Event · Arts & crafts

Look, Learn, Create: Water's Edge for Families

When

Sat, Oct 24 · 1:15 PM–2:00 PMSaturdays 1:15-2 p.m., Oct 24 - Dec 19, 2026

Where

National Museum of the American Indian (Washington)Washington, DCOpen in Google Maps ↗

Ages

Recommended for children ages 4-10 and their families. All ages welcome.

Cost

FREEWheelchair accessible. Visitors 18 and under must be accompanied by an adult. First come, first served (about 30 young visitors).

Organizer

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

Upcoming dates: Sat, Oct 24 · Sat, Oct 31 · Sat, Nov 7 · Sat, Nov 14 · Sat, Nov 21 · Sat, Nov 28 · Sat, Dec 5 · Sat, Dec 12 · Sat, Dec 19

Look, Learn, Create is a 45-minute family tour of the exhibition Water's Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, held on Saturday afternoons from 1:15 to 2 p.m. A museum educator leads families to three of Lowe's artworks for guided discussion, and families can handle items from the museum's Teaching Collection. Afterward, everyone continues into the imagiNATIONS Activity Center to create a water-inspired artwork to take home. It is recommended for children 4 to 10 and their families, though all ages are welcome, and visitors 18 and under must be accompanied by an adult. The program is free and first come, first served; capacity and supplies are limited to roughly 30 young visitors with their caregivers. It meets in the Level 3 exhibition gallery and the imagiNATIONS Activity Center and is wheelchair accessible. Dates: October 24 and 31; November 7, 14, 21 and 28; December 5, 12 and 19.