Posts about Washington
Each spring, the tidal basin of Washington, D.C. becomes a veritable sea of pink, the air replete with the sweet scent of cherry blossoms, the pathways busy with awe-filled tourists and Washingtonians alike. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the remarkable gift of 3,000 cherry trees given to the city of Washington from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo. (In the 100 years that have elapsed, the number of trees has grown to approximately 3,750 of 16 varieties.) The symbolic gift of friendship and goodwill marks an important act of cultural diplomacy between the two countries, and the enduring tradition speaks well of the continued amity.
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March 29th, 2012 under City Life, Culture, Museums and Monuments, Special Events, Washington.
It’s been a little more than a month since the newly-reinstalled nineteenth-century French paintings galleries reopened at the National Gallery of Art. All the familiar faces are back – Claude Monet’s Woman With a Parasol – Madame Monet and her Son, Auguste Renoir’s A Girl with a Watering Can, Paul Cézanne’s Boy in a Red Waistcoat – as well as some new acquisitions, dusted-off finds and freshly-treated gems. According to the National Gallery’s Director, these paintings are “among the most prized in the collection,” and a walk through the galleries helps explain why.
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March 20th, 2012 under Art, Museums and Monuments, Special Events, Washington.
Last summer we had a client approach us with a new idea. She was spending nearly a month in Paris with her children and had heard about our Family Program of walks designed for kids and led by museum educators. We normally think of these as tours—one-off experiences that families enjoy during a visit. But what if, this client asked, she string together many of these—including a number of customized walks—into a kind of immersive, cultural summer camp. Wow, we thought, what a great idea. Read more »
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February 14th, 2012 under Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Boston, Context Travel, Culture, Family Travel, Florence, Istanbul, London, Madrid, Naples, New York, Paris, Rome, Venice, Washington.
At Context, our philosophy has always been about promoting and protecting the cultural heritage in each of the cities in which we operate. This heritage most familiarly comes in the form of monumental sites such as the Colosseum or iconic topics such Gothic architecture in Paris. But it also exists in smaller, sometimes more interesting, off the beaten path sites such as the Croton Aqueduct in New York or topics such as Thomas Jefferson’s time in Paris. Very often, however, these less well known aspects of a city’s heritage can be overlooked by enthusiastic visitors and busy locals.
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January 31st, 2012 under Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Boston, Context Foundation, Culture, Edinburgh, Florence, Istanbul, London, Madrid, Naples, New York, Paris, Philadelphia, Rome, Venice, Washington.
Washington is a marvelous city to visit in the fall: the summer’s tourists have mostly departed, and the promise of cooler weather provides incentive for leisurely ambles along the Mall. No trip to the city would be complete, however, without stepping in to at least one of the Smithsonian’s outposts. Read more »
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September 20th, 2011 under Art, Culture, History, Museums and Monuments, Uncategorized, Washington.
If you haven’t heard yet, we just launched our newest Context city, Washington, D.C. Given our presence in Boston, New York and Philadelphia,Washington was the logical next step to our northeast corridor offerings. With alumni docents and experts from across the Context network, we’ve pulled together four core walks to help everyone, from the first time visitor to the seasoned local, explore and expand their understanding of the nation’s capital through topics such as history, urban planning, art history and politics. Read more »
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August 7th, 2011 under Washington.
Each spring, the tidal basin of Washington, D.C. becomes a veritable sea of pink, the air replete with the sweet scent of cherry blossoms, the pathways busy with awe-filled tourists and Washingtonians alike. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the remarkable gift of 3,000 cherry trees given to the city of Washington from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo. (In the 100 years that have elapsed, the number of trees has grown to approximately 3,750 of 16 varieties.) The symbolic gift of friendship and goodwill marks an important act of cultural diplomacy between the two countries, and the enduring tradition speaks well of the continued amity.
