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Renewing America's Promise: Yoko Ono's Wish Tree
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, visitors are invited to write wishes for the future and attach them to Yoko Ono's Wish Tree. Also, docents are available during the day to discuss works in the galleries.
Free
Repeats Jan. 17-20
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden
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Wild Zappers ***Cancelled***
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(for all ages) This internationally acclaimed all-deaf, all-male hip hop dance troupe get bigger and better, with more dances, more sign language, and more excitement.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
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Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride , written by Pam Munoz Ryan, before trying your hand at an art activity.
Free
Repeats most Fridays & Saturdays in January, times vary
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Pioneers of Flight, 2nd Floor, Center, Gallery 208
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Saturday, January 17
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Renewing America's Promise
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, roving actors portray American presidents from throughout the nation's history. Other activities include musical performances and gallery interpreters to explain the exhibitions.
• 11:30 AM: In Process... songs of the Civil Rights movement (1st floor, center)
• 12:30 PM: Federal City Brass Band, Civil War-era band music (1st floor, center)
• 1-3 PM: Elizabeth Brownstein signs copies of her book Lincoln's Other White House: The Untold Story of the Man and His Presidency (2nd floor, outside Mall Museum Store).
• 2:00 PM: In Process... songs of the Civil Rights movement (1st floor, center)
• 3:00 PM: Spark!Lab: Benjamin Franklin's electrical experiments (1st floor)
• 3:30 PM: Federal City Brass Band, Civil War-era band music (1st floor, center)
Free
Repeats Jan. 18 & 19
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American History Museum
Location: American History Museum Throughout the museum
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| 10 AM-5:30 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Yoko Ono's Wish Tree
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, visitors are invited to write wishes for the future and attach them to Yoko Ono's Wish Tree. Also, docents are available during the day to discuss works in the galleries.
Free
Repeats Jan. 18-20
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden
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| Opening Ceremony: 10:15 AM; Festival: 11 AM-4:30 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Out of Many: Multi-Cultural Event
Inaugural Activities: 3-Day Family Festival |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum offers a 3-day festival Out of Many featuring music, dance, and storytelling from a variety of cultural traditions, including American Indian, African and African American, Asian and Asian Pacific American, Central and South American, and European American.
• 10:15-10:45 AM: To open the festival, museum director Kevin Gover and U.S. Mint director Ed Moy unveil the 2009 Native American $1 coin, which features an image of Sacagawea and an image of a Native woman planting the "three sisters" -- corn, beans, and squash. A Native hand-drum and song performance opens and closes the program (Potomac Atrium).
11 AM-2:30 PM: Coin Exchange: The U.S. Mint will exchange paper currency for the new 2009 Native American $1 coin at the Real Change Exchange truck (parked on Maryland Ave., near main entrance).
• 11 AM-4:30 PM: Festival: Stop by the Welcome Center for a printed schedule.
Free
Continues Jan. 18 & 19
Related Exhibition: A Century Ago ... "They Came as Sovereign Leaders"
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum 1st Level, Potomac & Rasmuson; 3rd Level, Resource Center
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| 11 AM-4 PM
Mark James: Christopher's Little Airplane & Coloring Book
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Mark James signs copies of his children's books Christopher's Little Airplane and Christopher's Little Coloring Book.
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Outside Museum Store
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Renewing America's Promise
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum is offering free shuttle bus service (see below) from the National Mall for visitors to enjoy its exhibitions and programs. The exhibitions on view include Jubilee: African American Celebrations and Separate and Unequaled: Black Baseball in the District of Columbia. Public programs include the following:
• 11 AM-1 PM: Deborah Willis and Kevin Merida read and sign copies of their book Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs, which is available for purchase.
• 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM: Griot/Master Storyteller Baba-C and Tomorrow's Voices offer a program on how America's promise for African Americans has been renewed, on their journey from emancipation to equality. Visitors are encouraged to participate in an interactive poetry session featuring the poetry of Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, and original works by other literary voices.
Shuttle Schedule:
• Shuttle bus departs from the Smithsonian Castle on the Mall (1000 Jefferson Dr., SW) at 10 AM, 12 Noon, and 2 PM.
• Shuttle bus departs museum to return to the Castle at 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 3:30 PM.
Free
Continues Jan. 18 & 19
See related book signings Jan. 19 & 20 at American History
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: Anacostia Community Museum 1st Floor
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Renewing America's Promise: Inauguration Celebration
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, have a ball with presidential activities for the whole family. Become "stamp collector in chief" and design a presidential stamp!
Free
Related Exhibition: Abraham Lincoln Certified Plate Proofs
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Postal Museum
Location: Postal Museum Atrium
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| 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride , written by Pam Munoz Ryan, before trying your hand at an art activity.
Free
Repeats most Fridays & Saturdays in January, times vary
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Pioneers of Flight, 2nd Floor, Center, Gallery 208
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| 12 Noon-2 PM (ages 10-14); 3-5 PM (ages 5-10)
Facing History: Be the Artist
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(for ages 5-10 or ages 10-14, accompanied by an adult; see above for times) This series of two-hour art classes are designed for youth to better understand the work of women artists whose portraits are featured in the exhibition Women of Our Time: Twentieth-Century Portraits. Registered participants take a guided tour of the exhibition and then create their own pieces based on ideas from sculptor Marisol, known for her unique style in the 1960s.
Free, but space limited; to register, call 202-633-8501
Last program
Related Exhibition: Women of Our Time: Twentieth-Century Portraits
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Portrait Gallery
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Education Center, 1st Floor, Room E151
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Down by the Sea Shore
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) More than a hundred years ago American artist Dwight William Tryon used pastels to capture the many moods of the sea. Today, Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto takes black-and-white photographs that meld sea and sky. Discover their works in the Sackler Gallery, and then draw with pastels and charcoal in the classroom to create your own seascape to take home.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats January 18, 24, & 25
Related Exhibition: Seascapes: Tryon & Sugimoto
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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Sunday, January 18
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Renewing America's Promise
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, roving actors portray American presidents from throughout the nation's history. Other activities include musical performances and gallery interpreters to explain the exhibitions.
• 11:30 AM: In Process... songs of the Civil Rights movement (1st floor, center)
• 12:30 PM: Federal City Brass Band, Civil War-era band music (1st floor, center)
• 1-3 PM: Jim Bendat signs copies of his book Democracy's Big Day: The Inauguration of our President, 1789-2009 (2nd floor, outside Mall museum store).
• 2:00 PM: In Process... songs of the Civil Rights movement (1st floor, center)
• 3:00 PM: Spark!Lab: Benjamin Franklin's electrical experiments (1st floor)
• 3:30 PM: Federal City Brass Band, Civil War-era band music (1st floor, center)
Free
Repeats Jan. 19
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American History Museum
Location: American History Museum Throughout the museum
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| 10 AM-5 PM
Renewing America's Promise
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum is offering free shuttle bus service (see below) from the National Mall for visitors to enjoy its exhibitions and programs. The exhibitions on view include Jubilee: African American Celebrations and Separate and Unequaled: Black Baseball in the District of Columbia.
Shuttle Schedule:
• Shuttle bus departs from the Smithsonian Castle on the Mall (1000 Jefferson Dr., SW) at 10 AM, 12 Noon, and 2 PM.
• Shuttle bus departs museum to return to the Castle at 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 3:30 PM.
Free
Continues Jan. 19
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: Anacostia Community Museum 1st Floor
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| 10 AM-5:30 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Celebrate Asia in America
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum features artist workshops for children and families, performances, and stories of Asian and Asian American celebratory traditions. Also a printed brochure of these programs is available at either museum's information desk.
• Freer Gallery, north corridor: Rare viewing of Portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt (1908) by American artist Gari Melcher, along with an autographed letter from President Roosevelt to museum founder Charles Lang Freer. • 11 AM (Freer, Peacock Room): Leyland's Butler: The Story of Whistler's Peacock Room, performance tour by Jonathan Watkins • 12 Noon (Sackler, sublevel 1): Sharing the Light: Asian Tales of Wisdom Storytelling, performance by Eth-Noh-Tec • 2 PM (Sackler, sublevel 1): Seeds of Hope: Dance performance by the Shizumi and Kodomo Dance Troupe • 3 PM (Freer, meet at information desk): Gift to the Nation: American Art and Charles Lang Freer's Aesthetic Vision, tour by Josephine Rodgers, art historian • 4 PM (Sackler, sublevel 1): Joy of Siam: Dance performance by the Somapa Thai Dance Company
Free
Continues Jan. 19 & 20
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Throughout both museums
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| 10 AM-5:30 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Yoko Ono's Wish Tree
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, visitors are invited to write wishes for the future and attach them to Yoko Ono's Wish Tree. Also, docents are available during the day to discuss works in the galleries.
Free
Repeats Jan. 19-20
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden
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| 10:30 AM-5:30 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Out of Many: Multi-Cultural Event
Inaugural Activities: 3-Day Family Festival |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum offers a 3-day festival Out of Many featuring music, dance, and storytelling from a variety of cultural traditions, including American Indian, African and African American, Asian and Asian Pacific American, Central and South American, and European American. Stop by the Welcome Center for a printed schedule.
Free
Continues Jan. 19
Related Exhibition: A Century Ago ... "They Came as Sovereign Leaders"
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum 1st Level, Potomac & Rasmuson; 3rd Level, Resource Center
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| 12 Noon-5:30 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Celebrate African Music & Film
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum offers the following programs:
• Treasure Hunt: Visitors can take part in a treasure hunt through the museum's exhibitions to find an array of leadership arts from across the African continent. Pick up self-guided activity at the information desk.
• 12 Noon-2 PM: Screening of the film Hip Hop Colony, a documentary that takes an intimate look at hip hop while establishing its ties to Kenya (Lecture Hall).
• 2-4 PM: DJ Adrian Loving performs a mix of African percussion and hip hop (Mezzanine).
• 4-5 PM: Dr. Mark Auslander (Brandeis University) discusses African kingship ceremonies in a lecture entitled "Leadership is People: African Celebrations of a New Leader" (Lecture Hall).
Free
Continues Jan. 19
Related Exhibition: African Vision: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection
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African Art Museum
Location: African Art Museum Throughout the museum
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Down by the Sea Shore
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) More than a hundred years ago American artist Dwight William Tryon used pastels to capture the many moods of the sea. Today, Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto takes black-and-white photographs that meld sea and sky. Discover their works in the Sackler Gallery, and then draw with pastels and charcoal in the classroom to create your own seascape to take home.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats January 24 & 25
Related Exhibition: Seascapes: Tryon & Sugimoto
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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Renewing America's Promise: Giving Voice to Hope
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and the National Museum of African American History and Culture offer storytelling performances addressing the journeys taken by African Americans and the meaning and importance of hope in this historic moment of our nation. Featured performers are Onawumi Jean Moss and Mitch Capel.
Free
Repeats Jan. 19
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: Smithsonian Castle The Commons
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Renewing America's Promise
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, roving actors portray American presidents from throughout the nation's history. Other activities include gallery interpreters to explain the exhibitions and performances that highlight music and speeches of the Civil Rights movement to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
• 11:30 AM: In Process... songs of the Civil Rights movement (1st floor, center)
• 12:30 PM: Federal City Brass Band, Civil War-era band music (1st floor, center)
• 1-3 PM: Deborah Willis sign copies of her book Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs (2nd floor, outside Mall museum store).
• 2:00 PM: In Process... songs of the Civil Rights movement (1st floor, center)
• 3:00 PM: Spark!Lab: Benjamin Franklin's electrical experiments (1st floor)
• 3:30 PM: Federal City Brass Band, Civil War-era band music (1st floor, center)
Free
Continues Jan. 20
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American History Museum
Location: American History Museum Throughout the museum
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Renewing America's Promise
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum is offering free shuttle bus service (see below) from the National Mall for visitors to enjoy its exhibitions and programs. The exhibitions on view include Jubilee: African American Celebrations and Separate and Unequaled: Black Baseball in the District of Columbia.
Shuttle Schedule:
• Shuttle bus departs from the Smithsonian Castle on the Mall (1000 Jefferson Dr., SW) at 10 AM, 12 Noon, and 2 PM.
• Shuttle bus departs museum to return to the Castle at 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 3:30 PM.
Free
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: Anacostia Community Museum 1st Floor
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| 10 AM-5:30 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Celebrate Asia in America
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum features artist workshops for children and families, performances, and stories of Asian and Asian American celebratory traditions. Also a printed brochure of these programs is available at either museum's information desk.
• Freer Gallery, north corridor: Rare viewing of Portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt (1908) by American artist Gari Melcher, along with an autographed letter from President Roosevelt to museum founder Charles Lang Freer. • 12 Noon (Freer, Meyer Auditorium): Persia Meets Flamenco: The Roya Ensemble Music by Roya Bahrami, santur; Ricardo Marlow, flamenco guitar; Steve Bloom, percussion • 1 and 3 PM (Freer, meet at information desk): Gift to the Nation: American Art and Charles Lang Freer's Aesthetic Vision, tour by Josephine Rodgers, art historian • 1 and 2:30 PM (Sackler, sublevel 1): Sticky Rice and the Chinese New Year: Storytelling by Linda Fang • 2 PM (Freer, Meyer Auditorium): Sounds of the Chinese Zither: Music by Bing Xia and the Washington Guzheng Society • 2-4 PM (Sackler, sublevel 2, ImaginAsia classroom 2): Join the Band!: Asian Music Workshop with Bill Jenkins • 3-5 PM (Sackler, sublevel 2, ImaginAsia classroom 1): I Dream, I Promise, I Wish: Make a Storybook to Celebrate You, ImaginAsia family workshop with Sushmita Mazumdar • 4 PM (Freer, Meyer Auditorium): Indian Bamboo Flutes: Music by John Wubbenhorst, bansuri; Samarat Kakkeri, tabla • 4:30 PM (Sackler, sublevel 1): Invocation to Ganesh: Removing Obstacles for a New Beginning, dance by Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh and Company
Free
Continues Jan. 20
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Throughout both museums
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| 10 AM-5:30 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Yoko Ono's Wish Tree
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, visitors are invited to write wishes for the future and attach them to Yoko Ono's Wish Tree. Also, docents are available during the day to discuss works in the galleries.
Free
Repeats Jan. 20
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden
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| 10:30 AM-4:30 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Out of Many: Multi-Cultural Event
Inaugural Activities: 3-Day Family Festival |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum offers a 3-day festival Out of Many featuring music, dance, and storytelling from a variety of cultural traditions, including American Indian, African and African American, Asian and Asian Pacific American, Central and South American, and European American. Stop by the Welcome Center for a printed schedule.
Free
Last day
Related Exhibition: A Century Ago ... "They Came as Sovereign Leaders"
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum 1st Level, Potomac & Rasmuson; 3rd Level, Resource Center
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| 12 Noon-5:30 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Celebrate African Music & Film
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum offers the following programs:
• Treasure Hunt: Visitors can take part in a treasure hunt through the museum's exhibitions to find an array of leadership arts from across the African continent. Pick up self-guided activity at the information desk.
• 12 Noon-2 PM: Screening of the film Africa Underground: Democracy in Dakar (Lecture Hall).
• 2-3:15 PM: Hip hop artist Anna Mwalahgo and Afro-Floetry will perform in the pavilion and debut her new Obama song.
Free
Last day
Related Exhibition: African Vision: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection
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African Art Museum
Location: African Art Museum Throughout the museum
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Renewing America's Promise: Giving Voice to Hope
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and the National Museum of African American History and Culture offer storytelling performances addressing the journeys taken by African Americans and the meaning and importance of hope in this historic moment of our nation. Featured performers are Onawumi Jean Moss and Mitch Capel.
Free
Last day
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Location: Smithsonian Castle The Commons
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Renewing America's Promise
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum opens at 8 AM today featuring special exhibitions and programs:
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1:30 and 2:30 PM: Inaugural Moments: These programs highlight historical inaugural anecdotes, memorable excerpts from speeches, and inaugural poetry by historical poet laureates (1st floor, Center).
• 10:30 AM-3 PM: The National Museum of African American History and Culture distributes memory book materials and provides information on the gathering of oral history (2nd floor, East Wing).
• 1-3 PM: Deborah Willis signs copies of her book Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs (2nd floor, outside Mall Museum Store).
Free
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American History Museum
Location: American History Museum Throughout the museum
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| 10 AM-5:30 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Celebrate Asia in America
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum features artist workshops for children and families, performances, and stories of Asian and Asian American celebratory traditions. Also a printed brochure of these programs is available at either museum's information desk.
• Freer Gallery, north corridor: Rare viewing of Portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt (1908) by American artist Gari Melcher, along with an autographed letter from President Roosevelt to museum founder Charles Lang Freer. • 1:30, 2:30, and 4 PM (Freer, Peacock Room): Leyland's Butler: The Story of Whistler's Peacock Room, performance tour by Jonathan Watkins • 2-4 PM (Sackler, sublevel 2, ImaginAsia classroom 2): Join the Band!: Asian Music Workshop with Bill Jenkins • 3-5 PM (Sackler, sublevel 2, ImaginAsia classroom 1): I Dream, I Promise, I Wish: Make a Storybook to Celebrate You, ImaginAsia family workshop with Sushmita Mazumdar
Free
Last day
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Throughout both museums
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| 10 AM-5:30 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Yoko Ono's Wish Tree
Inaugural Activities |
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, visitors are invited to write wishes for the future and attach them to Yoko Ono's Wish Tree. Also, docents are available during the day to discuss works in the galleries.
Free
Last day
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden
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| 10 AM-5:30 PM
Renewing America's Promise: Shepard Fairey's Artwork
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To celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the museum unveils today Shepard Fairey's large-scale, mixed media stenciled collage of Barack Obama with the word "hope" appearing below. The portrait came to symbolize the historic presidential campaign of Barack Obama.
Free
Related Exhibition: New Arrivals
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Portrait Gallery
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture 1st Floor
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"Hok-noth-da?" Listen! I have a story to tell
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(for ages 5-9) A Native staff member reads books by or about Native Americans. "Hok-noth-da?" means "Did you hear?" in the Shawnee language.
Free
Continues in February
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum 3rd Level, Resource Center
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Meet the Museum: Starry, Starry Night
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(for ages 2-7) Wacky Professor Van Gogh Go catapults young audiences on an incredible journey through space. This imaginative introduction to star gazing includes star stories and constellations brought to life by Stone Lion Puppet Theatre's unique hand and rod puppets. After the performance, you can check out the rockets and planes by just looking up.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members. Advance tickets only; no same-day sales.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Jan. 23
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Discovery Theater
Location: Air and Space Museum Meet at the information desk
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Friday, January 23
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Meet the Museum: Starry, Starry Night
Children's Program |
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(for ages 2-7) Wacky Professor Van Gogh Go catapults young audiences on an incredible journey through space. This imaginative introduction to star gazing includes star stories and constellations brought to life by Stone Lion Puppet Theatre's unique hand and rod puppets. After the performance, you can check out the rockets and planes by just looking up.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members. Advance tickets only; no same-day sales.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Last day
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Discovery Theater
Location: Air and Space Museum Meet at the information desk
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Saturday, January 24
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Winter Storytelling
2-Day Family Festival |
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Enjoy traditional and contemporary storytelling from a variety of Native communities. Listen, watch, and learn how to tell stories -- not only with words, but with string, dance, and art.
Free
Continues January 25
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum Throughout the museum
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Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride , written by Pam Munoz Ryan, before trying your hand at an art activity.
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Repeats most Fridays & Saturdays in January, times vary
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Pioneers of Flight, 2nd Floor, Center, Gallery 208
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SAAM I Am: Happy Chinese New Year!
Family Day |
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The heart of Chinatown is the perfect place to celebrate the Chinese New Year -- this year is the Year of the Ox. Enjoy the famous Lion Dance parade, performances by the Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe, and traditional martial arts experts. Learn the art of calligraphy and make red paper lanterns to bring yourself good luck in the New Year!
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Kogod Courtyard
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Sue Pyatt: Call Me Madame President and President Amanda
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Sue Pyatt signs copies of her children's books Call Me Madame President and President Amanda.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: American History Museum 2nd Floor, Outside Mall Museum Store
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Down by the Sea Shore
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) More than a hundred years ago American artist Dwight William Tryon used pastels to capture the many moods of the sea. Today, Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto takes black-and-white photographs that meld sea and sky. Discover their works in the Sackler Gallery, and then draw with pastels and charcoal in the classroom to create your own seascape to take home.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats January 25
Related Exhibition: Seascapes: Tryon & Sugimoto
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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Sunday, January 25
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Winter Storytelling
2-Day Family Festival |
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Enjoy traditional and contemporary storytelling from a variety of Native communities. Listen, watch, and learn how to tell stories -- not only with words, but with string, dance, and art.
Free
Last day
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum Throughout the museum
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| 2 PM
Down by the Sea Shore
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) More than a hundred years ago American artist Dwight William Tryon used pastels to capture the many moods of the sea. Today, Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto takes black-and-white photographs that meld sea and sky. Discover their works in the Sackler Gallery, and then draw with pastels and charcoal in the classroom to create your own seascape to take home.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Last program. Continues with new theme next month
Related Exhibition: Seascapes: Tryon & Sugimoto
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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Friday, January 30
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Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride , written by Pam Munoz Ryan, before trying your hand at an art activity.
Free
Repeats January 31, 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Pioneers of Flight, 2nd Floor, Center, Gallery 208
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Saturday, January 31
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Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride , written by Pam Munoz Ryan, before trying your hand at an art activity.
Free
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Looking at Earth, 1st Floor, East Wing, Gallery 110
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Sunday, February 1
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Art a la Cart Day
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(for ages 7-12) How do you hold an artist's palette? Does bronze feel grainy or silky, warm or cool? Try hands-on activities at four interactive carts to find out and to explore such subjects as sculpture and folk art.
Free
Repeats 1st Sunday of each month
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Throughout the museum; maps available at both info desks
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Wednesday, February 4
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Are You Ready, My Sister?
Children's Program |
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(for ages 5-11) The Underground Railway Theater Company, one of the nation's finest puppet companies, presents the story of Harriet Tubman, the "conductor" who led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad. The story is told using a giant patchwork quilt; as the plot unfolds, each square of the quilt comes to life with exquisite shadow-puppets and beautiful painted back-lit scenery. This show includes audience participation and live music based on spirituals of the slave era. Celebrates Black History Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
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Discovery Theater
Location: Natural History Museum Baird Auditorium
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| 11 AM
"Hok-noth-da?" Listen! I have a story to tell
Children's Program |
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(for ages 5-9) A Native staff member reads books by or about Native Americans. "Hok-noth-da?" means "Did you hear?" in the Shawnee language.
Free
Continues February 18
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum 3rd Level, Resource Center
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Thursday, February 5
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Going the Distance
Children's Program |
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(for ages 6-11) Soaring music and the exhilaration of world-class sports inspire us all to greatness in this vivid portrayal of the lives of Jesse Owens and Wilma Rudolph. These Olympic champions overcame such obstacles as childhood illness, infirmity, and poverty to become the world's fastest man and fastest woman. Celebrates Black History Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
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Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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Friday, February 6
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Meet the Museum: Buh Rabbit & Friends
Children's Program |
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(for ages 4-8) Play and sing along with the stories and songs of the Gullah people from the Georgia Sea Islands. This cultural program transports audiences to the rice plantations during slavery with the humorous teaching stories of Buh (Br'er) Rabbit and friends. After the show, see gourd animal masks, sea-grass baskets, and other artifacts of the Gullah people from the collection of the American History Museum. Celebrates Black History Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Feb. 13, 20, & 27
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Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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Saturday, February 7
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The Orphan Boy
Let's Read About Africa |
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(for ages 5-10) This program introduces young audiences to Africa through children's literature by award-winning authors. The Orphan Boy by Tololwa M. Mollel is a Maasai tale of a missing star. Art activity follows.
Free
Continues next month
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African Art Museum
Location: African Art Museum Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2
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| 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
Nobody Owns the Sky
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Nobody Owns the Sky, a story about Bessie Coleman -- the first African American to receive a pilot's license -- written by Reeve Lindberg. Then try your hand at an art activity. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free
Repeats Fridays at 11 AM; Saturdays at 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum America by Air, 1st Floor, West Wing, Gallery 102
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| 2 PM
Taking Shape
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Explore the related exhibition, then create your own miniature banana-leaf boat filled with tiny clay jars and travel down the rivers of Southeast Asia in search of adventure and trade.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats February 8, 21, 22, & 28, March 1
Related Exhibition: Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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Sunday, February 8
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Black History Month
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Celebrate Black History Month with a day of kalimba music, art activities, free Discovery Theater performances, self-guided tours of the National Museum of African American History and Culture's exhibition Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968, and a panel discussion of the history of the Shaw neighborhood. Today's celebration is based on the theme "Living in Many Worlds," which expores the dynamic intersection of family, history, and cultural identity. Co-sponsored by the Anacostia Community Museum, Discovery Theater, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, and Smithsonian Heritage Months Steering Committee.
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Discovery Theater, Room 3111
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Catlin for Kids
Family Day, with book signing |
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Enjoy an afternoon with George Catlin in his Indian Gallery. Meet Susanna Reich, who signs copies and reads excerpts from her recently published book, Painting the Wild Frontier: The Art and Adventures of George Catlin. Then create artworks and play games inspired by Catlin's works and watch a Native American musical performance.
Free
Related Exhibition: George Catlin's Indian Gallery
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Renwick Gallery
Location: Renwick Gallery Grand Salon
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| 2 PM
Taking Shape
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Explore the related exhibition, then create your own miniature banana-leaf boat filled with tiny clay jars and travel down the rivers of Southeast Asia in search of adventure and trade.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats February 21, 22, & 28, March 1
Related Exhibition: Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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Tuesday, February 10
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Valentine Cards
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Visitors of all ages can create hand-crafted Valentine cards to send to loved ones. Beautiful materials, cancelled stamps, and Valentine sentiments are provided for assembling unique cards for family and friends.
Free
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Postal Museum
Location: Postal Museum Atrium
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Friday, February 13
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Meet the Museum: Buh Rabbit & Friends
Children's Program |
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(for ages 4-8) Play and sing along with the stories and songs of the Gullah people from the Georgia Sea Islands. This cultural program transports audiences to the rice plantations during slavery with the humorous teaching stories of Buh (Br'er) Rabbit and friends. After the show, see gourd animal masks, sea-grass baskets, and other artifacts of the Gullah people from the collection of the American History Museum. Celebrates Black History Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Feb. 20 & 27
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Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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| 11 AM
Nobody Owns the Sky
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Nobody Owns the Sky, a story about Bessie Coleman -- the first African American to receive a pilot's license -- written by Reeve Lindberg. Then try your hand at an art activity. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free
Repeats Fridays at 11 AM; Saturdays at 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum America by Air, 1st Floor, West Wing, Gallery 102
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Saturday, February 14
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African American Pioneers in Aviation
Family Day |
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Discover the many great achievements made by African American men and women who pioneered the skies and strove to overcome the challenges of segregation in the mid-1900s. Talk with local Tuskegee Airmen, the famous African American pioneers in the skies, and learn how they achieved great success through determination and perseverance. Through storytelling, tours, and hands-on activities, learn about Bessie Coleman, the first African American to receive a pilot's license. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Throughout the museum
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| 10:30 AM-4:30 PM
The Power of Chocolate
2-Day Family Festival |
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Celebrate Valentine's Day with chocolate! This colorful celebration of culture features music, dance, art, science, and food. Enjoy performances by Peruvian scissor dancers and demonstrations by Guatemalan gourd artists, watch food demonstrations while listening to Bolivian cacao growers discuss chocolate production, and try hands-on activities. Also learn about the healing, scientific, and medicinal properties of chocolate and about the cultures and communities that cultivate this valuable crop.
Free
Repeats Feb. 15
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum Throughout the museum
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| 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
Nobody Owns the Sky
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Nobody Owns the Sky, a story about Bessie Coleman -- the first African American to receive a pilot's license -- written by Reeve Lindberg. Then try your hand at an art activity. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free
Repeats Fridays at 11 AM; Saturdays at 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Early Flight, 1st Floor, West Wing, Gallery 107
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| 11:30 AM-5 PM
Presidential Family Fun
Family Day |
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Learn how American presidents through history had fun. Fife-and-drum music, period dance, dramatic storytelling, Victorian valentines, an interactive self-guide, and several special guests are just some of the special activities scheduled for this Presidents' Day holiday weekend. In the Luce Foundation Center from 12 Noon to 5 PM, watch Zilly Rosen create a portrait A New Birth of Freedom out of cupcakes; when she is done, help de-install the piece by sampling a cupcake! Co-sponsored with the National Portrait Gallery.
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American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Kogod Courtyard and Luce Foundation Center
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In Any Language Love
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(for all ages) Enjoy a slide show of images of love in Asian art. Learn how to create a Valentine using the collagraphic printing technique for the cover and print "love" in different Asian languages inside.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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| 1-4 PM
Arts & Science: Butterfly Birthday Celebration
Family Program |
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Feel the flutter! Celebrate the first anniversary of the exhibit Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution with special arts and crafts activities for children of all ages. Meet museum educators and learn about metamorphosis, native butterfly species of our region, and how to create your own butterfly garden.
Free
Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution
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Natural History Museum
Location: Natural History Museum Ground Floor & 2nd Floor, within related exhibition
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Sunday, February 15
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The Power of Chocolate
2-Day Family Festival |
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Celebrate Valentine's Day with chocolate! This colorful celebration of culture features music, dance, art, science, and food. Enjoy performances by Peruvian scissor dancers and demonstrations by Guatemalan gourd artists, watch food demonstrations while listening to Bolivian cacao growers discuss chocolate production, and try hands-on activities. Also learn about the healing, scientific, and medicinal properties of chocolate and about the cultures and communities that cultivate this valuable crop.
Free
Last day
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum Throughout the museum
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Wednesday, February 18
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How Old Is a Hero?
Children's Program |
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(for ages 6-11) In this play, meet the youngest heroes of the Civil Rights Movement: Ernest Green of the Little Rock Nine, the first black student to graduate from an integrated high school; Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus before Rosa Parks did; and Ruby Bridges, who won equal rights before she could read. Share their compelling experiences and be inspired by the courage and hope of children. Features archival Civil Rights recordings. Celebrates Black History Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Feb. 19
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Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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| 11 AM
"Hok-noth-da?" Listen! I have a story to tell
Children's Program |
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(for ages 5-9) A Native staff member reads books by or about Native Americans. "Hok-noth-da?" means "Did you hear?" in the Shawnee language.
Free
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum 3rd Level, Resource Center
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Thursday, February 19
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How Old Is a Hero?
Children's Program |
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(for ages 6-11) In this play, meet the youngest heroes of the Civil Rights Movement: Ernest Green of the Little Rock Nine, the first black student to graduate from an integrated high school; Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus before Rosa Parks did; and Ruby Bridges, who won equal rights before she could read. Share their compelling experiences and be inspired by the courage and hope of children. Features archival Civil Rights recordings. Celebrates Black History Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Last day
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Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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Friday, February 20
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Meet the Museum: Buh Rabbit & Friends
Children's Program |
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(for ages 4-8) Play and sing along with the stories and songs of the Gullah people from the Georgia Sea Islands. This cultural program transports audiences to the rice plantations during slavery with the humorous teaching stories of Buh (Br'er) Rabbit and friends. After the show, see gourd animal masks, sea-grass baskets, and other artifacts of the Gullah people from the collection of the American History Museum. Celebrates Black History Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Feb. 27
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Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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| 10:30 AM & 12 Noon
Native Storytelling: The ECHO Project
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Native artists from Alaska, Hawai'i, and Massachusetts perform an original piece infused with oral tradition, dance, and music of each of their regions. The piece considers how our cultures and foodways have changed over time and the effects those changes have had on our lives.
The ECHO (Education through Cultural and Historical Organizations) Project is a performing arts collaboration. ECHO's 2009 Performing Arts Festival addresses food as survival, community builder, cultural marker, and source of comfort.
Note: For reservations for school groups, call 202-633-6644 or 202-633-6751 (TTY).
Free
Repeats Feb. 21
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum 1st Level, Rasmuson Theater
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| 11 AM
Nobody Owns the Sky
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Nobody Owns the Sky, a story about Bessie Coleman -- the first African American to receive a pilot's license -- written by Reeve Lindberg. Then try your hand at an art activity. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free
Repeats Fridays at 11 AM; Saturdays at 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum America by Air, 1st Floor, West Wing, Gallery 102
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Saturday, February 21
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African American Pioneers in Aviation
Family Day |
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Discover the many great achievements made by African American men and women who pioneered the skies and strove to overcome the challenges of segregation in the mid-1900s. Talk with local Tuskegee Airmen, the famous African American pioneers in the skies, and learn how they achieved great success through determination and perseverance. Meet U.S. Air Force Academy alumni pilots. Enjoy music, book signings, hands-on activities, and story time for young children. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free
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Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center Throughout the museum
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| 10:30 AM-2:30 PM
Mardi Gras Carnival--Art and Music Festival
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Come celebrate Mardi Gras and Carnival with a guided tour of the Jubilee exhibition, musical selections from carnival, costuming, mask making, storytelling, and a variety of art activities. Be sure to come early and get your face painted.
Free; for information, call 202-633-4844
Related Exhibition: Jubilee: African American Celebration
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Place, SE
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| 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
Nobody Owns the Sky
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Nobody Owns the Sky, a story about Bessie Coleman -- the first African American to receive a pilot's license -- written by Reeve Lindberg. Then try your hand at an art activity. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free
Repeats Fridays at 11 AM; Saturdays at 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum America by Air, 1st Floor, West Wing, Gallery 102
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Native Storytelling: The ECHO Project
Performance |
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Native artists from Alaska, Hawai'i, and Massachusetts perform an original piece infused with oral tradition, dance, and music of each of their regions. The piece considers how our cultures and foodways have changed over time and the effects those changes have had on our lives.
The ECHO (Education through Cultural and Historical Organizations) Project is a performing arts collaboration. ECHO's 2009 Performing Arts Festival addresses food as survival, community builder, cultural marker, and source of comfort.
Note: For reservations for school groups, call 202-633-6644 or 202-633-6751 (TTY).
Free
Last day
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American Indian Museum
Location: American Indian Museum 1st Level, Rasmuson Theater
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| 1-4 PM
Black History Month Celebration
Family Festival |
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Find out about jobs performed by African Americans in the postal service in the past and today! Sort mail in a Railway Post Office, meet real postal inspectors from the United States Postal Inspection Service, and learn about organizations that fought segregation. Celebrates Black History Month.
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Postal Museum
Location: Postal Museum Atrium
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Taking Shape
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Explore the related exhibition, then create your own miniature banana-leaf boat filled with tiny clay jars and travel down the rivers of Southeast Asia in search of adventure and trade.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats February 22 & 28, March 1
Related Exhibition: Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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Sunday, February 22
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Taking Shape
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Explore the related exhibition, then create your own miniature banana-leaf boat filled with tiny clay jars and travel down the rivers of Southeast Asia in search of adventure and trade.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats February 28 & March 1
Related Exhibition: Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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Wednesday, February 25
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How Old Is a Hero? ***Cancelled***
Children's Program |
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(for ages 6-11) In this play, meet the youngest heroes of the Civil Rights Movement: Ernest Green of the Little Rock Nine, the first black student to graduate from an integrated high school; Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus before Rosa Parks did; and Ruby Bridges, who won equal rights before she could read. Share their compelling experiences and be inspired by the courage and hope of children. Features archival Civil Rights recordings. Celebrates Black History Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Feb. 26
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Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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Thursday, February 26
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How Old Is a Hero? ***Cancelled***
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(for ages 6-11) In this play, meet the youngest heroes of the Civil Rights Movement: Ernest Green of the Little Rock Nine, the first black student to graduate from an integrated high school; Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus before Rosa Parks did; and Ruby Bridges, who won equal rights before she could read. Share their compelling experiences and be inspired by the courage and hope of children. Features archival Civil Rights recordings. Celebrates Black History Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
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Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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Friday, February 27
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Meet the Museum: Buh Rabbit & Friends
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(for ages 4-8) Play and sing along with the stories and songs of the Gullah people from the Georgia Sea Islands. This cultural program transports audiences to the rice plantations during slavery with the humorous teaching stories of Buh (Br'er) Rabbit and friends. After the show, see gourd animal masks, sea-grass baskets, and other artifacts of the Gullah people from the collection of the American History Museum. Celebrates Black History Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
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Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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Nobody Owns the Sky
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Nobody Owns the Sky, a story about Bessie Coleman -- the first African American to receive a pilot's license -- written by Reeve Lindberg. Then try your hand at an art activity. Celebrates Black History Month.
Free
Repeats Sat., Feb. 28, at 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum America by Air, 1st Floor, West Wing, Gallery 102
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Saturday, February 28
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Orchid
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Enjoy the beauty and diversity of orchids and learn more about these wonderful plants. Adults can talk with orchid specialists and watch potting demonstrations. Kids can pot orchids to take home, learn about pollination, get temporary orchid tattoos, and much more. Co-sponsored by the Smithsonian's Horticulture Services Division and the U.S. Botanic Garden.
Free
Related Exhibition: Orchids through Darwin's Eyes
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Natural History Museum
Location: Natural History Museum Ground Floor and 1st Floor, within the related exhibition
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| 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
Nobody Owns the Sky
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Nobody Owns the Sky, a story about Bessie Coleman -- the first African American to receive a pilot's license -- written by Reeve Lindberg. Then try your hand at an art activity. Celebrates Black History Month.
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Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum America by Air, 1st Floor, West Wing, Gallery 102
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| 1 PM
Kirikou and the Sorceress
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(for ages 7+) (1998, 71 min., directed by Michel Ocelot, France) This award-winning animated film recounts a West African folktale about a newborn boy who saves his village from the curse of the evil sorceress Karaba.
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African Art Museum
Location: African Art Museum Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2
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Taking Shape
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Explore the related exhibition, then create your own miniature banana-leaf boat filled with tiny clay jars and travel down the rivers of Southeast Asia in search of adventure and trade.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats March 1
Related Exhibition: Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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Sunday, March 1
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Taking Shape
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Explore the related exhibition, then create your own miniature banana-leaf boat filled with tiny clay jars and travel down the rivers of Southeast Asia in search of adventure and trade.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Last program. Continues with new theme next month.
Related Exhibition: Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia
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Freer and Sackler Galleries
Location: Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2
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Saturday, July 11
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Lincoln Bicentennial Event
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Did you know that Abraham Lincoln was a postmaster before becoming our 16th president? Today, as part of the celebration to honor Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday, discover the many changes that took place in the mail delivery system during his lifetime, including how the Civil War affected communication, in a variety of hands-on family activities. Take a ride on the Pony Express, sort mail in a Railway Post Office train car, explore stamps commemorating Lincoln, and learn about Confederate postage stamps.
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Postal Museum
Location: Postal Museum Atrium
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