April

Tuesday, April 23
Exhibition Gallery Talk

Join the Curator of Costume and Textiles for a walkthrough of the current exhibition Fashioning the New Woman. Contact the museum at (202) 879-3240 or museum@dar.org if you plan to attend; drop-ins welcomed.

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location: DAR Museum Gallery
Fee: Free

Saturday, April 20
Colonial Adventure

Children, ages 5-8, wear period clothing as they learn about the life of an early-American child through an interactive tour. Contact the museum at (202) 879-3240 or museum@dar.org. Advance registration requested; drop-ins welcomed.

Time: 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Location: DAR Museum
Fee: Free
Ages: 5-8

May

Wednesday, May 22
Exhibition Gallery Talk

Join the Curator of Costume and Textiles for a walkthrough of the current exhibition Fashioning the New Woman. Contact the museum at (202) 879-3240 or museum@dar.org if you plan to attend; drop-ins welcomed.

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location: DAR Museum Gallery
Fee: Free

Saturday, May 18
Colonial Adventure

Children, ages 5-8, wear period clothing as they learn about the life of an early-American child through an interactive tour. Contact the museum at (202) 879-3240 or museum@dar.org. Advance registration requested; drop-ins welcomed.

Time: 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Location: DAR Museum
Fee: Free
Ages: 5-8

Wednesday, June 12
Exhibition Gallery Talk
Join the Curator of Costume and Textiles for a walkthrough of the current exhibition Fashioning the New Woman. Contact the museum at (202) 879-3240 or museum@dar.org if you plan to attend; drop-ins welcomed.

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location: DAR Museum Gallery
Fee: Free

Wednesday, June 26
Beyond the West Wing Walking Tour
Join the curators of the Neighbors to the President Consortium for an outdoor walking tour of the White House neighborhood. Participants will walk to neighboring museums and learn about their connections to the White House. Advance registration required; rain or shine; limit 20. Contact 202-879-3240 or rboyd@dar.org. Sponsored by the Neighbors to the President Consortium.

Time: 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Location: Meet outside D Street entrance
Fee: $15 per person nonrefundable

Thursday, June 27
Tea with Dolley Madison Registration CLOSED
Enjoy intimate conversation and tea with Dolley Madison in the Octagon House parlor. Living history interpreter Pat Sowers will host a tea in first-person interpretation of Lady Madison and her life while residing at the Octagon House. Advance registration and payment required by June 21st; space is limited. Contact 202-879-3240 or rboyd@dar.org. Sponsored by the DAR Museum and the Octagon House.

Time: 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Location: Octagon House
Fee: $35 per person nonrefundable

Monday - Friday, July 15 - 19
Junior Historian Camp
Become a part of an elite team of historians in the second annual Junior Historian Camp. This one-week camp explores objects at the DAR Museum and in the Presidents Park/White House area as Junior Historians learn about history, the importance of preservation, and the jobs and tools needed. There will be hands-on activities, tours and projects. Camp fee includes hat, t-shirt, supplies, and snacks. Sponsored by the DAR Museum and the National Park Service/President's Park. Registration closes June 3rd.

Time: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Location: DAR Museum
Fee: $150
Ages: 9-13

Wednesday, July 17
Exhibition Gallery Talk
Join the Curator of Costume and Textiles for a walkthrough of the current exhibition Fashioning the New Woman. Contact the museum at (202) 879-3240 or museum@dar.org if you plan to attend; drop-ins welcomed.

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location: DAR Museum Gallery
Fee: Free

Colonial Camp
Monday - Friday, July 29 – August 2
It's the second Revolution! In honor of the bicentennial, Colonial Camp will leap ahead to explore our final fight for freedom during the War of 1812 and the impact of the war on colonial life. During this one-week camp, campers will wear historically accurate 1812 costumes while learning about social and political life in the early 1800s, and campers will visit a historic battlefield. Camp fee includes field trip expenses, snacks, crafts, and costume. Registration closes May 3rd.

Time: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Location: DAR Museum
Fee: $425
Ages: 8-12

Wednesday, August 21
Exhibition Gallery Talk
Join the Curator of Costume and Textiles for a walkthrough of the current exhibition Fashioning the New Woman. Contact the museum at (202) 879-3240 or museum@dar.org if you plan to attend; drop-ins welcomed.

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location: DAR Museum Gallery
Fee: Free

“Fashioning the New Woman”
October 5, 2012 – August 31, 2013

This exhibition looks at fashions of the turn of the 20th century (1890-1920), from the last years of the bustle to the flapper era. The revolution that took place in women’s styles at this time reflected enormous changes in women’s lives. American women were taking on many new roles and activities, and fashion had to follow. The New Woman was a new stereotype named about 1890, representing growing numbers of women engaging in athletic sports, seeking higher education and even careers, taking white-collar office jobs, and pursing other activities outside the “domestic sphere” where society told them they belonged. Active lives required more practical clothes than the many-layered, heavily draped outfits of the late Victorian lady. College life, the office worker or “business girl,” Red Cross workers of World War One, and the suffrage movement will all be examined in the exhibit. Sports clothing, including a sidesaddle riding habit and later jodhpur outfit, automobile duster with goggles, swimsuits, golf and tennis outfits, and a divided skirt for bicycling, will also be displayed.

“Creating the Ideal Home, 1800-1939: Comfort and Convenience in America”
October 4, 2013 – August 30, 2014

This exhibition explores labor-saving conveniences in the home. Technologies we use in the 21st-century, such as automated appliances, central heating and air, and electric light, are actually the result of time-saving devices developed in the early 1800s.

The museum gift shop is filled with a unique selection of gifts and books inspired by the museum's collection and exhibits. There is something for everyone, including replica folk toys, quilt and sampler patterns, porcelain wares, tea products, books and jewelry. The shop is open during regular museum hours, and all proceeds from sales benefit the DAR Museum. Stop in and take a look; shipping available! For questions or to place an order call (202) 879–3208. Also shop online at www.dar.org/shopping; click on Museum Shop and on Specialty Items for more.

• Download the Museum Calendar of Events