The Big Draw Family Day Saturday │ October 6 │ 11:30am - 3pm
The Big Draw is the world's biggest celebration of drawing. Join people from all around the world to declare that "Everyone Can Draw!" You'll learn new styles of drawing, discover techniques and materials, and watch artist demonstrations. Participate in a community drawing mural, sketch flowers and leaves from the Courtyard plants, and make a new sketchbook from recycled material that you can take home with you!
Art Trails Family Day
Saturday │ November 10 │ 11:30am - 3pm
Lace up your favorite pair of comfy sneakers as you prepare to explore the galleries of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Pick up a themed scavenger hunt and begin your trek through time, through space, and through art. You'll have to answer questions, solve puzzles, and look closely. Some curious characters might even be waiting for you along the way!
Art a la Cart
Saturdays & Sundays │ 2 - 5pm 
Venture into the galleries to find four interactive carts for kids! Explore subjects such as sculpture and folk art through hands-on activities. Visit the museum's
website for exact dates and details.
Scavenger Hunts!
Visit our Luce Foundation Center to explore the thousands of artworks in visible storage through monthly themed scavenger hunts, or browse our online library of hunts here. Or, if you're across town at the museum's Renwick Gallery, stop in and spend some time with our Folklore, Fairy Tales, and Forty Artists scavenger hunt!
