The Embassy Open House is back in 2008 with “Passport DC”
January 10, 2008
Did you know that Washington, DC has a lot of embassies? Did you know that the city is throwing a week-long celebration of these embassies and you get the gift? From May 10 – 17, several embassies in the city will throw open their doors and you can walk right in and get a tour of the offices of foreign government ambassadors. With 15 million visitors to the nation’s capital, don’t you think it’s about time to get away from the National Mall and try something different?
Sure, it is an embassy – technically you would be on foreign soil, but a lot of embassies have public programming that allows you to simply walk in, whether for free or for a small nominal fee, but you’ll be able to check out some musical performances, art, collectables, or even have a fance soiree there.
The folks at Cultural Tourism DC are organizing this little shin-dig and more than 40 embassies and cultural organizations are participating this year in the Passport DC festival. What is Passport DC? It’s a celebration of all the international culture we have in the city and gives local residents and non-residents the chance to explore another part of the city that you never thought truly existed after hours. Between May 10-17, Cultural Tourism DC will put on cultural programming, performances, exhibits, and more from different embassies and international cultural centers.
Visit CulturalTourismDC.org for more information about which embassies are participating.
