including books dating to the 11th century. Through February 16: "Visible Proofs," the history of forensic medicine told through interactive exhibits and artifacts such as the first fingerprint used to identify a murderer.
National Museum of Health and Medicine
6900 Georgia Ave., NW | 202-782-2200 | nmhm.washingtondc.museum | Free | Metro: Takoma
Learn the history of health and medicine through organ specimens, an exhibit on pharmaceuticals from 1860, and photos and artifacts of battlefield surgery from the Civil War to Vietnam. Through September 16: "Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics," about the 19th-century friar whose experiments are the foundation of modern genetics.
Tenth St. and Constitution Ave., NW | 202-633-1000 | mnh.si.edu | Free | Metro: Smithsonian
Full-size dinosaur skeletons, a zoo of taxidermic animals from all over the world, jewel and mineral displays, and a new Korea Gallery. This fall, the museum opens an enclosed pavilion to house live butterflies and plants. Closing September 23: The Tiffany Diamond, one of the largest yellow diamonds in the world at 129 carats, ends its first appearance in a museum outside New York.
3001 Connecticut Ave., NW | 202-673-4800 | natzoo.si.edu | Free | Metros: Woodley Park–Zoo, Cleveland Park
A 163-acre park that's home to 2,000 animals. The new Asia Trail features sloth bears, clouded leopards, and giant pandas—including popular cub Tai Shan. Zoo staffers hope for panda and Asian-elephant pregnancies later this year. Construction of a new home and breeding program for the endangered Asian elephant is under way. Thursdays in July: Sunset Serenades, free, family-friendly evening concerts.
Octagon Museum
1799 New York Ave., NW | 202-638-3221 | archfoundation.org/octagon | $3 to $5 | Open indefinitely only for prearranged tours of 10 to 25 people | Metros: Farragut West and North.
Housed in a 1799 brick home designed by US Capitol architect William Thornton, the museum has been restored and furnished to reflect the early 1800s. James and Dolley Madison lived here briefly, and the Treaty of Ghent was signed in the second-floor parlor.
Port Discovery
35 Market Pl., Baltimore | 410-727-8120 | portdiscovery.org | $10.75; under age two free
A children's interactive museum. Kids navigate a three-story climbing structure then take a zip line down; learn how newborns see and feel the world; and solve archaeology clues to find an Egyptian tomb. Through September 4: "A Garden of Gizmos," about conservation and gardens.
Radio & Television Museum
2608 Mitchellville Rd., Bowie | 301-390-1020 | radiohistory.org | Free | Open weekends; by appointment on weekdays
Artifacts from 1900 to 1960, including 1920s radio clips played through radios of the day, an exhibit about Little Orphan Annie's secret society, and weekly showings of vintage television programs.
Smithsonian Naturalist Center
741 Miller Dr., SE, Suite G2, Leesburg | 800-729-7725, 703-779-9712 | www.mnh.si.edu/museum/virtualtour/tour/ground/natcenter | Free | Over age nine only | Closed for two weeks at the end of summer; call for days
Observe more than 30,000 specimens, put together a human skeleton, match the patterns in seashells, and use the forensic collection to solve mysteries CSI-style.
Stonestreet Museum of 19th-Century Medicine
103 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville | 301-340-2825. montgomeryhistory.org/stonestreet.html | Admission included with entry to Beall-Dawson House | $2 to $3
This one-room doctor's office from the mid-1800s includes 19th-century medical instruments such as bleeding cups and amputation kits.
US Botanic Garden
100 Maryland Ave., SW | 202-225-8333 | usbg.gov | Free | Metros: Federal Center SW, Capitol South
Features a conservatory with 5,000 plants. The three-acre National Garden, which opened last October, has a rose garden and amphitheater made from the marble steps of the Capitol's old east portico. Through October 8: "Celebrating America's Public Gardens," with 12 examples from around the country, including a carnivorous-plant bog garden.
US National Arboretum
3501 New York Ave., NE | 202-245-2726 | www.usna.usda.gov | Free | Metro: Stadium-Armory
Bike, walk, or drive through the arboretum's 446 acres to see dogwood and magnolia collections, a bonsai and penjing museum, and a grove of state trees. As at the Botanic Garden, remnants of the Capitol's old east portico can be found here; marble columns stand along a reflecting pool near the center of the grounds.
—Julia Feldmeier andRebecca Shillenn
Washingtoniana
Local History at its Best
Alexandria Archaeology Museum, Torpedo Factory Arts Center
Studio 327, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria | 703-838-4399 | oha.alexandriava.gov/archaeology | Free
Documents the archaeological history of Alexandria. Check out the city's oldest archaeological artifact, a 9,000-year-old spear point. June: The museum starts tours of excavation sites at Freedmen's Cemetery, a burial place for escaped slaves.
Alexandria Black History Museum
902 Wythe St., Alexandria | 703-838-4356 | oha.alexandriava.gov/bhrc | Free | Metro: Braddock Road
Dedicated to the experience of African-Americans in Alexandria from 1749 to today. "Freedoms Taken & Liberties Lost" traces the ocean voyage of Africans brought to Virginia as slaves.
American Red Cross Headquarters
430 17th St., NW | 202-303-7066 | redcross.org/museum/history | Free | Metros: Farragut West and North
Tour Red Cross headquarters, which opened in 1917, and trace the relief organization's history. Highlights include old recruiting posters by artists such as Norman Rockwell.
1901 Fort Pl., SE | 202-633-4820 | anacostia.si.edu | Free | Metro: Anacostia
The first federally funded neighborhood museum, this branch of the Smithsonian examines African-American life and history. Among current exhibits: "A Creative Profile: Artists of the East Bank," a special juried exhibition of works by artists in DC's Ward 7 and 8. Starting September 15: The museum marks its 40th anniversary with the exhibit "East of the River: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow."
Arlington Historical Museum
1805 S. Arlington Ridge Rd., Arlington | 703-892-4204 | arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/learn/sites_properties/museum.asp | Free | Metros: Pentagon City, Crystal City
The museum is housed in an 1891 schoolhouse, Arlington's oldest. Exhibits trace the county's history and include a look at the construction of the Pentagon and its rebuilding following September 11.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
400 Michigan Ave., NE | 202-526-8300 | nationalshrine.com | Free | Metro: Brookland–Catholic University
The largest church in North America and home to one of the world's biggest collections of mosaic art. Last year, the Redemption Dome, made up of 2.4 million mosaic tiles, was installed above the nave.
Benjamin Banneker Historical Park & Museum
300 Oella Ave., Catonsville | 410-887-1081 | Free
This park and museum rest on the 142-acre farm where the astronomer, mathematician, and abolitionist once lived. See a replica of a letter that Banneker sent to Thomas Jefferson criticizing his views on slavery.
Fairfax Museum and Visitors Center
10209 Main St., Fairfax | 703-385-8414 | fairfaxva.gov/MuseumVC/MVC.asp | Free
The collection in this 19th-century brick schoolhouse focuses on the history of Fairfax and includes the personal correspondence of Antonia Ford, an alleged Confederate spy. Through September: "Housing Suburbia," about Fairfax's post–World War II boom.
Fairfax Station Railroad Museum
11200 Fairfax Station Rd. | Fairfax Station | 703-425-9225 | fairfax-station.org | $1 to $2; under age four free | Sundays only, 1 to 4
A replica of the last operating railroad station in Fairfax County, the museum houses Civil War artifacts and railroad memorabilia, including a caboose from the 1960s. See model-train displays on the third Sunday of each month, except in December.
Gadsby's Tavern Museum
134 N. Royal St., Alexandria | 703-838-4242 | gadsbystavern.org | $2 to $4; under age 11 free | Metro: King Street
Housed in an 18th-century tavern and inn, the museum displays a variety of artifacts from Federal-era America. George Washington celebrated his birthday in the ballroom in 1798 and 1799.
Greenbelt Museum
15 Crescent Rd., Greenbelt | 301-507-6582 | greenbeltmuseum.org | Free; tours $1 to $2
The planned community of Greenbelt was built in 1937 as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. Tours of the town include a walk through a home restored to look as it did from 1936 to 1940. In July: a special exhibit on everyday fashion during the 1930s.
Gum Springs Museum & Cultural Center
8100 Fordson Rd., Alexandria | 703-799-1198 | gshsfcva.org | Free
Ten permanent exhibits document the history of Gum Springs, an 18th-century Northern Virginia community for freed slaves. Founder West Ford was a slave freed by the Washington family at Mount Vernon.
Historic London Town & Gardens
839 Londontown Rd., Edgewater | 410-222-1919 | historiclondontown.org | $3 to $7
Formerly a major tobacco port, London Town is a 23-acre site with one existing structure and gardens overlooking the South River. A new visitors center opens this summer with a museum, horticultural complex, and archaeology lab.
Interior Museum
1849 C St., NW | 202-208-4743 | doi.gov/interiormuseum | Free | Metros: Farragut West and North
Surveys the history of the Department of the Interior. Highlights include Native American artifacts, several hundred mineral samples, and dioramas from the 1930s depicting such scenes as a mining disaster and sponge fishing. Through the summer: "Reinventing Tradition: American Indian Design in Contemporary Clothing."
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum
10515 Mackall Rd., St. Leonard, Md. | 410-586-8500 | jefpat.org | Free
On 560 acres along the Patuxent River and St. Leonard Creek, this park and museum explore the archaeological and anthropological history of the Chesapeake Bay region. Hike trails, stroll gardens, and tour the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory. In August: a reenactment of John Smith's 1608 landing here.
Laurel Museum
817 Main St., Laurel | 301-725-7975 | laurelhistory.org/museum.html | Free
Constructed in the 1840s as a home for local mill workers, the museum houses a collection of photographs, tools, personal artifacts, textiles, and oral histories from Laurel's past.
Loudoun Museum
16 Loudoun St., Leesburg | 703-777-7427 | loudounmuseum.org | $1 to $3; under age four free
Current exhibitions trace Loudoun's transformation over the 19th and 20th centuries from agricultural community to suburb.
The Lyceum
201 S. Washington St., Alexandria | 703-838-4994 | oha.ci.alexandria.va.us/lyceum | Free | Metro: King Street
Ceramics, furniture, photographs, and other artifacts record the history of Alexandria. The collection includes locally produced silver as well as stoneware jars from the first half of the 19th century, when Alexandria was still part of the District. Through Labor Day: "Jamestown: Establishing English America, 1607 to 2007."
Manassas Museum
9101 Prince William St., Manassas | 703-368-1873 | manassasmuseum.org | $2 to $3; under age six free
Exhibits on the rural traditions of the Virginia Piedmont, the railroad history of Manassas, and the Civil War's legacy in the region. Through September: "Gifts to the Community," featuring family treasures recently given to the museum.
901 Amherst St., Winchester | 540-662-1473 | shenandoahmuseum.org | $6 to $12; under age six free
Designed by Michael Graves and opened in 2005, the museum features six acres of gardens, a historic Glen Burnie home from the 18th century, and a collection that interprets the art, history, and culture of the Shenandoah Valley. Dollhouse enthusiasts will love the museum's display of miniature houses and rooms: Even the miniature wine bottles have real alcohol inside. Through July 22: a traveling exhibition of 56 of National Geographic's best photographs.
Old Post Office Tower
1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW | 202-606-8691 | nps.gov/opot | Free | Metro: Federal Triangle
Built in 1897, the 270-foot tower offers terrific views of downtown. The ten Bells of Congress, a bicentennial gift from Great Britain, are on display below the observation deck.
St. Clement's Island Museum
38370 Point Breeze Rd., Colton's Point | 301-769-2222 | co.saint-marys.md.us/recreate/museums/stclementsisland.asp | $1.50 to $3; under age five free
Charts the settlement of Maryland and the history of the Potomac River. Between May and October, take a short water-taxi ride from the museum to the 40-acre St. Clement's Island, the "birthplace of Maryland."
Sandy Spring Museum
17901 Bentley Rd., Sandy Spring | 301-774-0022 | sandyspringmuseum.org | $3
Explores the history of Sandy Spring, a community settled by Quakers in the 1720s. Through July: an exhibit on farming during the 18th and 19th centuries.
1 First St., NE | 202-479-3030 | supremecourtus.gov | Free | Metros: Capitol South, Union Station
Attend court sessions or lectures, or see an exhibit about the court under Chief Justice John Marshall.
Capitol Hill | 202-225-6827 | aoc.gov | Free | Metros: Capitol South, Union Station
Tours—free passes are first come, first served—include a walk through Statuary Hall, the original House chamber. Inside the Rotunda, look for John Trumbull's "Declaration of Independence"—you'll recognize it as the same drawing on the back of a $2 bill. The new 580,000-square-foot visitors center is scheduled to open in autumn 2008.
Massachusetts and Wisconsin aves., NW; 202-537-6200 | cathedral.org/cathedral | Free | $1 to $3 donation
The nation's second-largest cathedral, it's hosted the funerals of presidents and Washington VIPs. Special reservation-only group tours on Tuesdays and Wednesdays are followed by a tea in the Pilgrim Observation Gallery, which offers spectacular views of the city.
—Jason M. Breslow
Great Guns and Battles
Airmen Memorial Museum
5211 Auth Rd., Suitland | 800-638-0594 | afsahq.org/AMM/amm-htm/mwelcome.htm | Free
A window into the battle experiences of US airmen from World War I to the present. Highlights include uniforms of two Air Force chiefs and a serviceman's letter on Hitler's personal stationery.
Fort George G. Meade Museum
4674 Griffin Ave., Fort Meade | 301-677-6966 | ftmeade.army.mil/Museum/Index.htm | Free
Eisenhower and Patton served at this Army training camp named for the general who led the Union troops at Gettysburg. The grounds and museum are littered with tanks, missiles, and other artillery and memorabilia.
Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site
4301 W. Braddock Rd., Alexandria | 703-838-4848 | oha.ci.alexandria.va.us/fortward | Free
On the grounds of this restored Union fort, which was built to defend the District, check out the Officer's Hut, the underground bomb shelters, and one of the nation's three existing Hale rocket launchers.
Fort Washington Park
13551 Fort Washington Rd., Fort Washington | 301-763-4600 | nps.gov/fowa | $5 a car, $3 a person on foot
Hear the pounding of cannons and other artillery on the first Sunday of each month from 1 to 3 pm. Renovations on the nearly 200-year-old fort are scheduled for completion in August.
10400 Terminal Rd., Manassas | 703-393-0660 | freedommuseum.org | Free
A timeline of the history of US conflict, from the Spanish-American War to Operation Desert Storm. The collection includes uniforms, a World War II training device for bombardiers, a 1940s Coke bottle with sand from Iwo Jima, and an exhibit on soldiers from Prince William County who fought in World War II and Vietnam.
National Museum of American Jewish Military History
1811 R St., NW | 202-265-6280 | nmajmh.org | Free | Metro: Dupont Circle
Walk the Hall of Heroes, an exhibit honoring the 15 Jewish Americans who have won the Congressional Medal of Honor.
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
48 E. Patrick St., Frederick | 301-695-1864 | civilwarmed.org | $4.50 to $6.50; under age ten free
A record of the war's wounded and the medical advancements made by those who cared for them. What's new: a permanent exhibit that includes bones from soldiers treated at hospitals in Frederick during the battles of Antietam and Monocacy.
18900 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Triangle, Va. | 877-653-1775 | usmcmuseum.org | Free
The museum's angled steel edifice, visible from I-95, evokes the iconic image of Marines raising the American flag on Iwo Jima. The flag is on display inside. Get a glimpse of the rigors of boot camp and the intensity of drill instructors in the "Making Marines" exhibit. The museum, which opened last fall, is surrounded by a three-acre memorial park with monuments and commemorative bricks.
Old Guard Museum
Building 249, Sheridan Ave., Fort Myer, Arlington | 703-696-6670 | army.mil/oldguard/museum/togmweb/index.htm | Free | Photo identification required
Commemorates the Army's oldest active infantry unit, whose duties include guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. See the Chapultepec Baton, awarded after victory in the war with Mexico.
Rt. 235 and Gate 1 Access Rd., Lexington Park | 301-863-7418 | paxmuseum.com | Free
Among the 21 naval aircraft on the flight deck where planes are tested is the X-35C, which won the Defense Department's 2001 contest for a new plane to be used by the Air Force, Navy, and Marines. Also check out the museum's flight simulators.
US Navy Museum, Building 76
Washington Navy Yard, 805 Kidder Breese, SE | 202-433-6897 | history.navy.mil/branches/org8-1.htm | Free | Reservations required 24 hours in advance unless visitor has military or Department of Defense identification | Metros: Navy Yard, Eastern Market
Commemorates naval heroes, battles, and peacetime contributions and includes the top deck of the USS Constitution, which dates to 1797 and saw combat during the War of 1812. In "Dive! Dive! U.S. Navy Submarines," see models of the USS Patrick Henry and Turtle, a wooden one-man submarine from 1776.
Warren Rifles Confederate Museum
95 Chester St., Front Royal | 540-636-6982 | vaudc.org | $4 to $5; students free
Along with scores of rustic memorabilia from Dixie, see a collection of autographs from Confederate officers, among them "Stonewall" Jackson and Robert E. Lee.
Women in Military Service forAmerica Memorial
Ceremonial Entrance, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington | 800-222-2294 | womensmemorial.org | Free | Metro: Arlington Cemetery
A WWI exhibit and "American Servicewomen in the Global War on Terror."
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On the end of that stone quay behind the Boat hire place next to the river.
Its one of the best beaches in the area, although busy in the main summer period!
Thank you. It's seeing rocks at from that direction that confused me. I do need to pay more attention.


The Muscat Festival of Oman Culture provides some insight into the nomadic lives of the original tribes which roamed freely through the country. Pitching tents in the drifting sands of the deserts, keeping camels, goats and horses, practicing skills and cooking in the traditional manner.
My favourite displays however were the ones which showed children at play, although they were obviously staged for the visitors, it was equally obvious that they were genuinely enjoying themselves.
This group of Omani boys were being coached by a gentleman throughout their playtime. Some of the games being played were recognisable to those we play in the west. They were similar to games of 'tag' in one case including the use of a ball to 'catch' the the next catcher.
These girls were playing other games, some of which involved sitting in a small circle and singing, it was a little difficult to understand what they were actually playing. One would move around the group touching each friend in turn on the shoulder but beyond that I could not understand the purpose. Possibly it was a just a singing game or a very subtle game of musical chairs, probably not.
It was a pleasure to see children playing traditional games however, youth has forgotten the games we used to play as young children. The only games they appear to be interested in are the ones played on computers or video consoles, this a shame. Video games are great fun but young children nowadays are possibly missing out, these games of tag, team games or hide and seek are a means of socialising with other children, building relationships. Forging bonds seems less likely in the video age.
Storytelling is important to many cultures including the Omanis, it is how their tradition and culture is passed through the generations. Our culture is passed on through television, it is debatable which is most effective.
The genuine joy these children seemed to show in playing the games that were passed down by the parents and grandparents was my abiding memory from the festival.
Im an Omani student studying in RMIT University, Australia. Soon I'll be hosting an Omani Games day event at my uni. Is it possible to use some of the images that you provided in your site to make a poster advertising for the event. It is really hard to find good photos of Omani games.
Hi Fatma I'm glad you liked the images and wish to use them. I am happy help though I would appreciate it if you can also credit me on the poster. I need to make a living too and who knows who might see your poster. A small note stating the images are courtesy of me would be great 🙂 Good luck with the event.


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Resultats del Gran Premi de Brasil de Fórmula 1 de la temporada 2001, disputat al circuit de Interlagos, l'1 d'abril del 2001.

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 Pole: Michael Schumacher 1' 13. 780

 Volta ràpida: Ralf Schumacher 1' 15. 692 (a la volta 38)

Referències

Brasil
2001

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"A world leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints yesterday blessed this nation, its leaders and people," the Fiji Sun reported on Monday 22 February.
"Elder Henry B Eyring, the First Counsellor in the First Presidency of the Church, asked God to bless Fiji when he re-dedicated the Suva Fiji Temple at Princes Rd in Suva."
Read the entire article at the Fiji Sun.


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by Bri Scalesse (Contributor)
'You Deserve to Be Seen' Bri Scalesse on being a disabled model
Bri Scalesse is based in New York City and was one contributor to our first long form article this year. In this piece Bri shares her journey to become a disabled model.
Ive spent days watching America's Next Top Model and Project Runway throughout the course of the pandemic. It has transported me back to my childhood, where I voraciously watched the competitions every week. While I now watch them for tips on how to improve my craft and career, I watched with aspiration as a child. I pined over the runway walks and photographs. Over the models who became body artists, maximising a clothing item's true potential with their movement and expressions. In the early 2000s the models were mostly tall, thin, and white. There were the occasional plus sized models and the occasional models of colour. There were models who survived trauma and battled invisible illness. But there was never a visibly disabled woman.
As a kid, I spent hours picking out my outfit every night for school. I became a paraplegic at age six but I always adored fashion. I loved the way creating outfits and taking pictures made me feel, especially after my car accident. I liked wheeling around the mall and getting complimented on my style and not my bravery for getting out of bed in the morning. I would search for my body type in teen magazines. Was I petite because I was short? Athletic because I had broad shoulders from pushing? No models in the magazines had a seated body type. None of the models were in wheelchairs. Until my late teens, I never saw a model in a wheelchair at all. I knew modeling was my dream, but I couldn't see the possibilities anywhere. I did not realise how deeply this affected my self worth or body image. I did not realise how deeply the lack of representation for wheelchair users, how not being seen, had ingrained stereotypes into the world around me.
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Visibly disabled women were not supermodels or actresses or pop stars. Disabled people were inspirational. Reminders to non-disabled people to appreciate what they have before they lose it. A lesson in perseverance and strength. Not desirable. Not relatable. I cannot pinpoint a single defining moment I realised I wanted to model. Instead, it was the overarching fact that I knew deep in my bones that disabled people deserved more. At my core, I wanted to feel wanted. I wanted my community to be accepted. I didn't want little girls in wheelchairs to grow up the way I did. I wanted them to see versions of themselves on screen and in a beautiful, strong, sexy, interesting way.
Although I always dreamed of modeling, it wasn't until I moved to New York in 2017, at age twenty-three, that I realised I could model. As Jillian Mercado, a power wheelchair user, was signed to IMG in August 2015, I came to believe that being a model wasn't impossible. After living in New York for two years, I began to juggle graduate school and modeling. Wheeling in New York Bridal Week and New York Fashion Week, between finishing my Masters thesis. Waking up at six in the morning for a photoshoot in Brooklyn, going to poetry class on the Upper West Side at two o'clock in the afternoon. And then one February day in 2020, after modeling for a year, I received an Instagram message from a casting producer. The message detailed an opportunity that felt like everything my childhood self dreamed of. A television casting producer asked if I would be interested in modeling for one of the designers on the currently filming season of Project Runway.
I thought if this moment ever came my heart would be pounding, my breaths would be quick, my hands would be shaking. Instead, I am completely still; focused. Every millisecond matters. I am twenty-five. I am sitting in a room surrounded by women in wheelchairs. My best friends. We all intensely gape at the television.
Project Runway's classic translucent screen shows a model approaching. The shadow poses in front of the screen. A hand on a hip, a giant skirt, big hair, a wheelchair. The model emerges from behind the screen and glides down the runway, her arms pumping to every beat of the electric song. Her blue eyes smize into the camera. As she approaches the runway's end she pivots her wheel in a spin. She detaches the skirt's silky top layer and whips it over her head as it turns into a cape. As she rolls away, shoulder's back to display the cape's grandeur, the camera slows. Savouring each wrist flicking with the wheels. As the model disappears behind the translucent screen, one last shadow of the wheel flashes by.
I thought I would cry but instead I cannot stop smiling. My partner squeezes my shoulders from above me. My friends are howling.
"That was so fucking important for our community," GG yells.
"You made history," Lucy beams at me.
"I am crying," Liv texts me.
Watching that episode of Project Runway, I swear I was a little girl again. Seeing everything I didn't know was possible come to life. Seeing myself on a runway.
I sought to be seen as equal to non-disabled models. To not be treated as a token moment. I never thought about how my wheelchair and my disabled body could be used to convey something about a piece. Like the cape of my runway outfit flowing in tandem with my wheels. I looked down at my seated body. While much of the world spends a great deal of time standing, we all also spend a great deal of time sitting. My body gives me an opportunity to display what clothing looks like seated. But not frozen. Seated in movement. A body making art, like the Project Runway and America's Next Top models before me had done. As a signed and working model, I want disabled people and people in wheelchairs to know, you can model. You deserve to be seen.
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Georgetown Harbor Associates (the "Applicant") sought a permit for the construction of a new mixed-use development project at 3020 K Street, NW (the "Subject Site"), on the Georgetown Waterfront in the Old Georgetown Historic District. Specifically, the Applicant planned to remove a concrete batching plant and replace it with new construction. The proposed project totaled 738,000 square feet and was to be completed in two phases. The project included office development, retail and residential spaces, as well as underground parking and miscellaneous spaces for structures such as ramps and loading docks. The centerpiece of the proposed project was "an elliptical boat basin flanked on the riverside by a promenade with structures formed around the basin in a colonnade design." The Parties in Opposition, which included the Advisory Neighborhood Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts, recommended against the proposal because they argued that the design of the proposed project differed and conflicted with the character of the Old Georgetown Historic District in several ways, including the size and scale of the project, façade, individual elements of the project, and because the project would create a barrier severing the historic link between Georgetown and the Potomac River. Despite recommendations against the proposal, the Mayor's Agent granted the permit, concluding that the project was compatible with the character of the Old Georgetown Historic District. The Mayor's Agent reasoned that the height, materials (e.g., texture, color, and nature), and appearance of the proposed project were similar to those that dominate the Old Georgetown Historic District. The decision includes extensive discussion of the design features that characterize the Old Georgetown Historic District, including the residential section north of M Street, and the industrial section toward the waterfront.
• The Mayor's Agent stated that the Parties in Opposition bear the burden of showing that the design of the proposed construction is not compatible with the character of the historic district.
• The Mayor's Agent concluded that many of the non-design issues raised by the Parties in Opposition were not germane to the issue of incompatibility of the design with the historic district, and stated that the only issue before the Mayor's Agent was the issue of compatibility of Applicant's design with the character of the historic district. The non-design issues included the floodplain, Whitehurst Freeway, boat basin or boatlift, preference of the Parties in Opposition for a park, and the economic benefit of the proposed project to the city.
• The Mayor's Agent cited Section 8(f) of the Act, finding that it requires "due consideration of the zoning laws and regulations of the District of Columbia" in determining whether proposed new construction designs are compatible with the applicable historic district.
• The Mayor's Agent stated that although the Applicant must submit a list of witnesses who will testify on its behalf, neither the Rules nor the Act require a witness list from Parties in Opposition.
The Mayor's Agent concluded that the proposed project was compatible with the character of the Old Georgetown Historic District as required by the Act. The Mayor's Agent reasoned that: (1) the height of the project and the height of the buildings within the Old Georgetown Historic District are within the same range (i.e., between 20 to 90 feet in height); (2) the texture, color, and nature of the materials of the proposed project are those that dominate the Old Georgetown Historic District (i.e., red brick with limestone trim and rusticated stone); and (3) the arrangement of the project is typical of Georgetown building groups (i.e., the roofline is broken up, and the elements of three dimensional façades, bays, turrets, elliptical windows, segmented windows, mansard roofs and modulated balconies are positioned to simulate a group of attached Georgetown structures). The Mayor's Agent also found that the scale of the project (approximately 60% of the "permitted zoning envelope" and projected lot occupancy of 53%), was of a height, bulk and density lower than permitted under the zoning laws and regulations for this area.
The Mayor's Agent specifically pointed out that although the project was estimated to generate 1,400 jobs and $8,500,000 in tax revenues, "economic benefit to the city is not a factor in a case brought under the new construction provisions" of the Act.
The Parties in Opposition argued that other land uses were more historically appropriate for the Subject Site. Specifically, the Parties in Opposition recommended the creation of a public park at the Subject Site. The Mayor's Agent however, rejected this argument, stating that at the turn of the century the uses surrounding the Subject Site included a coal yard, gas works fertilizer plant, manufacturing establishments and retail structures intermixed with two-story row houses. Thus, the Mayor's Agent determined that the use of the Georgetown Waterfront as a park had no historical precedent and concluded that the proposed project was not incompatible with the Old Georgetown Historic District.


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BUREAU OF LOCAL EMPLOYMENT WEEKLY UPDATES
LABOR MARKET UPDATES
Protection of Workers Rights and Maintenance of Industrial Peace
Workers With Special Concerns
UNDERSTANDING THE TWO-TIERED WAGE SYSTEM
Basing on Wage Order RB-CAR-19 "Prescribing the new minimum wage rates of private sector workers in the Cordillera Administrative Region," which took effect on Aug. 20, 2018, the average salary for an ordinary worker in Baguio City and La Trinidad is P320 per day for all industries/sectors employing 11 or more or an estimated P8,320 per month and P310 for all industries/sectors employing 10 or less or an estimated monthly salary of P8,060.
For Tabuk City, Bangued, Bontoc, Lagawe, Banaue, Buguias, Bauko, Sagada, and Tublay, the minimum wage is P315 for all industries/sectors employing 11 or more while P305 for all industries/sectors employing 10 or less. For the other areas in the Cordillera, it is P300 for the normal working hours, which shall not exceed eight hours work a day.
Wage Order RB-CAR-19 is applicable to all workers in the private sector receiving minimum wage regardless of position, designation, status and irrespective of the method their wages are paid. However, the order does apply to domestic or household helpers since this sector is covered by a separate wage order; persons employed in the personal service of another; and barangay micro-business enterprises with certificate of authority issued by the Department of Trade and Industry under existing laws, rules, and regulations.
Nothing in the wage order will allow the reduction or elimination of any existing wage rates, allowances or benefits already enjoyed by the workers arising from laws, decrees, issuances among others, company policies and agreements.
Internationally, the two-tier system is a type of payroll system in which one group of workers receives lower wages and/or employee benefits than another. The two-tier system of wages is usually established for three reasons.
First is the employer wishes to better compensate more senior, ostensibly more experienced and productive workers without increasing overall wage costs; second, the employer wishes to establish a pay for performance or merit pay wage scheme that compensates more productive employees without increasing overall wage costs; and third, the employer wishes to reduce overall wage costs by hiring new employees at a wage less than the wage of incumbent workers.
In the Philippines, the Two-tiered Wage System (TTWS) is a reform that maintains the mandatory minimum wage setting under Republic Act 6727 or the Wage Rationalization Act, as the first tier (Tier 1) and complemented by a voluntary productivity-based pay scheme as the second tier (Tier 2). It was conceptualized in 2010 and implemented in 2012 with the support of social partners.
So how does the two tiered system work? Tier 1 is the mandatory minimum wage. In setting the mandatory minimum wage, Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) nationwide always refer to the official data on poverty threshold (National Statistical Coordination Board); prevailing average wage rates (labor force survey); socio-economic indicators such as consumer price index, inflation, employment, and gross regional domestic product.
Tier 2 is the voluntary productivity-based pay which is implemented through a labor-management mechanism, such as the productivity committee or any similar body. Workers' representation in the productivity committees ensures fair and reasonable setting of performance criteria, standards, targets, and profit sharing scheme, among others.
RTWPBs issue advisories on productivity incentive pay schemes as reference of workers and enterprises in the implementation of productivity improvement and gain sharing programs and identify priority or growth industries including their supply chain, as the subject of their advisories. Industry players participate in the crafting and issuance of their advisories, including advocacy campaigns and monitoring of its implementation. The advisories shall form part of the voluntary codes of good practice in the various regional industry tripartite councils in line with the envisioned industry self-regulation.
The TTWS will set a genuine floor or minimum wage for better workers protection and sees to it that the minimum wage is slightly above the poverty threshold to help workers and their families meet their basic needs but should also not exceed average wage, taking into account employers' capacity to pay.
The grant of productivity performance-based pay will benefit both workers and employers since it will help raise workers' standard of living while encouraging workers and enterprises to become more competitive and productive.
Productivity-based pay is voluntary, flexible, and negotiable. RTWPBs will issue productivity-based pay advisories on various productivity improvement and incentives schemes, including the performance and outlook of the industry, labor market conditions, and other related indicators as reference in the design of the enterprise's productivity incentives program.
In the Cordillera, the RTWPB is composed of DOLE-CAR Regional Director Exequiel Ronie A. Guzman as board chairperson and the members of the board are regional directors Milagros A. Rimando of the National Economic Development Authority and Myrna P. Pablo of the Department of Trade and Industry; certified public accountant Juan Johny dela Cruz and businessman Alfonso T. Lao as employers' representatives; Atty. Milton L. Balagtey and Engr. Renerio C. Lardizabal Jr. as employees' representatives; and Augusto L. Aquillo as board secretary IV.
The RTWPB-CAR is located at 3rd floor DOLE Bldg., no. 1 Cabinet Hill, Baguio City. One can call them at (074) 300-3452 and 424-3416 or can email them at rtwpbcar@yahoo.com.
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Rob Biesenbach, speaker for our November 4 program, is a corporate communications pro, actor, author and professional speaker.
His theory proved true, as Rob delivered an exciting and interactive presentation full of real-world stories from his days spent with Ogilvy in Chicago and as an independent practitioner.
His program, titled "Act like You Mean Business: Lessons for Success from Stage and Screen," taught us how to use the actor's toolkit to create more effective, engaging communications. Personally, my favorite was the idea to consider who you are before writing. Ask: Do you want to be the protagonist, the devil's advocate, or someone else in the cast? Once you've defined those stakes, then you can move on to your audience.
To hear more of Rob's ideas, listen to the podcast interview he gave to IABC technology VP Steve Lubetkin to preview his presentation.
Thank you to the audience for being so engaged and providing thoughtful discussion fodder! Details on our next event will be coming soon.
Rob Biesenbach is a corporate communications pro, actor, author and professional speaker. He has been working independently for 15 years, helping his clients cut through the clutter to engage employees, customers, the public and other audiences.
Rob is a former vice president at Ogilvy PR, press secretary to the Ohio Attorney General and a nonprofit and association executive. He is also a Second City trained actor and improviser who has appeared in nearly 200 stage and commercial productions.
Praised as a charismatic speaker who delivers, Rob brings energy, humor and show business style to the subject of business communication. He has presented to AARP, Allstate, Bloomberg BNA, Feeding America, Georgetown University, Lockheed Martin, and nearly two dozen IABC and PRSA meetings, from Anchorage to Key West, Laguna to DC.
He brings the worlds of business and acting together in his workshops and books, which are helping people become more skilled, confident communicators so they can enjoy more success in life.


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Designated cannabis zones
Photo: Motti Kimchi
Artist hangs 'Designated cannabis zone' across Tel Aviv
Residents of the city were surprised to discover protest signs that define designated cannabis smoking areas as part of the struggle for legalization; initiator of the project says: 'Cannabis has been marked for years as the public enemy, the goal is to stimulate discourse.'
Itay Blumental|Published: 05.10.17 , 23:05
Tel Aviv's residents were greeted with an unusual surprise on Tuesday morning when they discovered that dozens of makeshift signs with the words "Designated Cannabis zones" had been hung in public areas across the city.
The initiator of the subversive project, street artist "Schroeder," explained in a conversation with Ynet: "The goal is to stimulate discourse and perhaps even wake people up."
The protest signs, which define designated smoking areas for cannabis, were hung outside public areas and quickly became an attraction for passersby, many of whom rushed to have their picture taken with them before being removed by city inspectors.
(Photo: Motti Kimchi)
"I was debating whether to take out a joint and smoke here on the bench in the garden," said Uri, passing by one of the signs on the way to work. "On the other hand, it could be a trap set by undercover cops. Right now, it's better to smoke quietly without arousing too much attention," he added.
Schroeder explained that he had decided to help the cannabis smokers as part of what he described as their just struggle: "Cannabis is a plant that has been marked for many years as the public enemy, under the auspices of pharmaceutical companies and their lobbyists, and of course members of the Knesset and the ministers," he said.
"A few months ago, Minister Gilad Erdan used us for some public relations, and apparently began a process of decriminalization, but immediately after reaping the media benefits, everything just dispersed into nothing. The struggle for legalization is important because it represents something beyond the drag. They think that the public is dumb and that if they flaunt the decriminalization, all the pot heads will get off their backs, much like in the social protest of 2011."
While hanging the signs, Schroeder said, he received much support from passersby. "There was a lot of support and even a few invitations to join a random drag. I hung up 40 signs in the center of Tel Aviv, and the plan was to hang more signs in the city and in other cities. Perhaps that might still happen."
In the past week, legalization activists have intensified their struggle to be able to smoke cannabis without breaking the law. On Wednesday, an Italian member of parliament was invited to meet with the editor of the Cannabis magazine, Oren Leibowitz, who heads the Green Leaf party. The two planted a seed of cannabis next to the promenade in Tel Aviv.
On Friday, a number of activists came to protest outside the home of Minister Erdan against the "continued incrimination of cannabis consumers," calling for the regulation of its use within the framework of the law.
(Translated and edited by N. Elias)
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The dreaded yellowish-orange glow of your vehicle's check engine light turning on is more than a little annoying. Whether you're cruising along with your windows down, or stuck in a terrible traffic jam, there is never a good time to see that light go on in your dashboard. Despite what you may think, however, this little light does more than just annoy you. Let the expert mechanics here at AutoStream Car Care Center shed some light on this mysteries of the check engine light in Baltimore, Clarksburg, Columbia, Ellicott City, and Woodstock, MD.
What does it mean if my car's check engine light comes on?
Your car's check engine light is a warning light. It is connected to your vehicle's computer system that runs hundreds of different functions in your automobile. When this warning illuminates, it is alerting you that either something is wrong with your car, or something is about to be wrong. Because it is connected to so many of your vehicle's systems, there's no way to tell just by looking at it the exact reason it has turned on. You will need to visit a trusted auto repair shop with the proper equipment to read the warning codes from your car's computer. Once these codes are read, your mechanic will be able to pinpoint the exact problem.
Is it bad to drive with my check engine light on?
Yes. Many people will continue to drive around with their check engine light on because they don't notice anything wrong with their car, but this can be very bad for your vehicle. Automobiles today are built more complex then ever, so these check engine lights are designed to turn on when they notice that something is about to break – they are designed to keep you from breaking down on the side of the road! But if you continue to drive without knowing what's wrong with your car, whatever was about to be wrong will eventually happen, potentially causing you to be stranded somewhere, facing more expensive automotive repair services than originally required.


This is something I have followed and believed in since I was a child.
I've never been one to give into peer pressure from people, from breaking the rules as a 10 year old to being forced to take shots at 25 - I've always been okay with saying no, I don't want too.
Sounds silly I know but it doesn't bother me in the slightest if people think I'm 'boring' or 'no fun', if I don't want to do something I won't do it - no matter how many times or how many people say 'go ooooooon' in my ear.
Don't ever feel like you have to do something you don't want to do.
I've said this before on here I know - but it is something that I really should listen too and follow more often.
I'm such a worrier and even the most stupid thing can set me off into a pool of anxiety and nerves. But really.... it's never going to change what's going to happen. Yes there are times when worrying is inevitable and there's no way around it but alot of the time I just need to remind myself that there isn't really anything to get worked up about - relax and take each day as it comes!
I'm 25 and when I say I'm not saving for a mortgage but I'll happily spend thousands on heading to the US for an incredible holiday.... some people look at me like I am insane - but.... I'm really not.
Life is about experiences, making memories and spending time making each day different. You could have however much money sat in the bank but at the end of the day what's the use in that when you're dead?! Life, for me anyways, is about making memories, seeing new things, heading out and doing - well, anything!
This is an obvious one, but one I overlook on a regular basis. Sometimes we (I) take for granted the ones we love, cancelling plans, re-arranging dates, bailing - I am so super guilty of it as I'm sure you are too!
The last few months I've really been trying to see my friends and family more, even if it's just a quick cup of tea after work - I always love seeing them and feel better after I have done.
It helps with weight loss, keeps you hydrated, aids digestion, improves your skin, eliminates toxins, improves your mood, boosts your metabolism ......... the list is bloody endless - google it and get drinking!
I saw a certain someone's tweet the other day, they were super sad that no-one in their family understood their passion, this is something I know all too well.
But.... who cares?! I LOVE it and I don't care it people might look at me like I'm silly, it makes me happy and that's all that matters!
Have a random hobby? Collect spoons? Fascinated by sharks? Maybe you are a secret black belt? Embrace that passion, as long as you love it that's all that matters, be proud to have different interests.
Nowadays this is become more and more of an issue in society, especially with us ladies. We are all on the internet constantly - don't lie... I see you right here!
I am so guilty for continuous looking at other people, green eyes out in full force! But really I should be trying to make myself the best ME I can be, not a similar version of someone else! Be you, rock it.
People always joke to me that I 'get on with everyone' and that I 'like everyone' and I mean it's mostly true - I couldn't tell you anyone that I HATE (That is such a strong word.) and I do like to make an effort with everyone I meet.
I've always hated the thought of people not liking me or being annoyed at me but as I've grown I've realised that this isn't always possible and I need to stop being such a sensitive Sally. That's life.
I'm trying to hardest to see everything in a positive light - it's crazy how much it can change your day and I really do believe that being positive will lead to and attract positive things!
Career in writing/blogging come at me bro, I'm coming for you.
Couldn't agree more, especially on the experiences front! Great post.
People look a me funny because I'm getting married and I will be 24 when it happens. I dont see why I need to wait until I'm 30 just so that society accepts it. I have found the right man and I will marry him!
I totally agree with your points, especially on life being about experiences. Some people are in such a rush to have responsibilities, but why can't you just enjoy/ spend your money on the things you love while you have the opportunity? I'll take a trip to Disneyland over a mortgage any day!
Love all the advice and I really do think that you can't always get along with everyone. I used to think that someone not liking me was the worst thing ever but now that I'm older I care a little less about that because it's true that not everyone will like me and that's ok.
Beautiful advice and definitely something I needed!
These are amazing thoughts Kirstie, really enjoyed reading this. The first one especially sticks to me. Sometimes I don't wanna go out till 3 o'clock drinking and have a horrific hangover the next day, but that apparently makes me 'boring'.
I loved reading this! I'm not sure which point I liked the most because I loved all the points you made. All these are important and life is full of experiences. Imagine not making mistakes, learning or experiencing new things- that wouldn't be the life I would want to live.


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