Smithsonian Events

Storytime Studio: Totally You!

One time events Get your New Year’s fresh start with art! This week, we’ll express what makes us special, taking inspiration from artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. We’ll explore symbols, look closely at Basquiat’s artwork, read stories, and make artful accessories that celebrate ourselves. Featured Book: Why Am I Me? by Paige Britt Program Schedule: 10 AM–1 PM: Open Play and Artmaking 10:30 & 11:30 AM: Read-alouds in Art School 11 AM & Noon: Gallery Tours Meet in the Art School on the Lower Level. Do this at home! What makes you who you are? Grab some paper, small objects, and scissors—and get ready to explore identity and create a collage self-portrait! Instructions here. , ABOUT STORYTIME STUDIO Join us at the Hirshhorn Art School for Storytime Studio—a captivating blend of play, educator-led read-alouds, and art exploration designed for kids from birth to age 8 as well as their caregivers. Every Wednesday morning, step into our studio where art comes alive, and enjoy a special Storytime adventure that is a free,… Sponsor: Hirshhorn Museum. Venue: Hirshhorn Museum. Event Location: Meet in the Art School on the Lower Level. Cost: Free. Categories: Kids & Families. Related Exhibition: Basquiat x Banksy. Wednesday, January 15, 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Co-sponsor: Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Categories: Kids & Families. Related Exhibition: Places of Invention, Inventive Minds, Landmark Object: Ralph Baer's Workshop, Inventing in America. Wednesday, January 15, 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Wonderplace, 1 West. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Categories: Kids & Families. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.

Drawing Light and How the Masters Did It In Color

Resident Associate Program Using watercolor, learn the strategies Morisot, Constable, Monet, and Cézanne employed to harness light in their images. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit). Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262149?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/262149?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: Webcasts & Online. Wednesday, January 15, 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.

Slavery and Freedom Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Explore the complex story of slavery and freedom. Visitors will view priceless objects, connect to the past, and hear about the actions of ordinary men and women, demanding freedom and transforming our nation. Photo Credit: NMAAHC. Sponsor: African American History and Culture Museum. Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: Program meets in the Slavery & Freedom exhibition, located on C3. One hour tours take place at 10:15 AM and 11:45 AM. Cost: Free; walk-in Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: Slavery and Freedom. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 10:15 AM – 12:30 PM.

Coral Reef Tank Talk

One-Time Events Swim by the Sant Ocean Hall to meet some of the coral reef species that call the Smithsonian NMNH home! Hosted by an Ocean Educator, this interactive cart experience will walk you through the world of saltwater fish, coral colonies, and invertebrates galore! Image Credit: Phillip Lee, Smithsonian. Sponsor: Natural History Museum. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, The Sant Ocean Hall. Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly volunteer at the Information Desk for a 45 minute tour of the highlights of the museum. Sponsor: Postal Museum. Event Location: Starts at the Information Desk in the Historic Lobby. Cost: FREE. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM.

Abstract Watercolor for Beginners

Resident Associate Program Learn to embrace and celebrate the unpredictability, versatility, and beauty of watercolor. Class discussions cover supplies; color theory, palettes, and pigment control; and exercises and experiments to achieve different effects. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262150?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/262150?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: Webcasts & Online. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.

The Last Bison

Resident Associate Program In 1888 William T. Hornaday, chief taxidermist at the Smithsonian Institution, set off to hunt some of the very last remaining American bison to create a museum display before they vanished forever. Yet far from hastening its extinction, he became integral to saving the species. Wildlife filmmaker Steve Nicholls examines how such a once-abundant creature could stand on the brink of extinction and how a few influential individuals such as Hornaday helped save the bison. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262023?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/262023?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: Webcasts & Online. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.

A Changing America Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Take part chronological exploration of African American activism and the quest for justice and equality from 1968 to beyond. You will explore contemporary black life through stories about the social, economic, political, and cultural experiences of African Americans. Photo Credit: NMAAHC. Sponsor: African American History and Culture Museum. Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: Program meets in the meets at the A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond exhibition, located on C1. One hour tours take place at 1:00 PM and 2:15 PM. Cost: Free; walk-in Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:15 PM.

Permanent Collection Tour

Gallery Talks & Tours The National Museum of Asian Art has over 46,000 artworks from across Asia. Enjoy some of the finest on a docent-led tour and learn about commonalities and differences in cultures, aesthetics, and ideas. The public can schedule reserved group tours using the online reservation form. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Information Desk (West Building). Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. For more info visit asia.si.edu.

DC | Welcome to a Native Place

Ongoing Tours & Activities Enjoy tribal songs from Alaska to Florida with Dennis Zotigh (Kiowa/Isanti Dakota/Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo) in the Potomac Atrium. At the end of the 30-minute presentation, visitors are encouraged to ask questions pertaining to the museum and Indigenous culture, past and present. Presentations may be canceled without prior notice. Sponsor: American Indian Museum. Venue: American Indian Museum DC. Event Location: Potomac Atrium. Cost: Free. Categories: Performances. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly volunteer at the Information Desk for a 45-minute tour of the highlights of the museum. Sponsor: Postal Museum. Venue: Postal Museum. Event Location: Starts at the Information Desk in the Historic Lobby. Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Assisted listening devices. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM. For more info visit maps.google.com.

Collage and Mixed Media

Resident Associate Program Students are introduced to the materials, tools, and technologies used in collage and assemblage, finding inspiration in artists who worked in collage, including Joseph Cornell, Romare Bearden, and Gertrude Greene. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262151?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/262151?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: Webcasts & Online. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM.

See Me at the Smithsonian - National Museum of American History

See Me at the Smithsonian Contact access@si.edu to register! Sponsor: Access Smithsonian. Event Location: Zoom. Cost: Free! Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Accessibility: Captioning. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

Tours | Arts of Japan

Gallery Talks & Tours As the seasons change, enjoy a free, hour-long guided tour of the museum’s renowned collection of Japanese art. Experience a variety of artworks, including paintings, prints, screens, ceramics, metalwork, and more. Trees, Master of I-nen Seal (1600–1630), Japan, mid-17th century, ink, color, and gold on paper, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment, F1962.30. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Freer Gallery of Art. Cost: Free. No registration or tickets (walk-up only). Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: Japanese Art from the Collection , Knotted Clay: Raku Ceramics and Tea , The Print Generation , The Peacock Room , Striking Objects: Contemporary Japanese Metalwork. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM.

Sketching Turner: Expressing Atmosphere in Watercolor

Resident Associate Program This course is an introduction to J.M.W. Turner’s vast achievements in watercolor, with particular attention to his manner of expressing light and atmosphere. In-class exercises revolve around making studies of his masterworks with an emphasis on creating cohesive sketches, not replicas. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit). Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262152?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/262152?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: Webcasts & Online. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

Simply Start Painting Watercolors

Resident Associate Program The limitless creative possibilities of watercolor can be a bit intimidating for beginning students. In this series, focus on the basics with methods that narrow parameters. Learn what supplies make all the difference and how to manipulate your brush to create flowing lines. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262153?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/262153?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: After Five. Webcasts & Online. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.

Collage and Mixed Media: Nature Themes

Resident Associate Program Learn to sketch animals and objects found in nature, then combine your drawings with painting and additional elements and textures to create whimsical or serious mixed-media art. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262155?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/262155?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: After Five. Webcasts & Online. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 6:30 PM – 9:00 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. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262154?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/262154?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: After Five. Webcasts & Online. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM.

Further Explorations in Music Theory

Resident Associate Program This advanced course builds on Introduction to Music Theory and is intended for individuals who read music and can visually and aurally identify the basic elements of pitch, rhythm, and form. Using audio and score examples from many musical genres, content includes an analysis of melody and harmony in greater depth and detail and also includes weekly assignments in ear-training, sight-reading, improvisation, and composition, as well as instructor-led musical dictation. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262051?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/262051?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: After Five. Webcasts & Online. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.

Giotto and the Visual Vernacular

Resident Associate Program Giotto di Bondone revolutionized the field of Italian painting in the 14th century by breaking with the predominant Byzantine style, filling his paintings with expressive character types, landscapes, vibrant colors, and complex visual arrangements. In fact, Giotto’s naturalistic treatment of religious subjects might be defined as a sort of visual vernacular. Italian Renaissance art expert Rocky Ruggiero explores some of the painter’s extraordinary works. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit). Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262024?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/262024?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: After Five. Webcasts & Online. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.

Virtual Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo Curator Talk

One-Time Events Learn more about three trailblazing Japanese American artists who, until now, have been excluded from the story of modernism in the United States and the exhibition that presents their artworks and life stories in dialogue. In this virtual talk, Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo curator ShiPu Wang, Coats Family Chair in the Arts and professor of art history at the University of California, Merced, offers biographical sketches of the artists that contextualize their artistic development in relation to key moments in U.S. history. He shares stories from his twenty-year journey to restore the important role of Hayakawa, Hibi, and Okubo in American art. Image credit: 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. Sponsor: Smithsonian American Art Museum. Event Location: Online via Zoom. Cost: Free | Registration required. Get Tickets/Register: https://events.blackthorn.io/5f4ZMUx7/5a2bVR1A8wb. Categories: After Five. Webcasts & Online. Lectures & Discussions. Related Exhibition: Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo. Accessibility: Captioning. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 7:00 PM.

A Century of Tomorrows: How Imagining the Future Shapes the Present

Resident Associate Program For millennia, predicting the future was the province of priests, prophets, astrologers, and seers. Then, in the 20th century, futurologists emerged, arguing that data and design could make such forecasting a certainty. Historian Glenn Adamson offers insight into how the world was transformed by such forecasts of the future—whether in the imagining of new cities, the projection of novel technologies, or the pervasive anticipation of economic and political risks. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262052?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/262052?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: After Five. Webcasts & Online. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM.

Little Critters: Nature Play (Trees)

NZP Kids and Families Join us for creative, drop-in play at the Zoo as we explore one of the most important parts of nature- TREES! We'll learn how trees can be animal homes, explore different parts of trees through art, and build forest homes for animals. Little Critters Nature Play is designed for ages 0-5 and their caregivers and families. Activities are designed with early learners in mind, but all ages are welcome. Parents and guardians must remain with their children. Location: Think Tank Classroom. Sponsor: National Zoo. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Think Tank Classroom. Cost: Free drop-in program; no pre-registration required.Parents and guardians must remain with their children. Categories: Kids & Families. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM. For more info visit nationalzoo.si.edu.

Hues in Harmony: Color Mixing and Maximizing Your Palette

Resident Associate Program Refamiliarize yourself with the fundamentals of color theory while learning an approach to mixing color that relies on color harmonies. Gain a deeper understanding of complementary color relationships to more intuitively mix colors and harness color harmonies to better express depth as well as the contrast between light and shadow. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262156?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/262156?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: Webcasts & Online. Thursday, January 16, 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.

The Power of Place Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Our Power of Place exhibition uses the idea of place and region as an integral component of the African American experience. Tour 10 diverse places in the U.S. significant to African Americans with a docent. Learn about black urban life in Chicago, leisure in Oak Bluffs in Martha’s Vineyard, life in the rice fields of South Carolina’s low country, and the rise of hip hop in Bronx, New York. Photo Credit: NMAAHC. Sponsor: African American History and Culture Museum. Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: Program meets at the Power Place exhibition, L3. Each 1 hour tour takes place at 10:15 AM and 11:30 AM. Cost: Free; walk-in Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 10:15 AM – 12:30 PM.

Big Objects, Big Stories: The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture by Jacobs Lawrence

Ongoing Tours & Activities Join us for a docent-led talk and get a fresh look into a featured object that is on view in one of our permanent exhibitions. At each of these 15-minute talks visitors will hear incredibly big stories about a big object. About this Program: Jacob Lawrence’s The Life of Toussaint L’Ouverture celebrates the Haitian revolutionary strategist and statesman who liberated his country from colonial rule to establish the first independent Black republic. Explore the silk prints by the artist that depict L’Ouverture’s struggle against slavery and oppression. Sponsor: African American History and Culture Museum. Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: Program meets at the L'Ouverture screen prints, in the Visual Arts Gallery, L4. Each 15-minute program starts at: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 12:30 PM. Cost: Free; walk-in Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:45 PM.

Flights of Fancy Story Time

Ongoing Activities Museum staff read stories about famous aviators, hot-air balloon flights, trips to Mars, characters visible in the night sky, or creatures that have their own wings. Each session includes one story and a hands-on activity. The featured book changes each month. See the full schedule. Takes place each at the National Air and Space Museum in DC each Thursday at 11 am. These programs are made possible through the generous support of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. Sponsor: Air and Space Museum. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: At the National Air and Space Museum in DC. Ask at the Welcome Center for that day's exact location. Cost: This is a free drop-in story time. You will need free timed-entry passes to enter the Museum. Categories: Kids & Families. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM.

Flights of Fancy Story Time

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum staff read stories about famous aviators, hot-air balloon flights, trips to Mars, characters visible in the night sky, or creatures that have their own wings. Each session includes one story and a hands-on activity. The featured book changes each month. See the full schedule. Takes place at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center each Tuesday and Thursday at 11 am and 11:30 am. These programs are made possible through the generous support of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. Sponsor: Air and Space Museum. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: At the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Ask at the Welcome Center for the exact location of that day's story time. Cost: Free, Parking $15. Categories: Kids & Families. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. For more info visit airandspace.si.edu.

CANCELLED - Sketch Break

One-Time Events Join us for a sketching session in our galleries. Create, connect and sketch with fellow artists while drawing inspiration from the Portrait Gallery’s collection. Participants can expect guided instruction from an artist educator before heading into the galleries to sketch on their own. Open to all skill levels, ages 18 and up. All materials will be provided. Participants are welcome to bring their own sketchbooks. Sponsor: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: G Street Lobby. Cost: Free. Registration Required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-gallery-sketch-break-tickets-991180235767?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-share-source=organizer-profile&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=organizer-profile. Categories: Workshops. Demonstrations. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM. For more info visit www.eventbrite.com.

Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly volunteer at the Information Desk for a 45 minute tour of the highlights of the museum. Sponsor: Postal Museum. Venue: Postal Museum. Event Location: Starts at the Information Desk in the Historic Lobby. Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM.

Peacock Room Shutters Open

National Museum of Asian Art Third Thursday of every month. Free, no registration required. See the Peacock Room in a whole new light! Please join us for a beloved NMAA tradition: our third Thursday opening of the Peacock Room shutters. Experience this unique masterwork of art and design in a whole new way as natural light reveals details of James McNeill Whistler's painted interior and accents the gleaming surfaces of Charles Lang Freer's collection of Asian ceramics. The shutters are open from noon to 5:30 p.m. every third Thursday of each month. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Freer gallery 12 (Peacock Room). Cost: Free. Categories: Demonstrations. Gallery Talks & Tours. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:30 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Co-sponsor: Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Categories: Kids & Families. Related Exhibition: Places of Invention, Inventive Minds, Landmark Object: Ralph Baer's Workshop, Inventing in America. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 12:00 PM – 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Wonderplace, 1 West. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Categories: Kids & Families. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

Tours | Whistler's World

Gallery Talks & Tours Join a walk-in, docent-led tour to explore the many sides of Whistler. Experience Whistler’s paintings along with objects by Asian artists that inspired his style and subjects. Image: Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room, James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), United Kingdom, 1876–77, room installation; oil paint and gold leaf on canvas, leather, mosaic tile, glass, and wood, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art Collection, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1904.61. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Information Desk (West Building). Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Let's Talk Gardens: Finding Inspiration Wherever You Look: Ideas, Tips and Tricks from Smithsonian Gardens

Smithsonian Gardens Does winter weather have you thinking of your upcoming garden plans? Want to dream up some new projects but don’t know where to start? Grab a warm beverage and join Smithsonian Gardens Horticulturist Sylvia Schmeichel as she shares sources for inspiration as well as some of the tips and tricks that our team uses to come up with those eye-catching garden displays.   Sylvia Schmeichel is a Lead Horticulturist for Smithsonian Gardens. She leads a talented team in maintaining native plant gardens, designing exhibits and displays, planning new projects and improvements, curating the living collection, and educating millions of visitors from all over world. For over 15 years she has pursued her passion for connecting people to plants in a public garden setting. Sylvia’s formal education background includes a degree in Agriculture with a focus on Horticulture from Tennessee Technological University, as well as several public garden internships in the United States and the United Kingdom. ASL interpretation is… Sponsor: Smithsonian Gardens. Event Location: Online only. Cost: Free. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_o6jaqIEkSLC7FXlNjmirmg#/registration. Categories: Webcasts & Online. Accessibility: Captioning. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. For more info visit gardens.si.edu.

Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Converse with a docent. Learn how African Americans flourished in their own communities during the Era of Segregation 1876-1968 despite the turmoil around them. Under a time of intense pressure to take away their rights as citizens, African Americans not only survived the challenges set before them but crafted an important role for themselves in the nation. Image Credit: NMAAHC. Sponsor: African American History and Culture Museum. Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: This one-hour tour program meets in the Defending Freedom, The Era of Segregation 1876-1968 exhibit, located on C2. Tours take place at 12:45 PM and 2:45 PM. Cost: Free; walk-in Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 12:45 PM – 3:45 PM.

Life of a Sailor

One-Time Events Have you ever wondered what a sailor's life was like on a traditional wooden ship? Full of hardship and adventure alike, a seagoing life sometimes offered better opportunities than people could find on land. Join our visiting expert to learn about how water has shaped the lives of sailors from the past and present alike. Trace the evolution of sailing from the tall ships of history to the modern ships of today, compare traditional sailing tools with their modern counterparts, test your knot-tying skills, and more! Presented by: Nick Iannacone, Program Coordinator, Department of Maritime Education, Living Classrooms. Sponsor: Natural History Museum. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, The Sant Ocean Hall. Cost: Free and open to the public. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

Permanent Collection Tour

Gallery Talks & Tours The National Museum of Asian Art has over 46,000 artworks from across Asia. Enjoy some of the finest on a docent-led tour and learn about commonalities and differences in cultures, aesthetics, and ideas. The public can schedule reserved group tours using the online reservation form. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Information Desk (West Building). Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. For more info visit asia.si.edu.

All About Graphite

Resident Associate Program A simple graphite pencil offers a world of possibilities. Techniques are demonstrated and discussed through simple exercises using graphite materials ranging from soft to hard. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262157?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/262157?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: Webcasts & Online. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

Slavery and Freedom Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Explore the complex story of slavery and freedom. Visitors will view priceless objects, connect to the past, and hear about the actions of ordinary men and women, demanding freedom and transforming our nation. Photo Credit: NMAAHC. Sponsor: African American History and Culture Museum. Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: Program meets in the Slavery & Freedom exhibition, located on C3. Tours take place at 1:15 PM and 2:45 PM. Cost: Free; walk-in Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 1:15 PM – 3:45 PM.

Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly volunteer at the Information Desk for a 45-minute tour of the highlights of the museum. Sponsor: Postal Museum. Venue: Postal Museum. Event Location: Starts at the Information Desk in the Historic Lobby. Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Assisted listening devices. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM. For more info visit maps.google.com.

Tours | Arts of Japan

Gallery Talks & Tours As the seasons change, enjoy a free, hour-long guided tour of the museum’s renowned collection of Japanese art. Experience a variety of artworks, including paintings, prints, screens, ceramics, metalwork, and more. Trees, Master of I-nen Seal (1600–1630), Japan, mid-17th century, ink, color, and gold on paper, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment, F1962.30. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Freer Gallery of Art. Cost: Free. No registration or tickets (walk-up only). Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: Japanese Art from the Collection , Knotted Clay: Raku Ceramics and Tea , The Print Generation , The Peacock Room , Striking Objects: Contemporary Japanese Metalwork. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM.

Paint 60 Insects: Nature's Little Creatures in Watercolor

Resident Associate Program Learn how to see beauty in the natural world and render it in stunning watercolor paintings, using various watercolor techniques to represent the metallic shell of a beetle, the soft, fuzzy wing of a moth, and the delightful colors of a butterfly. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262158?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/262158?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: Webcasts & Online. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM.

Virtual America InSight: Verbal Description Tours

One-Time Events Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum for a docent-led virtual tour designed for participants who are blind or have low vision. Discover highlights from the collection through rich verbal descriptions that invoke a multisensory experience. Image credit: Photo by Mary Tait. Sponsor: Smithsonian American Art Museum. Event Location: Online. Cost: Free | Registration required. Get Tickets/Register: https://events.blackthorn.io/5f4ZMUx7/5a2bVR1BWC5. Categories: Webcasts & Online. After Five. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 5:30 PM.

Iconic American Landmarks and Landscapes: Historic McPolin Farm

Resident Associate Program Paint the historic McPolin Farm in Park City, Utah, alongside the instructor using a provided tracing. Demonstrations show how to save the whites, create colorful shadows, paint fabrics, and mix a variety of greens. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262159?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/262159?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: After Five. Webcasts & Online. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.

Patton Through the Eyes of His Adversaries

Resident Associate Program Gen. George S. Patton, known for both his expertise in mobile tank warfare and his brash behavior and mercurial temper, is remembered as a legendary military leader with few equals. But what were the judgments of Patton’s enemies during World War II—many of whom were also veteran masters of mobile warfare? Harry Yeide, author of Fighting Patton exposes the German perspective on how and why they lost their battles with Patton's forces. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262025?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/262025?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: After Five. Webcasts & Online. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM.

Paleolithic Cave Art

Resident Associate Program The prehistoric art painted on the walls and ceilings of the caves at Altamira in Spain and Lascaux and Chauvet in France offer tantalizing clues about the origins of humankind and the development of abstract thought. Historian Justin M. Jacobs analyzes recurring motifs and patterns in Paleolithic cave art, examines why and how such images were created, and revisits some of the leading theories about their meaning. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262026?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/262026?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: After Five. Webcasts & Online. Thursday, January 16, 2025, 6:45 PM – 8:15 PM.

Conversation Circles

One-Time Events Calling all English-language learners! Join National Portrait Gallery educators and friends from all over the world. Together, we’ll use portraiture to learn about U.S. art, history and culture. This program takes place every other week. Meet new friends, learn about different cultures and practice your English. For more information, email Beth Evans at evansb@si.edu. Sponsor: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Online via Zoom. Cost: Free. No Registration Required. Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Friday, January 17, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Co-sponsor: Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Categories: Kids & Families. Related Exhibition: Places of Invention, Inventive Minds, Landmark Object: Ralph Baer's Workshop, Inventing in America. Friday, January 17, 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Wonderplace, 1 West. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Categories: Kids & Families. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Friday, January 17, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.

Art + History Museum Tour

Resident Associate Program View iconic masterpieces and learn the stories behind their creation as lecturer Paul Glenshaw leads an engaging tour of three museums focused on several of the great works featured in his popular Art + History series for Smithsonian Associates. Start the tour at the National Gallery of Art followed by a brisk outdoor walk and lunch at a nearby restaurant. Enjoy the afternoon at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit). Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: Tour meets in the rotunda of the West Building of the National Gallery of Art. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/261970?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Friday, January 17, 2025, 10:00 AM – 3:30 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible. Friday, January 17, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.

Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly volunteer at the Information Desk for a 45 minute tour of the highlights of the museum. Sponsor: Postal Museum. Venue: Postal Museum. Event Location: Starts at the Information Desk in the Historic Lobby. Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible. Friday, January 17, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM.

Tours | The Art of Women

Gallery Talks & Tours Join us for a docent-led tour highlighting women’s untold stories in the art world, where their contributions have frequently been overshadowed. Discover the importance of women artists, subjects, patrons, and collectors who’ve shaped history. Celebrate women’s creativity and resilience by exploring captivating narratives that include inspirational subjects, ruling monarchs, and revered figures of divinity. Image: Detail, The Princess from the Land of Porcelain (La Princesse du pays de la porcelaine), James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), United States, 1863–65, oil on canvas, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art Collection, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1903.91a–b. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Information Desk (West Building). Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Friday, January 17, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Meditation and Mindfulness

Workshops Register to join the sessions. Join a free online guided meditation. In these 30-minute sessions, DC-based meditation teachers lead a variety of mindfulness practices. Friday sessions take inspiration from art in our museum’s collections. All are welcome! No previous experience is required. Image: Hishikawa Sori / Landscape: two of the four seasons; autumn and winter, Japan, late 18th–early 19th century, color, ink, and gold on paper, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art Collection, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1906.234. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Event Location: Online. Online Link: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/meeting/register/TUUSmUULSR-wSrBPuJnotg. Cost: Free; registration required. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/meeting/register/TUUSmUULSR-wSrBPuJnotg. Categories: Workshops. Webcasts & Online. Related Events: Meditation and Mindfulness (Online). Friday, January 17, 2025, 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM.

CANCELLED - Portrait Gallery Art Studio

One-Time Events 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. Sponsor: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Education Center, E151. Cost: Free. No Registration Required. Categories: Workshops. Kids & Families. Friday, January 17, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

Permanent Collection Tour

Gallery Talks & Tours The National Museum of Asian Art has over 46,000 artworks from across Asia. Enjoy some of the finest on a docent-led tour and learn about commonalities and differences in cultures, aesthetics, and ideas. The public can schedule reserved group tours using the online reservation form. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Information Desk (West Building). Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Friday, January 17, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. For more info visit asia.si.edu.

Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly volunteer at the Information Desk for a 45 minute tour of the highlights of the museum. Sponsor: Postal Museum. Venue: Postal Museum. Event Location: Starts at the Information Desk in the Historic Lobby. Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Assisted listening devices. Friday, January 17, 2025, 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM.

Tours | Arts of Japan

Gallery Talks & Tours As the seasons change, enjoy a free, hour-long guided tour of the museum’s renowned collection of Japanese art. Experience a variety of artworks, including paintings, prints, screens, ceramics, metalwork, and more. Trees, Master of I-nen Seal (1600–1630), Japan, mid-17th century, ink, color, and gold on paper, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment, F1962.30. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Freer Gallery of Art. Cost: Free. No registration or tickets (walk-up only). Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: Japanese Art from the Collection , Knotted Clay: Raku Ceramics and Tea , The Print Generation , The Peacock Room , Striking Objects: Contemporary Japanese Metalwork. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Friday, January 17, 2025, 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM.

Little Critters: Nature Play (Gardens)

NZP Kids and Families Join us for creative, drop-in play at the Zoo! Celebrate the seasons with us and all of the beautiful plants we can grow in gardens year-round. Join us to play in dirt, plant a beautiful vegetable garden in our sensory bin, and make your own greenhouse to grow bean plants from seed. Little Critters Nature Play is designed for ages 0-5 and their caregivers and families. Activities are designed with early learners in mind, but all ages are welcome. Parents and guardians must remain with their children. Location: Think Tank Classroom. Sponsor: National Zoo. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Think Tank Classroom. Cost: Free drop-in program; no pre-registration required.Parents and guardians must remain with their children. Categories: Kids & Families. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Saturday, January 18, 2025, 9:30 AM – 1:30 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Co-sponsor: Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Categories: Kids & Families. Related Exhibition: Places of Invention, Inventive Minds, Landmark Object: Ralph Baer's Workshop, Inventing in America. Saturday, January 18, 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Wonderplace, 1 West. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Categories: Kids & Families. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Saturday, January 18, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.

Gyotaku: The Japanese Art of Printing with Fish

Resident Associate Program Using direct printing and water-based printing inks, create realistic-looking schools of fish or a single artistic print simply by inking a whole fish and pressing it to paper. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262160?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/262160?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: Webcasts & Online. Saturday, January 18, 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible. Saturday, January 18, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.

Open Studio: This is Me

One time events Start the New Year with fresh opportunities for artistic expression every weekend in January at Open Studio. Discover how you can use art to explore your identity, find your power, and change the world! Collaborate or craft your own artwork to take home. Each week will introduce new ideas and creative challenges! This week, we’ll be inspired by artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and explore how artists use self-portraits to explore their identity and define their power using symbols and motifs. Be bold with everyday materials such as notebook paper, crayons, markers, and colored pencils. Meet in the Art School on the Lower Level. Do this at home! What represents you? Maybe it’s the places you’ve traveled, the people you’ve met, or the activities you enjoy. Create a flag representing you! Instructions here. , ABOUT OPEN STUDIO Let your creativity run wild at Open Studio! Drop in and explore modern and contemporary art through interactive, hands-on activities inspired by the Hirshhorn collection and… Sponsor: Hirshhorn Museum. Venue: Hirshhorn Museum. Event Location: Meet in the Art School on the Lower Level. Cost: Free. Categories: Kids & Families. Related Exhibition: Basquiat x Banksy. Saturday, January 18, 2025, 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM. For more info visit hirshhorn.si.edu.

A Changing America Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Take part chronological exploration of African American activism and the quest for justice and equality from 1968 to beyond. You will explore contemporary black life through stories about the social, economic, political, and cultural experiences of African Americans. Photo Credit: NMAAHC. Sponsor: African American History and Culture Museum. Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: Program meets in the meets at the A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond exhibition, located on C1. One hour tours take place at 11:00 AM and 12:15 PM. Cost: Free; walk-in Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond. Saturday, January 18, 2025, 11:00 AM – 1:15 PM.

DC | Story Time

Ongoing Tours & Activities Families are invited to an interactive story time featuring a children’s book by a Native author, illustrator, or created in collaboration with an Indigenous community. They will have the opportunity to engage with objects from the museum's Teaching Collection such as photographs, textiles, or natural materials that can deepen their understanding of the community represented in the story, along with a craft or other activity. *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 3-9 years old accompanied by an adult caregiver. . Sponsor: American Indian Museum. Venue: American Indian Museum DC. Event Location: imagiNATIONS Activity Center, Level 3. Cost: Free. Categories: Kids & Families. Saturday, January 18, 2025, 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM.

Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly volunteer at the Information Desk for a 45 minute tour of the highlights of the museum. Sponsor: Postal Museum. Event Location: Starts at the Information Desk in the Historic Lobby. Cost: FREE. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Saturday, January 18, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM.

Messages to Dr. King: Plate Art with Rain Young

One-Time Events Join the Anacostia Community Museum for a weekend of events celebrating Dr. King. On Saturday January 18 join us and local artist and arts educator Rain Young in a creative, hands-on workshop dedicated to expressing personal messages to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through art. Using oversized plastic plates as our canvas, we’ll explore ways to share messages of unity, hope, and dreams for a better world. This experience is for all ages and skill levels, providing an opportunity for self-expression while learning from Rain's unique artistic style and vision. Each participant leaves with a personal message plate in honor of Dr. King. Supplies are provided. Sponsor: Anacostia Community Museum. Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: 1901 Fort Place SE. Cost: Free. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/messages-to-dr-king-plate-art-with-rain-young-tickets-1115797202469?aff=oddtdtcreator. Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Celebrations. Saturday, January 18, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.

Tours | The Art of Women

Gallery Talks & Tours Join us for a docent-led tour highlighting women’s untold stories in the art world, where their contributions have frequently been overshadowed. Discover the importance of women artists, subjects, patrons, and collectors who’ve shaped history. Celebrate women’s creativity and resilience by exploring captivating narratives that include inspirational subjects, ruling monarchs, and revered figures of divinity. Image: Detail, The Princess from the Land of Porcelain (La Princesse du pays de la porcelaine), James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), United States, 1863–65, oil on canvas, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art Collection, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1903.91a–b. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Information Desk (West Building). Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Saturday, January 18, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Craft a Quilted Coat

Resident Associate Program Upcycle a vintage quilt or make your own fabric selection and follow a basic pattern to create your custom quilted coat. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262162?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/262162?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: Webcasts & Online. Saturday, January 18, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM.

Portrait Gallery Art Studio

One-Time Events 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. Sponsor: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Education Center, E151. Cost: Free. No Registration Required. Categories: Workshops. Kids & Families. Saturday, January 18, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

Virtual Planetarium Show

Ongoing Activities Stargaze (and planet-gaze!) with our astronomy educators in this virtual planetarium show. Learn the basics of finding your way in the sky, and explore the many things you can see without a telescope. Our experts will be on hand to answer your questions! This program will be held on Zoom webinar with live ASL interpretation. Sponsor: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Online, Zoom webinar. Cost: Free, registration is requested. Categories: Kids & Families. Webcasts & Online. Accessibility: Captioning. Saturday, January 18, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.

Permanent Collection Tour

Gallery Talks & Tours The National Museum of Asian Art has over 46,000 artworks from across Asia. Enjoy some of the finest on a docent-led tour and learn about commonalities and differences in cultures, aesthetics, and ideas. The public can schedule reserved group tours using the online reservation form. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Information Desk (West Building). Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Saturday, January 18, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. For more info visit asia.si.edu.

Tours | Arts of Japan

Gallery Talks & Tours As the seasons change, enjoy a free, hour-long guided tour of the museum’s renowned collection of Japanese art. Experience a variety of artworks, including paintings, prints, screens, ceramics, metalwork, and more. Trees, Master of I-nen Seal (1600–1630), Japan, mid-17th century, ink, color, and gold on paper, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment, F1962.30. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Freer Gallery of Art. Cost: Free. No registration or tickets (walk-up only). Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: Japanese Art from the Collection , Knotted Clay: Raku Ceramics and Tea , The Print Generation , The Peacock Room , Striking Objects: Contemporary Japanese Metalwork. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Saturday, January 18, 2025, 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM.

Permanent Collection Tour

Gallery Talks & Tours The National Museum of Asian Art has over 46,000 artworks from across Asia. Enjoy some of the finest on a docent-led tour and learn about commonalities and differences in cultures, aesthetics, and ideas. The public can schedule reserved group tours using the online reservation form. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Information Desk (West Building). Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Saturday, January 18, 2025, 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM. For more info visit asia.si.edu.

Stitching Together a Movement

One-Time Events Join the Anacostia Community Museum for a weekend of events celebrating Dr. King. On Sunday January 19, join neighbors and community members as we create a community art piece imagining your hopes and dreams for where you live, work, and play. Visitors are also encouraged to leave time to explore the museum's current exhibition "A Bold and Beautiful Vision: A Century of Black Arts Education in Washington, D.C.1900-2000”. Sponsor: Anacostia Community Museum. Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: 1901 Fort Place SE. Cost: Free. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stitching-together-a-movement-tickets-1115820492129?aff=oddtdtcreator. Categories: Celebrations. Kids & Families. Workshops. Sunday, January 19, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Co-sponsor: Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Categories: Kids & Families. Related Exhibition: Places of Invention, Inventive Minds, Landmark Object: Ralph Baer's Workshop, Inventing in America. Sunday, January 19, 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Wonderplace, 1 West. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Categories: Kids & Families. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Sunday, January 19, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.

Introduction to White-Line Woodblock Printing

Resident Associate Program White-line woodcuts are multicolor images printed from a single block of wood. Learn to create your own by cutting a nature print or simple line drawing into a wood block, creating the “white lines” when printed. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262165?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/262165?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: Webcasts & Online. Sunday, January 19, 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible. Sunday, January 19, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.

Introduction to Watercolor

Resident Associate Program Beginning students explore watercolor techniques and learn new approaches to painting through demonstration, discussion, and experimentation. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262166?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/262166?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: Webcasts & Online. Sunday, January 19, 2025, 10:15 AM – 12:45 PM.

Highlights Tour in Mandarin 館藏精華導覽

Gallery Talks & Tours Join free walk-in tours in Mandarin. These one-hour, docent-led tours feature highlights from the museum’s collections, including the famous Peacock Room and select masterpieces of Chinese art. Each docent chooses an artwork to present in their own way, so you can learn something new every time. No registration is needed. 國立亞洲藝術博物館邀請您參加免費普通話導覽（無需預約）在一小時的導覽中，我們的講解員將帶您聚焦博物館中的精華，包括舉世聞名的孔雀廳和精選的中國藝術品。每場導覽都是獨一無二的，讓您每次對藝術品都能有不同的了解。 Image credit: National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1915.103a-b. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art) information desk 西樓（佛利爾美術館）咨詢臺. Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Sunday, January 19, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly volunteer at the Information Desk for a 45 minute tour of the highlights of the museum. Sponsor: Postal Museum. Venue: Postal Museum. Event Location: Starts at the Information Desk in the Historic Lobby. Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible. Sunday, January 19, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM.

Tours | Whistler's World

Gallery Talks & Tours Join a walk-in, docent-led tour to explore the many sides of Whistler. Experience Whistler’s paintings along with objects by Asian artists that inspired his style and subjects. Image: Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room, James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), United Kingdom, 1876–77, room installation; oil paint and gold leaf on canvas, leather, mosaic tile, glass, and wood, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art Collection, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1904.61. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Information Desk (West Building). Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Sunday, January 19, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

CANCELLED - Portrait Gallery Art Studio

One-Time Events 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. Sponsor: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Education Center, E151. Cost: Free. No Registration Required. Categories: Workshops. Kids & Families. Sunday, January 19, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

Permanent Collection Tour

Gallery Talks & Tours The National Museum of Asian Art has over 46,000 artworks from across Asia. Enjoy some of the finest on a docent-led tour and learn about commonalities and differences in cultures, aesthetics, and ideas. The public can schedule reserved group tours using the online reservation form. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Information Desk (West Building). Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Sunday, January 19, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. For more info visit asia.si.edu.

Slavery and Freedom Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Explore the complex story of slavery and freedom. Visitors will view priceless objects, connect to the past, and hear about the actions of ordinary men and women, demanding freedom and transforming our nation. Photo Credit: NMAAHC. Sponsor: African American History and Culture Museum. Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: Program meets in the Slavery & Freedom exhibition, located on C3. Tours take place at 1:15 PM and 2:45 PM. Cost: Free; walk-in Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Sunday, January 19, 2025, 1:15 PM – 3:45 PM.

Tours | Arts of Japan

Gallery Talks & Tours As the seasons change, enjoy a free, hour-long guided tour of the museum’s renowned collection of Japanese art. Experience a variety of artworks, including paintings, prints, screens, ceramics, metalwork, and more. Trees, Master of I-nen Seal (1600–1630), Japan, mid-17th century, ink, color, and gold on paper, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment, F1962.30. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Freer Gallery of Art. Cost: Free. No registration or tickets (walk-up only). Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: Japanese Art from the Collection , Knotted Clay: Raku Ceramics and Tea , The Print Generation , The Peacock Room , Striking Objects: Contemporary Japanese Metalwork. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Sunday, January 19, 2025, 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM.

Permanent Collection Tour

Gallery Talks & Tours The National Museum of Asian Art has over 46,000 artworks from across Asia. Enjoy some of the finest on a docent-led tour and learn about commonalities and differences in cultures, aesthetics, and ideas. The public can schedule reserved group tours using the online reservation form. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Information Desk (West Building). Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Sunday, January 19, 2025, 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM. For more info visit asia.si.edu.

Stitching Together a Movement

One-Time Events Join the Anacostia Community Museum for a weekend of events celebrating Dr. King. On Monday January 20, join neighbors and community members as we create a community art piece imagining your hopes and dreams for where you live, work, and play. Visitors are also encouraged to leave time to explore the museum's current exhibition "A Bold and Beautiful Vision: A Century of Black Arts Education in Washington, D.C.1900-2000”. Plus, there will be free donuts and coffee available while supplies last. Sponsor: Anacostia Community Museum. Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: 1901 Fort Place SE. Cost: Free. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stitching-together-a-movement-tickets-1115826941419?aff=oddtdtcreator. Categories: Celebrations. Kids & Families. Workshops. Monday, January 20, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.

CANCELLED - 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible. Monday, January 20, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.

CANCELLED - Portrait Gallery Kids

One-Time Events Children and families are invited to learn, play and create at the Portrait Gallery! Join educators on select Mondays as we explore topics like colors, emotions, STEM and history. Portrait Gallery Kids incorporates looking at art, hands-on activities, music and movement. This program is a fun way to engage with art and each other. Sponsor: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Education Center, E151. Cost: Free. No Registration Required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-gallery-portrait-gallery-kids-tickets-654254040447?aff=ebdsoporgprofile. Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Monday, January 20, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM.

CANCELLED - Tours | The Art of Women

Gallery Talks & Tours Join us for a docent-led tour highlighting women’s untold stories in the art world, where their contributions have frequently been overshadowed. Discover the importance of women artists, subjects, patrons, and collectors who’ve shaped history. Celebrate women’s creativity and resilience by exploring captivating narratives that include inspirational subjects, ruling monarchs, and revered figures of divinity. Image: Detail, The Princess from the Land of Porcelain (La Princesse du pays de la porcelaine), James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), United States, 1863–65, oil on canvas, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art Collection, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1903.91a–b. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Information Desk (West Building). Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Monday, January 20, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

CANCELLED - Permanent Collection Tour

Gallery Talks & Tours The National Museum of Asian Art has over 46,000 artworks from across Asia. Enjoy some of the finest on a docent-led tour and learn about commonalities and differences in cultures, aesthetics, and ideas. The public can schedule reserved group tours using the online reservation form. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Information Desk (West Building). Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Monday, January 20, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. For more info visit asia.si.edu.

CANCELLED - Tours | Arts of Japan

Gallery Talks & Tours As the seasons change, enjoy a free, hour-long guided tour of the museum’s renowned collection of Japanese art. Experience a variety of artworks, including paintings, prints, screens, ceramics, metalwork, and more. Trees, Master of I-nen Seal (1600–1630), Japan, mid-17th century, ink, color, and gold on paper, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment, F1962.30. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Freer Gallery of Art. Cost: Free. No registration or tickets (walk-up only). Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: Japanese Art from the Collection , Knotted Clay: Raku Ceramics and Tea , The Print Generation , The Peacock Room , Striking Objects: Contemporary Japanese Metalwork. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Monday, January 20, 2025, 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM.

Little Critters: Nature Play (Gardens)

NZP Kids and Families Join us for creative, drop-in play at the Zoo! Celebrate the seasons with us and all of the beautiful plants we can grow in gardens year-round. Join us to play in dirt, plant a beautiful vegetable garden in our sensory bin, and make your own greenhouse to grow bean plants from seed. Little Critters Nature Play is designed for ages 0-5 and their caregivers and families. Activities are designed with early learners in mind, but all ages are welcome. Parents and guardians must remain with their children. Location: Think Tank Classroom. Sponsor: National Zoo. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Think Tank Classroom. Cost: Free drop-in program; no pre-registration required.Parents and guardians must remain with their children. Categories: Kids & Families. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM. For more info visit nationalzoo.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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible. Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.

Big Objects, Big Stories: The Mothership

Ongoing Tours & Activities Join us for a docent-led tour to get a fresh look into the Museum's featured object. At each of these 15-minute talks visitors will hear incredibly big stories about a big object. About this Program: Did you know, that the Parliament-Funkadelic Mothership is the largest object that we've assembled in our collection’s storage? The 1,200 pound prop was used by Clinton and his multiple bands during their live concert performances. Visitors will hear stories that will, “put a glide in your stride and a dip in your hip,” as you learn about the Mothership. Sponsor: African American History and Culture Museum. Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: Program meets at the The Mothership, Level 4. Talks take place at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 12:30 PM. Cost: Free; walk-in Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: Musical Crossroads. Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:45 PM.

Flights of Fancy Story Time

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum staff read stories about famous aviators, hot-air balloon flights, trips to Mars, characters visible in the night sky, or creatures that have their own wings. Each session includes one story and a hands-on activity. The featured book changes each month. See the full schedule. Takes place at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center each Tuesday and Thursday at 11 am and 11:30 am. These programs are made possible through the generous support of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. Sponsor: Air and Space Museum. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: At the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Ask at the Welcome Center for the exact location of that day's story time. Cost: Free, Parking $15. Categories: Kids & Families. Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. For more info visit airandspace.si.edu.

Highlights Tour with the Postal Museum’s Director or Deputy Director

One-Time Events On this extra special tour with the Postal Museum’s Director or Deputy Director, explore the wonders of our museum like never before! Meet at the Information Desk for an exclusive 45-minute tour. Sponsor: Postal Museum. Event Location: Starts at the Information Desk in the Historic Lobby. Cost: FREE. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM.

Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly volunteer at the Information Desk for a 45 minute tour of the highlights of the museum. Sponsor: Postal Museum. Event Location: Starts at the Information Desk in the Historic Lobby. Cost: FREE. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM.

Tours | Whistler's World

Gallery Talks & Tours Join a walk-in, docent-led tour to explore the many sides of Whistler. Experience Whistler’s paintings along with objects by Asian artists that inspired his style and subjects. Image: Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room, James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), United Kingdom, 1876–77, room installation; oil paint and gold leaf on canvas, leather, mosaic tile, glass, and wood, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art Collection, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1904.61. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Information Desk (West Building). Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Meditation and Mindfulness

Workshops Register to join the sessions. Join a free online guided meditation. In these 30-minute sessions, DC-based meditation teachers lead a variety of mindfulness practices. Friday sessions take inspiration from art in our museum’s collections. All are welcome! No previous experience is required. Image: Hishikawa Sori / Landscape: two of the four seasons; autumn and winter, Japan, late 18th–early 19th century, color, ink, and gold on paper, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art Collection, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1906.234. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Event Location: Online. Online Link: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/meeting/register/TUUSmUULSR-wSrBPuJnotg. Cost: Free; registration required. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/meeting/register/TUUSmUULSR-wSrBPuJnotg. Categories: Workshops. Webcasts & Online. Related Events: Meditation and Mindfulness (Online). Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM.

Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Converse with a docent. Learn how African Americans flourished in their own communities during the Era of Segregation 1876-1968 despite the turmoil around them. Under a time of intense pressure to take away their rights as citizens, African Americans not only survived the challenges set before them but crafted an important role for themselves in the nation. Image Credit: NMAAHC. Sponsor: African American History and Culture Museum. Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: This one-hour tour program meets in the Defending Freedom, The Era of Segregation 1876-1968 exhibit, located on C2. Tours take place at 12:45 PM and 2:45 PM. Cost: Free; walk-in Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 12:45 PM – 3:45 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. Sponsor: Natural History Museum. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, The Sant Ocean Hall. Cost: Free and open to the public. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.

Permanent Collection Tour

Gallery Talks & Tours The National Museum of Asian Art has over 46,000 artworks from across Asia. Enjoy some of the finest on a docent-led tour and learn about commonalities and differences in cultures, aesthetics, and ideas. The public can schedule reserved group tours using the online reservation form. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Information Desk (West Building). Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. For more info visit asia.si.edu.

DC | Welcome to a Native Place

Ongoing Tours & Activities Enjoy tribal songs from Alaska to Florida with Dennis Zotigh (Kiowa/Isanti Dakota/Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo) in the Potomac Atrium. At the end of the 30-minute presentation, visitors are encouraged to ask questions pertaining to the museum and Indigenous culture, past and present. Presentations may be canceled without prior notice. Sponsor: American Indian Museum. Venue: American Indian Museum DC. Event Location: Potomac Atrium. Cost: Free. Categories: Performances. Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

Slavery and Freedom Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Explore the complex story of slavery and freedom. Visitors will view priceless objects, connect to the past, and hear about the actions of ordinary men and women, demanding freedom and transforming our nation. Photo Credit: NMAAHC. Sponsor: African American History and Culture Museum. Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: Program meets in the Slavery & Freedom exhibition, located on C3. Tours take place at 1:15 PM and 2:45 PM. Cost: Free; walk-in Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 1:15 PM – 3:45 PM.

Tours | Arts of Japan

Gallery Talks & Tours As the seasons change, enjoy a free, hour-long guided tour of the museum’s renowned collection of Japanese art. Experience a variety of artworks, including paintings, prints, screens, ceramics, metalwork, and more. Trees, Master of I-nen Seal (1600–1630), Japan, mid-17th century, ink, color, and gold on paper, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment, F1962.30. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Freer Gallery of Art. Cost: Free. No registration or tickets (walk-up only). Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: Japanese Art from the Collection , Knotted Clay: Raku Ceramics and Tea , The Print Generation , The Peacock Room , Striking Objects: Contemporary Japanese Metalwork. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM.

Virtual Writing Hour

One-Time Events Join us for a virtual creative writing hour at the National Portrait Gallery. We’ve set up an online space where writers can create, connect and draw inspiration from the Portrait Gallery’s collection. Bring a happy hour beverage of your choice and write with us. We will provide writing prompts, but participants are also welcome to bring their own in-progress writing projects. Attendees will write for about 30 minutes, and each session will end with a brief discussion or reading. Sponsor: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Online via Zoom. Cost: Free. Registration Required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-writing-hour-with-the-national-portrait-gallery-tickets-99411309904?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-share-source=organizer-profile&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=organizer-profile. Categories: Workshops. Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM. For more info visit www.eventbrite.com.

ONLINE | Becoming an NK360° Educator Series: The “First Thanksgiving”: How Can We Tell a Better Story?

One-Time Events Communicating stories about a nation's shared past helps listeners think critically about the choices people made in the past and those we make today. National stories examine our mistakes through discourse and encourage listening and understanding across diverse communities. This series introduces a new NK360° online resource, The “First Thanksgiving”: How Can we Tell a Better Story? Based on an inquiry design model, this resource helps teachers and students dispel misconceptions about the “First Thanksgiving” by examining the events through multiple perspectives, including those of the Wampanoag Nation, who have been largely excluded from this national story. Register now for the full series of webinars via Zoom. Educators will receive a Certificate of Completion upon attendance and completing the survey. Image: Art by Timothy Truman; colors by Michael Sheyahshe (Caddo). Sponsor: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Online only. Cost: Free, registration required. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CejSaV_STx29oC1S7TNYPA#/registration. Categories: Webcasts & Online. Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM.

Saving Coral Reefs in the Sunshine State, with Mote Marine Laboratory

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Florida's coral reefs have lost over 95% of their living coral cover over the last 50 years and are on the brink of functional extinction. On Jan. 21, Dr. Erinn Muller will reveal how scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory are meeting the dire need for active coral restoration. She’ll touch on methods like coral nursery rearing and outplanting, and present the latest research helping restored corals resist disease and adapt to climate change. She will also highlight the importance of live coral biobanking and cryopreservation. In the race against environmental degradation, Mote scientists have created an International Coral Gene Bank as a “Noah’s Ark for coral species preservation.” This talk will be recorded! Closed captions will be available at the live event and on the recording. By signing up on Zoom, you'll be able to watch live and receive a link to the recording a few days after the event. Part of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center's 60th anniversary webinar series. Sign up on Zoom to watch… Sponsor: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Event Location: Online. Cost: Free. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/4317345348796/WN_-YDJicA6SYWIucMYij_7aQ. Categories: After Five. Lectures & Discussions. Webcasts & Online. Related Events: The Future of Climate Change: What Three Generations of Climate Scientists Revealed (Feb. 18). Accessibility: Captioning. Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM. For more info visit smithsonian.zoom.us.

Storytime Studio: Community of Care

One time events Get your New Year’s fresh start with art! Join us all month long to explore and express yourself inspired by a different artwork each week. This week, we’ll look closely at Belief + Doubt by artist Barbara Kruger and use our own big words (and images and symbols!) to explore fairness, love, and our own power in making the world a better place. Featured Book: Martin’s Big Words, by Doreen Rappaport Program Schedule: 10 AM–1 PM: Open Play and Artmaking , 10:30 & 11:30 AM: Read-alouds in Art School , 11 AM & Noon: Gallery Tours, Meet in the Art School on the Lower Level. Do this at home! What matters to you? Assemble a collage inspired by Loïs Mailou Jones’s Challenge—America. Choose a cause that you care about, and then arrange and rearrange images to create a collage that inspires change in your community! Instructions here. , ABOUT STORYTIME STUDIO Join us at the Hirshhorn Art School for Storytime Studio—a captivating blend of play, educator-led read-alouds, and art exploration designed for kids from… Sponsor: Hirshhorn Museum. Venue: Hirshhorn Museum. Event Location: Meet in the Art School on the Lower Level. Cost: Free. Categories: Kids & Families. Related Exhibition: Barbara Kruger: Belief+Doubt. Wednesday, January 22, 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Co-sponsor: Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Categories: Kids & Families. Related Exhibition: Places of Invention, Inventive Minds, Landmark Object: Ralph Baer's Workshop, Inventing in America. Wednesday, January 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Wonderplace, 1 West. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Categories: Kids & Families. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Wednesday, January 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible. Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.

Big Objects, Big Stories: The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture by Jacobs Lawrence

Ongoing Tours & Activities Join us for a docent-led talk and get a fresh look into a featured object that is on view in one of our permanent exhibitions. At each of these 15-minute talks visitors will hear incredibly big stories about a big object. About this Program: Jacob Lawrence’s The Life of Toussaint L’Ouverture celebrates the Haitian revolutionary strategist and statesman who liberated his country from colonial rule to establish the first independent Black republic. Explore the silk prints by the artist that depict L’Ouverture’s struggle against slavery and oppression. Sponsor: African American History and Culture Museum. Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: Program meets at the L'Ouverture screen prints, in the Visual Arts Gallery, L4. Each 15-minute program starts at: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 12:30 PM. Cost: Free; walk-in Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience. Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:45 PM.

Virtual Young Portrait Explorers

One-Time Events Join the Portrait Gallery for our virtual workshop for children ages 3-6 and their adult companions as we look at a portraits in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery. This thirty-minute program incorporates close looking at art, movement, and art-making. This program takes place on Zoom from 11:00–11:30 a.m. EST. Please see below for the featured sitter of each date. January 22- Martin Luther King, Jr February 12- Abraham Lincoln The Portrait Gallery strives to provide programs that are accessible to all visitors. If you have questions about the accessibility of this program, or if you would like to request real-time captioning (CART), sign language interpretation, or any other accommodations, please contact Vanessa Jones at jonesve@si.edu. Two weeks advance notice is appreciated for requesting accommodations. For general inquires please contact Beth Evans (EvansB@si.edu) or Irina Rubenstein (RubensteinI@si.edu). Participants will appear onscreen during the Zoom meeting if they choose. Cameras ma… Sponsor: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Online via Zoom. Cost: Free. Registration Required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-young-portrait-explorers-tickets-991195732117?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-share-source=organizer-profile&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=organizer-profile. Categories: Kids & Families. Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM. 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. Sponsor: Natural History Museum. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, The Sant Ocean Hall. Cost: Free and open to the public. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly volunteer at the Information Desk for a 45 minute tour of the highlights of the museum. Sponsor: Postal Museum. Event Location: Starts at the Information Desk in the Historic Lobby. Cost: FREE. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM.

Unpacking Provenance | A Chinese Porcelain Cup

Lectures & Discussions The new online series Unpacking Provenance: Retracing the Histories of Asian Art brings together cross-disciplinary specialists to discuss provenance research processes and share resources. Discussions focus on a single object, exploring a variety of innovative, strategic, and collaborative approaches to inquiry.    In the series premiere, a panel of four experts reflect on a Yongzheng-period (1723–1735) porcelain cup in the collections of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. This cup was purchased in 1940 from a private individual whose father reportedly participated in the so-called Boxer War of 1900. Discussants will articulate research questions, brainstorm approaches, and talk through how they would ideally track down answers about both the object’s journey and the life histories of the individuals who encountered it.    Unpacking Provenance is part of a larger collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz that seeks to cultivate… Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Event Location: Zoom. Cost: Free. Register in advance (required). Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_knYuCEy9QiSAfSTjptNIQA. Categories: Webcasts & Online. Lectures & Discussions. Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Göbekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe: Unraveling the Mysteries of Humanity's Earliest Monuments

Resident Associate Program Three decades ago, a buried treasure trove of megaliths was discovered at Göbekli Tepe in Turkey, some dating back more than 11, 000 years—far older than any similar structures found elsewhere. These intricately carved pillars were adorned with images that suggest a complexity of thought and artistry previously unimagined for the Neolithic era. Since then, surrounding sites including Karahan Tepe have begun to share their secrets. Turkish tour guide Serif Yenen delves into the captivating stories of Göbekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe, and neighboring stone hills. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262064?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/262064?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: Webcasts & Online. Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

Permanent Collection Tour

Gallery Talks & Tours The National Museum of Asian Art has over 46,000 artworks from across Asia. Enjoy some of the finest on a docent-led tour and learn about commonalities and differences in cultures, aesthetics, and ideas. The public can schedule reserved group tours using the online reservation form. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Information Desk (West Building). Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. For more info visit asia.si.edu.

DC | Welcome to a Native Place

Ongoing Tours & Activities Enjoy tribal songs from Alaska to Florida with Dennis Zotigh (Kiowa/Isanti Dakota/Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo) in the Potomac Atrium. At the end of the 30-minute presentation, visitors are encouraged to ask questions pertaining to the museum and Indigenous culture, past and present. Presentations may be canceled without prior notice. Sponsor: American Indian Museum. Venue: American Indian Museum DC. Event Location: Potomac Atrium. Cost: Free. Categories: Performances. Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

Conservation Classroom: Caring About Conservation

NZP Kids and Families Caring About Conservation   What is conservation? Why is it important? Caring About Conservation explores the meaning of "conservation," some of the animals Smithsonian scientists are trying to save, and what we can all do to protect wildlife. This virtual school program is part of Conservation Classroom, a collection of monthly lessons for K-5 students. Each lesson has four elements: wonder (video), engage (live virtual program), act (activities), and connect (video). Follow along with all four parts or pick and choose the videos and activities you want to explore. Grade/Learning Level: K-5 Standards: Supports NGSS K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1, K-ESS3-3, K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-2, 2-LS4-1, 3-LS2-1, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4, 3-5-ETS1-2 Crosscutting Concepts: Cause and effect, structure and system models, stability and change    Program Details & Accessibility: Live virtual programs take place monthly from October through May. These programs are designed for multiple groups of students to join and learn… Sponsor: National Zoo. Event Location: Online. Cost: Free! Registration required. Categories: Kids & Families. Webcasts & Online. Accessibility: ASL-interpreted program. Captioning. Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

Tours | Arts of Japan

Gallery Talks & Tours As the seasons change, enjoy a free, hour-long guided tour of the museum’s renowned collection of Japanese art. Experience a variety of artworks, including paintings, prints, screens, ceramics, metalwork, and more. Trees, Master of I-nen Seal (1600–1630), Japan, mid-17th century, ink, color, and gold on paper, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment, F1962.30. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Freer Gallery of Art. Cost: Free. No registration or tickets (walk-up only). Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: Japanese Art from the Collection , Knotted Clay: Raku Ceramics and Tea , The Print Generation , The Peacock Room , Striking Objects: Contemporary Japanese Metalwork. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM.

Using Primary Sources for Teaching, Learning, and Understanding | Cultivating Learning

Smithsonian Sponsored Events Join Anne Helmreich of the Archives of American Art to explore how to use primary sources to engage your students in journeys of discovery, critical thinking, and subject-based active learning. She will share approaches, resources, and learning activities developed through the Archives’ Teaching with Primary Sources program and ground the presentation in the national Guidelines for Primary Source Literacy. Anne will demonstrate how to elicit transformational experiences while advancing students’ skills in close reading, close listening, and assessing evidence. You will leave with a better understanding of how to access and use the resources of the Archives of American Art, how primary source literacy is applicable to a wide range of subjects, and why engaging students with primary sources in the age of artificial intelligence is so important. This session is designed for teachers of middle-school, high-school, and post-secondary students. Program Details: This is a Zoom webinar with live captioning. You’ll… Sponsor: Smithsonian Office of Educational Technology. Event Location: Online. Cost: Free. Categories: Webcasts & Online. Related Events: This interactive webinar is part of “Cultivating Learning,” a professional development series focusing on techniques to use digital museum resources for learning. Visit the Smithsonian Learning Lab’s Events page to find our playlist of past “Cultivating Learning” sessions. Accessibility: Captioning. Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Digital Drawing: Advanced Techniques

Resident Associate Program Procreate for iPad contains powerful features that can be intimidating at any experience level. This 3-hour workshop guides students through advanced techniques using Procreate to create an animated photo illustration. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262170?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/262170?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: After Five. Webcasts & Online. Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM.

Langley and Manly and Orville and Wilbur: Who Would Be the First To Fly?

Resident Associate Program In the fall and early winter of 1903, two innovative and courageous engineering teams were racing toward a once-unimaginable goal: to be the first to fly. One was a pair of brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright; the other was Dr. Samuel Langley, secretary of the Smithsonian, and his brilliant assistant, Charles Matthews Manly. We know who won—but do we know why? Writer and filmmaker Paul Glenshaw tells the story of the epic competition. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262065?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/262065?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: After Five. Webcasts & Online. Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 6:45 PM – 8:15 PM.

Birding in a Winter Wonderland

Resident Associate Program Not all birds fly to tropical climates for the winter. Naturalist Matt Felperin shares valuable tips on how to make the most of winter birding in the mid-Atlantic region, where species from songbirds to swans to shorebirds find seasonal homes in temperate North America. You’ll be ready to put on your snow pants and parka and enjoy one of the most rewarding and magical times for birding. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262066?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/262066?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: After Five. Webcasts & Online. Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.

Little Critters: Nature Play (Gardens)

NZP Kids and Families Join us for creative, drop-in play at the Zoo! Celebrate the seasons with us and all of the beautiful plants we can grow in gardens year-round. Join us to play in dirt, plant a beautiful vegetable garden in our sensory bin, and make your own greenhouse to grow bean plants from seed. Little Critters Nature Play is designed for ages 0-5 and their caregivers and families. Activities are designed with early learners in mind, but all ages are welcome. Parents and guardians must remain with their children. Location: Think Tank Classroom. Sponsor: National Zoo. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Think Tank Classroom. Cost: Free drop-in program; no pre-registration required.Parents and guardians must remain with their children. Categories: Kids & Families. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Thursday, January 23, 2025, 9:30 AM – 1:30 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Co-sponsor: Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Categories: Kids & Families. Related Exhibition: Places of Invention, Inventive Minds, Landmark Object: Ralph Baer's Workshop, Inventing in America. Thursday, January 23, 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Wonderplace, 1 West. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Categories: Kids & Families. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Thursday, January 23, 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible. Thursday, January 23, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.

Slavery and Freedom Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Explore the complex story of slavery and freedom. Visitors will view priceless objects, connect to the past, and hear about the actions of ordinary men and women, demanding freedom and transforming our nation. Photo Credit: NMAAHC. Sponsor: African American History and Culture Museum. Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: Program meets in the Slavery & Freedom exhibition, located on C3. One hour tours take place at 10:15 AM and 11:45 AM. Cost: Free; walk-in Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: Slavery and Freedom. Thursday, January 23, 2025, 10:15 AM – 12:30 PM.

Drawn to Figures

One-Time Events Discover your inner artist in this live virtual drawing workshop. Facilitated by artist Jill Galloway, each program will highlight a Portrait Gallery exhibition or a portrait from the collection. Open to all skill levels, ages 18 and up. Sponsor: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Online via Zoom. Online Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-drawn-to-figures-tickets-880971558647?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=organizer-profile&utm-share-source=organizer-profile. Cost: Free. Registration Required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-drawn-to-figures-tickets-880971558647?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=organizer-profile&utm-share-source=organizer-profile. Categories: Demonstrations. Lectures & Discussions. Workshops. Thursday, January 23, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. For more info visit www.eventbrite.com.

Flights of Fancy Story Time

Ongoing Activities Museum staff read stories about famous aviators, hot-air balloon flights, trips to Mars, characters visible in the night sky, or creatures that have their own wings. Each session includes one story and a hands-on activity. The featured book changes each month. See the full schedule. Takes place each at the National Air and Space Museum in DC each Thursday at 11 am. These programs are made possible through the generous support of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. Sponsor: Air and Space Museum. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: At the National Air and Space Museum in DC. Ask at the Welcome Center for that day's exact location. Cost: This is a free drop-in story time. You will need free timed-entry passes to enter the Museum. Categories: Kids & Families. Thursday, January 23, 2025, 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM.

Science on a Sphere

One-Time Events Come explore our blue planet with NMNH Ocean Educators. Through NOAA’s Science on a Sphere technology, you’ll encounter a series of interactive visualizations projected on the Sant Ocean Hall’s giant globe. Watch sea turtles migrate coast to coast, track ships through global waters in real-time, explore the changing climate patterns shaping our planet, and much more! Photo credit: Jennifer Renteria, Smithsonian Institution. Sponsor: Natural History Museum. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, The Sant Ocean Hall. Cost: Free and open to the public. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Thursday, January 23, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

Flights of Fancy Story Time

Ongoing Tours & Activities Museum staff read stories about famous aviators, hot-air balloon flights, trips to Mars, characters visible in the night sky, or creatures that have their own wings. Each session includes one story and a hands-on activity. The featured book changes each month. See the full schedule. Takes place at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center each Tuesday and Thursday at 11 am and 11:30 am. These programs are made possible through the generous support of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. Sponsor: Air and Space Museum. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: At the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Ask at the Welcome Center for the exact location of that day's story time. Cost: Free, Parking $15. Categories: Kids & Families. Thursday, January 23, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. For more info visit airandspace.si.edu.

Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly volunteer at the Information Desk for a 45 minute tour of the highlights of the museum. Sponsor: Postal Museum. Venue: Postal Museum. Event Location: Starts at the Information Desk in the Historic Lobby. Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible. Thursday, January 23, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM.

Tours | Whistler's World

Gallery Talks & Tours Join a walk-in, docent-led tour to explore the many sides of Whistler. Experience Whistler’s paintings along with objects by Asian artists that inspired his style and subjects. Image: Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room, James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), United Kingdom, 1876–77, room installation; oil paint and gold leaf on canvas, leather, mosaic tile, glass, and wood, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art Collection, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1904.61. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Information Desk (West Building). Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Thursday, January 23, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Converse with a docent. Learn how African Americans flourished in their own communities during the Era of Segregation 1876-1968 despite the turmoil around them. Under a time of intense pressure to take away their rights as citizens, African Americans not only survived the challenges set before them but crafted an important role for themselves in the nation. Image Credit: NMAAHC. Sponsor: African American History and Culture Museum. Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: This one-hour tour program meets in the Defending Freedom, The Era of Segregation 1876-1968 exhibit, located on C2. Tours take place at 12:45 PM and 2:45 PM. Cost: Free; walk-in Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Thursday, January 23, 2025, 12:45 PM – 3:45 PM.

Permanent Collection Tour

Gallery Talks & Tours The National Museum of Asian Art has over 46,000 artworks from across Asia. Enjoy some of the finest on a docent-led tour and learn about commonalities and differences in cultures, aesthetics, and ideas. The public can schedule reserved group tours using the online reservation form. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Information Desk (West Building). Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Thursday, January 23, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. For more info visit asia.si.edu.

Slavery and Freedom Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Explore the complex story of slavery and freedom. Visitors will view priceless objects, connect to the past, and hear about the actions of ordinary men and women, demanding freedom and transforming our nation. Photo Credit: NMAAHC. Sponsor: African American History and Culture Museum. Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: Program meets in the Slavery & Freedom exhibition, located on C3. Tours take place at 1:15 PM and 2:45 PM. Cost: Free; walk-in Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Thursday, January 23, 2025, 1:15 PM – 3:45 PM.

Tours | Arts of Japan

Gallery Talks & Tours As the seasons change, enjoy a free, hour-long guided tour of the museum’s renowned collection of Japanese art. Experience a variety of artworks, including paintings, prints, screens, ceramics, metalwork, and more. Trees, Master of I-nen Seal (1600–1630), Japan, mid-17th century, ink, color, and gold on paper, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment, F1962.30. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Freer Gallery of Art. Cost: Free. No registration or tickets (walk-up only). Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: Japanese Art from the Collection , Knotted Clay: Raku Ceramics and Tea , The Print Generation , The Peacock Room , Striking Objects: Contemporary Japanese Metalwork. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Thursday, January 23, 2025, 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM.

Virtual 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. Sponsor: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Online via Zoom. Cost: Free. Registration Required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/national-portrait-gallery-810710525. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: ASL-interpreted program. Thursday, January 23, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM. For more info visit www.eventbrite.com.

Film: Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010)

One time events Director Tamra Davis pays homage to her friend Jean-Michel Basquiat in this definitive documentary. His dense, bebop-influenced neoexpressionist work emerged while minimalist, conceptual art was the fad; as a successful Black artist, he was constantly confronted by racism and misconceptions. Much can be gleaned from insider interviews and archival footage, but it is Basquiat’s own words and work that powerfully convey the mystique and allure of both the artist and the man. Curator, artist, and music scholar Adrian Loving will introduce the film. This program is presented with Basquiat × Banksy, an exhibition of two major paintings, one by Jean-Michel Basquiat (b. Brooklyn, New York, 1960–1988) and the other by Banksy (anonymous; b. near Bristol, England). Placed in dialogue, Basquiat’s Boy and Dog in a Johnnypump (1982) and Banksy’s response, Banksquiat. Boy and Dog in Stop and Search (2018), reveal throughlines among street art, contemporary art, and the popular imagination. Sponsor: Hirshhorn Museum. Venue: Hirshhorn Museum. Event Location: Ring Auditorium. Cost: Free. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/77288294/filmjeanmichel-basquiatthe-radiant-child-2010-washington-hirshhorn-museum-and-sculpture-garden. Categories: After Five. Films. Related Exhibition: Basquiat × Banksy. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Thursday, January 23, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM. For more info visit hirshhorn.si.edu.

Celebrating Robert Frost: An American Poet

Resident Associate Program Winner of four Pulitzer Prizes, Robert Frost was a groundbreaking artist and cultural icon, a rural sage who became America’s “national poet.” His poetry suggested how small encounters between the individual and the natural world could often serve as metaphors for the larger themes of the human condition. Author Daniel Stashower delves into Frost's life and legacy and actor Scott Sedar brings the poet's words to life with readings from his most celebrated works. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262067?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/262067?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: After Five. Webcasts & Online. Thursday, January 23, 2025, 6:45 PM – 8:15 PM.

Virtual The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture Artist Conversation

One-Time Events Artists Judy Baca, Ed Bereal, and Peter B. Jones were deeply influenced by the social and cultural shifts of the 1960s and their work channeled the period’s social activism into assertive aesthetic statements. Join SAAM for a lively discussion about their artistic practices and their work featured The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture. The conversation is moderated by one of the exhibition’s curators, Tobias Wofford, associate professor of art history at Virginia Commonwealth University. Image credit: Peter B. Jones, Joy Bottle, 1968, pottery, paint, and glaze, 53 x 18 x 16 cm, National Museum of the American Indian. Sponsor: Smithsonian American Art Museum. Event Location: Online via Zoom. Cost: Free | Registration required. Get Tickets/Register: https://events.blackthorn.io/5f4ZMUx7/5a2bVR1AAtZ. Categories: After Five. Lectures & Discussions. Webcasts & Online. Related Exhibition: The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture. Accessibility: Captioning. Thursday, January 23, 2025, 7:00 PM.

Levittown: A Prototype Emerges

Resident Associate Program Early in 1947, hundreds of contiguous acres of Long Island, New York, were operating as potato farms. Before the end of that year, 350 new homes occupied part of the site. Four years later, Levittown was complete, with more than 17, 000 homes, paved streets, schools, and shops. Bill Keene, lecturer in urban studies and architecture, explores how developers such as the Levitts and other visionaries pioneered the creation of large-scale suburbs as he delves into this transformation. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262068?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/262068?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: After Five. Webcasts & Online. Thursday, January 23, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.

Historically Speaking: The U.S. Mint’s American Quarter for Ida B. Wells

One-Time Events The National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, and the U.S. Mint are collaborating to present a program honoring Ida B. Wells. She will be the 16th woman recognized as part of the U.S. Mint’s American Women’s Quarter Program. Ida B. Wells was a pioneering investigative journalist, suffragist, civil rights activist, and a founding member of the NAACP. She used her powerful voice to speak out against lynching and other forms of violence against Black individuals, bravely exposing the truth at a time when doing so was perilous. The event will feature a discussion moderated by Dr. I. Augustus Durham, Assistant Professor of English at the University of Toronto. The panelists include Michelle Duster and Dan Duster, both great-grandchildren of Ida B. Wells and members of the Ida B. Wells Memorial Foundation, along with Dr. Regina D. Langley from the Center for the Study of African American Religious Life (CSAARL). They will explore the life, motivatio… Sponsor: African American History and Culture Museum. Co-sponsor: Smithsonian American Women's History Museum; US Mint. Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: Heritage Hall. Cost: Free; Registration Required. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/52741548. Categories: After Five. Lectures & Discussions. Webcasts & Online. Related Exhibition: Forces for Change. Thursday, January 23, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.

Conversation Circles

One-Time Events Calling all English-language learners! Join National Portrait Gallery educators and friends from all over the world. Together, we’ll use portraiture to learn about U.S. art, history and culture. This program takes place every other week. Meet new friends, learn about different cultures and practice your English. For more information, email Beth Evans at evansb@si.edu. Sponsor: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Online via Zoom. Cost: Free. No Registration Required. Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Friday, January 24, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Co-sponsor: Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Categories: Kids & Families. Related Exhibition: Places of Invention, Inventive Minds, Landmark Object: Ralph Baer's Workshop, Inventing in America. Friday, January 24, 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Wonderplace, 1 West. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Categories: Kids & Families. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Friday, January 24, 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible. Friday, January 24, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.

Slavery and Freedom Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Explore the complex story of slavery and freedom. Visitors will view priceless objects, connect to the past, and hear about the actions of ordinary men and women, demanding freedom and transforming our nation. Photo Credit: NMAAHC. Sponsor: African American History and Culture Museum. Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: Program meets in the Slavery & Freedom exhibition, located on C3. One hour tours take place at 10:15 AM and 11:45 AM. Cost: Free; walk-in Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: Slavery and Freedom. Friday, January 24, 2025, 10:15 AM – 12:30 PM.

Coral Reef Tank Talk

One-Time Events Swim by the Sant Ocean Hall to meet some of the coral reef species that call the Smithsonian NMNH home! Hosted by an Ocean Educator, this interactive cart experience will walk you through the world of saltwater fish, coral colonies, and invertebrates galore! Image Credit: Phillip Lee, Smithsonian. Sponsor: Natural History Museum. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, The Sant Ocean Hall. Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Friday, January 24, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly volunteer at the Information Desk for a 45 minute tour of the highlights of the museum. Sponsor: Postal Museum. Venue: Postal Museum. Event Location: Starts at the Information Desk in the Historic Lobby. Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible. Friday, January 24, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM.

Tours | The Art of Women

Gallery Talks & Tours Join us for a docent-led tour highlighting women’s untold stories in the art world, where their contributions have frequently been overshadowed. Discover the importance of women artists, subjects, patrons, and collectors who’ve shaped history. Celebrate women’s creativity and resilience by exploring captivating narratives that include inspirational subjects, ruling monarchs, and revered figures of divinity. Image: Detail, The Princess from the Land of Porcelain (La Princesse du pays de la porcelaine), James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), United States, 1863–65, oil on canvas, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art Collection, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1903.91a–b. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Information Desk (West Building). Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Friday, January 24, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Written Word, Painted Image: How Books Inspired Renaissance Art

Resident Associate Program A deep connection between literature and visual art characterized the Renaissance, with the written word significantly shaping painting and sculpture. Epic poems, classical texts, humanist treatises, and folk stories provided the period’s artists with themes, narratives, and philosophical foundations. Art historian Elaine Ruffolo delves into these literary sources and uncovers the intricate connections between text and image. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit). Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262089?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/262089?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: Webcasts & Online. Friday, January 24, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

Meditation and Mindfulness

Workshops Register to join the sessions. Join a free online guided meditation. In these 30-minute sessions, DC-based meditation teachers lead a variety of mindfulness practices. Friday sessions take inspiration from art in our museum’s collections. All are welcome! No previous experience is required. Image: Hishikawa Sori / Landscape: two of the four seasons; autumn and winter, Japan, late 18th–early 19th century, color, ink, and gold on paper, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art Collection, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1906.234. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Event Location: Online. Online Link: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/meeting/register/TUUSmUULSR-wSrBPuJnotg. Cost: Free; registration required. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/meeting/register/TUUSmUULSR-wSrBPuJnotg. Categories: Workshops. Webcasts & Online. Related Events: Meditation and Mindfulness (Online). Friday, January 24, 2025, 12:00 PM – 12:45 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 diverse cultural landscape of the United States. Ashley E. Kim Duffey, William H. Truettner Predoctoral Fellow and Big Ten Academic Alliance Smithsonian Fellow, discusses Martha Rosler’s, Roadside Ambush (1967–1972). Image credit: Martha Rosler, Roadside Ambush, from the series House Beautiful: Bringing the War Home, ca. 1967-1972, printed 2018, inkjet print, overall: 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Norbert Hornstein and Amy Weinberg and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2021.7.8, Courtesy of the artist and Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York © Martha Rosler. Sponsor: Smithsonian American Art Museum. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: In-person | Smithsonian American Art Museum. Cost: Free | Meet in G Street Lobby. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Friday, January 24, 2025, 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM.

Portrait Gallery Art Studio

One-Time Events 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. Sponsor: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Education Center, E151. Cost: Free. No Registration Required. Categories: Workshops. Kids & Families. Friday, January 24, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

Permanent Collection Tour

Gallery Talks & Tours The National Museum of Asian Art has over 46,000 artworks from across Asia. Enjoy some of the finest on a docent-led tour and learn about commonalities and differences in cultures, aesthetics, and ideas. The public can schedule reserved group tours using the online reservation form. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Information Desk (West Building). Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Friday, January 24, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. For more info visit asia.si.edu.

Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly volunteer at the Information Desk for a 45 minute tour of the highlights of the museum. Sponsor: Postal Museum. Venue: Postal Museum. Event Location: Starts at the Information Desk in the Historic Lobby. Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Assisted listening devices. Friday, January 24, 2025, 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM.

Tours | Arts of Japan

Gallery Talks & Tours As the seasons change, enjoy a free, hour-long guided tour of the museum’s renowned collection of Japanese art. Experience a variety of artworks, including paintings, prints, screens, ceramics, metalwork, and more. Trees, Master of I-nen Seal (1600–1630), Japan, mid-17th century, ink, color, and gold on paper, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment, F1962.30. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Freer Gallery of Art. Cost: Free. No registration or tickets (walk-up only). Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: Japanese Art from the Collection , Knotted Clay: Raku Ceramics and Tea , The Print Generation , The Peacock Room , Striking Objects: Contemporary Japanese Metalwork. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Friday, January 24, 2025, 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM.

A Tour of America’s West Coast Wine Regions

Resident Associate Program Many consider the West Coast to be the epicenter of fine wine. Indeed Washington, Oregon, and California produce some of the world’s most highly coveted wines. This in-depth exploration includes tastings of some of the best wines from the upper Pacific Northwest to lower California and all points in between. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/261982?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/261982?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: After Five. Webcasts & Online. Friday, January 24, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.

Universal Language

Films Watch the trailer This deadpan comedy takes place in an alternate reality in Winnipeg, Canada, where Persian and French are the official languages and street signs bear Perso-Arabic script. The eccentric, interlocking narratives burst at the seams with references to classic Iranian cinema of the '80s and '90s. Two schoolkids attempt to dislodge a 500 rial bill frozen in a block of ice (a plot straight out of Jafar Panahi’s The White Balloon). A teacher scolds his students in Persian and French (à la Abbas Kiarostami’s Where Is the Friend’s House?). An impassioned tour guide berates his bewildered charges into appreciating the “charms” of notoriously cold, beige, and boring Winnipeg. Universal Language won the inaugural Directors’ Fortnight Audience Award at the Cannes Film Festival and is Canada’s official Academy Awards entry. Of the film, Jordan Mintzer (The Hollywood Reporter) writes, “In his own very weird way [Rankin] manages to . . . turn an everyday place into something momentarily special—which is… Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free. Register in advance (recommended). Get Tickets/Register: https://ffi2025.eventive.org/films. Categories: Films. After Five. Accessibility: Captioning. Wheelchair accessible. Assisted listening devices. Friday, January 24, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.

A Cultural Symphony: The New York Philharmonic, the Met, and the Guggenheim

Resident Associate Program Immerse yourself in Manhattan’s cultural splendors during a winter weekend getaway filled with a blend of the city’s finest music and art—plus a Saturday night on the town to enjoy as you’d like. The weekend includes a performance by the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center and tours of exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Art historian Ursula Rehn Wolfman leads the visit. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: Detailed information for overnight tours is mailed approximately FOUR WEEKS. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/261971?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: Workshops. Saturday, January 25, 2025, 8:00 AM – Sunday, January 26, 2025, 10:30 PM.

Little Critters: Nature Play (Animal Diets)

NZP Kids and Families Hungry for some fun? Join us for creative, drop-in play at the Zoo! This week, we are digging into animal diets to learn about how we feed all the animals at the Zoo! Make an animal dinner in our dramatic play Zoo commissary, feed the animals at our sensory table, and learn how to turn unused food into art! Little Critters Nature Play is designed for ages 0-5 and their caregivers and families. Activities are designed with early learners in mind, but all ages are welcome. Parents and guardians must remain with their children. Location: Think Tank Classroom. Sponsor: National Zoo. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Think Tank Classroom. Cost: Free drop-in program; no pre-registration required.Parents and guardians must remain with their children. Categories: Kids & Families. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Saturday, January 25, 2025, 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM. For more info visit nationalzoo.si.edu.

DC | Winter Blast: A Family Day of Native Games

One-Time Events This family-friendly event celebrates Indigenous games from the Arctic to Argentina. Learn to play Native games from across the hemisphere in celebration of winter. Learn to play traditional Hawaiian games with Leihua Stewart (Native Hawaiian), including pala'ie, a ball and hoop game; kōnane, Hawaiian "checkers"; and hū a spinning game with kukui nut tops. Julia Garcia (Aymara) and her family will be sharing Bolivian games, such as El sapo (the frog), juego de Chuwies-frijoles (a game that uses colored beans), and Pasara tawa sara el Ultimo se quedara (the train). Participants can also play Mahkisina Meehkintiinki (Moccasin Game) played by the Myaamia and see examples of Myaamia ribbon work used to make the game pieces. Join Renée Gokey (Eastern Shawnee, Sac and Fox with Miami descendancy) to play Mahkisina Meehkintiinki at 10 AM, 11 AM, 1 PM, 2 PM, and 3 PM, each session runs 45 minutes. Museum staff will also engage visitors in various string games from across the Western Hemisphere. Sponsor: American Indian Museum. Venue: American Indian Museum DC. Event Location: Level 1: Potomac Atrium. Cost: FREE. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Saturday, January 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 5:00 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Co-sponsor: Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Categories: Kids & Families. Related Exhibition: Places of Invention, Inventive Minds, Landmark Object: Ralph Baer's Workshop, Inventing in America. Saturday, January 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Wonderplace, 1 West. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Categories: Kids & Families. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Saturday, January 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.

Henry James’ The Portrait of a Lady: The Great Anglo-American Novel

Resident Associate Program Henry James’ The Portrait of a Lady from 1880–81 is considered one of the greatest works in American literature, though its American-born author, Henry James, lived for long stretches in Europe, particularly England. Joseph Luzzi, professor of literature at Bard College, examines James’ gorgeous use of language, his profound understanding of human psychology, and his keen insights into differences in national and cultural traditions. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262090?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/262090?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: Webcasts & Online. Saturday, January 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.

Renaissance Florence and Venice: An Artistic Tale of Two Cities

Resident Associate Program Florence and Venice were both rich, confident, and magnificently beautiful cities—powerhouses of Renaissance creativity. Yet they were vastly different in their character and artistic, intellectual, and political aspirations. Art historian Nigel McGilchrist explores the tale of these two cities and the artists they nurtured, in particular the contrasting geniuses of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Titian. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1 credit). Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262091?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/262091?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: Webcasts & Online. Saturday, January 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.

Artful Movement: Art and Mindfulness for Calmer Classrooms

Workshops In this in-person teacher workshop, learn and practice tools for slowing down and facilitating deep conversations through works of art. Engage in breathwork and movement practices to improve calm, focus, and regulation in the classroom. Learn to bridge the acts of slow looking at art and mindful movement to create powerful connections within yourself and the classroom. You must register in advance. Register for one session only. This event has two sessions available. We present this workshop in partnership with Create Calm, a nonprofit focused on mindfulness-based behavioral health education. Image by Robb Harrell, NMAA. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Freer Conference Room. Cost: Free. Register in advance (required). Get Tickets/Register: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=Kl6bmOQU_k6Tt4zdX8XRHEONxUBrnQNJut7BV3aZfmNUQUY2UFY2VElVVjdSSzk3TUVEUEMxVTVDTS4u&route=shorturl. Categories: Workshops. Related Events: Artful Movement: Art and Mindfulness for Calmer Classrooms On-Site Teacher Workshop (Saturday, March 29, 2025, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.) , Artful Movement: Prioritizing Self-Care to Educate Mindfully On-Site Summer Teacher Learning and Retreat (Monday, June 23–Wednesday, June 25, 2025). Saturday, January 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:30 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. Sponsor: American History Museum. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Multiple floors. Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible. Saturday, January 25, 2025, 10:15 AM – 3:15 PM.

Slavery and Freedom Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Explore the complex story of slavery and freedom. Visitors will view priceless objects, connect to the past, and hear about the actions of ordinary men and women, demanding freedom and transforming our nation. Photo Credit: NMAAHC. Sponsor: African American History and Culture Museum. Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: Program meets in the Slavery & Freedom exhibition, located on C3. One hour tours take place at 10:15 AM and 11:45 AM. Cost: Free; walk-in Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: Slavery and Freedom. Saturday, January 25, 2025, 10:15 AM – 12:30 PM.

Open Studio: Make a Statement

One time events Start the New Year with fresh opportunities for artistic expression every weekend in January at Open Studio. Discover how you can use art to explore your identity, find your power, and change the world! Collaborate or craft your own artwork to take home. Each week will introduce new ideas and creative challenges! This week, we will explore how artists use their art to respond to the world and inspire positive change. What message do you want to share with the world? Use magazines, newspapers, and other found objects to create your own work of art. Meet in the Art School on the Lower Level. Do this at home! What matters to you? Assemble a collage inspired by Loïs Mailou Jones’s Challenge—America. Choose a cause that you care about, and then arrange and rearrange images to create a collage that inspires change in your community! Instructions here. , ABOUT OPEN STUDIO Let your creativity run wild at Open Studio! Drop in and explore modern and contemporary art through interactive, hands-on activities… Sponsor: Hirshhorn Museum. Venue: Hirshhorn Museum. Event Location: Meet in the Art School on the Lower Level. Cost: Free. Categories: Kids & Families. Saturday, January 25, 2025, 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM. For more info visit hirshhorn.si.edu.

Fresh Start Yoga for the New Year

One-Time Events Join us as we commit to a fresh start to our health goals for the year in a motivational yoga session by Khepera Wellness. Sponsor: Anacostia Community Museum. Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: 1901 Fort Place SE. Cost: Free. Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fresh-start-yoga-for-the-new-year-tickets-1092434534099?aff=oddtdtcreator. Categories: Workshops. Saturday, January 25, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

Art & Me | Family Workshop: The Peacock Room

Kids and Family Did you know our famous Peacock Room traveled from London to Detroit before it came to the museum? Wondering how it got here safe and sound? In this workshop, discover how we keep art safe! Kids ages 3–8 will learn from Smithsonian conservators how to safely move and care for large-scale artworks. They will have fun creating and moving their own works of art after a guided tour of the Peacock Room. Image credit: Hutomo Wicakasono. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Event Location: ImaginAsia Studio. Cost: Free. Register in advance (recommended). Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1111574592529?aff=oddtdtcreator. Categories: Kids & Families. Related Events: Art & Me ONLINE | The Peacock Room. Related Exhibition: The Peacock Room. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible. Saturday, January 25, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.

Painted Embroidery Workshop

Resident Associate Program Create a simple but charming embroidered painting. First paint fabric in the hoop with acrylic paint and then use a variety of stitches and beads to embellish your image. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262171?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/262171?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: Webcasts & Online. Saturday, January 25, 2025, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM.

Highlights Tour

Ongoing Tours & Activities Look for our friendly volunteer at the Information Desk for a 45 minute tour of the highlights of the museum. Sponsor: Postal Museum. Event Location: Starts at the Information Desk in the Historic Lobby. Cost: FREE. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Saturday, January 25, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM.

NY | Winter Blast: A Family Day of Native Games

One-Time Events This family-friendly event celebrates Indigenous games from across the Western hemisphere in celebration of winter. Participants will learn about and can play games, including Inuit yo-yo, stickball, a strategic Hawaiian board game called kōnane, and ring and pin. In addition to games, a surfboard, kayak, and snowshoes will be on display, and visitors will have the opportunity to learn how surfers protect wooden surfboards. Jaeden Wesley (Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians) will discuss and demonstrate stickball with audience participation. Sponsor: American Indian Museum. Venue: American Indian Museum NY. Event Location: Level 2: Rotunda. Cost: FREE. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Saturday, January 25, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Tours | The Art of Women

Gallery Talks & Tours Join us for a docent-led tour highlighting women’s untold stories in the art world, where their contributions have frequently been overshadowed. Discover the importance of women artists, subjects, patrons, and collectors who’ve shaped history. Celebrate women’s creativity and resilience by exploring captivating narratives that include inspirational subjects, ruling monarchs, and revered figures of divinity. Image: Detail, The Princess from the Land of Porcelain (La Princesse du pays de la porcelaine), James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), United States, 1863–65, oil on canvas, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art Collection, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1903.91a–b. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Information Desk (West Building). Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Saturday, January 25, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Photography Next Steps: The Personal Project

Resident Associate Program Look at the work of historical and contemporary photographers and fellow students with the goal of creating an effective photographic series. Through discussion and writing, the concepts of editing and sequencing are explored in terms of creating a personal project. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/262172?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/262172?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2025FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=276223. Categories: Webcasts & Online. Saturday, January 25, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.

Portrait Gallery Art Studio

One-Time Events 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. Sponsor: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Education Center, E151. Cost: Free. No Registration Required. Categories: Workshops. Kids & Families. Saturday, January 25, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

Permanent Collection Tour

Gallery Talks & Tours The National Museum of Asian Art has over 46,000 artworks from across Asia. Enjoy some of the finest on a docent-led tour and learn about commonalities and differences in cultures, aesthetics, and ideas. The public can schedule reserved group tours using the online reservation form. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Information Desk (West Building). Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Saturday, January 25, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. For more info visit asia.si.edu.

Art & Me | Family Workshop: The Peacock Room

Kids and Family Did you know our famous Peacock Room traveled from London to Detroit before it came to the museum? Wondering how it got here safe and sound? In this workshop, discover how we keep art safe! Kids ages 3–8 will learn from Smithsonian conservators how to safely move and care for large-scale artworks. They will have fun creating and moving their own works of art after a guided tour of the Peacock Room. Image credit: Hutomo Wicakasono. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Event Location: ImaginAsia Studio. Cost: Free. Register in advance (recommended). Get Tickets/Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1111574592529?aff=oddtdtcreator. Categories: Kids & Families. Related Events: Art & Me ONLINE | The Peacock Room. Related Exhibition: The Peacock Room. Accessibility: Assisted listening devices. Wheelchair accessible. Saturday, January 25, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.

Tours | Arts of Japan

Gallery Talks & Tours As the seasons change, enjoy a free, hour-long guided tour of the museum’s renowned collection of Japanese art. Experience a variety of artworks, including paintings, prints, screens, ceramics, metalwork, and more. Trees, Master of I-nen Seal (1600–1630), Japan, mid-17th century, ink, color, and gold on paper, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment, F1962.30. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Freer Gallery of Art. Cost: Free. No registration or tickets (walk-up only). Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Related Exhibition: Japanese Art from the Collection , Knotted Clay: Raku Ceramics and Tea , The Print Generation , The Peacock Room , Striking Objects: Contemporary Japanese Metalwork. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Saturday, January 25, 2025, 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM.

Permanent Collection Tour

Gallery Talks & Tours The National Museum of Asian Art has over 46,000 artworks from across Asia. Enjoy some of the finest on a docent-led tour and learn about commonalities and differences in cultures, aesthetics, and ideas. The public can schedule reserved group tours using the online reservation form. Sponsor: Asian Art Museum. Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Information Desk (West Building). Cost: Free. Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Saturday, January 25, 2025, 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM. For more info visit asia.si.edu.

The Axelrod String Quartet: Stradivarius and Amati (Saturday series)

Resident Associate Program Smithsonian Chamber Music Society audiences are privy to the unparalleled experience of being able to hear two magnificent quartets of instruments—one made by Antonio Stradivari, the other by his teacher Nicoló Amati—in this popular four-concert series on Saturdays. The concert features music composed by Schubert, Mozart, and Bruckner. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of American History Nicholas and Eugenia Taubman Hall of Music. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets/Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/261539?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2024FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&promo=273765. Categories: Workshops. Saturday, January 25, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

Smithsonian Events

Storytime Studio: Totally You!

Spark!Lab

Wonderplace

Drawing Light and How the Masters Did It In Color

Interactive Programs

Slavery and Freedom Highlights Tour

Coral Reef Tank Talk

Highlights Tour

Abstract Watercolor for Beginners

The Last Bison

A Changing America Highlights Tour

Permanent Collection Tour

DC | Welcome to a Native Place

Highlights Tour

Collage and Mixed Media

See Me at the Smithsonian - National Museum of American History

Tours | Arts of Japan

Sketching Turner: Expressing Atmosphere in Watercolor

Simply Start Painting Watercolors

Collage and Mixed Media: Nature Themes

Digital Drawing Fundamentals

Further Explorations in Music Theory

Giotto and the Visual Vernacular

Virtual Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo Curator Talk

A Century of Tomorrows: How Imagining the Future Shapes the Present

Little Critters: Nature Play (Trees)

Hues in Harmony: Color Mixing and Maximizing Your Palette

Interactive Programs

The Power of Place Highlights Tour

Big Objects, Big Stories: The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture by Jacobs Lawrence

Flights of Fancy Story Time

Flights of Fancy Story Time

CANCELLED - Sketch Break

Highlights Tour

Peacock Room Shutters Open

Spark!Lab

Wonderplace

Tours | Whistler's World

Let's Talk Gardens: Finding Inspiration Wherever You Look:​ Ideas, Tips and Tricks from Smithsonian Gardens

Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom Highlights Tour

Life of a Sailor

Permanent Collection Tour

All About Graphite

Slavery and Freedom Highlights Tour

Highlights Tour

Tours | Arts of Japan

Paint 60 Insects: Nature's Little Creatures in Watercolor

Virtual America InSight: Verbal Description Tours

Iconic American Landmarks and Landscapes: Historic McPolin Farm

Patton Through the Eyes of His Adversaries

Paleolithic Cave Art

Conversation Circles

Spark!Lab

Wonderplace

Art + History Museum Tour

Interactive Programs

Highlights Tour

Tours | The Art of Women

Meditation and Mindfulness

CANCELLED - Portrait Gallery Art Studio

Permanent Collection Tour

Highlights Tour

Tours | Arts of Japan

Little Critters: Nature Play (Gardens)

Spark!Lab

Wonderplace

Gyotaku: The Japanese Art of Printing with Fish

Interactive Programs

Open Studio: This is Me

A Changing America Highlights Tour

DC | Story Time

Highlights Tour

Messages to Dr. King: Plate Art with Rain Young

Tours | The Art of Women

Craft a Quilted Coat

Portrait Gallery Art Studio

Virtual Planetarium Show

Permanent Collection Tour

Tours | Arts of Japan

Let's Talk Gardens: Finding Inspiration Wherever You Look: Ideas, Tips and Tricks from Smithsonian Gardens