Artechouse

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A visitor watches the Kingdom of Colors exhibition, an immersive visual experience from French filmmaker Thomas Blanchard and artist Oilhack, at the ARTECHOUSE gallery in Washington, DC on November 8, 2017..It all began as an accident. After hurti...

Straddling technology, art and science, this 15,000-sq-ft, three-level state-of-the-art digital gallery mesmerizes with large-scale, interactive, multi-sensory installations of light and sound. Exhibits change several times a year, with past themes including fall leaves, cherry blossoms and abstract landscapes. Kids love it and, with a bar that stays open after work hours, adults do too. It's one of the coolest, most creative museums in DC.

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