Events for Corporate Member employees and their families

The Smtihsonian Corporate Membership Program offers a variety of events and programs for employees and their families. The following is a sampling of the activities offered through the Program.

IMAX Movies

Tickets to select IMAX movies are offered to all levels of employees of your corporation. The Smithsonian has three IMAX movie theaters, one in the National Air & Space Museum, National Museum of Natural History, and the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Chantilly, VA.)

Private Tours of Smithsonian Museums & Research Centers

Blue Vault at the National Museum of Natural History -- Enter the high security vault where the National Museum of Natural History keeps its precious gems that are not on display. Hold a priceless stone in your hand and learn about the storage exhibition procedures that ensure these gems and minerals are available for generations to come.

Greenhouse Facility -- Travel outside of downtown Washington and visit the Institution’s beautiful horticulture collections at its complex of greenhouses. Accompanied by a Smithsonian expert, you and your corporation’s employees learn about the variety of our planet’s plant life and view the Smithsonian’s rare orchid collection. The Horticultural Department is responsible for the exquisitely manicured grounds and gardens of the Smithsonian and the annual orchid exhibition located in the S. Dillon Ripley Center.

Smithsonian Jazz Café

Experience some of the finest jazz at Washington 's cultural jazz club, the Smithsonian Jazz Café in the Atrium of the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum features live music and an elegant a la carte dinner with south-of-the-border specialties and beverages, such as tapas, paella, quesadillas, and sangria. With concerts each week, you corporation’s employees can enjoy American classic jazz to new compilations featuring different cultures.

Discovery Theater

The Smithsonian’s Discovery Theater offers a variety of presentations with programs for children of all ages. Let your children experience the magic of the musical adaptation of House at Pooh Corner, where British author A.A. Milne’s imaginative books highlight the joys of growing up with Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger, Kanga and Roo, Rabbit, Christopher Robin and that lovable bear Winnie the Pooh. Or watch the puppets dance and laugh with The Grey Seal Puppets’ 20th century version of the Emperor’s New Clothes.