Join us to hear the story of brave Bessie Coleman and learn about all of the places she traveled in her life to reach her dream of becoming a pilot. After the story, make a banner to celebrate your own hopes and dreams. Takes place at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center each Tuesday and Thursday at 11:00 am. These programs are made possible through the generous support of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
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Bessie Coleman’s journey is narrated, then participants make banners celebrating hopes, at the Steven F. Udvar‑Hazy Center.
Flights of Fancy Story Time features Bessie Coleman’s story and banner‑making at the National Air and Space Museum.
Bessie Coleman’s journey is narrated, then participants make banners celebrating hopes, at the Steven F. Udvar‑Hazy Center.
Flights of Fancy Story Time features Bessie Coleman’s story and banner‑making at the National Air and Space Museum.
Baby & Toddler Story Time (Northeast Neighborhood Library) — 20‑30‑minute sessions of books, songs, rhymes and fingerplays for children birth to three, for ages 5 and under.
Sing, dance, and read together at Woodridge Library’s Children’s Balcony, encouraging super‑readers to learn, for ages 5 and under.
Creative drop-in play exploring ancient worlds through fossils in the Bird House Classroom at the National Zoo, all ages.
Baby and Toddler Story Time (Palisades Neighborhood Library) — 20‑30‑minute sessions with books, songs, rhymes and fingerplays for children birth to three, limited space, ages 5 and under.
Family Story Time (Southwest Neighborhood Library) — 30‑40‑minute sessions with books, songs, rhymes and movement encouraging early literacy; ages 5 and under.
Guided walk through the West Building’s plaza, lobby, and courtyard, highlighting Italian influences and Charles Platt’s design details at the National Museum of Asian Art.
Outdoor docent-led tour of the Smithsonian Castle and Arts & Industries Building begins at the north doors on Jefferson Drive SW, weather permitting.
Playtime (East Building, Ground Level, Atrium, National Gallery of Art) — Hands‑On Activities.
Story Time (Postal Museum lobby) — Fresh story, museum stroll, hands‑on postal play exploring mail’s connections to people, places and ideas.
Storytime with bilingual reading and hands‑on activities in the National Gallery’s East Building atrium.
Six donated Jim Henson objects are examined by archives director Karen Falk, biographer Brian Jay Jones, and curator Ryan Lintelman, revealing his creative evolution, all ages.
Docent-led tour of Chinese ritual bronzes, calligraphy, brush paintings, and Ming porcelain at Asian Art Museum, meeting at West Building Information Desk.
