Votive Relief Offered to Asklepios (© National Archaeological Museum, Athens) will be on display at the National Geographic Museum.

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The Greeks: Agamemnon to Alexander the Great @ National Geographic Museum. Opens June 1 and runs through October 9. ($15)

If, like me, you were fascinated by the Greek history section of your middle school social studies class, get to the National Geographic Museum this summer. More than 500 treasures from 21 Greek museums will be on display, including a 20-foot Trojan Horse. National Geographic will also be holding Greek-themed events throughout the exhibit, including dramatic readings from The Iliad on June 9, a book reading for young readers on June 25, and a Greek happy hour on June 29.

The National Geographic Museum is located at 1145 17th Street NW.

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Perspectives: Lara Baladi @ Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Open through June 5. Panel discussion Sunday, June 5 @ 2 pm. (Free)

Egyptian-Lebanese artist Lara Baladi’s work has been on display at the Freer/Sackler Museum since August, so if you haven’t seen it yet, this is your last chance. Head there on the closing day for a panel discussion with Baladi and other artists whose work responds to social conflicts, including the 2013 Euromaidan uprisings in Ukraine, the 2011 Tahrir Square uprisings in Egypt, and the 2014 protests in Ferguson, Missouri. While you’re there, check out the immersive and bizarre Filthy Lucre: Peacock Room, Remixed by painter Darren Waterston.

The Sackler Gallery is located on the National Mall at 1050 Independence Avenue SW.

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Turquoise Mountain: Artists Transforming Afghanistan @ Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Exhibit through January 29, 2017. Open studios and demonstrations all summer. (Free)

Also at the Sackler this month and throughout the summer are a series of hands-on events for all ages hosted by Afghani artists from British NGO Turquoise Mountain (the organization has dramatically transformed the Murad Khani district of Old Kabul through arts and culture programming). Take a tour of the Turquoise Mountain exhibit, and stay to learn from the artists at open studios, demonstrations, and family friendly activities. Schedule varies, so check the calendar before you go.

The Sackler Gallery is located on the National Mall at 1050 Independence Avenue SW.

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Dupont-Kalorama Museum Walk Weekend @ Six Museums in Dupont-Kalorama. June 4 and 5. (Free)

If you missed out on last months art walks, this weekend’s 33rd annual Dupont-Kalorama Museum Walk has you covered with visual art, music, dance, and even croquet and corn hole. Participating museums include Anderson House, Dumbarton House, Heurich House Museum, National Museum of American Jewish Military History (NMAJMH), the Phillips Collection, and the President Woodrow Wilson House. The programs are as varied as the museums themselves: hear fairytales at Anderson House; visit the Preparedness, Peace, and Prosperity exhibit at Wilson House; learn to dance at Dumbarton House; play games in the garden at Heurich House; watch video and hear from Jewish Veterans at NMAJMH; and enjoy Jazz’n Family Fun Days with live performances at the Phillips Collection. And, if the “walk” part of “museum walk” ain’t your thing, don’t worry, they’ll have free shuttle buses between the museums.

The Dupont-Kalorama Museum Walk will be held at museums throughout Dupont Circle. Find museum locations here.

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Ann Bouie’s The Four Moments of the Sun @ Flashpoint Gallery. Opens Saturday, June 11, 5 to 7 p.m. (Free)

Flashpoint Gallery hosts installations from artist Ann Bouie this month, just in time for the Summer Solstice. The immersive installation references the cosmologies and traditions of solstices and equinoxes seen through the mind of Bouie, who seeks to uncover “the truths and spirituality of her ancestral roots [in relation to] her upbringing and membership in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.” Visitors will enter a space where the spiritual meets contemporary reason and technology. Join the artist in the Luce Foundation Center on the third from of the Smithsonian American Art Museum at 1:30 p.m. on June 26 for an artist talk.

Flashpoint Gallery is located at 916 G Street NW.

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Rebecca Coles’ Pin and Paper @ Longview Gallery. Opens June 9, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

UK paper artist Rebecca Coles’ assemblage work is a beautifully intricate and fascinating look at entomology—yes, insects. Each piece is composed of hundreds (or even thousands) of pieces of hand-cut and colorful paper that are formed into three dimensional decorative pieces. See her work through July 10 or at the opening reception on Thursday, June 9.

Longview Gallery is located at 1234 9th Street NW.