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goingoutguide.com | Weekend Pass Mexican Cultural Institute: “Man at the Crossroads: Diego Rivera’s Mural at Rockefeller Center,” an examination of the history, creation and ultimate destruction of a controversial New York mural by the great Mexican artist, through May 17. 2829 16th St. NW; 202728-1628, instituteofmexicodc.org. Morton Fine Art: “Sedition of Sound,” features paintings by Andrei Petrov, through April 22. 1781 Florida Ave. NW; 202-628-2787, mortonfineart.com. Mount Vernon: “Gardens and Groves,” more than 40 objects including rarelyseen items from Mount Vernon’s collection, books and letters, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Alexandria; 703-780-2000, mountvernon.org. National Air and Space Museum: Ongoing exhibits: Explore the evolution of flight through displays, hands-
Art Hurts
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DESTRUCTION IS THE HEART of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture
Garden’s exhibit “Damage Control.” Christian Marclay’s “Guitar Drag,” for example, is a video installation depicting a guitar being dragged behind a vehicle.
on exhibitions and historic aircraft and
inside the Kloveniersdoelen, the gather-
spacecraft, from the Wright Brothers’
ing place of one of Amsterdam’s three
plane to Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St.
militia companies. “Garry Winogrand,”
Louis to the Apollo 11 command mod-
an exhibit of 160 photographs from
ule Columbia. The museum also has a
Winogrand’s 25 years of work, through
planetarium and Imax theater, which for
June 8. “Masterpieces of American Fur-
a fee shows educational films on flight
niture From the Kaufman Collection,
and outer space. Sixth Street and Inde-
1700-1830,” one of the largest collec-
pendence Avenue SW; 202-633-1000,
tions of Early American furniture in pri-
nasm.si.edu.
vate hands, acquired over the course of
National Building Museum: “House and Home,” an ongoing exhibition that explores what it means to live at home, Ongoing exhibits: Learn about the history of buildings and their environmental impact. 401 F St. NW; 202-272-2448, nbm.org. National Gallery of Art, West Building: “Civic Pride: Dutch Group Portraits From Amsterdam,” rare depictions by Govert Flinck and Bartholomeus van der Helst of meetings
five decades by George M. and Linda H. Kaufman. “Modern German Prints and Drawings From the Kainen Collection,” the museum celebrates Ruth Kainen’s love for German expressionism with a display of 123 donated works, including drawings, lithographs, etchings and more, through June 29. “The Monuments Men and the National Gallery of Art: Behind the History,” a display of photographs from the World War II era, Continued on page E22
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