PAST: ART + CULTURE: Two Events at the Freer and Sackler Galleries this SAT, Jan 26th! Vantage Points Photographic Art Studio at the Sackler at 1:00pm, Free workshop plus $10 for materials, RSVP Required + Lecture on "How Islam Began" with Dr. Fred M. Donner at the Freer at 2:00pm, Free

Vantage Points Photographic Art Studio 

Saturday, January 26th 

1:00pm - TBA 

All ages, Free class, however there is a $10 materials fee, Refreshments provided
Advance Registration Required

Visit the Sackler to explore Jananne Al-Ani’s techniques in  Shadow Sites and apply them by taking and transforming photos on an iPad. No experience necessary.
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Sublevel 2
1050 Independence Avenue, SW
Metro: Smithsonian

Dr. Fred M. Donner

Lecture on How Islam Began with Dr. Fred M. Donner at the Freer
Saturday, January 26th
2:00pm - TBA
Free
Dr. Fred M. Donner, professor of Near Eastern history, University of Chicago, will conduct a lecture on the history of Islam. "Muslim tradition has a well-developed narrative about Islam’s origins, but work done over the last century—especially the past 35 years—has raised fundamental questions. This talk summarizes revisionist arguments about how Islam began and considers how these views may affect our understanding of the religion."
Freer Gallery of Art
Meyer Auditorium
1050 Independence Avenue, SW
Metro: Smithsonian, you can walk through the Sackler to get to the Freer, the galleries are connected. Sackler is closer to the The Mall and the Metro exit, Freer entrance in on Independence.