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December 1 to 31, 2022 - Programs

Day Week Month
December 1 Thursday top
12:00 p.m.
Exploring Abstraction
Session 7 of 8
Thursday, ​December 1, 2022 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Maria Sibylla Merian: A Biologist to the Bone
Thursday, ​December 1, 2022 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
1:00 p.m.
Introduction to Watercolor
Session 6 of 8
Thursday, ​December 1, 2022 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Techniques in Modernist Painting
Session 6 of 8
Thursday, ​December 1, 2022 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
Smithsonian Boomers Chorus: Legends of Song
Session 7 of 9
Thursday, ​December 1, 2022 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Special Programs
7:00 p.m.
Quintessential Québec City
Thursday, ​December 1, 2022 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 2 Friday top
12:00 p.m.
Along the C&O Canal
Friday, ​December 2, 2022 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Michelangelo's Women
Friday, ​December 2, 2022 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
1:00 p.m.
Natural Milkweed Floss Ornament
Friday, ​December 2, 2022 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
December 3 Saturday top
9:30 a.m.
Introduction to Lightroom
Session 1 of 2
Saturday, ​December 3, 2022 - ​9:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:00 a.m.
Europe 1900: The Golden Ages of Vienna, Paris, London
Saturday, ​December 3, 2022 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Seminar
Introduction to iPhone Videography
Session 1 of 2
Saturday, ​December 3, 2022 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 12:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Introduction to White-Line Woodblock Printing
Saturday, ​December 3, 2022 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
10:30 a.m.
Felted Jewelry - In Person
Session 1 of 2
Saturday, ​December 3, 2022 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
1:00 p.m.
Visual Journaling: Creativity Intensive
Session 3 of 3
Saturday, ​December 3, 2022 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:30 p.m.
Calligraphy: Introduction to the Italic Hand - In Person
Session 6 of 8
Saturday, ​December 3, 2022 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
December 4 Sunday top
9:30 a.m.
Introduction to Lightroom
Session 2 of 2
Sunday, ​December 4, 2022 - ​9:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:00 a.m.
Introduction to iPhone Videography
Session 2 of 2
Sunday, ​December 4, 2022 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 12:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
The Holidays in Old Town Alexandria
Sunday, ​December 4, 2022 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 12:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
10:15 a.m.
Beginning Drawing
Session 7 of 8
Sunday, ​December 4, 2022 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 12:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
December 5 Monday top
12:00 p.m.
Concertos: Front and Center!
Session 3 of 4
Monday, ​December 5, 2022 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Course
Let’s Tell Our Tales: Personal Storybooks
Session 2 of 3
Monday, ​December 5, 2022 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Continued Watercolor
Session 8 of 8
Monday, ​December 5, 2022 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
The Jacobites’ Legacy: From Bonnie Prince Charlie to Outlander
Monday, ​December 5, 2022 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
An American Ambassador in Prewar Japan: The Countdown to Pearl Harbor
Monday, ​December 5, 2022 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
In Search of Sacred Sites
Monday, ​December 5, 2022 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person & Online Lecture
December 6 Tuesday top
10:00 a.m.
Winter Wisdom: A Reflective Writing Workshop
Tuesday, ​December 6, 2022 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 11:30 a.m. ET​
Online Lecture
10:30 a.m.
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Session 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 6, 2022 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Exploring Color in Watercolor
Session 6 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 6, 2022 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
Lost Civilizations: Egypt
Tuesday, ​December 6, 2022 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
2:00 p.m.
Clay Portrait - In Person
Session 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 6, 2022 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
5:00 p.m.
Painting Skies, Clouds, Trees, and Mountains in Watercolor
Session 6 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 6, 2022 - ​5:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Sumi-e Watercolor for Beginners
Session 5 of 5
Tuesday, ​December 6, 2022 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Gulliver's Travels: A Satire Not Just for Children
Tuesday, ​December 6, 2022 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Drawing Light…and How the Masters Did It - In Color
Session 4 of 4
Tuesday, ​December 6, 2022 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Figure Sculpture - In Person
Session 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 6, 2022 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 6, 2022 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Tapestry Weaving
Session 5 of 6
Tuesday, ​December 6, 2022 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
7:00 p.m.
Yuletide in Dixie: Slavery, Christmas, and Southern Memory
Tuesday, ​December 6, 2022 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 7 Wednesday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Wednesday, ​December 7, 2022 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:15 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Wednesday, ​December 7, 2022 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Enduring Themes in Western Art (Part III)
Session 2 of 4
Wednesday, ​December 7, 2022 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Course
1:00 p.m.
Written in Fabric: Memory Messages Through Quilts
Session 7 of 8
Wednesday, ​December 7, 2022 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:30 p.m.
Altered Books
Session 8 of 8
Wednesday, ​December 7, 2022 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
2:00 p.m.
Neuroscience and Art: A Creative Connection
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​December 7, 2022 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 3:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
2:30 p.m.
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain - In Person
Session 8 of 8
Wednesday, ​December 7, 2022 - ​2:30 p.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Beginning Oil Painting - In Person
Session 8 of 8
Wednesday, ​December 7, 2022 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Candlelight Day Dinner at Elcielo
Wednesday, ​December 7, 2022 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Special Programs
Collage and Mixed-Media
Session 8 of 8
Wednesday, ​December 7, 2022 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography II - In Person
Session 8 of 8
Wednesday, ​December 7, 2022 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Macro Photography
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​December 7, 2022 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Wednesday, ​December 7, 2022 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Course
7:00 p.m.
Birding in a Winter Wonderland
Wednesday, ​December 7, 2022 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:30 p.m.
Modern Evergreen Wreath
Wednesday, ​December 7, 2022 - ​7:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
December 8 Thursday top
6:45 a.m.
Radio City Music Hall: Front and Center for the Christmas Spectacular
Thursday, ​December 8, 2022 - ​6:45 a.m. ​to 11:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Thursday, ​December 8, 2022 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Exploring Abstraction
Session 8 of 8
Thursday, ​December 8, 2022 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
The Escape Artist: A Warning from Auschwitz
Thursday, ​December 8, 2022 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
1:00 p.m.
Introduction to Watercolor
Session 7 of 8
Thursday, ​December 8, 2022 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Mini Watercolor Painting Workshop
Thursday, ​December 8, 2022 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
Rediscovering Botticelli’s Lost Drawings—and the Renaissance
Thursday, ​December 8, 2022 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Techniques in Modernist Painting
Session 7 of 8
Thursday, ​December 8, 2022 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
The Rothschilds: From Frankfurt’s Judengasse to Bankers to the World
Thursday, ​December 8, 2022 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
Smithsonian Boomers Chorus: Legends of Song
Session 8 of 9
Thursday, ​December 8, 2022 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Special Programs
December 9 Friday top
10:00 a.m.
The Holidays in Old Town Alexandria
Friday, ​December 9, 2022 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 12:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
12:00 p.m.
Orchids for the Holidays
Friday, ​December 9, 2022 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
The Barnes Foundation Philadelphia
Friday, ​December 9, 2022 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
1:00 p.m.
Seasons of Light
Friday, ​December 9, 2022 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
7:00 p.m.
A Traveler's Guide to the Stars: The Possibilities of Interstellar Exploration
Friday, ​December 9, 2022 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 10 Saturday top
10:00 a.m.
White-Line Woodblock Printing II
Saturday, ​December 10, 2022 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
10:30 a.m.
Felted Jewelry - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Saturday, ​December 10, 2022 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
1:30 p.m.
Calligraphy: Introduction to the Italic Hand - In Person
Session 7 of 8
Saturday, ​December 10, 2022 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
December 11 Sunday top
8:00 a.m.
Holidays at Winterthur and Longwood Gardens: Featuring Jacqueline Kennedy and H. F. du Pont: From Winterthur to the White House
Sunday, ​December 11, 2022 - ​8:00 a.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
10:15 a.m.
Beginning Drawing
Session 8 of 8
Sunday, ​December 11, 2022 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 12:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:00 p.m.
Decking the Halls at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Sunday, ​December 11, 2022 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Cannonball
Sunday, ​December 11, 2022 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Performance
December 12 Monday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Monday, ​December 12, 2022 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:15 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Let’s Tell Our Tales: Personal Storybooks
Session 3 of 3
Monday, ​December 12, 2022 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Building St. Peter's Basilica
Monday, ​December 12, 2022 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 13 Tuesday top
10:30 a.m.
Exploring Color in Watercolor
Session 7 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 13, 2022 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Tuesday, ​December 13, 2022 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Favorite Movies: Glamour, Mystery, Corruption, and Unexpected Love
Tuesday, ​December 13, 2022 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Course
5:00 p.m.
Painting Skies, Clouds, Trees, and Mountains in Watercolor
Session 7 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 13, 2022 - ​5:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Tapestry Weaving
Session 6 of 6
Tuesday, ​December 13, 2022 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
Lost Civilizations: The Incas
Tuesday, ​December 13, 2022 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 14 Wednesday top
12:00 p.m.
Enduring Themes in Western Art (Part III)
Session 3 of 4
Wednesday, ​December 14, 2022 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Course
1:00 p.m.
Written in Fabric: Memory Messages Through Quilts
Session 8 of 8
Wednesday, ​December 14, 2022 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Wednesday, ​December 14, 2022 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Course
7:00 p.m.
Los Angeles: Portrait of a Mature Metropolis
Wednesday, ​December 14, 2022 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 15 Thursday top
12:00 p.m.
Drawing on Toned Paper: Winter Botanicals
Thursday, ​December 15, 2022 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
Spices 101: Cinnamon
Thursday, ​December 15, 2022 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
The Magic of Fred Astaire
Thursday, ​December 15, 2022 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
1:00 p.m.
Introduction to Watercolor
Session 8 of 8
Thursday, ​December 15, 2022 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
How Weather Has Shaped Human History
Thursday, ​December 15, 2022 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Reading Faulkner: Chronicler of the Deep South in Literature
Session 3 of 3
Thursday, ​December 15, 2022 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Course
Techniques in Modernist Painting
Session 8 of 8
Thursday, ​December 15, 2022 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
Smithsonian Boomers Chorus: Legends of Song
Session 9 of 9
Thursday, ​December 15, 2022 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Special Programs
December 16 Friday top
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Friday, ​December 16, 2022 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Donatello: Artist of the Florentine Renaissance
Friday, ​December 16, 2022 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
1:00 p.m.
Seasons of Light
Friday, ​December 16, 2022 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
6:00 p.m.
France’s Hidden Gems: Drink Like a French Sommelier
Friday, ​December 16, 2022 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 17 Saturday top
10:00 a.m.
The Holidays in Old Town Alexandria
Saturday, ​December 17, 2022 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 12:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
1:30 p.m.
Calligraphy: Introduction to the Italic Hand - In Person
Session 8 of 8
Saturday, ​December 17, 2022 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
December 18 Sunday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 19 Monday top
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Monday, ​December 19, 2022 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Concertos: Front and Center!
Session 4 of 4
Monday, ​December 19, 2022 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Course
December 20 Tuesday top
10:00 a.m.
Winter Wisdom: A Reflective Writing Workshop
Tuesday, ​December 20, 2022 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 11:30 a.m. ET​
Online Lecture
10:30 a.m.
Exploring Color in Watercolor
Session 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 20, 2022 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
5:00 p.m.
Painting Skies, Clouds, Trees, and Mountains in Watercolor
Session 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 20, 2022 - ​5:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
December 21 Wednesday top
12:00 p.m.
Enduring Themes in Western Art (Part III)
Session 4 of 4
Wednesday, ​December 21, 2022 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Course
December 22 Thursday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 23 Friday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 24 Saturday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 25 Sunday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 26 Monday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 27 Tuesday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 28 Wednesday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 29 Thursday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 30 Friday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 31 Saturday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.