Description
Celebrate spring in bloom at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art with free attractions for all ages, including performances, curator tours, hands-on activities, a kimono pop-up, and more.
Activities will include:
- Performances by Yumi Kurosawa Trio
- Curator-led tours of Ay-Ō’s Happy Rainbow Hell*
- Docent-led tours that focus on Japanese and American friendship
- Kimono pop-up
- Making an Ay-Ō finger-box
- Origami crane activities
- Cheese & tea pairing samples with vendors Cheesemonster and In Pursuit of Tea~
* This exhibition contains material not appropriate for all audiences. Parental discretion is advised.
~Samples available while supplies last.
Download the schedule and list of activities here.
Support for this event is provided by The Constance C. Miller Endowment and the Bill and Mary Meyer Concert Series Endowment.
Image: Viewing Cherry Blossoms, Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Japan, Edo period, ca. 1820s–1830s, six-panel folding screens; ink and color on paper, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, Freer Gallery of Art, F1903.143–144
Cost
Free
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