Staatliches Bauhaus Weimar 1919-1923, Weimar; Munich, 1923, National Gallery of Art Library, David K. E. Bruce Fund>> The Bauhaus School was open for just 14 years and graduated only about 1,200 students, yet it has had a large impact on modern design. At the National Gallery of Art, see the school’s progress and eventual demise in Publishing Modernism: The Bauhaus in Print which showcases the various publications from the school’s print shop, then advertising department highlighting its influence. Opening July 25.
>> Attend The Public Memory of 9/11 at the National Building Museum and hear how the how the sites in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania are memorializing and interpreting the upcoming tenth anniversary. July 26, 6:30 p.m. Registration required.
>> The Natural History Museum opens More Than Meets the Eye, an exhibit exploring the tools, skills and technologies used to observe and research the natural world and cultures. Opening July 23.
>> The exhibition The Great American Hall of Wonders examines the nineteenth-century American belief that the people of the U.S. shared a special genius for innovation. Featuring 160 objects including paintings, drawings, sculptures, survey photographs, zoological and botanical illustrations, patent models and engineering diagrams, the exhibit revolves around several themes that defined the times such as the buffalo, giant sequoia, Niagara Falls, the clock, the gun and the railroad link. Opening July 15 at the American Art Museum.
>> With the invention of cheap digital cameras, anyone can point and shoot. In Little Pictures Big Lives: Snapshots from the Archives of American Art, see snapshots from the 1920s to 1960s documenting moments in life both inconsequential and momentous. Opened July 1 at the Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery.
>> The Sackler opens three new exhibits this month. On July 16, see a small installation of Iranian pottery in Ancient Iranian Ceramics. Then on July 23, the museum opens Reinventing the Wheel: Japanese Ceramics 1930-2000 featuring works from well-known ceramists as well as up and comers. And finally on July 30, see Perspectives: Hale Tenger a multimedia installation showcasing the renovation of the façade of the St. George Hotel in Beirut — the site of the assassination of Rafik Hariri, former prime minister of Lebanon.
>> IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas opens at the National Museum of the American Indian, July 6. This exhibit explores the dynamics of race, community, culture and creativity between African Americans and American Indians on 20 panel banners.
>> Also opening at the Museum of the American Indian, Conversations with the Earth: Indigenous Voices on Climate Change is the first of its kind devoted to indigenous science, providing a Native perspective on global climate change. See photographs, video and audio of tribal communities on the environmental impact of climate change. Opening July 22.
>> The National Portrait Gallery is doing one for the Gipper, with One Life: Ronald Reagan. Celebrate the centennial of the 40th president with portraits and images of Reagan from early life through his presidency. Opened July 1.
>> At the Textile Museum, see a weaving demonstration by visiting weavers from Tonga and Peru, a part of the Folk Life Festival, then listen to a panel of Returned and Current Peace Corps Volunteers on the role textiles and craft has on business development. Craft for Change: Textiles and Business Development takes place July 6 from 12 to 2 p.m.
>> Since July 1, the Newseum has been waiving entrance fees for youth 18 and under. This special deal will last through Labor Day, allowing families on summer vacation to learn about freedom of the press.
