Registration recommended.

In this one-night-only evening of cross-cultural inspiration, artists from across the European Union will come together with Sound Scene Audio Arts Festival artists to explore the connective power of sound and the cosmic influence of the summer solstice.

Presented by the European Union and DC Listening Lounge in collaboration with the Hirshhorn, State of the Arts Night × Sound Scene will feature an evening of performance, conversation, and interactive projects inspired by sound and the solstice. The event will highlight our unity in diversity along with our collective concern for the future of our planet. Attendees will reflect on the passage of time, celebrate the joy of human interaction, explore the allure of the cosmos, and much more.

Visitors can also explore exhibitions on view throughout the Museum until 10 pm.

Cash bars will be available throughout the evening.

This event is presented in cooperation with the Washington, DC, embassies of Denmark, Germany, Spain, Cyprus, Lithuania, Austria, Poland, and Portugal.

EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW (Until 10 pm)

Lower Level

• Barbara Kruger: BELIEF + DOUBT

• Revolutions: Art from the Hirshhorn Collection, 1860–1960
• Jessica Diamond: Wheel Of Life
• Laurie Anderson: Four Talks

• Mark Bradford: Pickett’s Charge

For a list of performances, click here.