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Get the most up-to-date picture of what’s going on at washington.org/events. Girlhood (It’s Complicated) Ends Jan. 2022 | National Museum of American History ¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now Ends Aug. 8, 2021 American Art Museum Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight Ends Oct. 3, 2021 | National Museum of the American Indian DMV Black Restaurant Week Nov. 8-15 | Citywide U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Late November to early January West Lawn of U.S. Capitol ZooLights Nov. 27–Jan. 1, 2021 (except Dec. 24, 25 & 31) National Zoological Park Presidential Inauguration Jan. 20, 2021 | West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Black History Month Feb. 1-28, 2021 | Citywide Chinese New Year Feb. 12-26, 2021 | Citywide The New Woman Behind the Camera Feb. 14–May 31, 2021 National Gallery of Art BLACK HISTORY MONTH Commemorate African American history, culture and cuisine in DC, perform an act of service or attend any number of events this February. • Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture addresses countless aspects of the African American experience, from slavery to the Civil Rights Movement to cultural contrtibutions. • Support Black restaurants, from historic diners like Ben’s Chili Bowl on U Street NW – once known as “Black Broadway” – to Kith/Kin, a hotter-than-hot Afro-Caribbean restaurant helmed by Chef Kwame Onwuachi. • Head to the National Mall to pay homage to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at his memorial, and see where he delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. • Marvel at the newly reopened Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, which celebrates Dr. King’s life and boasts sweeping rooftop views of the city and a ground-fl oor patio cafe.
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