The exhibition "Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight" promises an immersive, multisensory experience that features the artist's stricking glass pieces (above: Salmon (Xáat) by Preston Singletary, American Tlingit, 2018). Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight, National Museum of the American Indian A new show collects paintings and objects from ancient Egypt to China celebrating the hunting prowess of the birds. The fad spread across the globe, from the Byzantine Empire to China in the east. As long ago as early 8th-century Syria, falcons were being trained to become skillful hunters for the royal courts. The trained precision of hunting falcons has long been fascinating to humans. In "Falcons: The Art of the Hunt," paintings (above: A mounted man hunts birds with a falcon Mughal dynasty, early 18th century) and objects from ancient Egypt to China offer a glimpse into the world of falconry.įreer Gallery, gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1907.212 Falcons: The Art of the Hunt, National Museum of Asian Art Check back with the individual museums for last minute details. Here’s what might be in store, fingers crossed. Still, it’s ready to go when the world is. That’s because its most popular feature-confined infinity mirror rooms-are uniquely unsuited to the pandemic era. One of the most anticipated shows, from Yayoi Kusama at the Hirshhorn Museum, still doesn’t have a firm opening date for the public. What's new is old, in some cases, with a couple of the 2020 best bets popping up again, ever hopeful for the year ahead. But even those aren’t sure things. Indeed, January arrived with four museums temporarily closed due to Covid-caused staffing shortages and other facilities reducing their days open.
The new year at the Smithsonian museums looks bright on paper, but we know the fate of best-laid plans.
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