Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Renoir Returns at The Phillips Collection

Pierre-Auguste Renoir's masterpiece Luncheon of the Boating Party and other treasured paintings from a four-year international tour
Hands-on art projects for me to create my own boating hat
Gallery tours of the masterworks exhibition
Chalk artists and street performers created a Parisian boulevard atmosphere outside the museum
Roving performers portraying colorful characters from Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating Party

Spring flowers in downtown DC

Nearly 100 varieties of tulips can be seen in the "tulip library" near the north side of the Tidal Basin between the Washington Monument and the Jefferson Memorial. Since it was established in 1969, the tulip library has become a popular place to make comparisons of color and shape between different types of tulips planted in individually numbered beds.
Titanic Women's Memorial Washington, D.C. (Water Street, SW, near Washington Channel Park)
Within two weeks of the Titanic disaster, the women of America organized to create a lasting tribute to the men of the Titanic that gave their lives so others could live.
Washington DC Fish Market, Maine Avenue SE
A bustling seafood and fish market on Washington's waterfront. Crabs, lobsters and fish are sold from floating barges.

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