Join us in Arlington, Virginia, a short Metro ride from the Washington DC Mall

Conference Hotel

MW2004 will take place at the

Crystal Gateway Marriott
1700 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202

Phone: +1 703 920 3230
Fax: +1 703 271 5212
http://www.marriott.com/wasgw

Conference Participants should make their own hotel reservations. A special rate of $164 US has been negotiated. You must mention "Museums and the Web 2004/ MW2004" when you make your reservation.

To reserve your room on-line, the group code for MW2004 is wamwama

1. go to http://www.marriott.com/wasgw
2. click on reserve a room (left hand menu)
3. enter your check in and check out dates
4. below the line, enter wamwama in Group Code
5. click "Check Rates & Availability"; you will be offered the MW2004 rate.
6. follow the prompts to complete your reservation.

Make your hotel reservation at the Crystal Gateway by Monday March 8 Friday March 19, 2004 [extended!] to ensure you get the special MW2004 rate.

Overflow Hotel

Marriott Crystal Gateway has limited rooms March 28-30, 2004. We have arranged space a block or so away from the conference hotel at:

Embassy Suites Hotel
1300 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202

Phone: +1- 703-979-9799

The rate for a King Suite, including continental breakfast, is $179 per night anytime from March 28 through April 4. Call the hotel directly and ask for the Museums and the Web rate.

Washington DC Area Information

Weather

Maps, Directions and Tourist Information

• Map of the Area near the Hotel, with airport transfer details
  http://www.marriott.com/epp/map.asp?MarshaCode=WASGW
• Airport Information
  • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
    http://www.metwashairports.com/
  • Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
    http://www.mwaa.com/dulles/index.htm
  • Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI)
    http://www.bwiairport.com/
• Washington DC and Area Metro (Subway) Map
  http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/systemmap.cfm
• National Parks Service Map of the Washington DC Mall
  http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/natmallmap.htm

City Guides

• Digital City Visitors Guide
  http://www.digitalcity.com/washington/visitorsguide/
• Official Washington, DC Visitors Information
  http://www.washington.org/index.cfm
• Northern Virginia Visitors Association
  http://www.northernva.com/visitor.html
• Washington Post Visitors Information
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/visitorsguide/
• National Geographic Washington DC Walking Tour
  Description: http://www.nationalgeographic.org/walkingtours/Washington_DC_Walking_Tour/index.html

Local Newspaper

• The Washington Post
  http://www.washingtonpost.com

• Cultural Tourism DC - a non-profit coalition showcasing DC cultural attractions
  http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/
• Map of the Mall
  http://www.nationalgeographic.org/walkingtours/Washington_DC_Walking_Tour/dctmap.html
• Collections of links to the approximately 600 DC-area museums
  links:
  • TheCapitolNet
    http://www.thecapitol.net/VisitingDC/dcmuseum.htm
    (good info on security precautions)
  • MuseumStuff.com
    http://www.museumstuff.com/museums/usa/dc/all.html

Art Galleries & Museums

• African Art Museum
  http://www.nmafa.si.edu/
• The Air and Space Museum
  http://www.nasm.si.edu/
• The Building Museum
  http://www.nbm.org/home.html
• The Corcoran Art Gallery
  http://www.corcoran.org
• Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
  http://hirshhorn.si.edu/
• International Spy Museum
  http://www.spymuseum.org
• The National Archives
  http://www.archives.gov/index.html
• National Gallery of Art
  http://www.nga.gov
• The National Zoo
  http://nationalzoo.si.edu/
• Natural History Museum
  http://www.mnh.si.edu/
• The Phillips Collection
  http://www.phillipscollection.org
• Portrait Gallery
  http://www.npg.si.edu/
• The Torpedo Factory
  http://www.torpedofactory.org/
• The Sackler and Freer Galleries
  http://www.asia.si.edu/
• The Smithsonian Institution
  http://www.si.edu
• The Smithsonian American Art Museum
  http://americanart.si.edu/
• Smithsonian Museum of American History
  http://americanhistory.si.edu/
• The US Botanic Garden
  http://www.usbg.gov/
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
  http://www.ushmm.org

Sites / Monuments

• The National Parks Service, National Register of Historic Places, Washington DC Travel Itinerary
  http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/index.htm
• The White House
  http://www.whitehouse.gov

• The National Capitol
  http://www.aoc.gov/
• Capitol Hill Historic District
  http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc81.htm

• The Lincoln Memorial
  http://www.nps.gov/linc/
• The Jefferson Memorial
  http://www.nps.gov/thje/
• The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  http://www.nps.gov/vive/
• The Washington Monument
  http://www.nps.gov/wash/

Are we missing something? your favourite DC-area landmark, museum or gallery.