Discover the creativity, innovation, and imagination inspired by air and space!
Bring the whole family for a day of hands-on artmaking, lively performances, and interactive experiences that explore how artists have been inspired by flight, space exploration, and the wonder of the skies.
A small child raises a marker in the air, a look of joy on their face, staring down at what they drew. Their parent or guardian, an adult male, stares down smiling, pointing to something on the table.
Activities:
Listen to a reading of the book, Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas, and create art inspired by Alma Thomas.
Dance and sing along to songs about the science and engineering of aviation, performed by STEMusic.
Enjoy the play “Professor Wingnut Wants to Fly” by Smithsonian Associates’ Discovery Theater.
Learn how we color the cosmos, using different spectra of light.
American Sign Language interpretation available for the story time.
This program and Museum admission are free. Timed-entry passes are required. Reserve at airandspace.si.edu.
Spoonsored by Northrop Grumman