Event

SAAM Arcade

Location
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Performances, Kids & Families
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Experience the creative world of gaming at SAAM Arcade, a day-long celebration of video games as an artistic medium that expands the way we tell and experience stories. A centerpiece of the event is the Indie Showcase that this year highlights a selection of games brought to you by women in the field of video game development. This is a special opportunity to play games and talk with the designers and coders who created them. Triforce Quartet will perform, and console games and classic arcade games will be available to enjoy all day courtesy of MAGFest.  

Note: the first 90 minutes are designated quiet hours, with reduced noise to ensure that a portion of the program is sensory friendly. Headphones will be available to borrow all day. 

Schedule:  
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Quiet hours 
1:30 p.m. – Triforce Quartet performance  
4:30 p.m. – Triforce Quartet performance  
6:50 p.m. – Last call for game play  
7 p.m. – Program ends  

SAAM Arcade is supported by Nedra Agnew in celebration of Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital. 

Image credit: Norwood Photography

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Interior gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum with columns, paintings on the walls, and a large neon map installation
Smithsonian American Art Museum
The nation’s first collection of American art offers an unparalleled record of the American experience, capturing the aspirations, character and imagination of the American people throughout three centuries.
Location
Washington, DC
11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily
Museum