May Museum Roundup
Jean Shin, Chance City, 2001/2009, $32,404 worth of discarded "Scratch & Win" losing lottery tickets (no adhesive), Installation at Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2009. Photo by Ken Rahaim
>> The American Art Museum opened Jean Shin: Common Threads on May 1. View eight of Shin's works created since 2000, including the new site-specific installation, Everyday Monuments. This major work consists of nearly 2,000 trophies donated by Washington, D.C. area residents, and projected images of the altered trophies and are arranged according to a scale plan of the National Mall.
>> The Louise Bourgeois retrospective closes this month at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Join in on the last gallery talk on Bourgeois on May 15 at 12:30 p.m. with local artist Renee Stout.
>> Perfect for Mother's Day, grab mom and head over to the National Arboretum for Walk & Talk: Azalea Collection Tours. Learn tips and tricks on how to grow azaleas while viewing these blooming beauties. May 10, 10 a.m. $19. Registration is required.
>> The National Postal Museum celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with activities related to this year’s Lunar New Year stamp. May 9, 1 to 4 p.m.
>> JaromÃr Funke and the Amateur Avant-Garde opened May 3 at the National Gallery of Art. See over 70 pieces by Funke, whose work straddled both the amateur and avant-garde art world of the 1920s and 1930s.
>> At the Marian Kosland Science Museum, join Dr. Gregory S. Butcher and Dr. David Inouye and hear how climate change impacts plant and animal ranges and life cycles. The lecture Climate Change: Birds, Bees, Flowers and Trees will take place May 14 at 6:30 p.m. $7
>> Take the family to the National Museum of Health and Medicine and learn about The Way We Work. This workshop includes hands on activities perfect for the whole family to learn about anatomy. May 9 and 23, 2 p.m.
>> On May 15, tour the U.S. Botanical Gardens and learn what USBG is doing to help endangered plants and learn which plants at the Botanical Gardens are endangered themselves. 11 a.m. Pre-registration Required.
>> Ants are fascinating little power houses. Learn more about these small and mighty creatures in Farmers, Warriors, Builders: The Hidden Life of Ants at the Museum of Natural History. Opening May 30.