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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.
A DC‑themed Pokémon Scavenger Hunt at Anacostia Neighborhood Library lets participants collect Ward 8 gym badge stickers on a card and earn a special prize, for all ages.
Catch Pokémon hidden in the library’s children’s room and get a Pokédex stamp for ages 12 and under.
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 of the West Building’s main‑floor rotunda showcase the National Gallery’s collection up close.
Guided tours explore Italian Renaissance works in the West Building’s Rotunda at the National Gallery of Art.
Guided tours explore 17th‑century Dutch art scenes in the Rotunda of the National Gallery’s West Building.
Artist Brittany Monet leads a hands‑on zine‑making workshop inspired by Carter G. Woodson’s legacy at the Anacostia Community Museum, all ages.
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.
Guided tours explore the Back and Forth exhibition featuring works by Rozeal, Titian, and Cezanne in the West Building Rotunda.