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Tuesday
9:30 AM
Little Critters: Nature Play at the Bird House (Day and Night)
National Zoo
· Woodley Park
10 AM
Musical Crossroads Highlights Tour
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
10 AM
Gunboat Philadelphia: Save the Revolution! Virtual Reality Experience
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10 AM
Slavery and Freedom Highlights Tour
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10:30 AM
Figure Sculpture - In Person
Ripley Center
· Downtown DC
10:30 AM
DC | Cradleboards and Crawlers
American Indian Museum
· Downtown DC
10:30 AM
CANCELLED - Play Date at NMNH: Dive into the Deep Sea
Natural History Museum
· Downtown DC
10:30 AM
Collecting National Memories: Celebrating 10 Years at NMAAHC Pathway Tour Vol. 1
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
11 AM
Flights of Fancy Story Time: The Sun is My Favorite Star
Air & Space (Udvar-Hazy)
12 PM
Tours | Arts of Japan
Asian Art Museum
1 PM
DC | Welcome to a Native Place
American Indian Museum
· Downtown DC
1 PM
Permanent Collection Tour
Asian Art Museum
2 PM
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Ripley Center
· Downtown DC
2:15 PM
Meet the Expert: How Trains, Tractors, & Trucks Transformed Food
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
2:15 PM
Tour | The Peacock Room at 150
Asian Art Museum
2:30 PM
Collecting National Memories: Celebrating 10 Years at NMAAHC Pathway Tour Vol. 2
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
3 PM
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Ripley Center
· Downtown DC
6 PM
Intermediate Drawing - In Person
Ripley Center
· Downtown DC
6:30 PM
Dissecting Design with Abstract Collage - In Person
Ripley Center
· Downtown DC
6:30 PM
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Ripley Center
· Downtown DC
Wednesday
10 AM
Big Objects, Big Stories: The Paradox of the Liberty
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
10 AM
Spark!Lab
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10 AM
Gunboat Philadelphia: Save the Revolution! Virtual Reality Experience
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10 AM
Wonderplace
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10 AM
Enid A. Haupt Garden Tour
Smithsonian Gardens
· Downtown DC
10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10:30 AM
Collecting National Memories: Celebrating 10 Years at NMAAHC Pathway Tour Vol. 1
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
10:30 AM
DC | Cradleboards and Crawlers
American Indian Museum
· Downtown DC
10:45 AM
Story Time with DC Public Library
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
11 AM
Art Journaling for Self-Expression - In Person
Ripley Center
· Downtown DC
11:30 AM
Highlights Tour
Postal Museum
· NoMa
1 PM
Permanent Collection Tour
Asian Art Museum
1 PM
DC | Welcome to a Native Place
American Indian Museum
· Downtown DC
1:30 PM
The Power of Giving Symposium: 250 Years of American Philanthropy
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
2 PM
Drop In Talk: Lightning Rounds on Planetary Research
Air and Space Museum
· Downtown DC
2 PM
Observation and Perception: Unlocking the Skill of Drawing - In Person
Ripley Center
· Downtown DC
2:15 PM
Tour | The Peacock Room at 150
Asian Art Museum
2:30 PM
Beginning Acrylic Painting - In Person
Ripley Center
· Downtown DC
2:30 PM
Collecting National Memories: Celebrating 10 Years at NMAAHC Pathway Tour Vol. 2
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
5 – 8 PM
First Look: Amy Sabrin & Anne Stine — Touchstone Gallery
Touchstone Gallery
· Downtown DC
6 PM
Beginning Oil Painting - In Person
Ripley Center
· Downtown DC
6 PM
Introduction to Book Making - In Person
Ripley Center
· Downtown DC
Thursday
9:30 AM
Little Critters: Nature Play at the Bird House (Day and Night)
National Zoo
· Woodley Park
10 AM
Big Objects, Big Stories: Point of Pines Plantation Slave Cabin
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
10 AM
Wonderplace
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10 AM
Gunboat Philadelphia: Save the Revolution! Virtual Reality Experience
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10 AM
Spark!Lab
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10:30 AM
Hispanic Heritage Month Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10:30 AM
Collecting National Memories: Celebrating 10 Years at NMAAHC Pathway Tour Vol. 1
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
11 AM
Flights of Fancy Story Time: The Sun is My Favorite Star
Air & Space (Udvar-Hazy)
11 AM
Collecting National Memories: Celebrating 10 Years at NMAAHC Pathway Tour Vol. 2
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
11 AM
Castle Docent Tours
Smithsonian Castle
11 AM
Arthropods: The First Land Animals
Natural History Museum
· Downtown DC
12 PM
Tours | Arts of Japan
Asian Art Museum
12:45 PM
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom Highlights Tour
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
1 PM
Making A Way Out of No Way Highlight Tour
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
1 PM
Permanent Collection Tour
Asian Art Museum
1 PM
Castle Docent Tours
Smithsonian Castle
1:30 PM
Hispanic Heritage Month Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
2 PM
Tours | Arts Across Asia
Asian Art Museum
2:15 PM
Meet the Expert: Firefighters in the 1800s
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
2:30 PM
Printing Press Demonstration
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
2:30 PM
Collecting National Memories: Celebrating 10 Years at NMAAHC Pathway Tour Vol. 1
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
3 PM
Collecting National Memories: Celebrating 10 Years at NMAAHC Pathway Tour Vol. 2
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
5 PM
Portrait Gallery Reading Rhythms
Portrait Gallery
· Penn Quarter
6:30 PM
Ethiopian Devotions Book Launch
African Art Museum
· Downtown DC
Friday
10 AM
Wonderplace
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10 AM
Gunboat Philadelphia: Save the Revolution! Virtual Reality Experience
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10 AM
Enid A. Haupt Garden Tour
Smithsonian Gardens
· Downtown DC
10 AM
Spark!Lab
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10 AM
Story Time
Postal Museum
· NoMa
10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10:30 AM
Collecting National Memories: Celebrating 10 Years at NMAAHC Pathway Tour Vol. 1
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
10:30 AM
Welcome Home: 10th Anniversary Community Weekend at the Museum
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
10:30 AM
Hispanic Heritage Month Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10:30 AM
Big Moments, Little Stories
Anacostia Museum
· Anacostia
11 AM
Tour | Art & Architecture
Asian Art Museum
11 AM
Castle Docent Tours
Smithsonian Castle
11 AM
Nature Journaling
Smithsonian Gardens
· Downtown DC
11:30 AM
Highlights Tour
Postal Museum
· NoMa
12 PM
The Meaning of Home: A Treasures Zine Project
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
12 PM
Tours | Arts of China
Asian Art Museum
12:15 PM
Art Bites Gallery Talk
American Art Museum
· Penn Quarter
12:30 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
1 PM
Mary Livingston Ripley Garden and Kathrine Dulin Folger Rose Garden Tour
Smithsonian Gardens
· Downtown DC
1 PM
Castle Docent Tours
Smithsonian Castle
1 PM
Permanent Collection Tour
Asian Art Museum
1:30 PM
Hispanic Heritage Month Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
1:30 PM
Collecting National Memories: Celebrating 10 Years at NMAAHC Pathway Tour Vol. 2
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
1:30 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
2 PM
Tours | Arts Across Asia
Asian Art Museum
2 PM
Highlights Tour
Postal Museum
· NoMa
2:30 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
2:30 PM
Printing Press Demonstration
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
2:30 PM
Meet the Expert: Lowrider Bike
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
7 PM
Understanding America: Conversations with Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
Saturday
9 AM
DC | 2026 Native Knowledge 360° Teach-In: Cultural Sovereignty on the 250th
American Indian Museum
· Downtown DC
9:30 AM
Little Critters: Nature Play at the Bird House (World Cassowary Day)
National Zoo
· Woodley Park
10 AM
DC | Worldwide Day of Play
American Indian Museum
· Downtown DC
10 AM
Growing Community: Stemming the Gap
Anacostia Museum
· Anacostia
10 AM
Big Objects, Big Stories: Point of Pines Plantation Slave Cabin
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
10 AM
FRESHFARM ACM Farm Stand
Anacostia Museum
· Anacostia
10 AM
Gunboat Philadelphia: Save the Revolution! Virtual Reality Experience
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10 AM
Spark!Lab
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10 AM
Wonderplace
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10:15 AM
Observation and Perception: Unlocking the Skill of Drawing - In Person
Ripley Center
· Downtown DC
10:30 AM
Welcome Home: 10th Anniversary Community Weekend at the Museum
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
10:30 AM
NMAAHC Kids Museum Birthday Party!
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
10:30 AM
Collecting National Memories: Celebrating 10 Years at NMAAHC Pathway Tour Vol. 2
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
10:30 AM
Educator Workshop: Youth Civic Voice through Stamp Design
Postal Museum
· NoMa
10:30 AM
Hispanic Heritage Month Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10:30 AM
Pollinator Garden Tour
Smithsonian Gardens
· Downtown DC
11 AM
Castle Docent Tours
Smithsonian Castle
11 AM
Yoga Session: Purple Reign – Power & Transformation
Anacostia Museum
· Anacostia
11 AM
Art Guardians | Family Workshop: Chasing Rainbows
Asian Art Museum
11:15 AM
DC | Story Time
American Indian Museum
· Downtown DC
11:30 AM
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
11:30 AM
Highlights Tour
Postal Museum
· NoMa
12 PM
Tours | Arts of China
Asian Art Museum
1 PM
Community Day
African Art Museum
· Downtown DC
1 PM
Castle Docent Tours
Smithsonian Castle
1 PM
Permanent Collection Tour
Asian Art Museum
1 PM
Mixed Media Madness - In Person
Ripley Center
· Downtown DC
1 PM
DC | Look, Learn, Create: "Water's Edge" for Families
American Indian Museum
· Downtown DC
1 PM
Collecting National Memories: Celebrating 10 Years at NMAAHC Pathway Tour Vol. 1
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
1:30 PM
Hispanic Heritage Month Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
1:30 PM
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
1:30 PM
Art Guardians | Family Workshop: Chasing Rainbows
Asian Art Museum
2 PM
DC | Ancient Canoes of Wisconsin: Ancestry and Archaeology (Panel Discussion)
American Indian Museum
· Downtown DC
2 PM
Tours | Arts Across Asia
Asian Art Museum
2:30 PM
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
2:30 PM
Printing Press Demonstration
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
2:30 PM
Beginning Oil Painting - In Person
Ripley Center
· Downtown DC
3:15 PM
Permanent Collection Tour
Asian Art Museum
4 PM
Celebrate Community Day’s Live Arts Performances!
African Art Museum
· Downtown DC
4 – 7 PM
Opening Reception: Anne Stine & Amy Sabrin — Touchstone Gallery
Touchstone Gallery
· Downtown DC
Sunday
10 AM
Spark!Lab
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10 AM
Gunboat Philadelphia: Save the Revolution! Virtual Reality Experience
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10 AM
Wonderplace
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10:15 AM
Intermediate Oil Painting- In Person
Ripley Center
· Downtown DC
10:30 AM
Hispanic Heritage Month Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10:30 AM
Welcome Home: 10th Anniversary Community Weekend at the Museum
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
10:30 AM
Collecting National Memories: Celebrating 10 Years at NMAAHC Pathway Tour Vol. 1
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
11 AM
Paint, Scoop, and Preserve: Make Sweet Memories
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
11 AM
Tour | Art & Architecture
Asian Art Museum
12 PM
Tours | Arts of Japan
Asian Art Museum
12:30 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
1 PM
Permanent Collection Tour
Asian Art Museum
1 PM
Beyond the Studio Workshop: Moss Art with Daphne Lee of Potahto
American Art Museum
· Penn Quarter
1:30 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
1:30 PM
Hispanic Heritage Month Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
2 PM
Paint, Scoop, and Preserve: Make Sweet Memories
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
2 PM
The Seoul Guardians
Asian Art Museum
2 PM
Tours | Arts Across Asia
Asian Art Museum
2:30 PM
Meet the Wheelwoman
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
2:30 PM
Printing Press Demonstration
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
2:30 PM
Figure Drawing - In Person
Ripley Center
· Downtown DC
2:30 PM
Collecting National Memories: Celebrating 10 Years at NMAAHC Pathway Tour Vol. 1
African American Museum
· Downtown DC
3:15 PM
Permanent Collection Tour
Asian Art Museum
6:30 PM
Masterworks of Five Centuries Series
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
Monday
10 AM
Garden Play: Food!
Smithsonian Gardens
· Downtown DC
10 AM
Gunboat Philadelphia: Save the Revolution! Virtual Reality Experience
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
11 AM
American Bison Cart Chat
Natural History Museum
· Downtown DC
11:30 AM
Portrait Gallery Kids
Portrait Gallery
· Penn Quarter
11:30 AM
Highlights Tour
Postal Museum
· NoMa
12 PM
Tours | Arts of China
Asian Art Museum
1 PM
Permanent Collection Tour
Asian Art Museum
1:30 PM
Highlights Tour
Postal Museum
· NoMa
2:15 PM
Meet the Expert: Lowrider Bike
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
2:15 PM
CANCELLED - Tour | The Peacock Room at 150
Asian Art Museum
Tuesday
9:30 AM
Little Critters: Nature Play at the Bird House (World Cassowary Day)
National Zoo
· Woodley Park
10 AM
Gunboat Philadelphia: Save the Revolution! Virtual Reality Experience
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10:15 AM
Interactive Programs
American History Museum
· Downtown DC
10:30 AM
Play Date at NMNH: Dive into the Deep Sea
Natural History Museum
· Downtown DC
10:30 AM
DC | Cradleboards and Crawlers
American Indian Museum
· Downtown DC
11 AM
Flights of Fancy Story Time: The Sun is My Favorite Star
Air & Space (Udvar-Hazy)
12 PM
Tours | Arts of Japan
Asian Art Museum
1 PM
DC | Welcome to a Native Place
American Indian Museum
· Downtown DC
1 PM
Permanent Collection Tour
Asian Art Museum
1 PM
Drop In Talk: Flak-Bait: A Story of Survival from World War II
Air and Space Museum
· Downtown DC
2:15 PM
CANCELLED - Tour | The Peacock Room at 150
Asian Art Museum
6 PM
Beginning Tapestry Weaving - In Person
Ripley Center
· Downtown DC
