Gallery Experience: Pop-Up Performance

Gallery Experience: Pop-Up Performance offers a brief, intimate solo presentation of *Landscape for Birds* inside the Hirshhorn’s exhibition *Revolutions: Art from the Hirshhorn Collection, 1860–1960*. The performance takes place near Joseph Cornell’s *Untitled (Aviary with Yellow Birds)* and features music drawn from the 21st Century Consort’s forthcoming concert, *An Unsecret Garden*.

The 21st Century Consort has been the Smithsonian Institution’s resident contemporary-music ensemble since 1978. Founded in 1975 and led by founder and conductor Christopher Kendall, the group includes principal musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra and other prominent chamber performers from Washington, DC, and beyond. The ensemble received the Smithson Medal in 1990 for its long association with the Smithsonian.

When: October 1, 2026

Showtimes: 2:00–2:15 pm

Run time: Approximately 15 minutes

Program: *Landscape for Birds*, performed near Joseph Cornell’s *Untitled (Aviary with Yellow Birds)* in *Revolutions: Art from the Hirshhorn Collection, 1860–1960*

Lineup: A solo performance by an artist from the 21st Century Consort

Tickets: Free

Registration: No registration is required.

Related concert: The complete *An Unsecret Garden* concert by the 21st Century Consort is scheduled for Saturday, October 3 at 5:00 pm and Sunday, October 4 at 2:00 pm. The page directs visitors to register for the full performance.

Venue: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Address: Hirshhorn Museum, Independence Avenue SW and 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20560

Venue phone: 202-633-1000