Breaking Through: Women Leading Museums

In celebration of Women’s History month, four women who direct museums in Washington, D.C. will candidly explore the role of women in our nation’s cultural life in a panel discussion at the National Museum of Women in the Arts at 6:30 p.m. on March 26, 2009.

Nationally-renowned interviewer and N.P.R. Morning Edition special correspondent Susan Stamberg will moderate a lively conversation with:

• Camille Giraud Akeju, Director, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution
  
• Leslie Buhler, Executive Director, Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
  
• Dorothy Kosinski, Director, The Phillips Collection
  
• Susan Fisher Sterling, Director, National Museum of Women in the Arts

During the evening, the panelists will share their professional journeys, offer advice to emerging professionals, and communicate their vision for leading museums today and beyond.

The program is co-sponsored by ArtTable and the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

WHEN:      Thursday, March 26, 2009, 6:30 pm

WHERE:    National Museum of Women in the Arts, meet at the Performance Hall, 5th Floor
               1250 New York Avenue NW, two blocks north of Metro Center

COST:       $20 Members; $25 non-members; $10 students (with ID)

RSVP:      For registration inquiries, please call the ArtTable Office at 212-343-1735 x 25.

For general questions about the program, contact Mickey Gustafson, DC Chapter Administrator, at 703-231-5242

DIRECTIONS: 

By Metro (From DC, MD, and VA):

-Take the Red, Blue or Orange line to Metro Center. Use the 13th Street exit and walk two blocks north.
By Bus:

-Travel by bus routes 80, G8, S2, S4, X2, D6, D3, 68, D1, and 42 to the corner of H and 13th Streets, NW.

For additional directions, visit www.nmwa.org or www.wmata.com for detailed maps and schedules.

PARKING: Metered street parking is minimal. Parking garages include:
• CarrPark at 1450 F Street, NW
• CarrPark at 1201 F Street, NW
• PMI at 1345 G Street, NW
• PMI at 1301 H Street, NW

REGISTER NOW!

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