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With so many museums in D.C., it's easy to overlook the wealth of fun and interesting events that are happening at them. Here's a round-up of some of the notable events and exhibits going on in July, including a look at baseball in D.C., a hip-hop happy hour and a chance to finally see what's living in your refrigerator.
>> As we noted last week, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival is running through July 6; this year the event celebrates the cultures of Texas and Bhutan and the achievements of NASA.
>> The National Gallery of Art recently opened a retrospective of D.C.-born sculptor Martin Puryear's work. Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul and Richard Misrach: On the Beach are still running.
>> Learn about the Bauhaus school on July 31 at the National Building Museum, with a talk by curator Martin Moeller at the National Building Museum.
>> The Lost Amazon: The Photographic Journey of Legendary Botanist Richard Evans Schultes, which features 38 photographs taken in the Colombian Amazon during the 1940s and early 1950s, runs at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
>> Celebrate the Red Planet on July 18 at the National Air and Space Museum's Mars Day. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., see a meteorite from Mars and learn about the latest missions.
>> The Koshland Science Museum presents a two-part (and possibly horrifying) program, Bacteria Lab: What's Growing in Your Home? on July 9 and 16, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. At the first session, which is geared towards ages 13 and up, participants learn how to gather bacteria samples, while in the second session the results are discussed. Tickets are $15 for both sessions; $8 for the July 16 session only.
>> Bring the kids out and learn some sneaky tricks at the International Spy Museum on July 13, with Spy Magic, two sessions devoted to unveiling spy secrets.
>> The Anacostia Community Museum pays homage to these players with their exhibit Separate and Unequaled: Black Baseball in the District of Columbia, which runs through October. As part of the exhibit, Mamie “Peanuts” Johnson, a pitcher and one of three women who played for the Negro Baseball League, discusses her professional baseball career on July 9 at 1 p.m. at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., 801 K Street NW.
>> Learn about G-Men and Journalists: Top News Stories of the FBI’s First Century at the Newseum. The exhibit includes 200 artifacts and 300 photographs documenting the FBI's relationship with the media.
>> At the National Portrait Gallery is A Night of Hip-Hop in conjunction with RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture. Runs from 2 to 7 p.m. on July 24 and includes a hip-hop happy hour in the Kogod Courtyard, a talk about the portrait of Ice T by Kehinde Wiley and a screening and talk by Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky).
>> On July 17, the National Postal Museum holds the Postal Inspectors Family Festival, a chance to learn about preventing and solving crimes in the mail.
>> Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936 is still running at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum through August 17. The exhibit focuses on how Hitler used propaganda, Jesse Owens, and the history of the torch run.
Top image: Bhutanese monks pose in front of Taktsang Monastery. Bhutan is participating in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival this weekend, giving visitors a chance to experience its culture. Photo Credit: Andrew Connors
Bottom image: Josh Gibson at bat. Josh Gibson, catcher for the Homestead Grays, was such a mighty hitter that he was often called the “Black Babe Ruth.” Image Credit: Art Carter Papers, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University
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Jim Henson's Fantastic World, 7/12/2008 to 10/5/2008, International Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC