National Gallery Nights are back for 2023 spring season

By FOX 5 DC Digital Team
Published  February 14, 2023 10:45am EST
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WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - The National Gallery of Art has announced the spring 2023 schedule for its popular National Gallery Nights. 

National Gallery Nights include music, live performances, artmaking and pop-up talks. They are centered around a specific theme for each evening and the events are free.

Registration is required and opens one week in advance at noon. A limited number of passes are available online starting at 10 a.m. the morning of each event. A few additional passes are available at the door—first-come, first-served—starting at 5:30 p.m.

Each event takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. on the second Thursday of March, April and May in the East Building. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - SEPTEMBER 8: Partygoers dance  at National Gallery Nights at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. on September 8, 2022. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - SEPTEMBER 8: National Gallery Nights at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. on September 8, 2022. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - SEPTEMBER 8: Party goers enjoy the rooftop at National Gallery Nights at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. on September 8, 2022. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Here is the schedule for this spring's events:

(S)heroes 

March 9

Registration opens March 2 at noon

Dance to tunes by iconic women musicians with Les the DJ, enjoy experimental pop-up performances from darlingdance and explore works by women artists. Get a sneak preview of the future Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, and make your own art inspired by Called to Create: Black Artists of the American South. Plus, you can sip a variety of beverages, enjoy special-edition gelato flavors mango pomegranate and pink lemonade and nibble on empanadas and other snacks.

Garden Party

April 13

Registration opens April 6 at noon

Don your best fascinator and celebrate spring in this ode to cherry blossoms. Experience printmaking with Soul & Ink, enjoy art on the Roof Terrace and create wearable flower art. Learn about connections between art and nature with special pop-up talks and artist demonstrations, and dance to the sounds of DJ Ayesha and Gretchen and the Sidecar Six.

Homegrown

May 11

Registration opens May 4 at noon

Celebrate the people and culture of DC by soaking in the sounds of go-go music with Rare Essence. Learn more about artwork with DC connections in pop-up talks, then create your own masterpiece with an artmaking activity inspired by the Washington Color School. 

Program performances and experiences are subject to change.