Interactive Programs

Fri · Sep 4·10:15 AM – 3:15 PM·Multiple floors, American History Museum · Washington

Docents offer interactive programming throughout the museum, in the form of Highlights tours of the museum, gallery spotlight talks, and hands-on cart programs. Tours of the museum’s highlights generally take place daily at 10:15 AM and 1 PM. Additional tours may be offered on the hour between 11 AM and 3 PM as docents…

Sat · Sep 5·10:15 AM – 3:15 PM·Multiple floors, American History Museum · Washington

Docents offer interactive programming throughout the museum, in the form of Highlights tours of the museum, gallery spotlight talks, and hands-on cart programs. Tours of the museum’s highlights generally take place daily at 10:15 AM and 1 PM. Additional tours may be offered on the hour between 11 AM and 3 PM as docents…

Thu · Sep 3·CityCenterDC, 994 Palmer Alley NW, Washington, DC 20001

Marvel at Urban Living Rooms, the newest CityCenterDC's installation that blends architecture, storytelling, and cultural memory.

Thu · Sep 3·Benning (Dorothy I. Height) Neighborhood Library · Washington

Get ready to blast off with this fun arts and crafts activity. Come pick up a kit so you can design and build your own paper rocket at home.

Thu · Sep 3·Winnebago, Illinois, 116 S Benton St Box 95, Winnebago, IL 61088 · Washington

6:30–7:30 p.m. CT Historical objects enrich our understanding of and connection to the past. In commemoration of America 250, this program takes a look at Illinois history through the lens of ten objects from the collection of the Illinois State Museum. Each of these objects sheds light on the experiences of the people…

Thu · Sep 3·Planet Word Museum, 925 13th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20005

Celebrate the A250 with Planet Word Museum's Language & Liberty: 250 Years of America and explore the legacy of the words of freedom.

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…