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December 1 to 31, 2023 - Programs

Day Week Month
December 1 Friday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Friday, ​December 1, 2023 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Friday, ​December 1, 2023 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
December 2 Saturday top
9:30 a.m.
Introduction to Lightroom Classic
Session 1 of 2
Saturday, ​December 2, 2023 - ​9:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:00 a.m.
Department Stores: A Feminine Oasis
Saturday, ​December 2, 2023 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 12:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
The Art of Gandhara: Where India Met Greece
Saturday, ​December 2, 2023 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Seminar
Quick-Sketch Watercolors
Session 1 of 2
Saturday, ​December 2, 2023 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
White-Line Woodblock Printing II
Saturday, ​December 2, 2023 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
Alternative Pens for Mark Making and Calligraphy
Session 3 of 4
Saturday, ​December 2, 2023 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 12:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Figure Painting from Life - In Person
Session 5 of 6
Saturday, ​December 2, 2023 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Crepe Paper Flowers - Paperwhites
Saturday, ​December 2, 2023 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
December 3 Sunday top
9:00 a.m.
Introduction to Afghan Manuscript Illustration
Session 7 of 8
Sunday, ​December 3, 2023 - ​9:00 a.m. ​to 12:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
9:30 a.m.
Introduction to Lightroom Classic
Session 2 of 2
Sunday, ​December 3, 2023 - ​9:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:15 a.m.
Beginning Drawing
Session 7 of 8
Sunday, ​December 3, 2023 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 12:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Exploring Encaustic - In Person
Sunday, ​December 3, 2023 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Workshop
1:00 p.m.
'Tis the Season: An Analysis of Hallmark Channel Holiday Movies
Sunday, ​December 3, 2023 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person & Online Lecture
Introduction to Afghan Geometric Design
Session 5 of 6
Sunday, ​December 3, 2023 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
7:00 p.m.
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra
Thad Jones: A Centennial Celebration
Sunday, ​December 3, 2023 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Performance
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra
Jazz and the U.S. Armed Services
Sunday, ​December 3, 2023 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Performance
December 4 Monday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Monday, ​December 4, 2023 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Monday, ​December 4, 2023 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Artful Mind, Tranquil Mind
Session 6 of 6
Monday, ​December 4, 2023 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Creative Mind Mapping
Session 1 of 2
Monday, ​December 4, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Privateers, Prisoners, and Britain’s Black Holes: POWs in the American Revolution
Monday, ​December 4, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Introduction to Watercolor
Session 7 of 8
Monday, ​December 4, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Techniques in Modernist Painting
Session 8 of 8
Monday, ​December 4, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World
Monday, ​December 4, 2023 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
The Geology of Western National Parks: Capitol Reef, Utah
Monday, ​December 4, 2023 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 5 Tuesday top
10:00 a.m.
Winter's Colors: A Reflective Writing Workshop
Tuesday, ​December 5, 2023 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 11:30 a.m. ET​
Online Lecture
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Tuesday, ​December 5, 2023 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
10:30 a.m.
Intermediate Drawing - In Person
Session 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 5, 2023 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Painting Skies, Clouds, Trees, and Mountains in Watercolor
Session 7 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 5, 2023 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography
Session 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 5, 2023 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Tuesday, ​December 5, 2023 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
2:00 p.m.
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Session 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 5, 2023 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
5:00 p.m.
Exploring Color in Watercolor
Session 7 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 5, 2023 - ​5:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Navigating The Waste Land
Tuesday, ​December 5, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Celebrating Christmas, Tudor Style
Tuesday, ​December 5, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Amaryllis in Watercolor
Session 1 of 2
Tuesday, ​December 5, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Orchids for the Holidays
Tuesday, ​December 5, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
Tapestry Weaving
Session 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 5, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Clay Portrait - In Person
Session 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 5, 2023 - ​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 5, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
America's First Women Astronauts
Tuesday, ​December 5, 2023 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:30 p.m.
Modern Evergreen Wreath
Tuesday, ​December 5, 2023 - ​7:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
December 6 Wednesday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Wednesday, ​December 6, 2023 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Wednesday, ​December 6, 2023 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
1:30 p.m.
Collage and Mixed-Media
Session 8 of 8
Wednesday, ​December 6, 2023 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 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 6, 2023 - ​2:30 p.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
The Art Treasures of Bologna
Wednesday, ​December 6, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Amaryllis in Watercolor
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​December 6, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Beginning Oil Painting - In Person
Session 8 of 8
Wednesday, ​December 6, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Collage and Mixed-Media: People and Places
Session 8 of 8
Wednesday, ​December 6, 2023 - ​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 6, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
The Earliest Animals: What Fossils Tell Us
Wednesday, ​December 6, 2023 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Cheers! A Cocktail for Every Day
Wednesday, ​December 6, 2023 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:45 p.m. ET​
In-Person Lecture
December 7 Thursday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Thursday, ​December 7, 2023 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Thursday, ​December 7, 2023 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Exploring Abstraction
Session 8 of 8
Thursday, ​December 7, 2023 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:00 p.m.
Introduction to Charcoal Drawing
Session 1 of 2
Thursday, ​December 7, 2023 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
December 8 Friday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Friday, ​December 8, 2023 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Friday, ​December 8, 2023 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
The Christmas Truce of 1914
Friday, ​December 8, 2023 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Chesapeake Bay: Working the Water
Friday, ​December 8, 2023 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
1:00 p.m.
Seasons of Light
Friday, ​December 8, 2023 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 1:45 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
December 9 Saturday top
10:00 a.m.
Quick-Sketch Watercolors
Session 2 of 2
Saturday, ​December 9, 2023 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Alternative Pens for Mark Making and Calligraphy
Session 4 of 4
Saturday, ​December 9, 2023 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 12:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Sketchbook Habit: The Art of Everyday Life
Session 3 of 3
Saturday, ​December 9, 2023 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Figure Painting from Life - In Person
Session 6 of 6
Saturday, ​December 9, 2023 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
1:00 p.m.
Making the Holidays Beautiful at the White House
Saturday, ​December 9, 2023 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
2:00 p.m.
Department Stores: A Feminine Oasis
Saturday, ​December 9, 2023 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
3:30 p.m.
The Axelrod String Quartet: Stradivarius and Amati (Saturday series)
Saturday, ​December 9, 2023 - ​3:30 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Performance
December 10 Sunday top
9:00 a.m.
Introduction to Afghan Manuscript Illustration
Session 8 of 8
Sunday, ​December 10, 2023 - ​9:00 a.m. ​to 12:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:00 a.m.
Department Stores: A Feminine Oasis
Sunday, ​December 10, 2023 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 12:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
10:15 a.m.
Beginning Drawing
Session 8 of 8
Sunday, ​December 10, 2023 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 12:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:00 p.m.
Introduction to Afghan Geometric Design
Session 6 of 6
Sunday, ​December 10, 2023 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
The Axelrod String Quartet: Stradivarius and Amati (Sunday series)
Sunday, ​December 10, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Performance
December 11 Monday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Monday, ​December 11, 2023 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Monday, ​December 11, 2023 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
6:30 p.m.
Creative Mind Mapping
Session 2 of 2
Monday, ​December 11, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
The American Civil War and the World
Monday, ​December 11, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Something To Laugh About: TV Comedy, From Milton Berle to David Letterman
Monday, ​December 11, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Caesar’s Conquest of Gaul
Monday, ​December 11, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Introduction to Watercolor
Session 8 of 8
Monday, ​December 11, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
December 12 Tuesday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Tuesday, ​December 12, 2023 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
10:30 a.m.
Painting Skies, Clouds, Trees, and Mountains in Watercolor
Session 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 12, 2023 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Tuesday, ​December 12, 2023 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Classical Sounds of Christmas
Session 1 of 2
Tuesday, ​December 12, 2023 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
5:00 p.m.
Exploring Color in Watercolor
Session 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 12, 2023 - ​5:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
Saturn: Many-Ringed Splendor
A Grand Tour of the Solar System
Tuesday, ​December 12, 2023 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Slavery, Secession, and Redemption: The Story of Ulysses S. Grant
Tuesday, ​December 12, 2023 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Brutalism: Masterpieces or Monstrosities?
Tuesday, ​December 12, 2023 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 13 Wednesday top
6:45 a.m.
Radio City Music Hall: Front and Center for the Christmas Spectacular
Wednesday, ​December 13, 2023 - ​6:45 a.m. ​to 11:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
7:00 a.m.
Magical Cape May
Wednesday, ​December 13, ​2023 - 7:00 a.m., ​to Thursday, ​December 14, ​2023 - 8:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Overnight Tour
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Wednesday, ​December 13, 2023 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Wednesday, ​December 13, 2023 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
The Huns: Nomads, Attila, and the Fall of Rome
Wednesday, ​December 13, 2023 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
1:00 p.m.
Seasons of Light
Wednesday, ​December 13, 2023 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 1:45 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
6:30 p.m.
Einstein's Space and Times
Wednesday, ​December 13, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
Casablanca: We'll Always Have Paris
Wednesday, ​December 13, 2023 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Picasso's War: How Modern Art Came to America
Wednesday, ​December 13, 2023 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 14 Thursday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Thursday, ​December 14, 2023 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Thursday, ​December 14, 2023 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
The Smithsonian Museums: Tracing the Arc of American Architecture
Thursday, ​December 14, 2023 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
1:00 p.m.
Introduction to Charcoal Drawing
Session 2 of 2
Thursday, ​December 14, 2023 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Romeo and Juliet
Thursday, ​December 14, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
Holiday Desserts Around the World
Thursday, ​December 14, 2023 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Lecture
Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans
Thursday, ​December 14, 2023 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 15 Friday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Friday, ​December 15, 2023 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Friday, ​December 15, 2023 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
1:00 p.m.
Seasons of Light
Friday, ​December 15, 2023 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 1:45 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
6:00 p.m.
California Dreaming
Friday, ​December 15, 2023 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 16 Saturday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 17 Sunday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 18 Monday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Monday, ​December 18, 2023 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Monday, ​December 18, 2023 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
6:30 p.m.
Machu Picchu: A Virtual Adventure
Monday, ​December 18, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
Drawing the Outlines of the Middle East: A History Rooted in Bad Faith
Monday, ​December 18, 2023 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 19 Tuesday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Tuesday, ​December 19, 2023 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Tuesday, ​December 19, 2023 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Classical Sounds of Christmas
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​December 19, 2023 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
6:30 p.m.
The Trojan War: Did It Happen?
Tuesday, ​December 19, 2023 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
Three Pillars of Chinese Culture: Architecture, Film, and Ideology
Tuesday, ​December 19, 2023 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Course
December 20 Wednesday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Wednesday, ​December 20, 2023 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Wednesday, ​December 20, 2023 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Sacred Images: The Christmas Story in Renaissance Art
Wednesday, ​December 20, 2023 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 21 Thursday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 22 Friday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 23 Saturday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 24 Sunday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 25 Monday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 26 Tuesday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 27 Wednesday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 28 Thursday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 29 Friday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 30 Saturday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 31 Sunday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.