Creatures: Real and Imagined

Organized as a citywide celebration of creativity, culture, and community, “Art All Night” in Dupont Circle is truly electrifying, and Hillyer exemplifies this atmosphere of art, fun, and excitement. Throughout the evening, visitors will participate in an art auction using their mobile phones, listen to the Kweku Sumbry Trio, experience art, poetry, and music by DC’s very own State of Flow, and finish the night with cocktails, printmaking, and a final bid challenge for awards and prizes.

A featured artist in the newly opened Obama Presidential Center, Nekisha Durrett brings hidden and overlooked histories into public view. Grounded in deep research and material exploration, her multidisciplinary practice spans public art, installation, sculpture, painting, and social practice.

Follow the Bible’s incredible journey from ancient scrolls to digital apps. Packed with rare artifacts and centuries-old manuscripts, exhibits on this floor unpack how one book became the most influential text in history.