Weekend Workshops
Calling all artists! Get creative during our drop-in workshops for all ages. Learn about artists and changemakers and create art inspired by their stories. Location is Education Center, Room E151
in-person
This event occurs in-person
Virtual Young Portrait Explorers
Join our interactive virtual workshop for children ages 3-6 and their adult companions to explore portraiture, history, and culture. This thirty-minute program incorporates a close look at art, movement, and creativity. Learn new stories about changemakers, ranging from astronauts to activists, presidents to painters! Registration required.
Heure du Conte (FR)
The library is delighted to invite little readers ages 3 to 7 to our monthly reading program! Come listen to French stories Saturday, March 25th from 10:30 am to 11:00 am. The event will take place in the Alliance Francaise DC Library. To attend, please bring proof of vaccination and wear a mask. Registration is …
Play Date at NMNH: Cambrian Critters
Join us on Tuesdays for special family play dates with museum educators! Tuesday, April 25th is all about one of the most abundant animals of the Cambrian period…trilobites! During this Play Date at NMNH, families will be able to make observations of trilobite fossils, create their own trilobite model to take home, and learn about …
Play Date at NMNH: Beguiling Birds
Join us on Tuesdays for special family play dates with museum educators! Tuesday, May 30th is all about birds! Together families will engage in play and exploration to learn about birds that live near the sea or on land. The event is part of our drop-in program, Play Date at NMNH. Play Date at NMNH …
Play Date at NMNH: Colorful Corals
Join us on Tuesdays for special family play dates with museum educators! Tuesday, May 9th is all about exploring coral reefs! Families will learn about coral polyps (the tiny animals that help to build-up the reef), create their own artwork inspired by coral reefs, and look up close at coral specimens from the museum’s collection. …
The World and Me Family Program: Earth Day Celebration with Smithsonian Gardens!
Learn more about your place in the world through explorations of nature and culture. Come celebrate Earth Day with The World & Me! Join us Saturday, April 22nd, as we learn about pollinators and explore the Pollinator Garden with Smithsonian Gardens! Families will make their own pollinator home to support pollinators in their neighborhood and …
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Play Date at NMNH: Teeth in the Ocean
Join us on Tuesdays for special family play dates with museum educators! Tuesday, April 11 is all about ocean animal teeth! Families can make close observations of different sizes and shapes of ocean animal teeth and learn about how different shaped teeth help animals eat. Come and join us for a fun time learning through …
Play Date at NMNH: Investigating Insects
Join us on Tuesdays for special family play dates with museum educators! Tuesday, April 4 is all about insects! Families can make close observations of select pieces from our insect collection, learn about what makes an insect an insect, and create their own take-home craft to help them remember key physical traits of insects! The …
Play Date at NMNH: Lights Out!
Join us on Tuesdays for special family play dates with museum educators! Tuesday, March 28 is all about our newest exhibit, Lights Out! Together, families will explore about how life on our planet is impacted by light pollution, learn about ways people can help to cut light pollution, and hopefully be inspired to look up …