Smithsonian Resources/Events – the Udvar-Hazy Center & National Zoo have reopened for a limited number of visitors each day

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The Udvar-Hazy Center and National Zoo have reopened for a limited number of visitors each day. All visitors will need to reserve a timed entry pass. Information can be found here: https://airandspace.si.edu/udvar-hazy-center and https://nationalzoo.si.edu/visit/welcome-back-zoo.

Upcoming Events (Registration Required):

This Week’s Daily Programs:

Monday, July 27

12:30 p.m.: National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Meditation Mondays (All ages): https://smithsonian.zoom.us/j/98815217552?pwd=L0NVYWxycVFKMDVxcmtnZkd3YU9adz09

Tuesday, July 28

11:00 a.m.: National Portrait Gallery’s Young Portrait Explorers (Pre-K & up): https://npg.si.edu/event/young-portrait-explorers-15

12:00 p.m.: National Museum of African American History & Culture’s Poetry Workshop (Teens & Up): https://nmaahc.si.edu/event/poetry-workshop-celebrating-art-through-writing-1?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D146007328

4:00 p.m.: National Museum of Asian Art’s Teacher Teatime Tuesday (Teachers): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teacher-teatime-tuesday-tickets-114456648918

Wednesday, July 29

11:00 a.m.: National Portrait Gallery’s Story Time (Pre-K and Young Children): https://npg.si.edu/event/story-time-17

12:00 p.m.: National Museum of African American History & Culture’s Artists at Home (Teens & Up): https://nmaahc.si.edu/event/artists-home-4?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D145403791

Thursday, July 30

11:00 a.m.: Natural History’s Career Dives (Teens & Up): https://naturalhistory.si.edu/events/career-dives-live-conversations-marine-science-captain-woody-lee

12:00 p.m.: Let’s Talk Gardens – Creating Compost (Teens & Up): https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_o4nNFdDAQbSRtHK5-NujYQ

12:00 p.m.: Folklife Festival’s Story Circle: Celebrate the ADA’s 30th Birthday (Featuring my Director, Beth Ziebarth): https://festival.si.edu/event/story-circle-beyond-ada-30-impacts-intersections-reflecting-forward

12:30 p.m.: National Museum of African American History & Culture’s Mindful Viewing & Drawing (Teens & Up): https://nmaahc.si.edu/event/mindful-viewing-drawing-1?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D146011491

Friday, July 31

11:00 a.m.: National Portrait Gallery’s Open Studio (Kids & Up): https://npg.si.edu/event/open-studio-17

Saturday, August 1 & Sunday August 2

Smithsonian American Art Museum’s SAAM Arcade (Families/all ages): https://americanart.si.edu/events/saam-arcade-august-1-2020

 

SI-Wide Resources:

National Museum of African American History & Culture’s Talking about Race: https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race

Smithsonian Cares Website: https://www.si.edu/cares

Smithsonian For Kids: https://www.si.edu/kids

Smithsonian For Teachers: https://www.si.edu/educators

Tween Tribune (Kindergarten & up): https://www.tweentribune.com/

Discovery Theatre’s Creative Tools (All ages, teachers, & parents): https://creativetools.si.edu/

Learning Lab’s Talk with Me Toolkits (Parents & Teachers): https://learninglab.si.edu/profile/45521

 

Virtual Tours:

Smithsonian American Art Museum: https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/smithsonian-american-art-museum/ywEOjAeoI896FQ?sv_lng=-77.0224807&sv_lat=38.8978573&sv_h=42.545602349691116&sv_p=0.957047214755363&sv_pid=H1YzyddM2E0qqa78uHcZbA&sv_z=1.0000000000000002

National Museum of Natural History Virtual Tours (For All Ages) – https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour

Museum Activities:

SAAM’s Crafting from Home (Great for our artists!): https://americanart.si.edu/crafting

Smithsonian’s Central Website for Digital Resources (Smithsonian Cares): https://www.si.edu/cares

Spark!Lab’s Do Try This At Home (Hands-on/Digital Activities for all ages): https://invention.si.edu/try/do-try-home

National Air and Space Museum’s Air and Space Anywhere Resources (Kid & Teen Friendly) – https://airandspace.si.edu/anywhere

National Air and Space Museum’s Educator Resources: https://airandspace.si.edu/learn/educator-resources/activities

SEEC’s (Smithsonian’s Early Enrichment Center) Resource/Activity List (Pre-K Friendly): https://seecstories.com/covid-19-learning-resources/preschool-and-kindergarten-lessons/

National Museum of the American Indian’s Lessons/Resources (Kid & Teen Friendly): https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/resources.cshtml

National Postal Museum’s Curriculum Guide (Kid & Teen Friendly): https://postalmuseum.si.edu/curriculum-guides

National Portrait Gallery’s Visit at Home Resources (Kid & Teen Friendly) – https://npg.si.edu/visit

Smithsonian Libraries’ Color Our Collections (For all Ages) – https://library.si.edu/2018ColorOurCollections

Smithsonian Science Education Center’s Online Game Center (Kid & Teen Friendly) – https://ssec.si.edu/game-center

Smithsonian’s Explore and Learn (Teen Friendly) – https://www.si.edu/learn-explore

Cooper Hewitt’s Design It Yourself Activities (Kid & Teen Friendly): https://learninglab.si.edu/search?st=Design+It+Yourself&st_op=and&item_type=collections

Hirshhorn Kids at Home (Kid & Teen Friendly): https://learninglab.si.edu/profile/HirshhornKidsAtHome

National Museum of African American History & Culture’s Digital Resources Page (Teen Friendly): https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/nmaahc-digital-resources-guide

Videos:

National Museum of Natural History’s The Doctor is In YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEoXRsqyFvc4Cuq8exbVLaw/videos

Smithsonian Education’s YouTube Channel (programs are archived here): https://www.youtube.com/user/SmithsonianEducation/videos

National Air and Space’s STEM in 30 Video Series (All ages, great for Teens): https://airandspace.si.edu/event-series/stem-30

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