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Flights of Fancy - Stories for Children
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(for ages 3-7) Bring your children to "Flights of Fancy," the museum's story time. Celebrate National Children's Book Week as storytellers and readers share folktales and books from around the world that make the collections come alive. It's a magical way to explore space and fly with heroes and heroines of the past. Each reading is followed by a hands-on activity.
Free; parking $12 for the day
Repeats May 17
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
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Saturday, May 17
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Why Explore? ***Cancelled***
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children with activity |
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Enjoy a reading of Why Explore?, written by Susan Lendroth, and create a post card from space.
Free
Repeats every Saturday in May
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Welcome Center, 1st Floor, Center, Gallery 108 *New Location*
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Flights of Fancy - Stories for Children
National Children's Book Week |
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(for ages 3-7) Bring your children to "Flights of Fancy," the museum's story time. Celebrate National Children's Book Week as storytellers and readers share folktales and books from around the world that make the collections come alive. It's a magical way to explore space and fly with heroes and heroines of the past. Each reading is followed by a hands-on activity.
Free; parking $12 for the day
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
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Tuesday, May 20
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Sketching: Draw and Discover -- Botanical Illustration
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Today, learn to draw from life with Alice Tangerini (Natural History Museum botanical illustrator). Note: Bring a small sketchbook and pencils.
Free
Repeats 3rd Tuesday of each month
See other Tuesday Sketching: Draw and Discover programs
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Kogod Courtyard
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Saturday, May 24
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Why Explore?
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children with activity |
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Enjoy a reading of Why Explore?, written by Susan Lendroth, and create a post card from space.
Free
Repeats Saturday, May 31
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Welcome Center, 1st Floor, Center, Gallery 108 *New Location*
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Sumi-e Ink
Spring Workshop |
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(for ages 16 and up) Local artist Jamaliah Morais demonstrates the tools and freestyle techniques used in sumi-e ink brush painting based on the style of Chiura Obata, as seen in the related exhibition. Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Note: Reservations required by May 16; call 202-633-8490 or e-mail saamprograms@si.edu.
$50 materials fee; for reservations, see Note
Related Exhibition: Obata's Yosemite
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Kogod Courtyard
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Tuesday, May 27
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Sketching: Draw and Discover
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Join a discussion about artists' sketches, then spend time sketching some of the more than 3,300 artworks on display. Bring a small sketchbook and pencils.
Free
Repeats 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month
See other Tuesday Sketching: Draw and Discover programs
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: 3rd Floor, Luce Foundation Center
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Thursday, May 29
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Beading
Spring Workshop |
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(for ages 16 and up) Jewelry designer Kathleen Manning provides an introduction to jewelry making, including beading, tool handling, and wire working. Participants will have the opportunity to construct multiple projects from beaded necklaces to wire rings.
Note: For reservations, call 202-633-8490, e-mail saamprograms@si.edu, or visit the Web at americanart.si.edu/visit/calendar.cfml.
$35 materials fee; for reservations, see Note
Repeats May 31
Related Exhibition: Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry
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Renwick Gallery
Location: Grand Salon
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Friday, May 30
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Victory Mail
Family Day |
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During World War II, letters to and from American armed forces overseas got a lot smaller: they were "miniaturized" onto microfilm and developed on location. Come learn how this Victory Mail (V-Mail for short) boosted morale and lightened cargo loads. Follow a V-Mail letter from start to finish, pilot a paper plane, and learn about life during World War II. This is a great opportunity to share family memories across generations.
Free
Related Exhibition: Victory Mail
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National Postal Museum
Location: Atrium
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Saturday, May 31
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Why Explore?
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children with activity |
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Enjoy a reading of Why Explore?, written by Susan Lendroth, and create a post card from space.
Free
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Welcome Center, 1st Floor, Center, Gallery 108 *New Location*
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Facing History: Be the Artist
Youth Art Studios |
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(ages 5-10 or 10-14, accompanied by an adult; see times for different age groups) In this two-hour art class, participants are given a guided tour of Kehinde Wiley's artwork to better understand his paintings before creating self-portraits based on the main ideas from his work.
Free, but space limited; to register, call 202-633-8501
Last program
Related Exhibition: RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture
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National Portrait Gallery
Location: 1st Floor (Room E151), Education Center
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Beading
Spring Workshop |
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(for ages 16 and up) Jewelry designer Kathleen Manning provides an introduction to jewelry making, including beading, tool handling, and wire working. Participants will have the opportunity to construct multiple projects from beaded necklaces to wire rings.
Note: For reservations, call 202-633-8490, e-mail saamprograms@si.edu, or visit the Web at americanart.si.edu/visit/calendar.cfml.
$35 materials fee; for reservations, see Note
Last day
Related Exhibition: Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry
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Renwick Gallery
Location: Grand Salon
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Sunday, June 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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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Throughout the museum; maps available at both info desks
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Tuesday, June 3
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Sketching: Draw and Discover
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Join a discussion about artists' sketches, then spend time sketching some of the more than 3,300 artworks on display. Bring a small sketchbook and pencils.
Free
Repeats Tuesdays
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: 3rd Floor, Luce Foundation Center
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Saturday, June 7
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Garden Fest 2008: Sharing Secrets
2nd Annual Garden Fest |
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We must confess - secrets are no fun unless you tell someone! Did you know that each garden at the Smithsonian is unique to the museum it surrounds? Smithsonian Horticulture Services Division staff want to share with you and your family what they're planting and why. Learn the uses of native plants, see through the eyes of a butterfly, and answer that mysterious question, "Is that a fruit or a vegetable?" Dig up soil secrets and get your hands dirty designing a hanging basket. Help us decode insect messages, uncover the meaning of the lotus, and connect color to fabric. Have a plant secret of your own? Be prepared to share it at Garden Fest 2008.
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Location: Enid A. Haupt Garden, south side of the Smithsonian Castle
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Saturday Star Party
Evening Telescope Viewing |
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Museum astronomer Sean O'Brien and local amateur astronomers bring out their high-power telescopes and share their knowledge of the night sky. Get away from the glare of city lights and see stars you never knew existed. Witness the thousands of stars that litter the dark night sky, and with the help of high-power optics, view nearby planets and stars up close.
Note:
• Please bring a red filter or brown paper bag to cover your flashlight.
• In case of clouds or rain, an amateur astronomer will lead a short alternate program.
$4 per vehicle; information/directions, call 540-592-3556
Repeats one day each month through November
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Sky Meadows Park, Paris, VA
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SAAM I Am -- Baseball
Family Day |
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Celebrate the Washington Nationals baseball team and America's favorite pastime! Enjoy storybook readings by team members, then have your picture taken with a team member and use it to create your own baseball card.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Kogod Courtyard
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Tuesday, June 10
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Sketching: Draw and Discover
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Join a discussion about artists' sketches, then spend time sketching some of the more than 3,300 artworks on display. Bring a small sketchbook and pencils.
Free
Repeats Tuesdays
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: 3rd Floor, Luce Foundation Center
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Saturday, June 14
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Reach for the Sky: Become a Pilot!
Family Day and Aviation Display |
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Outside, check out over 50 visiting vintage aircraft -- from recreational, to military, and to homebuilt -- and talk to pilots to find out what skills you need to fly. Inside, test your piloting skills in flight simulators, meet model airplane experts, hear a variety of guest speakers, and enjoy performances by the U.S. Air Force band Airmen of Note.
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Outdoors (rain or shine) and throughout the museum
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Trains!
Family Day |
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Celebrate mail by rail in this annual event! Toot your own train whistle, sort railway mail, read adventure stories, explore transportation stamps, and more. Local railroad clubs showcase their model railways and a representative from the Railway Mail Service Library shares expertise and resources.
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National Postal Museum
Location: Atrium
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Tuesday, June 17
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Sketching: Draw and Discover
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Join a discussion about artists' sketches, then spend time sketching some of the more than 3,300 artworks on display. Bring a small sketchbook and pencils.
Free
Repeats Tuesdays
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: 3rd Floor, Luce Foundation Center
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Wednesday, June 18
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Sculptural Paper Jewelry
Summer Workshop |
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(for ages 16 and up) Jewelry designer and artist Dana Ayanna Greaves leads participants through the process of creating sculptural paper jewelry, including a brooch and earrings.
Note: For reservations, call 202-633-8490, e-mail saamprograms@si.edu, or visit the Web at americanart.si.edu/visit/calendar.cfml.
$30 materials fee; for reservations, see Note
Repeats June 22
Related Exhibition: Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry
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Renwick Gallery
Location: Grand Salon
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Saturday, June 21
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Monkey King's Journey
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Enjoy a puppet performance of Journey to the West at 12 noon today at the Sackler Gallery (sublevel 1) before going to the ImaginAsia classroom to make a monkey king stick puppet to take home. Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Continues with new theme in July
See related Taiwanese Puppet Theater at 12 Noon today
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler classroom, Sublevel 2
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Sunday, June 22
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Sculptural Paper Jewelry
Summer Workshop |
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(for ages 16 and up) Jewelry designer and artist Dana Ayanna Greaves leads participants through the process of creating sculptural paper jewelry, including a brooch and earrings.
Note: For reservations, call 202-633-8490, e-mail saamprograms@si.edu, or visit the Web at americanart.si.edu/visit/calendar.cfml.
$30 materials fee; for reservations, see Note
Last day
Related Exhibition: Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry
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Renwick Gallery
Location: Grand Salon
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Tuesday, June 24
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Sketching: Draw and Discover
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Join a discussion about artists' sketches, then spend time sketching some of the more than 3,300 artworks on display. Bring a small sketchbook and pencils.
Free
Repeats Tuesdays
See other Tuesday Sketching: Draw and Discover programs
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: 3rd Floor, Luce Foundation Center
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Saturday, June 28
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Postcard Art Connection
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One little postcard can say a lot. Design a postcard with your message of friendship, travel, and creativity and mail it to the museum before this June program to participate in a "mail art" display. On the day of the program, everyone is welcome to come see the display and be inspired to create mail art. Mail your postcard art to:
Postcard Art Connection
National Postal Museum
PO Box 37012, MRC 570
Washington, DC 20013-7012
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National Postal Museum
Location: Atrium
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SAAM I Am -- Jewelry
Family Day |
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(for all ages) Discover the enchanting art of jewelry design. This afternoon, listen to a reading of A String of Beads, written by Margarette S. Reid; enjoy live music; view Ornament as Art for inspiration; then create your own pieces with jewelry designer Kathleen Manning.
Free
Related Exhibition: Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry
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Renwick Gallery
Location: Grand Salon
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Saturday, July 5
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Royal Family Albums
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Take a close look at the exquisite layouts and design of pages from the royal albums compiled for the great Mughal emperors Jahahgir and his son Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, in the related exhibition. Then return to the classroom and use handmade papers to construct an album page in the Mughal style. Bring a 4 x 6" or 5 x 7" full-length portrait or group photograph. Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats July 9, 10, 12, & 16
Related Exhibition: MURAQQA'
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler classroom, Sublevel 2
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Wednesday, July 9
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Royal Family Albums
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Take a close look at the exquisite layouts and design of pages from the royal albums compiled for the great Mughal emperors Jahahgir and his son Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, in the related exhibition. Then return to the classroom and use handmade papers to construct an album page in the Mughal style. Bring a 4 x 6" or 5 x 7" full-length portrait or group photograph. Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats July 10, 12, & 16
Related Exhibition: MURAQQA'
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler classroom, Sublevel 2
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Thursday, July 10
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Royal Family Albums
Art Night ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Take a close look at the exquisite layouts and design of pages from the royal albums compiled for the great Mughal emperors Jahahgir and his son Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, in the related exhibition. Then return to the classroom and use handmade papers to construct an album page in the Mughal style. Bring a 4 x 6" or 5 x 7" full-length portrait or group photograph. Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats July 12 & 16
Related Exhibition: MURAQQA'
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler classroom, Sublevel 2
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Saturday, July 12
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Royal Family Albums
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Take a close look at the exquisite layouts and design of pages from the royal albums compiled for the great Mughal emperors Jahahgir and his son Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, in the related exhibition. Then return to the classroom and use handmade papers to construct an album page in the Mughal style. Bring a 4 x 6" or 5 x 7" full-length portrait or group photograph. Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats July 16
Related Exhibition: MURAQQA'
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler classroom, Sublevel 2
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Wednesday, July 16
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Royal Family Albums
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Take a close look at the exquisite layouts and design of pages from the royal albums compiled for the great Mughal emperors Jahahgir and his son Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, in the related exhibition. Then return to the classroom and use handmade papers to construct an album page in the Mughal style. Bring a 4 x 6" or 5 x 7" full-length portrait or group photograph. Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Continues with new theme July 17
Related Exhibition: MURAQQA'
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler classroom, Sublevel 2
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The Emperor's New Clothes
Art Night ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Discover the beautiful textiles and accessories worn in the Mughal court by looking at artworks in the MURAQQA` exhibition. Then return to the classroom to use antique Islamic printing blocks to print in gold on a T-shirt or scarf. Bring your own solid-colored T-shirt or scarf, or purchase one for $3 in the classroom while supplies last. Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats July 19, 23, 24, & 31
Related Exhibition: MURAQQA'
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler classroom, Sublevel 2
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Saturday, July 19
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The Emperor's New Clothes
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Discover the beautiful textiles and accessories worn in the Mughal court by looking at artworks in the MURAQQA` exhibition. Then return to the classroom to use antique Islamic printing blocks to print in gold on a T-shirt or scarf. Bring your own solid-colored T-shirt or scarf, or purchase one for $3 in the classroom while supplies last. Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats July 23, 24, & 31
Related Exhibition: MURAQQA'
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler classroom, Sublevel 2
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Wednesday, July 23
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The Emperor's New Clothes
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Discover the beautiful textiles and accessories worn in the Mughal court by looking at artworks in the MURAQQA` exhibition. Then return to the classroom to use antique Islamic printing blocks to print in gold on a T-shirt or scarf. Bring your own solid-colored T-shirt or scarf, or purchase one for $3 in the classroom while supplies last. Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats July 24 & 31
Related Exhibition: MURAQQA'
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler classroom, Sublevel 2
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Thursday, July 24
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The Emperor's New Clothes
Art Night ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Discover the beautiful textiles and accessories worn in the Mughal court by looking at artworks in the MURAQQA` exhibition. Then return to the classroom to use antique Islamic printing blocks to print in gold on a T-shirt or scarf. Bring your own solid-colored T-shirt or scarf, or purchase one for $3 in the classroom while supplies last. Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats July 31
Related Exhibition: MURAQQA'
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler classroom, Sublevel 2
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Saturday, July 26
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Saturday Star Party
Evening Telescope Viewing |
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Museum astronomer Sean O'Brien and local amateur astronomers bring out their high-power telescopes and share their knowledge of the night sky. Get away from the glare of city lights and see stars you never knew existed. Witness the thousands of stars that litter the dark night sky, and with the help of high-power optics, view nearby planets and stars up close.
Note:
• Please bring a red filter or brown paper bag to cover your flashlight.
• In case of clouds or rain, an amateur astronomer will lead a short alternate program.
$4 per vehicle; information/directions, call 540-592-3556
Repeats one day each month through November
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Sky Meadows Park, Paris, VA
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Yellow Mountain
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Explore the magical effect of clouds in Chinese landscape painting and in the photography of contemporary artist Wang Wusheng in the related exhibition. Poems and stories of the supernatural complement poetry writing exercises about Yellow Mountain and other landscapes. Then return to the classroom to create a charcoal illustration of one of your own poems. Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats July 30, August 2 & 6
Related Exhibition: Yellow Mountain: China's Ever-Changing Landscape
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler classroom, Sublevel 2
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Wednesday, July 30
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Yellow Mountain
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Explore the magical effect of clouds in Chinese landscape painting and in the photography of contemporary artist Wang Wusheng in the related exhibition. Poems and stories of the supernatural complement poetry writing exercises about Yellow Mountain and other landscapes. Then return to the classroom to create a charcoal illustration of one of your own poems. Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats August 2 & 6
Related Exhibition: Yellow Mountain: China's Ever-Changing Landscape
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler classroom, Sublevel 2
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Thursday, July 31
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The Emperor's New Clothes
Art Night ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Discover the beautiful textiles and accessories worn in the Mughal court by looking at artworks in the MURAQQA` exhibition. Then return to the classroom to use antique Islamic printing blocks to print in gold on a T-shirt or scarf. Bring your own solid-colored T-shirt or scarf, or purchase one for $3 in the classroom while supplies last. Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
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