April Museum Roundup
Photo by Shahar Azran, Courtesy NMAAH
>> We missed the grand opening in late March, but you can still enjoy the newness of the German-American Heritage Museum. This new museum features permanent and temporary exhibits of German immigrants, music, clubs, American-German relations and of contemporary Germany.
>> On April 14 and 15, the National Archives holds its sixth annual Genealogy Fair, "The World of Genealogy." For the experienced to the novice genealogist, the fair will highlight the various resources available at the Archives for family history research. 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
>> Follow the Apollo Theater's history from its origins as a whites-only burlesque hall in 1913 to the epicenter of African American entertainment at the American History Museum in Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment. Organized by the National Museum of African American History and Culture; opens April 23.
>> National Robotics Week starts April 10 and the the National Museum of American History will teach you the basics of robotics in the Spark!Lab. Learn about the electrical, mechanical and software components that go into robots. April 10 and 11 from 12 to 4 p.m.
>> Pony Express: Romance vs. Reality, a new permanent exhibit, opened at the Postal Museum on April 3. The exhibit explores the myth versus reality of these fast riding mail carriers.
>> The National Archives helps policy wonks celebrate Earth Day with a screening of Charles Guggenheim's 1979 documentary, H.R. 6161: An Act of Congress. The film follows H.R. 6161, an amendment to the Clean Air Act, from conception through committee amendment and final passage. April 15, 7 p.m.
>> The Marquis de Lafayette was quite the celebrity in his day. The DAR Museum highlights the French-American relationship Lafayette helped foster with Honoring Lafayette: Contemporary Quilts from France and America. The exhibit will feature quilts made in honor of Lafayette, along with various memorabilia from his travels to the U.S. in the 1820s.