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DC | Solstice Saturday
One-Time Events
Celebrate the start of summer with the Smithsonian! The National Museum of the American Indian will be open late until 10 PM with activities for all ages throughout the day, along with performances and gallery talks.
The imagiNATIONS Activity Center (Level 3) and Espresso Bar (Level 1) will be open until 8 PM, and the Roanoke Museum Store (Level 2) will be open until 10 PM.
Visit si.edu/solsticesaturday for more information. SCHEDULE, Level 1, Potomac Atrium, 10 AM-10 PM | Ande the Llama Photobooth Grab a friend and get your picture taken with our large plush Ande the Llama to commemorate the solstice! Museum staff will have props on hand to add some fun to your photos. , , 4:30, 6:30, and 8 PM | Isaac Jesse Waipulani Ho’opi’i Isaac was raised in Waiʻanae on the island of O'ahu, where he received the love of music from his father. The guitar is one of his favorite instruments, but he can also play the ukulele and bass. Issac loves an impromptu jam session, known as kanikapila, and plays an…
Venue: American Indian Museum DC. Event Location: Museum-wide. Cost: FREE. Related Events: Solstice Saturday.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM.
FRESHFARM ACM Farm Stand
One-Time Events
The FRESHFARM ACM Farm Stand returns for another farm stand season in 2025. It is the only direct-to-consumer farm stand of its kind East of the River in Ward 8.
The FRESHFARM ACM Farm Stand takes place on the outdoor plaza of the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum (1901 Fort Place, SE Washington, DC 20020) every Saturday (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) from April 19 - November 22, 2025.*
The FRESHFARM ACM Farm Stand is generously supported by The Hillside Foundation - Allan and Shelley Holt.
*Weather permitting. Be sure to follow the Anacostia Community Museum for updated information.
Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: 1901 Fort Place SE. Cost: Free. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/freshfarm-acm-farm-stand-tickets-1307850759829?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Open Studio: Drip, Drop!
One time events
Dive into the summer at the Hirshhorn, where we’re taking inspiration from the best of summer camp—Art School style! Join us every Saturday in June for Open Studio: Color Battle. Drop in and join a color “team,” then make your own colorful artwork inspired by artists such as Jackson Pollock, Morris Louis, and more. Explore color theory and experiment with color mixing to make something unique!
Drip, drop! Take inspiration from artist Morris Louis, who experimented with pouring paint onto a canvas in his work Buskin (1959). Let your colors battle it out on the canvas, using paint and gravity to explore color mixing and create your own work of art.
Meet in the Art School on the Lower Level. ABOUT OPEN STUDIO
Let your creativity run wild at Open Studio! Drop in to explore modern and contemporary art through interactive hands-on activities inspired by the Hirshhorn collection and artworks on view. Open Studio helps you transform your ideas into reality.
Every session introduces a new theme and a fresh…
Venue: Hirshhorn Museum. Event Location: Meet in the Art School on the Lower Level. Cost: Free. Related Events: Open Studio, About Hirshhorn Kids, Art School Everywhere, Colorful Coffee Filter Sculpture.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit hirshhorn.si.edu. Science Solstice Saturday
Special Zoo Events
On June 21, 2025, the Smithsonian marks the first Saturday of summer—Solstice Saturday—by hosting programs and performances throughout the day and night.
Get ready for Solstice Saturday, a free, fun-filled immersive scientific experience at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo! On Saturday, June 21, 2025, visitors can watch special demonstrations and meet some of the amazing scientists, researchers, and animal experts who are shaping the future of wildlife conservation.
How to Participate
Once you arrive, visit the Information tables located at Connecticut Ave and Lion-Tiger Hill entrances to receive a stamp sheet and map of activities. Throughout the day, you can discover science activity stations on your journey around the Zoo. Each station gives you the opportunity to earn a stamp by completing activities – collect four stamps and you can redeem a special prize at either Information table!
Schedule of Events
Throughout the day, you can enjoy special demonstrations and talks showcasing the Smithsonian’s…
Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Various locations throughout the Zoo. Cost: Free.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit nationalzoo.si.edu. Spark!Lab
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Spark!Lab is where museum visitors become inventors. The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation invites children between the ages of 6 and 12 to create, collaborate, explore, test, experiment and invent. Activities for children and families incorporate traditional science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with art, history and creativity.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Related Exhibition: Places of Invention, Inventive Minds, Landmark Object: Ralph Baer's Workshop, Inventing in America.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit invention.si.edu. Wonderplace
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This learning space designed especially for children ages six and under combines age appropriate activities with museum collections and touchable objects to provide a gateway to history and a place to exercise curiosity for the youngest historians.
Admission to Wonderplace is on a first come, first-served basis. At busy times, we may use FREE, timed tickets to minimize wait time if needed. Tickets are available for 30-minute visits on a first-come, first-served basis. No tickets are required for the first session from 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. To visit during a later half-hour session, visitors may pick up a ticket at Wonderplace in 1 West. The last entry using timed tickets is at 3:30 p.m.
Hours are subject to change.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Wonderplace, 1 West. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Iconic Capitol Hill
Resident Associate Program
Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Hill is rich in political and architectural history. Carolyn Muraskin, founder of DC Design Tours, leads a tour of the iconic neighborhood. Hear stories about the original city plan by Pierre Charles L’Enfant, the tumultuous construction of the U.S. Capitol, the rise of the magnificent Beaux Arts Library of Congress, and the backstory of the imposing Supreme Court building. And learn about the influence of prolific designers like Thomas Jefferson, Robert Mills, Frederick Law Olmsted, and Daniel Burnham.
Event Location: Tour meets inside the Main Hall of Union Station (under big clock). Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263613?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Interactive Programs
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Docents offer interactive programming throughout the museum, in the form of Highlights tours of the museum, gallery spotlight talks, and hands-on cart programs.
Tours of the museum’s highlights generally take place daily at 10:15 AM and 1 PM. Additional tours may be offered on the hour between 11 AM and 3 PM as docents are available. Please check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Gallery spotlight talks take place throughout the day. Docents offer a 15-minute overview of an exhibition or briefly discuss a favorite museum object. Look for the "Docent on Duty" signs posted outside the exhibition entrances.
Docents stationed at carts help visitors get their hands on history and learn about the museum's collections. Carts are located throughout the museum, and you can check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Year-Round:
Available most days between 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM.
Notes:
Programs are subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.
Saturday Story Time
One-Time Events
Join us for a special Saturday Story Time celebrating imagination, storytelling, and the power of books! First, we’ll read A Library by Nikki Giovanni and illustrated by guest artist Erin Robinson. Then, we’ll celebrate how libraries and the worlds within them can take us anywhere!
Program Highlights include: A lively reading of A Library by guest artist Erin Robinson , Hands-on art activities inspired by the story , Cozy story corners for reading more together To request accessibility accommodations please contact us at npmprograms@si.edu.
Venue: Postal Museum. Event Location: National Postal Museum. Cost: Free; no registration required.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
Juneteenth Community Day
One-Time Events
This year’s Juneteenth Community Day celebrates resilience and cultural heritage by honoring the lasting legacy of freedom and the vibrant traditions of the African diaspora in the U.S. and the Caribbean. In recognition of both Juneteenth and Caribbean American Heritage Month, the event invites visitors of all ages to experience the rhythms, stories, and flavors that reflect diasporic heritage.
Highlights include an energetic tour of the Caribbean through dance and music, a dynamic Regg’Go performance by Ras Lidj Regg'Go Band, who blends reggae with DC’s Go-Go music, family-friendly Caribbean-inspired instrument-making activities, and a special Juneteenth-Caribbean fusion menu in the Sweet Home Café.
Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: Various locations. Cost: Free; Registration Required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/79890875/juneteenth-community-day-washington-national-museum-of-african-american-history-culture-public-programs. Related Events: Solstice Saturday. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.si.edu. NMAAHC Kids Celebrates Juneteenth!
One-Time Events
NMAAHC Kids Celebrates Juneteenth! Drop-in Style Activity, Recommended for Children Ages 4 to 8
During this year’s Juneteenth Community Day, be sure to drop by the Museum’s 4th floor to create Caribbean-inspired instruments, make music with NMAAHC Kids educators and learn how music helps us celebrate freedom and resist!
Visit NMAAHC Kids on the 4th Floor Overlook anytime from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Guided Drum Circle Time will take place at 11:15 AM, 12:15 PM and 1:15 PM.
Learn more about Community Day performances and activities here!
Looking for child-friendly ways to teach about Juneteenth? Check out this NMAAHC resource.
Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: 4th Floor Overlook. Cost: FREE! Registration required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/52169657/nmaahc-kids-juneteenthcelebrate-with-music-washington-national-museum-of-african-american-history-culture-early-childhood-education.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM.
NY | Hands On: Celebrate Strawberry Moon
One-Time Events
Many Native communities of the Northeast celebrate the spring harvest of strawberries in June and July. The celebration often coincides with the full moon. Learn about the significance and cultural traditions surrounding the strawberry for Indigenous communities and then create a paper strawberry to take home. All ages welcome.
*Children 18 and under should be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Venue: American Indian Museum NY. Event Location: Level 1: imagiNATIONS Activity Center Classroom. Cost: FREE.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
Solstice Festival at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
One-Time Events
The World & Me team is traveling outside of Natural History this month!
Pack a picnic blanket and snacks for a summer solstice celebration in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden with our collaborators from the National Gallery of Art! Educators from both museums will encourage artful connections with the flora and fauna around you. Check out specimens from the National Museum of Natural History’s education collection, enjoy a Storytime in the garden, and color your own nature scene inspired by the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden. Continue your creative journey with the acoustic sounds of the Onyx Club Boys and a tour with Ecologist Rea Manderino.
Extend the fun and explore the exhibition Little Beasts: Art, Wonder, and the Natural World in the National Gallery of Art’s West Building. This exhibit features specimens from the National Museum of Natural History’s collection and artworks from the National Gallery of Art. Interested in exploring more “Little Beasts” in Natural History’s…
Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Paint, Scoop and Preserve: Make Sweet Memories
One-Time Events
Join us for Paint, Preserve, and Scoop at the National Museum of African American History and Culture with Stapledon Arts.
Making your summer memorable is as easy as 1, 2 ,3! Choose a canvas curated by Charlecia Joy of Stapledon Arts celebrating family heirlooms, traditions, and storytelling. (Multiple designs will be available), Dive into a guided painted journey designed to help you create treasured family memories. Enjoy a scoop (or two) of ice cream while you create a masterpiece. Perfect for all skill levels – No experience necessary.
Don’t miss this sweet opportunity to celebrate Summer Solstice!
All supplies will be provided.
*Two 2-hour sessions will be offered (11:00AM and 3:00PM)
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Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: 2nd Floor Classrooms. Cost: Free. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/92597768/paint-and-scoopmake-sweet-memories-washington-national-museum-of-african-american-history-culture-audience-engagement. Related Events: Solstice Saturday.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Civic Season 2025: DC Public Library and American Heritage Chocolate
One-Time Events
Join us in our Civic Pavilion for programming with DC Public Library and American Heritage Chocolate. The Civic Pavilion on 2 East will bring Civic Season to life with daily activities. Can’t join us in person? Follow us on social media and get involved with hybrid activities all season long! The National Museum of American History welcomes visitors of all ages and abilities. This event is wheelchair accessible. ASL services, captioning, and assistive listening devices will be provided. Additional accommodations are available upon request; please email nmahprograms@si.edu. Two weeks’ notice is preferred.
On June 21, 2025, the Smithsonian marks the first Saturday of summer—Solstice Saturday—by hosting programs and performances throughout the day and night.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: 2 East. Cost: Free. Related Events: Learn more about the 2025 Civic Season
Learn more about Solstice Saturday. Accessibility: ASL-interpreted program. Wheelchair accessible. Assisted listening devices. Captioning.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Wish Wall
One-Time Events
This year at the museum—and at participating museums nationwide—we’re asking: What’s your wish for the U.S.? At the Wish Wall, we invite you to imagine our future in the next 10, 50, or 100 years. The wall, designed by 25-year-old designer Katie Costa of Atlanta's BLYNK agency, offers "portals" to the years 2035, 2075, and 2125, where cards with the hopes, dreams, and visions we collect from the public will be displayed. Wishes shared during Civic Season 2025 will become part of a time capsule stored at the Smithsonian Institution Archives and opened during Civic Season 2075—50 years from now—to preserve the voices, hopes, and visions of people today for future generations.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: 2 East. Cost: Free. Related Events: Learn more about the 2025 Civic Season
Learn more about Solstice Saturday.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Let’s Hear it for the Fathers!
One-Time Events
Join us for a heartfelt and creative celebration of Fathers/Father Figures. Hear from poet Joseph Green as he shares an original poem in honor of fathers followed by our “Hand in Hand: Expressive Canvas Art” experience by artist Brian Bailey. This interactive activity will allow participants to pair with a loved one to create a one-of-a-kind keepsake together— a beautiful, layered handprint canvas symbolizing their bond. Interested participants should plan to be on time. Supplies provided.
What to Expect:
Hands-On Art Creation: Participants will press their handprints onto a canvas, layering them to create a lasting memory.
Personal Touches: Participants can add messages, doodles, or decorations to make their artwork extra special.
Quality Time: This activity is designed to foster connection, creativity, and appreciation between loved ones.
A Take-Home Keepsake: Each duo will leave with a meaningful piece of art to cherish forever.
Joseph Green is a storyteller, educator, and narrative disrupter with a pass…
Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: 1901 Fort Place SE. Cost: Free. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lets-hear-it-for-the-fathers-tickets-1349917111419?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Portrait Gallery Art Studio
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Calling all artists – Join the National Portrait Gallery for a free, drop-in art program. Every weekend, visitors of all ages are invited to explore a different artistic medium while drawing inspiration from the Portrait Gallery’s collection and exhibitions. On select weekends, learn from a featured guest artist, who will lead specialized workshops and share their expertise in various artistic disciplines. To stay informed about upcoming guest artist workshops, please check the Portrait Gallery’s Eventbrite page.
Event Location: Education Center, E151. Cost: Free. No Registration Required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-gallery-art-studio-tickets-1112707681629?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=organizer-profile&utm-share-source=organizer-profile.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. Iconic Capitol Hill
Resident Associate Program
Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Hill is rich in political and architectural history. Carolyn Muraskin, founder of DC Design Tours, leads a tour of the iconic neighborhood. Hear stories about the original city plan by Pierre Charles L’Enfant, the tumultuous construction of the U.S. Capitol, the rise of the magnificent Beaux Arts Library of Congress, and the backstory of the imposing Supreme Court building. And learn about the influence of prolific designers like Thomas Jefferson, Robert Mills, Frederick Law Olmsted, and Daniel Burnham.
Event Location: Tour meets inside the Main Hall of Union Station (under big clock). Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263614?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Virtual Gel Plate Printing Workshop: In Slavery's Wake
One-Time Events
In this workshop we’ll explore the foundations of gel plate printing. Gel plate printing uses a soft, reusable plate as a printing surface. The fun of gel plate printing lies in the endless creative possibilities it offers. Participants will experiment with color, texture, image transfer and layering techniques to create colorful, one-of-a-kind prints that can be used for sketchbooks, greeting cards, collage or to decorate the home.
Join Printmaker, Pantera Saint-Montaigne, and a Museum Specialist on this artistic journey to explore NMAAHC’s exhibition “In Slavery’s Wake”.
Gel Plate Printing Kit contains:
• (1) Gel printing plate
• (4) 2oz bottles of water-based acrylic paints
• (1) 2oz bottle of matte medium
• (1) Brayer
• (1) Magnetic hanger frame
• Assorted papers, cardstock and textural elements
• Assorted inkjet and laser print images
• Instruction booklet
Participants should have on hand:
• Tear sheets from glossy magazines of people, places, or things
• Sheets of white printer paper
• Textural ob…
Event Location: Online. Cost: $20. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/49427093/virtual-gel-plate-printing-workshopin-slaverys-wake-washington-national-museum-of-african-american-history-culture-audience-engagement.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
NY | Hands On: Celebrate Strawberry Moon
One-Time Events
Many Native communities of the Northeast celebrate the spring harvest of strawberries in June and July. The celebration often coincides with the full moon. Learn about the significance and cultural traditions surrounding the strawberry for Indigenous communities and then create a paper strawberry to take home. All ages welcome.
*Children 18 and under should be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Venue: American Indian Museum NY. Event Location: Level 1: imagiNATIONS Activity Center Classroom. Cost: FREE.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Summer Teen Studio: Show Your Colors!
One time events
Teens: Are you ready to level up your art? Join us for Teen Studio, a free art-making program exclusively for teens (ages 13–18). Push your artistic boundaries using materials and techniques inspired by the Hirshhorn Museum’s collection of modern and contemporary art.
Join the Art School Color Battle. Drop in and join a color “team,” then make your own colorful artwork inspired by artists on view. Take inspiration from artist Morris Louis, who experimented with pouring paint onto a canvas in his work Buskin (1959). Then work collaboratively with other teens! Let your colors battle it out on the canvas, using paint and gravity to explore color mixing.
Teen Studio: Summer Session is the coolest place in town! It’s exclusively for teens to hang out and make art. Drop in anytime between 2:30 and 4pm. Register once for all summer sessions; join one or join them all!
To register, email HMSGeducation@si.edu. Meet in the Art School on the Lower Level.
Looking for more? Explore Art School Everywhere, wherever…
Venue: Hirshhorn Museum. Event Location: Meet in the Art School on the Lower Level. Cost: Free. Related Events: Teen Studio, About Hirshhorn Kids, Art School Everywhere, Colorful Coffee Filter Sculpture.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit hirshhorn.si.edu. Paint, Scoop and Preserve: Make Sweet Memories
One-Time Events
Join us for Paint, Preserve, and Scoop at the National Museum of African American History and Culture with Stapledon Arts.
Making your summer memorable is as easy as 1, 2 ,3! Choose a canvas curated by Charlecia Joy of Stapledon Arts celebrating family heirlooms, traditions, and storytelling. (Multiple designs will be available), Dive into a guided painted journey designed to help you create treasured family memories. Enjoy a scoop (or two) of ice cream while you create a masterpiece. Perfect for all skill levels – No experience necessary.
Don’t miss this sweet opportunity to celebrate Summer Solstice!
All supplies will be provided.
*Two 2-hour sessions will be offered (11:00AM or 3:00PM).
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Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: 2nd Floor Classrooms. Cost: Free. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/84213859/paint-and-scoopmake-sweet-memories-washington-national-museum-of-african-american-history-culture-audience-engagement.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit www.si.eud. Solstice Saturday at the National Museum of African Art
One-Time Events
Solstice Saturday continues African Art’s Live Arts Series “The Earth Still Shakes!” Through musical performances by Inka Kendzia, Sio, and Asna, the series will reflect the spiritual shudders that abound in performance, activism, and actions, and the ways that artists talk through their bodies to express their connections to objects, the natural world, and the cosmos. These live performances will animate and breathe life into the Museum’s collections.
Experience some of the arts and offerings of Burundi, including a marketplace, a basket weaving workshop, and the vibrant rhythms of Burundi’s royal drums and captivating elegance of traditional dance!
Enjoy drinks for purchase! Visit the African Art Gift Shop which will be open until 10pm!
4PM–9PM, Haupt Garden
Burundi Marketplace
4PM–9PM, Education Workshop (Sublevel 2)
Burundi Basket Weaving Workshop
6PM–7PM, Lecture Hall (Sublevel 2)
Panel Discussion with Jay Pather, Inka Kendzia, Sio, Asna, Burundi Drummer
7:15PM & 9PM, Haupt Garden
Burundi Royal…
Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Throughout the museum. Cost: FREE. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/solstice-saturday-at-national-museum-of-african-art-tickets-1393073292719?aff=oddtdtcreator. Related Events: Solstice Saturday. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 4:00 PM – 11:55 PM.
For more info visit africa.si.edu. Asia After Dark | Solstice Saturday
Performances
Register in advance to get the best experience.
Celebrate the longest day of the year with after-hours access to the museum! DJ FISH HOUSE FUNK will be serving up disco, house, and funky beats on the museum’s plaza. Meanwhile, you can experience our exhibitions in a new light with exclusive curator tours throughout the evening. Even the museum store will be open late for shopping!
Schedule, Food and Beverage 5–9 p.m.: Bar by Restaurant Associates,
Performance 6–9 p.m.: DJ set with DJ FISH HOUSE FUNK,
Tours 5 p.m. 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.: Curator tour of Cut + Paste: Experimental Japanese Prints and Photographs with Carol Huh , 6 p.m.: Curator tour of The Art of Knowing in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas with Emma Stein, Spotlight Talks
4-6 p.m. Japanese Art from the Collection, gallery 5 , The Peacock Room, gallery 12 , Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China, gallery 13, Learn about more Solstice Saturday events happening across the Smithsonian. National Museum of Asian Art,…
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Event Location: National Museum of Asian Art, Freer Plaza. Cost: Free. Register in advance (recommended). Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1376306492769?aff=oddtdtcreator. Related Events: Solstice Saturday. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Civic Season 2025: Extended evening hours
One-Time Events
Join us in our Civic Pavilion for programming with DC Public Library and American Heritage Chocolate. The Civic Pavilion on 2 East will bring Civic Season to life with daily activities. Can’t join us in person? Follow us on social media and get involved with hybrid activities all season long! The National Museum of American History welcomes visitors of all ages and abilities. This event is wheelchair accessible. ASL services, captioning, and assistive listening devices will be provided. Additional accommodations are available upon request; please email nmahprograms@si.edu. Two weeks’ notice is preferred.
On June 21, 2025, the Smithsonian marks the first Saturday of summer—Solstice Saturday—by hosting programs and performances throughout the day and night.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: 2 East. Cost: Free. Related Events: Learn more about the 2025 Civic Season
Learn more about Solstice Saturday events. Accessibility: ASL-interpreted program. Wheelchair accessible. Assisted listening devices. Captioning.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Smithsonian Folklife Festival at Solstice Saturday
Smithsonian Sponsored Events
Meet participants and get a preview of the 2025 Smithsonian Folklife Festival (July 2-7 on the National Mall) with a performance by Dylan Lizza Quartet and sidewalk astronomy with the National Capital Astronomers club. This year's Festival focuses on Youth and the Future of Culture.
Find our Solstice Saturday popup on the National Mall at Seventh Street, in front of the FOLKLIFE sign.
Schedule: 6-10 p.m.: Sidewalk Astronomy with the National Capital Astronomers Club: , 7-7:45 p.m.: Dylan Lizza Quartet (local youth jazz band) , 8-8:30 p.m.: Dylan Lizza Quartet.
Event Location: National Mall at Seventh Street. Cost: Free.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
For more info visit festival.si.edu. Sally's Night at Solstice Saturday
One-Time Events
Celebrate the anniversary of Sally Ride becoming the first American woman in space with our annual Sally's Night event! Enjoy activities that explore the wonder of our universe and shine a light on women in STEM.
Inside the Museum - Free passes required Test your knowledge with trivia challenges , Experience planetarium and laser light shows , Talk to scientists and historians from the museum (and maybe even a Sally Ride interpreter!) , Go on a scavenger hunt to discover women's stories in the museum , Enjoy hands-on activities like postcard writing and mission patch design, Outside the Museum - No passes required Stargaze with our astronomy educators, who will help you observe a variety of features in the night sky , Located on the West Terrace near the Delta Solar sculpture from 9 to 11 pm.
Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Throughout location. Cost: Free, tickets required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/33668337/. Related Events: Solstice Saturday.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
For more info visit airandspace.si.edu. Boogie Down Arcade Night
Smithsonian Sponsored Events
The Smithsonian’s glow-in-the-dark arcade celebration is back again for Solstice Saturday to take YOU on a rhythmic ride down the electric slide at the Arts and Industries Building.
Join us for the Boogie Down Arcade Night, an innovative dance experience blending the nostalgic fun of classic video games with the communal joy of line dancing. Play a round of Galaga and mini-golf, then hit the dance floor with your gaming partner to celebrate some of the most popular line dance trends of today and yesterday.
Get ready to "put your boots on the ground" and explore your favorite line dances in a whole new way with music powered by Black Techno Matters.
All gamers (visitors) are encouraged to reserve a ticket prior to the event. Entry will be granted on a first come, first served basis.
Venue: Arts and Industries Building. Event Location: Inside the Arts and Industries Building. Cost: Free, registration requested. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boogie-down-arcade-party-tickets-1406209132369?aff=oddtdtcreator. Related Events: Solstice Saturday.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Presidential Virginia
Resident Associate Program
Virginia holds a unique place in American history as the birthplace of eight presidents, the site of several of their residences, and home to a host of family links to the White House. Historian Gregg Clemmer leads a two-day tour of Virginia’s presidential past, exploring both well-known landmarks such as James Madison’s Montpelier and Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello and privately owned sites that reveal the deep connections between the state and the nation’s leaders.
Event Location: Detailed information for overnight tours is emailed approximately FOUR WEEKS. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263365?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Sunday, June 22, 2025, 7:30 AM – Monday, June 23, 2025, 9:00 PM.
Spark!Lab
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Spark!Lab is where museum visitors become inventors. The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation invites children between the ages of 6 and 12 to create, collaborate, explore, test, experiment and invent. Activities for children and families incorporate traditional science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with art, history and creativity.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Related Exhibition: Places of Invention, Inventive Minds, Landmark Object: Ralph Baer's Workshop, Inventing in America.
Sunday, June 22, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit invention.si.edu. Wonderplace
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This learning space designed especially for children ages six and under combines age appropriate activities with museum collections and touchable objects to provide a gateway to history and a place to exercise curiosity for the youngest historians.
Admission to Wonderplace is on a first come, first-served basis. At busy times, we may use FREE, timed tickets to minimize wait time if needed. Tickets are available for 30-minute visits on a first-come, first-served basis. No tickets are required for the first session from 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. To visit during a later half-hour session, visitors may pick up a ticket at Wonderplace in 1 West. The last entry using timed tickets is at 3:30 p.m.
Hours are subject to change.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Wonderplace, 1 West. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Sunday, June 22, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Interactive Programs
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Docents offer interactive programming throughout the museum, in the form of Highlights tours of the museum, gallery spotlight talks, and hands-on cart programs.
Tours of the museum’s highlights generally take place daily at 10:15 AM and 1 PM. Additional tours may be offered on the hour between 11 AM and 3 PM as docents are available. Please check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Gallery spotlight talks take place throughout the day. Docents offer a 15-minute overview of an exhibition or briefly discuss a favorite museum object. Look for the "Docent on Duty" signs posted outside the exhibition entrances.
Docents stationed at carts help visitors get their hands on history and learn about the museum's collections. Carts are located throughout the museum, and you can check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Year-Round:
Available most days between 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM.
Notes:
Programs are subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible.
Sunday, June 22, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.
Civic Season 2025: American Heritage Chocolate and Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum
One-Time Events
Join us in our Civic Pavilion for programming with American Heritage Chocolate and the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum. The Civic Pavilion on 2 East will bring Civic Season to life with daily activities. Can’t join us in person? Follow us on social media and get involved with hybrid activities all season long! The National Museum of American History welcomes visitors of all ages and abilities. This event is wheelchair accessible. ASL services, captioning, and assistive listening devices will be provided. Additional accommodations are available upon request; please email nmahprograms@si.edu. Two weeks’ notice is preferred.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: 2 East. Cost: Free. Related Events: Learn more about the 2025 Civic Season. Accessibility: ASL-interpreted program. Wheelchair accessible. Assisted listening devices. Captioning.
Sunday, June 22, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Beyond the Studio: Patchwork Flowers with Lion's Den Creative
One-Time Events
SOLD OUT
Local mixed-media artist Vanessa Villarreal of Lion’s Den Creative leads participants through a patchwork making class inspired by an artwork in SAAM’s collection. Participants will create a one-of-a-kind patchwork fiber flower, inspired by Vanessa’s latest practice, which combines a love of sustainable fashion with visible arts. Participants must register by 7 p.m. ET on June 8.
Image: Courtesy of the artist.
Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: MacMillan Education Center. Cost: SOLD OUT. Get Tickets/Register: https://events.blackthorn.io/5f4ZMUx7/5a2bVR1jO41.
Sunday, June 22, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Portrait Gallery Art Studio
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Calling all artists – Join the National Portrait Gallery for a free, drop-in art program. Every weekend, visitors of all ages are invited to explore a different artistic medium while drawing inspiration from the Portrait Gallery’s collection and exhibitions. On select weekends, learn from a featured guest artist, who will lead specialized workshops and share their expertise in various artistic disciplines. To stay informed about upcoming guest artist workshops, please check the Portrait Gallery’s Eventbrite page.
Event Location: Education Center, E151. Cost: Free. No Registration Required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-gallery-art-studio-tickets-1112707681629?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=organizer-profile&utm-share-source=organizer-profile.
Sunday, June 22, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. Japanese Avant-Garde Pioneers
Films
Watch the trailer
The profound social change and political unrest in 1960s Japan detonated an artistic explosion that upended the culture. Amélie Ravalec’s film documents the avant-garde artists of this period: pioneers of experimental and erotic photography, underground street theater, Butoh dance, surreal illustrations, and radical graphic design (including that of Tadanori Yokoo, who is featured in our exhibition Cut + Paste). These innovators not only transformed traditional art forms but also generated revolutionary new ones. Immerse yourself in the political and aesthetic revolution that remains provocative to this day.
(Dir.: Amélie Ravalec, United Kingdom/Japan/France, 2025, 100 min. DCP, English and Japanese with English subtitles), Image courtesy of Circle Time Studio.
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free. Register in advance (recommended). Get Tickets/Register: https://nmaajune25.eventive.org/films. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Captioning. Wheelchair accessible.
Sunday, June 22, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:45 PM.
Heart & Soul: The Story of Doo-Wop with Kenny Vance
Resident Associate Program
As a co-founder of the Sixties pop group Jay and the Americans, singer Kenny Vance shares stories about early heroes of rock & roll with journalist Budd Mishkin. Through clips from his documentary, Heart & Soul: A Love Story, witness how these young street artists broke new ground, created harmony by singing doo-wop, and ultimately formed a bridge to the popular music and youth culture of today.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263583?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263583?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Sunday, June 22, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
ABCs of Art
Resident Associate Program
This week is all about artistic experimentation! Young artists mix, dip, splatter, roll, brush, dab, and spread paint over rough, smooth, wet, and dry surfaces with sponges, string, utensils, found objects, and brushes. Using visits to the Hirshhorn, American Art, Asian Art, and African Art museums as springboards, campers explore the creative world of color theory, patterns, and texture, and learn to make their own custom-color paints.
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262648?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 23, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Ancient Time Travelers
Resident Associate Program
Pack your bags and choose a date in history! Adventurous campers hop into a time machine and travel to a different past civilization each day. Virtual visits to view Egyptian mummies in the Natural History Museum and ancient Chinese artifacts in the Asian Art Museum immerse them in the arts, games, and history of civilizations around the world and across time. Where-and when-will you go next?
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262652?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 23, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Animal Adventures
Resident Associate Program
Mammals and birds, insects and fish, amphibians and reptiles—oh my! Campers explore the many ways creatures of the animal kingdom are celebrated across the Smithsonian through art, scientific study, and conservation efforts. They create habitat dioramas, observe live animals, and explore animal patterns through art. After visiting various Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo, they conclude their adventures with a “wild” showcase for parents and friends.
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262646?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 23, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Fabulous Flora
Resident Associate Program
Campers discover the wide, wild, fabulous world of plants. They dig into the science behind the boundless greenhouse of plant life on planet Earth, from a 16-million-year-old tree to the amazingly resilient “resurrection plant.” Visits to the Natural History Museum and the U.S. Botanic Garden help campers discover the benefits of individual plants, learn to identify them, and gain a better understanding of their life cycles. They plant and grow their own flora and create nature-inspired artwork for a fabulously green exhibit.
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262650?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 23, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Flights of Fantasy
Resident Associate Program
Do you dream of dragons, elves, or alien worlds? Following in the tradition of great fantasy literature like the Harry Potter stories, The Lord of the Rings, The Wizard of Oz, and Peter Pan, campers explore the genres of fantasy and science-fiction by creating their own mystical worlds while honing their writing skills. They create a map of their imaginary realm, play fantasy games, and improvise and perform scenes from their favorite fairy tales and sci-fi stories. Smithsonian museums and the mysteries they hold provide inspiration for the new worlds campers create in this hands-on, interdisciplinary camp.
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262654?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 23, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Formidable First Ladies
Resident Associate Program
Some of most intriguing, successful, and popular women throughout American history have served as first ladies. Many of these presidential spouses became more popular than their husbands, and people looked up to them for inspiration and hope. In this girl-power themed glimpse into history, campers explore these women’s bravery and use of power and influence to drive change in America and around the world. Visits to Smithsonian museums and the White House Historical Society spark campers to create their initiatives and goals and plan how they’d put them into action if they too make it to the White House someday.
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263385?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 23, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Innovative Art
Resident Associate Program
How do science and art come together to improve our lives? An artist’s influence can be found in all kinds of objects such as tools, furniture, cars, and tech devices. Campers investigate the collections at the Renwick Gallery, Hirshhorn, National Gallery of Art, and Cooper Hewitt to find inspiration to for STEAM-inspired challenges and creative projects. What kind of amazing and functional art will they create? Find out at Friday’s gallery opening.
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262653?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 23, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Ocean Deep Dive
Resident Associate Program
Campers plunge in and discover the wonders of the watery world. Through visits to the Natural History Museum, the National Zoo, and the American History Museum, they explore the world beneath the waves: ocean zones, their inhabitants past and present, and watery habitats. They hear stories of the sea and create their own magical depictions of the deep. Campers display what they’ve discovered in a marine exhibition at Friday’s Show-and-Share.
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263828?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 23, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Smithsonian Explorers
Resident Associate Program
Campers explore the hidden treasures at the Smithsonian. After creating personal travel journals to record their sightings and adventures, they embark on a journey to a different museum each day to discover the vast collections of the Smithsonian. They use their findings in art and science to create mobiles, articulated puppets, giant turtles, and clay fossils.
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263827?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 23, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Smithsonian Space Station
Resident Associate Program
Suit up and strap in to experience a week as astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Campers encounter artifacts from historic missions during visits to the Air and Space Museum and the Udvar-Hazy Center, They read star charts, design and conduct experiments that have been (and could be) done aboard the space station, build miniature satellites, and create space-inspired artworks.
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262649?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 23, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Trash to Treasure
Resident Associate Program
To increase its sustainability practices, the Smithsonian is making a huge effort to decrease its waste and recycle what it does produce. Along the same theme, campers discover artists that have used trash and made beautiful art as well as functional items: game pieces made into furniture; portraits made from old cassette tapes; metals, electronic pieces, and hard drives made into animals. Campers gain a better understanding of sustainability and are inspired to create their own pieces after visiting the Smithsonian’s American Art, American History, and Natural History museums.
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262651?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 23, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Underwater Worlds
Resident Associate Program
Campers dive in and discover the wonders of the watery world as they visit Sant Ocean Hall at the Natural History Museum and the American History Museum. Along the way, they learn about fish, sharks, and sting rays; lobsters, oysters, and crabs; octopus, eels, and jellyfish; and sea mammals such as otters, whales, and dolphins. They discover the lore of famous ships, pirates, and sea captains who explored the world’s great oceans, and mythical characters such as Poseidon, mermaids, and the amazing hippocamp. Campers also build ocean dioramas, coral reef exhibits, and underwater volcanoes.
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262647?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 23, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
YTA Boot Camp
Resident Associate Program
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263352?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 23, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
The Simplified Figure
Resident Associate Program
It can take years to learn to draw the figure, but this inventive course speeds up the process by getting to the heart of what you really need to know to feel confident sketching people whether working from life, a photograph, or your imagination.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263650?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263650?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 23, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Interactive Programs
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Docents offer interactive programming throughout the museum, in the form of Highlights tours of the museum, gallery spotlight talks, and hands-on cart programs.
Tours of the museum’s highlights generally take place daily at 10:15 AM and 1 PM. Additional tours may be offered on the hour between 11 AM and 3 PM as docents are available. Please check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Gallery spotlight talks take place throughout the day. Docents offer a 15-minute overview of an exhibition or briefly discuss a favorite museum object. Look for the "Docent on Duty" signs posted outside the exhibition entrances.
Docents stationed at carts help visitors get their hands on history and learn about the museum's collections. Carts are located throughout the museum, and you can check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Year-Round:
Available most days between 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM.
Notes:
Programs are subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible.
Monday, June 23, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.
Teen Futures Week, Session I
One-Time Events
Event Location: Education Center, E151. Cost: Free. Registration Required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teen-futures-week-session-i-tickets-1334342978769?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-share-source=organizer-profile&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=organizer-profile.
Monday, June 23, 2025, 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. Portrait Gallery Kids
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Children and families are invited to learn, play and create at the National Portrait Gallery. Join educators every Monday to explore a new topic and different materials. Participants will look at art, enjoy hands-on activities, listen to music and participate in story time. Portrait Gallery Kids is a fun way to engage with art and each other. Our friends from DC Public Library will join us on the second Monday of each month for a special story time about the day’s theme.
Event Location: Education Center, E151. Cost: Free. No Regsitration Required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-gallery-portrait-gallery-kids-tickets-654254040447?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=organizer-profile&utm-share-source=organizer-profile.
Monday, June 23, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. The Ocean Around Us Tour
One-Time Events
Explore the Sant Ocean Hall to learn about some of the exciting animals and habitats featured and how they are connected to your everyday life no matter where you live. This is a 30-minute interactive walking tour where you can meet a North Atlantic Right Whale, find out what is the most productive marine ecosystem, touch coral, and so much more.
Registration is required for this small group tour of up to 10 people. Each visitor may bring up to 3 guests, but the total number of visitors on the tour will be capped at 10.
Photo by Phillip R. Lee, Smithsonian Institution.
Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, The Sant Ocean Hall, Under the Large Jellyfish. Cost: Free. Registration is required. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Monday, June 23, 2025, 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
Introduction to Watercolor
Resident Associate Program
Beginning students explore watercolor techniques and learn new approaches to painting through demonstration, discussion, and experimentation.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263618?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263618?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 23, 2025, 6:15 PM – 9:15 PM.
The Joy of Photography
Resident Associate Program
Designed for beginners who want to learn how to use their digital or mirrorless camera as a creative tool, this class gives students the opportunity to learn about technical aspects of photography so they can concentrate on composing beautiful images.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263619?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263619?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 23, 2025, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Interactive Programs
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Docents offer interactive programming throughout the museum, in the form of Highlights tours of the museum, gallery spotlight talks, and hands-on cart programs.
Tours of the museum’s highlights generally take place daily at 10:15 AM and 1 PM. Additional tours may be offered on the hour between 11 AM and 3 PM as docents are available. Please check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Gallery spotlight talks take place throughout the day. Docents offer a 15-minute overview of an exhibition or briefly discuss a favorite museum object. Look for the "Docent on Duty" signs posted outside the exhibition entrances.
Docents stationed at carts help visitors get their hands on history and learn about the museum's collections. Carts are located throughout the museum, and you can check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Year-Round:
Available most days between 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM.
Notes:
Programs are subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.
Teen Futures Week, Session I
One-Time Events
Event Location: Education Center, E151. Cost: Free. Registration Required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teen-futures-week-session-i-tickets-1334342978769?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-share-source=organizer-profile&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=organizer-profile.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. Play Date at NMNH: Colorful Corals
One-Time Events
Join us on Tuesdays for special family play dates with museum educators!
Tuesday, June 24th is all about exploring coral reefs! Families will learn about coral polyps (the tiny animals that help to build-up the reef), create their own artwork inspired by coral reefs, and look up close at coral specimens from the museum’s collection.
The event is part of our drop-in program, Play Date at NMNH. Play Date at NMNH is a program designed for early learners (ages 0-5), their caregivers, and families.
Location: This program is held in the Explorer Theater in the Sant Ocean Hall on the 1st floor of the museum. Please note that space is dependent on the location of that week's event. Some locations have less capacity than others. It is possible that the program might be at capacity when you arrive. If this happens, please enjoy other areas of the museum and try again later in the program.
Accessibility: Access services such as American Sign Language interpretation, real-time captioning (CART), or…
Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, Explorer Theater in Sant Ocean Hall. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
Techniques and Textures in Watercolor
Resident Associate Program
Take your paintings to the next level with simple secrets that every watercolor artist should know. Techniques demonstrated in the class are particularly useful for painting captivating landscapes.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263620?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263620?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM.
Connected Devices, 5G Networks, and the Future of Cellphones
One-Time Events
Have you ever wondered how smart devices connect with each other through 5G networks, or what phones could do 10 or 20 years from now? Come meet David Glaser and Dr. Mary Young, Solution Engineer and Education Advisor at T-Mobile, to learn all about the smart devices we use every day, and the ones we may use in the future!
Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 2nd Floor, Cellphone Exhibition Hall. Cost: Free and open to the public. Related Exhibition: Cellphone: Unseen Connections. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Quilting Together: Expert Guidance for Your Quilt Project
Resident Associate Program
Work on your own quilt project(s) in a focused way over 4 weeks with expert guidance. Topics include material selection, design, work planning, construction techniques, and finishing advice.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263621?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263621?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
DC | Cradleboards and Crawlers
One-Time Events
Designed for early learners (ages 0-2), their caregivers, and families, this drop-in program offers young visitors the opportunity to enjoy a book by a Native author or illustrator read by a Museum Educator, engage in free play and sensory enrichment, and participate in other hands-on learning.
*Due to limited capacity in our spaces, tickets may be needed to enter the Activity Center and therefore the Story room (limited to 25 persons max). Please see staff at the entrance desk of the imagiNATIONS Activity Center on Level 3.
**Recommended for visitors ages 0-2 years old accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Event Location: Level 3, imagiNATIONS Activity Center. Cost: FREE.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM.
Great Hall Story Time
One-Time Events
Join us in the Portrait Gallery’s picturesque Great Hall for an interactive story time that gets up close and personal with art. Participants will look closely at portraits and read stories as they learn more about the people who have shaped history.
Event Location: Great Hall. Cost: Free. Registration Encouraged. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/great-hall-story-time-tickets-1335479447979?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-share-source=organizer-profile&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=organizer-profile.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. The Magic of Light and Shadow in Watercolor
Resident Associate Program
Say goodbye to flat and boring painting as you learn to create patterns of light and dark in watercolor through demonstrations and hands-on exercises.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263622?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263622?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Basic Weaving on the Rigid Heddle Loom
Resident Associate Program
Acquire the basic skills to work with the versatile and portable rigid heddle loom—a great entryway into weaving beautiful scarves, wall-hangings, placemats, and more.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263623?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263623?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 6:15 PM – 9:15 PM.
Archimedes: A Truly Modern Scientist
Resident Associate Program
Galileo, Leonardo, Newton, and Tesla revered Archimedes of Syracuse—an engineer who defied the world’s most powerful army and a mathematician who knew more in 212 B.C.E. than all Europe would for the next 17 centuries. Novelist and science writer Nicholas Nicastro shines a new light on Archimedes’ life and work to reveal an ambitious, combative, and fiercely competitive man who is far from the aloof, physically inept figure of historical myth.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263601?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263601?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM.
Exploring Gender Roles: Examining Knitting Artifacts from the Smithsonian Collection
Resident Associate Program
Across time and culture, knitting is not only beautiful and a practical art but also a commentary on the society it comes from. Explore attitudes toward gender through knitted objects in the Smithsonian collection.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263624?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263624?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Storytime Studio: Color in Motion
One time events
Add color to your summer this June at the Hirshhorn! Each Wednesday at Storytime, you’ll find new opportunities for your littlest artist to brighten our world. Explore art, tell vibrant stories, and make your own colorful creations.
This Week: Splatter and splash! Join us to learn about artist Jackson Pollock, who used his entire body to create large abstract paintings. We’ll gain inspiration from Pollock and replace our paintbrushes with unconventional materials such as sticks, marbles, and yarn.
Featured Book: Jackson Pollock Splashed Paint and Wasn’t Sorry by Fausto Gilberti
Program Schedule
Storytime Studio is a one-hour experience, with entry times at 10 AM and 11 AM. No registration is required. Visitors receive their entry time upon arrival. Depending on availability, you may be asked to enjoy the galleries prior to your start time. 10 AM–noon: Open play (felt, blocks, sketching) , 10:15 AM: Read-aloud #1 in Art School , 10:30 AM: Art-making begins , 10:45 AM: Gallery tour #1 , 11:15 AM:…
Venue: Hirshhorn Museum. Event Location: Meet in the Art School on the Lower Level. Cost: Free. Related Events: Storytime Studio, About Hirshhorn Kids, Visiting with Kids, Art Project: Paint with No Rules.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit hirshhorn.si.edu. Spark!Lab
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Spark!Lab is where museum visitors become inventors. The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation invites children between the ages of 6 and 12 to create, collaborate, explore, test, experiment and invent. Activities for children and families incorporate traditional science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with art, history and creativity.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Related Exhibition: Places of Invention, Inventive Minds, Landmark Object: Ralph Baer's Workshop, Inventing in America.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit invention.si.edu. Wonderplace
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This learning space designed especially for children ages six and under combines age appropriate activities with museum collections and touchable objects to provide a gateway to history and a place to exercise curiosity for the youngest historians.
Admission to Wonderplace is on a first come, first-served basis. At busy times, we may use FREE, timed tickets to minimize wait time if needed. Tickets are available for 30-minute visits on a first-come, first-served basis. No tickets are required for the first session from 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. To visit during a later half-hour session, visitors may pick up a ticket at Wonderplace in 1 West. The last entry using timed tickets is at 3:30 p.m.
Hours are subject to change.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Wonderplace, 1 West. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Painting Vacation Memories
Resident Associate Program
Capture the magic of your travels in a whole new way. Learn how to transform your favorite vacation photos of places into beautiful, expressive, and easy paintings in watercolor and ink.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263625?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263625?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Enid A. Haupt Garden Tour
Smithsonian Gardens
Free weekly tours of the Enid A. Haupt Garden are offered every Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. from April 30 through September 26, 2025, weather permitting.
Meet one of our knowledgeable volunteers by the tour sign near the northwest entrance to the Enid A. Haupt Garden on Jefferson Drive, SW. No reservation is required.
Venue: Smithsonian Gardens. Event Location: Enid A. Haupt Garden, Meet at the northwest entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive, SW. Cost: Free
Tours may be subject to cancellation in the event of inclement weather. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM.
For more info visit gardens.si.edu. Interactive Programs
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Docents offer interactive programming throughout the museum, in the form of Highlights tours of the museum, gallery spotlight talks, and hands-on cart programs.
Tours of the museum’s highlights generally take place daily at 10:15 AM and 1 PM. Additional tours may be offered on the hour between 11 AM and 3 PM as docents are available. Please check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Gallery spotlight talks take place throughout the day. Docents offer a 15-minute overview of an exhibition or briefly discuss a favorite museum object. Look for the "Docent on Duty" signs posted outside the exhibition entrances.
Docents stationed at carts help visitors get their hands on history and learn about the museum's collections. Carts are located throughout the museum, and you can check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Year-Round:
Available most days between 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM.
Notes:
Programs are subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.
Teen Futures Week, Session I
One-Time Events
Event Location: Education Center, E151. Cost: Free. Registration Required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teen-futures-week-session-i-tickets-1334342978769?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-share-source=organizer-profile&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=organizer-profile.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. Story Time with DCPL
One-Time Events
Join us for Story Time in collaboration with the DC Public Library! Perfect for kids and families, we'll be reading books related to democracy in celebration of Civics Season. Story Time is a fun way to introduce your child to language and literacy skills through an interactive experience.
For questions about this event, please email us at: HistoryTeachers@si.edu.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: 1 West. Cost: Free.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 10:45 AM – 11:15 AM.
Civic Season 2025: Curator Modupe Labode, Programming with Ford’s Theater, Spotlight Talk with Curator Amanda Moniz, and Smithsonian Interns & Fellows
One-Time Events
Join us in our Civic Pavilion for Ask a Curator with NMAH’s Modupe Labode and programming with Smithsonian Interns & Fellows. The Civic Pavilion on 2 East will bring Civic Season to life with daily activities. Can’t join us in person? Follow us on social media and get involved with hybrid activities all season long! The National Museum of American History welcomes visitors of all ages and abilities. This event is wheelchair accessible. ASL services, captioning, and assistive listening devices will be provided. Additional accommodations are available upon request; please email nmahprograms@si.edu. Two weeks’ notice is preferred.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: 2 East. Cost: Free. Related Events: Learn more about the 2025 Civic Season. Accessibility: ASL-interpreted program. Wheelchair accessible. Assisted listening devices. Captioning.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Fishy Business in the Eye of the Hurricane
One-Time Events
Hurricanes are strong tropical storms that form over the ocean and have a rotating center with winds of at least 74 MPH (about 119 KMH). These tropical cyclones can leave behind a path of destruction and chaos on land, but how do animals in the ocean survive during hurricanes? Come discover how sharks and different fishes use their cool adaptations to their advantage. Along the way, we will also learn about natural features in our coastlines that help protect us and how we can prepare for hurricane season this summer!
Presented by: Ana Silverio, M.S. Marine Biologist, Knauss Marine Policy Fellow, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - The National Sea Grant Office
Image credit: Ana Silverio (left), NOAA NESDIS Environmental Visualization Laboratory (right).
Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, The Sant Ocean Hall. Cost: Free and open to the public. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Explore More! in STEM: To the Moon and Beyond!
One-Time Events
Explore More! in STEM is a classroom program for ages 8+ to explore STEM concepts in relation to African American history, culture, or the museum. In this lesson, people will learn about African Americans that have worked or are currently working at NASA, and the Artemis mission.
Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: 2nd Floor Classrooms. Cost: This is a *free* event! Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
DC | Cradleboards and Crawlers
One-Time Events
Designed for early learners (ages 0-2), their caregivers, and families, this drop-in program offers young visitors the opportunity to enjoy a book by a Native author or illustrator read by a Museum Educator, engage in free play and sensory enrichment, and participate in other hands-on learning.
*Due to limited capacity in our spaces, tickets may be needed to enter the Activity Center and therefore the Story room (limited to 25 persons max). Please see staff at the entrance desk of the imagiNATIONS Activity Center on Level 3.
**Recommended for visitors ages 0-2 years old accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Event Location: Level 3, imagiNATIONS Activity Center. Cost: FREE.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM.
Embroidery 101
Resident Associate Program
For absolute beginners, this new class introduces the art of hand embroidery. Learn the basics of supplies and practice different stitches before starting on a design you create.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263626?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263626?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
The Mantis Shrimp: Beautiful, Dangerous, and Powerful
One-Time Events
Ever wonder what the most powerful punch in the ocean feels like? It feels like a .22 caliber bullet -- so fast that it generates its own light and heat...and it comes from an animal that's only about 7 inches in size.
Come learn about the mantis shrimp– one of the most beautiful, unique, and deadly animals in the ocean!
Presented by: Kara Chuang, M.S. Marine Scientist, Knauss Fellow
Image credit: Cédric Péneau, Wikimedia Commons.
Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, The Sant Ocean Hall. Cost: Free and open to the public. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Handi-hour Pop-up
One-Time Events
Craft to your heart’s delight at this special Handi-hour pop-up at the Smithsonian American Art Museum! Create a custom, miniature felt pennant (while supplies last), check out the Courtyard Cafe for snack and beverage options, and explore the galleries with a scavenger hunt. This Handi-hour pop-up is free and open to all ages!
Image credit: Photo by Norwood Photography.
Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Kogod Courtyard. Cost: Free | Registration encouraged. Get Tickets/Register: https://events.blackthorn.io/5f4ZMUx7/5a2bVR1jL9O.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Digital Drawing Fundamentals
Resident Associate Program
Learn to use the iPad, Apple Pencil, and Procreate for illustration and animation. Students get an introductory lecture on the basics of digital art production, demonstrations, and experience drawing in Procreate on an iPad.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263627?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263627?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Operation Market Garden
Resident Associate Program
After the D-Day invasion, an Allied air-and-land operation with the code name Market Garden was developed to speed the end of World War II. With its goal of seizing key territory and bridges in the Netherlands so ground forces could cross the Rhine, General Dwight D. Eisenhower reluctantly agreed to greenlight the operation, which launched on September 17, 1944. Military historian Mitch Yockelson examines how poor strategic decisions and other factors made Market Garden a failure that led to devastating losses of life.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263584?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263584?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM.
Orchids for Beginners
Resident Associate Program
Learn from an orchid-care expert how orchids grow in their native environments and beginner care instructions to keep your orchids blooming.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263628?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263628?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
What Fossils Reveal About Coral Survival
Resident Associate Program
Today’s coral reefs are threatened by a wide range of human-made problems. As predictions about the future of these ecosystems grow increasingly dire, scientists are looking in an unlikely place for new ways to save corals: the past. Geoscientist Lisa S. Gardiner discusses how studying the fossilized limestone cities left behind by ancient corals can uncover lessons that may help reefs survive the environmental challenges of the present.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263538?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263538?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM.
Introduction to Portrait Painting
Resident Associate Program
Step into the world of portrait painting and explore how the observation of light and shadow, and color, alongside the placement of facial features all add up to capturing the likeness of a specific individual.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263629?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263629?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM.
Spark!Lab
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Spark!Lab is where museum visitors become inventors. The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation invites children between the ages of 6 and 12 to create, collaborate, explore, test, experiment and invent. Activities for children and families incorporate traditional science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with art, history and creativity.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Related Exhibition: Places of Invention, Inventive Minds, Landmark Object: Ralph Baer's Workshop, Inventing in America.
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit invention.si.edu. Wonderplace
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This learning space designed especially for children ages six and under combines age appropriate activities with museum collections and touchable objects to provide a gateway to history and a place to exercise curiosity for the youngest historians.
Admission to Wonderplace is on a first come, first-served basis. At busy times, we may use FREE, timed tickets to minimize wait time if needed. Tickets are available for 30-minute visits on a first-come, first-served basis. No tickets are required for the first session from 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. To visit during a later half-hour session, visitors may pick up a ticket at Wonderplace in 1 West. The last entry using timed tickets is at 3:30 p.m.
Hours are subject to change.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Wonderplace, 1 West. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Interactive Programs
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Docents offer interactive programming throughout the museum, in the form of Highlights tours of the museum, gallery spotlight talks, and hands-on cart programs.
Tours of the museum’s highlights generally take place daily at 10:15 AM and 1 PM. Additional tours may be offered on the hour between 11 AM and 3 PM as docents are available. Please check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Gallery spotlight talks take place throughout the day. Docents offer a 15-minute overview of an exhibition or briefly discuss a favorite museum object. Look for the "Docent on Duty" signs posted outside the exhibition entrances.
Docents stationed at carts help visitors get their hands on history and learn about the museum's collections. Carts are located throughout the museum, and you can check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Year-Round:
Available most days between 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM.
Notes:
Programs are subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible.
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.
Teen Futures Week, Session I
One-Time Events
Event Location: Education Center, E151. Cost: Free. Registration Required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teen-futures-week-session-i-tickets-1334342978769?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-share-source=organizer-profile&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=organizer-profile.
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. Ocean Topics Cart Chat
One-Time Events
Looking for a deeper dive into ocean topics? Come and find one of our Ocean Educators to explore some of the latest discoveries in marine science, stationed at an interactive cart in the Sant Ocean Hall.
Image Credit: Phillip R. Lee, Smithsonian Institution.
Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, The Sant Ocean Hall. Cost: Free and open to the public. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Civic Season 2025: Monticello
One-Time Events
Join us in our Civic Pavilion for Ask A Curator with Monticello’s Thomas Jefferson and programming with Monticello. The Civic Pavilion on 2 East will bring Civic Season to life with daily activities. Can’t join us in person? Follow us on social media and get involved with hybrid activities all season long! The National Museum of American History welcomes visitors of all ages and abilities. This event is wheelchair accessible. ASL services, captioning, and assistive listening devices will be provided. Additional accommodations are available upon request; please email nmahprograms@si.edu. Two weeks’ notice is preferred.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: 2 East. Cost: Free. Related Events: Learn more about the 2025 Civic Season. Accessibility: ASL-interpreted program. Wheelchair accessible. Assisted listening devices. Captioning.
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Sketching the Smithsonian: Weekly Lunchtime Drawing Series
Resident Associate Program
Pull out your sketchbook and pencil to take an artful break as you explore the Smithsonian while drawing objects from vast and fascinating collections. Option to register for this program as a 6-session series.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263630?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263630?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Let's Talk Gardens: The Flight Garden at the National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian Gardens
After more than a decade, the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum (NASM) revitalization is nearly complete. Along with a complete redesign and rebuild of the interiors, the garden outside the building was redesigned and replanted. Join Smithsonian Gardens horticulturist Alex Dencker for a look at the new Flight Garden at NASM. Alex will highlight some of the 14,300 perennials (75 taxa) and 122 trees (11 taxa) planted since March 2024 and share how the garden will invite visitors to explore the beauty and wonder of flight through the lens of plants.
Alex Dencker is a horticulturist for Smithsonian Gardens at the Flight Garden at the National Air and Space Museum.
All programs include auto-generated captions. ASL interpretation is available for webinar programs with a two-week advanced notice. To request this service, please email gardens@si.edu.
Event Location: Online only. Online Link: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GSCtXMNcR96sgq0TgaIe8A#/registration. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Captioning.
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit gardens.si.edu. Print-O-Rama
One-Time Events
People might think that digital media has replaced older forms of graphic expression, but printing is alive and well as part of American culture! Join us for a program that explores printing history since the American Revolution and how today’s printed products continue to be used alongside social media as tools of communication.
See objects out of storage from collections across the museum and speak with the curators who work with them. Be inspired by printed products through time and the artifacts and methods used to create them. Visitors will even have the opportunity to make their own impressions on the presses!
The National Museum of American History welcomes visitors of all abilities.
Requests for accessibility services can be made by phone at 202-633-3150 or by
email at NMAHPrograms@si.edu. Two weeks prior notice is preferred.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Performance Plaza, 1 West. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible.
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
CANCELLED - Sketch Break After Dark
One-Time Events
Join us in the galleries for a drop-in sketching session with artist educator Laurain Park! Create, connect and sketch with fellow artists while drawing inspiration from the Portrait Gallery's collection. All materials will be provided. Open to artists of all levels, ages 18 and up.
Event Location: In the Galleries. Cost: Free. Registration Required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-gallery-sketch-break-tickets-991180235767?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=organizer-profile&utm-share-source=organizer-profile.
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. Eye-Popping Art: Tours for People with Colorblindness
One-Time Events
Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum for a docent-led tour of highlights from the museum’s collection using museum-provided, colorblind correcting glasses that bring the vibrancy of these works to life.
Image credit: Photo by Mary Tait.
Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free | Registration required. Get Tickets/Register: https://events.blackthorn.io/5f4ZMUx7/5a2bVR1j7b3.
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 5:30 PM.
The Photo Essay
Resident Associate Program
Learn how to create a photo essay, a set of photographs that tell a story or evoke a series of emotions. Homework assignments are designed to encourage students to explore their interests.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263631?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263631?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Wines of Catalonia
Resident Associate Program
Catalonia’s wines boast an extraordinary range of styles and personalities, driven by unique terroirs, indigenous varieties, and time-honored techniques. Celebrate this rich wine heritage as Barcelonian sommelier Lucas Payà a global wine educator and an authority on Spanish wine, hosts a master class and tasting experience that explores a culture where wine is not just a drink but a story of place, tradition, and innovation.
Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263506?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 6:45 PM – 8:45 PM.
Conversation Circles
One-Time Events
Calling all English-language learners – Join National Portrait Gallery educators and friends from all over the world to learn about U.S. art, history and culture through portraiture. Meet new friends, learn about different cultures and practice your English. For more information, email Beth Evans at evansb@si.edu.
Event Location: G Street Lobby. Cost: Free. No Registration Required.
Friday, June 27, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Story Time
One-Time Events
Stamp your calendar for Story Time! Join us every week for a fresh story, a stroll through the Museum, hands-on postal play, and more. Together, we’ll explore mail and all the ways it connects us to people, places, and big ideas.
Stop by anytime—whether you stay for one activity or the whole session, this program will get everyone’s “stamp of approval”.
Meet in the Museum Lobby.
If there are services or accommodations that can improve your experience (e.g. ASL interpretation, etc.), please contact NPMprograms@si.edu; 1–2 week’s advance notice is recommended but not required.
Venue: Postal Museum. Event Location: Meet in the Historic Lobby. Cost: Free ; no registration required.
Friday, June 27, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Spark!Lab
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Spark!Lab is where museum visitors become inventors. The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation invites children between the ages of 6 and 12 to create, collaborate, explore, test, experiment and invent. Activities for children and families incorporate traditional science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with art, history and creativity.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Related Exhibition: Places of Invention, Inventive Minds, Landmark Object: Ralph Baer's Workshop, Inventing in America.
Friday, June 27, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit invention.si.edu. Wonderplace
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This learning space designed especially for children ages six and under combines age appropriate activities with museum collections and touchable objects to provide a gateway to history and a place to exercise curiosity for the youngest historians.
Admission to Wonderplace is on a first come, first-served basis. At busy times, we may use FREE, timed tickets to minimize wait time if needed. Tickets are available for 30-minute visits on a first-come, first-served basis. No tickets are required for the first session from 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. To visit during a later half-hour session, visitors may pick up a ticket at Wonderplace in 1 West. The last entry using timed tickets is at 3:30 p.m.
Hours are subject to change.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Wonderplace, 1 West. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Friday, June 27, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Enid A. Haupt Garden Tour
Smithsonian Gardens
Free weekly tours of the Enid A. Haupt Garden are offered every Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. from April 30 through September 26, 2025, weather permitting.
Meet one of our knowledgeable volunteers by the tour sign near the northwest entrance to the Enid A. Haupt Garden on Jefferson Drive, SW. No reservation is required.
Venue: Smithsonian Gardens. Event Location: Enid A. Haupt Garden, Meet at the northwest entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive, SW. Cost: Free
Tours may be subject to cancellation in the event of inclement weather. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Friday, June 27, 2025, 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM.
For more info visit gardens.si.edu. Interactive Programs
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Docents offer interactive programming throughout the museum, in the form of Highlights tours of the museum, gallery spotlight talks, and hands-on cart programs.
Tours of the museum’s highlights generally take place daily at 10:15 AM and 1 PM. Additional tours may be offered on the hour between 11 AM and 3 PM as docents are available. Please check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Gallery spotlight talks take place throughout the day. Docents offer a 15-minute overview of an exhibition or briefly discuss a favorite museum object. Look for the "Docent on Duty" signs posted outside the exhibition entrances.
Docents stationed at carts help visitors get their hands on history and learn about the museum's collections. Carts are located throughout the museum, and you can check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Year-Round:
Available most days between 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM.
Notes:
Programs are subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible.
Friday, June 27, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.
Ocean Topics Cart Chat
One-Time Events
Looking for a deeper dive into ocean topics? Come and find one of our Ocean Educators to explore some of the latest discoveries in marine science, stationed at an interactive cart in the Sant Ocean Hall.
Image Credit: Phillip R. Lee, Smithsonian Institution.
Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, The Sant Ocean Hall. Cost: Free and open to the public. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Friday, June 27, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Civic Season 2025: Ask a Curator, Ford’s Theatre, and Smithsonian 3D
One-Time Events
Join us in our Civic Pavilion for Ask a Curator with NMAH’s Jon Grinspan and programming with Ford’s Theatre and Smithsonian 3D.
The Civic Pavilion on 2 East will bring Civic Season to life with daily activities. Can’t join us in person? Follow us on social media and get involved with hybrid activities all season long! The National Museum of American History welcomes visitors of all ages and abilities. This event is wheelchair accessible. ASL services, captioning, and assistive listening devices will be provided. Additional accommodations are available upon request; please email nmahprograms@si.edu. Two weeks’ notice is preferred.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: 2 East. Cost: Free. Related Events: Learn more about the 2025 Civic Season. Accessibility: ASL-interpreted program. Wheelchair accessible. Assisted listening devices. Captioning.
Friday, June 27, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Invention and Innovation in the Renaissance
Resident Associate Program
The year 1492 is a defining moment in history, marked by groundbreaking discoveries and artistic innovation that reshaped the world. From Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the achievements of Leonardo da Vinci and Albrecht Dürer, discovery and innovation sparked a period of unprecedented creativity. Renaissance art historian Elaine Ruffolo examines how the convergence of exploration, scientific progress, and artistic mastery shaped a transformative age of cultural and intellectual growth. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit).
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263539?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263539?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Friday, June 27, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
Art Bites Gallery Talk
One-Time Events
Join SAAM’s research fellows for this lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries about artworks on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and what each one tells us about the ever-changing cultural landscape of the United States. Michelle Donnelly, Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Predoctoral Fellow, discusses Miné Okubo’s Wind and Dust (1943), on view in the exhibition Pictures of Belonging.
Miné Okubo, Wind and Dust, 1943, opaque watercolor on paperboard, 23 1/8 × 29 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (58.7 × 74.0 × 3.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2023.46.3, © 2023, The Miné Okubo Charitable Corporation.
Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: In-person | Smithsonian American Art Museum. Cost: Free | Meet in G Street Lobby.
Friday, June 27, 2025, 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM.
Naptown Jazz Kids Performance
One-Time Events
Join us for an exciting daytime performance as the Naptown Jazz Kids take the stage to showcase the dynamic energy, creativity, and passion of young jazz musicians.
Youth jazz bands are vital to the preservation of this uniquely American art form, ensuring a new generation embraces jazz as a living and ever-evolving musical tradition. Come celebrate the future of jazz and the power of music education at the National Museum of American History!
Naptown Jazz Kids is a non-profit that offers education programs, community engagement, and musical training in the greater Annapolis area.
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The National Museum of American History welcomes visitors of all ages and abilities. This event is wheelchair accessible. Additional accommodations are available upon request; please email nmahprograms@si.edu.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Wallace H. Coulter Performance Plaza, 1 West. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: https://www.naptownjazzkids.org/ . Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Friday, June 27, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Portrait Gallery Art Studio
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Calling all artists – Join the National Portrait Gallery for a free, drop-in art program. Every weekend, visitors of all ages are invited to explore a different artistic medium while drawing inspiration from the Portrait Gallery’s collection and exhibitions. On select weekends, learn from a featured guest artist, who will lead specialized workshops and share their expertise in various artistic disciplines. To stay informed about upcoming guest artist workshops, please check the Portrait Gallery’s Eventbrite page.
Event Location: Education Center, E151. Cost: Free. No Registration Required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-gallery-art-studio-tickets-1112707681629?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=organizer-profile&utm-share-source=organizer-profile.
Friday, June 27, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. NY | Hands On: Celebrate Strawberry Moon
One-Time Events
Many Native communities of the Northeast celebrate the harvest of strawberries in June and July. Learn about the significance and cultural traditions surrounding the strawberry for Indigenous communities and then create a paper strawberry to take home. All ages welcome.
*Children 18 and under should be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Venue: American Indian Museum NY. Event Location: Level 1: imagiNATIONS Activity Center Classroom. Cost: FREE.
Friday, June 27, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
CANCELLED - Green Snake
Films
Watch the trailer
New 4K restoration!
In this psychedelic fantasia from the great Tsui Hark, two snake goddesses take on human form, and one falls in love with a man. But their love is threatened by a vengeful Buddhist monk with supernatural powers. Green Snake is based on the novel by Lilian Lee, itself a postmodern feminist spin on the Chinese folktale “The Legend of the White Snake.“ Tsui’s film is propelled by dazzling, colorful, and hallucinatory imagery, generous doses of humor and action, and an unforgettably seductive performance by Maggie Cheung in the title role.
(Dir.: Tsui Hark, Hong Kong, 1993, 99 min. DCP, Mandarin with English subtitles), Image courtesy of Seasonal Film Corporation.
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free. Register in advance (recommended). Get Tickets/Register: https://nmaajune25.eventive.org/films. Accessibility: Captioning. Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible.
Friday, June 27, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:45 PM.
Conservation Workshop: Caring for Frames
One-Time Events
Join retired frames conservator Martin Kotler in a gallery talk about his work conserving SAAM’s frames for over 42 years followed by a hands-on workshop to learn about frames conservation, repair, and stabilization methods.
Attendees will receive a kit containing materials that they can use at home for frame care.
Participants may not bring their own frames to the workshop.
Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: MacMillan Education Center. Cost: $30 | Registration required
Tickets available beginning June 9. Get Tickets/Register: https://events.blackthorn.io/5f4ZMUx7/5a2bVR1imRl.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
FRESHFARM ACM Farm Stand
One-Time Events
The FRESHFARM ACM Farm Stand returns for another farm stand season in 2025. It is the only direct-to-consumer farm stand of its kind East of the River in Ward 8.
The FRESHFARM ACM Farm Stand takes place on the outdoor plaza of the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum (1901 Fort Place, SE Washington, DC 20020) every Saturday (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) from April 19 - November 22, 2025.*
The FRESHFARM ACM Farm Stand is generously supported by The Hillside Foundation - Allan and Shelley Holt.
*Weather permitting. Be sure to follow the Anacostia Community Museum for updated information.
Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: 1901 Fort Place SE. Cost: Free. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/freshfarm-acm-farm-stand-tickets-1307850759829?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Growing Community: ACM: The Past, Present, and Future
One-Time Events
We will investigate the gardening legacies of ACM by reflecting on the program that started it all. We will discuss plants that would have been important to improving the lives of the residents around the museum.
Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: 1901 Fort Place SE. Cost: Free. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/growing-community-legacies-in-gardening-tickets-1248200353859?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Growing Community: Garden Friends II
One-Time Events
Seed Starting & Transplanting (w/ SI Education Specialist- Katie) For the second youth workshop, students will learn about seeds, what is needed to grow them, and how to start them. Students will also complete a germination activity to take home, plant seeds in starter pots, transplant starter plants, and decorate their own pots.
All participating students must be accompanied by an adult.
Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: 1901 Fort Place SE. Cost: Free. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/growing-community-garden-friends-ii-tickets-1248201988749?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Open Studio: Splatter!
One time events
Dive into summer at the Hirshhorn, where we’re taking inspiration from the best of summer camp—Art School style! Join us every Saturday in June for Open Studio: Color Battle. Drop in and join a color “team,” then make your own colorful artwork inspired by artists such as Jackson Pollock, Morris Louis, and more. Explore color theory and experiment with color mixing to make something unique!
Splatter and splash! Take inspiration from artist Jackson Pollock and use splashes of color to create a collaborative artwork. Choose a color team, splatter on your canvas, and join the Color Battle.
Meet in the Art School on the Lower Level. ABOUT OPEN STUDIO
Let your creativity run wild at Open Studio! Drop in to explore modern and contemporary art through interactive hands-on activities inspired by the Hirshhorn collection and artworks on view. Open Studio helps you transform your ideas into reality.
Every session introduces a new theme and a fresh perspective on art-making. Activities are designed to captivate…
Venue: Hirshhorn Museum. Event Location: Meet in the Art School on the Lower Level. Cost: Free. Related Events: Open Studio, About Hirshhorn Kids, Art School Everywhere, Art Project: Paint with No Rules.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit hirshhorn.si.edu. Spark!Lab
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Spark!Lab is where museum visitors become inventors. The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation invites children between the ages of 6 and 12 to create, collaborate, explore, test, experiment and invent. Activities for children and families incorporate traditional science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with art, history and creativity.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Related Exhibition: Places of Invention, Inventive Minds, Landmark Object: Ralph Baer's Workshop, Inventing in America.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit invention.si.edu. Wonderplace
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This learning space designed especially for children ages six and under combines age appropriate activities with museum collections and touchable objects to provide a gateway to history and a place to exercise curiosity for the youngest historians.
Admission to Wonderplace is on a first come, first-served basis. At busy times, we may use FREE, timed tickets to minimize wait time if needed. Tickets are available for 30-minute visits on a first-come, first-served basis. No tickets are required for the first session from 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. To visit during a later half-hour session, visitors may pick up a ticket at Wonderplace in 1 West. The last entry using timed tickets is at 3:30 p.m.
Hours are subject to change.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Wonderplace, 1 West. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Interactive Programs
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Docents offer interactive programming throughout the museum, in the form of Highlights tours of the museum, gallery spotlight talks, and hands-on cart programs.
Tours of the museum’s highlights generally take place daily at 10:15 AM and 1 PM. Additional tours may be offered on the hour between 11 AM and 3 PM as docents are available. Please check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Gallery spotlight talks take place throughout the day. Docents offer a 15-minute overview of an exhibition or briefly discuss a favorite museum object. Look for the "Docent on Duty" signs posted outside the exhibition entrances.
Docents stationed at carts help visitors get their hands on history and learn about the museum's collections. Carts are located throughout the museum, and you can check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Year-Round:
Available most days between 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM.
Notes:
Programs are subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.
Deconstruct, Reconstruct - In Person
Resident Associate Program
Take a break from your art creating routine and use this time to revive and reimagine unfinished or unsuccessful pieces. Using mixed-media materials and techniques, explore ways to alter works to arrive at new interpretations.
Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263633?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 10:15 AM – 4:00 PM.
The Power of Black and White - In Person
Resident Associate Program
Working in black and white is an exciting strategy for advancing creative potential. Removing color from the equation pushes the artist to rely on other important elements such as value contrast, mark making, and composition.
Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263632?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 10:15 AM – 4:30 PM.
Art as Improv - In Person
Resident Associate Program
Dig into how to engage in art-making through the principles of improvisation and exploration. Get back into the flow of your creative practice, combat perfectionism, and learn how to pay attention to the materials in front of you rather than the critic in your head.
Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263634?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM.
NMAAHC Kids Story Time: Amazing Grace
One-Time Events
NMAAHC Kids Story Time: Amazing Grace Designed for ages 4-8 and adult caregivers
Get moving with NMAAHC Kids! During this program we’ll dance together and celebrate creativity and imagination with Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman read by a museum educator. Children will discover colorful costumes in the Museum's exhibits and make their own wearable art.
Program Schedule:
10:30 am - 12:45 pm: Ongoing Create & Explore Time
10:45 am & 11:45 am: Read Alouds
11:30 am & 12:30 pm: Children’s Gallery Tours, featuring creative costumes from The Jackson Five, The Wiz and more!
Questions? Email us at NMAAHCEarlyChildhood@si.edu.
Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: 2nd Floor Classrooms. Cost: FREE, registration required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/92307560/nmaahc-kids-story-timeamazing-grace-washington-national-museum-of-african-american-history-culture-early-childhood-education.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:45 PM.
NY | Hands On: Celebrate Strawberry Moon
One-Time Events
Many Native communities of the Northeast celebrate the spring harvest of strawberries in June and July. The celebration often coincides with the full moon. Learn about the significance and cultural traditions surrounding the strawberry for Indigenous communities and then create a paper strawberry to take home. All ages welcome.
*Children 18 and under should be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Venue: American Indian Museum NY. Event Location: Level 1: imagiNATIONS Activity Center Classroom. Cost: FREE.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
R&B 2020’s Yoga
One-Time Events
Join us in a 1-hour yoga session to the sounds of R&B music from 2020 to now. Sessions are suitable for all levels, welcoming beginners, and experienced yogis alike. Ideal for those who enjoy the fusion of music and movement. Participants should wear clothing that allows for the ease of movement and expression. Bring a yoga mat and optionally, water or a towel to stay hydrated and comfortable throughout the class. Session facilitated by Khepera Wellness. Spaces are limited so reserve your seat today! Attendees must be 18+ and have proof of ID.
Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: 1901 Fort Place SE. Cost: Free. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rb-2020s-yoga-tickets-1349746691689?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Embroidered Patch Workshop
Resident Associate Program
Use basic stitches to create an embroidered patch to embellish a favorite jacket or pair of jeans. Learn how to prepare fabric with a simple design, then ready a hoop and begin stitching.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263635?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263635?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Civic Season 2025: American Heritage Chocolate and Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino
One-Time Events
Join us in our Civic Pavilion for programming with American Heritage Chocolate and gallery tours with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino (12:30 and 2:30). The Civic Pavilion on 2 East will bring Civic Season to life with daily activities. Can’t join us in person? Follow us on social media and get involved with hybrid activities all season long! The National Museum of American History welcomes visitors of all ages and abilities. This event is wheelchair accessible. ASL services, captioning, and assistive listening devices will be provided. Additional accommodations are available upon request; please email nmahprograms@si.edu. Two weeks’ notice is preferred.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: 2 East. Cost: Free. Related Events: Learn more about the 2025 Civic Season. Accessibility: ASL-interpreted program. Wheelchair accessible. Assisted listening devices. Captioning.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
In-Gallery Portrait Signs
One-Time Events
Portrait Signs is a Deaf-led tour in American Sign Language. Tours explore portraiture, history and biography through the lens of our special exhibitions and permanent collection. Dates and topics are continually updated.
Event Location: G Street Lobby. Cost: Free. Registration Required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/national-portrait-gallery-810710525. Accessibility: ASL-interpreted program.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. Celebrating Black Music Month with the Culture Queen
One-Time Events
What do R&B singer Marvin Gaye, Godfather of Gogo Chuck Brown, opera singer Denyce Graves, and jazz singer and pianist Shirley Horn have in common? They all are native Washingtonians! Join Culture Queen as we celebrate many more of Washington D.C.’s Black music artists through music, movement, storytelling, and crafts!
Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: 1901 Fort Place SE. Cost: Free. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-black-music-month-with-the-culture-queen-tickets-1349748958469?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Portrait Gallery Art Studio
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Calling all artists – Join the National Portrait Gallery for a free, drop-in art program. Every weekend, visitors of all ages are invited to explore a different artistic medium while drawing inspiration from the Portrait Gallery’s collection and exhibitions. On select weekends, learn from a featured guest artist, who will lead specialized workshops and share their expertise in various artistic disciplines. To stay informed about upcoming guest artist workshops, please check the Portrait Gallery’s Eventbrite page.
Event Location: Education Center, E151. Cost: Free. No Registration Required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-gallery-art-studio-tickets-1112707681629?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=organizer-profile&utm-share-source=organizer-profile.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. NY | Hands On: Celebrate Strawberry Moon
One-Time Events
Many Native communities of the Northeast celebrate the spring harvest of strawberries in June and July. The celebration often coincides with the full moon. Learn about the significance and cultural traditions surrounding the strawberry for Indigenous communities and then create a paper strawberry to take home. All ages welcome.
*Children 18 and under should be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Venue: American Indian Museum NY. Event Location: Level 1: imagiNATIONS Activity Center Classroom. Cost: FREE.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Smithsonian Sleepover at the Natural History Museum
Resident Associate Program
In-person Program: Go on an interactive exploration of the Natural History Museum and participate in hands-on crafts projects and games. Then roll out your sleeping bag and dream away in the darkened halls of one of the world’s most famous museums! Geared for children ages 8 to 14 years old, accompanied by an adult.
Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of Natural History 10th St & Constitution Ave NW. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263985?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 7:00 PM – Sunday, June 29, 2025, 9:00 AM.
Spark!Lab
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Spark!Lab is where museum visitors become inventors. The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation invites children between the ages of 6 and 12 to create, collaborate, explore, test, experiment and invent. Activities for children and families incorporate traditional science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with art, history and creativity.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Related Exhibition: Places of Invention, Inventive Minds, Landmark Object: Ralph Baer's Workshop, Inventing in America.
Sunday, June 29, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit invention.si.edu. Wonderplace
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This learning space designed especially for children ages six and under combines age appropriate activities with museum collections and touchable objects to provide a gateway to history and a place to exercise curiosity for the youngest historians.
Admission to Wonderplace is on a first come, first-served basis. At busy times, we may use FREE, timed tickets to minimize wait time if needed. Tickets are available for 30-minute visits on a first-come, first-served basis. No tickets are required for the first session from 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. To visit during a later half-hour session, visitors may pick up a ticket at Wonderplace in 1 West. The last entry using timed tickets is at 3:30 p.m.
Hours are subject to change.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Wonderplace, 1 West. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Sunday, June 29, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
The Sketchbook Habit: The Art of Everyday Life
Resident Associate Program
In this once-a-month class on the essentials of starting a sketchbook habit, practice “close looking” exercises as you fill your sketchbook with meditative contour drawings, watercolor sketches of the natural world, and quick but evocative images from your travels, past or present.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263636?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263636?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Sunday, June 29, 2025, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Interactive Programs
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Docents offer interactive programming throughout the museum, in the form of Highlights tours of the museum, gallery spotlight talks, and hands-on cart programs.
Tours of the museum’s highlights generally take place daily at 10:15 AM and 1 PM. Additional tours may be offered on the hour between 11 AM and 3 PM as docents are available. Please check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Gallery spotlight talks take place throughout the day. Docents offer a 15-minute overview of an exhibition or briefly discuss a favorite museum object. Look for the "Docent on Duty" signs posted outside the exhibition entrances.
Docents stationed at carts help visitors get their hands on history and learn about the museum's collections. Carts are located throughout the museum, and you can check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Year-Round:
Available most days between 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM.
Notes:
Programs are subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible.
Sunday, June 29, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.
Beginning Drawing
Resident Associate Program
This introductory course teaches the basic skills needed for drawing. Working with a variety of materials and techniques, including charcoal and pencils, students explore the rendering of geometric forms, volume, and perspective, with an emphasis on personal gesture marks.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263637?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263637?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Sunday, June 29, 2025, 10:15 AM – 12:45 PM.
Beginning Oil Painting - In Person
Resident Associate Program
In this course, gain the technical background and experience you need to get started as a painter. Working from museum masterpieces, still-life arrangements, or your favorite photos, explore basic painting techniques, including color-mixing, scumbling, and glazing.
Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263639?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Sunday, June 29, 2025, 10:15 AM – 1:15 PM.
The Figure in Pieces - In Person
Resident Associate Program
This workshop breaks down learning to depict the figure into manageable pieces in a way that enables students to quickly create dynamic, powerful images without anatomical bells and whistles. The minimalist approach to anatomy frees students to compose artworks that represent their creative vision with drawing, painting, and collage.
Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263638?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Sunday, June 29, 2025, 10:15 AM – 4:30 PM.
Frida Kahlo: Artist Feminist Gardener - In Person
Resident Associate Program
Immerse yourself in the world of Frida Kahlo and channel her artful spirit by creating your own masterpiece using water-based oils. Learn techniques that reflect Kahlo’s unique style, allowing you to express your creativity while paying homage to her as an artist, feminist, and gardener.
Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263640?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Sunday, June 29, 2025, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Civic Season 2025: American Heritage Chocolate
One-Time Events
Join us in our Civic Pavilion for programming with American Heritage Chocolate. The Civic Pavilion on 2 East will bring Civic Season to life with daily activities. Can’t join us in person? Follow us on social media and get involved with hybrid activities all season long! The National Museum of American History welcomes visitors of all ages and abilities. This event is wheelchair accessible. ASL services, captioning, and assistive listening devices will be provided. Additional accommodations are available upon request; please email nmahprograms@si.edu. Two weeks’ notice is preferred.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: 2 East. Cost: Free. Related Events: Learn more about the 2025 Civic Season. Accessibility: ASL-interpreted program. Wheelchair accessible. Assisted listening devices. Captioning.
Sunday, June 29, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Portrait Gallery Art Studio
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Calling all artists – Join the National Portrait Gallery for a free, drop-in art program. Every weekend, visitors of all ages are invited to explore a different artistic medium while drawing inspiration from the Portrait Gallery’s collection and exhibitions. On select weekends, learn from a featured guest artist, who will lead specialized workshops and share their expertise in various artistic disciplines. To stay informed about upcoming guest artist workshops, please check the Portrait Gallery’s Eventbrite page.
Event Location: Education Center, E151. Cost: Free. No Registration Required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-gallery-art-studio-tickets-1112707681629?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=organizer-profile&utm-share-source=organizer-profile.
Sunday, June 29, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. Happy Together
Films
Watch the trailer
Part of our Wong Kar-wai / Leslie Cheung double feature! Be sure to stay for Days of Being Wild!
This emotionally raw, lushly stylized portrait of a relationship in breakdown is one of the most searing romances of the 1990s. Hong Kong superstars Tony Leung and Leslie Cheung play a couple traveling through Argentina together. But the pair are locked in a turbulent cycle of infatuation and destructive jealousy as they break up, make up, and fall apart again and again. Happy Together empathetically depicts the complex dynamics of a queer relationship on the cusp of the 1997 handover of Hong Kong, when the country’s LGBTQ+ community suddenly faced an uncertain future.
Wong crafts a feverish look at the life cycle of a love affair that’s by turns devastating and deliriously romantic. Ace cinematographer Christopher Doyle delivers this film in both luminous monochrome and luscious saturated color. Happy Together is an intoxicating exploration of displacement and desire that swoons with the ache…
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free. Register in advance (recommended). Get Tickets/Register: https://nmaajune25.eventive.org/films. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Captioning. Wheelchair accessible.
Sunday, June 29, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM.
On-Location Photography - In Person
Resident Associate Program
Great shoots start with great locations—and Washington, D.C. offers plenty of unbeatable visual inspiration. Learn to capture this vibrant city and sharpen your way of thinking about shooting outdoors as you deploy a minimal amount of equipment and a lot of fresh perspective.
Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263641?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Sunday, June 29, 2025, 1:45 PM – 4:45 PM.
CANCELLED - All About Love
Films
This comedy follows two bisexual women and former lovers in their forties, who reconnect after they both get pregnant from ill-advised one-night stands. Years after they originally parted ways, Macy (Sandra Ng) and Anita (Vivian Chow) meet by chance at a counseling session for expectant mothers, and their romance reignites. All About Love dares to take on important issues like motherhood, sexuality, and discrimination. Master director Ann Hui addresses these sensitive topics with wit and warmth.
(Dir.: Ann Hui, 2010, 105 min. DCP, Cantonese with English subtitles), Image Courtesy of Angela Wong.
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free. Register in advance (recommended). Get Tickets/Register: https://nmaajune25.eventive.org/films. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Captioning. Wheelchair accessible.
Sunday, June 29, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Intermediate Oil Painting - In Person
Resident Associate Program
Expand on your technical background and grow your practice as an oil painter. This class provides students with the opportunity to work on personal projects, set up a still-life arrangement, and explore figure painting from a live model. Unfurl your style with support and feedback from the instructor.
Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263642?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Sunday, June 29, 2025, 2:15 PM – 5:15 PM.
Days of Being Wild
Films
Watch the trailer
Part of our Wong Kar-wai / Leslie Cheung double feature! Don’t miss Happy Together at 1:30!
In this dreamlike drift through the Hong Kong of the 1960s, a band of wayward twentysomethings pulls together and pushes apart in a cycle of frustrated desire. A disaffected playboy (Leslie Cheung) searches for his birth mother. A lovelorn woman (Maggie Cheung) hopelessly yearns after him. Meanwhile, a policeman (Andy Lau) gets caught in the middle of their turbulent relationship.
Wong Kar-wai’s breakthrough sophomore feature represents the first full flowering of his swooning signature style and kicks off a loosely connected, ongoing cycle that includes In the Mood for Love and 2046. This is Wong's first collaboration with both cinematographer Christopher Doyle, who lends the film its gorgeously gauzy, hallucinatory texture, and actor Tony Leung, who appears briefly in a tantalizing teaser for a never-realized sequel. Days of Being Wild is an exhilarating first expression of Wong’s trademark…
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free. Register in advance (recommended). Get Tickets/Register: https://nmaajune25.eventive.org/films. Accessibility: ASL-interpreted program. Captioning. Wheelchair accessible.
Sunday, June 29, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:15 PM.
Beginning Drawing
Resident Associate Program
This introductory course teaches the basic skills needed for drawing. Working with a variety of materials and techniques, including charcoal and pencils, students explore the rendering of geometric forms, volume, and perspective, with an emphasis on personal gesture marks.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263643?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263643?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Sunday, June 29, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
American Road Trip
Resident Associate Program
Pack up the station wagon, pop in a mix tape, and take to the road to discover Smithsonian marvels from across the USA! Campers design and construct their own modes of transportation and map their journeys as they “travel” the Electronic Superhighway at the American Art Museum. At the Natural History Museum, they explore amazing natural formations and animals native to diverse biomes across the American landscape. They celebrate the inventions and outstanding figures from many states highlighted at the American History Museum. Criss-cross the country, sample the states, and reinvent roadside attractions as this week-long journey unfolds.
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262659?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 30, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Astro Adventures
Resident Associate Program
Future Astrophysiststs Prepare! Campers spend the week exploring outer space discovering amazing things about our solar system. They visit the Udvar-Hazy Center and the Air and Space Museum to explore the moon and the stars, planets, and the galaxies that fill our universe. Campers create crafts, experience simulations, conduct experiments, and take part in other exciting activities with an eye on space. On Friday, they launch a Show-and-Share guaranteed to be out of this world!
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263829?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 30, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Comics 101
Resident Associate Program
Campers hone their storytelling skills in one of the most accessible and dynamic ways we know: comics! Inspired by the digitized collection of classic comic books, zines and other sequential art around the Smithsonian, they discover the importance of comics to our past, present, and future. Campers refine their skills in every step of the process—from writing, to drawing, to even the art of the word balloon—as they self-publish original visual stories for a Friday release.
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263830?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 30, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Go Green
Resident Associate Program
Campers explore the possibilities and solutions that address some of our planet's most significant challenges through new ways of living, learning, and working toward a shared sustainable future. Visits to the Natural History Museum, National Zoo, and Smithsonian gardens pair with the Institution’s science resources to inspire civic action as campers undertake experiments, design campaigns, and develop sustainable solutions for daily challenges.
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262660?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 30, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Kinetic Colors
Resident Associate Program
Campers are introduced to a wide variety of art forms that evoke movement. From Calder to Hokusai and butterflies to gazelles, campers gather their own movement inspiration from visits to the National Zoo, the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden, and the African Art Museum. They also investigate concepts of motion by painting with marbles, making spin art, and experimenting with balance as they make mobiles. The week ends with what’s sure to be a very moving exhibition.
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262658?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 30, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Museum Explorers
Resident Associate Program
The Smithsonian’s collections are full of objects that carry fascinating and unique tales. Young museologists travel to the many museums on the National Mall to learn about the cultural significance of these treasures found right in our own back yard. They discover the backstories of the Hope Diamond, Dorothy’s ruby slippers, Willie Nelson’s tour jacket, the SR-71 Blackbird aircraft—and more. Campers visit a different museum each day and explore these special objects through games and challenges. By week’s end they have created a catalogue of objects and are ready to present their own exhibition.
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262663?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 30, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Rainforest Researchers
Resident Associate Program
The tropical rainforest—thought to be the oldest land-based ecosystem on earth—is certainly the most diverse. Campers grab their pith helmets and journals as they venture across the Smithsonian to discover the unique and mysterious Amazon. A visit to the National Zoo’s Amazonia exhibit brings campers close to the animals that thrive along the Amazon River. Throughout the week, they explore the layers of the forest and its flora and fauna. A visit to the Museum of the American Indian brings the campers closer to the culture of the region. Campers create an immersive rainforest for families to enjoy, inspired by the week's journey.
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262656?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 30, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Smithsonian School of Wizardry (Beginner)
Resident Associate Program
The doors are open at the Smithsonian School of Wizardry! Campers visit Smithsonian museums to learn about the history, mythology, and science behind works of magical fiction. Visits to the American History and Natural History museums and the National Zoo reveal real-world inspiration for fictional magical transportation and locations; illuminate astronomy; and explore the natural origins of mythical beasts. They study the chemistry of potions, explore medicinal plants, learn about creatures from mythology (and of course pick up a little magic, too)—all in the shadow of our own Smithsonian Castle.
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262662?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 30, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Star-Spangled Summer
Resident Associate Program
The week of the Fourth of July is the perfect time for campers to explore the history of our nation’s beginning. They view the original Star-Spangled Banner and visit exhibits in the American History Museum, as well as some of the Mall’s famous monuments. They sing the National Anthem and other traditional patriotic songs, and make their own flags, noisemakers, pinwheels, and fireworks-inspired art for an all-American show-and-share at the end of the week.
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262655?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 30, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
The Art of Recycling
Resident Associate Program
Who knew that by reusing, recycling, and repurposing everyday items you would be able to create amazing sculptural art? Campers learn about recycling and how artists have used trash to make both beautiful art and functional objects. On museum visits, they view sculptures fashioned from recycled game pieces, a coral reef made from trash found on the beach and explore innovative creations to examine the inner workings of the battle on trash. They bend, mold, and reuse ordinary materials, much like the revolutionary artists of the 21st century.
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262657?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 30, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
The Space Race
Resident Associate Program
Campers strap on their rocket packs and discover the history of the Cold War and the technological innovations that were a product of it. As they explore the contest between two world powers to put the first human on the moon, campers create their own model NASA and Russian rockets. A visit to the Udvar-Hazy Center and virtual exploration of the Air and Space Museum inform campers as they participate in a mock peace accord among diplomats negotiating for geographic dominance, resources, and armament policies.
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262661?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 30, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
What's Really Real: AI and Photography
Resident Associate Program
Is that photo real or fake? Was it enhanced? Can you tell if a pixel is out of place? Uncover the history of photomanipulation and techniques for identifying altered images. Campers learn the basics of open-source photo editing and fotoforensic tools. Young photo investigators work in teams to uncover the truth behind some of our most iconic images, as well as analyze other teams' images. Can you avoid detection? Or can you find the truth?
Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262664?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Monday, June 30, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Interactive Programs
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Docents offer interactive programming throughout the museum, in the form of Highlights tours of the museum, gallery spotlight talks, and hands-on cart programs.
Tours of the museum’s highlights generally take place daily at 10:15 AM and 1 PM. Additional tours may be offered on the hour between 11 AM and 3 PM as docents are available. Please check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Gallery spotlight talks take place throughout the day. Docents offer a 15-minute overview of an exhibition or briefly discuss a favorite museum object. Look for the "Docent on Duty" signs posted outside the exhibition entrances.
Docents stationed at carts help visitors get their hands on history and learn about the museum's collections. Carts are located throughout the museum, and you can check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Year-Round:
Available most days between 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM.
Notes:
Programs are subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible.
Monday, June 30, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.
Portrait Gallery Kids
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Children and families are invited to learn, play and create at the National Portrait Gallery. Join educators every Monday to explore a new topic and different materials. Participants will look at art, enjoy hands-on activities, listen to music and participate in story time. Portrait Gallery Kids is a fun way to engage with art and each other. Our friends from DC Public Library will join us on the second Monday of each month for a special story time about the day’s theme.
Event Location: Education Center, E151. Cost: Free. No Regsitration Required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-gallery-portrait-gallery-kids-tickets-654254040447?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=organizer-profile&utm-share-source=organizer-profile.
Monday, June 30, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. Little Artists, Big Stories
One-Time Events
Discover the magic of creativity with our storybook reading program for early learners! Through engaging stories, vibrant exhibits, and hands-on art activities, children will explore the legacy of Black arts education in Washington, D.C. building curiosity, confidence, and a lifelong appreciation for artistic expression.
Recommended Audience: 18 months – 7 years
Time and Schedule: 10: 15 a.m. Select Tuesdays and Thursdays through September 25, 2025
Duration: About 1 hour
For all guided experiences, advanced registration for groups of 10 or more is required at least one week prior to your visit. When registering for groups of 10 more, groups may request free bus transportation. Bus transportation is available on a first come, first served basis. Please fill out the guided student tour form available here at least one week prior to your group's arrival.
Questions? Email the ACM Education team at ACMTours@si.edu.
Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: 1901 Fort Place SE. Cost: Free. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/little-artists-big-stories-tickets-1396883820109?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM.
Interactive Programs
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Docents offer interactive programming throughout the museum, in the form of Highlights tours of the museum, gallery spotlight talks, and hands-on cart programs.
Tours of the museum’s highlights generally take place daily at 10:15 AM and 1 PM. Additional tours may be offered on the hour between 11 AM and 3 PM as docents are available. Please check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Gallery spotlight talks take place throughout the day. Docents offer a 15-minute overview of an exhibition or briefly discuss a favorite museum object. Look for the "Docent on Duty" signs posted outside the exhibition entrances.
Docents stationed at carts help visitors get their hands on history and learn about the museum's collections. Carts are located throughout the museum, and you can check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Year-Round:
Available most days between 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM.
Notes:
Programs are subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.
DC | Cradleboards and Crawlers
One-Time Events
Designed for early learners (ages 0-2), their caregivers, and families, this drop-in program offers young visitors the opportunity to enjoy a book by a Native author or illustrator read by a Museum Educator, engage in free play and sensory enrichment, and participate in other hands-on learning.
*Due to limited capacity in our spaces, tickets may be needed to enter the Activity Center and therefore the Story room (limited to 25 persons max). Please see staff at the entrance desk of the imagiNATIONS Activity Center on Level 3.
**Recommended for visitors ages 0-2 years old accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Event Location: Level 3, imagiNATIONS Activity Center. Cost: FREE.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM.
Great Hall Story Time
One-Time Events
Join us in the Portrait Gallery’s picturesque Great Hall for an interactive story time that gets up close and personal with art. Participants will look closely at portraits and read stories as they learn more about the people who have shaped history.
Event Location: Great Hall. Cost: Free. Registration Encouraged. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/great-hall-story-time-tickets-1335479447979?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-share-source=organizer-profile&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=organizer-profile.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. Visionaries in Art: Exploring Black Creativity & Expression
One-Time Events
Explore the rich legacy of Black Arts Education in Washington, DC through an immersive experience designed for youth audiences. Engage in close-looking activities featuring works by influential local artists and art educators, then bring your own creativity to life through hands-on artmaking. Through inquiry-based discussions and artistic exploration, young learners will deepen their understanding of self-expression and connect their observations to their own creative process.
Recommended Audience: Youth 8+
Time and Schedule: 1:00 p.m. Select Tuesdays and Thursdays through September 25, 2025
Duration: About 75 minutes
For all guided experiences, advanced registration for groups of 10 or more is required at least one week prior to your visit. When registering for groups of 10 more, groups may request free bus transportation. Bus transportation is available on a first come, first served basis. Please fill out the guided student tour form available here at least one week prior to your group's arrival.…
Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: 1901 Fort Place SE. Cost: Free. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/visionaries-in-art-exploring-black-creativity-expression-tickets-1396981753029?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM.
Storytime Studio: Music Makers
One time events
Looking for a creative community? Each week at Storytime, you’ll find opportunities to connect with your littlest artist through joyful play and art-making.
This Week: With help from a National Symphony Orchestra musician, we’ll explore connections between visual art and music. Learn how music influences the street art of twin artists OSGEMEOS, and make your own music maker.
Featured Book: Listen by Gabi Snyder
Program Schedule
Storytime Studio is a one-hour experience, with entry times at 10 and 11 AM. No registration or ticket is required. Visitors receive their entry time upon arrival. Depending on availability, you may be asked to enjoy the galleries prior to your start time. 10 AM–noon: Open play (felt, blocks, sketching) , 10:15 AM: Read-aloud #1 in Art School , 10:30 AM: Art-making begins , 10:45 AM: Gallery tour #1 , 11:15 AM: Read-aloud #2 in Art School , 11:30 AM: Art-making begins , 11:45 AM: Gallery tour #2
Meet in the Hirshhorn Art School on the Lower Level. ABOUT STORYTIME STUDIO
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Venue: Hirshhorn Museum. Event Location: Art School on the Lower Level. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: Storytime Studio, About Hirshhorn Kids, Art Project: Hidden Noise Maker.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit hirshhorn.si.edu. Spark!Lab
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Spark!Lab is where museum visitors become inventors. The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation invites children between the ages of 6 and 12 to create, collaborate, explore, test, experiment and invent. Activities for children and families incorporate traditional science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with art, history and creativity.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Related Exhibition: Places of Invention, Inventive Minds, Landmark Object: Ralph Baer's Workshop, Inventing in America.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit invention.si.edu. Wonderplace
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This learning space designed especially for children ages six and under combines age appropriate activities with museum collections and touchable objects to provide a gateway to history and a place to exercise curiosity for the youngest historians.
Admission to Wonderplace is on a first come, first-served basis. At busy times, we may use FREE, timed tickets to minimize wait time if needed. Tickets are available for 30-minute visits on a first-come, first-served basis. No tickets are required for the first session from 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. To visit during a later half-hour session, visitors may pick up a ticket at Wonderplace in 1 West. The last entry using timed tickets is at 3:30 p.m.
Hours are subject to change.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Wonderplace, 1 West. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Enid A. Haupt Garden Tour
Smithsonian Gardens
Free weekly tours of the Enid A. Haupt Garden are offered every Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. from April 30 through September 26, 2025, weather permitting.
Meet one of our knowledgeable volunteers by the tour sign near the northwest entrance to the Enid A. Haupt Garden on Jefferson Drive, SW. No reservation is required.
Venue: Smithsonian Gardens. Event Location: Enid A. Haupt Garden, Meet at the northwest entrance to the garden on Jefferson Drive, SW. Cost: Free
Tours may be subject to cancellation in the event of inclement weather. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM.
For more info visit gardens.si.edu. Interactive Programs
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Docents offer interactive programming throughout the museum, in the form of Highlights tours of the museum, gallery spotlight talks, and hands-on cart programs.
Tours of the museum’s highlights generally take place daily at 10:15 AM and 1 PM. Additional tours may be offered on the hour between 11 AM and 3 PM as docents are available. Please check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Gallery spotlight talks take place throughout the day. Docents offer a 15-minute overview of an exhibition or briefly discuss a favorite museum object. Look for the "Docent on Duty" signs posted outside the exhibition entrances.
Docents stationed at carts help visitors get their hands on history and learn about the museum's collections. Carts are located throughout the museum, and you can check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Year-Round:
Available most days between 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM.
Notes:
Programs are subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.
Smithsonian Folklife Festival: July 2–7, 2025
Smithsonian Sponsored Events
The Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival returns to the National Mall from July 2–7, 2025 with the theme “Looking Forward: Youth and the Future of Culture.”
In 2025, Youth and the Future of Culture will explore creativity, vitality, resilience, and intergenerational learning and exchange through the contributions and experiences of youth. The program will underscore how young people influence and engage with culture, and how they create, innovate, and sustain cultural practices and traditions.
Drawing from diverse communities and perspectives, Youth and the Future of Culture will feature youth-centered—and often youth-led—projects and organizations, and individuals who are generating new ideas, transforming their communities, and confronting contemporary challenges. By bringing people together in conversation, the program will foster intergenerational connections and explore how young people engage with tradition, influence future generations, and agitate for change.
Youth have participated in many Festival pr…
Venue: Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Event Location: National Mall. Cost: Free.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 11:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
For more info visit festival.si.edu. DC | Cradleboards and Crawlers
One-Time Events
Designed for early learners (ages 0-2), their caregivers, and families, this drop-in program offers young visitors the opportunity to enjoy a book by a Native author or illustrator read by a Museum Educator, engage in free play and sensory enrichment, and participate in other hands-on learning.
*Due to limited capacity in our spaces, tickets may be needed to enter the Activity Center and therefore the Story room (limited to 25 persons max). Please see staff at the entrance desk of the imagiNATIONS Activity Center on Level 3.
**Recommended for visitors ages 0-2 years old accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Event Location: Level 3, imagiNATIONS Activity Center. Cost: FREE.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM.
Civic Season 2025: Curator Theo Gonzalves, NMAH’s 250th anniversary team, and the White House Historical Association
One-Time Events
Join us in our Civic Pavilion for Ask a Curator with NMAH’s Theo Gonzalves and programming with NMAH’s 250th anniversary team and the White House Historical Association. The Civic Pavilion on 2 East will bring Civic Season to life with daily activities. Can’t join us in person? Follow us on social media and get involved with hybrid activities all season long! The National Museum of American History welcomes visitors of all ages and abilities. This event is wheelchair accessible. ASL services, captioning, and assistive listening devices will be provided. Additional accommodations are available upon request; please email nmahprograms@si.edu. Two weeks’ notice is preferred.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: 2 East. Cost: Free. Related Events: Learn more about the 2025 Civic Season. Accessibility: ASL-interpreted program. Wheelchair accessible. Assisted listening devices. Captioning.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Ancestral Artistry: The Influence of Africans & Creoles of Color on Louisiana Architecture
One-Time Events
Ancestral Artistry: The Influence of Africans and Creoles of Color on Louisiana Architecture explores the rich architectural legacy that began 300 years ago with the arrival of enslaved Africans skilled in the building trades in French colonial Louisiana. This special film screening is presented in partnership with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. The film highlights these trades and tells the stories of contemporary master craftsmen in New Orleans, including plasterer Jeffrey Poree, blacksmith Darryl Reeves, and the late brick mason Teddy Pierre. After the screening, stay for a conversation with Poree, Reeves, and Jonn Hankins from the New Orleans Master Crafts Guild. They will share their hopes for preserving their fragile traditions and training apprentices to continue their crafts. The film, produced by the Louisiana Architecture Foundation, was made possible through public and private donations, with special thanks to the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development, Division of…
Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: Oprah Winfrey Theater. Cost: Free; Registration is Required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/95413154/ancestral-artistrythe-influence-of-africans-creoles-of-color-on-louisiana-architecture-washington-national-museum-of-african-american-history-culture-public-programs. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Audio description. Captioning.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 2:30 PM – 4:45 PM.
Virtual The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture Artist Conversation with Young Joon Kwak and Glenn Kaino
One-Time Events
This artist conversation explores the relationship between community, power, and monument making. Focusing on the dynamic practices of Young Joon Kwak and Glenn Kaino, this conversation examines how these artists intervene in public spaces to create sculptures that center communities and histories often erased from collective memory. The conversation is moderated by Grace Yasumura, assistant curator at SAAM and co-curator of The Shape of Power.
Image credit: Glenn Kaino, Bridge, 2013-2014, fiberglass, steel, wire and gold paint, dimensions variable, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Smithsonian Secretary and the Smithsonian National Board and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2022.34A-C, © 2013-2014, Glenn Kaino.
Event Location: Online via Zoom. Cost: Free | Registration required. Get Tickets/Register: https://events.blackthorn.io/5f4ZMUx7/5a2bVR1ojiv. Related Exhibition: The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture. Accessibility: Captioning.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 7:00 PM.
Spark!Lab
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Spark!Lab is where museum visitors become inventors. The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation invites children between the ages of 6 and 12 to create, collaborate, explore, test, experiment and invent. Activities for children and families incorporate traditional science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with art, history and creativity.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Related Exhibition: Places of Invention, Inventive Minds, Landmark Object: Ralph Baer's Workshop, Inventing in America.
Thursday, July 3, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit invention.si.edu. Wonderplace
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This learning space designed especially for children ages six and under combines age appropriate activities with museum collections and touchable objects to provide a gateway to history and a place to exercise curiosity for the youngest historians.
Admission to Wonderplace is on a first come, first-served basis. At busy times, we may use FREE, timed tickets to minimize wait time if needed. Tickets are available for 30-minute visits on a first-come, first-served basis. No tickets are required for the first session from 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. To visit during a later half-hour session, visitors may pick up a ticket at Wonderplace in 1 West. The last entry using timed tickets is at 3:30 p.m.
Hours are subject to change.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Wonderplace, 1 West. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Thursday, July 3, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Little Artists, Big Stories
One-Time Events
Discover the magic of creativity with our storybook reading program for early learners! Through engaging stories, vibrant exhibits, and hands-on art activities, children will explore the legacy of Black arts education in Washington, D.C. building curiosity, confidence, and a lifelong appreciation for artistic expression.
Recommended Audience: 18 months – 7 years
Time and Schedule: 10: 15 a.m. Select Tuesdays and Thursdays through September 25, 2025
Duration: About 1 hour
For all guided experiences, advanced registration for groups of 10 or more is required at least one week prior to your visit. When registering for groups of 10 more, groups may request free bus transportation. Bus transportation is available on a first come, first served basis. Please fill out the guided student tour form available here at least one week prior to your group's arrival.
Questions? Email the ACM Education team at ACMTours@si.edu.
Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: 1901 Fort Place SE. Cost: Free. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/little-artists-big-stories-tickets-1396883820109?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Thursday, July 3, 2025, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM.
Interactive Programs
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Docents offer interactive programming throughout the museum, in the form of Highlights tours of the museum, gallery spotlight talks, and hands-on cart programs.
Tours of the museum’s highlights generally take place daily at 10:15 AM and 1 PM. Additional tours may be offered on the hour between 11 AM and 3 PM as docents are available. Please check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Gallery spotlight talks take place throughout the day. Docents offer a 15-minute overview of an exhibition or briefly discuss a favorite museum object. Look for the "Docent on Duty" signs posted outside the exhibition entrances.
Docents stationed at carts help visitors get their hands on history and learn about the museum's collections. Carts are located throughout the museum, and you can check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Year-Round:
Available most days between 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM.
Notes:
Programs are subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible.
Thursday, July 3, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.
Smithsonian Folklife Festival: July 2–7, 2025
Smithsonian Sponsored Events
The Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival returns to the National Mall from July 2–7, 2025 with the theme “Looking Forward: Youth and the Future of Culture.”
In 2025, Youth and the Future of Culture will explore creativity, vitality, resilience, and intergenerational learning and exchange through the contributions and experiences of youth. The program will underscore how young people influence and engage with culture, and how they create, innovate, and sustain cultural practices and traditions.
Drawing from diverse communities and perspectives, Youth and the Future of Culture will feature youth-centered—and often youth-led—projects and organizations, and individuals who are generating new ideas, transforming their communities, and confronting contemporary challenges. By bringing people together in conversation, the program will foster intergenerational connections and explore how young people engage with tradition, influence future generations, and agitate for change.
Youth have participated in many Festival pr…
Venue: Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Event Location: National Mall. Cost: Free.
Thursday, July 3, 2025, 11:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
For more info visit festival.si.edu. Civic Season 2025: Curator Katherine Ott and NMAH’s Archives Center
One-Time Events
Join us in our Civic Pavilion for Ask a Curator with NMAH’s Katherine Ott and programming with NMAH’s Archives Center. The Civic Pavilion on 2 East will bring Civic Season to life with daily activities. Can’t join us in person? Follow us on social media and get involved with hybrid activities all season long! The National Museum of American History welcomes visitors of all ages and abilities. This event is wheelchair accessible. ASL services, captioning, and assistive listening devices will be provided. Additional accommodations are available upon request; please email nmahprograms@si.edu. Two weeks’ notice is preferred.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: 2 East. Cost: Free. Related Events: Learn more about the 2025 Civic Season. Accessibility: ASL-interpreted program. Wheelchair accessible. Assisted listening devices. Captioning.
Thursday, July 3, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Sketching the Smithsonian: Weekly Lunchtime Drawing Series
Resident Associate Program
Pull out your sketchbook and pencil to take an artful break as you explore the Smithsonian while drawing objects from vast and fascinating collections. Option to register for this program as a 6-session series.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263789?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263789?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Thursday, July 3, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Visionaries in Art: Exploring Black Creativity & Expression
One-Time Events
Explore the rich legacy of Black Arts Education in Washington, DC through an immersive experience designed for youth audiences. Engage in close-looking activities featuring works by influential local artists and art educators, then bring your own creativity to life through hands-on artmaking. Through inquiry-based discussions and artistic exploration, young learners will deepen their understanding of self-expression and connect their observations to their own creative process.
Recommended Audience: Youth 8+
Time and Schedule: 1:00 p.m. Select Tuesdays and Thursdays through September 25, 2025
Duration: About 75 minutes
For all guided experiences, advanced registration for groups of 10 or more is required at least one week prior to your visit. When registering for groups of 10 more, groups may request free bus transportation. Bus transportation is available on a first come, first served basis. Please fill out the guided student tour form available here at least one week prior to your group's arrival.…
Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: 1901 Fort Place SE. Cost: Free. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/visionaries-in-art-exploring-black-creativity-expression-tickets-1396981753029?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Thursday, July 3, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM.
Introduction to Water-Soluble Colored Pencils
Resident Associate Program
Loved by artists for their versatility, water-soluble colored pencils emulsify when water is added, making them a viable alternative to watercolor paints. Students learn about the many types of water-soluble colored pencils on the market and how to use them.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263644?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/263644?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223.
Thursday, July 3, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Story Time
One-Time Events
Stamp your calendar for Story Time! Join us every week for a fresh story, a stroll through the Museum, hands-on postal play, and more. Together, we’ll explore mail and all the ways it connects us to people, places, and big ideas.
Stop by anytime—whether you stay for one activity or the whole session, this program will get everyone’s “stamp of approval”.
Meet in the Museum Lobby.
If there are services or accommodations that can improve your experience (e.g. ASL interpretation, etc.), please contact NPMprograms@si.edu; 1–2 week’s advance notice is recommended but not required.
Venue: Postal Museum. Event Location: Meet in the Historic Lobby. Cost: Free ; no registration required.
Friday, July 4, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Spark!Lab
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Spark!Lab is where museum visitors become inventors. The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation invites children between the ages of 6 and 12 to create, collaborate, explore, test, experiment and invent. Activities for children and families incorporate traditional science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with art, history and creativity.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Related Exhibition: Places of Invention, Inventive Minds, Landmark Object: Ralph Baer's Workshop, Inventing in America.
Friday, July 4, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit invention.si.edu. Wonderplace
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This learning space designed especially for children ages six and under combines age appropriate activities with museum collections and touchable objects to provide a gateway to history and a place to exercise curiosity for the youngest historians.
Admission to Wonderplace is on a first come, first-served basis. At busy times, we may use FREE, timed tickets to minimize wait time if needed. Tickets are available for 30-minute visits on a first-come, first-served basis. No tickets are required for the first session from 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. To visit during a later half-hour session, visitors may pick up a ticket at Wonderplace in 1 West. The last entry using timed tickets is at 3:30 p.m.
Hours are subject to change.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Wonderplace, 1 West. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Friday, July 4, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Interactive Programs
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Docents offer interactive programming throughout the museum, in the form of Highlights tours of the museum, gallery spotlight talks, and hands-on cart programs.
Tours of the museum’s highlights generally take place daily at 10:15 AM and 1 PM. Additional tours may be offered on the hour between 11 AM and 3 PM as docents are available. Please check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Gallery spotlight talks take place throughout the day. Docents offer a 15-minute overview of an exhibition or briefly discuss a favorite museum object. Look for the "Docent on Duty" signs posted outside the exhibition entrances.
Docents stationed at carts help visitors get their hands on history and learn about the museum's collections. Carts are located throughout the museum, and you can check either Welcome Desk for today’s schedule.
Year-Round:
Available most days between 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM.
Notes:
Programs are subject to docent availability; last-minute cancellations may occur.
Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible.
Friday, July 4, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.
Smithsonian Folklife Festival: July 2–7, 2025
Smithsonian Sponsored Events
The Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival returns to the National Mall from July 2–7, 2025 with the theme “Looking Forward: Youth and the Future of Culture.”
In 2025, Youth and the Future of Culture will explore creativity, vitality, resilience, and intergenerational learning and exchange through the contributions and experiences of youth. The program will underscore how young people influence and engage with culture, and how they create, innovate, and sustain cultural practices and traditions.
Drawing from diverse communities and perspectives, Youth and the Future of Culture will feature youth-centered—and often youth-led—projects and organizations, and individuals who are generating new ideas, transforming their communities, and confronting contemporary challenges. By bringing people together in conversation, the program will foster intergenerational connections and explore how young people engage with tradition, influence future generations, and agitate for change.
Youth have participated in many Festival pr…
Venue: Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Event Location: National Mall. Cost: Free.
Friday, July 4, 2025, 11:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
For more info visit festival.si.edu. Portrait Gallery Art Studio
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Calling all artists – Join the National Portrait Gallery for a free, drop-in art program. Every weekend, visitors of all ages are invited to explore a different artistic medium while drawing inspiration from the Portrait Gallery’s collection and exhibitions. On select weekends, learn from a featured guest artist, who will lead specialized workshops and share their expertise in various artistic disciplines. To stay informed about upcoming guest artist workshops, please check the Portrait Gallery’s Eventbrite page.
Event Location: Education Center, E151. Cost: Free. No Registration Required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-gallery-art-studio-tickets-1112707681629?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=organizer-profile&utm-share-source=organizer-profile.
Friday, July 4, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com.