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Inventors workshop at the American History Museum’s Spark!Lab invites ages 6–12 to create, collaborate, test, and experiment using STEM, art, and history.
Artist Rain Young leads a hands‑on workshop where participants design cartoon‑style Washington Spirit player sports cards to take home, at Anacostia Community Museum’s Program Room, all ages.
Hands‑on art‑making projects at Moonshot Studio, The REACH, Kennedy Center, celebrate creativity, for all ages.
Catch Pokémon hidden in the library’s children’s room and get a Pokédex stamp for ages 12 and under.
Museum educator leads an interactive tour of Truman Lowe’s Water’s Edge exhibition, followed by a water‑inspired art‑making session in the imagiNATIONS Activity Center, all ages.
Diwali celebration at Asian Art Museum’s Courtyard and Galleries 1, 2, 12 offers crafts, storytelling, a scavenger hunt, and insight into protecting light‑sensitive art, all ages.
Guided tours explore Impressionism and 19‑Century France in the West Building’s Rotunda at the National Gallery of Art.
Sketchbook Club: Cecilia Beaux’s Sita and Sarita (National Gallery of Art) — Hands‑on activities exploring the artwork.
Guided tours of the West Building’s main‑floor rotunda showcase the National Gallery’s collection up close.
Participants use tempra paint and brushes to mark recycled cardboard panels on a drop‑clothed floor, collaborating with an instructor in meeting room #2, for ages 12 and under.
A new weekly craft project unfolds in the Children’s Reading Room (2nd floor) at Northeast Neighborhood Library, using varied methods and materials, for ages 3‑10.
Guided tours explore Italian Renaissance works in the West Building’s Rotunda at the National Gallery of Art.