# [Opening Celebration: Light Is a Plastic Medium](https://wknd.app/r/d6s4f7/opening-celebration-light-is-a-plastic-medium)

- When: 2026-10-16 17:30-20:00 (America/New_York)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: 700 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC (38.88744, -77.02208)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: art
- Topics: exhibition-opening, photography, free-event
- About: Free all-ages opening celebration for the Carlotta Corpron photography survey with curator talks and all galleries open.
- Source: https://www.trumba.com/events-calendar/dc/washington/smithsonian-events/washington-dc-events/films/visiting/children/kids/lectures/imax/performances/museum-tours/smithsonian-events
- Status: This event took place on Friday, October 16.
- Feed: [Washington DC family events](https://wknd.app/f/5karfp/washington-dc-family-events)

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