Heurich Happenings
Join the Heurich House Museum for its 4th annual Art All Night “Mini Markt” on Saturday, September 13th from 6 PM to midnight in the Museum’s biergarten, 1921. Celebrate local creativity with a vibrant night of shopping from 10 local artisans and makers, plus live music from Wicked Game Band, all while enjoying a specially curated menu featuring craft brews from DC Brewers’ Guild members.
Join us for a special edition of our signature program, History & Hops, celebrating our three historic Chr. Heurich Brewing Co. Senate Beer revivals on Thursday, September 18th from 6-8pm.
Take a house tour that highlights the history of the Heurich Brewery and the mansion’s craftsmanship, and learn about the revival process from our research partners, Lost Lagers. Enjoy samples of our three historic revivals Senate Beer, Senate Maerzen, and Senate Bock from our local brewing partner, Right Proper Brewing Co.
We’re halfway through our inaugural Maker Fellowship, and it’s time to highlight what our two fellows have been building! Local makers Brianna Kumar of Abloom Earrings and Denise Williams of D’Bohomama joined the pilot program in April, driven by a shared goal: to grow their handcrafted businesses by boosting revenue and deepening their connection to the local community.
Join local maker Denise Williams from D’BohoMama for our next Maker-Led Workshop: Macramé Plant Hangers on Friday, July 18th from 6-8pm in the Heurich House Museum’s conservatory!
Learn beginner macramé knots and create a stylish plant hanger. Perfect for adding a boho-chic vibe to your home. Sip on local craft beverages from the museum’s biergarten, 1921 while you work on products!
On Thursday, July 27th from 5-7pm, the Heurich House Museum turns into your sanctuary for quiet (library-like) activities during Read & Roam.
Bring a book, sketchpad, or small craft project and spend time soaking in the beautiful interior at your own pace. Whether you choose to read, create, play a silent game, journal, meditate, take or simply relax and explore, this is a space free of distractions and interruptions.
Join the Heurich House Museum on Thursday, June 26th from 5-7pm during Civic Season for a collaborative community art experience: “On Our 250th” Wish Wall for America.
“On Our 250th” is a collaborative collection of birthday wishes by citizens for the United States as we celebrate 250 years as a nation and democracy. Write your hope, vision, or dream for the nation on a ribbon and tie it to our outdoor Wish Wall—an evolving colorful tapestry installation on the historic ironwork along Sunderland Place. The installation aims to transform individual voices into a collective expression of civic spirit and imagination.
Unprecedented: A Pop-up Exhibit, at the Heurich House Museum, is a two part experience resulting in a community-curated exhibit. Contribute your own physical, written, or drawn artifacts representative of your experience and feelings since the 2024 election in May and view the exhibit in June.
No pair of neighborhoods explains DC better than Georgetown and Barry Farm. One has become a shorthand for Washington’s elite, the other for its most dispossessed. They are united, however, by the man who shaped their modern identities: John Ihlder.
Makers need a community committed to their growth. Over the last few years, we’ve seen the artisan maker industry explode; many artisans are running businesses they started at home during the pandemic, while others are looking for freedom from a traditional work schedule, and others are using their passion to generate extra income as inflation rates grew. As such those looking to support makers expanded their programs & events. With growth comes opportunity – and also predatory practices.
"1976 to 2026: Lessons from DC’s Local Bicentennial” will explore the untold histories and legacies of DC’s local Bicentennial effort in 1976, and its significance for Washingtonians today. On Thursday, March 6th from 6 to 7:30 pm Heurich Humanities Scholar in Residence, M.J. Rymsza Pawlowska, will present her research in the museum’s conservatory.
Researched by Lost Lagers, brewed by Right Proper Brewing Co. in partnership with the Heurich House, with a can designed by Mike Van Hall, this century old beer will be available this March.
Thursday, February 20th marks the 174th anniversary of the University of the District of Columbia. In celebration, join the Heurich House Museum, the Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives, and the University of the District of Columbia from 6-8pm in the museum’s conservatory for “Legacy & Inheritance,” a free panel discussion on the evolution of DC’s teaching schools - from Myrtilla Miner’s “Normal School for Colored Girls” to today’s University of the District of Columbia.
For the first time ever, Christmas Markt will be held for an entire week from Friday, December 6th to Friday, December 13th.
