What’s On

Mark your calendar for the fourth annual Smithsonian Food History Weekend at the National Museum of American History. Join culinary leaders, researchers, practitioners, and scholars in dynamic conversations, cooking demonstrations, and hands-on activities that will provoke and inspire a broader understanding of the history of food in America and the role we all play in shaping the future of food.

April 2017–November 2018

Join us on Fridays for some creative fun! Check out a Portrait Discovery Kit to explore the museum. Explore a different art material each week.

Relax and Take 5! with free, live jazz in the Kogod Courtyard every third Thursday. Stop by the Courtyard Café for refreshments. For added fun, borrow a board game to play during the concert.

Bring your young people to Discovery Theater to experience heritage, science, and culture in a memorable way. Discovery Theater is your source for live performances that celebrate the rich diversity of our region and our world. Each season we tap into the vast resources of the Smithsonian Institution to present relevant, culturally accurate entertaining programs.