Grand Reopening of the National Museum of American History This Weekend
Tomorrow, November 21, 2008, the National Museum of American History reopens after being closed for a while for renovations. This always has been my favorite Smithsonian Museum and it is great that it is finally open again for D.C. visitors. Below is a list of the special events for the Grand Reopening Weekend.
Friday, November 21, 2008
8:30am - Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: The first 1,814 people inside get a special gift related to the Star Spangled Banner.
10am - Reopening Festival Begins
10am - Spark!Lab hands on activity
10:30am - Carts with historical artifacts
10:30am - Spotlight Tours: short 15 minute tours in select exhibits
11:30am - Join the Student Sit-Ins: Meet civil rights activists and participate in a sit-in reenactment
12pm - Swingin’ with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Quintet
12:30pm - Broad Stripes and Bright Stars: Learn about the lady who originally worked on the Star Spangled Banned
1:30pm - Join the Student Sit-Ins: Meet civil rights activists and participate in a sit-in reenactment
3:30pm - Broad Stripes and Bright Stars: Learn about the lady who originally worked on the Star Spangled Banned
4:30pm - Join the Student Sit-Ins: Meet civil rights activists and participate in a sit-in reenactment
5pm - NightGallery DC: Illuminating American History: Projected exhibit showing some of the treasures of the Museum
Saturday, November 22, 2008
10am - Spark!Lab hands on activity
10:30am - Carts with historical artifacts
10:30am - Spotlight Tours: short 15 minute tours in select exhibits
11:30am - Join the Student Sit-Ins: Meet civil rights activists and participate in a sit-in reenactment
12pm - Swingin’ with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Quintet
12:30pm - Broad Stripes and Bright Stars: Learn about the lady who originally worked on the Star Spangled Banned
1:30pm - Join the Student Sit-Ins: Meet civil rights activists and participate in a sit-in reenactment
3:30pm - Broad Stripes and Bright Stars: Learn about the lady who originally worked on the Star Spangled Banned
4:30pm - Join the Student Sit-Ins: Meet civil rights activists and participate in a sit-in reenactment
5pm - NightGallery DC: Illuminating American History: Projected exhibit showing some of the treasures of the Museum
Sunday, November 23, 2008
10am - Spark!Lab hands on activity
10:30am - Carts with historical artifacts
10:30am - Spotlight Tours: short 15 minute tours in select exhibits
11:30am - Join the Student Sit-Ins: Meet civil rights activists and participate in a sit-in reenactment
12pm - Swingin’ with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Quintet
12:30pm - Broad Stripes and Bright Stars: Learn about the lady who originally worked on the Star Spangled Banned
1:30pm - Join the Student Sit-Ins: Meet civil rights activists and participate in a sit-in reenactment
3:30pm - Broad Stripes and Bright Stars: Learn about the lady who originally worked on the Star Spangled Banned
4:30pm - Join the Student Sit-Ins: Meet civil rights activists and participate in a sit-in reenactment
November 20th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
[...] This Weekend in D.C. by Kjersti Wasiak Grand Reopening of National Museum of American History - This weekend the National Museum of American History reopens after about two years of being closed for renovations. As part of the reopening there is a variety of special events going on at the museum this Friday, November 21, Saturday, November 22, and Sunday, November 23. See my more in depth post about the grand reopening events here. [...]