The Hirshhorn Ball is back! 🎊 Join a wild rumpus with artists OSGEMEOS at the Hirshhorn on Sat, Sept. 21. Don your finest fashions for a magical night of music, dancing, cocktails, and more. 🪩 Get early bird tickets through July 26 → s.si.edu/466bDMJ 📸: Tony Powell

Next week is the 4th annual Smithsonian National Education Summit! The planning team has been working hard behind-the-scenes to make the Summit a memorable experience for educators everywhere. Join us! Free registration available here: s.si.edu/EducationSummi… #SmithsonianEdu

Cheers! dolcezza is celebrating their 20th birthday this Sun, July 21, with free gelato. Visit any Dolcezza shop and wish them a happy birthday to receive a free scoop of chocotorta gelato. 🍦 Get the scoop: The Dolcezza gelato shop at the Hirshhorn is open daily, 12-5PM.

"This volume throws open countless windows onto the practice of photography in China today."—Melissa Chiu, Director, Hirshhorn Return to "A Window Suddenly Opens" with a photo essay of groundbreaking contemporary Chinese photography in China Books Review. s.si.edu/4fYcaVa