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Playtime (East Building, Ground Level, Atrium, National Gallery of Art) — Hands‑On Activities.
Playtime (East Building, Ground Level, Atrium, National Gallery of Art) — Hands‑On Activities.
Playtime (East Building, Ground Level, Atrium, National Gallery of Art) — Hands‑On Activities.
Playtime (East Building, Ground Level, Atrium, National Gallery of Art) — Hands‑On Activities.
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.
Creative drop-in play explores animal colors in the Bird House Classroom at the National Zoo, with activities for early learners and families, all ages.
Sing, dance, and read together in a unique story time encouraging enthusiastic learning, at Woodridge Neighborhood Library, for 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.
Bessie Coleman’s journey is narrated, then participants make banners celebrating hopes, at the Steven F. Udvar‑Hazy Center.
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.
Interactive toddler play on the Children’s Floor at Southeast Neighborhood Library develops pre‑literacy and social skills for ages 6 months to 5 years.
Museum Educator reads a Native author or illustrator book, while caregivers and toddlers enjoy free play and sensory enrichment in the imagiNATIONS Activity Center, ages 0–2.
Portrait Gallery Kids (Portrait Gallery Education Center, E151) — Hands‑on art activities, music and story times with educators each Monday, for ages 3–13.
Guided tours explore the Back and Forth exhibition featuring works by Rozeal, Titian, and Cezanne in the West Building Rotunda.