Events

Find Smithsonian events—talks, tours, festivals, family activities, and more—online and in museums across the country. Filter by date and topic, then save events to MySmithsonian so you don’t lose track.

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Adult and Child in a museum gallery
Art Walk
National Portrait Gallery
Location
National Portrait Gallery
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Free
Event
Related to:
American History
Art & Design
Culture & Community
American History
A panel quilt made of twenty individual quilt blocks organized in five rows and four columns, each block designed by different Indigenous artists features a unique design employing various materials, colors, and techniques. The blocks are surrounded by a black border with white polka dots.
NY | Quilt Along: Sit and Sew
National Museum of the American Indian
Location
American Indian Museum DC
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Free
Event
Related to:
American History
Art & Design
Culture & Community
American History
A panel quilt made of twenty individual quilt blocks organized in five rows and four columns, each block designed by different Indigenous artists features a unique design employing various materials, colors, and techniques. The blocks are surrounded by a black border with white polka dots.
DC | Quilt Along: Sit and Sew
National Museum of the American Indian
Location
American Indian Museum DC
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Free
Event
John Adams: Architect of our Democracy
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Location
Elgin Area Historical Society & History Museum 360 Park St. Elgin, IL
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Free
Event
A person in a white robe gesticulates while reading poetry from a book on stage.
People’s Poetry Gathering
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Location
Lower Manhattan New York, NY
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$
Event
A yellow paper quilled mandala in a white frame. 
Beyond the Studio Workshop: Paper Quilling with Ashley Chiang
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location
American Art Museum
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$
Event
On-Location Photography - In Person
On-Location Photography - In Person
Smithsonian Associates
Location
S. Dillon Ripley Center
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$
Event
A docent facilitating a tour
Spanish Language Docent Tour
National Portrait Gallery
Location
National Portrait Gallery
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Free
Event