Paris Fashion in the 1920s

Washington, DC

A virtual lecture presented by Hillwood. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/livestream-lecture-paris-fashion-1920s

Carnegie Broad Branch Virtual Lecture: What makes a planet habitable?

Washington, DC

Carnegie Institution's Earth and Planets Laboratory on Broad Branch Road has long hosted a neighborhood lecture series. Those lectures are currently held on Zoom and its YouTube channel. The October 26th talk features physicist Anat Shahar discussing what makes a planet habitable. Register here for the Zoom link.

A Virtual Conversation with Astronomer Alycia Weinberger

Washington, DC

Learn from Carnegie Earth and Planets Laboratory astronomer Dr. Alycia Weinberger about an exciting new instrument in development for the telescopes of Carnegie's Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. Learn more […]

Before Hillwood: A History of this Land

Hillwood Museum 4155 Linnean Avenue, Washington, DC, United States

This lecture will be presented in Hillwood’s visitor center theater with an in-person audience and livestreamed via Zoom. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/events/hillwood-history-land

Presidents in Unexpected Places in DC and Nearby

Washington, DC

Washington DC is synonymous with the federal government — with the White House and its occupant at the center of it all. But you can find past presidents — at […]

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Great Homes and Gardens Livestream Lecture Series

Washington, DC

Hillwood hosts a virtual lecture series that brings stories of extraordinary homes, lush gardens, and the people who brought them to life. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/events/great-homes-and-gardens-lecture-series Tuesday, February 8: Wild Design: Great Gardens in Homes with Hilton Carter Wednesday, February 16: Adventures in Eden: Tales of Garden Making in Europe Today with Carolyn Mullet Wednesday, […]

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Lilienstein @ Levine: Verdi — The Operas

Washington, DC

In this lecture series, Saul Lilienstein traces the development of the most popular opera composer in the genre’s 400+ year history, Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901). Learn more at https://www.levinemusic.org/event/lilienstein-2022-02-09/ February 9: […]

Carnegie Institution Lecture

Washington, DC

As part of the Carnegie Institution for Science, Earth and Planets Laboratory's Neighborhood Lecture Series, speaker Dr. Peter Gao will present the virtual lecture "Hot Jupiters, Super Puffs, and Lava […]

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Lilienstein @ Levine: Verdi — The Operas

Washington, DC

In this lecture series, Saul Lilienstein traces the development of the most popular opera composer in the genre’s 400+ year history, Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901). Learn more at https://www.levinemusic.org/event/lilienstein-2022-02-09/ February 9: […]

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Lilienstein @ Levine: Verdi — The Operas

Washington, DC

In this lecture series, Saul Lilienstein traces the development of the most popular opera composer in the genre’s 400+ year history, Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901). Learn more at https://www.levinemusic.org/event/lilienstein-2022-02-09/ February 9: […]

Carnegie Institution Lecture

Carnegie Earth & Planets Laboratory 5251 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington, DC, United States

As part of the Carnegie Institution for Science, Earth and Planets Laboratory's Neighborhood Lecture Series, speaker Dr. Michael L. Wong will present "The Science of Star Trek" Learn more at […]

In Pursuit of Light: Building the Giant Magellan Telescope

Carnegie Earth & Planets Laboratory 5251 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington, DC, United States

Learn about the Giant Magellan Telescope from the project's Chief Scientist, Carnegie astronomer Rebecca Bernstein. Get more details at https://carnegiescience.edu/events/lectures/pursuit-light-building-giant-magellan-telescope

Cartier and Islamic Art: A Curatorial Perspective

Hillwood Museum 4155 Linnean Avenue, Washington, DC, United States

In the tenth annual lecture honoring the legacy of Hillwood's former executive director, Frederick J. Fisher, hear from Sarah Schleuning, Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at the Dallas Museum of Art, and co-curator of the dynamic exhibition Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/events/frederick-j-fisher-lecture-cartier-and-islamic-art-curatorial-perspective

Transatlantic Relations and the Great War

Austrian Cultural Forum 3524 International Court NW, Washington, DC, United States

Author Kurt Bednar discusses his book Transatlantic Relations and the Great War, which explores the relations between the Danube Monarchy of Austria-Hungary and the modern US democracy and how that […]

Neighborhood Lecture @ Carnegie Earth & Planets Laboratory

Washington, DC

The Carnegie Earth and Planets Laboratory (EPL) invites you to join astrobiologist, mineralogist, and author Dr. Robert M. Hazen, for a special presentation entitled, “Minerals: Earth’s Ultimate Time Capsules.” The […]