goSmithsonian - February 2008 - (Page 49) HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden The eye-catching architecture of the Hirshhorn, an arresting, elevated hollow cylinder that is 82 feet high and 231 feet in diameter with a spectacular center fountain, is home to the nation’s premier collection of international modern and contemporary works of art. Open since 1974, the museum is named for Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1889-1981), a renowned collector, who donated more than 6,000 paintings and sculptures—the largest artistic bequest ever made to the Smithsonian. THE BASICS HOURS: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; closed December 25. ADDRESS: Independence Avenue at Seventh Street, SW WEB: www.hirshhorn.si.edu TEL: 202.633.1000 (voice/tape); 202.633.5285 (TTY) Tips for Getting Started • Meet at the information desk just inside the entrance for daily collection or exhibition tours at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Pick up a free family guide to introduce your child to the world of contemporary art. M METRO: L’Enfant ●●●● metro ® • Check out the museum’s black box theater, which screens contemporary video works from around the world. • Stroll through the sunken Sculpture Garden on the National Mall side of the museum. Start at Roy Lichtenstein’s towering Brushstroke (1996), the most recently installed major sculpture on the Hirshhorn’s plaza, and don’t miss the signature works by Auguste Rodin, Alexander Calder and Henry Moore. Plaza (ORANGE, BLUE, YELLOW AND GREEN LINES) • Visit the Web site, www.hirshhorn.si.edu, for a schedule of events, hands-on teen and children’s workshops and group tour information. The museum store, filled with intriguing art books and posters, artistdesigned jewelry and has a kids’ corner with toys, puzzles and project books. WHAT’S GOING ON: “The Cinema Effect: Illusion, Reality and the Moving Image, Part I: Dreams” (Feb. 14 through May 11, 2008); “The Cinema Effect, Part II: Realisms” (opens June 19); “Amy Sillman: Third Person Singular” (opens March 13). A still from Kelly Richardson’s “Exiles of the Shattered Star,” (2006), a film featured in the museum’s exhibition, “The Cinema Effect.” The museum’s spectacular central fountain shoots up to four stories high. CHRIS ROSSI; © 2006 KELLY RICHARDSON, COURTESY OF THE ARTIST Download exclusive interviews with the artists! Free podcasts are available at www.hirshhorn.si.edu. www.goSmithsonian.com 49 http://www.hirshhorn.si.edu http://www.hirshhorn.si.edu http://www.hirshhorn.si.edu http://www.hirshhorn.si.edu http://www.goSmithsonian.com
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