Come welcome the start of summer with gelato at the Hirshhorn Museum, followed by a visit to the Empresses exhibit at the Freer & Sackler Galleries.

Join us and fellow NüVoicers for a cup (or two) of gelato at the Hirshhorn and enjoy the summer weather!

At 3:45 p.m., we'll head over to the Freer & Sackler to catch the final weekend of the "Empresses of China’s Forbidden City, 1644–1912" exhibit. We'll meet-and-greet with Grace Murray, Head of Public Programs, participate in a public walk-in tour at 4:15, and finish off with a gallery talk by museum curator Jan Stuart.

If you're still up for more art and revelry, stick around for Solstice Saturday at the Smithsonian, which starts at 5 p.m. and goes all the way till midnight.

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