Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden

It was a long walk but well worth it. It’s been almost six months since we actually got out of the car in our old Capitol Hill neighborhood.  We decided to take our morning walk following in our old footsteps. That lead us to the Capitol and the national mall to the Smithsonian Castle and Gardens and back to the US botanical gardens. In the middle of all this was the Hirshhorn sculpture garden - a place we have seen and been through in every season and many times. We didn’t think we would be able to enter, but surprisingly the guard waved us in. There were a couple of people visiting and a few staff doing some kind of work. There was a new sculpture that had been placed since we were there last. It’s called “We come in peace.” It’s a 12 foot woman warrior with five faces by Huma Bhabha. It essentially takes over the space and sits in the center of the garden. My favorite is the couple sitting in the corner. It was a pleasant enough walk to enjoy the space once again with signs about to remind us of social distancing and hand sanitizer stations. None of the Smithsonian museum buildings are open so things still look weird in town. We are just glad we have the option to visit when we feel like it.