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Events

Poetry Workshop: Exploring the Senses

Wednesday, February 8, 2023 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Online

Free. Registration Required

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Through the African American Lens: Afrofuturism: The Origin Story – A Smithsonian Channel Documentary

Wednesday, February 8, 2023 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Concourse, Oprah Winfrey Theater

Series: Black History Month

Free; Registration Required

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Poetry Workshop: Exploring the Senses

Thursday, February 9, 2023 7:30pm to 8:30pm

Online

Free. Registration Required

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NMAAHC Kids Learning Together: Celebrating Frozone!

Friday, February 10, 2023 11:00am to 12:00pm

Online Only

Series: Black History Month

FREE. Registration Required.

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A Space for Us All

Friday, February 10, 2023 11:30am to 12:30pm

Online

Series: Black History Month

This is a free event.

Links to watch will follow.

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Sweet Home Café Black History Month Chef’s Table

Friday, February 10, 2023 12:00pm to 3:00pm

Sweet Home Cafe (Concourse Level)

Series: Black History Month

Free to attend. Menu items vary in price.

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NMAAHC Kids Learning Together: Celebrating Princess Tiana!

Monday, February 13, 2023 11:00am to 12:00pm

Online Only

Series: Black History Month

FREE. Registration Required.

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Explore More! In STEM: How the Museum Uses Light

Wednesday, February 15, 2023 11:00am to 1:00pm

2nd floor classrooms

This is a free event. No registration is required to participate.

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Poetry Workshop: Black Women and Beauty

Wednesday, February 15, 2023 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Online

Free. Registration Required

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Through the Window and Into the Mirror: A Career Conversation with Joel Bervell the 'Medical Mythbuster'

Thursday, February 16, 2023 11:00am to 12:00pm

online

This is a free event. There is no registration for this event.

Submit questions for Joel.

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Big Objects, Big Stories: I Go To Prepare A Place For You (Harriet Tubman Quilt) by Bisa Butler

Tuesday, February 7, 2023 10:15am to 12:30pm

Program meets at the I Go To Prepare A Place For You (Harriet Tubman Quilt) by Bisa Butler, Level 4. Talks take place at: 10:15 AM, 11:15 AM, and 12:15 PM.

Free; walk-in
Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur.

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Big Objects, Big Stories: I Go To Prepare A Place For You (Harriet Tubman Quilt) by Bisa Butler

Tuesday, February 7, 2023 1:15pm to 3:30pm

Program meets at the I Go To Prepare A Place For You (Harriet Tubman Quilt) by Bisa Butler, Level 4. Talks take place at: 1:15 PM, 2:15 PM, and 3:15 PM.

Free; walk-in
Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur.

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Big Objects, Big Stories: Track and Field, the 1968 Olympics

Wednesday, February 8, 2023 10:15am to 12:30pm

Program meets at the 1968 Olympics statues, Sports Levelling the Playing Field, Level 3. Talks take place at: 10:15 AM, 11:15 AM, and 12:15 PM.

Free; walk-in
Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur.

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Big Objects, Big Stories: A charred penny from the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921

Wednesday, February 8, 2023 10:30am to 12:45pm

Program meets at the Riot and Resilience in Tulsa, Oklahoma section, Power of Place Level 3. Talks take place at: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 12:30 PM.

Free; walk-in
Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur.

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Big Objects, Big Stories: The Paradox of the Liberty

Wednesday, February 8, 2023 10:30am to 12:45pm

Program meets at the Paradox of Liberty section, Level C3. Talks take place at: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 12:30 PM.

Free; walk-in
Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur.

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Double Victory: The African American Military Experience Highlights Tour

Thursday, February 9, 2023 10:15am to 11:15am

This one hour tour program meets at Level 3 in the Double Victory: The African American Military Experience exhibit.

Free; walk-in
Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur.

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Double Victory: The African American Military Experience Highlights Tour

Thursday, February 9, 2023 11:45am to 12:45pm

This one hour tour program meets at Level 3 in the Double Victory: The African American Military Experience exhibit.

Free; walk-in
Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur.

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Big Objects, Big Stories: Ten shards of stained glass

Thursday, February 9, 2023 1:15pm to 3:30pm

Program meets at the 16th Street Baptist Church section, Concourse 2. Talks take place at 1:15 PM, 2:15 PM, and 3:15 PM.

Free; walk-in
Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur.

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Big Objects, Big Stories: I Go To Prepare A Place For You (Harriet Tubman Quilt) by Bisa Butler

Thursday, February 9, 2023 1:15pm to 3:30pm

Program meets at the I Go To Prepare A Place For You (Harriet Tubman Quilt) by Bisa Butler, Level 4. Talks take place at: 1:15 PM, 2:15 PM, and 3:15 PM.

Free; walk-in
Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur.

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Big Objects, Big Stories: The Paradox of the Liberty

Thursday, February 9, 2023 1:30pm to 3:45pm

Program meets at the Paradox of Liberty section, Level C3. Talks take place at: 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM, and 3:30 PM.

Free; walk-in
Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur.

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More Ongoing Tours & Activities

Black Homesteaders of the South with Bernice A. Bennett

Saturday, February 4, 2023 12:00pm to 1:30pm

Concourse, Oprah Winfrey Theater + streaming

Free; Registration Recommended

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NMAAHC Kids Learning Together: Celebrating Encanto’s Antonio!

Saturday, February 4, 2023 11:00am to 12:00pm

Online Only

Series: Black History Month

FREE. Registration Required.

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Sweet Home Café Black History Month Chef’s Table

Friday, February 3, 2023 12:00pm to 3:00pm

Sweet Home Cafe (Concourse Level)

Series: Black History Month

Free to attend. Menu items vary in price.

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Poetry Workshop: Photography, Protest and Perspective

Thursday, February 2, 2023 7:30pm to 8:30pm

Online

Free. Registration Required

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Explore More! In STEM: How the Museum Uses Light

Thursday, February 2, 2023 11:00am to 1:00pm

2nd floor classrooms

This is a free event. No registration is required to participate.

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Poetry Workshop: Photography, Protest and Perspective

Wednesday, February 1, 2023 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Online

Free. Registration Required

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Historically Speaking: Comrade Sisters: The Women of the Black Panther Party – An Evening with Stephen Shames and Ericka Huggins

Tuesday, January 31, 2023 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Concourse, Oprah Winfrey Theater + streaming

Series: Black History Month

Free; Registration required

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Community Event: The People’s Holiday

Monday, January 16, 2023 11:00am to 3:00pm

Concourse, 1st and 2nd Floor

Series: Community Day

Free: Tickets Required

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King lead a group of protesters during the Selma to Montgomery March, including fellow activists Rosa Parks, Ralph and Juanita Abernathy, Dr. Ralph Bunche, and Fred Shuttlesworth Montgomery, Alabama, 1965

Virtual Open House: Volunteering at NMAAHC

Wednesday, January 11, 2023 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Virtual

Free; Registration recommended

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Through the African American Lens: Descendant

Saturday, January 7, 2023 2:00pm to 5:00pm

Concourse, Oprah Winfrey Theater + streaming

Series: Through the African American Lens

Free; Registration required

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