Gaming Art at the Smithsonian

If your library is in the D.C. area you will definitely want to let your gamers know about this upcoming exhibit at the Smithsonian Art Museum.  During March 16 – September 30 the Smithsonian will have an exhibit entitled “The Art of Video Games”.  During it’s opening weekend they will be having an additional event “GameFest”.  During “GameFest”, on March 17, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. the Art Museum will host Metal Gear Solid’s game series designer Hideo Kojima in the McEvoy Auditorium.  Follow the second link below to the Smithsonian’s Exhibitions page for more information.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-02-22/d.c.s-smithsonian-to-host-metal-gear-solid-hideo-kojima

http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/archive/2012/games/