Exploring the Natural World: Plants, People, and Places

Baird Auditorium, Natural History Museum 10th Street & Constitution Avenue NW, Washington

Hosted by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History Department of Botany in collaboration with the United States Botanic Garden, the 15th Smithsonian Botanical Symposium will highlight the history of botanical expeditions undertaken by individuals and groups with an emphasis on exploration of the Americas. For speaker abstracts, schedule, and registration, please visit the symposium website.

Glenn Adamson on Peter Voulkos

Rubenstein Grand Salon, 2nd Floor, Renwick Gallery Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW, Washington

In conjunction with Voulkos: The Breakthrough Years, Glenn Adamson will discuss how Peter Voulkos's innovative methods and experimentation reinvented ceramics and opened up new possibilities for the medium that continue to influence artists today. Adamson is senior scholar at the Yale Center for British Art and a prominent voice in the field of applied arts and design.