Heurich Happenings
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.
On Thursday, September 12th from 6-7pm join Heurich Humanities Scholar in Residence fellow, Neil Flanagan, for a talk and Q&A on his research on the under-credited Harlean James.
On Friday, September 6th from 5:00 - 8:00 pm during First Friday Dupont, join us for Heurich (Open) House: Children’s Hobbies! It’s back to school season, we’re taking you into the lives of the Heurich kids.
Chris Jr. (born 1901), Anita (born 1905), and Karla (born 1908) attended Western High School, the building that is now the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and while they all learned how to play the piano at home they had their own hobbies after school as well; Chris Jr. and Karla played sports, Karla played the violin, and Anita read (a lot).
