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December 1 to 31, 2025 - Programs

Day Week Month
December 1 Monday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Monday, ​December 1, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Monday, ​December 1, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
6:30 p.m.
Pienza: An Ideal Renaissance City
Monday, ​December 1, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
A History of American Dining
Monday, ​December 1, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 2 Tuesday top
10:00 a.m.
Landscape Elements in Watercolor
Session 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 2, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Tuesday, ​December 2, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
10:30 a.m.
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Session 6 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 2, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
11:00 a.m.
Wonder of Watercolor - In Person
Session 6 of 6
Tuesday, ​December 2, 2025 - ​11:00 a.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Tuesday, ​December 2, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Masterworks of the Choral Tradition
Session 3 of 5
Tuesday, ​December 2, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
12:30 p.m.
Watercolor Magic: Historic House Portraits - In Person
Session 6 of 6
Tuesday, ​December 2, 2025 - ​12:30 p.m. ​to 3:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
2:00 p.m.
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Session 6 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 2, 2025 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
5:00 p.m.
Exploring Color in Watercolor
Session 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 2, 2025 - ​5:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Amaryllis in Watercolor
Session 1 of 2
Tuesday, ​December 2, 2025 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Figure Sculpture - In Person
Session 6 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 2, 2025 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Crossing Borders: Art, Trade, and Pilgrimage in Pre-Modern Asia
Session 3 of 4
Tuesday, ​December 2, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
Shakespeare's London: A Living Stage
Tuesday, ​December 2, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
The Films of Humphrey Bogart
Tuesday, ​December 2, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
December 3 Wednesday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Wednesday, ​December 3, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Wednesday, ​December 3, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
6:00 p.m.
Amaryllis in Watercolor
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​December 3, 2025 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
Dickens, Christmas, and Victorian Society
Wednesday, ​December 3, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Machu Picchu
Wednesday, ​December 3, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 4 Thursday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Thursday, ​December 4, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Thursday, ​December 4, 2025 - ​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
Thursday, ​December 4, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
6:30 p.m.
America’s Favorite Holiday Movie: The Story of It’s a Wonderful Life
Thursday, ​December 4, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Clodia of Rome: Champion of the Republic
Thursday, ​December 4, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 5 Friday top
10:00 a.m.
The Holidays in Old Town Alexandria
Friday, ​December 5, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 12:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Friday, ​December 5, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Friday, ​December 5, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Is Extreme Weather on the Increase?
Friday, ​December 5, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
The Arts and Crafts Movement in Philadelphia
Friday, ​December 5, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 6 Saturday top
11:00 a.m.
Notre-Dame’s Grand Organ: Magnificence and Rebirth
Saturday, ​December 6, 2025 - ​11:00 a.m. ​to 12:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
12:00 p.m.
Upcycled Aluminum Holiday Ornament
Saturday, ​December 6, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 3:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
1:00 p.m.
Visual Journaling: Creativity Workout
Saturday, ​December 6, 2025 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
1:30 p.m.
Jazz it up: Holiday Cards Using Pointed-Pen Calligraphy
Saturday, ​December 6, 2025 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
3:30 p.m.
The Axelrod String Quartet: Stradivarius and Amati (Saturday series)
Saturday, ​December 6, 2025 - ​3:30 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Performance
December 7 Sunday top
7:30 a.m.
Holidays in the Brandywine Valley
Sunday, ​December 7, ​2025 - 7:30 a.m., ​to Monday, ​December 8, ​2025 - 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Overnight Tour
10:30 a.m.
Exploring Encaustic - In Person
Sunday, ​December 7, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Workshop
11:00 a.m.
The 1860s Vision of Cézanne: Figures, Portraits, Landscapes, and Still Lifes - In Person
Session 2 of 3
Sunday, ​December 7, 2025 - ​11:00 a.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
Holiday Keepsake Ornaments - In Person
Sunday, ​December 7, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Workshop
1:00 p.m.
Postwar Italian Cinema
Sunday, ​December 7, 2025 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 2:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
4:00 p.m.
Advent's Anticipation: A Reflective Writing Workshop
Sunday, ​December 7, 2025 - ​4:00 p.m. ​to 5:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:30 p.m.
The Axelrod String Quartet: Stradivarius and Amati (Sunday series)
Sunday, ​December 7, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Performance
December 8 Monday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Monday, ​December 8, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Monday, ​December 8, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
6:30 p.m.
The National Gallery of Parma
Monday, ​December 8, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
The New Deal: Taking on the Crises of the Great Depression
Monday, ​December 8, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
Harmonies and Reflections: The Aesthetic Vision of Whistler
Monday, ​December 8, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 9 Tuesday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Tuesday, ​December 9, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
10:30 a.m.
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Session 7 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 9, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Tuesday, ​December 9, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Masterworks of the Choral Tradition
Session 4 of 5
Tuesday, ​December 9, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
2:00 p.m.
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Session 7 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 9, 2025 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Figure Sculpture - In Person
Session 7 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 9, 2025 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Crossing Borders: Art, Trade, and Pilgrimage in Pre-Modern Asia
Session 4 of 4
Tuesday, ​December 9, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
The Films of Burt Lancaster
Tuesday, ​December 9, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
The Mexican Muralists in the U.S.
Tuesday, ​December 9, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 10 Wednesday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Wednesday, ​December 10, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Wednesday, ​December 10, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
The Travels of Paul Gauguin
Wednesday, ​December 10, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
1:00 p.m.
Seasons of Light
Wednesday, ​December 10, 2025 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 1:45 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
6:45 p.m.
Raise a Glass to the Holidays
Wednesday, ​December 10, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:45 p.m. ET​
In-Person Lecture
The Amarna Letters: Voices From the Bronze Age
Wednesday, ​December 10, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Shaping the Age of Information: A History From ARPANET to AI
Wednesday, ​December 10, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 11 Thursday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Thursday, ​December 11, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Thursday, ​December 11, 2025 - ​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
Thursday, ​December 11, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
6:30 p.m.
Our Universe in a New Light: Exploring the Chandra X-ray Observatory’s High-Energy Wonders
Thursday, ​December 11, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 12 Friday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Friday, ​December 12, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Friday, ​December 12, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
1789: Threshold of the Modern Age
Friday, ​December 12, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Volcanoes That Changed the World
Friday, ​December 12, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
1:00 p.m.
Seasons of Light
Friday, ​December 12, 2025 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 1:45 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
6:00 p.m.
Sonoma Uncorked
Friday, ​December 12, 2025 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 13 Saturday top
10:00 a.m.
The Holidays in Old Town Alexandria
Saturday, ​December 13, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 12:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
The Love that Moves the Stars: Reading Dante’s Paradiso
Saturday, ​December 13, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Seminar
December 14 Sunday top
7:30 a.m.
Henri Rousseau at the Barnes Foundation
Sunday, ​December 14, 2025 - ​7:30 a.m. ​to 7:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
10:00 a.m.
The Holidays in Old Town Alexandria
Sunday, ​December 14, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 12:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Tour
11:00 a.m.
The 1860s Vision of Cézanne: Figures, Portraits, Landscapes, and Still Lifes - In Person
Session 3 of 3
Sunday, ​December 14, 2025 - ​11:00 a.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
December 15 Monday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Monday, ​December 15, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Monday, ​December 15, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Secrets and Symbols in Art: The Iconography of Christmas
Monday, ​December 15, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
Christmas Ghost Stories
Monday, ​December 15, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Viktor Frankl: Life, Work, and Legacy
Monday, ​December 15, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 16 Tuesday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Tuesday, ​December 16, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
10:30 a.m.
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Session 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 16, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Tuesday, ​December 16, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Houseplants: The Science Behind the Scenes
Tuesday, ​December 16, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Masterworks of the Choral Tradition
Session 5 of 5
Tuesday, ​December 16, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
2:00 p.m.
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Session 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 16, 2025 - ​2:00 p.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:00 p.m.
Figure Sculpture - In Person
Session 8 of 8
Tuesday, ​December 16, 2025 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
6:45 p.m.
The Irresistible Movie Musicals of MGM
Tuesday, ​December 16, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
Winslow Homer: Portraits of American Life
Tuesday, ​December 16, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 17 Wednesday top
10:00 a.m.
Winter's Colors: A Reflective Writing Workshop
Wednesday, ​December 17, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 11:30 a.m. ET​
Online Lecture
10:15 a.m.
Ezra Jack Keats’ The Snowy Day
Wednesday, ​December 17, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Ezra Jack Keats’ The Snowy Day
Wednesday, ​December 17, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
6:45 p.m.
The Dogfaces’ War: The American GI Experience in World War II
Wednesday, ​December 17, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
7:00 p.m.
A Midcentury Christmas
Wednesday, ​December 17, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
The Hidden History of Brainwashing
Wednesday, ​December 17, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 18 Thursday top
10:15 a.m.
Ezra Jack Keats’ The Snowy Day
Thursday, ​December 18, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Ezra Jack Keats’ The Snowy Day
Thursday, ​December 18, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
Fire and Ice: The Art of Scandinavian Glass
Thursday, ​December 18, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:30 p.m.
Golden Prague: Art and Politics in the Heart of Europe
Thursday, ​December 18, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 19 Friday top
10:15 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Friday, ​December 19, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:00 a.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Seasons of Light
Friday, ​December 19, 2025 - ​11:30 a.m. ​to 12:15 p.m. ET​
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
The Renaissance Artist at Work: Life Behind the Masterpieces
Friday, ​December 19, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
December 20 Saturday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 21 Sunday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 22 Monday top
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December 23 Tuesday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 24 Wednesday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 25 Thursday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 26 Friday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 27 Saturday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 28 Sunday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 29 Monday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 30 Tuesday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
December 31 Wednesday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.