Night of Ideas

This U.S.-via-France arts-and-culture marathon of performances, discussions and screenings returns to the Wende Museum with an all-day program stretching into the night. Daytime highlights include kid-friendly hands-on workshops in animation and climate awareness, a video games forum, a performance by the Bob Baker Marionette Theater and more. Once the sun goes down, hear a new work by composer Victor Le Masne (music director of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games), take a curator tour of the Wende, listen to talks on journalism, art, literature, astronomy and the Declaration of Independence, step into a VR experience and hear data artist Refik Anadol (whose Dataland is set to open this spring) share his thoughts on AI. Did we mention it’s all free?