Hirshhorn Plaza

View photos from the Shirin Neshat: Facing History Opening Gala on May 16, 2015. To download individual images, right-click each image and choose Save Image As


Charmaine Horvath, Acting Secretary Al Horvath, Farinaz and Dadi Akhavan, Gala Host Committee Co-Chairs


Deputy Director Elizabeth Duggal with Trustee Janine Hill and J. Tomilson Hill (Gala Co Chairs)


Ken Hakuta and Melissa Ho, Co Curator of Shirin Neshat Facing History


Melissa Chiu with Mary and John Pappajohn


J. Tomilson Hill, Melissa Chiu, Janine Hill


Trustee Stephan Cretier and Stephany Maillery, with Jean Michel Filiatrault


Honorary Chair Jill Cooper Udall with Chief Curator Stephan Aquin


Yana and Stephen Peel


Honorary Chair Pat Mitchell in conversation with Shirin Neshat at the Gala


Honorary Chair Pat Mitchell, Shirin Neshat, Melissa Ho, co curator of Shirin Neshat Facing History


Trustee Jane Cafritz, Senator Tom Udall, Melissa Chiu


Dadi Akhavan and Shirin Neshat


Azadeh Shladovsky and Louise Nelson-Smith


Fatemeh LeTellier and Terry Dale


Gisue Hariri and Hirshhorn International Council Member Marie Lippman


HMSG Board Chair, Peggy Burnet


Margaret Fick, David Howe, Nate Fick and Niloo Howe


Marjan Ghara, Shirin Neshat, Ali Granmayeh


Shahram Karimi, Leila Heller, Hadieh Shafie


Shirin Neshat with her son, Cyrus Park


Stephan Cretier, Stephany Maillery, Dadi Akhavan, Ben Genocchio, Melissa Chiu


Thomas Hardart and Trustee Dan Sallick

Photo Credit: Joyce Boghosian