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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.
Lego free‑play sessions let builders craft dream houses or flying machines in the Georgetown Neighborhood Library children’s room, lower level, ages 5–12.
Pokémon Club runs tabletop games and Pokémon‑themed activities, teaching strategic thinking, math and reading through the Trading Card Game at Southeast Neighborhood Library, ages 5–19.
Fall Festival on Woodrow Wilson Plaza (Ronald Reagan Building) — pumpkin decorating, hay bale maze, face painting, balloon twisting, stilt walkers, live DJ music, complimentary cider, all ages, free.
Guided tours explore modern and contemporary art in the East Building atrium at the National Gallery of Art.
Guided tours explore Impressionism and 19‑Century France in the West Building’s Rotunda at the National Gallery of Art.
Sketchbook Club: Cecilia Beaux’s Sita and Sarita (National Gallery of Art) — Hands‑on activities exploring the artwork.
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.
Guided tours of the West Building’s main‑floor rotunda showcase the National Gallery’s collection up close.