Celebrate with Stamps

Sat · Sep 19·10 AM – 2 PM·Hirshhorn Art School, Hirshhorn Museum, Independence Ave SW & 7th St SW, Washington, DC

Join NY Times #1 best-selling author/illustrator Peter H. Reynolds —creator of The Dot —for a special celebration of International Dot Day at the Hirshhorn, the biggest dot on the National Mall. Special read-aloud sessions and book signings with Reynolds will be held in the Ring Auditorium, and “dot light” tours featur…

Sat · Sep 19·10 AM – 2 PM·Capitol View Neighborhood Library · Washington

Join us for our weekly "Build It" program. Create one-of-a-kind structures with LEGOs, magnetic tiles, recycled everyday materials & more.

Sat · Sep 19·Peirce Mill is located at 2401 Tilden St NW. · Washington

Step inside Peirce Mill, a rare surviving 19th-century gristmill in Rock Creek Park, and discover how waterpower once supported daily life in Washington, DC. Built in the 1820s, the mill served local farmers by grinding grain into flour and cornmeal. On this guided tour, you’ll explore the mill’s machinery, including t…

Sun · Sep 20·11 AM·Moonshot Studio, The Kennedy Center, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566

The REACH. Moonshot Studio at the REACH celebrates creativity and the artist in everyone through hands-on art-making. The recommended age is 5 years old and above. Stop by anytime from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on (most) Saturdays & Sundays to explore our projects.

Thu · Sep 17·4:30 PM – 5:30 PM·Shepherd Park (Juanita E. Thornton) Neighborhood Library · Washington

Want to make some marks, learn how paint works, and have some fun? Come get messy with us, and help collaborate on recycled cardboard panels! We'll spread out a drop cloth in meeting room #2, then give everyone access to tempra paint and brushes. Kids can learn how to wield a brush to make the marks they want, while wo…

Thu · Sep 17·4 PM – 5 PM·Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library · Washington

Want to have fun making something out of clay? Ever make a salt/chalk bottle? Come join us Thursday afternoons in September! We will using different sensory materials as we get creative. This program is for ages three and up. Children under the age of nine must be accompanied by a caregiver.

Thu · Sep 3·2 PM – 3 PM·Meet at B1 Lobby, Asian Art Museum · Washington

Enjoy a guided tour of our East Building and its range of exhibitions. These tours can feature art from any of the exhibitions currently on view, with works from cultures as diverse as ancient Iran to contemporary Japan. Please meet at the East Building, B1 Lobby for the tour. Image: Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room, Natio…

Thu · Sep 3·2:15 PM – 3:15 PM·1 Center, American History Museum · Washington

Stop by this informal session to meet curator Tim Winkle and learn about firefighters in the 1800s.

Thu · Sep 3·3 PM – 3:20 PM·Gallery 22c, Asian Art Museum · Washington

Catch a twenty-minute gallery talk about the largest bronze ever cast in Southeast Asia in Vishnu’s Cosmic Ocean . At nearly twenty feet, this newly conserved sculpture depicts Vishnu dreaming the universe into existence. Delve into its original context in ancient Angkor and the present-day Cambodian community. Composi…