National Museum of Natural History
10th St NW & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20560Map
Upcoming events
10:30am to 12pm, every TuesdayFree
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC MapDrop-in Tuesday morning play dates for ages 0 to 5 with museum educators. Stories, objects, art, and hands-on play around a new weekly theme. Free, 10:30 am to noon.
10 to 11:30am$35
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC MapFamilies with children from infancy through kindergarten explore how animals are the same and different, with play stations and an educator-led museum visit.
6:30 to 8:15pm
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC MapResearch anthropologist Dr. Torben Rick shares archaeological and ecological research on the deep history of tuna and billfish fisheries and what it means for their future sustainability, in the museum's monthly after-hours Behind the Science series in Q?rius. Registration is encouraged; space is first come, first served.
6:30 to 8:15pm
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC MapA screening of the documentary following three monumental bronze bison on their road trip from Colorado to the National Mall for America's 250th birthday, followed by a conversation and Q and A with museum director Kirk Johnson, sculptor Gary Staab and filmmaker Trevor Hawkins. Registration is requested; space is first come, first served.
6:30 to 8:15pm
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC MapCurator of Fishes Dr. Katherine Bemis shares new tagging research showing ocean sunfishes travel far and fast, and how that reframes the evolution of their extreme body form. Held in Q?rius, the museum's science education center; registration is encouraged and seats are first come, first served.
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