Something New Every Day

There are so many new things to do at the Washington Pavilion this month! Join us for a variety of fun activities and demonstrations throughout our museums. The daily programs offer guests an opportunity to further engage and interact with art and science in a variety of new and different ways.

Things to Do in September

Theme: Leonardo DaVinci and Pop Art
September 6 | Free First Friday
September 7 | Tinker, Build, Create | What can you invent with cardboard tubes?
September 7 | Sidewalk Arts Festival
September 8 | Crafternoon Sundays | Pop Art Mona Lisa
September 14 | Tinker, Build, Create | What can you invent with cardboard boxes?
September 15 | Crafternoon Sundays | Fresco Painting
September 21 | Tinker, Build, Create | What can you invent with cups and cardboard?
September 22 | Crafternoon Sundays | Mini Canvas Painting
September 28 | | Tinker, Build, Create | What can you invent with sticks, straws and string?
September 29 | Tinker, Build, Create | Paper Square Challenge

Visual Arts Center Gallery Activities

Eclogues | Bates Trimble Gallery | Conversation Starter

Tarot: The Art of Fortune | Shultz Gallery | Tarot Card Interactive

Take Me to Your Moon: Journeys Into the World of Dementia  | Contemporary Gallery | Conversation Starter

Echoes of Rembrandt: Diverse Styles in Figurative Printmaking | University Gallery | Art Through the Senses 

Our daily activities rotate often and may not be available every month. 
See this month’s calendar toward the top of the page for our current offerings.

Science on Wheels

These traveling carts allow you to experience science up-close, in a hands-on setting and led by our trained staff. Look for Science on Wheels throughout the museum during your visit.
 

Tech Tuesday

Come explore what happens when creativity and technology collide! A different activity is available often, facilitated by our Education staff. Select Tuesdays from 2:30–4 p.m. in the Jack's Imagination Lab.
 

Crafternoon

Sunday afternoons are a great time to get crafty and try something new! A different, self-guided craft project is available each week. Share your completed project on social media with the hashtag #wpcrafternoon. Sundays from 12–5 p.m. in the Raven Children’s Studio.
 

Tinker Build Create

A little bit of art, a little bit of engineering and a whole lot of fun! A different, self-guided project is available every Saturday. Share your completed project on social media with the hashtag #wptbc. Saturdays from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. in the Jack’s Imagination Lab.

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