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WETA Arts October 2024

WETA Arts spotlights the Netherlands Carillon, a nine-story-high musical instrument gifted by the Netherlands after World War II. Host Felicia Curry also explores the Brutalist architecture in the D.M.V. with Deane Madsen, founder of the site BrutalistDC.com. Curry also tours the city in search of murals by and for the Latino community.

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WETA Arts spotlights the Netherlands Carillon, a nine-story-high musical instrument gifted by the Netherlands after World War II. Host Felicia Curry also explores the Brutalist architecture in the D.M.V. with Deane Madsen, founder of the site BrutalistDC.com. Curry also tours the city in search of murals by and for the Latino community.

Netherlands Carillon

Netherlands Carillon

The Netherlands Carillon is played by computer every day at noon and 6 PM, with live performances every Sunday. Select Saturdays also feature Netherlands Carillon concerts from guest carillonneurs performing jazz, pop, and patriotic music. You can hear Ed Nassor perform carillon recitals at  Washington National Cathedral.

Brutalist building

Brutalism in the DMV

Deane Madsen has curated information on brutalist buildings in the DMV through his website Brutalist DC. Explore an exhibition on Brutalism via photography, blueprints, and models called “Capital Brutalism” at the National Building Museum.

DC Latino Mural

DC Latino Murals

Discover the latest murals going up around the city through the Murals DC Project. You can learn more about the history of DC’s Latino murals via Hola Cultura’s Dead Murals Archives, and find out which ones are still standing via their map (please note: this may not always be up to date as the city’s landscape continues to change).

Previews + Extras

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    The Colorful World of Latino Murals in Washington DC

    S12 E2 - 7m 58s

    Join Felicia Curry, host of WETA Arts, as she delves into the colorful world of DC’s Latino mural scene with Hola Cultura, an organization dedicated to celebrating Latino arts and culture. Felicia meets with Christine McDonald and Yana Rees Zapata to explore iconic murals like the Unity Mural, a symbol of community and unity painted in 1982, and “America Discovers Itself” in Columbia Heights.

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