The American Art Museum will host a day of activities for children and families Saturday, April 12, in honor of Washington, D.C.’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival. The Cherry Blossom Family Celebration will include crafts, live music, a gardening demonstration by Smithsonian Gardens, an interactive scavenger hunt exploring how Japanese art and culture have influenced American artists, as well as a “tea talk” on Japanese tea ceremonies and contemporary teapots in the museum’s collection. The Cherry Blossom Family Celebration is part of the museum’s popular “Family Festival” series of monthly programs for children and their families designed to spark learning, creativity and appreciation for the arts.
The family program will be held in the museum’s Kogod Courtyard from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 12, and is free of charge. The “tea talk” will be held in the museum’s Luce Foundation Center on the third floor. Visit americanart.si.edu/calendar for more information and for a schedule of the activities planned throughout the day.