ASYLUM brings to light the complex and controversial history of the mental institution in the U.S. through a detailed study of St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C.
Learn how a working farm high above the city on the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) campus is used to research and promote best practices for urban food production.
Tour the historic grounds of St. Elizabeths in Washington, D.C., home of the federal institution founded before the Civil War as the Government Hospital for the Insane.
Experience innovation and creative expression, visible and hidden, in the world we build for ourselves through activities designed and facilitated by the Museum's Teen Council.