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May 31
Sunday
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Booth's Escape Route
Sunday,
May 31, 2026 -
8:00 a.m.
to 8:00 p.m. ET
In-Person Tour
Design and Architecture in Focus: New York City, Johnson’s Glass House, and the Yale Campus
Sunday,
May 31,
2026 - 8:00 a.m.,
to Tuesday,
June 2,
2026 - 9:30 p.m. ET
In-Person Overnight Tour
June 1
Monday
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6:30 p.m.
Islamic Art: A Global Heritage
Session 4 of 4
Monday,
June 1, 2026 -
6:30 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m. ET
Online Course
Smithsonian Chorus: Legends of Song: Sounds of America
Session 9 of 11
Monday,
June 1, 2026 -
6:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. ET
In-Person Course
June 2
Tuesday
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6:30 p.m.
Outsider Animals: Finding New Appreciation for Shunned Creatures
Tuesday,
June 2, 2026 -
6:30 p.m.
to 7:45 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
The First Emancipation: Abolition in Revolutionary France
Tuesday,
June 2, 2026 -
6:30 p.m.
to 7:45 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
June 3
Wednesday
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10:15 a.m.
Under the Baobab Tree
Wednesday,
June 3, 2026 -
10:15 a.m.
to 11:00 a.m. ET
In-Person Discovery Theater
10:30 a.m.
Impressionism Beyond France
Session 4 of 4
Wednesday,
June 3, 2026 -
10:30 a.m.
to 12:00 p.m. ET
Online Course
11:30 a.m.
Under the Baobab Tree
Wednesday,
June 3, 2026 -
11:30 a.m.
to 12:15 p.m. ET
In-Person Discovery Theater
6:30 p.m.
Animating the Victorians: Disney's Literary History
Wednesday,
June 3, 2026 -
6:30 p.m.
to 7:45 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
6:45 p.m.
A Luxurious Detention: How the U.S. Held Axis Diplomats after Pearl Harbor
Wednesday,
June 3, 2026 -
6:45 p.m.
to 8:15 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
June 4
Thursday
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8:30 a.m.
An Immersion in Nature: Japanese Forest Bathing in Rock Creek Park
Thursday,
June 4, 2026 -
8:30 a.m.
to 10:30 a.m. ET
In-Person Tour
10:15 a.m.
Under the Baobab Tree
Thursday,
June 4, 2026 -
10:15 a.m.
to 11:00 a.m. ET
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Under the Baobab Tree
Thursday,
June 4, 2026 -
11:30 a.m.
to 12:15 p.m. ET
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
North Europe's Classical Music Masterpieces
Session 3 of 4
Thursday,
June 4, 2026 -
12:00 p.m.
to 1:30 p.m. ET
Online Course
Salon Societies: The Women Who Shaped Modern Art
Thursday,
June 4, 2026 -
12:00 p.m.
to 1:30 p.m. ET
Online Course
6:30 p.m.
Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks: Grandmasters of Comedy
Thursday,
June 4, 2026 -
6:30 p.m.
to 7:45 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
June 5
Friday
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8:30 a.m.
An Immersion in Nature: Japanese Forest Bathing in Rock Creek Park
Friday,
June 5, 2026 -
8:30 a.m.
to 10:30 a.m. ET
In-Person Tour
10:15 a.m.
Under the Baobab Tree
Friday,
June 5, 2026 -
10:15 a.m.
to 11:00 a.m. ET
In-Person Discovery Theater
11:30 a.m.
Under the Baobab Tree
Friday,
June 5, 2026 -
11:30 a.m.
to 12:15 p.m. ET
In-Person Discovery Theater
12:00 p.m.
The Medici Villas: Power and Place
Friday,
June 5, 2026 -
12:00 p.m.
to 1:30 p.m. ET
Online Lecture
6:00 p.m.
U Street: Shaped by History, Musical Legends, and Relative Newcomers
Friday,
June 5, 2026 -
6:00 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m. ET
In-Person Tour
7:00 p.m.
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra - Let Freedom Ring
Friday,
June 5, 2026 -
7:00 p.m.
to 9:30 p.m. ET
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June 6
Saturday
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7:30 a.m.
Historic Frederick County
Saturday,
June 6, 2026 -
7:30 a.m.
to 7:00 p.m. ET
In-Person Tour
10:00 a.m.
The Black Arts Movement
Saturday,
June 6, 2026 -
10:00 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m. ET
Online Seminar
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