National Gallery Nights: ‘(S)heroes’

The National Gallery of Art’s monthly after-hours programming returns from its winter break with a party dedicated to female heroes. Learn about female artists during pop-up presentations from the National Museum of Women in the Arts, dance to music by female musicians in the East Building’s airy atrium, get a preview of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, create your own art, sip cocktails and taste gelato.

Warning: These events fill up quickly. If free tickets are all claimed online, a limited number of passes will be available on nga.gov at 10 a.m. on the day of the event, then even more will be offered on a first-come, firstserved basis at the door, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

When: Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m.

Where: National Gallery of Art East Building, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. nga.gov.

Tickets: Free; registration required.

AMANDA ANDRADE-RHOADES FOR THE WASHINGTON POST Melanie Varady tries out a digital canvas at one of the previous National Gallery Nights at the National Gallery of Art. The next event will be dedicated to female heroes, with art, music and gelato.