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April 1 to 30, 2024 - Programs

Day Week Month
April 1 Monday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
April 2 Tuesday top
10:00 a.m.
Springtime on the Potomac Heritage Trail: A Wildflower Hike at Turkey Run Park
Tuesday, ​April 2, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
10:30 a.m.
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Tuesday, ​April 2, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Botanicals in Watercolor II
Tuesday, ​April 2, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
2:00 p.m.
Intermediate Drawing - In Person
Tuesday, ​April 2, 2024 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
5:00 p.m.
Botanicals in Watercolor I
Tuesday, ​April 2, 2024 - ​5:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Figure Sculpture - In Person
Tuesday, ​April 2, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Contemporary Glass Mosaics
Tuesday, ​April 2, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Tuesday, ​April 2, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
The Art of Black-and-White Photography
Tuesday, ​April 2, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
Ever-Evolving Emerson: The Complex Humanity of an American Icon
Tuesday, ​April 2, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
April 3 Wednesday top
2:00 p.m.
Wool Embroidery from the Andes - In Person
Wednesday, ​April 3, 2024 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
2:30 p.m.
Beginning Oil Painting - In Person
Wednesday, ​April 3, 2024 - ​2:30 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Drawing on the Right Side of Your Brain - In Person
Wednesday, ​April 3, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Aspect Ratios
Wednesday, ​April 3, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Wednesday, ​April 3, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Artemisia Gentileschi: Painting Against the Odds
Wednesday, ​April 3, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
April 4 Thursday top
10:00 a.m.
Springtime on the Potomac Heritage Trail: A Wildflower Hike at Turkey Run Park
Thursday, ​April 4, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
12:00 p.m.
Color Theory for Embroidery Artists
Thursday, ​April 4, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Exploring Abstraction
Thursday, ​April 4, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:00 p.m.
Drawing with Silverpoint
Thursday, ​April 4, 2024 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Achieving Balanced Compositions in Photography
Thursday, ​April 4, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
Smithsonian Chorus: Legends of Broadway
Session 4 of 4
Thursday, ​April 4, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Special Programs
6:45 p.m.
Not the End of the World: The Beginning of a Better Future
Thursday, ​April 4, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
The American Musical: Evolution of an Art Form
Thursday, ​April 4, 2024 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
April 5 Friday top
10:00 a.m.
Springtime on the Potomac Heritage Trail: A Wildflower Hike at Turkey Run Park
Friday, ​April 5, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
The National Zoo’s Bird House: Close-up on Avian Conservation
Friday, ​April 5, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 12:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
12:00 p.m.
Ravenna: The Twilight of the Roman Empire
Friday, ​April 5, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra
Aspects of Ellington
Friday, ​April 5, 2024 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Performance
April 6 Saturday top
10:00 a.m.
Keeping up the Sketchbook Habit
Saturday, ​April 6, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Figure Painting from Life - In Person
Saturday, ​April 6, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
11:00 a.m.
Art and Kingship in Southeast Asia
Saturday, ​April 6, 2024 - ​11:00 a.m. ​to 3:30 p.m. ET​
Online Seminar
1:30 p.m.
Introduction to Pointed Pen Calligraphy
Saturday, ​April 6, 2024 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
7:30 p.m.
The Axelrod String Quartet: Stradivarius and Amati (Saturday series)
Saturday, ​April 6, 2024 - ​7:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Performance
April 7 Sunday top
7:00 a.m.
Jewels of Queens
Sunday, ​April 7, ​2024 - 7:00 a.m., ​to Monday, ​April 8, ​2024 - 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Overnight Tour
10:00 a.m.
Introduction to White-Line Woodblock Printing
Sunday, ​April 7, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
10:15 a.m.
Introduction to Watercolor
Sunday, ​April 7, 2024 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 12:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Intermediate Oil Painting - In Person
Sunday, ​April 7, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
11:00 a.m.
En Plein Air Painting in a Smithsonian Garden: Post-Impressionism Inspired by Cézanne - In Person
Sunday, ​April 7, 2024 - ​11:00 a.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
3:00 p.m.
Mark Rothko and the Spiritual in Art
Sunday, ​April 7, 2024 - ​3:00 p.m. ​to 4:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:30 p.m.
The Axelrod String Quartet: Stradivarius and Amati (Sunday series)
Sunday, ​April 7, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Performance
April 8 Monday top
12:00 p.m.
Artful Mind, Tranquil Mind
Monday, ​April 8, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
4:00 p.m.
Seeing More: Visual Fitness Workouts
Monday, ​April 8, 2024 - ​4:00 p.m. ​to 6:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Beginning Drawing
Monday, ​April 8, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Techniques in Modernist Painting
Monday, ​April 8, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
The Joy of Photography
Monday, ​April 8, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
The Battle of the Bulge
Monday, ​April 8, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
How Jazz Captivated France
Monday, ​April 8, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
Third Millennium Thinking: Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense
Monday, ​April 8, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
April 9 Tuesday top
10:15 a.m.
Mother Earth & Me
Tuesday, ​April 9, 2024 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
10:30 a.m.
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​April 9, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Botanicals in Watercolor II
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​April 9, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
11:30 a.m.
Mother Earth & Me
Tuesday, ​April 9, 2024 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
“It’s a Wonderful Town”: New York City in the Movies
Tuesday, ​April 9, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
2:00 p.m.
Intermediate Drawing - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​April 9, 2024 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
5:00 p.m.
Botanicals in Watercolor I
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​April 9, 2024 - ​5:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Basic Weaving on Rigid Heddle Loom
Tuesday, ​April 9, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Mixed Media Constructions - In Person
Tuesday, ​April 9, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Figure Sculpture - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​April 9, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Contemporary Glass Mosaics
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​April 9, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​April 9, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
The Art of Black-and-White Photography
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​April 9, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Figurines of the Ice Age: The Mysteries of Venus
Tuesday, ​April 9, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
Understanding the Human–Canine Connection
Tuesday, ​April 9, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
“One Life: Frederick Douglass”: Connecting Art and Protest
Tuesday, ​April 9, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
April 10 Wednesday top
11:30 a.m.
An Introduction to Watercolor: Loose and Beautiful - In Person
Wednesday, ​April 10, 2024 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 2:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
Beyond Audubon: Bird Images through the Centuries
Wednesday, ​April 10, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
2:00 p.m.
Wool Embroidery from the Andes - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​April 10, 2024 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
2:30 p.m.
Beginning Oil Painting - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​April 10, 2024 - ​2:30 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Drawing on the Right Side of Your Brain - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​April 10, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Wildlife Photography: A Crash Course for Success
Wednesday, ​April 10, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​April 10, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus
Wednesday, ​April 10, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Law and Order on the Railroad
Wednesday, ​April 10, 2024 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:30 p.m.
The Art of Floral Design
Wednesday, ​April 10, 2024 - ​7:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
April 11 Thursday top
10:15 a.m.
Mother Earth & Me
Thursday, ​April 11, 2024 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Mother Earth & Me
Thursday, ​April 11, 2024 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Color Theory for Embroidery Artists
Session 2 of 2
Thursday, ​April 11, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Exploring Abstraction
Session 2 of 2
Thursday, ​April 11, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Royal History at Hampton Court Palace
Thursday, ​April 11, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
1:00 p.m.
Drawing with Silverpoint
Session 2 of 2
Thursday, ​April 11, 2024 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Frankenstein
Thursday, ​April 11, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Enduring Splendors: Four Historic English Cities
Thursday, ​April 11, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Course
Smithsonian Chorus: Legends of Broadway
Session 5 of 5
Thursday, ​April 11, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Special Programs
7:00 p.m.
A National History of Puerto Rico
Thursday, ​April 11, 2024 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
April 12 Friday top
10:15 a.m.
Mother Earth & Me
Friday, ​April 12, 2024 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Mother Earth & Me
Friday, ​April 12, 2024 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Lunch at Nama Ko: Japanese Essentials: Tuna, Miso, Dashi, and Soy Sauce
Friday, ​April 12, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Lecture
April 13 Saturday top
11:00 a.m.
Art and Kingship in Southeast Asia
Session 2 of 2
Saturday, ​April 13, 2024 - ​11:00 a.m. ​to 3:30 p.m. ET​
Online Seminar
1:30 p.m.
Introduction to Pointed Pen Calligraphy
Session 2 of 2
Saturday, ​April 13, 2024 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
April 14 Sunday top
10:00 a.m.
Fair Isle Knitting - In Person
Sunday, ​April 14, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Workshop
10:15 a.m.
Introduction to Watercolor
Session 2 of 2
Sunday, ​April 14, 2024 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 12:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Intermediate Oil Painting - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Sunday, ​April 14, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
11:00 a.m.
En Plein Air Painting in a Smithsonian Garden: Post-Impressionism Inspired by Cézanne - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Sunday, ​April 14, 2024 - ​11:00 a.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
April 15 Monday top
12:00 p.m.
Artful Mind, Tranquil Mind
Session 2 of 2
Monday, ​April 15, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
4:00 p.m.
Seeing More: Visual Fitness Workouts
Session 2 of 2
Monday, ​April 15, 2024 - ​4:00 p.m. ​to 6:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Beginning Drawing
Session 2 of 2
Monday, ​April 15, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Techniques in Modernist Painting
Session 2 of 2
Monday, ​April 15, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
The Joy of Photography
Session 2 of 2
Monday, ​April 15, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
Artist Spencer Finch in Conversation
Monday, ​April 15, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person & Online Collaborations
7:00 p.m.
Booth's Escape Route
Monday, ​April 15, 2024 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
The Pacific Ring of Fire: A Geologic Overview
Monday, ​April 15, 2024 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
April 16 Tuesday top
10:30 a.m.
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Session 3 of 3
Tuesday, ​April 16, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Botanicals in Watercolor II
Session 3 of 3
Tuesday, ​April 16, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
2:00 p.m.
Intermediate Drawing - In Person
Session 3 of 3
Tuesday, ​April 16, 2024 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
5:00 p.m.
Botanicals in Watercolor I
Session 3 of 3
Tuesday, ​April 16, 2024 - ​5:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Basic Weaving on Rigid Heddle Loom
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​April 16, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Mixed Media Constructions - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​April 16, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Figure Sculpture - In Person
Session 3 of 3
Tuesday, ​April 16, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Contemporary Glass Mosaics
Session 3 of 3
Tuesday, ​April 16, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 3 of 3
Tuesday, ​April 16, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
The Art of Black-and-White Photography
Session 3 of 3
Tuesday, ​April 16, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
The Genius of Akira Kurosawa
Tuesday, ​April 16, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
Joan Nathan: My Life in Recipes
Tuesday, ​April 16, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Pluto: Ice World Full of Surprises
A Grand Tour of the Solar System
Tuesday, ​April 16, 2024 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
April 17 Wednesday top
6:00 a.m.
Wildlife Photography in the Field - In Person
Wednesday, ​April 17, 2024 - ​6:00 a.m. ​to 10:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Workshop
10:00 a.m.
The National Arboretum in Bloom
Wednesday, ​April 17, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
11:30 a.m.
An Introduction to Watercolor: Loose and Beautiful - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​April 17, 2024 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 2:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
Great Musical Partnerships
Wednesday, ​April 17, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Course
1:30 p.m.
Collage and Mixed Media
Wednesday, ​April 17, 2024 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
2:00 p.m.
Wool Embroidery from the Andes - In Person
Session 3 of 3
Wednesday, ​April 17, 2024 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
2:30 p.m.
Beginning Oil Painting - In Person
Session 3 of 3
Wednesday, ​April 17, 2024 - ​2:30 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Drawing on the Right Side of Your Brain - In Person
Session 3 of 3
Wednesday, ​April 17, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Digital Drawing Fundamentals
Wednesday, ​April 17, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
Collage and Mixed Media: Animals and Nature
Wednesday, ​April 17, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 3 of 3
Wednesday, ​April 17, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Master of Composition: Hiroshige and His Innovative Woodblock Prints
Wednesday, ​April 17, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
The Mysterious History of the Knights Templar
Wednesday, ​April 17, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Portrait Painting in Oil and Acrylic
Wednesday, ​April 17, 2024 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
The Private Gardens of Philadelphia
Wednesday, ​April 17, 2024 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:30 p.m.
The Art of Floral Design
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​April 17, 2024 - ​7:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
April 18 Thursday top
8:30 a.m.
All Things German in DC
Thursday, ​April 18, 2024 - ​8:30 a.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
12:00 p.m.
Color Theory for Embroidery Artists
Session 3 of 3
Thursday, ​April 18, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Exploring Abstraction
Session 3 of 3
Thursday, ​April 18, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Clovis and the Franks: From Roman Gaul to the Creation of France
Thursday, ​April 18, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:30 p.m.
Color Theory and Practice
Thursday, ​April 18, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Enduring Splendors: Four Historic English Cities
Session 2 of 2
Thursday, ​April 18, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Course
Smithsonian Chorus: Legends of Broadway
Session 6 of 6
Thursday, ​April 18, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Special Programs
6:45 p.m.
Lincoln’s Legacy: A Dual Perspective
Thursday, ​April 18, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
April 19 Friday top
6:00 p.m.
Winning with Walla Walla Wine
Friday, ​April 19, 2024 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
April 20 Saturday top
10:00 a.m.
Love and Death in Dante: Reading Inferno
Saturday, ​April 20, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Seminar
10:30 a.m.
Figure Painting from Life - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Saturday, ​April 20, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
1:00 p.m.
Playing With Pulp - In Person
Saturday, ​April 20, 2024 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
April 21 Sunday top
10:15 a.m.
Introduction to Watercolor
Session 3 of 3
Sunday, ​April 21, 2024 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 12:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Intermediate Oil Painting - In Person
Session 3 of 3
Sunday, ​April 21, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
11:00 a.m.
En Plein Air Painting in a Smithsonian Garden: Post-Impressionism Inspired by Cézanne - In Person
Session 3 of 3
Sunday, ​April 21, 2024 - ​11:00 a.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
1:45 p.m.
On-Location Photography - In Person
Sunday, ​April 21, 2024 - ​1:45 p.m. ​to 4:45 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
April 22 Monday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
April 23 Tuesday top
10:15 a.m.
Tot Rock with Groovy Nate
Tuesday, ​April 23, 2024 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
10:30 a.m.
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Session 4 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 23, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Botanicals in Watercolor II
Session 4 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 23, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
11:30 a.m.
Tot Rock with Groovy Nate
Tuesday, ​April 23, 2024 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
2:00 p.m.
Intermediate Drawing - In Person
Session 4 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 23, 2024 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
5:00 p.m.
Botanicals in Watercolor I
Session 4 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 23, 2024 - ​5:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Basic Weaving on Rigid Heddle Loom
Session 3 of 3
Tuesday, ​April 23, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Mixed Media Constructions - In Person
Session 3 of 3
Tuesday, ​April 23, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Figure Sculpture - In Person
Session 4 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 23, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Contemporary Glass Mosaics
Session 4 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 23, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Sketching Turner: Expressing Atmosphere and Skies in Watercolor
Tuesday, ​April 23, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 4 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 23, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
The Art of Black-and-White Photography
Session 4 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 23, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
April 24 Wednesday top
10:15 a.m.
Tot Rock with Groovy Nate
Wednesday, ​April 24, 2024 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
An Introduction to Watercolor: Loose and Beautiful - In Person
Session 3 of 3
Wednesday, ​April 24, 2024 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 2:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Tot Rock with Groovy Nate
Wednesday, ​April 24, 2024 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Great Musical Partnerships
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​April 24, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Course
The Art of the Italian Renaissance: Form, Function, and Experience
Wednesday, ​April 24, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Course
1:30 p.m.
Collage and Mixed Media
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​April 24, 2024 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
2:00 p.m.
Wool Embroidery from the Andes - In Person
Session 4 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 24, 2024 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
2:30 p.m.
Beginning Oil Painting - In Person
Session 4 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 24, 2024 - ​2:30 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Drawing on the Right Side of Your Brain - In Person
Session 4 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 24, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Drawing Light and How the Masters Did It
Wednesday, ​April 24, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Collage and Mixed Media: Animals and Nature
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​April 24, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Exposure and Histograms
Wednesday, ​April 24, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
Wildlife Photography: A Crash Course for Success
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​April 24, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 4 of 4
Wednesday, ​April 24, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
7:00 p.m.
Portrait Painting in Oil and Acrylic
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​April 24, 2024 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Pioneering Women in Architecture
Wednesday, ​April 24, 2024 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:30 p.m.
The Art of Floral Design
Session 3 of 3
Wednesday, ​April 24, 2024 - ​7:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
April 25 Thursday top
10:15 a.m.
Mother Earth & Me
Thursday, ​April 25, 2024 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Mother Earth & Me
Thursday, ​April 25, 2024 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Exploring Abstraction
Session 4 of 4
Thursday, ​April 25, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Color Theory and Practice
Session 2 of 2
Thursday, ​April 25, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Drawing Light and How the Masters Did It In Color
Thursday, ​April 25, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
The Old Man and the Sea
Thursday, ​April 25, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Enduring Splendors: Four Historic English Cities
Session 3 of 3
Thursday, ​April 25, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Course
Smithsonian Chorus: Legends of Broadway
Session 7 of 7
Thursday, ​April 25, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Special Programs
6:45 p.m.
Thinking About the Unthinkable: Planning for Nuclear Conflict in the Early Cold-War Era
Thursday, ​April 25, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
April 26 Friday top
7:30 a.m.
Two of Virginia’s Historic Gardens: Oak Spring and Blandy Experimental Farm
Friday, ​April 26, 2024 - ​7:30 a.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
10:15 a.m.
Mother Earth & Me
Friday, ​April 26, 2024 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Mother Earth & Me
Friday, ​April 26, 2024 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Notre-Dame de Paris
Friday, ​April 26, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Butterflies and Moths: Winged Wonders
Friday, ​April 26, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
1:00 p.m.
"Feltrigami": Exploring Folded Felt
Friday, ​April 26, 2024 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
April 27 Saturday top
10:00 a.m.
Queens, Crowns, and Conflicts: The Royal Ambitions of Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots
Saturday, ​April 27, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Seminar
10:30 a.m.
Figure Painting from Life - In Person
Session 3 of 3
Saturday, ​April 27, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
1:00 p.m.
Playing With Pulp - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Saturday, ​April 27, 2024 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
1:30 p.m.
Introduction to Pointed Pen Calligraphy
Session 3 of 3
Saturday, ​April 27, 2024 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
7:30 p.m.
The Axelrod String Quartet: Stradivarius and Amati (Saturday series)
Saturday, ​April 27, 2024 - ​7:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Performance
April 28 Sunday top
7:30 a.m.
Chincoteague and Assateague
Sunday, ​April 28, ​2024 - 7:30 a.m., ​to Monday, ​April 29, ​2024 - 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Overnight Tour
10:15 a.m.
Introduction to Watercolor
Session 4 of 4
Sunday, ​April 28, 2024 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 12:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:30 a.m.
Intermediate Oil Painting - In Person
Session 4 of 4
Sunday, ​April 28, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
11:00 a.m.
En Plein Air Painting in a Smithsonian Garden: Post-Impressionism Inspired by Cézanne - In Person
Session 4 of 4
Sunday, ​April 28, 2024 - ​11:00 a.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
1:45 p.m.
On-Location Photography - In Person
Session 2 of 2
Sunday, ​April 28, 2024 - ​1:45 p.m. ​to 4:45 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
The Axelrod String Quartet: Stradivarius and Amati (Sunday series)
Sunday, ​April 28, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Performance
April 29 Monday top
10:00 a.m.
Composition
Monday, ​April 29, 2024 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
Artful Mind, Tranquil Mind
Session 3 of 3
Monday, ​April 29, 2024 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
4:00 p.m.
Seeing More: Visual Fitness Workouts
Session 3 of 3
Monday, ​April 29, 2024 - ​4:00 p.m. ​to 6:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Beginning Drawing
Session 3 of 3
Monday, ​April 29, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Gel Plate Journey Part I
Monday, ​April 29, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Techniques in Modernist Painting
Session 3 of 3
Monday, ​April 29, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
The Joy of Photography
Session 3 of 3
Monday, ​April 29, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
The Bauhaus: A Brief History
Monday, ​April 29, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
To Be Is To Be Anxious
Monday, ​April 29, 2024 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
April 30 Tuesday top
10:30 a.m.
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Session 5 of 5
Tuesday, ​April 30, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Botanicals in Watercolor II
Session 5 of 5
Tuesday, ​April 30, 2024 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
2:00 p.m.
Intermediate Drawing - In Person
Session 5 of 5
Tuesday, ​April 30, 2024 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
5:00 p.m.
Botanicals in Watercolor I
Session 5 of 5
Tuesday, ​April 30, 2024 - ​5:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Basic Weaving on Rigid Heddle Loom
Session 4 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 30, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Mixed Media Constructions - In Person
Session 4 of 4
Tuesday, ​April 30, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Figure Sculpture - In Person
Session 5 of 5
Tuesday, ​April 30, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Sketching Turner: Expressing Atmosphere and Skies in Watercolor
Session 2 of 2
Tuesday, ​April 30, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Session 5 of 5
Tuesday, ​April 30, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
Hieronymus Bosch: Heaven and Hell
Tuesday, ​April 30, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Steinbeck and the Arthurian Saga
Tuesday, ​April 30, 2024 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
The Human Disease: How We Create Pandemics
Tuesday, ​April 30, 2024 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
McClellan and the Seven Days Battles
Tuesday, ​April 30, 2024 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture