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November 9 to 15, 2025 - Programs

Day Week Month
November 9 Sunday top
7:00 a.m.
Jewels of Queens
Sunday, ​November 9, ​2025 - 7:00 a.m., ​to Monday, ​November 10, ​2025 - 9:00 p.m. ET​
In-Person Overnight Tour
10:15 a.m.
Beginning Drawing
Session 7 of 8
Sunday, ​November 9, 2025 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 12:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:00 p.m.
Postwar Italian Cinema
Sunday, ​November 9, 2025 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 2:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
1:45 p.m.
On-Location Photography - In Person
Session 5 of 6
Sunday, ​November 9, 2025 - ​1:45 p.m. ​to 4:45 p.m. ET​
In-Person Studio Arts Course
3:00 p.m.
Quiltmaking for the Non-perfectionist
Session 1 of 3
Sunday, ​November 9, 2025 - ​3:00 p.m. ​to 5:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
November 10 Monday top
10:00 a.m.
Drawing Light and How the Masters Did It In Color
Session 4 of 5
Monday, ​November 10, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
Artful Mind, Tranquil Mind
Session 6 of 6
Monday, ​November 10, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Fairy Tales in Classical Music
Session 2 of 4
Monday, ​November 10, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Course
The Splendor of Words: An Introduction to Manuscript Illumination
Monday, ​November 10, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
1:30 p.m.
Mixed Media Art Warmups
Session 3 of 3
Monday, ​November 10, 2025 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
2:30 p.m.
Sketching Turner: Expressing Atmosphere and Skies in Watercolor
Session 4 of 5
Monday, ​November 10, 2025 - ​2:30 p.m. ​to 4:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Introduction to Watercolor
Session 7 of 8
Monday, ​November 10, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Night Photography in Washington, D.C.
Session 1 of 2
Monday, ​November 10, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
The Church and Museum of Santa Croce
Monday, ​November 10, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
Beginning Oil Painting
Session 3 of 4
Monday, ​November 10, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Raoul Wallenberg: The Man Who Rescued Thousands
Monday, ​November 10, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
November 11 Tuesday top
No programs are scheduled for this date.
November 12 Wednesday top
10:00 a.m.
Essence Over Detail: Expression and Sketching in Watercolor
Session 3 of 4
Wednesday, ​November 12, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
11:00 a.m.
Introduction to Biological Illustration
Session 6 of 6
Wednesday, ​November 12, 2025 - ​11:00 a.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
Peggy Guggenheim and the Art of Collecting
Wednesday, ​November 12, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
1:00 p.m.
Still Life in Charcoal
Session 5 of 5
Wednesday, ​November 12, 2025 - ​1:00 p.m. ​to 3:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
Composition Studies
Session 2 of 3
Wednesday, ​November 12, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Dorie Greenspan in Conversation with Carla Hall
Wednesday, ​November 12, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
The History of the British Monarchy: From Royal Power to Pomp and Ceremony
Session 5 of 5
Wednesday, ​November 12, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Course
6:45 p.m.
A History of Fantasy
Wednesday, ​November 12, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Course
7:00 p.m.
Portrait Painting in Oil and Acrylic
Session 6 of 6
Wednesday, ​November 12, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Reverse Painting on a Glass Clock
Session 2 of 2
Wednesday, ​November 12, 2025 - ​7:00 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
November 13 Thursday top
10:30 a.m.
Continued Watercolor
Session 8 of 8
Thursday, ​November 13, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 12:45 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
12:00 p.m.
Exploring Abstraction
Session 7 of 8
Thursday, ​November 13, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 3:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Sketching the Smithsonian: Weekly Lunchtime Drawing Series
Thursday, ​November 13, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
1:30 p.m.
Landscapes in Collage and Mixed Media
Session 4 of 5
Thursday, ​November 13, 2025 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
6:30 p.m.
A Revolutionary Triumvirate: Abigail Adams, Phillis Wheatley, and Mercy Otis Warren
Thursday, ​November 13, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 7:45 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
A Whirlwind History of the English Language
Thursday, ​November 13, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Main Street USA
Session 2 of 2
Thursday, ​November 13, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 9:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
Smithsonian Chorus: Legends of Song
Session 11 of 12
Thursday, ​November 13, 2025 - ​6:30 p.m. ​to 8:30 p.m. ET​
In-Person Special Programs
6:45 p.m.
Drawing Birds from Around the World
Session 4 of 5
Thursday, ​November 13, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 9:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course
William T. Sherman and the Settling of the West
Thursday, ​November 13, 2025 - ​6:45 p.m. ​to 8:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
November 14 Friday top
12:00 p.m.
King James VI and I: Uniter of Kingdoms
Friday, ​November 14, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
Venice and Water: A Hydrological History
Friday, ​November 14, 2025 - ​12:00 p.m. ​to 1:15 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
6:00 p.m.
Madeira, a Gift From an Island to the World
Friday, ​November 14, 2025 - ​6:00 p.m. ​to 8:00 p.m. ET​
Online Lecture
November 15 Saturday top
10:00 a.m.
Art Nouveau: New Style for a New Century
Saturday, ​November 15, 2025 - ​10:00 a.m. ​to 4:00 p.m. ET​
Online Seminar
10:30 a.m.
Handmade Holiday Cards
Saturday, ​November 15, 2025 - ​10:30 a.m. ​to 2:00 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Workshop
1:30 p.m.
Introduction to Pointed-Pen Calligraphy
Session 3 of 4
Saturday, ​November 15, 2025 - ​1:30 p.m. ​to 4:30 p.m. ET​
Online Studio Arts Course