Event

Transportation Week: Bicycles

Location
National Museum of American History
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Performances, 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. 
  
Celebrate the bicycle as a tool for freedom, recreation, and expression with tours, performances, and conversations throughout the day.

Activities:   

  • 10:30 a.m.–noon: Docent-led spotlight tours and hands-on carts (America on the Move)  
  • 11:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.: Wheelwoman performance (1 West)  
  • 1:00–3:00 p.m.: Educator Spotlight on lowrider bicycles (Corazón y vida: Lowriding Culture)  
  • 2:00–3:00 p.m.: Meet the Expert with museum curators (America on the Move)  
  • Transportation-themed activities (Spark!Lab) 

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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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