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IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater
Ongoing Tours & Activities
For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Johnson IMAX Theater web site.
Note:
- For after hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321.
Friday, September 3, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. Albert Einstein Planetarium
Ongoing Activities
Embark on an astronomical adventure at the Einstein Planetarium. For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Einstein Planetarium Web site.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Albert Einstein Planetarium. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202322.
Friday, September 3, 2010.
IMAX Films at the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater
Ongoing Activities
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Lockheed Martin Imax Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202320.
Friday, September 3, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Airbus IMAX Theater
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center's Airbus IMAX Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Airbus IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://www.si.edu/imax/shows.htm.
Friday, September 3, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. Castle Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the Smithsonian Castle. Visitors learn about the Institution's benefactor, James Smithson, and the architecture of the building while on a tour of the public areas of the Castle, which include James Smithson's crypt, the Great Hall, and the West Wing.
Year-Round:
Mon. and Fri.: 9:30 AM
, Sat.: 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM
, Sun.: 10:30 AM
Note
- Tour subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Smithsonian Castle. Event Location: Meet at information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 9:30 AM.
Book Signing: Richard Toliver's An Uncaged Eagle
One-Time Events
Richard Toliver signs copies of his book An Uncaged Eagle.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Outside Museum Store. Cost: Books available for sale in Museum Store. Continues: Repeats September 4.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Elephant Viewing
Daily Zoo Activities
The Elephant House will be closed while we build the elephants a new home. However, they will be on view in their outdoor habitats from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm daily (weather dependent).
Time Detail: 10-4. Categories: Kids & Families. Demonstrations. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Outside Elephant House.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Encounter Invertebrates
Daily Zoo Activities
Explore the complex and fascinating world of invertebrates: corals and crabs, ants and anemones, snails and spiders.
Time Detail: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, every half hour at the Invertebrate Exhibit. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Invertebrates. Continues: Every half hour.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Great Cats Viewing
Daily Zoo Activities
The lions and tigers are on exhibit from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily.
Time Detail: 10-4 at the Great Cats Exhibit. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Great Cats.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
How Do You Zoo?
Daily Zoo Activities
Learn about working at the Zoo in this hands-on discovery room for children ages five to ten.
Categories: Kids & Families. Demonstrations. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Visitor Center.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Opening of Elephant Trails Phase I
Special Zoo Events
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Elephant Exhibit. Cost: Free and open to the public.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit nationalzoo.si.edu. The Human Origins Hall Interpreters
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Museum docents welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate the exhibition.
Through September 2010:
• Most days: Beginning at 10 AM and continuing for several hours; for today's schedule, ask at either museum information desk.
Note
- Subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins, 1st floor. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
The Sant Ocean Hall Navigators
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Museum docents welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate the exhibition.
Year-Round:
• Most days: Beginning at 10 AM and continuing for several hours; for today's schedule, ask at either museum information desk.
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: The Sant Ocean Hall, 1st floor. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:00 AM.
Ride Simulators
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Ride Simulators: (ride approximately 5 min.)
Take an exciting virtual trip on board one of four simulators. Experience the thrill of careening through an action-packed roller-coaster course or racing in futuristic high-speed hovercars. Choose your adventure: Cosmic Race, Bermuda Triangle, Solar Coaster, Grand Prix Raceway, Astro Canyon, or Glacier Run.
Note: Simulator accommodates up to 8 people per ride. Children must be 42 inches tall unless riding with an adult.
Year-Round:
, Daily: Open same hours as museum.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Lower Level, across from the Stars and Stripes Cafe. Cost: Tickets can be purchased at the entrance to the simulators and at the Welcome desk, 1st floor, near the Constitution Ave. entrance.
Admission Per Ride
- $7.00 per person
Payment Options:
- Cash, VISA, and MasterCard.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:00 AM.
Spark!Lab
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(for all ages) The Lemelson Center's Spark!Lab offers visitors a number of hands-on experiments that teach about science, the invention process, and the role of technology in American history. Activities are organized around the invention process and will rotate on a regular basis to provide visitors with new learning experiences.
Year-Round:
Open daily: 10 AM-4 PM; entry is first come, first served.
, Staff-led experiments are offered most days at 11 AM, 12 Noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, and 3 PM; confirm schedule at either Welcome desk.
Notes
- Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Maximum capacity is 45.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: 1st floor, West Wing, near Science in American Life. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Flight Simulators: Fly or Ride!
Ongoing Activities
• Ride Simulators: (approximately 5 min.)
Take an exciting virtual trip on board one of two simulators. Choose your adventure: Ride aboard the Space Shuttle to the International Space Station or experience the thrill of a flight in both vintage and jet-age aircraft. Note: Ride Simulators accommodate up to 8 people per ride. For safety reasons, children must be 42 inches tall unless accompanied by an adult.
• Interactive Flight Simulators: (approximately 6 min.)
Try to become a jet combat "ace" -- in an F-4 Phantom II -- as you pilot the simulator into 360-degree barrel rolls. Choose either pilot or gunner responsibilities. Note: Interactive Flight Simulators accommodates 1 to 2 people per ride. For safety reasons, children must be 48 inches tall.
Year-Round
Daily: Open same hours as museum.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: West Wing, Gallery 103, Simulator Gallery. Cost: Tickets can be purchased at the Box Office or at the Simulator Gallery.
Admission Per Ride:
- Ride Simulator: $7.00 per person
- Interactive Flight Simulator: $8.00 per person
- Add a Simulator: $1.00 off with the purchase of an IMAX Theater or Planetarium ticket
- Groups: Discounts available; ask at the Box Office or at the Flight Simulators
- For reservations, call 202-633-4629 or 1-866-868-7774 (toll-free)
Payment Options
- At Simulators: Cash, VISA, or MasterCard
- At IMAX and Planetarium…
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:00 AM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Flight Simulators: SpaceWalk or Wings
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Ride Simulators: (approximately 5 min.)
Take an exciting virtual trip on board one of three ride simulators. Choose your adventure: Take a 3-D journey aboard the Space Shuttle to the International Space Station or experience the thrill of a flight in both vintage and jet-age aircraft. Note: Ride Simulators accommodate up to 8 people per ride. For safety reasons, children must be 42 inches tall unless accompanied by an adult.
, Interactive Flight Simulators: (approximately 6 min.)
Try to become a jet combat "ace" -- in one of two F-4 Phantom II interactive flight simulators -- as you pilot your aircraft into 360-degree barrel rolls. Choose either pilot or gunner responsibilities. Note: Interactive Flight Simulators accommodates 1 to 2 people per ride. For safety reasons, children must be 48 inches tall.
Year-Round:
, Daily: Open same hours as museum.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Main Level, near the simulators. Cost: Tickets can be purchased at the Box Office or at the Simulator Gallery.
Admission Per Ride:
- Ride Simulator: $7.00 per person
- Interactive Flight Simulator: $8.00 per person
- Add a Simulator: $1.00 off with the purchase of an IMAX Theater ticket
- Groups: Discounts available; ask at the Box Office or at the Flight Simulators
- For reservations, call 202-633-4629 or 1-866-868-7774 (toll-free)
Payment Options:
- At Simulator: Cash, VISA, or MasterCard
- At Box Office: Cash or major credit…
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:00 AM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Resource Center
Ongoing Tours & Activities
The Resource Center is a public reference area where visitors can learn more about the Native peoples of the Americas and the programs, exhibitions, and collections of the museum. The Center includes an Interactive Learning Center with 18 public-access computers, as well as a work-study area where adults and children can use reference materials and access online information. School groups are welcome in the Resource Center.
Year-Round
• Daily: 10 AM-5:30 PM
Notes
- The Resource Center may be closed on occasion for special workshops and activities.
- The Center's classroom, equipped with laptop computers and a large plasma video and data monitor, is available by appointment for guided hands-on sessions.
- For more information, call 202-633-6900, Mon.-Fri. except federal holidays.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: 3rd Level. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
Fish Feeding
Daily Zoo Activities
Can you train a fish? Watch our koi and albino catfish appear at the ring of their breakfast bell (weather dependent).
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Kids' Farm.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM.
Butterfly Pavilion
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world.
The Butterfly Pavilion will remain open until 6:30 p.m. with last ticket being sold at 6:00 p.m. during the following dates:
• Every day from Friday, May 28, 2010 to Sunday, September 5, 2010.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Exhibit, 2nd Floor, West. Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance (see Purchase Tickets Web link below), or by phone at 202-633-4629 (IMAX) or 1-877-932-4629 (IMAX) (toll-free) (10 AM-5 PM), or in person on the day of your visit at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office or at any Smithsonian IMAX Box Office. For more information about the hours of operation, timed entry policy, ticket prices, group rates, etc. visit the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Web site.
Prices per ticket:
Adults $6
Seniors $5.50 (60+)
Children $5… Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=215878. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:15 AM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu. Highlights Tours
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum.
Year-Round:
• Daily: 10:15 AM and 1 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability.
- Additional tours may be offered as announced; check at the Welcome Center.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Meet at either Welcome desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:15 AM.
Orientation Film: Who We Are
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This unique, 13-minute, multimedia presentation transports visitors to the Arctic, the Northwest Coast, and the plateaus of Bolivia to reveal the diversity of contemporary Native life and to introduce themes and messages encountered throughout the museum.
Year-Round:
• Daily: every 30 minutes beginning at 10:15 AM; last show begins at 4:45 PM.
Note
- Hand-held translation devices are available in French, German, Japanese, and Spanish from staff who introduce the program.
Categories: Films. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Lelawi Theater, 4th Level. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:15 AM – 4:45 PM.
Discovery Room
Ongoing Tours & Activities
The Discovery Room is a hands-on room for families with children and students. The room features activities using real museum objects and artifacts that allow visitors to explore the natural world at their own pace, guided by their own interests and sense of wonder. Visitors can look at fossils, skulls, shells, and minerals; use a microscope; try on costumes from around the world; and much more. Docents are available to assist and answer questions.
Entry Procedures:
• Individuals:
- For families with children and students. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Year-Round:
Tues.-Thurs.: 12 Noon-2:30 PM
, Fri.: 10:30 AM-2:30 PM
, Sat. & Sun.: 10:30 AM-3:30 PM
• School Groups:
October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; call 202-633-1079 or 202-633-9287 (TTY); for information, visit the Web at www.mnh.si.edu/education/discoveryroom.htm.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st floor, East Wing, near African Voices.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM.
Live Tarantula Feedings
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo.
Year-Round:
• Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM
• Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM
Note
- Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted.
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:30 AM.
For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu. Naturalist Center
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(for ages 10 through adult) Explore this resource center of some 36,000 natural history and anthropological specimens where visitors, students, collectors, and natural history lovers can handle and study these objects, identify their own treasures, do research, draw, and more.
Year-Round:
• Tues.-Sat.: 10:30 AM-4 PM
Notes
- Closed most federal holidays
- The Center is closed during severe weather when hazardous driving conditions exist (e.g. snow, ice). Recommend callers/visitors call 703-779-9712 (voice), 800-729-7725 (voice), or 202-633-9287 (NMNH's TTY) for directions, information, and weather-related closings.
Entry Procedures:
• Individuals:
- Walk-in, free. Visitors must be 10 years of age or older to visit the main study gallery. A small Family Learning Center is available for younger guests.
• Groups:
- Groups of 6 or more admitted with advance reservations only; 2- to 4-week notice required.
- Call 703-779-9712 (voice), 800-729-7725 (voice), or 202-633-9287 (NMNH's TTY) for…
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Note Location: 741 Miller Dr. Suite G2, Leesburg, Virginia. Cost: Free.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM.
Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum.
Year-Round:
• Most Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 10:30 AM and 11:45 PM
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM, 1 PM, and 3 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability.
- From time to time, the museum may pre-empt a highlights tour to offer a tour of its temporary exhibition; inquire at the information desk from 10 AM to 1 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Meet at information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:30 AM.
Historic Theater: Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(for all ages) Meet Mary Pickersgill, the seamstress who sewed the Star-Spangled Banner in 1813. Help her assemble the huge garrison flag and learn about its history. These 15- to 20-minute performances reveal the people behind the objects on view and the emotions in their stories.
September 2010:
Tues.-Sat.: 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM, 2:00 PM, and 3:30 PM.
Categories: Performances. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Flag Hall, 2nd floor, Center. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:30 AM – 10:50 AM.
Interactive Carts (10:30 am - 3:00 pm)
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(for all ages) Docents stationed at carts help visitors get their hands on history and learn about the museum's collections. Activities include operating a cotton gin, peeking through a stereoscope, experiencing what it felt like to wear a corset, using a press to print a card, and copying a letter the way Jefferson did.
Year-Round:
• Available most days between 10:30 AM and 3 PM
Note
- Activity subject to docent availablility.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Location of carts vary; for location and schedule, check at either Welcome desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM.
Spotlight Tours (10:30 am - 3:00 pm)
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Docents offer a 15-minute overview of an exhibition or briefly discuss a favorite museum object.
Year-Round:
• Most days: Available between 10:30 AM and 3 PM
Notes
- Look for the "Docent on Duty" signs posted outside the exhibition entrances.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Locations vary; for location and schedule, check at the Welcome Center. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM.
Highlights Tour
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum.
Year-Round:
• Daily: 10:30 AM and 1 PM
Note
- Additional tours may be offered as posted at the Welcome Center.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Meet at tour desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:30 AM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Interpretive Guides
Ongoing Activities
Look for interpretive guides on the second level who are available to discuss the special exhibition and to answer questions.
The current special exhibition is Yves Klein: With the Void, Full Powers and is on view:
May 21 through September 12, 2010:
• Daily: Guides available between 10:30 AM-4:30 PM
Note
- No guides on federal holidays.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Event Location: 2nd level, within the exhibition. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Yves Klein: With the Void, Full Powers.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum.
Year-Round:
• Daily: 10:30 AM and 1 PM
Note
- Additional tours may be offered as posted at the tour desk.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Meet at tour desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 10:30 AM.
Amazonia Fish Feeding
Daily Zoo Activities
Thousands of fish species live in the Amazon Basin. Meet some of them in our Amazonia Habitat.
Time Detail: 11:00 am. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Amazonia.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM.
CANCELED - Elephant Training
Daily Zoo Activities
The elephant training demonstration is on hold while our herd gets used to their new indoor habitats. The elephants will still be viewable in their outdoor habitats.
Time Detail: 11:00 am at the Elephant House (outside). Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Outside Elephant House.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM.
Great Ape Research Demonstration
Daily Zoo Activities
Meet a cognitive researcher and learn about studies being conducted with the Zoo's orangutans and gorillas.
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Think Tank.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM.
Meet a Kiwi
Daily Zoo Activities
Learn about New Zealand's best known bird.
Time Detail: 11:00am in the Bird House. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Bird House.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM.
Octopus Feeding
Daily Zoo Activities
The giant Pacific octopus is a predator that demonstrates dynamic hunting behaviors.
Time Detail: 11:00 am at Invertebrates. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Invertebrates.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM.
Orangutan Crossing
Daily Zoo Activities
It's a thrilling sight to see the orangutans traveling on the Zoo's Orangutan Transport System, or O Line. The best time to see them is between 11 and 11:30 am (weather dependent).
Time Detail: 11:00 am on the O-Line. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: O Line.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children
Ongoing Activities
Hear museum staff read children's stories about aviation or space exploration; then try your hand at an art activity. For today's title, visit the museum's Web site at http://www.nasm.si.edu/events/storytimes/.
Year-Round:
Most Thurs. & Fri.: 11 AM
, Most Sat.: 11 AM & 1:30 PM.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: For location, ask at the museum's Welcome Center. Cost: Free.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 11:00 AM.
Public Observatory Project (11 AM-3 PM)
Ongoing Activities
(for all ages) Look through the 16-inch telescope to discover craters on the moon, spots on the sun (using safe solar filters), and other wonders of the universe. Participate in hands-on activities related to astronomy.
Through September 2010:
• Most Thurs. Fri. Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM-3 PM (weather permitting)
Notes
- Observatory programs may be offered on Wednesdays; confirm at the museum's Welcome Center.
- Observatory programs may not be offered during cloudy or rainy weather; confirm at the museum's Welcome Center.
- Hours may change monthly.
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Observatory located outside on SE terrace near Independence Ave. & 4th St.; entrance only available from outside. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Highlights Tours
Look for our friendly docent who will give a 30-minute tour of the highlights of the museum. To confirm dates and times, call 202-633-5534 (voice) or 202-633-9849 (TTY).
Year-Round:
• Most days: 11 AM and 1 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Self-Guided Highlights Tours
- Brochures, which include a floor plan and information about the museum's exhibitions, are available in a kiosk at the bottom of the escalators at the entrance to the museum.
- A copy of the self-guided tour brochure can also be downloaded here: Download Self-guided Tour Brochure (PDF).
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Postal Museum. Event Location: Meet at the information desk, street level, near top of escalators to museum. Cost: Free.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 11:00 AM.
Meet a Great Ape Keeper
Daily Zoo Activities
Learn about the fascinating world of apes. A keeper will speak about gorillas or orangutans.
Time Detail: 11:30 am at Great Apes. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Great Apes.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM.
Sloth Bear Feeding
Daily Zoo Activities
Find out what and how these Asian bears eat.
Time Detail: 11:30 am on Asia Trail. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Asia Trail.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM.
Live Tarantula Feedings
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo.
Year-Round:
• Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM
• Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM
Note
- Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted.
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 11:30 AM.
For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu. Scavenger Hunt: Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(for all ages) With more than 3,300 artworks -- from paintings to sculptures to portrait miniatures -- displayed in floor-to-ceiling glass cases, the Luce Foundation Center is the perfect place for a scavenger hunt! Follow the clues presented in one of several themed hunts -- from monsters to magic -- to discover new art during each adventure.
Year-Round:
Daily: 11:30 AM-7 PM.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; scavenger hunt handouts available at the Luce Foundation Center information desk on the mezzanine.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 11:30 AM – 7:00 PM.
Historic Theater: Join the Student Sit-Ins at the Greensboro Lunch Counter
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(for all ages) Meet a Civil Rights activist in 1960, just after the Greensboro student sit-in began. Take part in a training session -- based on an actual 1960s manual -- to prepare for your first sit-in and decide if you would have the courage to fight for justice during the Civil Rights movement. These 15- to 20-minute performances reveal the people behind the objects on view and the emotions in their stories.
September 2010:
• Daily: 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 3 PM, and 4:30 PM.
Categories: Performances. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Meet at Greensboro Lunch Counter, 2nd Floor, East Wing. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 11:30 AM – 11:50 AM.
Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum.
Year-Round:
• Most Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 10:30 AM and 11:45 PM
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM, 1 PM, and 3 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability.
- From time to time, the museum may pre-empt a highlights tour to offer a tour of its temporary exhibition; inquire at the information desk from 10 AM to 1 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Meet at information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 11:45 AM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
• Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 11:45 AM.
Book Signings: Robert F. Dorr's Hell Hawks! and Air Force One
One-Time Events
Robert F. Dorr signs copies of his books Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht and Air Force One.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Outside Museum Store. Cost: Books available for sale in Museum Store. Continues: Repeats every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Freer Gallery Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours
Explore the Freer Gallery of Art's rich and diverse collections. Learn about the museum's history and its outstanding holdings of Asian and late 19th-century American art. Exceptional works from China, Japan, Korea, South and Southeast Asia, the ancient Near East, and the Islamic world are on view. The Freer also houses the world's most extensive collection of paintings, prints, and drawings by American artist James McNeill Whistler, including his famous Peacock Room. Museum founder Charles Lang Freer's understanding and appreciation of art and its history shaped his personal collection and his vision for the first Smithsonian museum devoted to the fine arts. Discover how he viewed Asian and American art from the perspective of a collector and a connoisseur in the late 19th century.
Year-Round:
• Most Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 12 Noon
Notes
- No tour on federal holidays.
- Tours might not be offered when other programs are taking place in the exhibitions.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Freer Gallery. Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 12:00 PM.
Sackler Gallery Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours
Discover the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery’s premier collection of Asian art, with works from a broad range of Asian cultures and times. Learn about the history of the museum and view exceptional objects from the museum’s permanent collection and special exhibitions.
Year-Round:
• Most Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 12 Noon
Notes
- No tour on federal holidays.
- Tours might not be offered when other programs are taking place in the exhibitions.
- From time to time, the museum may offer additional tours; inquire
at the information desk.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Sackler Gallery. Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 12:00 PM.
Hirshhorn Museum Highlights Tours
Ongoing Activities
Ask our friendly docent stationed at the information desk for a 30-minute tour of the highlights of the museum.
Year-Round:
• Daily: Available between 12 Noon and 4 PM
Note
- No tours on federal holidays.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Event Location: Request a tour at the information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery. The current special exhibition may also be included in this tour.
June 25 through September 19, 2010:
• Every Fri: 12 Noon
• Every Sat. and Sun.: 1 PM
Notes
- No tours on federal holidays.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Renwick Gallery. Event Location: Meet in lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 12:00 PM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- No tours on federal holidays.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 12:30 PM.
Historic Theater: Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(for all ages) Meet Mary Pickersgill, the seamstress who sewed the Star-Spangled Banner in 1813. Help her assemble the huge garrison flag and learn about its history. These 15- to 20-minute performances reveal the people behind the objects on view and the emotions in their stories.
September 2010:
Tues.-Sat.: 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM, 2:00 PM, and 3:30 PM.
Categories: Performances. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Flag Hall, 2nd floor, Center. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 12:30 PM – 12:50 PM.
Daily Screening: Shimásání
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(2009, 15 min. U.S. directed by Blackhorse Lowe (Navajo))
In the late 1920s on the serene Navajo reservation, Mary Jane decides whether to retain her traditional lifestyle at home with her másání (grandmother) or seek a new life "just over the mountain.".
Categories: Films. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Rasmuson Theater, 1st Level. Cost: Free. Continues: Repeats today at 3:30 PM and daily through September 14.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 12:30 PM – 12:45 PM.
Forensic Anthropology Lab
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(for all ages) The Forensic Anthropology Lab is a hands-on room where families with children learn that forensic science is far more mysterious and engaging than forensic fiction. Visitors use real human bones to identify and describe the gender and status of people from the past and draw conclusions about their lives.
Entry Procedures:
• Individuals:
- Walk-in. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Year-Round:
- Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 1-5 PM
- Sat. & Sun.: 11 AM-4 PM
• School Groups:
October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; for information and reservations, visit the Web at Forensic Lab or call 202-633-1085 or 202-633-9287 (TTY).
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Written in Bone, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu. Special Exhibition Tour: Gods of Angkor: Bronzes from the National Museum of Cambodia
Ongoing Tours
Join a docent-led tour of this special exhibition.
Exhibition on view through January 23, 2011
Tours offered September 2 through November 30, 2010:
• Most Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 1 PM
Notes
- No tours on federal holidays.
- Tours might not be offered when other programs are taking place in the galleries.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Sackler Gallery. Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Gods of Angkor: Bronzes from the National Museum of Cambodia.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 1:00 PM.
Highlights Tours
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum.
Year-Round:
• Daily: 10:15 AM and 1 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability.
- Additional tours may be offered as announced; check at the Welcome Center.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Meet at either information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Highlights Tour
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum.
Year-Round:
• Daily: 10:30 AM and 1 PM
Note
- Additional tours may be offered as posted at the Welcome Center.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Meet at tour desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 1:00 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Highlights Tours
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. To confirm dates and times, call 202-633-5534 (voice) or 202-633-9849 (TTY).
Year-Round:
• Most days: 11 AM and 1 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Self-Guided Highlights Tours
- Brochures, which include a floor plan and information about the museum's exhibitions, are available in a kiosk at the bottom of the escalators at the entrance to the museum.
- A copy of the self-guided tour brochure can also be downloaded here: Download Self-guided Tour Brochure (PDF).
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Postal Museum. Event Location: Meet at the information desk, street level, near top of escalators to museum. Cost: Free.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 1:00 PM.
Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum.
Year-Round:
• Daily: 10:30 AM and 1 PM
Note
- Additional tours may be offered as posted at the tour desk.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Meet at tour desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 1:00 PM.
Hok-noth-da? (Did you hear?)—Listen! I Have a Story to Tell
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(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.
September through November 2010:
• Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM
Note
- Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis; children must be accompanied by an adult.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Resource Center, 3rd Level. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
• Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 1:00 PM.
Great Ape Research Demonstration
Daily Zoo Activities
Meet a cognitive researcher and learn about studies being conducted with the Zoo's orangutans and gorillas.
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Think Tank.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM.
Live Tarantula Feedings
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo.
Year-Round:
• Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM
• Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM
Note
- Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted.
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 1:30 PM.
For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu. Art + Coffee: Movie Palace in Motion
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Join us for a closer look at David Beck's Movie Palace in the Luce Foundation Center; then enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee or tea in this elegant space. We will highlight this engaging piece every two weeks except during special events.
A study center and visible storage facility, the Luce Foundation Center displays more than 3,300 objects from the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Beverages served until 3:30 p.m. except during special events.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
For more info visit lucefoundationcenter.si.edu. Historic Theater: Join the Student Sit-Ins at the Greensboro Lunch Counter
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(for all ages) Meet a Civil Rights activist in 1960, just after the Greensboro student sit-in began. Take part in a training session -- based on an actual 1960s manual -- to prepare for your first sit-in and decide if you would have the courage to fight for justice during the Civil Rights movement. These 15- to 20-minute performances reveal the people behind the objects on view and the emotions in their stories.
September 2010:
• Daily: 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 3 PM, and 4:30 PM.
Categories: Performances. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Meet at Greensboro Lunch Counter, 2nd Floor, East Wing. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 1:30 PM – 1:50 PM.
Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Cultural interpreters provide a 45-minute overview of the museum's history, landscape, building, exhibitions, and other points of interest.
September through November 2010:
• Most Mon. Tues. and Thurs.: 1:30 PM
• Most Wed. and Fri.: 1:30 PM and 3 PM
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM, 1:30 PM, and 3 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Potomac Atrium, 1st Level. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM.
Meet a Small Mammal
Daily Zoo Activities
An animal keeper will introduce you to one of the Zoo's small mammals like an armadillo or naked mole-rat.
Time Detail: 2:00 pm at the Small Mammal House. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Small Mammal House.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM.
Spider Feeding
Daily Zoo Activities
Eight-legged wonders! Get up close and personal with the golden orb weaver spiders.
Time Detail: 2:00pm at Invertebrates. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Invertebrates.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- No tours on federal holidays.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 2:00 PM.
Historic Theater: Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(for all ages) Meet Mary Pickersgill, the seamstress who sewed the Star-Spangled Banner in 1813. Help her assemble the huge garrison flag and learn about its history. These 15- to 20-minute performances reveal the people behind the objects on view and the emotions in their stories.
September 2010:
Tues.-Sat.: 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM, 2:00 PM, and 3:30 PM.
Categories: Performances. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Flag Hall, 2nd floor, Center. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 2:00 PM – 2:20 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
• Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 2:15 PM.
Octopus Feeding
Daily Zoo Activities
The giant Pacific octopus is a predator that demonstrates dynamic hunting behaviors.
Time Detail: 3:00 pm at Invertebrates. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Invertebrates.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM.
Historic Theater: Join the Student Sit-Ins at the Greensboro Lunch Counter
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(for all ages) Meet a Civil Rights activist in 1960, just after the Greensboro student sit-in began. Take part in a training session -- based on an actual 1960s manual -- to prepare for your first sit-in and decide if you would have the courage to fight for justice during the Civil Rights movement. These 15- to 20-minute performances reveal the people behind the objects on view and the emotions in their stories.
September 2010:
• Daily: 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 3 PM, and 4:30 PM.
Categories: Performances. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Meet at Greensboro Lunch Counter, 2nd Floor, East Wing. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 3:00 PM – 3:20 PM.
Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Cultural interpreters provide a 45-minute overview of the museum's history, landscape, building, exhibitions, and other points of interest.
September through November 2010:
• Most Mon. Tues. and Thurs.: 1:30 PM
• Most Wed. and Fri.: 1:30 PM and 3 PM
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM, 1:30 PM, and 3 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Potomac Atrium, 1st Level. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM.
Teaching Carts
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly cultural interpreters -- stationed at red carts -- who talk about an assortment of objects from the museum's collection and share stories on various topics about Native culture, such as the bison, containers, and dolls. To further learning, visitors are encouraged to touch, feel, and smell these objects.
September through November 2010:
• Most Sun. Mon. Wed. Fri. and Sat: 3-4 PM depending upon demand.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: 3rd and 4th Levels. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Historic Theater: Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(for all ages) Meet Mary Pickersgill, the seamstress who sewed the Star-Spangled Banner in 1813. Help her assemble the huge garrison flag and learn about its history. These 15- to 20-minute performances reveal the people behind the objects on view and the emotions in their stories.
September 2010:
Tues.-Sat.: 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM, 2:00 PM, and 3:30 PM.
Categories: Performances. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Flag Hall, 2nd floor, Center. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 3:30 PM – 3:50 PM.
Daily Screening: Shimásání
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(2009, 15 min. U.S. directed by Blackhorse Lowe (Navajo))
In the late 1920s on the serene Navajo reservation, Mary Jane decides whether to retain her traditional lifestyle at home with her másání (grandmother) or seek a new life "just over the mountain.".
Categories: Films. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Rasmuson Theater, 1st Level. Cost: Free. Continues: Repeats daily through September 14.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
• Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability.
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 3:30 PM.
Historic Theater: Join the Student Sit-Ins at the Greensboro Lunch Counter
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(for all ages) Meet a Civil Rights activist in 1960, just after the Greensboro student sit-in began. Take part in a training session -- based on an actual 1960s manual -- to prepare for your first sit-in and decide if you would have the courage to fight for justice during the Civil Rights movement. These 15- to 20-minute performances reveal the people behind the objects on view and the emotions in their stories.
September 2010:
• Daily: 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 3 PM, and 4:30 PM.
Categories: Performances. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Meet at Greensboro Lunch Counter, 2nd Floor, East Wing. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Friday, September 3, 2010, 4:30 PM – 4:50 PM.
IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater
Ongoing Tours & Activities
For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Johnson IMAX Theater web site.
Note:
- For after hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321.
Saturday, September 4, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. Albert Einstein Planetarium
Ongoing Activities
Embark on an astronomical adventure at the Einstein Planetarium. For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Einstein Planetarium Web site.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Albert Einstein Planetarium. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202322.
Saturday, September 4, 2010.
IMAX Films at the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater
Ongoing Activities
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Lockheed Martin Imax Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202320.
Saturday, September 4, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Airbus IMAX Theater
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center's Airbus IMAX Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Airbus IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://www.si.edu/imax/shows.htm.
Saturday, September 4, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. Castle Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the Smithsonian Castle. Visitors learn about the Institution's benefactor, James Smithson, and the architecture of the building while on a tour of the public areas of the Castle, which include James Smithson's crypt, the Great Hall, and the West Wing.
Year-Round:
Mon. and Fri.: 9:30 AM
, Sat.: 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM
, Sun.: 10:30 AM
Note
- Tour subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Smithsonian Castle. Event Location: Meet at information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 9:30 AM.
Book Signing: Mark James's Christopher's Little Airplane
One-Time Events
Mark James signs copies of his children's book and coloring book Christopher's Little Airplane.
Categories: Kids & Families. Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Outside Museum Store. Cost: Books available for sale in Museum Store.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Book Signing: Richard Toliver's An Uncaged Eagle
One-Time Events
Richard Toliver signs copies of his book An Uncaged Eagle.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Outside Museum Store. Cost: Books available for sale in Museum Store.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Elephant Viewing
Daily Zoo Activities
The Elephant House will be closed while we build the elephants a new home. However, they will be on view in their outdoor habitats from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm daily (weather dependent).
Time Detail: 10-4. Categories: Kids & Families. Demonstrations. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Outside Elephant House.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Encounter Invertebrates
Daily Zoo Activities
Explore the complex and fascinating world of invertebrates: corals and crabs, ants and anemones, snails and spiders.
Time Detail: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, every half hour at the Invertebrate Exhibit. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Invertebrates. Continues: Every half hour.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Great Cats Viewing
Daily Zoo Activities
The lions and tigers are on exhibit from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily.
Time Detail: 10-4 at the Great Cats Exhibit. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Great Cats.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
How Do You Zoo?
Daily Zoo Activities
Learn about working at the Zoo in this hands-on discovery room for children ages five to ten.
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Visitor Center.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
The Human Origins Hall Interpreters
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Museum docents welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate the exhibition.
Through September 2010:
• Most days: Beginning at 10 AM and continuing for several hours; for today's schedule, ask at either museum information desk.
Note
- Subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins, 1st floor. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
The Sant Ocean Hall Navigators
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Museum docents welcome visitors, answer questions, and help visitors navigate the exhibition.
Year-Round:
• Most days: Beginning at 10 AM and continuing for several hours; for today's schedule, ask at either museum information desk.
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: The Sant Ocean Hall, 1st floor. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:00 AM.
Ride Simulators
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Ride Simulators: (ride approximately 5 min.)
Take an exciting virtual trip on board one of four simulators. Experience the thrill of careening through an action-packed roller-coaster course or racing in futuristic high-speed hovercars. Choose your adventure: Cosmic Race, Bermuda Triangle, Solar Coaster, Grand Prix Raceway, Astro Canyon, or Glacier Run.
Note: Simulator accommodates up to 8 people per ride. Children must be 42 inches tall unless riding with an adult.
Year-Round:
, Daily: Open same hours as museum.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Lower Level, across from the Stars and Stripes Cafe. Cost: Tickets can be purchased at the entrance to the simulators and at the Welcome desk, 1st floor, near the Constitution Ave. entrance.
Admission Per Ride
- $7.00 per person
Payment Options:
- Cash, VISA, and MasterCard.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:00 AM.
Spark!Lab
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(for all ages) The Lemelson Center's Spark!Lab offers visitors a number of hands-on experiments that teach about science, the invention process, and the role of technology in American history. Activities are organized around the invention process and will rotate on a regular basis to provide visitors with new learning experiences.
Year-Round:
Open daily: 10 AM-4 PM; entry is first come, first served.
, Staff-led experiments are offered most days at 11 AM, 12 Noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, and 3 PM; confirm schedule at either Welcome desk.
Notes
- Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Maximum capacity is 45.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: 1st floor, West Wing, near Science in American Life. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Flight Simulators: Fly or Ride!
Ongoing Activities
• Ride Simulators: (approximately 5 min.)
Take an exciting virtual trip on board one of two simulators. Choose your adventure: Ride aboard the Space Shuttle to the International Space Station or experience the thrill of a flight in both vintage and jet-age aircraft. Note: Ride Simulators accommodate up to 8 people per ride. For safety reasons, children must be 42 inches tall unless accompanied by an adult.
• Interactive Flight Simulators: (approximately 6 min.)
Try to become a jet combat "ace" -- in an F-4 Phantom II -- as you pilot the simulator into 360-degree barrel rolls. Choose either pilot or gunner responsibilities. Note: Interactive Flight Simulators accommodates 1 to 2 people per ride. For safety reasons, children must be 48 inches tall.
Year-Round
Daily: Open same hours as museum.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: West Wing, Gallery 103, Simulator Gallery. Cost: Tickets can be purchased at the Box Office or at the Simulator Gallery.
Admission Per Ride:
- Ride Simulator: $7.00 per person
- Interactive Flight Simulator: $8.00 per person
- Add a Simulator: $1.00 off with the purchase of an IMAX Theater or Planetarium ticket
- Groups: Discounts available; ask at the Box Office or at the Flight Simulators
- For reservations, call 202-633-4629 or 1-866-868-7774 (toll-free)
Payment Options
- At Simulators: Cash, VISA, or MasterCard
- At IMAX and Planetarium…
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:00 AM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Flight Simulators: SpaceWalk or Wings
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Ride Simulators: (approximately 5 min.)
Take an exciting virtual trip on board one of three ride simulators. Choose your adventure: Take a 3-D journey aboard the Space Shuttle to the International Space Station or experience the thrill of a flight in both vintage and jet-age aircraft. Note: Ride Simulators accommodate up to 8 people per ride. For safety reasons, children must be 42 inches tall unless accompanied by an adult.
, Interactive Flight Simulators: (approximately 6 min.)
Try to become a jet combat "ace" -- in one of two F-4 Phantom II interactive flight simulators -- as you pilot your aircraft into 360-degree barrel rolls. Choose either pilot or gunner responsibilities. Note: Interactive Flight Simulators accommodates 1 to 2 people per ride. For safety reasons, children must be 48 inches tall.
Year-Round:
, Daily: Open same hours as museum.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Main Level, near the simulators. Cost: Tickets can be purchased at the Box Office or at the Simulator Gallery.
Admission Per Ride:
- Ride Simulator: $7.00 per person
- Interactive Flight Simulator: $8.00 per person
- Add a Simulator: $1.00 off with the purchase of an IMAX Theater ticket
- Groups: Discounts available; ask at the Box Office or at the Flight Simulators
- For reservations, call 202-633-4629 or 1-866-868-7774 (toll-free)
Payment Options:
- At Simulator: Cash, VISA, or MasterCard
- At Box Office: Cash or major credit…
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:00 AM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Hands-On Family Activities
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Cultural interpreters help kids and families learn about Native culture through selected hands-on activities.
September through November 2010:
• Most Wed.: 1-3 PM
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 10 AM-12 Noon and 1-3 PM.
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Potomac, 1st Level.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Resource Center
Ongoing Tours & Activities
The Resource Center is a public reference area where visitors can learn more about the Native peoples of the Americas and the programs, exhibitions, and collections of the museum. The Center includes an Interactive Learning Center with 18 public-access computers, as well as a work-study area where adults and children can use reference materials and access online information. School groups are welcome in the Resource Center.
Year-Round
• Daily: 10 AM-5:30 PM
Notes
- The Resource Center may be closed on occasion for special workshops and activities.
- The Center's classroom, equipped with laptop computers and a large plasma video and data monitor, is available by appointment for guided hands-on sessions.
- For more information, call 202-633-6900, Mon.-Fri. except federal holidays.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: 3rd Level. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
Fish Feeding
Daily Zoo Activities
Can you train a fish? Watch our koi and albino catfish appear at the ring of their breakfast bell (weather dependent).
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Kids' Farm.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM.
Butterfly Pavilion
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world.
The Butterfly Pavilion will remain open until 6:30 p.m. with last ticket being sold at 6:00 p.m. during the following dates:
• Every day from Friday, May 28, 2010 to Sunday, September 5, 2010.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Exhibit, 2nd Floor, West. Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance (see Purchase Tickets Web link below), or by phone at 202-633-4629 (IMAX) or 1-877-932-4629 (IMAX) (toll-free) (10 AM-5 PM), or in person on the day of your visit at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office or at any Smithsonian IMAX Box Office. For more information about the hours of operation, timed entry policy, ticket prices, group rates, etc. visit the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Web site.
Prices per ticket:
Adults $6
Seniors $5.50 (60+)
Children $5… Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=215878. Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:15 AM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit www.butterflies.si.edu. Highlights Tours
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum.
Year-Round:
• Daily: 10:15 AM and 1 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability.
- Additional tours may be offered as announced; check at the Welcome Center.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Meet at either Welcome desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:15 AM.
Orientation Film: Who We Are
Ongoing Tours & Activities
This unique, 13-minute, multimedia presentation transports visitors to the Arctic, the Northwest Coast, and the plateaus of Bolivia to reveal the diversity of contemporary Native life and to introduce themes and messages encountered throughout the museum.
Year-Round:
• Daily: every 30 minutes beginning at 10:15 AM; last show begins at 4:45 PM.
Note
- Hand-held translation devices are available in French, German, Japanese, and Spanish from staff who introduce the program.
Categories: Films. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Lelawi Theater, 4th Level. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:15 AM – 4:45 PM.
The Language You Cry In
One-Time Events
(1998, 52 min, directed by Angel Serrano and Alvaro Toepke) View a film that bridges hundreds of years and thousands of miles between the Gullah people of present-day Georgia back to 18th-century Sierra Leone. The story introduces the scholarship of linguist Lorenzo Dow Turner and ends with Mary Moran, a Georgia woman who still remembers the words to a Mende funeral song that her mother Amelia Dawley -- one of Turner’s original interviewees -- had taught her.
Categories: Films. Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: Program Room. Cost: Free; for information, call 202-633-4844. Related Events: See related Gullah programs in September. Related Exhibition: Word, Shout, Song: Lorenzo Dow Turner Connecting Communities through Language.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:30 AM.
For more info visit anacostia.si.edu. Discovery Room
Ongoing Tours & Activities
The Discovery Room is a hands-on room for families with children and students. The room features activities using real museum objects and artifacts that allow visitors to explore the natural world at their own pace, guided by their own interests and sense of wonder. Visitors can look at fossils, skulls, shells, and minerals; use a microscope; try on costumes from around the world; and much more. Docents are available to assist and answer questions.
Entry Procedures:
• Individuals:
- For families with children and students. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Year-Round:
Tues.-Thurs.: 12 Noon-2:30 PM
, Fri.: 10:30 AM-2:30 PM
, Sat. & Sun.: 10:30 AM-3:30 PM
• School Groups:
October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; call 202-633-1079 or 202-633-9287 (TTY); for information, visit the Web at www.mnh.si.edu/education/discoveryroom.htm.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st floor, East Wing, near African Voices.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM.
Naturalist Center: Closed through September 20 for annual collection care
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(for ages 10 through adult) Explore this resource center of some 36,000 natural history and anthropological specimens where visitors, students, collectors, and natural history lovers can handle and study these objects, identify their own treasures, do research, draw, and more.
Year-Round:
• Tues.-Sat.: 10:30 AM-4 PM
Notes
- Closed most federal holidays
- The Center is closed during severe weather when hazardous driving conditions exist (e.g. snow, ice). Recommend callers/visitors call 703-779-9712 (voice), 800-729-7725 (voice), or 202-633-9287 (NMNH's TTY) for directions, information, and weather-related closings.
Entry Procedures:
• Individuals:
- Walk-in, free. Visitors must be 10 years of age or older to visit the main study gallery. A small Family Learning Center is available for younger guests.
• Groups:
- Groups of 6 or more admitted with advance reservations only; 2- to 4-week notice required.
- Call 703-779-9712 (voice), 800-729-7725 (voice), or 202-633-9287 (NMNH's TTY) for…
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Note Location: 741 Miller Dr. Suite G2, Leesburg, Virginia. Cost: Free.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM.
CANCELED - Historic Theater: Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Categories: Performances. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Flag Hall, 2nd floor, Center. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:30 AM – 10:50 AM.
Interactive Carts (10:30 am - 3:00 pm)
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(for all ages) Docents stationed at carts help visitors get their hands on history and learn about the museum's collections. Activities include operating a cotton gin, peeking through a stereoscope, experiencing what it felt like to wear a corset, using a press to print a card, and copying a letter the way Jefferson did.
Year-Round:
• Available most days between 10:30 AM and 3 PM
Note
- Activity subject to docent availablility.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Location of carts vary; for location and schedule, check at either Welcome desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM.
Spotlight Tours (10:30 am - 3:00 pm)
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Docents offer a 15-minute overview of an exhibition or briefly discuss a favorite museum object.
Year-Round:
• Most days: Available between 10:30 AM and 3 PM
Notes
- Look for the "Docent on Duty" signs posted outside the exhibition entrances.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Locations vary; for location and schedule, check at the Welcome Center. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM.
Highlights Tour
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum.
Year-Round:
• Daily: 10:30 AM and 1 PM
Note
- Additional tours may be offered as posted at the Welcome Center.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Meet at tour desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:30 AM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. CANCELED - Interpretive Guides
Ongoing Activities
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Event Location: 2nd level, within the exhibition. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Yves Klein: With the Void, Full Powers.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum.
Year-Round:
• Daily: 10:30 AM and 1 PM
Note
- Additional tours may be offered as posted at the tour desk.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Meet at tour desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:30 AM.
Castle Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the Smithsonian Castle. Visitors learn about the Institution's benefactor, James Smithson, and the architecture of the building while on a tour of the public areas of the Castle, which include James Smithson's crypt, the Great Hall, and the West Wing.
Year-Round:
Sat.: 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM
, Sun.: 10:30 AM
, Mon. and Fri.: 9:30 AM
Note
- Tour subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Smithsonian Castle. Event Location: Meet at information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 10:30 AM.
Amazonia Fish Feeding
Daily Zoo Activities
Thousands of fish species live in the Amazon Basin. Meet some of them in our Amazonia Habitat.
Time Detail: 11:00 am. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Amazonia.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM.
Bird Enrichment Demonstration
Daily Zoo Activities
Watch birds forage and catch their food mid-flight, as a keeper or volunteer narrates in the Indoor Flight Room.
Time Detail: 11:00 am. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Bird House.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM.
CANCELED - Elephant Training
Daily Zoo Activities
The elephant training demonstration is on hold while our herd gets used to their new indoor habitats. The elephants will still be viewable in their outdoor habitats.
Time Detail: 11:00 am at the Elephant House (outside). Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Outside Elephant House.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM.
Great Ape Research Demonstration
Daily Zoo Activities
Meet a cognitive researcher and learn about studies being conducted with the Zoo's orangutans and gorillas.
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Think Tank.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM.
Octopus Feeding
Daily Zoo Activities
The giant Pacific octopus is a predator that demonstrates dynamic hunting behaviors.
Time Detail: 11:00 am at Invertebrates. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Invertebrates.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM.
Orangutan Crossing
Daily Zoo Activities
It's a thrilling sight to see the orangutans traveling on the Zoo's Orangutan Transport System, or O Line. The best time to see them is between 11 and 11:30 am (weather dependent).
Time Detail: 11:00 am on the O-Line. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: O Line.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Forensic Anthropology Lab
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(for all ages) The Forensic Anthropology Lab is a hands-on room where families with children learn that forensic science is far more mysterious and engaging than forensic fiction. Visitors use real human bones to identify and describe the gender and status of people from the past and draw conclusions about their lives.
Entry Procedures:
• Individuals:
- Walk-in. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Year-Round:
- Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 1-5 PM
- Sat. & Sun.: 11 AM-4 PM
• School Groups:
October-May: by reservation only; 3-week notice required; for information and reservations, visit the Web at Forensic Lab or call 202-633-1085 or 202-633-9287 (TTY).
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Written in Bone, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu. The Sant Ocean Hall Tour
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly docents who will give a tour of the related exhibition.
Year-Round:
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM and 2 PM,
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet at entrance to the Sant Ocean Hall, 1st Floor, just off the Rotunda. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 11:00 AM.
Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum.
Year-Round:
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM, 1 PM, and 3 PM
• Most Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 10:30 AM and 11:45 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability.
- From time to time, the museum may pre-empt a highlights tour to offer a tour of its temporary exhibition; inquire at the information desk from 10 AM to 1 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Meet at information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 11:00 AM.
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children
Ongoing Activities
Hear museum staff read children's stories about aviation or space exploration; then try your hand at an art activity. For today's title, visit the museum's Web site at http://www.nasm.si.edu/events/storytimes/.
Year-Round:
Most Thurs. & Fri.: 11 AM
, Most Sat.: 11 AM & 1:30 PM.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: For location, ask at the museum's Welcome Center. Cost: Free.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 11:00 AM.
Public Observatory Project (11 AM-3 PM)
Ongoing Activities
(for all ages) Look through the 16-inch telescope to discover craters on the moon, spots on the sun (using safe solar filters), and other wonders of the universe. Participate in hands-on activities related to astronomy.
Through September 2010:
• Most Thurs. Fri. Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM-3 PM (weather permitting)
Notes
- Observatory programs may be offered on Wednesdays; confirm at the museum's Welcome Center.
- Observatory programs may not be offered during cloudy or rainy weather; confirm at the museum's Welcome Center.
- Hours may change monthly.
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Observatory located outside on SE terrace near Independence Ave. & 4th St.; entrance only available from outside. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Highlights Tours
Look for our friendly docent who will give a 30-minute tour of the highlights of the museum. To confirm dates and times, call 202-633-5534 (voice) or 202-633-9849 (TTY).
Year-Round:
• Most days: 11 AM and 1 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Self-Guided Highlights Tours
- Brochures, which include a floor plan and information about the museum's exhibitions, are available in a kiosk at the bottom of the escalators at the entrance to the museum.
- A copy of the self-guided tour brochure can also be downloaded here: Download Self-guided Tour Brochure (PDF).
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Postal Museum. Event Location: Meet at the information desk, street level, near top of escalators to museum. Cost: Free.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 11:00 AM.
Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Cultural interpreters provide a 45-minute overview of the museum's history, landscape, building, exhibitions, and other points of interest.
September through November 2010:
• Most Mon. Tues. and Thurs.: 1:30 PM
• Most Wed. and Fri.: 1:30 PM and 3 PM
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM, 1:30 PM, and 3 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Potomac Atrium, 1st Level. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM.
Meet a Great Ape Keeper
Daily Zoo Activities
Learn about the fascinating world of apes. A keeper will speak about gorillas or orangutans.
Time Detail: 11:30 am at Great Apes. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Great Apes.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM.
Sloth Bear Feeding
Daily Zoo Activities
Find out what and how these Asian bears eat.
Time Detail: 11:30 am on Asia Trail. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Asia Trail.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM.
Live Tarantula Feedings
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo.
Year-Round:
• Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM
• Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM
Note
- Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted.
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 11:30 AM.
For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu. Scavenger Hunt: Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(for all ages) With more than 3,300 artworks -- from paintings to sculptures to portrait miniatures -- displayed in floor-to-ceiling glass cases, the Luce Foundation Center is the perfect place for a scavenger hunt! Follow the clues presented in one of several themed hunts -- from monsters to magic -- to discover new art during each adventure.
Year-Round:
Daily: 11:30 AM-7 PM.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, West Wing. Cost: Free; scavenger hunt handouts available at the Luce Foundation Center information desk on the mezzanine.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 11:30 AM – 7:00 PM.
Historic Theater: Join the Student Sit-Ins at the Greensboro Lunch Counter
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(for all ages) Meet a Civil Rights activist in 1960, just after the Greensboro student sit-in began. Take part in a training session -- based on an actual 1960s manual -- to prepare for your first sit-in and decide if you would have the courage to fight for justice during the Civil Rights movement. These 15- to 20-minute performances reveal the people behind the objects on view and the emotions in their stories.
September 2010:
• Daily: 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 3 PM, and 4:30 PM.
Categories: Performances. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Meet at Greensboro Lunch Counter, 2nd Floor, East Wing. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 11:30 AM – 11:50 AM.
Hok-noth-da? (Did you hear?)—Listen! I Have a Story to Tell
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(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.
September through November 2010:
• Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM
Note
- Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis; children must be accompanied by an adult.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Resource Center, 3rd Level. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
• Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 11:45 AM.
Book Signings: Robert F. Dorr's Hell Hawks! and Air Force One
One-Time Events
Robert F. Dorr signs copies of his books Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht and Air Force One.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Outside Museum Store. Cost: Books available for sale in Museum Store. Continues: Repeats every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Joint Tour: Highlights of the Freer and Sackler Galleries
Ongoing Tours
Look for our friendly docent who will give a combined highlights tour of both the Freer Gallery of Art and the Sackler Gallery.
Year-Round:
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 12 Noon.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Freer Gallery. Event Location: Meet at the Freer information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 12:00 PM.
Hirshhorn Museum Highlights Tours
Ongoing Activities
Ask our friendly docent stationed at the information desk for a 30-minute tour of the highlights of the museum.
Year-Round:
• Daily: Available between 12 Noon and 4 PM
Note
- No tours on federal holidays.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Event Location: Request a tour at the information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Live Tarantula Feedings
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo.
Year-Round:
• Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM
• Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM
Note
- Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted.
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 12:30 PM.
For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu. Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- No tours on federal holidays.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 12:30 PM.
CANCELED - Historic Theater: Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Categories: Performances. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Flag Hall, 2nd floor, Center. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 12:30 PM – 12:50 PM.
CANCELED - Special Exhibition Tour: Yves Klein: With the Void, Full Powers
Ongoing Activities
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Event Location: Meet at the information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Yves Klein: With the Void, Full Powers.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 12:30 PM.
Daily Screening: Shimásání
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(2009, 15 min. U.S. directed by Blackhorse Lowe (Navajo))
In the late 1920s on the serene Navajo reservation, Mary Jane decides whether to retain her traditional lifestyle at home with her másání (grandmother) or seek a new life "just over the mountain.".
Categories: Films. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Rasmuson Theater, 1st Level. Cost: Free. Continues: Repeats today at 3:30 PM and daily through September 14.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 12:30 PM – 12:45 PM.
CANCELED - Meet a Zebra
Daily Zoo Activities
Visit the zebra exhibit and talk with a keeper about what makes Grevy's zebras so great.
Time Detail: 1:00 pm. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Zebra Exhibit.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum.
Year-Round:
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM, 1 PM, and 3 PM
• Most Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 10:30 AM and 11:45 PM
Special Exhibition Tours:
• Ask at the information desk Saturdays and Sundays, between 11 AM and 1 PM, about tours of selected exhibitions.
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Meet at information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 1:00 PM.
Highlights Tours
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum.
Year-Round:
• Daily: 10:15 AM and 1 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability.
- Additional tours may be offered as announced; check at the Welcome Center.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Meet at either information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Highlights Tour
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum.
Year-Round:
• Daily: 10:30 AM and 1 PM
Note
- Additional tours may be offered as posted at the Welcome Center.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Meet at tour desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 1:00 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Highlights Tours
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. To confirm dates and times, call 202-633-5534 (voice) or 202-633-9849 (TTY).
Year-Round:
• Most days: 11 AM and 1 PM
Notes
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Self-Guided Highlights Tours
- Brochures, which include a floor plan and information about the museum's exhibitions, are available in a kiosk at the bottom of the escalators at the entrance to the museum.
- A copy of the self-guided tour brochure can also be downloaded here: Download Self-guided Tour Brochure (PDF).
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Postal Museum. Event Location: Meet at the information desk, street level, near top of escalators to museum. Cost: Free.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 1:00 PM.
Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery. The current special exhibition may also be included in this tour.
June 25 through September 19, 2010:
• Every Fri: 12 Noon
• Every Sat. and Sun.: 1 PM
Notes
- No tours on federal holidays.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Renwick Gallery. Event Location: Meet in lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 1:00 PM.
Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum.
Year-Round:
• Daily: 10:30 AM and 1 PM
Note
- Additional tours may be offered as posted at the tour desk.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Meet at tour desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 1:00 PM.
Hands-On Family Activities
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Cultural interpreters help kids and families learn about Native culture through selected hands-on activities.
September through November 2010:
• Most Wed.: 1-3 PM
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 10 AM-12 Noon and 1-3 PM.
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Potomac, 1st Level.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Special Exhibition Tour: Gods of Angkor: Bronzes from the National Museum of Cambodia
Special tours
Join a docent-led tour of this special exhibition.
Exhibition on view through January 23, 2011.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Sackler Gallery. Event Location: Meet at the Sackler information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: Gods of Angkor: Bronzes from the National Museum of Cambodia.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 1:00 PM.
The Afro-Argentine Legacy of Tango: Robert Farris Thompson and Facundo Posadas
Smithsonian Latino Center
Author Robert Farris Thompson (Yale University) discusses the cultural history of the tango—from the habanera and candombe dances to milonga to canyengue to tango—with a special focus on its origins as an Afro-Argentine music genre. Argentine tango master Facundo Posadas and partner Ching Ping Peng demonstrate steps and perform. Book signing of Tango: The Art History of Love follows.
This program is part of the series “Argentina at the Smithsonian 2010.".
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Performances. Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Rasmuson Theater, 1st Floor. Cost: Free; first come, first served
Note: Auditorium doors open 30 minutes before the program to ensure a good seat.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Great Ape Research Demonstration
Daily Zoo Activities
Meet a cognitive researcher and learn about studies being conducted with the Zoo's orangutans and gorillas.
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Think Tank.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM.
CANCELED - Meet an Andean Bear Keeper
Daily Zoo Activities
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Valley Trail.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM.
Live Tarantula Feedings
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects that visitors may touch and hold, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo.
Year-Round:
• Sat. and Sun.: 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM
• Tues.- Fri.: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM
Note
- Demonstrations offered unless otherwise posted.
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: O. Orkin Insect Zoo, 2nd floor, West. Cost: Free; walk-in. Related Exhibition: O. Orkin Insect Zoo.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 1:30 PM.
For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu. Art + Coffee: Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Learn about the more than 3,300 treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during this tour or talk. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee or tea.
Year-Round:
Wed. through Sun.: 1:30 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Historic Theater: Join the Student Sit-Ins at the Greensboro Lunch Counter
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(for all ages) Meet a Civil Rights activist in 1960, just after the Greensboro student sit-in began. Take part in a training session -- based on an actual 1960s manual -- to prepare for your first sit-in and decide if you would have the courage to fight for justice during the Civil Rights movement. These 15- to 20-minute performances reveal the people behind the objects on view and the emotions in their stories.
September 2010:
• Daily: 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 3 PM, and 4:30 PM.
Categories: Performances. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Meet at Greensboro Lunch Counter, 2nd Floor, East Wing. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 1:30 PM – 1:50 PM.
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children
Ongoing Activities
Hear museum staff read children's stories about aviation or space exploration; then try your hand at an art activity. For today's title, visit the museum's Web site at http://www.nasm.si.edu/events/storytimes/.
Year-Round:
Most Thurs. & Fri.: 11 AM
, Most Sat.: 11 AM & 1:30 PM.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: For location, ask at the museum's Welcome Center. Cost: Free.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 1:30 PM.
Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Cultural interpreters provide a 45-minute overview of the museum's history, landscape, building, exhibitions, and other points of interest.
September through November 2010:
• Most Mon. Tues. and Thurs.: 1:30 PM
• Most Wed. and Fri.: 1:30 PM and 3 PM
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM, 1:30 PM, and 3 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Potomac Atrium, 1st Level. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
• Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Note
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 1:30 PM.
Metro Mambo Returns: Mambo on Film
One-Time Events
Metro Mambo is back. Radio personality Jim Byers, host of WPFW 89.3 FM’s “Latin Flavor: Classic Edition," presents an overview of significant Latin musical movements in Hollywood and world cinema. Clips featured include rare Latin-themed music videos and Hollywood film scenes using Latin music and dances. A dance party follows the program featuring Orquesta La Leyenda.
Categories: Films. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: Program Room. Cost: Free; for reservations, call 202-633-4866.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Meet a Small Mammal
Daily Zoo Activities
An animal keeper will introduce you to one of the Zoo's small mammals like an armadillo or naked mole-rat.
Time Detail: 2:00 pm at the Small Mammal House. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Small Mammal House.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM.
Spider Feeding
Daily Zoo Activities
Eight-legged wonders! Get up close and personal with the golden orb weaver spiders.
Time Detail: 2:00pm at Invertebrates. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Invertebrates.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM.
The Sant Ocean Hall Tour
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly docents known as the Sant Ocean Hall Navigators who will give a tour of the the related exhibition.
Year-Round:
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM and 2 PM,
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Meet at entrance to The Sant Ocean Hall, 1st Floor, just off the Rotunda. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 2:00 PM.
Highlights of the American Art Museum
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum.
Year-Round:
• Most days: 12:30 PM and 2 PM
Notes
- No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- No tours on federal holidays.
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 2:00 PM.
CANCELED - Historic Theater: Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Categories: Performances. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Flag Hall, 2nd floor, Center. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 2:00 PM – 2:20 PM.
Meet a Great Cats Keeper
Daily Zoo Activities
Lions and tigers are beautiful and powerful animals come learn all about them.
Time Detail: 2:30pm. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Great Cats.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
Meet a Reptile
Daily Zoo Activities
Get an introduction to one of the Zoo's fascinating reptiles.
Time Detail: 3:00 pm at the Reptile Discovery Center. Categories: Kids & Families. Demonstrations. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Reptile Discovery Center.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM.
Octopus Feeding
Daily Zoo Activities
The giant Pacific octopus is a predator that demonstrates dynamic hunting behaviors.
Time Detail: 3:00 pm at Invertebrates. Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Invertebrates.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM.
Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the museum.
Year-Round:
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM, 1 PM, and 3 PM
• Most Tues. Thurs. and Fri.: 10:30 AM and 11:45 PM
Special Exhibition Tours:
• Ask at the information desk Saturdays and Sundays, between 11 AM and 1 PM, about tours of selected exhibitions.
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Meet at information desk. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 3:00 PM.
Historic Theater: Join the Student Sit-Ins at the Greensboro Lunch Counter
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(for all ages) Meet a Civil Rights activist in 1960, just after the Greensboro student sit-in began. Take part in a training session -- based on an actual 1960s manual -- to prepare for your first sit-in and decide if you would have the courage to fight for justice during the Civil Rights movement. These 15- to 20-minute performances reveal the people behind the objects on view and the emotions in their stories.
September 2010:
• Daily: 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 3 PM, and 4:30 PM.
Categories: Performances. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Meet at Greensboro Lunch Counter, 2nd Floor, East Wing. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 3:00 PM – 3:20 PM.
Highlights Tour
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Cultural interpreters provide a 45-minute overview of the museum's history, landscape, building, exhibitions, and other points of interest.
September through November 2010:
• Most Mon. Tues. and Thurs.: 1:30 PM
• Most Wed. and Fri.: 1:30 PM and 3 PM
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 11 AM, 1:30 PM, and 3 PM.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Potomac Atrium, 1st Level. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM.
Teaching Carts
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Look for our friendly cultural interpreters -- stationed at red carts -- who talk about an assortment of objects from the museum's collection and share stories on various topics about Native culture, such as the bison, containers, and dolls. To further learning, visitors are encouraged to touch, feel, and smell these objects.
September through November 2010:
• Most Sun. Mon. Wed. Fri. and Sat: 3-4 PM depending upon demand.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: 3rd and 4th Levels. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Highlights of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of the highlights of the gallery.
Year-Round:
• Most Mon.-Fri.: 11:45 AM and 2:15 PM
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 11:45 AM and 3:15 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 3:15 PM.
CANCELED - Historic Theater: Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
Ongoing Tours & Activities
Categories: Performances. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Meet in Flag Hall, 2nd floor, Center. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 3:30 PM – 3:50 PM.
Daily Screening: Shimásání
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(2009, 15 min. U.S. directed by Blackhorse Lowe (Navajo))
In the late 1920s on the serene Navajo reservation, Mary Jane decides whether to retain her traditional lifestyle at home with her másání (grandmother) or seek a new life "just over the mountain.".
Categories: Films. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Rasmuson Theater, 1st Level. Cost: Free. Continues: Repeats daily through September 14.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM.
Historic Theater: Join the Student Sit-Ins at the Greensboro Lunch Counter
Ongoing Tours & Activities
(for all ages) Meet a Civil Rights activist in 1960, just after the Greensboro student sit-in began. Take part in a training session -- based on an actual 1960s manual -- to prepare for your first sit-in and decide if you would have the courage to fight for justice during the Civil Rights movement. These 15- to 20-minute performances reveal the people behind the objects on view and the emotions in their stories.
September 2010:
• Daily: 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 3 PM, and 4:30 PM.
Categories: Performances. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Meet at Greensboro Lunch Counter, 2nd Floor, East Wing. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 4:30 PM – 4:50 PM.
Docent's Choice Tour of the Portrait Gallery
Ongoing Activities
Look for our friendly docent who will give a tour of one of the following: highlights of the museum, the America's Presidents exhibition, or one of the special exhibitions currently on view.
Year-Round:
• Most Mon.-Fri.: 1 PM and 3:30 PM
• Most Sat. and Sun.: 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
Note
- Tours subject to docent availability.
- On the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, the 1:30 PM tour may be offered in Spanish (depending upon demand).
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby. Cost: Free; walk-in.
Saturday, September 4, 2010, 4:30 PM.