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Little Forest Park, formerly Francis G. Newlands Park, an undeveloped park located in the District of Columbia neighborhood of Chevy Chase; North of Military Rd., between 28th & 30th Sts., NW. This 8.78 acre (3.55 hectares) [ 1 ] site is administered by the National Park Service as a part of Rock Creek Park [ 2 ]
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is a decorative arts museum in Washington, D.C., United States. The former residence of businesswoman, socialite, philanthropist and collector Marjorie Merriweather Post, Hillwood is known for its large decorative arts collection that focuses heavily on the House of Romanov, including two Fabergé eggs.
Winter coat for Kazakh man, Uzbekistan, Tashkent, 1850–1900 AD, fur, doe skin, cotton, silk. 2015 show at new location, GW campus.. In 2011, it was announced that The Textile Museum would be joining with The George Washington University to become the cornerstone of a new museum on GW's main campus in Foggy Bottom. [2]
2.7 acres (1.1 ha) around and under the museum building; 1.3-acre sculpture garden across Jefferson Drive sunken 6–14 feet (1.8–4.3 m) below street level, ramped for accessibility; Second- and third-floor galleries have 15-foot-high walls, with exposed 3-foot-deep coffered ceilings; Lower level includes exhibition space, storage, workshops ...
The Phillips Collection is an art museum founded by Duncan Phillips and Marjorie Acker Phillips in 1921 as the Phillips Memorial Gallery located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Phillips was the grandson of James H. Laughlin, a banker and co-founder of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company.
The Folger Shakespeare Library is an independent research library on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., United States.It has the world's largest collection of the printed works of William Shakespeare, and is a primary repository for rare materials from the early modern period (1500–1750) in Britain and Europe.
This is a list of islands in Washington, D.C. Columbia Island; East Potomac Park—the largest island in Washington, D.C. Goose Island; Heritage Island; Kingman Island; Little Island; Ripps Island—historical; Theodore Roosevelt Island [1] Three Sisters; Tiber Island—historical
The founding collection, consisting of approximately 1,000 objects, was donated by gallery namesake, Arthur M. Sackler in 1987. The Sackler collection consists of ancient and contemporary pieces, ranging from Near Eastern metalware and ceramics, South and Southeast Asian sculpture, Chinese jade and bronze pieces, and Chinese lacquerware and ...