Presidential Family Fun Day
WHAT: Presidential Family Fun Day
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 17 / 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
WHERE: Kogod Courtyard / Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery / Eighth and G streets N.W.
WHO: Donna Castellanos, artist / DJ Farrah Flosscett / Linton Hall School Fife & Drum Corps / Mindy Farmer, historian, Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery
To kick off Presidents’ Day weekend, the National Portrait Gallery will present its annual Presidential Family Fun Day. The public is welcome to celebrate and discover the U.S. presidents at this free festival for all ages. They can get in the spirit with a performance by the Linton Hall School Fife & Drum Corps and music provided by DJ Farrah Flosscett.
Story times, art activities and workshops will also be offered, including presidential portraiture collage with artist Donna Castellanos, stovepipe hat workshop with the President Lincoln’s Cottage, White House building blocks, Lincoln-inspired sculptures—and more.
Historian Mindy Farmer will also offer tours of the museum’s signature exhibition, “America’s Presidents.” The tours are free; no registration is required.
Media RSVP is required for film crews. RSVP to: Gabbie Obusek, 202-633-8299, obusekge@si.edu
National Portrait Gallery
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery tells the multifaceted story of the United States through the individuals who have shaped American culture. Spanning the visual arts, performing arts and new media, the Portrait Gallery portrays poets and presidents, visionaries and villains, actors and activists whose lives tell the nation’s story.
The National Portrait Gallery is located at Eighth and G streets N.W., Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Information: (202) 633-1000. Connect with the museum at npg.si.edu and on Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
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