http://uid.trumba.com/calendar/3119972012-02-09T19:16:58ZFreer and Sackler Galleries|Kids and FamilyFreer and Sackler Galleries » Kids and FamilyTrumba Calendarhttp://uid.trumba.com/event/973039762012-02-12T19:00:00Z2012-02-12T19:00:00ZIn Every Language LoveSunday, February 12, 2012, 2pm <br/><br/><strong>An Open House for All Ages</strong><br /><br />In the classroom, enjoy a digital slideshow of images of love in Asian art. Use stamps that say “love” in more than a dozen Asian languages to print Valentines to take home. <br/><br/><b>Categories</b>: Kids & Families <br/><b>Venue</b>: Sackler Gallery <br/><b>Event Location</b>: Sackler sublevel 2 <br/><b>Cost</b>: Free. <br/><br/>Freer and Sackler Galleries » Kids and Familyhttp://uid.trumba.com/event/986097252012-02-18T18:30:00Z2012-02-18T18:30:00ZArt Cart: Unearthing Chinese ArtSaturday, February 18, 2012, 1:30 – 3:30pm <br/><br/>Stop by this interactive cart to explore examples of natural and carved jade and the tools used to shape them. Learn how bronzes were made by assembling the parts of a bronze mold. Touch pieces of jade and bronze. Discover designs in the works of art in the Ancient China galleries. <br/><br/><b>Categories</b>: Kids & Families <br/><b>Venue</b>: Freer Gallery <br/><b>Event Location</b>: Outside galleries 18 and 19 <br/><b>Cost</b>: Free. <br/><b>Related Events</b>: <a href="http://www.asia.si.edu/events/allevents.asp?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D96174038" target="_blank">Sounds of the Dragon</a> <br/><br/>Freer and Sackler Galleries » Kids and Familyhttp://uid.trumba.com/event/986097272012-02-25T18:30:00Z2012-02-25T18:30:00ZArt Cart: Unearthing Chinese ArtSaturday, February 25, 2012, 1:30 – 3:30pm <br/><br/>Stop by this interactive cart to explore examples of natural and carved jade and the tools used to shape them. Learn how bronzes were made by assembling the parts of a bronze mold. Touch pieces of jade and bronze. Discover designs in the works of art in the Ancient China galleries. <br/><br/><b>Categories</b>: Kids & Families <br/><b>Venue</b>: Freer Gallery <br/><b>Event Location</b>: Outside galleries 18 and 19 <br/><b>Cost</b>: Free. <br/><br/>Freer and Sackler Galleries » Kids and Familyhttp://uid.trumba.com/event/984224502012-03-04T16:00:00Z2012-03-04T16:00:00ZNowruz! A Persian New Year CelebrationSunday, March 4, 2012, 11am – 5pm <br/><br/><img src="http://www.trumba.com/i/DgBqAUdCeo1nKJzw7GEEK-wq.jpg" width="100" height="75" /><br/><br/>Dance, play, and feast your way into the Persian New Year at the Freer and Sackler Galleries. The museums' fourth annual Nowruz celebration features free attractions for all ages—including Haft Sin table displays, "fire" jumping, paper-flower arranging, Nowruz memory photo booths, chess and backgammon games, a text-messaging scavenger hunt, Persian stories by Xanthe Gresham, performances by vocalist Monika Jalili (free tickets required) and the Nomad Dancers, and contemporary Persian dance beats by Radio Javan—along with traditional Persian food for sale by Moby Dick House of Kabob. Made possible by a generous grant from Jahangir and Eleanor Amuzegar. <br/><br/><b>Categories</b>: Kids & Families, Performances <br/><b>Venue</b>: Freer Gallery, Sackler Gallery <br/><b>Event Location</b>: Freer and Sackler Galleries <br/><b>Cost</b>: Free. <br/><br/>Freer and Sackler Galleries » Kids and Family