Event

Transportation Week: Automobiles

Location
National Museum of American History
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Lectures & Discussions, Kids & Families, Gallery Talks & Tours, Demonstrations
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Join the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History for Transportation Week, Monday, April 27, to Sunday, May 3, as we celebrate, reflect, and consider the future of transportation. 
 
From early cars to lowriders, explore how the automobile reshaped American life through spotlight tours, hands-on docent carts, and curator conversations in America on the Move and the Low Rider exhibition.  
 
Activities:    

  • 10:30 a.m.–noon: Docent-led spotlight tours and hands-on carts (America on the Move)  
  • 2:00–3:00 p.m.: Meet the Expert with museum curators (America on the Move)  
  • 2:00–3:00 p.m.: Meet the Expert with museum curators (Corazón y vida: Lowriding Culture) 

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Front view of the National Museum of American History with banners, flags, and a fountain in the foreground
National Museum of American History
Devoted to the scientific, cultural, social, technological, and political development of the United States, the museum traces the American experience from colonial times to the present.
Location
Washington, DC
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily
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