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Photograph one of the most excitingly beautiful venues in Washington: the East Building of the National Gallery of Art.
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After a four-year closure due to an ongoing $1 billion renovation project to be completed in 2024, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., will reopen half of its flagship building this fall. It will welcome visitors back with eight new exhibitions on October 14.
And 5 Washington Photo Safari clients will get to be among the first visitors to the new museum, capturing exciting images in their cameras or phones under the guidance of professional architectural photographer E. David Luria, who will give tips on composition, white balance, exposure, and lighting as we make our way through the new exhibits.
You will get the chance to photograph the plane Jacqueline Cochran flew as the first woman to break the sound barrier in 1953; the Sharp DR 90 Nemesis air racer, known for being the most successful aircraft in air racing history; the Apollo 11 command module Columbia, used to help land humans on the Moon for the first time; Sean Tucker’s custom-built aerobatic biplane; and the 1903 Wright Flyer airplane.
The Apollo 11 command module Columbia will be housed in a custom-designed, climate-controlled case as the centerpiece of the ‘Destination Moon’ exhibition alongside Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 spacesuit, The Wright Flyer will be displayed in a dynamic new environment that better tells the story of the invention of flying and its implication on world history.
“Star Wars” movie fans will be especially excited to see the full-size X-Wing Starfighter from “The Rise of Skywalker” on display for the first time.
Space fans can enjoy an exploratory exhibit of planets and moons, drawing on research from the museum’s Center for Earth and Planetary Studies.
Here are the exhibitions opening October 14
- America by Air
- Destination Moon
- Early Flight
- Kenneth C. Griffin Exploring the Planets Gallery
- Nation of Speed
- One World Connected
- Thomas W. Haas We All Fly
- Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age
Room for 5 clients only, Fee includes timed entry passes.
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- Camera
- Lenses
- Extra memory cards
- Extra charged battery
- Accessories such as filters
- Weather appropriate clothing
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Meet behind security at 600 Independence Avenue SW entrance (the mall entrance will be closed), all street parking is free on Sundays.
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E. David Luria is founder and director of the Washington Photo Safari, which has trained 40,000 amateur photographers – an average of 5 people every day, 365 days a year, since it was founded in 1999. Trained in Paris by a protégé of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Mr. Luria is a member of the American Society of Media Photographers and the Society of Photographic Educators and has had his images of DC appear in over 100 publications, calendars, and postcards and on 30 magazine covers.