April 8th, 2008 | by admin | published in DC, art, museums, music
Last Friday, the Hirshhorn Museum hosted their After Hours party featuring live performances by Hooliganship , Lucky Dragons, and DJ Solomon. I arrived about an hour after the doors opened, and was pleased to see how many people came out to see art in DC — and how many people were dressed up. I immediately procured […]
April 1st, 2008 | by admin | published in DC, art, museums
The Library of Congress has uploaded tons of images taken between 1910 - 1940. Some of my favorites are shown here:
April 1st, 2008 | by admin | published in art, creative economy, economic development, education, museums, public policy
Not surprisingly, the emphasis on standardized tests through policies like No Child Left Behind have weakened education in areas like the arts inside the classroom. According to a recent Newsweek article, the emphasis on standardized test scores have also had a detrimental effect on arts education outside of the classroom. Major museums nationwide are suffering […]
