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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
All images courtesy of the Hirshhorn Museum

Hours:

  • 10 to 5:30
    Closed December 25

Location:

  • Independence Ave. at 7th St., SW
    Washington, DC

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  • L'Enfant Plaza Station
    (Use Maryland Ave. exit)

Casualty of War
A sculptor's provacative memorial acknowledges the high cost of conflict
By Owen Edwards Smithsonian magazine, May 2005


Flower Power
An imaginative installation recalls an all-but-forgotten art movement
By Owen Edwards Smithsonian magazine, April 2007


Camping Out at the Hirshhorn: Apesploitation Film Series Begins Tonight!
The summer months are upon us—and that means the Hirshhorn is revving up for it’s annual celebration of questionable taste.
By Jesse Rhodes Around the Mall Blog, June 10, 2010


Yves Klein at the Hirshhorn: ‘It Looks So Easy’
In honor of Yves Klein (1928 – 1962)
By Jamie Simon Around the Mall Blog, June 3, 2010


Louise Bourgeois Dies at 98
Louise Bourgeois, called one of the greatest influences in 20th century art, died yesterday in New York. She was 98 years old.
By Erica R. Hendry Around the Mall Blog, June 1, 2010


Living in the Block—Chris Chong Chan Fui’s “BLOCK B”
The sun rises on the side of a massive apartment complex in Kuala Lumpur, as birds twitter softly.
By Jeff Campagna Around the Mall Blog, April 22, 2010


At the Hirshhorn: “ColorForms” Brings Life to Color
On a gray day last Thursday, bright color blazed at the Hirshhorn Museum in the form of a new exhibition, “ColorForms.”
By Jamie Simon Around the Mall Blog, March 16, 2010


John Gerrard's Virtual Dust Bowl
Stand in front of a photograph. Now imagine standing inside it and being able to float around the edge of the scene, viewing it from all sides in a slow, sweeping pan.
By Jeff Campagna Around the Mall Blog, November 10, 2009