The inventive and amusing paintings of Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526-1593) dazzled the courts of Europe. His imaginative combinations of fruits, vegetables, and flowers create allegorical portraits of emperors and witty caricatures…
Author Mary Savig will reveal the expressive nature of handwriting found in personal correspondence. Presented by Mary Savig, Curator of Manuscripts at the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art. Followed by…
While literally hundreds of books exist on the subject of maps and cartography, The Art of Illustrated Maps is the first book ever to fully explore the world of “imaginative”…
LIFE magazine was a champion of American modernism, actively promoting the work of 20th-century artists and architects, including Thomas Hart Benton, Rockwell Kent, Charles Sheeler, Frank Lloyd Wright, Georgia O'Keeffe, Stuart…
If you want to hear traditional Irish folk songs, sea shanties and original pirate tunes played rustically on a fiddle and mandolin with the rich accompaniment of a guitar, upright…
Storyteller and games leader Todd Goodwin blends his experiences in camping, education and theater to provide a memorable and unique experience for audiences and participants of all ages. Free with…
Using giant bubble wands he designed and constructed by the Bubble Guy himself, will gather kids for an hour long game of watch, chase, and pop the bubbles! Big, giant,…
A fun-filled, one day event for the entire family. Create artwork using a wide variety of mediums, make connections to the museum’s collections, and be an exhibitor in our pop-up…
Children's book author and illustrator Bob Shea will read from a few of his popular books and will draw his characters live! Do you like unicorns or dinosaurs? Then this…
Children's author David Hyde Costello presents an interactive reading of I Can Help, a book about how kindness creates a community. A lost little duck finds his way back to…