National Gallery Nights: Gratitude
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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.
Flights of Fancy Story Time features Bessie Coleman’s story and banner‑making at the National Air and Space Museum.
LEGO building, art making, and reading take place in a sensory‑friendly space at Lamond‑Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library, for ages 5–12, registration required.
Evening of relaxing music, conversation, and coloring at Benning (Dorothy I. Height) Neighborhood Library, Washington, for ages 5 and up.
Live master potters work side‑by‑side at Eastern Market’s North Hall, with guest artists, music, snacks and drinks, free with optional pre‑registration.
Guided tours explore Italian Renaissance works in the West Building’s Rotunda at the National Gallery of Art.
Guided tours explore American Art in the West Building’s Rotunda at the National Gallery of Art.
Guided tours explore modern and contemporary art in the East Building atrium at the National Gallery of Art.
Knitting and crocheting circle at Marianne's Cafe in the MLK Library, offering project sharing, chat, and Creativebug lessons, for ages 13–19 and 55 and up.
After Dark: Stories We Carry (Anacostia Community Museum) features a DJ, apple cider, hot chocolate, snack boxes, a Pyramid Atlantic art activation, and a recipe exchange, 21+ only.
Hand sewing basics taught by a local sewist and children librarian, with lessons on stitches, mending, and button repair at Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library, for ages 8–12.
Guided tours explore Impressionism and 19‑Century France in the West Building’s Rotunda at the National Gallery of Art.