Posts about Hirshhorn
And...: A planned balloon for the Hirshhorn Museum will not violate the height limit. (City Paper) ... The Georgetown ANC is overly concerned with cars. (Georgetown Metropolitan) ... Another fight over historic designation of a church could be brewing on Georgia Ave. (City Paper) ... More details on Glen Echo Park's vanished streetcar. (Post) (Comment)
Hirshhorn considers garden excavation: The Hirshhorn Museum is considering a plan to excavate its sculpture garden, deck it over and create a new exhibit hall. The Sculpture Garden would be restored to some extent on top of the new space. Perhaps anticipating CFA scrutiny, museum director Koshalek states clearly, "no fountains." (Post) (Comment)
Museum bubble takes shape: The proposed inflatable bubble to cover the donut hole courtyard of the Hirshhorn is set to flutter open in two years. The courtyard will become a temporary programming space for public events. Now if they could just remove that concrete perimeter wall... (The Dirt) (Comment)
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Sun May 26
11:00 am Roosevelt Ride in Greenbelt
Sat Jun 1
10:00 am CSG walking tour of Wheaton
Tue Jun 4
6:30 pm Height limit meeting at NCPC
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