At National Geographic Museum in Washington D.C., past and current expeditions, adventures, and scientific research come to life. Enjoy a wide variety of changing exhibitions as well as permanent and interactive displays
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- The Emperor and His Terra Cott...
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Saturday, November 21 at 2:00pm - Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardian...
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Thursday, November 19 at 9:00am - Kodachrome Culture: The Americ...
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Thursday, June 25 at 9:00am - Asian Festival
Washington
Saturday, August 1 at 1:15am - An Evening With Dereck and Bev...
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Wednesday, June 17 at 6:00pm - Turandot Ceremony
The Kennedy Center
Saturday, May 16 at 7:00pm - Fiesta Asia
Penn Ave between 3rd and 6th streets
Saturday, May 16 at 11:00am - Chi Chang @ the National's Sta...
National's Stadium
Friday, May 15 at 7:00pm - An Evening of Chinese Culture:...
Grosvenor Auditorium at National Ge...
Tuesday, May 12 at 7:00pm - Panda Outing with Chi Chang
Giant Panda Habitat
Monday, May 11 at 10:00am
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To celebrate the Terra Cotta Warrior's arrival to DC, the Willard has re-imagined their Peacock Alley promenade to reflect Chinoiserie, the 17th &18th-century Western aesthetic representing fanciful European interpretations of Chinese styles. They have also revamped their tea menu with European and Chinese flavors lik...e ginger & fresh fruit petit fours and Mandarin mousse & green tea meringues. A broad array of Chinese teas have been added to the traditional tea offerings. The Willard’s Tea Chinois is priced at $39 per person, or $49 with a glass of Champagne, and will be offered daily Nov. 14 through Dec. 31 from 1pm … and Jan. 2 through Feb. 14 (Fridays to Sundays only) from 2:30pm. Reservations are necessary.
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A grand historic landmark hotel, the Willard InterContinental Washington combines heritage and luxury with contemporary comfort and modern technologies
National Geographic Museum Did you know that.........Mei N Yu is an official sponsor of the exhibit and has developed a special 4 course tasting menu for $49, which includes a gift certificate for use towards exhibit tickets. Cocktail pairings are available for an additional $18. Available through March 31.
There were many wonderful photographers at the event held last Wednesday night, so please use their images as an opportunity to whet your whistle on the exhibit...
Kimberly Faye keeps a really cool photo blog in DC. Her eye is unique and the pictures are always beautiful. Check out her terra cotta warrior photo here and then her flickr photos here.
National Geographic Museum 115,000 tickets sold! The next available day is Nov. 30.
It was our pleasure to host the ever endearing and sprightly Kate Michael, at the recent press event! Taking the event a bit more into the future, Kate created a youtube video of the event as well as featured us on her blog...
Erin McCann, a local photographer, shares her preview shots via flickr!
National Geographic Museum Exhibit is now open!!!
Thanks to BYT, the hip DC website, for endorsing our upcoming exhibit. Check out, the great photos courtesy of Chris Svetlik there.
Check out this photo collection from a local DC photographer: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11517673@N02/sets/72157622709163069/
Thank you to Sam Markman for joining us at the National Geographic Museum this past week. Sam is a local DC based photographer who has been collecting his images online for many years. View the exhibit through his eyes by checking out his site, here.
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Thanks to Kate for her coverage of the event!
http://www.kstreetkate.net/2009/11/dynas
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With a touch of marketing genius, National Geographic opened its Terra Cotta Warriors exhibit a night early in a special preview for online writers Wednesday evening. We were one of the 55 lucky history/mystery ...
At yesterday’s blogger sneak preview, we were joined by Tony Eckersley who keeps a local DC photoblog. ...
