The National Gallery of Art's free Unearthed: Mining on Film series concludes this weekend with three screenings focused on mining communities, labor and the landscapes shaped by extraction.
Harlan County, USA is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the East Building's Large Auditorium. The 1976 documentary follows a Kentucky coal strike and the people involved in it.
Sunday's program pairs The Miners' Hymns with Louisiana Story from 2 to 4:15 p.m. The double feature places an archival portrait of coal-mining communities alongside a 1948 film about oil development in Louisiana.
The National Gallery lists the screenings as free, but advance registration is required. Registration does not necessarily guarantee a seat, and visitors should check the event page for current availability and entry instructions.
The series began Aug. 8 and runs through Aug. 16. The three remaining works are the public events still listed after Tuesday, not the complete program from the opening weekend.
Unearthed accompanies Beneath the Surface: Mining and American Photography, an exhibition examining how photographers represented extraction, workers and environmental change across different eras.
The Saturday and Sunday programs are in the National Gallery's East Building at Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW in Washington. Venue policies and accessibility details are available through the museum's visitor information.
The schedule is an event listing rather than a guarantee that a screening will proceed unchanged. Weather, capacity or operational needs can alter public programs, so same-day confirmation is prudent.
The Gallery's program gives viewers a chance to compare documentary, essay-film and dramatized approaches without reproducing copyrighted film images or scripts in its public listing.