Sunday Afteroon at the Museums
AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE: TOURING THE GLOBE FOR 75 YEARS
A collection of 43 artifacts, including photographs, costume sketches, posters and a short film of clips, tracing the history and impact of what was founded in 1939 as Ballet Theatre. This troupe incorporated American influences and helped inspire American choreographers such as Jerome Robbins, Agnes de Mille and Twyla Tharp, to transform this classical genre. Through Jan. 24. Performing Arts Reading Room in The Library of Congress’s James Madison Memorial Building, 101 Independence Ave. SE. Call 202-707-8000 or visit loc.gov/exhibits.
SYMBOLS OF HONOR…IN SHAKESPEARE’S ENGLAND
The Folger Shakespeare Library presents an exhibit documenting the craze for coats of arms in Elizabethan England, a time when newly wealthy and successful families were eager to display their status — and when modern genealogy took root. Exceptional treasures on display include the original drafts of William Shakespeare’s own coat of arms. Through Oct. 26. Folger Great Hall in Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. Free. Call 202-544-7077 or visit folger.edu.
DAVID ALLISON: ICONS OF AMERICAN CULTURE
The Athenaeum offers Washington-area photographer David Allison’s series of life-sized portraits featuring the objects he considers icons, including humorous or personal reflections on his own experience. Through Nov. 9. The Athenaeum, 201 Prince St., Alexandria. Call 703-548-0035 or visit nvfaa.org.
MARS UP CLOSE
The National Geographic Society offers a free virtual trip to the Red Planet in this new exhibition featuring the latest images taken by the Curiosity rover, plus full-scale models of the family of rovers that have gone to Mars. Through Nov. 30. National Geographic Museum, 1145 17th St. NW. Free. Call 202-857-7700 or visit nglive.org.
ONCE THERE WERE BILLIONS
This year-long exhibit documents those species of birds we’ve lost on this continent over the past two centuries, from the puffin-like great auck to the Carolina parakeet to the heath hen to the passenger pigeon, not to be confused with the commonplace carrier pigeon. Through October 2015. National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Call 202-633-1000 or visit mnh.si.edu.
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